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'''U- "•'•sA' "" •j''' t. k .r-e. : r -wySj , It •OK-- i« 'J ••-• •••o -/ort.: If •- . i< '[ .•I .I I i " •;. 1 ' t •a :l :u'- .r' , �Page Two J SEAFARERS LOG AFL-CIO Farm Workers Union Wins Another Election at DiGiorgio Corp. IVovember 11, 1966 •7" Report of International President by Paul Hall SAN FRANCISCO—The United Farm Workers Organizing Committee recently won another The United States' position among the world's maritime nations is fight to win collective bargaining rights for migrant farm workers when employees at the Arvin Ranch still slipping, according to statistics compiled by Lloyd's Register of of the DiGiorgio Corporation in California voted 283 to 199 in support of the union as their bar­ Shipping. This is not a new or surprising finding, but demonstrates that gaining agent. in spite of warnings from the SIU, other maritime unions, legislators The United Farm Workers challenged and proved invalid un­ 18-26 were eligible to vote. and others interested in our nation's maritime needs, little, if anything, Organizing Committee and the der those conditions set for voting The Teamsters, who lost the has been done to bring the ailing U.S. maritime industry back to a posi­ DiGiorgio Fruit Corp. had signed eligibility. The total number of first DiGiorgio election to the tion of health and strength. an agreement providing for a rep­ workers affected by the election, Farm Workers in Delano on Aug, While the merchant fleets of Japan and Russia have shown massive resentation election Nov. 4 at the though, is well a^ve the total 30, had held up the Arvin vote for growth in recent years, and the fleets of Britain, Norway and others voting figure, amounting to nearly six weeks by refusing to accept have shown smaller but still substantial growth, the United States' total firm's gigantic King Ranch. The election was a yes or no two thousand workers during peak election recommendations. The tonnage actually fell during the same period, even counting the inactive vote with only the AFL-CIO af­ employment periods at Arvin. Teamsters finally announced their tonnage in the mothball fleet. Other nations are adding tonnage, but All workers except supervisors withdrawal from the DiGiorgio our total tonnage is shrinking. filiate on the ballot. Over 500 votes were cast at and office employees who were on campaign, thereby clearing the This situation is naturally reflected in the United States' standing Arvin but some of these were the payroll during the period Oct. way for the vote. among world shipbuilding nations. We have dropped to eleventh place The election agreement was among shipbuilders, behind Poland and the Netherlands. Japan's fleet has doubled since 1960. Liberia's fleet has doubled since made public in Los Angeles by the then Gov. of Calif. Edmund G. 1962, although much of this tonnage is actually owned by American (Pat) Brown. Present was a dele­ runaway-flag operators. Russia is coming up fast. Britain showed a gation of workers off the DiGior­ substantial gain in tonnage, as did Norway. However, the United States gio ranch led by Dir. Cesar Cha­ lost tonnage and continued its decline. As far as shipbuilding is concerned, the saddest fact to be revealed vez of the Farm Workers and from the Lloyd's figures is that the U.S. slipped down another notch Dolores Huerta, one of the union SAIGON—An SIU Pacific District-contracted freighter, the leaders. in spite of the fact that the Vietnam emergency sealift clearly demon­ Clarksburg Victory, which was reactivated from the U.S. mothball Brown had been in almost daily strated how badly we need more modern ships. Although we are de­ fleet last July for Vietnam duty, struck a submerged object at the contact with the parties and is pending more and more on old liberty and victory ships to transport mouth of the Saigon River, Oct. ^ credited by all with having played vital military supplies, there has been no move by the Government to 16, ripping a 36-foot gash in her for light while the crew unloaded a key role in setting up the vote. spur additional shipbuilding. The fact is that this year the U.S. ship­ building budget has been cut even further than in previous years. starboard side. The crew was all its perishable stores through The AFL-CIO has been con­ These facts carry with them a threat to the national security. We the night. The crew worked all ducting intense union organizing forced to abandon ship, after un are trying to meet ever-increasing shipping demands with less and less loading perishable stores through night without food or water. The campaigns throughout the nation ships. Moreover, because of the Government's crisis-to-crisis approach the night, and there were no crew, with the exception of the for the migrant farmer, who for to shipping, vast amounts of money are being wasted in getting obsolete Captain, Chief Mate and Engineer, years has subsisted on substandard casualties reported. vessels back in action—money which could have been better spent in The Clarksburg Victory, oper­ were flown to Saigon for repatria­ wages and working conditions. building some modem ships in the first place. ated by the SIU Pacific District- tion the following morning. AFL-CIO Organization Direc­ It has been estimated that these excess costs have been running about The Clarksburg Victory is one tor William L. Kircher, who han­ contracted J. J. Tennant Co., o: $225 million a year. This estimate was made recently by Representa­ Portland, Ore., was enroute to of over 100 vessels that have been dled the negotiations, singled out tive Hugh Carey of New York, a former member of the House Mer­ Cam Ranh Bay with a load of reactivated from American ship the labor movement in San Fran­ chant Marine Committee, who has called for a national conference on military cargo when the accident surplus for Vietnam duty. She cisco fori special credit in the ac­ the development of a modern merchant marine to help remedy the occured off Cape Jacces at 4:30 was recommissioned at Portland complishment. situation in which the absence of a Federal maritime policy has placed p.m. It is believed that the ves­ last July. the nation. Extensive support was given Another SlU-contracted ship, sel struck a sunken ship that had This reflects the increasing concern of many congressmen over the drifted from its original position the Steel Designer, was itivolved throughout the campaign by AFLCIO Regional Dir. Daniel V. Flan­ nation's maritime situation—as evidenced by their support of (he SIU's as marked on navigation charts. in an accident in the far east. The Crowell agan; Robert Ash, Russell successful drive to remove the Maritime Administration from the new A Vietnamese pilot was in charge 7,927-gross ton Steel Designer and Richard Groulx of the Ala­ Department of Transportation. of the Clarksburg Victory at the and the 8,432-ton Brookville col­ meda County AFL-CIO; Pres. lided in the harbor at Manila with time of the mishap. Increasing numbers of the nation's legislators are recognizing the fact According to the ship's purser, both ships said to have been badly George Johns of the San Fran­ that Government administrators and bureaucrats cannot be counted on Don Brown of Long Beach, Calif., damaged. The Steel Designer, re­ cisco AFL-CIO; and Executive to live up to their responsibility of maintaining a strong U.S. merchant a member of the SIUNA-affiliated ported to be carrying machinery Sec.-Treas. Thomas L. Pitts, Vice marine. As further evidenced by moves in the House and Senate to give Marine Staff Officers—Pacific Dis­ from Baltimore to Saigon, was Pres. Manuel Diaz and other of­ key Congressional committees a voice in the annual allotment of the trict, the ship had just discharged holed on the side of her No. 3 hold ficers of the State AFL-CIO. maritime budget, these legislators are coming to the realization that "This great manifestation of part of the duty they owe to the American people whom they represent military cargo in Saigon and had and flooded, while the Brook­ backloaded for Cam Ranh Bay, ville sustained considerable bow trade union solidarity was a prin­ involves the increase and expansion of the U.S. merchant marine and some 200 miles north of Saigon, damage. No Seafarers were re­ cipal factor in accomplishing the shipbuilding industry as one of the best investments that can be made election agreement," Kircher said. in the national interest. "when the word came to abandon ported injured. ship. Everything moved like clock­ work," he said. The engine room flooded to the Gain Wage Boost/ Other Benefits main decks and Captain George Levich, Seattle, Wash., took con­ trol of the ship from the pilot. Boats were readied for disem­ barkation but not actually low­ Four hundred fishermen of the SIUNA Atlantic Fishermen's ered into the water. The ship had Union have won a 42-day-old strike against the 43 fishing boat apparently settled on a sandbar and military boats in the area .owners of the Gloucester Boat Owners Association. The strike rushed to the rescue. There were began September 20 when the®' no casualties in the accident. Union sought those benefits were Union demands for contin­ Ironically, the Clarksburg Vic­ which were already enjoyed by ued benefits to the families of the tory was boarded by the salvage fellow SIU men in Boston, New fishermen, such as hospitalization crew working on the Baton Rouge Bedford, and New York City. and medical fees, and a request by Victory that had hit a floating Union President James Ackert the Union that Gloucester fisher­ mine several weeks before. Seven said that in addition to winning a men be allowed to take "benefit" crewmen—five of them members new contract with the Gloucester credits with them if they at any of the SIU Pacific District Marine Boat Owners Association, the Un­ time decided to fish out of Bos­ Firemen's Union and two engine ion succeeded in bringing 18 non­ ton, New Bedford or elsewhere officers of the Marine Engineer's union boats to terms. where the AFU is bargaining Beneficial Association—were kill­ agent. Under the new contract, fisher­ ed on the SIU Pacific District men receive one-half of one per Both Ackert and AFU Glouces­ manned freighter. cent of the proceeds of each trip ter port agent Mike Orlando en­ The Clarksburg Victory will be toward a pension fund. Also, fish­ gaged in the negotiations which towed to the side of the Baton ermen no longer will have to pay led to the union victory. Rouge Victory and attempts will nr radar fish-finding equipment The striking Gloucester fisher­ be made to patch it up. T^e cargo after this year and, after next year, men received the full support of will be transferred to another they no longer will have to pay the SIUNA New Bedford Fisher­ American vessel. for sounding equipment. In addi­ men's Union, as well as the Mari­ When the accident occured the tion, wages for workers aboard time Trades Department of the radio and generator went out, ships in port are now set at $2.50 AFL-CIO. leaving the ship dark in the com­ an hour instead of the former As the strike went into its third Active picketing by SlU-afFiliated Gloucester Fishermen's Union mem­ week, many union old-timers bers was instrumental in successfully concluding 42-day strike con­ ing twilight. A Navy vessel lent $1.50. Included among the strike issues showed up to help the strikers. its generating power to the ship ducted against Gloucester, Massachusetts fishing boat owners. SlU Pacific District Vessel Gashed in Saigon River Mishap SlU-Affiliated Gloucester Fishermen Win Strike * �November 11, 1966 Page Three SEAFARERS LOG Four More Seafarers Licensed As Engineers; Total Now 104 Coast Guard Sets Hearing After Protest SIU Protests establishment of New Apprentke engineer's Rating By CG NEW YORK—^The Seafarers International Union of North America informed the Coast Guard recently that if it approved the establishment of a new apprentice engineer's classification for unli­ censed seamen it would be helping to create jurisdictional disputes among American maritime un­ ions and to precipitate possible ® tie-ups or delays of American- the SIUNA-affiliated marine fire­ room personnel presently meeting flag ships at a time when they men's union, which represents un­ Coast Guard requirements for are critically needed for the Viet­ licensed engine room personnel on marine engineer's licenses, in favor Nesamar Loosaar Scotd Davis west coast ships. of a program which would not nam sealift. Four more Seafarers have passed the U.S. Coast Guard examin­ The Coast Guard has been re­ produce licensed engineers for The SIU also informed the ation and have been issued their engineer's licenses after attending Coast Guard that its affiliated un­ quested by District 1 of the Marine more than two years," the SIU the training school jointly sponsored by the SIU and District 2, ions on all coasts were notifying Engineer's Beneficial Association, asserted. "Because the issues raised here the Marine Engineers Beneficial ^ their contracted shipping com­ as well as the Brotherhood of are of such critical importance, Association. A total of 104 Sea­ 18 months of Q.M.E.D. watch panies that they would consider Marine Officers, to establish the not only to the members of our farers have now received engi­ standing time in the engine depart­ any attempt to place apprentice apprentice engineer's rating as part affiliated unions but to the entire of a proposed training program neer's • licenses as a result of the ment plus six months' experience engineers aboard SlU-contracted merchant marine and the nation, to qualify men for a licensed en­ vessels as a violation of the con­ as wiper or equivalent. joint program. we do not believe that these issues gineer's rating. SIU engine department men tract and an infringement of the The newly-licensed engineers can be satisfactorily aired through The Coast Guard has asked that are sailing or about to sail in en­ who have the necessary require­ jurisdiction of these affiliates. the submission of written com­ The SIU position was set forth written comments on the requested gineer's berths aboard American- ments and who want to enroll in ments as you have requested," the changes in its rules be submitted the school can obtain additional in a telegram to Rear Admiral C. flag ships. SIU telegram added. information and apply for the P. Murphy, chief of the office of by November 1, but the SIU in Thos SIU men who passed their "Public hearings would enable course at any SIU hall or write merchant marine safety of the its telegram declared that this all interested parties to present Coast Guard examinations this directly to SIU headquarters at Coast Guard in Washington. The procedure will not allow an ade­ their views in an open forum in week and were licensed as Third 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, telegram was signed by Paul Hall, quate airing of the issues involved which there would be a much Assistant Engineers were: New York, 11232. The telephone President of the SIUNA, and by and urged that the Coast Guard greater possibility of bringing Joseph Nesamar, 45, who has number is HYacinth 9-6600. William W. Jordan, president of instead schedule public hearings them to the attention of other been a member of the SIU for on the matter. As a result of the persons in the maritime industry five years and sailed as an oiler SIU's protest and request for a or the government who may not and FWT. hearing the Coast Guard informed have analyzed the proposals in the union that a hearing on the Endel Loosaar, 43, who has detail and who may not be aware disputed rating will be held on been a member of the SIU since of their far-reaching and signifi­ November 22. I960 and has sailed as an oiler cant implications. and FWT. In support of their position, "We therefore most strongly The United States merchant fleet, once among the world leaders the SIU noted that "there is pres­ Robert Scotti, 34, who joined urge that public hearings on this the SIU in 1959 and sailed as an of shipbuilding nations, is continuing its downhill slide. This ently available a large pool of critical matter be scheduled at an was revealed by Lloyd's Register of Shipping in its latest quarterly skilled and experienced engine earlv date." oiler and FWT. The newly licensed Second As­ report. This nation, according to room personnel, and that all of Copies of the telegram were sistant Engineer is: the unions representing these men, also sent to all members of Con­ Lloyd's Register, has dropped banner^ four million under Ja­ Howard B. Davis, 43, who from tenth to eleventh place pan's, 2.5 million under Russia's such as the Marine Firemen's Un­ gress. officials of the Department joined the Union in Mobile nine among shipbuilding countries. hammer and sickle, and two mil­ ion, SIU Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ of Labor. Defense. State, the Mari­ years ago and has sailed as an trict and National Maritime Un­ time Administration, other federal The quarterly report from lion tons fly the Norwegian flag. oiler, FWT and engine utility man. Lloyds revealed further that as ion. have programs for upgrading agencies, and other maritime un­ The joint SIU-MEBA District of the end of September, Japan qualified unlicensed men to li­ ions and maritime industry groups. censed engineer's ratings. 2 upgrading school offers Seafar­ had 306 ships of 3,542,214 gross Labor-supported bills to set up ers and Engineers qualified in­ tons heading toward completion, "By approving the proposed the Maritime Administration as a struction in preparing for their making this small but heavily changes, the Coast Guard would completely independent agency Third Assistant Engineer, Tem­ populated nation the current world therefore also be participating in have been approved in committee porary Third Assistant Engineer leader in this area. a plan to by-pass the available in the House and Senate and are or Original Second Engineer's pool of skilled unlicensed engine awaiting further action. Great Britain is second to Japan licenses in either steam or motor in shipbuilding with 180 ships of 17 vessel classifications. 1,576,947 gross tons. Behind Seafarers who enroll in the pro­ The SlU-Inland Boatmen's Britain are Sweden, with 52 ships gram are eligible to apply for any Union strike against three Balti­ grossing 1,576,947 tons; West of the upgrading courses offered at more tugboat companies continued Germany, 146 ships, of 937,971 into the Engineers School if they are its fifth week. gross tons; Italy, 74 ships, of 19 years of age or older and have The strike began October 12 721,809 gross tons; Spain, 212 following a strike vote by the ships, of 547,778 gross tons, and membership. Negotiations reached Norway, 95 ships, of 527,734 WASHINGTON—Alan S. Boyd, who as Undersecretary of a standstill October 18 when the gross tons. Commerce was instrumental in the formulation of the contro­ SEAFARER&^LOG two parties met for the first time Norway was followed by Fran­ versial Interagency Task Force or Boyd Report, has been named in the office of a Federal mediator Nov. II, 1966 • Vol. XXVIII, No. 23 ce, Poland, and the Netherlands. by President Johnson to head and the companies walked out on Official Publication of the Finally came the United States, a Union committee. the new cabinet-level Depart­ 100 new dry bulk carriers over Seafarers International Union a former world leader in the mari­ of North America, The three tugboat companies ment of Transportation. Con­ the next 20 years. time industry, sunk in 11th place Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes • The phasing out of the cargo are the Baker-Whiteley Towing gressional approval of his nomi­ and Inland Waters District, now with just 63 ships under con­ preference program. nation is considered almost cer­ Co., the Baltimore Towage and AFL-CIO struction amounting to only 383,tain. • Allowing ships to be built Lighterage Co., and the Curtis gxeeutive Board 227 gross tons. Pxin. HALL, Prtiident Bay Towing Co. The appointment of Boyd to abroad but enjoy the privilege of And behind the United States, CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD Nearly 160 Union men unani­ head the new transportation U.S. registry. This would vir­ Exee. Viee-Pre$. , Viee-Preaident in order, are Denmark, Yugo­ AL KERR LiNosn WILLIAMS mously agreed to strike after the agency points out the importance tually doom the U.S. shipbuilding slavia, Brazil, Finland, Canada, See.-Treaa. Viee-Preaident companies jointly made a "final" of the successful struggle waged industry. and Australia. ROBERT MATTHEWS AL TANNER Viee-Preaident Viee-Preaident contract offer whose provisions by the SIU and other maritime • Made no provison for as­ Meanwhile, another Lloyd's re­ HERBERT BRAND unions to have the maritime ad­ sisting tankers and opposed an oil were far below those standards port showed that Japanese and Director of Organixing and . ministration removed from the import quota. Publieationa Liberian flag merchant fleets show already established in other ports. Department of Transportation. The strikers are determined to Managing Editor Art Editor • Called for no action against a stunning growth rate. Japan's Because of the action of maritime runaway flag ships. BERNARD SEAMAN MIKE POLLACK remain out for as long as neces­ fleet has doubled since 1960. Aaaiatant Editor labor, MARAD is not included in NATHAN SKYER Staff Writers Liberia's has doubled since 1962. sary, though they will continue to the new agency and will not come • Advocated the phasing out PETER WEILL Liberia's growth is due to Amer­ dock and undock, without pay, under Boyd's jurisdiction. of all U.S. passenger ships. Pirrni WEISS ican shipowners who register their any ship certified by the Mari­ The SIU and other maritime ED RUBBNSTEIN The Boyd report, formulated by unions opposed inclusion of ships under the Liberian flag in time Administration as a military order to evade taxes and U.S. cargo vessel bound for Viet Nam. a government interagency com­ MARAD in the new transporta­ Pikllihid bIwMkly at 810 Rhsda liland Annaa N.E., WaihlnitoB, D. C. 20O18 ky tba Seafarsafety regulations. SIU Vice President Robert A. mittee headed by Boyd, virtually tion department because of a con­ ara Intirnatlanai Uaian, Atlantie, Gaif, Lakei Total U.S. tonnage including the Matthews, who is coordinating proposed the death of the viction that the desperate needs and Inland Watara Dlitrlat, AFL-CIO, 675 Fsarth Avanaa, Brooklyn, N.V. 11232. Tal. mothball fleet decreased by 730,- strike action with SIU Vice Presi­ American-flag merchant marine. of maritime would becomfe sub­ Hraelnth 9-6600. SMond alaia poataga paid 000 tons. By contrast, Japan's dent Earl (Bull) Shepard, said that The report advocated: merged in the bureaucratic red at Waaklngton, D. C. • An even smaller U.S. mer­ tape of a huge governmental de­ soared upward by 2,752,000 tons. "the companies are not too con­ POBTBASTEB'S ATTEBTI08: Forai 3579 aarda ihoald ka lant to Saafartra Intamatlonal In the past two years, 18 mil­ cerned about the effects of the chant fleet than we have today, partment presided over by admin­ Union, Atlantie, Gilt. Lakai and Inland Watara Dlatrlat, AFL-CIO, 675 Foarth Annaa, Brook­ lion tons have been added to the strike because up until now, they carrying even less of our cargoes istrators with little or no sympathy lyn, B.y. 11232. total world fleet. Of this sum, six have refused to meet to resolve than it does now. or interest for the future of mari­ jr million tons are under the Liberian our differences." • The construction of only time. as. Continues Its Rt^id Decline Among World'sShipbuildingNations SIU Boatmen Continue Strike In Baltimore President NamesBoyd to Head New Dept. of Transportation • •!' t L \ I . i SU I •S; -I'1^ll1 'vil t I �S SEAFARERS LOG Page Fonr Six Additional Seafarer Veterans Added to Growing Pension Roster Brosig Henley Caligiura Rivers Hamilton The names of six additional Seafarers have been added to the growing list of men now receiving union pensions. The newcomers to the SIU pension ranks include: August Brosig, James Henley, Ernesto Caligiura, John Hamilton, James Rivers and Joseph Doran. Brosig joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans. Bom in partment as a Bosun. He was wife, Alice. Born in New York, Germany, he resides in New Or­ born in Georgia and lives in Sa­ Caligiura sailed in the Steward de­ vannah with his wife, Arrie. He partment as a messman. The Sea­ leans with his wife, Sarah. A joined the union in New York farer's last ship was the Marymar. member of the Steward depart­ City. His last ship was the Steel Rivers joined the union in the port of Wilmington. Born in ment, Brosig last shipped on the Age. Caligiura joined the SIU in Grinnell, Iowa, the Seafarer sailed Alice Brown. New York, where he lives with his in the Engine department as elec­ Henley sailed in the Deck de­ trician. He is a resident of Long Beach, Calif., where he lives with his wife, Theresa. Rivers served in the Navy from 1942 to 1945. He last sailed on the Ames Vic­ tory. Doran was bom in New Brigh­ WASHINGTON—Sponsors of companion bills in the House ton, S. I., New York, and lives in and Senate which would give the House Merchant Marine Com­ Staten Island with his wife, Ger­ mittee and the Senate Commerce Committee power to authorize trude. He joined the SIU in New York and sailed in the Deck de­ annual Federal budget allotpartment. Doran was employed that passage of the bill "would ments for the Maritime Adnrn., by the B & O Railroad and sailed guarantee that the appropriate have indicated that although ad­ as a deckhand. journment of the 89th Congress committees of Congress would John Hamilton was born in did not allow time for action on make a searching inquiry each Maryland and joined the SIU in year into the needs of the mer­ these measures, they would be re­ Baltimore. He sailed in the En­ introduced as soon as possible be­ chant marine." This, he said, gine department. Hamilton re­ would enable Congress to help fore the 90th Congress. end the "deterioration which has sides in Baltimore with his wife, Senator Daniel Brewster (D- characterized our maritime indus­ Stella. He last sailed with the Md.) and Representative Edward try in recent years." Baker-Whitley Towing Company. A. Garmatz (D-Md.), who intro­ duced the legislation, made this clear in separate statements fol­ lowing adjournment. In the House, where the meas­ ure had been cleared for action by the Committee on Merchant Ma­ WASHINGTON—The right of striking employees of the Florida rine and Fisheries, supporters of East Coast Railway to tie up the Jacksonville, Fla., rail terminal the bill reported that it would be more advantageous to postpone without being interfered with by the Federal Courts has been up­ action on the proposal unitl Jan­ held by the U.S. Supreme Court. uary when the new Congress Active picketing tying up the lowing FRB investigations. Con­ gress passed legislation closing meets. terminal remains suspended House Merchant Marine Com­ however, awaiting the outcome of loopholes in the U.S. Banking mittee Chairman Garmatz, along separate litigation to overthrow a laws which make it necessary lor with other supporters of the bill, Florida Supreme Court order up­ the duPont Estate to get rid of stated their belief that giving the holding a state court injunction. either its business or banking ties in Florida over a period of time. Congressional committees author­ The Florida East Coast Rail­ ization to set the budget for the road strike began on January 23, Maritime Administration will go a 1963, and is now the longest labor long way toward helping to give dispute in railroad history. The the merchant marine a boost in walkout began when 11 non-oper­ the right direction. ating unions quit work after com­ Brewster, sponsor of the Senate pany refusal of a 10-cent-an-hour version of the measure, predicted wage increase to bring FECRR workers' wages in line with other Twelve hundred men who U.S. railroad workers. The nonhave been on strike for more Lakes Pensioner operating workers' walkout was than two-and-a-half years later joined by the operating un­ against the Kingsport Press, ions. Kingsport, Tennessee, are in The U.S. Supreme Court deci­ need this winter of help. Help sion upholding the rights of the in order to meet medical, strikers was based on the provi­ hospital, food, and home bills: sions of the Norris-LaGuardia Help for the possibility of Act. providing their children with The Florida East Coast Rail­ a Christmas celebration, road is part of the vast duPont however modest it may be. Estate's business and banking em­ Contributions may be sent pire in Florida, headed by Edward to the Kingsport Press Strik­ Ball. Because of the estate's size ers Christmas Fund at: and the vast amounts of money Union Label and Service and influence at its disposal. Ball Trades Dept., AFL-CIO. has been able to keep the FECRR Great Lakes Seafarer William J. running sporadically with scabs. Room 402, AFL-CIO Long picked up his first regular Building The duPont Florida empire has monthly $150 pension check re­ come under attack recently from 815 16th St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 cently from SIU port agent Floyd the Federal Reserve Board which Hanmer at Frankfort, Michigan. administers the Banking Act. Fol- MA Budget Bill Sponsors Promise Early Action by 90th Congress ffor/dir East Coast RR Strikers Win High Coart Picketing Decision AFL-CIO Launches Kingsport Strikers' Christmas Fund >:\ f. tl November 11, 1966 The Atlantic Coast by Eari (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area The United States Senate recently approved a ship safety bill sup­ ported by the SIU and other maritime unions. The new legislation sets up very definite safety and financial responsibility standards for all vessels operating from U.S. ports. The new law is aimed directly at run-away vessels, many of which are U.S.-owned and registered under foreign flags. These owners Ray Wright, a 17-year SIU vet­ have been notorious in their dis­ eran who last sailed on the Com­ regard for adequate safety stand­ mander as an A.B., had to leave ards on their vessels. The law will ship when he became ill and is force them to rise to our standards spending a few weeks recuperating and insure passengers they are set­ in Carolina before he returns again ting out to sea in a ship, not in a to ship. coffin. Darius Jones, who has been an The bill requires that ships hold­ SIU member for 11 years, was on ing more than 50 persons must be the Eagle Traveler as boatswain fire-proof in order to sail from when he had to be hospitalized in a U.S. port. Also, shipping com­ Long Beach. He's now registered panies must inform passengers of here, and hoping to ship out those safety standards that prevail shortly. on each ship. And the companies Philadelphia must prove they have enough fi­ The port of Philadelphia has nancial security behind them to been on the slow bell but things satisfy any judgment against them should be starting to pickup in a for death or injuries. week or two. New York Charles Bedell is registered at Stopping by the hall recently the hall and is hoping for a baker's was Ralph Di Paolo, whose last job to come along. Robert Kyle, ship was the Steel Producer. Ralph a 19-year SlU-man, last sailed on is a 21-year SlU-man; also visiting the National Defender will take the N.Y. Hall were Manuel Callas, the first job which comes along. a 24-year member who last sailed Roy I^e McCannon is a quarteras chief steward on the Gateway of-a-century SlU-man who sails in City and Julian LeUnski who last the steward department, was shipped on the Sea-Train Georgia. around the hall recently and said Julian's a 20-year SlU-brother that he had a good trip on the who sails as chief steward. Michael Bethflor. John Pierce paid us a Hankland who also sails as a chief visit and said that he will spend steward, stopped by to see some a few weeks at home before ship­ old friends at the hall. His last ping out again. ship was the Carroll Victory. Baltimore Shipping here has been slow these past two weeks but prospects for the coming two weeks are fair. Presently, the Alamar, Losmar, Ohio and the Maine were laid up and there is no word on when these ships will be crewed. During the past two weeks, three ships NEW YORK — The City of were paid off, two signed on, and New York has announced plans eleven were in transit. for a new container and general James H. Webb, who has sailed cargo terminal to be constructed deck department for 23 years, paid off the Portmar after six on the eastern shore of Staten Is­ months and following a little vaca­ land. The 135-acre, $21 million ter­ tion Jim will ship on the first vessel minal project will give the city its that comes along. A veteran of the first container complex, including engine department for about 20 a 5,400 foot lateral wharf, unload­ years, James MacGrevor.paid off ing crane, warehouses and truck the Marore in September and has marshaling yards. been unfit for duty until now. He's Preparations for the project will now F.F.D. and can't wait to ship again. James A. Long found the involve the removal of 12 old crew and officers of the Cuba to Staten Island piers, from Pier 7 be "a really fine bunch," making through Pier 18, which except for his recent trip to Vietnam very a brief period during World War enjoyable. Long has been sailing II were seldom in use. Eighty acres of the proposed in the steward department for 135-acre terminal will be created about 16 years. by landfill, with the fill of about Boston two million cubic yards coming Shipping has been on the slow from harbor bottom land dredged bell recently. Twenty-five year up during channel and bay im­ SlU-man Maurice Olson is ready provement work. to ship again after spending the The single wharf structure will summer with his family. "Maury" run parallel with the shore and is standing by for the first bosun's provide accommodations for nine job that comes in. Raymond 600-foot containerships. Water Davis, a 21-year SIU man who depths at the berths will be a mini­ last shipped on the Robin Sher­ mum of 35 feet. wood as FWT is ready for another The first stage of the two-stage long trip. John Gala, a 22-year project is expected to take three SIU member who last sailed on years for completion, although it the R/V Bertha Aim as oiler, was was predicted the first berth will in drydock for awhile, and is be ready for use by 1968. Com­ now ready to go. He's waiting for pletion of the second stage will the first coast hugger to hit the depend on the success of the first board. in drawing shippers. Norfolk An estimated IX) million tons of Shipping has been fair at this cargo will move through the ter­ port and the outlook for the future minal yearly if all goes according remains much the same. to present plans and expectations. H Y. Mans New Container Faciiity On Staten Island �November 11, 1966 Page Five SEAF/iRERS LOG Legislator Cites 'Excess Costs' of Vietnam Sealift The Gulf Coast by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area The joint SIU-MFOW request for a public hearing on the establish­ ment of a new apprentice engineer's classification for unlicensed sea­ men has been endorsed by the Maritime Council of Greater New Or­ leans and Vicinity. Also, the Central Labor Council of New Orleans joined with the Maritime Labor Council in proposing that the SIUMFOW position be given a full — looking for another baker's job on hearing. In addition to their vote of con­ the island run. fidence they have forwarded let­ Seafarer D. M. Saxon says the ters and telegrams of support to SIU is a family affair for him. He various legislators informing them has three sons of their full-fledged and unani­ who also ship mous concurrence with the SIU with the SIU. stand on this matter. Saxon, an engine room man was New Orleans last on the Al­ Retired Seafarer Fat Driscoll coa Roamer. He was visiting old friends in New makes his home Orleans, coming all the way from with his family in Snug Harbor, New York, to do it. Mobile. Steward Pritchett Pat retired in 1958 when he got R. L. (Luch) off the Del Santos where he was Pritchett finished a long tour bedroom steward. on the Alcoa Roamer and is Oldtimers seen in the hall re­ now taking a long and well-earned cently enjoying the life of a re­ rest. Luch intends to spend his tiree were: Neal Hanson, Charles shoreside hours with his family at "Jukebox" Jeffers, Louis Bourhome in Mobile. Shipping is very donnay, Emiie Mitchke, and Sam good in Mobile and there are Hurst. plenty of jobs available. Houston C. E. James is taking advantage of the cool Texas weather; the first we've had in a long time. James ships in the deck depart­ ment and says he'll take a Viet Nam run as soon as it shows on the shipping board. Another deck man, Gilbert Delgado, is now in The highest medal the govern­ drydock in the Galveston USPHS. ment of South Vietnam can be­ Delgado will be released soon and stow, the Medal of Merit First is looking forward to a South Class, has been awarded to a American trip on an Isthmian veteran Brooklyn longshoreman, ship. Natale Arcomona, who is a mem­ Mobile ber of ILA Local 1814. D. L. (Jughead) Parker left the A longshoreman for 30 years, Alcoa Roamer where he had been Arcomona went to Saigon last a bosun for January with James Gleason as a twelve months. member of the ILA's four-man The vessel is in team of cargo-handling experts. the shipyard for Arcomona's "outstanding service repairs. Seafarer in speeding the movement of ships William G. Dyal and freight through the Saigon recently register­ port", led to his selection for the ed in group twd medal. engine depart­ The ILA's mission was to in­ ment. Dyal was a struct Vietnamese dockworkers in Parker FOWT on the the use of modern equipment and Battle Creek until he was forced to help relieve congestion in Saito get off because of an attack of gons's overcrowded port. influenza. He's fit and ready to Arcomona is still in South Viet­ ship now, however. Steward Floyd nam as a waterfront troubleMitchell left the Alcoa Roamer shooter for the Agency for Inter­ when she was laid up for repairs. national Development. Active in He was night cook and baker on the ILA, he was a shop steward the Roamer. After relaxing on the and a member of Local I814's ex­ beach for a while Mitchell will be ecutive board. ILA's Arcomona Wins Saigon's Highest Medal Gov't Neglect of Maritime Industry Rapped as Shortsighted, Wasteful NEW YORK The Vietnam sealift is costing the United States about $225 million a year "in excess costs because of the deficiencies in the U.S. merchant marine brought about by years of official neglect on the part of U.S. Government administrators, according to Representative Hugh L. Carey (D-N.Y.). "We in Congress want a sepa­ In a recent speech before a in the Vietnam emergency, and in chartering foreign ships where rate maritime agency because we maritime group, Carey accused American ships are no longer believe it is high time that we did the Maritime Administration and available in sufficient numbers, has what needs to be done to return the Department of Defense of meant the loss of dollars that are this country to first place as a shortsightedness in allowing the badly needed to reduce the bal­ maritime power. If anyone ever merchant marine to decline to the ance of payments deficit. doubted that we need it, that point where U.S. military needs doubt must be dispelled by the A former member of the House must be met with "wasteful slow lesson of the Vietnam sealift." ships of ancient age and antique Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, Carey praised those The United States must support design." congressional legislators who vig­ a sound, vigorous merchant ma­ Carey said that to help remedy orously opposed, as he did, includ­ rine in peacetime in order to have the situation in which the absence ing the Maritime Administration the shipping available in times of of a Federal maritime policy has in the new Department of Trans­ a national emergency, he pointed placed the nation, he would intro­ portation. out. duce a resolution in the next ses­ "We were not elected to repre­ "It is our job to get the message sion of Congress calling for a na­ sent the people of the United across to the American people tional conference on a modern States to aid in the decline and that our merchant marine indus­ merchant marine. Held under the auspices of the fall of the American merchant try and our shipbuilding facilities Government, the conference marine by pigeon-holing its prob­ must be improved, increased and would include representatives of lems in some dark corner of the expanded as one of the best in­ maritime labor, management, Department of Transportation," vestments we can make in the na­ he said. tional interest," he added. shipbuilders, the Maritime Ad­ ministration and the Department of Defense. "It would be the purpose of the conference to review, plan, orga­ nize research and awaken public interest in the restatement of a new national maritime policy," he by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative said. In an election held last September 29, Local 101 of the SIUNA He noted that the excess costs involved in breaking old ships out Transportation Services and Allied Workers won bargaining rights with of mothballs and operating them the Yellow Cab Company of Oceanside, Calif. The union recently reached an agreement with the Oceanside Cab Company and cabbies will get an increase in their commissions, the establishment of a Welfare Fund for them and their families, Julian Tito is in from New and an annual paid vacation. The Yellow Cab Company of Ocean- York to catch a Far East run. side was the largest non-union Brother Tito just got off the Bowling Green. He has been a outfit in San Diego County. The election loss of Gov. Ed­ member of the SIU for 22 years. C. T. Hall just made the Topa mund G. (Pat) Brown is a regret­ JUNEAU, Alaska. The SIU ful one for the labor movement in Topa for another run to the Far Pacific-District contracted Alaska general and California in partic­ East. Brother Hall hails from Steamship Company has an­ ular, for Pat Brown was a liberal Philadelphia and has been ship­ nounced plans to build a modern Democrat who appreciated the ping from the West Coast for the freight delivery terminal in Ju­ working man and always worked last 5 years. neau on the 7-acre Columbia hard himself to improve labor Seattle Lumber property the company re­ conditions in California. He did Shipping has been booming in cently acquired for the purpose. so most recently when he assisted the Seattle area. We recently paid Construction of the 70 by 216 the union representation election off the following vessels: Seatrain foot all-steel cargo delivery build­ held by migrant farmers at the Texas, Manhattan, Trans-North­ ing will follow present regrading DiGiorgio ranch in Arvin, which ern. We have the following ships and surfacing of the 100,000 resulted in a "yes" vote in favor in transit: Anchorage, Eagle Trav­ square foot van marshalling of unionization. eler, Elizabethport and Seattle. area. Henry Croke, whose last ship The project, the proposed cost was the Seattle on which he served of which is $300,000, is of clearas crew mess on the Alaskan run, span design with 16 to 20 foot is ready to go again now. He is a vertical clearance, unlimited floor 20-year SIU member, load, fully insulated roof, panel job. wall construction, and completely Frank "Red" Sullivan has been sprinkler fire-protected. This will an SIU member for 28 years. His be served by twelve 10 by 16 foot last ship was the Fairport, and he tailgate-high overhead doors, two is ready to go aboard the first to each bay. There will be a Tito Hall Sea-Land ship available. 35 by 70 foot warm room at the Wilmington San Francisco north end. Shipping remains good here and Shipping here in the Port of A company spokesman said San Francisco is still very good, the outlook is for active shipping that both less-than-van and full and there are many berths open in the coming weeks. During the van-load shipments will be han­ for AB's, oilers, FWT's, electri­ last shipping period we had the dled at the terminal. Less-than- cians, cooks and bakers. Eagle Traveler pay off and 6 ships van size containers will be segre­ Paying off for the last period in transit. gated at the facility for quick were the Choctaw Victory, FairFrank Lamberti is on the beach delivery, while full van-load con­ isle, Steel Rover, Overseas Dinny, and plans a rest with his family be­ tainers will be delivered as in Tucson Victory, Robin Hood, fore looking for another bosun's the past. James E. Rivers received his dis­ Elizabethport, Mankato Victory, The freight handling center is Topa Topa and Cornell Victory. ability pension a few days ago and a response to expected economic Crews signed on aboard the said that he is very appreciative of expansion of the Juneau area, [hike Victory, Fairisle, Overseas what the welfare plan has done for and should become an integral Jinny, Steel Rover, Topa Topa, him since being taken off the part of future operations, the lobin Hood, Tucson Victory and Ames Victory several months ago spokesman said. The project is Jelaware. due to a heart condition. We all slated for completion in Novem­ Ships in transit are the Panama, wish him well and hope to see him ber. [*ortmar, Keva Ideal and Seamar. stop by the Union Hall often. ^S/ff Company Plans to BuiU Alaska Terminal New Orleans Labor Aids United Fund Drive Organized labor in the New Orleans area pitched in to get the 1967 United Fund campaign off to a flying start. Labor plays an active role in this program aimed at meeting community needs through volunary contributions. The New Orleans United Fund Labor Advisory Committee includes (l-r): L. DuPlantier, Committee Chairman; f^. Purvis. Fund Chairman: L. Tyler, ILA Local 1419: Buck Stephens of the SIU; and G. Richard and E. J. Amant, both of ILA Local 1419. The Pacific Coast i:| 1 ti I is' �m November 11, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Six TrR17;Y«T -JL From Oct. 21 to Nov. 3, 1966 QUESTION: What do you do during the winter to keep warm while working on deck? Thomas L. Magras: I wear plenty of heavy gear. I find my thermal under­ wear really helps. I wear a heavy parka most of the time. It's water­ proof, and I wear it in the rain. When it rains of course I put the hood up. I don't think I have any special techniques for keeping warm. Richard Barcelona: I wear the heaviest winter clothes I can get. You have to wear gloves,even though it is some­ times difficuk to work with them on. I make sure that everything I wear, from socks to gloves, is warm and heavy. No, I don't do anything unusual to keep warm when it is very cold. J. Casey: I wear heavy sweat shirts, heavy socks, a heavy wool­ en skull cap, and heavy socks, a heavy woolen skull cap, and heavy shoes. When it rains, of course, we all wear oil-skins. We wear pretty ' i much the same Colombia Plans New AtlanticPacific Canai gear for cold weather. I don't have any special methods for keeping warm during really cold spells. Ed Casey: Naturally, I wear warm clothing. Underneath, I wear thermal woolen under­ wear. It's really great for keeping the heat in. The name of the brand is Grand March, and I bought it in Scot^ land. It's too bad that most men don't get a chance to go to Scotland, because not many ships run there. Alexandres Mfarinatos: I wear heavy clothes, but not too heavy, so as to interfere with work. When it gets really cold I drink plenty of coffee or tea. I try to keep work­ ing and moving all the time. When you're really working, you don't feel the cold. That's my secret. Barney Smith: I wear longjohns or a heavy parka. I can't work with both my longjohns and my parka on; it's too hot. When I'm wearing the long­ johns, I wear a jacket that .isn't too heavy. I'm careful not to get too warm. I think that is an important thing to re­ member. TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals TOTAL SHIPPED All G REGISTERED on BEACH Class A Class B 32 7 269 81 26 9 102 24 20 12 17 14 6 4 19 75 170 75 169 115 19 1 54 1 30 2 1089 364 Class A Class B Class C 0 0 0 24 22 62 0 2 1 2 7 10 5 4 9 5 3 3 1 6 4 4 12 25 3 13 14 9 25 21 10 10 7 28 30 11 25 21 32 115 135 220 Class A Class B 1 5 26 72 3 3 7 24 6 7 13 5 2 4 12 35 30 43 35 33 2 9 10 12 24 30 160 282 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B Boston 3 2 New York 35 57 Philadelphia 6 2 Baltimore 16 17 Norfolk 10 3 Jacksonville 8 2 Tampa 1 5 Mobile 9 17 35 New Orleans 24 Houston 18 30 Wilmington 8 9 San Francisco .... 18 15 10 Seattle 25 Totals 169 216 TOTAL SHIPPED All GroupB Class A Class B Class C 0 0 0 32 29 55 0 1 2 10 7 9 2 5 12 2 1 4 3 4 2 7 7 20 23 16 11 7 21 25 10 10 8 13 18 26 9 23 18 122 201 129 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups All Groupi3 Port Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B Boston 1 1 0 0 0 New York 29 37 12 25 15 Philadelphia 0 7 1 1 3 Baltimore 9 3 12 6 7 Norfolk 3 4 4 5 5 Jacksonville 6 1 3 3 2 Tampa 2 0 2 2 4 Mobile 20 4 6 4 26 19 16 New Organs - 21 24 5 . 17 9 Houston 11 4 32 6 3 4 Wilmington 9 5 23 7 8 San Francisco .... 23 44 9 20 Seattle 8 15 16 109 78 105 Totals 206 135 YOU R O O L iSiii,..,...,. *• DECK DEPARTMENT The Government of Colombia will begin to build a 260-mile sea­ way linking the Gulf of Uraba on the Caribbean with the Bay of Malaga on the Pacific Ocean. The By Sidney Margolius seaway will cut through the junThe complete commercialization of television today has turned out gled valley of Choco Province in to be one of the most powerful forces raising the prices of many of the northwestern part of the the things you buy. country, where rainfall averages If there is no such thing as a free lunch, there also is no free TV 400 inches a year. entertainment. Protected by Congress from stricter regulation by the The project is estimated to cost Federal Communications Commission of its advertising content, TV $743 million and should help to has become the dominating influence over consumers and retailers. expand Colombia's economy. The It has led working families into increased spending and higher prices seaway will permit a good reduc­ especially for convenience foods, beer, household medicines, cosnietics tion in rates for Colombia ship­ and toiletries, cleaning products and children's toys. The pitchmen pers. Time needed for seaway who once appeared on the small screen to get sales leads for storm construction will depend on how windows and encyclopedias have been banned in many cases. But it is financed and may take as few television itself has become the pitchman for many products whose as 5 to 10 years or as many advertising cost is almost as much as the manufacturing cost. as 20. The most notorious example is breakfast cereals. Their use has Both Panama and the United leaped in recent years, and so have their prices. The National Com­ States were reassured by Colom­ mission on Food Marketing, in its recent investigation, found that bian officials that the proposed while the cost of the ingredients represents about 21 cents of manu­ seaway will not seriously take facturers' sales dollar, the cost of advertising and sales promotion traffic away from, or compete alone takes 20 cents. Of this, the major part—12 cents—goes for TV with, either the Panama Canal or advertising. the projected sea-level canal be­ In fact, when a new breakfast cereal comes on the market you can ing studied by the United States. figure that about half the price you pay for it goes for advertising and At most, say Colombian officials, marketing during the first year. 5 to 10 per cent of the Panama Heavy TV advertising has made it possible for the cereal manu­ Canal's traffic might be lost in fa­ vor of the new route, which will facturers to dominate retailers as well as consumers. The Marketing be over two lakes created by dikes Commission found that the big expenditures for advertising "virtually and linked by canal to each other compel the retailer to carry a wide assortment of cereal items—some­ times more than 100." and the sea. One result of the ability of cereal, detergent and other big TV ad­ The Choco Province will great­ ly benefit by becoming much vertisers to force their way on the supermarket shelves, is that modem more accessible. Mining of cop­ larger supermarkets now carry 6000-8000 items compared to the 3000per, lead, zinc and aluminum 4000 that used to be considered a large stock. All these items have minerals should become a major helped to force up supermarket expenses and are a main reason why industry in the area. The Choco retail food prices have beeii rising faster in recent years than other tropical rain forest is rich in tim­ commodities. Moreover, the constant advertising seems to have brainwashed con­ ber and the new lakes could sup­ sumers of any thought of comparing values. "Advertising has made port a fishing industry. REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 13 4 156 71 16 6 74 4 9 13 9 4 6 16 6 6 72 84 113 99 16 1 43 1 0 12 297 552 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 3 9 31 122 18 8 31 81 10 17 9 8 7 4 50 8 74 120 72 104 1 14 0 44 13 4 261 551 R'S WORTH Guide to Better Buying consumers so brand-conscious" that they rarely buy private-brand cereals even though they cost less, the Commission reported. One of the most successful maneuvers employed to get you to buy more cereals, and pay more for them, is the constant introduction of "new" kinds. Actually, of course, these are merely slightly different versions with added ingredients such as sugar and cocoa flavoring. If you stop to calculate the prices, you will see that any variation from the basic cereal jumps the price inordinately. Sugar-coated corn flakes cost 50 per cent more per ounce than ordinary corn flakes. In­ dividual serving boxes (actually just one ounce) cost twice as much per ounce as eight-ounce boxes. Fruit or cocoa flavor corn puffs cost almost twice as much as plain corn flakes. Corn flakes with instant banana cost almost three times as much. Many modern young housewives, with more money in their purses than their mothers had, seem to act like so many puppets when it comes to buying such "convenience" foods. The sugar-coated cereals were first introduced back in 1939, the U. S. Agriculture Department Farm Index has reported. But the housewives of that time turned them down. By 1950, the sweetened cereals still had captured only 5 per cent of the ready-to-eat cereal market. But by 1961, more than one of every five packages of cereal bought was pre-sweetened. SIU WELFARIr VACATION PLA September 1 • September 30, 6. ; Number^ef Benefits' • Hospital Benefits . .L 5,546 Death Benefits 31 Disability Benefits ... . . r. -. . 908 Maternity Benefits 41 Dependent Benefits 489 O^ical Benefits 4W Out-Patient Benefits -4,006 SUMMARY 1 ll,49Y Vacation Benefits .... IRE, VACATION •AID THIS PERIOD , • 12,039 Amount Paid i 57,548.00 86^18.15 |iii^oo,oo 8,110.00 98,872.66 7,114.48 ^¥,636.00 ^099.29 1,029.89 01,026,129.18 �November 11, 1966 Page Seven SEAFARERS LOG Strikebreaking on Calif. Farms Called Major Organizing Block 7 '' "O.K.! Anybody Got a Ball?" Strikebreaking is a major roadblock to organizing California farm workers, Cesar Chavez, director of AFL-CIO United Farm Workers Organizing Committee charged during a network radio interview. Chavez said that legal safeguards for the right of farm workers to form unions are vital to the continued success of their drive to win fair wages and decent working conditions. Chavez praised Brown's quick response to the farm workers' plea for help in setting aside a "rigged election" at the giant DiGiorgio Corp. He said the governor "really set up the new representation election without any precedent in the whole history of the country." In a sense. Brown "gave birth to the union . . . gave us the life that we needed at that precise moment," Chavez declared. Governor Brown has been defeated in his bid for reelection by Ronald Reagan. The farm workers' leader reported that determination to form un­ ions runs high among both resident and migratory farm workers. He noted that some workers have "come from as far away as 2,500 miles to vote in (union representation) elections." Reporters questioning Chavez on the weekly AFL-CIO produced program were Sam Sharkey of the Newhouse Newspapers and John Herling, editor of John Herling's Labor Letter. * « « The AFL-CIO has filed a Hatch Act test case challenging the U. S. Civil Service Commission's right to dock a postal worker 30 days' pay for mailing out newsletters reporting activities of far-right extremists in the 1964 Goldwater-Johnson campaign period. The commission ruled 3-0 last Aug. 9 that Robert E. Hobart of Concord, N. H., member of the Postal Clerks and part time secretarytreasurer of the New Hampshire AFL-CIO, "took an active part in a political campaign in violation" of the Hatch Act and civil service rules. Chairman John W. Macy, Jr., and Commissioners L. J. Andolsek and Robert E. Hampton upheld a CSC hearing examiner's finding and ordered that Hobart be suspended for 30 days without pay. Hobart denied the charges, and a petition filed in the U. S. Court of Claims by Thomas E. Harris of the federation's legal department asked that court to award Hobart $674.62 in back pay. At issue in the case is whether Hobart engaged in partisan political activity when, at the direction of state AFL-CIO officers, he mailed copies of Group Research Report to a mailing list of New Hampshire citizens. Hobart's counsel said that "the basic concern of the publication is extremism, as distinguished from" normal political activity and that it does not support or oppose either the Democratic or Republican Party. •$) ; S, - •h i" -f i A Full Agenda Workers with children who want to start college in the autumn of 1967 are warned that now is the time to begin working on it. More young men and women want to go to college than ever before, the AFL-CIO Dept. of Education has pointed out, and anyone who waits until next spring to think of registration or seek­ ing scholarship bids is likely to be shut out. Students are advised that right now they should be studying col­ lege catalogues, writing for ad­ mission blanks and asking for fi­ nancial forms so they can apply for scholarship aid. * * * The role of organized labor in providing decent housing in the developing nations was spelled out by Boris Shishkin, secretary of the AFL-CIO Housing Committee, at a conference on International Housing and Urban Growth in Washington. The meeting was sponsored by the Intl. Develop­ ment Conference with the cooper­ ation of the National Association of Home Builders. Shishkin outlined a report by the Intl. Confederation of Free Trade Unions to the United Na­ tions which summarizes the train­ ing of personnel to assist unionsponsored housing cooperatives and other housing programs. * * * Members of five printing un­ ions at Kingsport, Tenn., will get an estimated $503,000 in vacation pay under a ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio. The court ruled that some 1,806 workers are en­ titled to the money for vacations earned before they went on strike in 1963 against Kingsport Press. Management has refused all union requests for vacation pay on the ground that the strike terminated all such claims. * * * A resolution calling for a work­ week of four-six-hour days, with Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sun­ days off, was unanimously adopted at the 28th biennial convention of the Railway & Airway Supervis­ ors, held in Chicago. The dele­ gates, calling the condition of the economy "basically sound," de­ clared: "In order to keep the economy moving in the right di­ rection there is no doubt that this nation will have to recognize and come to the shorter workweek and shorter work-day." President James P. Tahney was re-elected to another term, as were other officers whose terms had expired this year—Vice President A. T. Stone and T. W. Stiarwalt, Corresponding Secretary G. D. Martin and Recording Secretary W. H. Taylor. * * * A package worth more than 50 cents an hour over the life of a three-year contract has ended a strike of about 10,000 members of the Textile Workers Union of America in more than 200 New York and New Jersey dyeing, finishing and printing plants. The walkout, which affected eight lo­ cals, lasted 12 days. The workers went back to their jobs after ratifying the settlement, which was worked out with the employers by a 26-man union team. The elections are now over and regardless of personal opinions as to the outcome, the fact remains that the 90th Congress will be convening shortly and there is still much to be done legislatively in meeting the demands of the twentieth century. Many labor-backed bills are still on the Congressional agenda and await action by the 90th Congress. Our nation is growing at a rapid pace and much still needs to be done in the areas of providing decent housing and an adequate education for our swelling population. The Civil Rights Bill, which fell prey to a Senate filibuster in the 89th Congress, is still a sorely needed measure if the minority groups in this country are to achieve their deserved status as full American citizens. The expansion of benefits under our em­ ployment compensation system is one of the vital areas that needs the full support of those legislators who will sit in the 90th Congress. Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act still remains in the statute book, enabling states to invoke right-to-work, laws which deprive their citizens the right to a fair wage and decent working conditions through unioniza­ tion and collective bargaining. And our maritime industry continues its unabated decline, harnessed by the beauraucratic red tape and indifference responsible for its present dismal state. It may be argued that the loss of liberal congressmen in the recent election will throw the progressive momentum gained by the 89th Congress into reverse gear. However, the fact remains that the 90th Congress has yet to be heard from and it is earnestly hoped that they will turn their full attention to the many problems which plague our nation. The Great Outdoors? Today's industries are by and large ig­ noring public health and public pleasure by polluting air and water through various in­ dustrial processes that carelessly leave poi­ sonous materials behind them. Polluted air may help cause such ailments as lung cancer, emphysema, bronchitis and asthma. So this industrial crime is not to be sneezed at but screamed at. More than 7,300 communities throughout this nation are doused with harmful amounts of polluted air, according to the U.S. Public Health Service. . In many of our metropolitan areas, a trip outdoors will produce the usual symptoms of air pollution: watery eyes and a fuzzy throat which often induces a coughing spell. Waterways too are being destroyed. The magnificent Charles River in Boston has be- come a 70-mile long sewage ditch. This waterway once provided at least 30 commu­ nities with drinking water and edible fish. Little is left of life in the Cbarles. Lake Erie is "dying before our eyes," as Vice President Humphrey has noted. And a cleanup of Lake Michigan would require 500 years! The Hudson River is in far better shape. It would require a mere 15 years to become really clean again, provided all pollution were halted. Without some prompting, industry will not open its wallet to cover clean-up costs. So we hope that our newly-elected represent­ atives, along with those who remain in office, will responsibly act now on fresh programs for fresh air and fresh water. Only the lives of us all are at stake. fi 71- 7^ : �November 11, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page I 's' •]•• •' tat-to-tet At the SIU clinic in New Orleans, ^a'farer Orville Smith, who sails as a waiter aboard SlU-contracted Delta Line ships, has temperature, blood pressure and pulse checked by lab assistant Madeline Sanders. Seafarer Mario Lopez is prepared for X-ray by New Orleans clinic laboratory technician Penny Shaw. 'T^ HE still-expanding system of SIU clinics stretches across •*• the United States from coast to coast and from border to border—and even beyond the nation's continental boundaries, to Santurce and Ponce in Puerto Rico. Wherever a Seafarer's work may take him in the United States or Puerto Rico, an SIU clinic facility or medical center is easily available. The large number of Union clinic facilities also assures that free diagnostic and other health services are also readily available at all times to the Sea­ farer's family and dependents, no matter where they live. Even while the Seafarer himself is away from home on the high seas, he can be assured that his loved ones have the finest medical services in the world at their disposal in time of emergency. To date, a total of well over 125,000 free diagnostic physical examinations have been performed for Seafarers and the dependents of Seafarers at SIU clinic facilities. This total includes more than 110,000 examinations for Seafarers and over 17,000 examinations performed for the depend­ ents of Seafarers. The services offered to Seafarers and their dependents are extensive, centered around complete regular medical examinations designed to detect illness in its earliest stages, when treatment is easiest and most likely to succeed. Of special importance are the pediatrics services available to insure the health of Seafarers' children and the gynecology program which focuses on the special health problems of female members of Seafarers' families. The SIU's free medical examination program is con­ ducted in modem, well equipped facilities, situated in convenient locations and staffed by experienced doctors and technicians utilizing the latest in diagnostic equipment— such as X-ray machines, complete laboratory testing equip­ ment, electro-cardiograms, etc. Further health services available to Seafarers and their dependents include the SIU Blood Bank program, which assures that whole, fresh blood is available to Seafarers and their dependents at all times in case of an emergency, and free eye examinations to detect and correct defective vision or diseases of the eye. The SIU clinic system was begun in 1957 with the open­ ing of the first facility in New York. Other SIU clinic facilities are located in Boston, Baltimore, Houston, Nor­ folk, Philadelphia, Toledo, Tampa, San Francisco, San­ turce, Superior, New Orleans, Ponce, Seattle, Buffalo, Mobile, Alpena, Sault Ste. Marie, San Pedro, Melvindale, Duluth and Qeveland. Physical exam for Shelby Goings, OS, included check of heartbeat by N.O. clinic's Dr. H. V. Cummins. Another part of complete physical for Seafarer Goings was chest X-ray in N.O. clinic's X-ray room. -il -t. V Seafarers (left to right) James Davis, Vincent Kane end Carl Ainsworth rnake appointments with nurses Sharon Smith and J. Henderson to receive complete physical examinations at the SIU clinic in Seattle, Washington. SIU clinic system stretches frOm coast to codst and from border to border, and Puerto Rico. Seafarer Stanley Kreig, wHd sails as AB, receives a blood pressure test from Doctor Hacken Dorn at the SIU clinic in Seattle, Washington. Seattle! dime nurse iMarty. Halliday a3|u$ts"the plate for a chest X-ray of Seafarer Carl Ains­ worth, All equipment is most modern available. ns;'S^5nn'''-T"-rr^aaiTir- Genet Allegretti, daughter of Sea­ farer T. AllegMtti, receives shot at the SIU clinic in New Orleans. ••f-niTrrriT- Chief steward Donald Forrest received complete exam at Seattle clinic prior to sailing aboard» the Princeton Victory. Nurse is Marlene Ryan. • Seattle clinic nurse Janice Setts take^ blood sample from arm of bosun James Davis for test- ing in the clinic's complete laboratory facilities. �WiiiiW SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine •li 'V: J '< Mrs. Robert Hand looks on as New York clinic's ^ Dr. Harry Weisler examines Bob Jr. Hand, who sails in steward dept., was at sea at the time. - Medical records showed Mrs. Mack due for regular chest X-ray, - which was done at N. Y. clinic. At N. Y. clinic Dr. Jesse Holland studies med­ ical record of Mrs. Louise Mack, wife of Sea­ farer Phil Mack, who sails in engine department. Mrs. Carmen Bonefont, wife of Seafarer Juan Bonefont, peers into vision tester operated at New York SlU clinic by lab techni­ cian N. Williams. Device diagnoses possible vision defects. 'I i" It was full house at the New York SlU clinic when Seafarer Jim Sullivan and the missus brought the kids in for their regular physical examinations. The eight Sullivan children are: Mike, Arlene, Kathlene, Bernadette, Jim, Danny, Delores and Veronica. • •ir I.: iy IH J t! f'r .1• At the SlU clinic in San Francisco, X-ray tech­ nician Edmond McClure performs regular TB check for Seafarer Tommy Trehem during physical exam. In another phase of complete physical checkup Seafarer Trehern gets EKG heart examination from San Francisco clinic technician Bruce Bengelick. Blood pressure test is performed, on Seafarer Trehern by San Francisco clinic's Dr. Charles R. Mallory. SlU clinic physicians agree that of the tests involved in the regular examinations performed for Seafarers, this is one of the most important ones for finding health status. |. Is 1I |.il Dr. G. M. Echelman prepares to take blood sample from Seafarer Joe Sanchez for testing in the lab' oratory facilities at the SlU clinic in Tampa, Fla. With Seafarer Sanchez lined up before photogra­ phic plate, nurse Pat Danile makes final adjust­ ments necessary to complete X-ray of his chest. "Say Ah'h," urges Tampa clinic's Dr. Echelman, and Seafarer Sanchez complies, allowing the doctor to complete examination of eyes, ears, nose and throat. Modern, fully equipped SlU clinics are centrally located for use by all seafarers and their family dependents. , " " - , A. BISod^^YliSure tost on Great Lakes Seafarer James . Thompson is performed by Dr. Disbrow at the SlU s t modem clinlp: facility Jocptiad in Oaveland, Ohio. Important part of every complete physical examfc nation is blood test, being performed here for Eeafarer Thompson by clinic nurse Edith Novak, ?/&bffieflmpoifa¥t"p^^ of regiilisr physical checkup is chest X-ray, whose main purpose is to guard against possibility of tuberculosis. Here Cleveland SlU clinic doctor O'Neill watches carefully as the X-ray apparatus does its work for Seafarer James Thompson. �Page Ten f November 11, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Senate Ratifies New International Treaty US'Flag Bulk Carriers Will Benefit From New Treaty Raising Load Lines The Great Lakes It by Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes The United States Coast Guard once again is trying it's best to eliminate all unlicensed engine room crews. As you know, we fought WASHINGTON—^The United States Senate has ratified an international treaty revising cargo ship the Coast Guard when they circumvented the law by issuing a load line measurements. Q.M.E.D. rating (qualified member engine department) on seamen's The agreement, the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, was ratified with the approval papers. Now they have come up with a ^ of President Johnson, who noted ^ that since "1930 when the ex­ lines are placed on ships to mark ships on international voyages new rating called "Apprentice En­ if any, would the "Apprentice En­ isting Load Line Convention the point beyond which a vessel may be loaded. Its purpose is to gineer," who if allowed to sign on gineer" be allowed to do? Cer­ was signed, there have been sig­ may not be safely loaded and amend load line limits in view of a ship, would eventually replace tainly not the work that has tra­ modern ship construction and new the F.O.W. ditionally been assigned to the un­ nificant changes and improve­ hence submerged." According to the proposed rules, licensed crew members that is techniques in loading and unload­ He added that "the convention ments in ship design and a general the "Apprentice Engineer" trainee covered under present contracts. increase in the size of ships. The does not apply to ships of war, ing. would spend a 6-month academic Automation is probably the big The new load line regulations new ships less than 79 feet, exist­ new convention should bring im­ period ashore, a 12-month period factor behind this move, and ex­ will enter into force 12 months ing ships of less than 150 gross provements in the safety of ships at sea, during which the trainee cept for firemen, automation does after at least 15 governments, in­ tons, fishing vessels, or pleasure as well as in the economics of cluding seven with not less than craft not engaged in trade. A sur­ would be participating in a super­ not eliminate unlicensed work, al­ shipping." 1 million gross tons of shipping, vey of every ship subject to the vised training program, and a final though it makes the job easier. As a result of the new conven­ 6-month academic period ashore. For years on the Great Lakes tion, large American-flag bulk car­ 1966 convention must be made have become parties to it. The Plimsoll Line or mark is Another proposal would be the pumping ballast has always been riers will be in a better position before it is put into service, and to compete with foreign bottoms. thereafter surveys at intervals not named for Samuel Pilmsoll, an employment of an "Apprentice the duty of the Oiler and still is. The 1936 convention establish­ exceeding five years. Annual in­ English reformer who took great Engineer" on board ship under the However, on automated vessels ed load lines for ships up to 600 spections are also required," he interest in the welfare of seamen. direct supervision of the Chief the ballast system is located on a He was particularly appalled by Engineer. The trainee would have console and controlled electrically feet. Since that time, bulk carriers concluded. the then common practice among to serve two years to be eligible by push button. The operation is With the ratification of the have grown to 1200 feet in length British shipowners to send over­ for an original Third Assistant still the same except that the bal­ treaty, the load line will be and up to 300,000 deadweight loaded vessels to sea in the hope license. All of this boils down to a last valves open and close auto­ raised for the first time in 36 tons. that they would founder and jurisdictional dispute between un­ matically. years on tankers, ore carriers Although the United States con­ tinued to adhere strictly to the and bulk carriers of more than heavy insurance fees could be col­ licensed and licensed unions. We The responsibility and ballast­ all know that on vessels carrying ing of the ship was not eliminated provisions of the 1936 convention, 328-foot length. Dry cargo freight­ lected. As a member of Parliament engine room cadets, the men do by automation but it did make the a number of foreign countries op­ ers will also be allowed to raise erating major bulk fleets have as­ their Plimsoll line levels if they from 1868-80, Plimsoll vigorously just about nothing. Except for Oiler's job easier. We are now signed load lines to give their bulk are fitted with water-tight hatch pursued legislation limiting the their studies and making out the faced with the problem of who is loading of ships. As a result, the log book for the Chief Engineer, going to operate this system? The vessels distinct competitive advan­ covers. The agreement, which was sign­ load line was required to be mark­ etc., if one of these cadets so Oiler or the Engineer? The Coast tages of those of the U.S. ed by the United States on April ed on every vessel showing the much as picked up a paint brush, Guard apparently is in favor of The new load line will allow 5, establishes new uniform rules depth to which ships could be the company would be slapped the Engineer, thus creating a juris­ these U.S. ships to transport at concerning the limits to which legally loaded. with an overtime slip. What work. dictional dispute. least 10 to 15 percent more cargo, and in some cases 20 to 25 per­ Frankfort cent more. The City of Green Bay will Senator J. W. Fulbright (Dhave completed its annual marine Ark.), in reporting to the Senate inspection and leave the Mani­ on the load line treaty, said that; towoc Shipyard on November 1. "The 1966 International Con­ The M/V Viking will enter the vention on Load Lines establishes shipyard for repair of damaged new rules for the loading of ships wheels at that time. on international voyages ... the s winter's icy claws begin to clutch the waters The National Railroad Adjust­ But the Soviet Union, with its 40,000-horseconvention requires that . . . load of the Great Lakes ports and channels, one ment Board hearing on the sever­ power nuclear fueled icebreaker, Lenin, has the is reminded of the sturdy icebreaker, that rela­ ance pay for the Ann Arbor No. 5 largest and most powerful such ship—although tively recent innovation which makes possible will begin October 31 in Chicago. built for entirely different arctic conditions. year-around navigation in the North American in­ Port Agent Floyd Hanmer will Recent technological innovations have brought land waterways. attend this hearing. about the advent of the reinforced steel hull cargo The icebreakers which will be chopping through ships. These vessels, built with the icebreaker as the Great Lakes channels this winter already are their model, fiave been found to be quite inde­ moving away from their other tasks, that of clear­ pendent in the St. Lawrence seaway, and even­ ing the waterway through the Northwest Passage tually, similar vessels may make the present-day WASHINGTON — The —"over the top." icebreaker obsolete. AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Meanwhile, however, the icebreaker continues The Modem Icebreaker Department has thrown its as the mainstay of northern shipping, enabling full support behind a boycott Today's icebreaker is designed to slide onto the cargo ships to travel the Northwest passage of the wines and brandies ice and crush it with the ship's weight. About as throughout the summer. produced by the Antonio wide as it is deep, the round-bottomed icebreaker The passage around Alaska, skimming along the Perelli-Minetti & Sons vine­ stands little chance of listing over into the sea. northern coast of Canada down Baffin Bay and yard, which is being struck by Further, if the crushing method doesn't clear a into the Atlantic Ocean was found nearly a cen­ members of the AFL-CIO path, the ship can turn around and chop the ice Brander tury after early American explorers first seriously United Farm Workers Or­ with its propellers, then turn around again and attempted to find a route from the Atlantic to the ganizing Committee. move to the next section of solid ice, repeating Pacific. The Chief Wawatam crew re­ The strike by the Perellithe procedure. Among the first such explorers were Lewis and ceived back pay from the com­ Minetti farm workers, who To get through the icy waters, the icebreaker Clark, who, commissioned by President Jefferson pany on October 27th. However, left the fields in Delano, Cali­ has to be built to unusual specifications. For ex­ in 1804, attempted to find the route to the Pacific the amounts paid to some of the fornia when the company ample, those ice-chopping props are made of by way of the Missouri river. Though they failed men were not as specified in the refused to recognize the nickel vanadium steel alloy, strong enough for the in their attempt to find the mythical transconti­ agreement between Mackinac UFWOC as their bargaining job, yet not too brittle. However, even these nental waterway, they did succeed in discovering Transportation Company and the agent, is continuing despite special blades get chewed up by the ice. On such and exploring areas that were previously unknown SIU. The matter is being taken the fact that independent occasions, the changing of the propeller can often to man. up with the company. The stew­ Teamsters have brought be done at sea by shifting the weight of the ship In 1845, some years after Lewis and Clark re­ ard department received its sev­ strike-breakers through the toward the bow, thereby lifting the shaft up out turned, Sir John Franklin, a Britisher, attempted erance pay. picket lines and announced of the water and making the repair task easier for passage through the northern route using two We have plenty of jobs on the the signing of a contract. cranes. wooden ships. Years later, a search party dis­ The striking farm workers Ann Arbor Carferries at this time, The rest of the icebreaker is also specially de­ covered that one of his vessels had been crushed but it is unknown how long the are determined to maintain signed. For example, the rudder is constructed of by the ice near King William Island, while the their strike in order to have jobs will last because of the un­ low carbon mild steel. Mild steel is also used for other craft had been forced aground. Sir John the union of their choice. predictable operation of these ves­ the double bottom hull—each layer of which is and all his crew had perished. Every AFL-CIO member can sels. as much as two inches thick. This enables the help thern by upholding the That experience in mid-century showed the Duluth icebreaker to take a pounding which would reduce boycott of Perelli - Minetti need for steel ships if the ice was to be conquered. other vessels to scrap in a very short time. Jack Wallin, wheelsman, is off products. These are: But it wasn't until 1899, when the British built the Presently, the Canadian Coast Guard, which the Raymond Reiss after spending Wines—^Ambassador, Elev­ Ermak for Cs^arist Russia, that technology finally operates most of North America's icebreaking most of the season aboard her. created the first authentic icebreaker. en Cellars, Red Rooster, fleet, has ten such ships plying the northern He is waiting around for a soft Greystone, Guasti, Calwa, waters. Canada also has the world's first iceAnd then, in 1903, Roald Amundsen and his job. He plans to sail on the coast F. I., Tribuno Vermouth. breaking cable repair ship and the Canadian govcrew took the Gjoa on a two-year trip through the this winter. David Brander was Brandies—^Aristocrat, Vic­ emment has under construction a ship designed dangerous Northwest Passage. An icebreaker had injured in a car accident and is to be the most powerful conventionally-propelled tor Hugo, A. A. Morrow. made it over the top after more than a century of now in the hospital. We wish him icebreaker in the world. searching. a speedy recovery. An Icebreaker, Like a Good Fighter, is Tough, Aggressive & Hard Hitting A MTD Backs Boycott Of PerelG-Mmetti, Wines and Brandies �i November 11a 1966 Charles Carey, 60: Brother Carey died in Puerto Rico, June 21. He was bom in Georgia and made his home in I New York City. A member of the Steward depart­ ment, Carey was a cook and baker. He joined the SIU in New York City. His last vessel was the Warrior, George Champlin, 68: A re­ tired Seafarer, Brother Champlin ~ died Sept. 5, in New Orleans from a heart ail­ ment. He joined the SIU in the port of Galveston and he last sailed on the Fairport. Champlin A member of the Deck department, he had sailed as bosun. Brother Champlin was born in Illinois and made his residence in New Orle­ ans, La. He served in the Army during World War One. He is survived "by his daughter,. Mrs. Virginia Petrucci of WyckofF, N.J. The body was cremated in Bir­ mingham, Ala. Nicholas De Marco, 45: Broth­ er De Marco died on August 20 in New York City. He last sailed on the Duke Victory. Born in New York, he joined the union in that port and was a ^ resident of Brook& 1 lyn- Seafarer De Marco shipped as OS in the Deck department. He served in the Navy from 1943 to 1945. Burial was in St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York. Lawrence Jarl, 59: Brother Jarl succumbed to an illness. May 22 in Port Huron, Mich. Jarl was a member of the Steward depart­ ment. He was born in Minnea. polis, Minn, and joined the union in the port of Detroit. A resi­ dent of Superior, Wise., Seafarer Jarl is survived by his wife, Katherine Jarl of Superior. Burial was in Calvery Cemetery, Super­ ior. SEAFARERS LOG Koa Llm, 52: A carcinoma claimed the life of Seafarer Lim in St. Mary's Hosital, Galveston, Texas Sept. 6. A member of the Steward depart­ ment, he shipped as rnessman. Born in Chinkang, China, Brother Lim joined the SIU in the port of Houston. A resident of Galveston, Seafarer Lim last shipped on the Seatrain Louisiana. Burial was in Galves­ ton Memorial Park, Hitchcock, Texas. Edgar Hauser, 65: A heart at­ tack proved fatal to Seafarer Hauser, Sept. 14, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Hauser was born in New Jersey .and made his home in Willimantic. Conn. A member of the Engine dept., he sailed as a chief electrician. He joined the union in Baltimore. The Seafarer served in the Navy from 1942 to 1945. Surviving is his wife, Ethel Hauser of Brooklyn. Burial was in Long Island National Cemetery, Pinelawn, New York. Felipe A. Narte, 70: Seafarer Narte died of heart disease, Sept. 27, in Seattle, Wash. Born in the Phillipine Islands, Narte resided in Seattle for 40 years and joined the union in that port. A veteran of the Navy, Narte shipped as a salon rnessman. A widower, Narte is survived by his son Jaime Narte of Winslow, Wash. Burial was in Island Center Cemetery, Bainbridge Island, Wash. Walter Ulrich, 44: Seafarer Ulrich died an accidential death on August 4 while sailing as first mate on a Penn. R.R. barge. A resdent of Brooklyn, Seafarer Ulrich joined the SIU in the port of New York. An Army veteran, he served from 1943 to 1945. Surviving is his wife. Vera Ulrich of Brooklyn. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Queens, N.Y. Page Eleven Odd Fish Spesimens, Tropiiallslands Add Spice to Anton Bruuns Voyage Twenty-three SIU crewmembers recently returned to New York after a 14-month voyage aboard the R/V Anton Bruun which carried scientists and equipment on an extraordinary research expedition. Seafarer Thomas Brennan in describing the voyage said that it was a great change of pace from the normal run on a tanker or ^ freighter. Brennan, who sails in sibly have been man-made, in serve for penguins, seals, turtles, which case the trail to a com­ iguanas, and other forms of wild­ the Deck department, said the pletely lost civilization which life found in the Pacific. crew "had lots of port time in in­ could help reveal the origin, for­ Seafarer Brennan is not likely teresting places we wouldn't nor­ mation, and history of the earth to forget the stopover in Chile. mally have gotten to see. On the itself, may now be open. "I got married to a girl I met ship, there was no rush and we there," he said. Don McMillan, Home of Robinson Crusoe worked with the scientists on some who served as cook and baker, very interesting projects." Among unusual ports of call was also married during an earlier The R/V An­ was Juan Fernandez, legendary phase of the voyage in Port Louis, ton Bruun is op­ island home of adventurer Robin­ Mauritius. erated by Alpine son Crusoe. The island's peoples Seafarers were well-entertained, Geophysical As­ were welcomed aboard the Brunn having a library, softball equip­ sociates, Inc. of for an open house get-together. ment, and chess and checker sets Norwood, N. J., Other ports included the remote at their disposal, and the radio op­ for the National San Felix island, Callao, Guaya­ erator kept everyone in touch with Science Founda­ quil, and other spots in Peru, the rest of the world. tion. The pro­ Chile and Ecuador. The R/V Anton Bruun paid off gram was direc­ Murranka recently in New York City where Many places visited were of ted by Dr. Ed­ special interest due to the large the ship will undergo some repairs ward Chin of Texas A & M variety of animal life, particularly prior to signing on for another ex­ University's Marine Laboratory. at the Charles Darwin Research ploration which scientists hope to Dr. Chin, Brennan said, was very Station on one of the Galapagos be as fruitful as the one just com­ pleased with the trip's results. Islands which acts as a game pre­ pleted. In addition to collecting marine biological specimens and birds from different areas, scientists studied ocean currents and depths, tides and winds, as well as the El Nino phenomenon, which was of special curiosity. The El Nino phenomenon is an inexplicably Maritime Overseas Corporation is holding unclaimed wages for warm current off the coast of Peru which kills large numbers of fish. the Seafarers listed below. Men whose names are listed should get Why the current is where it is in touch either in person or by mail with Mr. O. E. Manna, and the reasons for its destructive Maritime Overseas Corporation, 511 Fifth Avenue, New York, force remain a mystei5j(. New York, as soon as possible. On board ship were two labora­ tories, one wet and the other dry. Large numbers of fish were caught Amount Vessel Name at depths of up to two miles. Said 16.76 Ocean Deborah Sier, Stewart W. Seafarer Brennan, "You would 20.37 Overseas Eva Simonelli, Michael G. normally never see fish like these." 56.29 Ocean Anna Simpson, W. R. Some Seafarers, he noted, had 15.31 Ocean Ulla Smith, Murray William time to do a little fun fishing of 573.46 Ocean Ulla Smith, Richard 56.52 Rebecca Soon, Ah their own. 18.00 Overseas Joyce Spencer, Robert Bosun Hank Murranka, in fact, 6.43 Globe Progress Spinney, Prescott Y. caught a blue shark so large it 21.37 Globe Explorer Stapleton, Robert amazed the scientists, who be­ 54.00 Ocean Dinny Stecker, V. E. lieved it to be a record catch. 12.00 Natalie Sullivan, Frederick R. "Murranka donated the shark to 1.00 Globe Explorer Talbot, J. R. the Smithsonian Institute in Wash­ 3.79 Globe Progress Talley, Floyd 58.60 Globe Explorer ington," Brennan reported. He Tamulis, Victory 9.27 Overseas Rose Tarantino, David had used a hard line to haul it in. 8.87 Overseas Eva Tarkenton, Ghadwick' Scientists studied samples of 13.79 Natalie Tedora, Charles water and mud gathered from as16.37 Ocean Joyce Thompson, Sticel A. of-yet unexplored depths and 23.00 Globe Progress Townsard, Joseph E. photographed the bottom of the 19.74 Overseas Dinny Viik, Heinrich Milne-Edwards Deep in the Peru1.00 Globe Explorer Virkki, V. J. Chile trench, going as far down 10.39 Globe Progress Waller, James A. 3.00 Globe Explorer Ward, P. V. as four miles. 35.00 Overseas Joyce Warren, Edward Underwater photos revealed 11.46 Ocean Joyce Wasden, Elma E. canyons and submerged reefs as 51.98 Globe Traveler Webb, Edward well as unnatural rocks in the 20.90 Ocean Dinny Welch, James E. form of column-like structures 12.14 Overseas Rose Wenger, Jack projecting from the sediment near 94.98 Overseas Rebecca Wheeler, Ronald G. a strange, block-like stone. Scien­ 11.87 Overseas Rose Wilcox, Earl 4.66 Ocean Joyce tists speculated these might pos­ Wood, Leonard ASA MAtreR OF B^CT/ MO^BY IS "THE ALLBVli,.: i' MONEY DUE I,- S T ii I ^,-ir O.K.-O.K! MOtV MUCH DO fou A/FfD; •4 • 'V �SEAFARERS Page Twelve Writes in Prwse" Of Late Seafarer To The Editon I am writing this for my mother, in regard to my late father, Milton C. Habrat who I know had many friends in the SIU and was very well liked. Milton Habrat arrived from Vietnam to change planes in San Francisco. He called on the phone and said he was coming home for a long rest. He died suddenly in his room in San Francisco. My father served as a fireman-watertender on the S. S. Kenmar. He served in the engine department for many, many years and held many li­ censes. He died on Oct. 11. Miss C. Habrat Mrs. Betty Habrat 448 Ihycove Drive Pittsborgfa, Pa. 15210 LETTERS To The Editor are calling for increased spend­ ing for schools. I hope that the state of Alabama will end its old-fashioned ways and give a man a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. Pat Barker —4/ ^ Deplores Plight Of Unemployed To the Editor: It's sad to hear about unem­ ployment in this richest nation of the world and enough to get you mad. Why should almost 4 per cent be out of work? And more unbelievable, why should nearly 8 per cent of Negroes be out of work? A man with no job's got no way to live and nothing to do. He can't improve himself. He can't be a man. Why doesn't the government train these people for work? The SIU trains men to become sea­ men and to advance themselves. Why can't the government do the same? James Ritcbey ——.... Urges All Nations Enforce Ship Safety Lauds AFL'CIO Stand Against Bigotry To The Editon I was pleased to see that the Senate has aj^roved a ship safety bill for passenger vessels operating from U. S. ports, even though the bill was a compro­ mise. Some recent disasters at sea have called attention to the dif­ ference in safety standards be­ tween American and foreign-flag passenger ships. Every maritime nation should make certain its ships adequately provide for the safety of its pas­ sengers. Fire-proof requirements on new passenger ships are an absolute must. Joe Ryan To the Editor: I was glad to read recently of the AFL-CIO's strong stand against hate-peddlers. A labor union sets an example of man's ability to get along with his fellow man and work toward ccHumon social reforms and un­ ions have always been in the forefront in the fight against racial bigotry. The hate peddlers only blind people to the real needs facing society today. I am glad to see jthat the AFL-CIO. has taken^ such a strong stand. — Urges Alabama Pass Minimum Wage Law To the Editon I am glad to see that the Ala­ bama State AFL-CIO is making an effort to break through the anti-union block and enable workers to achieve decent wages, long absent in that state. Employers in Alabama have constantly fought unions and it will not be easy to overcome this strong opposition. Alabama has no thinimum wage, one reason why the average income is near the bottom in the United States, addition to a minimum At Carter —4^— Garmatz Hailed For Martirhe Stand To Tbe Editmr It was wonderful that Repre­ sentative Garmatz received the Maritime Service Award. He has been a great supporter of American shipping and the men who earn their livelihood from that industry. He has constantly supported key legislation that has helped strengthen the Merchant Marine. Representative Garmatz, along with hard work by die SIU and other maritime unions may yet elevate our industry to the posi­ tion that it deserves. Maurice MONEY DUE Robin Lines is holding checks for unclaimed wages for the fol­ lowing men who are to contact the company direct at 2 Broadway, New York City, giving their Social Security number, "Z" number and instructions regarding payment. Jacob R. Gnagey John W. Griffin W. C. Murphy Robert A. Eaton Billy K. Nuckols Steven Williams Robert S. Davis John J. Cox C. Hitchcock Arthur J. Ahearn Leroy E. Richards Edward F. Quigley Donald Jones Janws E. Rogerson John L. O'Rourke Joseph J. Olson Arthur R. McCree Gerald F. Conant Joseph Prindezis Thomas J. O'Connor George Condos Armond Ramos Clayton Engelund Joseph W. Welch Robert T. Leggo Jack GeUer H. A. FeUppetti C. O. Olafsson Allen R. Aiagon James R. Messec Charles P. Lord Charies A. Turn^ William R. Blake R Barcdona Joseph Kuceta Frank J. Fftch John J. Niemiera November 11, 1966 LOG "One of the best crews that I ever saUed with" was the way ship's delegate Eddie Bonefonf referred to the Seafarers just completed a trip on the Oakland (Sea Land). "Thanks operation," Bonefont told the Seafarers. Bonefont said the Steward department did a fine job. The ship's delegate said he would ^ check to see if they could get rollers for the washing machine mirrors in each bath room. were recent additions to the ship. Meeting Secretary Wilson J. Davis There was some disputed overtime reported by the deck and engine writes that a request was made for delegates. Seafarers to start a ship's fund. The All beefs have been settled and crew was remind­ things are well on the Norberto ed of the impor­ Capay (Liberty tance of starting Navigation) as the a fund as it is ship heads for used for contact­ Danang on the ing the union on I., V i e t n a m run. behalf of a Sea­ Meeting Chair­ farer who is hos­ Davis man E. Lessor pitalized, notify­ writes the LOG. ing the family of a sick crewmemC. Foster, meet­ ber and also contacting the union ing secretary, re­ Foster in case of an emergency beef. An ports that the expression of sympathy was ex­ tended to L. Serano, whose father crew was requested to keep all passed away. The Oakland lost doors closed in port and that only the services of two men on the crew-members be allowed in pas­ sageways and mess halls. A re­ West Coast due to illness. minder was given to crew mem­ bers to help keep the passageways, — ^ furniture and laundry clean. Seafarers on the Fa if port (Waterman) were briefed on union activities by the A collection has been made on SIU port agent in the Penn Victory (Waterman) for Wilmington, the family of Secretary Meeting James A. Jones, James Dawson who died an ac­ writes. The crew cidental death on received a new a recent voyage. TV antenna. J. Meehan, ship's Dawson said they delegate, was in will be able to Dawson charge of the col­ take it down and lection for Jones. put it away when not in yse. John Meeting Secretary A. Sullivan, who was serving as Meehan A. D. Hill reports meeting chairman, was elected that the vessel was fired on as it ship's delegate, by acclamation. A went up the Saigon river but was reminder was extended to the never in real danger. Hill writes crew to take it easy on the use of that the ship's fund totals $11. water. A vote of thanks was ex­ The payoff was in New Orleans. tended to the Steward's depart­ ment. —4/-— 4/^ — —4^— Cecil Deiltz, meeting chairman aboard the National Defender (National Ship­ ping), writes that a request was made for Seafar­ ers to chip in 50^ a man for the es­ tablishment of a ship's fund. Wili'liam Cameron, meeting secretary, Cameron reports that the voyage was a good one except for the fact that Logs were slow in arriving. The vessel recently left Bombay. — 4/ — Martin J. Trieschmann, Jr. was elected ship's delegate on the Penn Carrier (Penn Shipping), Judson Lamb, meeting secretary, writes. According to Lamb, the ship's repair list includes the es­ cape panel in the messman's foc'sle. Lamb A slop chest list will be posted so Seafarers can know the items available and the hours when they can be pur­ chased. W. Wentlin, meeting chairman writes that the ship's treasury contains $4.40. •4^ Andrew Johansson, meeting sec­ retary oh the Beaver Victory (Bulk Carriers), reports that the vessel will soon be arriving in Vietnam. Whitey Johnson, ship's delegate, said the Captain will advise the Seafarers about the amount they Johansson can draw on over­ time when they arrive at Subic Bay. Johnson reported that the ship's fund will be discontinued but Seafarers will be asked to do­ nate money to cover the* costs of any cables which have to be sent. A suggestion was made to move the ice cube maker since the pres­ ent location is too hot. A vote of thanks was extended to the stew­ ard department for "excellent top class chow and real good service." The payoff will be in Long Beach, Calif., Johnson reports. A smooth payoff with no beefs or disputed overtime for the Sea'I farers on the Del Sol (Delta), L. J. Dolinger, meeting chairman, writes. Chief Steward E. J. Riviere, who ' handled the ship's fund, reports ' a ^ • total of $23.30. Max Stewart re­ Stewart signed as ship's delegate with a vote of thanks for a job well done. Seafarers were reminded to put cans, bottles and cartons in a barrel on deck so the garbage chute won't get clogged. Chow Time On Alcoa Runner —4/— Two members of the Steward department pitched in and did the work of four men when illness struck the Chief cook and a utilityman during a re­ cent voyage on the Tamara Guilden (Transport Company Corp-). Meeting Chair­ Driscoll man Tom Driscoll reported. The second cook and baker took on the added work and earned the praise of shipmates for the fine job they did. F. Bucayan and Bill Barclay are recovering in a hospital in Haifa. Leon Kleinman, meeting secretary, reports that each crewman chipped in $1 for repairs to the television set. The ship's fund totals $10.20 and the movie fund shows $390. New Chief Cook Jose Cubano carves a roast beef for hungry Seafarers aboard the Alcoa Runner during a recent voyage. Seafarers had plenty of good chow and service thanks to the combined efforts of (l-r) Allan Payne, cook, Adan Martinez, galleyman, Charles "Red" Turner, chief steward and chief cook Cubano. Crewmembers agreed that the Steward department on the Alcoa Runner was top notch. �November 11, 1966 Sill Lifeboat Class No. J 63 Graduates Seafarer Retails Career as Boxer When 'Croats Ruled the Prize Ring The latest additions to the ranks of SlU lifeboat ticket holders pose for picture after they successfully completed the training course at Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in New York City. In front row, l-r, are: Robert Colantti, Gary Collins, Ray Shaynick, and Phil Powell. In the back row: Joe Klolber, Dick Velez, Bernard Savage and lifeboat class instructor Ami Bjornsson. SIU ARRIVALS i Adina Kirk, bom May 22,1966, to the Lynwood Kirks, Belhaven, N. C. Todd Harvey Cazallis, born September 22, 1966, to the Har­ vey Cazallis, Highland, Ind. Craig Crotf, born September 24, 1966, to the Robert Crotts, Hitchcock, Texas. Thomas Ellis, born April 19, 1966, to the John T. Ellis, Olean, N. Y. David Hays, born September 5, 1966, to the David M. Hays, Hutchins, Texas. Frank Lee Willis, born Octo­ ber 19, 1966, to the Donald L. Willis, Pomona, California. <1> 4/- Tiffiny Lucritia Keen, born Au­ gust 8, 1966, to the Louis Koens, Mobile, Alabama. Henry Jankoski, bom Septem­ ber 30, 1966, to the Henry Jankoskis, Galveston, Texas. ^ <I> Ramon Ramos, born July 27, 1966, to the Maria Ramos, Tren­ ton, N. J. Janice Lynn Rodgers, born Sep­ tember 5, 1966, to the Leon Rod­ gers, Hartford, 111. <1> Mark Klein, born September 30, 1966, to the Clair Kleins, Hubbard Lake, Mich. Kelly Costelio, born May 27, 1966, to the Samuel L. Costellos, Berryville, Va. Tresa Malynn Jones, born April 21, 1966, to the Cyril Jones, New Orleans, La. Mechelle Henson, born August 16, 1966, to the Hulet Hensons, Marrero, La. —4/— Peggy Donnie Davis, born Sep­ tember 12, 1966, to the James D. Davis, Semmes, Alabama. —4^— James Allen Bergstrom, born May 21, 1966, to the James F. Bergstroms, Davis, West Va. I I I f I I I i i IJ Francis Wozunk, born Septem­ ber 24, 1966, to the John Wozunks, Somerdale, New Jersey. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., BrooklyhiN-Y. 11232 I would like' to receive the SEAFARERS LOG-pleese put my n^me on your mailing Ifst.?^: ^ information) NAME CITY I TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are ati old jubscriber and have a • of address, please give your former address below: f "All my SIU brothers want to know, how many fights I won and how many I lost", Larry Schroeder said at the hall in Brooklyn. "I had 100 fights without a win," Larry joked. Although even Larry couldn't recall his exact record, he won his share of fights before leaving the ring in 1946 to go to sea. He fought under the name of ^ mostly a club fighter. Small clubs Sandy Mack. are almost extinct today. Larry's first fight was with a "I don't follow the sport much, fellow known as "Sailor" Kane, now" Larry said. "Boxing stinks who was Navy Champion before now. The guys aren't hungry any­ turning pro. "He had 16 pro more." fights", said Larry. "I fought hard, Larry would like to see fights but he beat me." This was in stopped "before they go too far. 1939. Larry, who was born in A doctor can tell when a guy's Norristown, Pa., had enough," he said. Larry would left school that also like to see a pension for year and was fighters, especially the guys who "hungry". really need financial help. Larry tried to promote a fight "I went to this for himself against Sugar Ray gym in Miami. It Robinson, but it didn't quite come was on 10th and off. "It was in 1945, and I won Seventh Ave. $4,000 at the races. I took $3,000 Now, the gym is Schroeder gone and a junk and gave it to a promoter to ar­ yard is there". range a shot at Sugar Ray. I was Larry thought he could do as well cocky in those days and wanted to as some of the fighters he saw take him one. The promoter said This picture of Larry Schroeder appeared in a 1942 issue of working out and asked for a to me, 'Sugar Ray wouldn't fight a guy like you,' so I lost my chance Ring Magazine. Larry was a chance to prove it. "I was a giveat him." welterweight under the ring and-take kind of fighter, but was Larry was good enough' to in­ name of Sandy Mack. He joined never taught to box right," Larry explained. A welterweight, he terest Jack Kearns, who managed the SIU in New York in 1948. Jack Dempsey, Archie Moore and fought some pretty fair fighters. others. Keams would have man­ "I'd recommend anybody inter­ Before that first fight with Kane, aged Larry, who could also have A1 Jolson and A1 Capone climbed had former featherweight champ, ested in fighting to go and see them," Larry said. in the ring to shake hands with the Willie Pep as a manager. in 1946, Larry met a fellow boxers. "Capone looked pretty "There were some good fighters who suggested that "You can rough," Larry recalls. when I was around", he said. make more money as a seaman Larry's big chance came against "Guys like Armstrong, Zale, than you can in the ring." Larry Billy Arner, who went on to fight Graziano, Ambers, Jenkins and took his advice and sailed for the Rocky Graziano. "If I won, I would 'Bummy' Davis." Larry also first time on the Topa Topa. have been able to fight Rocky," fought a fellow SIU man, Joe "Thank God, I met him", Larry Larry explained. "This was my Smith. "Joe ships out of Jackson­ said. "I was glad I had a chance to big chance, but I didn't train right. ville, where we had our fight," see the world when I was young. Billy hit hard and stopped me in Larry said. "I still see.him every Rio and Stockholm rank highest the second round. Rocky defeated now and then," he added. among the places he's seen. Billy, and after that fight, Billy Although he never got to Madi­ "Rio is the most beautiful city quit." son Square Garden, Larry did in the world," Larry believes. Al­ Larry also faced George La make the Convention Hall and though a member of the deck de­ Rova and Pete Galiano, boxers Arena in Philadelphia, the old partment, he sailed at times in the who had fought a number of the Beach Arena in Miami, Joe Turn­ engine and steward departments. leading fighters active at the time. er's Arena in Washington and the Larry lives in Brooklyn and likes to drop into the hall there as often "I took on Pete in Baltimore and Baltimore Colosseum. He has high regard for Angelo as possible to visit his old buddies, that was a fight I thought I won, but didn't," Larry said. Larry, who and Chris Dundee, the famous who know him as one of the SIU's competed as a welterweight, was trainers who work out of Miami. most enthusiastic member. I I 1^ . 'L .4 1' •; f • ^' r , y^^ I i , X ' I i Anthony Spillman, born Sep­ tember 17, 1966, to the Tommy Spillmans, Gloster, Miss. — Page Thirteen SEAFARERS LOG 1I Charles W. Palmer Please contact John Wiggins, 1156 Oliver St., Mobile, Ala., as soon as possible, or phone 4738498. —4f— Almon J. Graves, Jr. Please contact your father, Al­ mon J. Graves, Route 2, Box 98, Tampa, Fla., as soon as possible. vl> John Francis Griffin Please get in touch with your father as soon as possible. —4,— William "Bill" Dixon Please contact Jessica and Rich­ ard Dixon at 1315 South 26th Place, Lawton, Okla. 73501. Tel.: El 5-0065, in regard to an impor­ tant matter. —4/— George Pickles Please contact your wife, Sarah, at 2319 Bailey Terrace, Philadel­ phia, Pa. 19145, as soon as pos­ sible. Billy Walter Connett Please contact your mother, Nancy Connett, at Grand View Medicare Facility, East Jordan, Michigan, as soon as possible. —4/— John R. Cheely Please contact your wife, Mrs. Jeanenne Cheely, 190-12 Station Road, Flushing, N.'Y., 11358, as soon as possible. —4^— Audly Foster Please contact your wife, 911 Clinton St., Hoboken, N. J., or the family doctor at 8210 Fourth Ave., North Bergen, Jersey City, N. J., as soon as possible. <|> John Barone Please contact Joe De Jessa at 143 Fisher Ave., Bricktown, New Jersey, as soon as possible. —4/— Edward "Frencby" Spalding Please contact Stan Stashak, 3390 Magowan Dr., Santa, Rosa, Calif., 95405, concerning a very important matter. —4f— Paul T. Babbin Please contact Mrs. Grace Gardner at 40 Russell St., Charlestown, Mass., as soon as possible. —4/— James E. Kirchner Please contact your parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kirchner, 241 S. Main, White Hall, 111., as soon as possible. Bobby Gene McMichael Please contact your parents at home in Hattiesburg, Miss., tele­ phone number, 48898. Your par­ ents extend birthday greetings. ^ Fred W. Edgett Please contact your brother, El­ mer Edgett, Hazard Road, Marcy, New York 13403, or any member of your family as soon as possi­ ble. v.: •K', �Page Fourteen Membership Meetings if I I' SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New Orleans. Nov. IS—2:30 p.m. Mobile Nov. 1^—2:30 p.m. Wilmington .Nov. 21—2 p.m. San Francisco Nov. 23 2 p.m. Seattle Nov. 25—2 p.m. New York .. Dec. 5—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia .Dec. 6—2:30 p.m. Baltimore .. . Dec. 7—2:30 p.m. Detroit Dec. 9—2:30 p.m. Houston .... Dec. 12—2:30 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Alpena Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Duluth Frankfort Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. 21—2 p.m. 21—7 p.m. 21—7 p.m. 21—7 p.m. 21—7 p.m. 21—7 p.m. 21—7 p.m. United Industrial Workers New Orleans .. .Nov. 15—7 p.m. Mobile Nov. 16—7 p.m. New Yoi1( Dec. 5—7 p.m. Philadelphia . . . Dec. 6—^7 p.m. Baltimore Dec. 7—7 p.m. i ^Houston Dec. 12—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Chicago ... .Nov. tSault Ste. Marie Nov. Buffalo ... .Nov. Duluth Nov. Cleveland .. Nov. Toledo Nov. Detroit Dec. Milwaukee .. Dec. 15—7:30 p.m. 17—7:30 p.m. 16^7:30 p.m. 10—7:30 p.m. 18—7:30 p.m. 18—7:30 p.m. 12—^7:30 p.m. 12—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union New Orleans ..Nov. 15—5p.m. Mobile Nov. 16—5 p.m. Philadelphia .. . Dec. 6—5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) .. Dec. 7—5 p.m. Norfolk Dec. 8—5 p.m. Houston Dec. 12—5 p.m. DIRBCTORYof UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Gal Tanner Earl Shepard Al Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsey Williams Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 -Ith Ave., BMyn. HY 9-660(1 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 1216 E. Baltimore St. BALTIMORE, MD. .. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 177 State St. Rl 2 0140 BUFFALO, N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va Railway Marine Region Philadelphia Nov. 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Nov. 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. *Norfolk Nov. 17—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Jersey City Dec. 12^—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. STEEL BBCOSOER (leihmUn), Octo;'ber 12—Cbairmsn, J. HowUon ; Secretery, -AnKel Sed*. No bc«fe and no dSeputed OT reported by department deleoates. Ship'a delesrate extended a vote of tnanka to the Captain and his offlcer for their cooperation durinK this trip. Also, a vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Two men were hospital­ ise-in Banirbok. A vote of thanks to the two men who operated the movie projec­ tor durinK this voysKe. B2.60 in the ship's fund. Dispute between the cook and baker and 3rd cook to be brouKht to the attention of the patrolman. Motion made to hold ship's meetinK every month durinK lonK voyaKes. Motion to check hospital supply before ship sifrns on for next voyaRO- Motion to see the Captain in the future when some one Is left in the hos­ pital. To see patrolman about sendinK more LOGS to the ships when they are in foreign ports. ALCOA MARINER (Alcoa), Chairman, V. L. Hopkins, Secretary, H. ArlinKhaus. Few hours disputed OT in deck and cnKine departments to be taken up with fHcvtinr held at Labor Temple, Saalt ^ patrolman. Discuasion about shortaKe Ste. Marie. Mich. i of cups and payoff procedure. Vote of * Meetinr held at Labor Temple, New­ ' thanks to the steward department for a port Newa. job well done. t Heetina held at Galveston wharves. PRESIDENT Paul Hall -it;;''- November 11, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE. P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. 834-2528 FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU AtUntic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland 'Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atiantle, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of trust fun^ are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING BIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union hails. If you - feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battcnr Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union offleiol, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORI.AL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from oubliahing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the or I' harmful to the Union or ite collective membership. This esUblished policy has been vMfflrmed by membership action at the September, I960, meetings In all constituttonaf^o^/TSr^ponsibUlty for LOO^ipzIIcy is ves^ in an ^itorial hoard which MnsistTof the BxeeuUve Board ot the Union. The Executive Bojrd may delegate, tnm among ito naks. ono individual to carry out thU responsibility. DIGEST of SIU delegate be given elarlfleatlon of eontraet* between Union and shipowners. Matter to be discussed with patrolman. HUDSON (OrlsnUl Exporters), Octo­ ber 16 — Chairman, J. H. Maxey; Secre­ tary, D. E. EWwards. Brother J. HMaxey resigned as ship's delegate and was given a vote of thanks for a job well done. Brother T. K. Lane was elected to serve in his place. Most of the repairs were completed. $1.00 in ship's fund. Everyone asked to pitch in a few coins to build up the fund. No beefs reported by deportment delegates. NOKBERTO CAPAY (Liberty Naviga­ tion), September 15 — Chairman, E. Les­ sor ; Secretary. C. Foster. Motion was made to have all SlU-contracted com­ panies install TVs in crew messrooms or recreation rooms. BEAVER VICTORY (Bulk Carriers), October 19 — Chairman, Fletcher J. Johnson; Secretary, Andrew Johansson,. Brother F. J. "Whitey" Johnson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the excellent top-class chow and real good service. PKNN VANGUARD (Penn Shipping), October 20 — Chairman, H. Fruge; Sec­ retary, £. C. O'Neil. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is O.K. with no beefs reported. Motion made to keep messrooms locked. PENN CARRIER (Penn), October 16 — Chairman, W. Wentlin; Secretary, Judson P. Lamb. $4.40 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department deleates. Brother Martin J. Trleschmann, r. was elected to serve as ship's delegate. ____ J MEETINGS STBII^ CHEMIST (Isthmian), October It — Chairman, 8, S^ree; Secretary, J. Recicle. $7.00 in ship's fund. Some dis­ puted OT in deck department to be taken up with patrolman in New York. FAIRPORT {Watcnnan), October 2 —Chairman, John A. Sullivan, Jr.; Seere* tary, James M. Dawson. No beefs were reported fay department delegates. Brother John A. Sullivan, Jr. was elected to serve as ship's deleKate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. NATIONAL DEFENDER (National Shipping), Octuuer 2 — Cnainnan, Cecil Deiltz: Secretary, William Cameron. A suKgestion was made to contact head­ quarters to find out just what has been done, or what is being done for retire­ ment pension. This clause was left open daring the negotiations two years ago. What progress has been made? It was suggested that each man donate 60^ to start a ship's fund. TRANSHATTERAS (Hudson Water­ ways), August 3 — Chairman, J. R. Prestwood: S«retary, P. D. Sheldrake. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Brother Phillip F. Payne was elected to serve as ship'a delegate. Dis­ cussion on movies. Discussion on washing machine. OAKLAND (Sea-Land), October 16 -rChairman, Eddie Bonefont; Secretary, Wilson J. Davis. No beefs reported. Everything running smoothly. Motion was made that members with twenty years service with the Union,,and good stand­ ing, with ten years sea time, should be allowed to retire with full pension. And because of the increased cost of living, members would like to see the Union pen­ sion raised. Motion was made po contact Union regarding the possibility of nam­ ing a committee of rank and fide men to investigate the transportation pro­ vided by the Sea-Land Company, in alt those ports where there is no public transportation provided. They should provide transportation from ship to a bus terniinaL Vote of thanks was ex­ tended to the steward and his gang for a job well done. This is a good feMtng ship, and a nice crew all around. TAMABA GUILDEN (Transport Com­ mercial), October 16 — Chairman, Thomas priccoll *, Secretary, Leon Kteininan. Two inen were hospitalized in Haifa. Some disputed OT in deck and engine depart­ ments. $10.20 in ship's fund and $39O.O0 in movie fuhdv MoHon made the ship's TO LABOR DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) ^ Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Welier Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) PENN VICTORY (WaUrman), Octo­ ber 23 — Chairman, J. Meohan; Secre­ tary. A. D. Hill. Ship's delegate to see •"Patrolman about cw>w being limited to $20.00 draw. Crew's rooms need to be squeegeed and decks painted. $11.00 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT was reported by department dele­ gates. Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) FLOHIDIAN (South Atlantic), October 30—Chairman, Tony Aronlca; Sccretery, F. Alvarez. Ship's delegate reported that "evCTything is running smoothly. Brother Nick Sabln resigned as ship's delegate and Brother H. Miranda was elected to serve in his place. Vote of thanks was extended to Brother Sabin. Motion was made in regards to SIU Pension Plan to have pension on 20 years union member­ ship, same as other maritiQie uniuiis (MM&P, MEBA, MSTS and NMU). Crew extended s vote of thanks to tho steward department for a job well done. Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) Klf Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) PLATTE (Oriental Exporters), October 23—-Chairman, James W. Corcoran; Sec­ retary, C. R. Henrtcks. Ship's delegate to see the First Assistant about a water cooler for crew passageway. Disputed OT to be taken up with boarding patrolnsan at payoff. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmion), Odtober 27—Chairman, J. Tsrrand; Secretary, F. S. Omega. Discussion held about the OT involved while the ship was discharg­ ing and loading cargoes at Suez. No launch service available so crew was re­ stricted to ship. $4.65 in ship's fund. Matter of broken fan in engine room to be brought to the attention of patrolman. FAIRLAhID (Sea-Land Service), No­ vember 2—Chairman, Victor M. Perez; Secretary, Jose N. Castro. All repairs have been taken care of except for a few it«na. Disputed OT to be taken up with Union ofllcials. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done.-® Brother Robert Carey was elected to servieg as new ship's delegate. I.jiii HALCYON PANTHER (Halcyon), Od-'j tober 22:—Chairman, Jerome I. Hacker, i Ship's delegate reported that this was a i smooth trio with no complaints. ~ OUR LADY OF PEACE (Liberty Njitrli. gation), October 27—Chairman, B. Wag-| ner; Secretary. H. Carmichael. Four mdn missed ship, one rejoined ship in Bang­ kok. Few hours disputed OT in engine department, otherwise there were no beefs of any kind. Discussion about deck main­ tenance pay being reduced to OS pay. Explanation will be requested of boarding patrolman. Suggestion was made to check on TV as the Company is supposed to I furnish one for the crew, ss" per agree.raent. .. . • .. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumetances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment he made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, hut feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately he reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEIAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at ihemhership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the noembership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their g<^ standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in emplojrment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may he discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that be is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. 8EAFABERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any tlaia a Seafarsr fsds that any of the above righto have bsen violated, er that he has been dsnied his constitutional right of accoso to Union records or inforsMtion. ho shonld ianiodlatoly notify SIU Prsoldont Pnal HaU at hsadqnaitcrs by cortiSad SMU, ntun ncolpt raqnostad. U/ U/ — White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) 0/ Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestwodh, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) M/ Di Giorgio Fruit Corp. S and W Fine Foods Treesweet (National Farm Workers Association) <!> Baltimore Luggage Co. Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart Starlite luggage Starflite luggage (International Leather Goods, Plastics and Novelty Workers Union) "HIS" brand men's clothes Kavnee Boyswear, Judy Bond blouses. Hanes Knitwear, Randa Ties, Boss Gloves, Richman Brothers and Sewell Suits, Wing Shirts (Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America) ^ R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Camels, Winston, Tempo, Brandon, Cavalier and Salem cigarettes (Tobacco Workers International Union) <I> Peavy Paper Mill Products (United Papermakers and Paperworkers Union) <I> Comet Rice Mills Co. products (International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drinks and Distillery Workers) — <1/ Antonio Perelli Minetti & Sons Ambassador, Eleven Cellars Red Rooster, Greystone, Guasti, Calwa, F. I., Tribuno Vermouth, Aristocrat, Victor Hugo, A. R. Morrow Wines and Brandies. (National Farm Workers Association) �November 11, 1966 Page Fifteen SEAFARERS LOG PORTS ®^the World KUALA LUMPUR K UALA LUMPUR—Malaysia's principal city and golden gateway to a rare blend of ori­ ental cultures is a metropolis which visiting Seafarers find interesting. Kuala Lumpur is a unique port city in that it has its own separate port—Port Swettenham— some 28 miles away, where vessels discharge and take on cargo. Everything that is interesting to see, however, is in and around Kuala Lumpur. The hour-long trip from the dock area of Port Swettenham to Kuala Lumpur costs about 65 cents by bus, 75 cents by rail and $9 by taxi. Kuala Lumpur, a thriving commercial center populated by Malayans, Chinese, Indians and Europeans, has one of the highest per capita in­ comes in all Asia. The city has many fine restau­ rants frequented by its prosperous citizens, an up-to-date race track and interesting museums and parks. A few miles outside the city Seafarers can see a rubber plantation, tin mines and the Batu Caves. This striking geological formation is a cathedral­ like complex of caves in a beautiful limestone out­ cropping. It must be reached by walking up some 200 stone steps. A few miles from the Batu Caves is the Templar Park, a beautiful tropical botanical gardens with jungle flora and strikihg waterfalls. While in the city, places of interest include the famous Mosque off Montbatten Road, The Lake Gardens and the National Art Gallery at 109 Ampang Road. Shopping is very good in Kuala Lumpur and a variety of goods can be purchased on Petaling Street where Chinese merchants do business and Batu Road where Indian shop keepers prevail. The SlU-manned Steel Worker, an Isthmian Lines ship regularly makes voyages to Kuala Lum­ pur. It is one of many cargo ships crewed by Seafarers which make regular stops at this famous Malaysian city. Whole roast pork hangs outside Chinese res­ taurant. Kuala Lumpur population is made up of Chinese, Malayans, Indians and others. Priest is carried on a palanquin during a Chinese festival in Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. Chinese living in Malay­ sia are a big factor in the economy and culture of the area. ifi : 1 i. f -III t i I SlU-manned Steel Worker and other Isthmian Lines ships are among the SlU-contracted vessels making regular stops at Kuala Lumpur. Because Kuala Lumpur is some 28 miles inland, vessels actually dock at Port Swetten­ ham to take on and discharge cargo. The activity is in Kuala Lumpur, however, and a short ride gets you there. riiI f • I ' I •s Kuala Lumpur flag shop displays Malaysian banners. The city and surroundings offer many attractions, like restaurants, piarks, racetrack and natural formations. Kuala Lumpur is both a political and business capital. Picture of busy Market Square shows modem ninestory British Mercantile Bank Building in center. The 10-story Chinese Lee Wah Bank Building is at right. Because of the city's business activity, its citizens enjoy one of highest per capita incomes in all Asia. J �Vol. XXViii No. 23 SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO 'i 1rl OTH the SIU crew and the scientists the •f oceanographic Research Vessel Anton Brunn were delighted as they looked back on a successful voyage. The crew helped the oceanographers con­ duct experiments as well as man the vessel. They found time for a lot of fancy fishing as well, and had the chance to visit many areas that Seafarers aboard the vessel described as "island paradises." Two crewmembers on the R/V Anton Bruun caugbt this blue striped marlin. Seafarers spent many hours fishing during the long scientific voyage which toolt the men to remote areas of the South Pacific. Here are some Seafarers who boarded the vessel in Florida and manned the R/V Anton Bruun on its unusual voyage. This Mikico shark was caught by Hank Murra'nka with a hard line, w'hich turned out to be a record for this particular species. Hank was very careful not to get in the way of those dangerous looking teeth. Fish large and small were among the day's haul brought in by R/V Anton Bruiin. Seafarers are shown assorting the huge catch. A large number of the fish were placed on the menu for the hungry crewmen. When the ship arrived at remote Juan Fernandez Island, it provided a special treat for natives, who don't often see visitors. The island is the home of the legendary Robinson Crusoe. Seafarers and scientists held an open house and provided entertainment. Hank Murranka served as bos­ un during the voyage. Hank's a 22-year veteran of the SIU. yf\ Seafarers keep in practice with a boat drill near Galapago Island. Grade sarnpler with attached photo device is lowered into the water so scientists can get a clear picture of any object or sea life. Many species of fish were gathered by scientists, then frozen and sent to U.S. for study. A free fall order is given for crewmembers to send cores to ocean bottom for the purpose of collecting mud sediments. Much was learned about the ocean's geology. Part of the large fish catch. Cameraman Ray Ouaknine shows underwater flash outfit. � 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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SIU PACIFIC DISTRICT VESSEL GASHED IN SAIGON RIVER MISHAP SIU-AFFILIATED GLOUCESTER FISHERMEN WIN STRIKE SIU PROTESTS ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW APPRENTICE ENGINEER’S RATING BY CG GOV’T NEGLECT OF MARITIME INDUSTRY RAPPED AS SHORTSIGHTED, WASTEFUL COAST-TO-COAST CLINIC U.S.-FLAG BULK CARRIERS WILL BENEFIT FROM NEW TREATY RAISING LOAD LINES AN ICEBREAKER, LIKE A GOOD FIGHTER, IS TOUGH, AGGRESSIVE & HARD HITTING ODD FISH SPECIMENS, TROPICAL ISLANDS ADD SPICE TO ANTON BRUUN’S VOYAGE PORTS OF THE WORLD – KUALA LUMPUR R/V ANTON BRUUN IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC 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 11/11/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 23 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/445ddf316246fc034a3909157c6539d7.PDF 1e11dd3e28724f6e3ff79074c6a00c10 PDF Text Text • p. IP Vol. XXViii NO. 22 SEAFARERS*LOG October 28, 1966 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO I r* fi' SlU Training Program Graduates 100th Engineer 10 Canadian Seafarers Lose lives As Dredge Capsizes Seafarer Robert Roedel, 100th SlU man to receive engineers license after preparing at Union training school, proudly shows his new license to SlU President Paul Hall (right) and to Ronald Spencer. Director of the jointly sponsored SlU-MEBA District 2 Training School in New York. California Taxi Drivers Vote for SlU Representation MARAD Is Excluded From New Dept. of Transportation Members of SlU Inland Boatmen's Union in Baltimore hit the bricks on October 12 following a strike vote by membership against three Baltimore towing companies. Doing their picket duty at tug pier are SlU-IBU members (l-r) N. Prokrywka, H. Mooney and J. Mazurek. Exploring Mysteries Of the Seas r •! I New Orleans Unions Honor Father Twomey Last Cabinet Meeting Of President Kennedy SlU vice-president Lindsay Williams (left) presents souvenir book of program to the Reverend Louis Twomey, S.J., Director of The Institute of Human Relations of Loyola University of New Orleans, who was honored by the city's organized labor movement at testimonial dinner. REPORT OF THE UIW WELFARE FUND r Filed With New York State insurance Department pag* M �J SEAFARERS Paipe Two LOG All Hands Safe in Separate Freighter Mishap Ten Canadian Seafarers Lose lives As Dredge Capsizes in St. Lawrence October 28, 1966 •Y Report of International President by Paul Hall Two bills recently introduced in Congress one in the House and one in the Senate-Demonstrate again the increasing alarm felt by many legislators over the continuing deterioration of the U.S. merchant fleet. The companion measures, introduced by Representative Edward A. Garmatz in the House and Daniel Brewster in the Senate, would give the House Merchant Marine Committee, which Garmatz heads, and the Senate Commerce Committee, of which Brewster is a member, a voice in the size of the appropriation for such Martitime Administra­ tion functions as construction subsidies and operating differential sub­ sidies, for each fiscal year. Appropriations for these activities would have to be preceded by specific legislative authority by the House and Senate Committees. The proposed bills represent an attempt by legislators concerned over the sad plight of the American-flag merchant fleet to end the short-changing which maritime has been getting year after year at the hands of Government administrators who prefer to turn their backs as the U.S. merchant fleet sinks lower and lower. Although the deterioration of our merchant fleet has been going on at an accelerating pace for many years, these administrators chose to ignore the fact. The SIU and other maritime unions have pointed out the declining percentage of American foreign commerce being carried aboard American-flag vessels. The shrinking size of the fleet was noted time and again. To all these signs of decay the supposedly responsible administrators turned deaf ears. The shrinking size of the fleet and the amount of U.S. foreign commerce it carried they discounted, insisting that a strong merchant fleet was no longer vital for the national security. In totaling up the size of the fleet they inflated its numbers by including the National Defense Reserve Fleet ships—ignoring the fact that these vessels were inactive and in the main part obsolete. The Vietnam buildup brought an end to the complacency into which these government bureaucrats had lulled the nation. We needed ships and they were not readily available. The foreign crews of foreign-flag vessels refused to carry U.S. military cargoes. Forced to dip again into the Reserve Fleet, the nation discovered how pitifully inadequate and obsolete it was. It was however, all we had to fall back on. But now even that is just about used up. Through the recently proposed bills, concerned legislators are seek­ ing a means by which they can see to it that the intent of Congress that we should have a strong, modern American-flag merchant fleet is carried out. The proposed measures would allow the members of the House Merchant Marine Committee and the Senate Commerce Committee, men who have studied the problems of maritime more deeply than many of their colleagues and have a more intimate knowl­ edge of the needs of maritime, a greater voices in maritime's budgetary allocations. QUEBEC—^Ten Canadian Seafarers were killed or are missing and presumed dead in the recent capsizing and sinking of the dredge Manseau 101 in the St. Lawrence River near Quebec City. Eight of the dead or missing were members of the SIU of Canada, and two were licensed engineers, mem­ bers of the SIUNA-affiliated ^ Simard, Rene Simard and Pierre section above water after a colli­ Canadian Marine Officers Un­ Simard, and was also towing a sion in the early morning of ion. October 14 with the Norwegian scow astern. In a separate collision, no Ca­ The heavy toll in lost lives might freighter Arthur Stove. nadian Seafarers were reported in­ have been even higher, but as The Stonefax proceeded about jured in the sinking of the Cana­ weather conditions grew steadil a half-mile after the collision, and dian freighter Stonefax after she worse the dredge's Captain or­ was grounded when she seemed was involved in a collision with dered eight crewmenbers off the in danger of sinking. The SIU of the Norwegian ship Arthur Stove vessel to a nearby tug just before Canada crew left the ship by life­ in the Welland Canal. boat without incident. the swamping. ITie remainder The dredge Manseau 101 was the dredge crew were ordered up The Norwegian vessel was only swamped and capsized in heavy and all had their life jackets on. slightly damaged and proceeded weather near the Quebec City Many attributed the high death to Port Colbome under its own bridge, about 10 miles west of toll to the fact that a bunker broke the city, while being towed from aboard the dredge as she went power. Just a few months ago, SIU of Montreal to a berth at Plage Gar- over, filling the water with thick Canada President Leonard (Red) neau on the south shore opposite choking oil. Others reported that McLaughlin warned of the danger Quebec. the dredge, which was already in involved in the careless, hand-off As the LOG went to press, three trouble because of wind and bodies had been recovered—in­ waves, began shipping water when approach toward safety adopted by the Canadian government in al­ cluding those of SIU of Canada she was hit by the wash createc lowing shipowners to eliminate members Real Parent and Law­ by a passing vessel. watchstanders aboard Canadian rence Monbourquett. The third Fourteen crewmembers saved vessels. body recovered has not been in- themselves by leaping to the deck McLaughlin noted neglect of dentified. of the tug Rene Simard, which was the safety factor in the elimination Still missing are: Armand Tes- attached to the side of the dredge by several shipowners of the look­ sier, Dio Phoumiotis, Victorien at the time of the accident. The out man on the deck watch and Gamelin, Real Parenteau, Pat quick thinking of a crewmember, the oiler in the engine crew. He Larosse, and Real Bergeron of the who cast off the lines holding the said that it was a government SIU of Canada, and Alfred Pelo- tug to the dredge, was credited responsibility to set minimum quin and Lucien Guevremont of with saving the Rene Simard. The standards for the manning and the SIUNA-affiliated Canadian other tugs had cast off their lines grading of watchkeeping person­ Marine Officers Union. when it became obvious that they nel. A full inquiry of the disaster were in imminent danger. The accident rates of Canadian has been ordered by the Canadian Fight for Survival shipping, he pointed out, is more federal government, and the Que­ One of the rescued crewmem­ than four time higher than the bec provincial government has bers, Andre Peloquin, who was general industrial accident rate also ordered its own inquiry. The engaged in lowering large pillars across Canada, and Canadian SIU of Canada has arranged for to anchor the dredge when the ac­ seamen's accident rate is about counsel to represent the interests cident occured, told of his fight for 150 percent higher than that of the survivors of the deceased among seamen of other maritime survival. members. Peloquin said he was thrown nations. Divers who went down to in­ into the water by the shock while There is an even wider margin spect the wreck said that they about 10 fellows" jumped aboard when it comes to deaths caused could locate no bodies still aboard the tug Rene Simard. "I shouted by accidents, he noted. In the the vessel. to the cook, but he didn't answer ast year of complete statistics, The dredge capsized about 8 and I saw clearly he was dead. 1963, there were 9.2 deaths per p.m. on September 30 while bat­ "I was lowering the pillar which 0,000 seamen compared with tling an incoming tide and high holds the dredge in place when 1.8 in other industries. winds from behind which created the craft began to tip and I found GLOUCESTER, Mass.—Representatives of the SlU-affiliated waves up to nine feet high. She myself in the water." He was in Atlantic Fishermen's Union are engaging in round-the-clock nego­ was under tow by the tugs Captain the freezing water of the St. Law­ tiations aimed at reaching agreement with the Gloucester Boat rence for about 15 minutes when Owners Association on a new ^ he saw a spotlight. contract covering 400 fishermen alization and medical fees, and a ^ shouted with all the strength request by the Union that Glouce­ who have been on strike for four SEAFARERi in my lungs, and the tug came," ster fishermen be allowed to take weeks. he said thankfully. "There was Oct. 28. 1966 • Vol. XXVIII. No. 22 Four fishing boats here have "benefit" credits with them if they one guv who grabbed me by the Official Publication of the signed a memorandum of agree­ at any time decided to fish out of jacket but he couldn't hold on to Seafarers International Union Boston, New Bedford or elsewhere OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Ocean- ment, and Union officials are talk­ where the Atlantic Fishermen's me. I was covered with oil and of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes that's slippery. When he dropped side cab drivers, representing the ing with other boat owners. Efforts Union is the bargaining agent. and Inland Waters District, me, I said 'Well, I guess this is Yellow, Bluebird, Checker and to land a load of fish in Boston in APL-CIO The Gloucester Boat Owners a Gloucester boat manned by scabs the end'." Red cab companies, voted on Sep­ Executive Board Association proposed that one failed recently when Boston dock PAUL HALL, President "They threw me a rope and I tember 29 to become affiliated percent of the gross stock on each workers refused to touch the fish CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD grabbed it. They pulled and then with San Diego Local 101 of the Exec. Vice-Free. Vice-President trip be put aside for a fishermen's on the docks. Thirty fishing boats someone grabb^ me by the col­ SI UNA Transportation Service AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS insurance policy, but it was not altogether are involved in the dis­ Sec.-Treae. Vice-President lar and I found myself on the tug." and Allied Workers, successfully ROBERT MATTHEWS AL TANNER pute, resulting in picketing on the explained exactly how or through culminating an organizing drive Another crewmember, Ray­ Vice-President Vice-President who it would be handled. Gloucester docks by dedicated HERBERT BRAND mond Demers said: 'T was in the which started in July. trade unionists seeking new ben­ Union representatives said that Local 101 president Edward Director of Organizing and water, I had my lifebelt and I was Publications efits for themselves and their fam­ the Boatowners plan is inadequate Allenworth said that a "deter­ fighting and I found myself in Managing Editor Art Editor ilies. and provides less benefits than the MIKE POLLACK BERNARD SEAMAN the dark underneath a barge the mined organizing drive by memmen are now receiving in health Assistant Editor AFU president James Ackert lers of the Local preceded the dredge was towing. NATHAN SKYER Staff Writers election.'' He noted that the "con­ and AFU Gloucester port agent and welfare. "I was breathing, but instead of tract negotiations are going well Mike Orlando are engaged in the DON BEVONA In rejecting the Boatowners pro­ air I was swallowing oil and PETTES WEISS active negotiations. with no major problems." posal the Union also protested water. Then I felt wind on my The Union is demanding a con­ The strike began after the Union against the high cost of oil used face and I started to breathe. tract calling for an increase in sought to gain the same benefits by the Gloucester boat owners Psfcllihsil blweskty at 810 Rhmie liland Avsnse N.E.. Washington, D. C. 20018 by the Seafar­ "I managed to grab a thick commissions and health and wel- for Gloucester fishermen as en­ since Union fishermen traditional­ ers International Union, Atlantic, Gilf, Lakes plank and that's what saved me. and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 are benefits as well as paid vaca­ joyed by their Brother fishermen ly have had to pay a share of this Fonrth Avenie, Brooklyn, N.V. 11232. Tel. I was no longer capable of any­ tions after a year's employment. in Boston, New Bedford and New cost. The Union as.ked that the HVaelntb 9-6600. Second ciati postage paid at Washington, D. C. thing and was starting to pass out." The Transportation Service and York City. Those boats agreeing costs be kept in line with those POSTMASTEB'S ATTENTION: Form 3579 In the second accident, in which Allied Workers of the Seafarers to the terms in recent days have charged for oil in Boston, with a cards shosid be sent to Seafarers International no injuries are reported, the Ca­ International Union of North returned to fishing. Among the slight additional cost to pay for Union, Atlantic, Calf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foirth A«enH, Brook­ nadian freighter Stonefax was sub­ America, also represents cab driv­ issues was a Union demand for the cost of transporting it over the lyn. N.y. 11232. ir ST merged in the Welland Canal with ers in St. Louis, San Diego, Detroit continued benefits to the families road from Boston to Gloucester. .-.J only ,t|i€-superstructure land .aft and Chicago, w ,^ . t- - of the fishermen,"4iich' as' h&spit- - - (CdMiHUid' on 'page'S) ' J SfU ADantk Fishermen's Unhm Cantimies Strike in Cioueester J Calif, Cab Drivers VoteforTS&AW Representation �T-'.ri' •.-••- October 28, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG I' Page Three 100th Seafarer Wins Engineer's License Milestone In SlU Training Program Marked at Coast Gaard Ceremonies Seafarer Robert Roedel (left), 100th joint SlU-MEBA District 2 Training School graduate to win an engineer's license, is sworn in as Third Assistant Engineer by Capt. William F. Rea, Coast Guard Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection for the Port of New York. Final Version excludes MAHAD President Signs Bill Creating New Dept. of Transportation WASHINGTON—President Johnson has signed a bill creating a new Department of Transportation which includes units of the nation's rail, highway, aviation and railroad agencies. The new department will not include the Maritime Adminis­ cluding* MARAD from the new tration which will remain under Department, was introduced in the Department of Commerce. the House last month by Rep. The exclusion of the Maritime Edward Garmatz (D-Md.), chair­ Administration from the new De­ man of the House Merchant Ma­ partment of Transportation was rine Committee and floor leader made after a long, hard fight by of the fight for its adoption. Labor-supported bills to set up maritime labor. the Maritime Administration as a A House-Senate Conference Committee agreed early this completely independent agency month to exclude the maritime have been approved in committee Administration from the proposed in the House and Senate and are new Department of Transporta­ awaiting further action. tion. The bill to create the new De­ partment of Transportation went to the House-Senate conference committee because the House voted last month 260 to 117 for a labor-backed amendment to keep the Maritime Administration out of the new Department. The Senate had already adopted the transportation department bill BALTIMORE — Members of without the amendment. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union have The issue thus had to go to a struck the Baltimore Towage & joint conference committee of Lighterage Co., Curtis Bay Tow­ both houses of Congress to be ing Co., and Baker-Whiteley Tow­ resolved before the transportation ing Co. The strike began on department bill could be finally Wednesday, October 12 following approved. The conferees agreed to a strike vote by the membership. adopt the House version excluding The Union, which is seeking the Maritime Administration, improvements in wages, hours and clearing the way for final passage working conditions rejected man­ of the department bill. agement's "final offer" as being Under terms of the Transporta­ insufficient. tion Department bill, a 12th cab­ Although many unresolved inet-lev^ department Will be areas remain, one of the Union's created in the federal government prime demands is that a man re­ in which the agencies dealing with ceive 24 hour notice before being aviation, highways, and railroads given a day off by the company. and the Coast Guard would be Strike action is being coordi­ consolidated. nated by SIU Vice President The. prjgjr^I, , ex­ Eat;Li|fvlli.Sh.^r^..n -i.i- ->1. \J S/a Boatmen Wt the Bricks' In Bnho. Strike The 100th SIU member has received his engineers license as a result of the engineer training pro­ gram jointly sponsored by the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, District, 2, and the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic and Gulf District, SIU member Robert Roedel, MEBA District 2 has waived 26, received his Third Assistant dent Paul Hall and Raymond T. its $1,000 initiation fee for all men McKay, MEBA District 2 Presi­ Engineer's license at ceremonies who begin sailing as licensed engi­ dent and Executive Vice President held on October 17, at the office neers under the joint program dur­ of the National MEBA, said that of Capt. William F. Rea, U.S. ing the period of the Vietnam "the program is making an impor­ Coast Guard Officer in Charge of crisis. tant contribution in helping to Marine Inspection for the port of Engine department Seafarers are meet the need for trained engi­ New York. eligible to apply for any of the neers for the Vietnam sealift." Roedel received his license after Establishment of the engineer upgrading programs if they are 19 completing the course of studies at training program was spurred by years of age or older and have 18 the School for Marine Engineering the growing shortage of licensed months of Q.M.E.D. watch stand­ operated jointly by MEBA District marine engineers aboard Ameri­ ing time in the engine department, 2 and the SIU A&G District, and can-flag ships, particularly as a re­ plus six months' experience as a after successfully passing the U.S. sult of the demands placed on wiper or equivalent. Coast Guard Third Assistant Engi­ American shipping by the conflict SIU engine department men in­ neer examination. terested in the program should ap­ in Vietnam. Roedel, a resident of Brooklyn, The SIU-MEBA District 2 train­ ply immediately, or obtain addi­ N. v., has been a member of the ing program is the first of its kind tional information at any SIU hall, SIU since 1961. Prior to receiving in maritime history. It assists en­ or directly at SIU headquarters, his Third Assistant Engineer's li­ gine department seafarers to ob­ 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, cense he had sailed in the engine tain instruction in preparation for New York 11232. The telephone department as fireman-oiler-water- their Third Assistant Engineer's number is HYacinth 9-6600. tender. license. Temporary Third Assistant Roedel had attended the SIU's Engineer's license, or Original Sec­ / Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ ond Assistant Engineer's license in manship prior to the start of his either steam or motor vessel classi­ seafaring career. He had also at­ fications. In addition, MEBA Dis­ tended the SIU's Engine Depart­ trict 2 members who already pos­ ment Upgrading Program, where sess engineer's licenses may up­ NEW YORK—The maritime he received his fireman-oilergrade themselves to higher ratings. service award of the Greater New watertendeT rating. The training school is operated York and vicinity Maritime Port By the end of October, which under a reciprocal agreement be­ Council, was presented last week makes the ninth month since the tween the SIU and District 2 of to Representative Edward A. Gar­ inception of the program, licensed MEBA. SIU men who enroll in matz (D-Md.) chairman of the graduates of the SIU-MEBA pro­ the program . are provided with House Merchant Marine and Fish­ gram are "expected to exceed the meals, hotel lodging and subsist­ eries Committee. total number of graduates from ence payments of $110 per week Garmatz, who as a member of the Merchant Marine Academy at. while in training. the House Maritime Committee, Kings Point, Long Island, for a Tuition costs are free to MEBA has introduced and supported im­ similar period," Ronald Spencer, members who attend the school to portant legislation aimed at Director of the school, announced upgrade their licenses. strengthening the American-flag during the ceremonies at which As a result of the reciprocal merchant fleet, accepted the award Roedel received his license. agreement between MEBA Dis­ at presentation ceremonies held at Since the school's inception in trict 2 and the SIU, unlicensed the American Hotel here. January, 45 MEBA members who SIU men receive full credit and In accepting the honor, Garmatz already possess engineer's licenses complete protection for all of their praised the united struggle being have upgraded themselves to high­ accumulated pension and welfare • waged by maritime labor to create er ratings with the aid of training credits. While sailing as engineers, a strong American merchant ma­ received at the school, in addition they will also receive jjension and rine. He added that this is the kind to the 117 SIU members who re­ welfare credits. As a result, upon of unity we must have in the fu­ ceived officer ratings for the first reaching retirement eligibility, ture to continue forward with our time. their pensions will be paid based goals of revitalizing the maritime industry. In a joint statement, SIU Presi­ on combined time. 'i .3 •i I 1 • / •:H r ii N. Y. Port Council Award Presented To Rep. Garmatz -r. . Pi 1 i •S, Presentation of Third Assistant Engineer's License to Seafarer Robert Roedel (second from right), 100th Graduate of joint SIU-MEBA District 2 Engineer Training School to win license, took place last week at Coast Guard office in New York. Left to right above are: Tony Gonclaves, Administratpr, SIU Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship: Ronald Spencer, Director of the Engineer Training School; George McCartney, SIU Representative: Commander Wm. D. Derr, Coast Guard, Ralph Raulerson, Chief .Engineer in charge of.exatnirwktions: Seafarer :Roedel:-aqd^Capt. ^Wm. Rea,.Marine JqspectioA Officer,. �J October 28, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Font Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.8% But Negro, Unskllled Rate Still High The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area The nation's unemployment rate edged down to 3.8 percent in September but government job ex­ 1 have been in Baltimore the past few weeks aiding our brothers perts apparently were giving up hope of reaching 3.5 percent by year's end. in the Inland Boatmen's Union in their strike against several tug­ The Labor Dept.'s monthly report showed the September job situation continuing strong for quali­ boat operators in the Baltimore area. Right now negotiations are at a fied and experienced workers and ^ standstill as the operators refuse to do any real bargaining on the issues with substantia! job gains for adult down in October and then rises for whites was 3.3 percent in Sep­ involved. The SIU is ready to start negotiating again as soon as the women. with cutbacks in agriculture, con­ tember compared with 3.4 per­ operators are honestly ready to ^ A major problem remained in­ struction and other seasonal activ­ cent in the May-August period. consider our proposals to hike this port and is expected to hold tractable, with the Labor Dept. ities, the report observed. Thus "The ratio of Negro to white wages and better the working up the same way for the immediate reporting that "the job situation far this year, unemployment has unemployment rates continues at future as the Penn Challenger is for Negroes and for unskilled deviated little from seasonal pat­ 2.4 to 1, a considerable rise from conditions of members of the SIU expected to crew up soon. Inland Boatmen's Union in Balti­ workers showed no significant terns, the report added. Thomas Gower, a 15-year SIU the 2 to 1 ratio which has been more. change after a deterioration from Using the national jobless rate prevalent in recent years," the man broke his hand while on the New York April to August." of 3.8 percent as a standard, the Labor Dept. said. Baltimore and had to be flown Richard W. Gallant, who stop­ On the unemployment side of situation of particular groups may back to the States. He hopes to be "The deterioration in the Negro ped by to say hello to all his the picture, the number of people be illuminated. in shape soon. job situation during the late spring friends, was last aboard the Azalea seeking work and failing to find it Charles Majette, a Seafarer for The Negro jobless rate hung and summer resulted from inade­ City and hopes to ship out again totaled 2.6 million. This was a high at 7.8 percent in September, quate employment gains for Ne­ 19 years, was the bosun on the seasonal decline of 350,000 from not significantly changed from the groes in the semi-skilled, unskilled on a good feeder. Commander for the past ten Lester Miles, who was having August. 7.9 percent average in the May to and farm occupations, with a con­ a good game of rummy with the months. He hated to see the ship Unemployment usually edges August period. The jobless rate sequent rise in the level of unem­ boys at the hall, is hoping to laid up in Philadelphia and said that the bosun's job aboard the ployment among inexperienced ship out as soon as possible. Commander was a mightly fine workers." Lee Joseph who has just come one. Ross offered figures which com­ off the Hurricane, wants to ship Boston pared the first four months with out again as soon as he has a Shipping has been fair for the the second four months of recent little shoreside rest. past period and is expected to Tim McCarthy, who was last years. In the 1963-65 period, job­ pickup a little in the future. aboard the Baltimore, said she was lessness among experienced Negro by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Peter Jomfdes, a 23-year union a good ship and a good feeder. He workers declined by an average of The Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO has endorsed Representative 114,000 between the two quarters hopes to go out on another run as man whose last ship was the Hale Boggs (D.-La.) for reelection in November. Representative Boggs of each year. In 1966, however, soon as he has a little rest. Joseph Maiden Victory, has enjoyed the has supported maritime labor's fight for an independent maritime ad­ unemployment in this group rose Bourgeois, who was the bosum summer at home. He is now ready ministration and has also supported many AFL-CIO backed bills in the by 31,000. aboard the Steel Recorder expects to ship out again as an oiler on past. Seafarers and all Louisiana labor union members are urged to Ross tentatively suggested that to ship out again soon after a the first ship that hits the board. get out the vote for Representa- «>John Anderson, a 25-year union mander after several trips, Ewl^e automation and mechanization on short stay on the beach. man, was last aboard the Con­ tive Boggs. N. Bracewell is going to stay on the farm and in the factory may Baltimore necticut as chief cook. "Andy" New Orieans the beach for awhile to spend be wiping out Negro-held jobs. Shipping has been good for the had to get off and is presently in Seafarer Waltw Coniey, who some time with his family who live The job picture for workers past two weeks here with a bright last sailed on the Del Aires, an out­ in Mobile. Bracewell has shipped with good professional or manual outlook for the future. The Los- drydock. He expects to be ready to ship out again soon. patient since February 1966, is off AB from the Gulf ports for over skills and with good training and Don Watson, a 10-year Seafarer the outpatient list and ready to go fifteen years. experience remains very favorable, who last shipped aboard the Steel again. Coniey sails as firemanCharles O. E. Lee, deck mainte­ the report said. The jobless rates Apprentice was forced to leave watertender. He says he liked the nance, whose last ship was the were 2.3 percent for white-collar the ship because of illness at home. Del Aires and hopes he'll have a American Victory, is now making workers and 1.8 percent for skill­ Don said that he will be looking chance to make it again when she his home in Tampa, Florida. Lee ed craftsmen. for another foreign run as soon as comes in. Steward Milford Alex­ has shipped out of the Gulf since Married men, who make up possible. ander has enjoyed his stay on the joining the union. Seafarer AlPuerto Rico beach and is now keeping one eye phonse J. Tremer, who is resting more than half the labor force, glued to the shipping board and up after a long trip on the Coe (lad a jobless rate of only 1.9 The South Atlantic Caribbean waiting for the right ship to come Victory, recently returned from percent. Line which operates the Floridian along. Alexander last shipped on Vietnam. Steward Robert A San­ On the other hand, those with between Miami and San Juan, will the Colorado. ess skill and experience fare pooroperate three ships for the govern­ chez is recovering from a broken Gallant Watson Seafarer Robert "Bob" White leg which he received recently on ment—the Selma Victory, the Dey. The jobless rate for unskilled still manages to get down to the the Pen^ Transporter. pauw Victory and the Cape workers stood at 5.8 percent. hall to see his old shipmates. Bob mar, Alamar, Ohio and Maine Catoche. no longer ships, but still maintains The Baylor Victory is in port are presently laid up here. Over his book and an active interest in the last period we have paid off for repairs. Some of the finest the union. Oiler H. B. Williams five ships, signed on three and had old timers in the union are piled off the Neva West to make a ten vessels in transit. aboard the ship including Charlie quick trip home to Kingsport, Ten­ Frank E. Holland is just back Thompson, Bosun Barney SwearWASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany an­ from a long voyage aboard the ingen and Charlie Rice whp is the nessee. After relaxing there for a while he is now waiting for the nounced the apf)ointment of Cesar Chavez as director and Larry Kenmar. Frank has been a Sea­ steward aboard the vessel. Itliong as assistant director of the federation's United Farm Workers farer for 25-years. first oiler's job going to Saigon. Job E. Mullen, who last sailed Organizing Committee. ^ Harry E. Schockney Jr., a 23on the Steel Seafarer, was around The UFWOC was chartered by have begun with the DiGiorgio year Seafarer, who was last aboard Caligiura Retires the hall recently. Job makes his the AFL-CIO Executive Council Corp. where the UFWOC won an the Alcoa Explorer as an oiler, is home in New Orleans and has at its August meeting in Chicago, overwhelming representation elec­ waiting for a run on one of his been with the union since 1944. following a merger of the National tion victory over the Teamsters in favorite ships, the Calmar. Edward Wicak recently signed off Farm Workers Association and the Joseph Pozzuoli, another 23, late August. The UFWOC is now the Globe Explorer and is present­ Agricultural Workers Organizing year Seafarer who last shipped out seeking another election for work­ ly just taking it easy. ;^die is Committee, AFL-CIO. on the Mayaguez is now waiting ers at the giant King ranch of Di­ looking for another oiler's job for the first AB job thart hits the Chavez was the founder anu Giorgio in Arvin, Calif. preferably to Japan, his favorite leader of the NFWA and Itliong The chances for an election at boards. home away from home. was the Delano (Calif.) director the King ranch dimmed consider­ Philadelphia James "Sargeant" Hand, Sr., of the AWOC and the leader of its Shipping has slowed down here ably when the Teamsters refused owner for over thirty years of the grape strike there. to accept election recommenda­ over the last period. Austin Inn, died on September 13, Meany's announcement fol­ tions from Governor Brown's spe­ John Nolde, who sailed in the 1966, after a long illness. Sarge lowed the first meeting of a newly deck departmeiit, was last aboard cial farm labor election expert, Hand was known worldwide for established special committee of the Merrimac. He is now ready to his friendship toward Seafarers the council, charged with aiding Kircher said^ ship out again after a few days at Kircher said word was received and toward the SIU in particular. organization of farm workers. Be­ home. Steve Mosakowski, who has Oct. 11 from the Teamsters that Many of his friends will miss him. sides Meany, the committee in­ they would not accept the recom­ been with the SIU for 26-years, cludes AFL-CIO Vice Presidents mendations. Mobile is registered and raring to go. He Autrey L. Johnson recently fin­ James A. Suffridge, I. W. Abel, sails as bosun and his last berth "It is apparent that the Team­ ished a tour aboard the Yellow- Ralph Helstein and Paul Phillips. sters know they cannot win and was aboard the Merrimac. The committee heard a report stfHie as third cook and now is James McPhaul was chief stew­ from AFL-CIO Organization Di­ do not want to experience the ard aboard the Commander which ready to take it easy for awhile same humiliating defeat that oc­ with his family. Veteran seafarer rector William L. Kircher on cur­ curred at the DiGiorgio ranch in is now in drydock. Yincenzo "Jim" Seafarer Ernest A. Caligiura Frank Catchot has spent the last rent AFL-CIO organizing cam­ Buena Vista where, with the full Russo, an SIU oldtimer is on the picked up his first regular month­ six months recuperating from an paigns of farm workers in Cali­ support of the company and the beach and will be ready to go ly $150 SIU pension check re­ operation. Catchot has sailed with fornia and Texas. Delano newspaper, they were still again in a few weeks. Jim sails in cently at N.Y. headquarters. the SIU out of the Gulf for over Negotiations Begin Caligiura who last sailed as more than 200 votes short of beat­ the steward department. twenty years. Back from the baux­ In the key California drive, ing the AFL-CIO Farm Workers," Norfolk messman aboard the Marymar, ite country and off the Alcoa Com- Kircher said, contract negotiations Kircher said. Shipping has been good from makes hfs home in the Bronx, N.Y. The Gulf Coast CAavez, Miong Named to Head AFL-CIO Farm Woricers Union J. �iI October 28, 1966 SEAFARERS Page Five LOG n 7 Senate Committee Bill Similar To House Measure The Great Lakes by Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen,Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes On October 4th, the United States Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio, ruled that the Checker Cab Company in EXetroit must sit down and negotiate with Transportation Services and Allied Workers, Local 10, SlU. The court, in sustaining the National Labor Relations Boards' decision, on behalf of Local 10 stated that the record of this case was reviewed and recited <5" and the Court has no doubt that even aboard the new highly auto­ there is substantial evidence to mated vessel now being built out support the findings of the evi­ on the Coast. According to the dence of the Board. U.S. Coast Guard, an automated Shipping usually slows down vessel is a vessel built from the this time of year since we are keel up—not a vessel 30 years old close to bonus and vacation time, that converts from coal to oil. however, many rated and unrated Chicago jobs are on the open board. We Shipping for this period has would once again like to remind been exceptionally good which is the membership that, by passing keeping our shipping board clean up these jobs, the Union is ship­ at all times. The W. E. Fitzgerald ping many new members in order came in to Chicago last night with to fill the vacancies, and if ship­ problems in the stem end—the ping gets bad, these new men will be holding seniority in most of the result was that she hit a low bridge fleets. We, therefore, urge the and topped off one of her masts. membership to take these jobs on She will be at the American Ship­ the open board when the oppor­ yard for a few days, but is not expected to lay-up for any con­ tunity arises. siderable time. Your Union is still fighting to Duluth preserve jobs on certain so called "automated ships." Earlier this The Port of Duluth has had year we were successful in our very good shipping for all ratings. efforts to maintain oilers on watch Andy Haydon, a fireman, aboard on the M/V Diamond Alkali. As the Kinsman Enterprise was hurt reported in the Seafarers Log, the aboard ship this spring and has United States Coast Guard re­ now returned to work. Sheldon scinded their action by putting the Wilkinson's wife just had a baby oilers back on the certificate of girl. Congratulations Shelley! inspection on this vessel. We are Buffalo now faced with a similar prob­ Shipping remains good in Buf­ lem with two Reiss vessels, the falo and with the last lap of the M/V John A. Kling and the M/V Raymond Reiss. Both of season in view the men are stay­ these vessels were converted to ing on the job and the demand diesel last winter during lay-up. for replacements is gradually tap­ When the vessels were ready to ering off. We still have a few men sail, the company stated they did looking to get on one more job not need oilers on these ships. Ac­ before the season closes. The P.A.C. Dinner was a huge cording to the company, all of the work performed by the Oilers had success and the MTD held a meet­ been eliminated through automa­ ing recently to officially endorse tion. An investigation by Union the candidate of their choice for Officials proved the company to be the coming election. wrong. Although the ballast system Cleveland was set up in a central location, Although we are now into the the responsibility of pumping bal­ last six weeks of sailing, shipping last was still there, and the only is still as good as ever with plenty thing eliminated was the turning of jobs for all who want to ship. of valves by hand. We pointed out A check of the records on ship­ to the company that the Oilers ping for this season shows that have always pumped ballast and jobs have come up to par with last if the company made the job season and we met all manning re­ easier by installing electric pumps, thev nevertheless did not eliminate quirements. After his usual summer rest, the job. The same would apply to tending the boiler water level. Jim Kissick is back on the Taplln. Oilers were maintained on these Radio Pete finally found a home ve.ssels, and for the first couple of on the sand boat Lakewood. months, the Oilers did do the George Karr, porter de-luxe, is pumping, tend water and other still looking for that certain ship. routine duties while on watch. Frankfort However, due to no wipers be­ The City of Green Bay is still ing employed on these vessels, the in the Manitowoc shipyard for its Oilers were assigned wiper's duties annual inspection. The ship should which resulted in the collection be leaving the shipyard in another of some 300 hours of overtime. week or so. In order to combat this, the com­ Jesse Pace, one of our pension­ pany issued orders to the En­ gineers not to allow the Oilers ers, was in the Paul Oliver Memo­ in the Console Room, and to in­ rial Hospital for a brief period, sist that they were not Oilers, but but is out now and regularly visit­ Engine men who could be as­ ing the SIU Hall. Another pen­ signed to perform maintenance sioner, Carl Johnson is confined work 24 hours a day. The Engi­ to the USPHS Hospital in Detroit. neers than assumed all of the A speedy recovery is wished from Oilers' duties including pumping all of the SIU Brothers in Frank­ ballast, tending water, cleaning fort. Alpena strainers, oiling and greasing pumps, oiling fuel oil racks, and Shipping still remains good in many other duties normally per­ the Port of Alpena although ship­ formed by the Oilers. ping in the past week or so has The one man watch in the En­ tapered off from what it was gine Room has yet to be proven, earlier in the season. I rnot't tK'Cg .losd 'uri /.'•'I ,\rcM8 ni ?ii'' Senate Commerce Committee Bill Asks Voice In MARAD Allotments WASHINGTON—A bill requiring that future appropriations for the Maritime Administration he authorized hy the legislative Committees of the Senate has been introduced by Senator Daniel Brew­ ster (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee. Brewster's bill (S-3914) is a companion proposal to one intro­ time Administration be preceded U.S. security as well as the na­ duced into the House of Repre­ by specific legislative authority for tion's economy. Weaknesses in the sentatives recently by Representa­ appropriations each fiscal year. current maritime posture, he not­ tive Edward A. Garmatz (D-Md.), The purpose of the proposed ed, are inherent in runaway flags, chairman of the House Merchant legislation is to give the respective slashed budgets, idle shipyards, Marine Committee, which has al­ House and Senate committees and decreasing numbers of skilled ready favorably reported the meas­ which have legislative respohsibil- operators and laborers. ure to the House. •Present administration of the ity for maritime policies and pro­ The measures, which have the grams a greater voice in the U.S. maritime program, Brewster full support of the SIU, would re­ amounts budgeted each year for asserted, fails to meet the consti­ quire that appropriations for .the construction and repair of vessels, tutional responsibility of the gov­ principal activities of the Mari- construction subsidies, operating ernment. "It is high time that differential subsidies, and other this country reassessed its mari­ items covered in the Maritime time strength in terms of its con­ Administration allocations. Nu­ stitutional obligation to adequate­ merous legislators have voiced the ly defend the nation and protect opinion recently that Maritime its lifeline in international trade." "We must understand," he has been severely short-changed warned, "that if we do not sustain in recent budget requests. Senator Brewster clarified this our fleet . . . then all other ex­ view when he told delegates to penditures for social and eco­ (Continued from page 2) the Annual Convention of the As­ nomic improvement niight some Boston dealers sell oil to the fish­ sociation of Water Transportation day be sacrificed to international ing trawlers for 12.8 cents per Accounting Officers that the lack disaster." "American sea power has been gallon while in Gloucester it's been of Government policy is most at costing between 16 and 17.3 cents fault for the present dilemma of shockingly neglected, and I be­ the merchant marine. He describ­ lieve that it is your responsibility a gallon. As four Union boats reached ed Government conduct toward and mine ... to do everything in our power to provide this nation terms in the second week of the maritime affairs as "drift." "We have had no anchor in pol­ with a merchant marine, built in strike, it was agreed to put the issue of oil costs over to discus icy, no seamanship at the wheel, American shipyards, manned by sion. The memorandum of agree­ and no propulsion to move us for­ American seamen, carrying the bulk of American exports, and ment signed with the four vessel ward," he stated. Deterioration of the maritime second to no other fleet on the owners will expire on May 1,1968. It provides for a deduction of industry, he warned, endangers high seas." one-half of one per cent from the gross stock for the establish­ ment of a pension fund for the fishermen, and one percent for a QUESTION; When you were a a Seafarer and I plan to remain a welfare fund, to be administered by a joint board composed of three boy, what did you want to be seaman. boat owners and three Union when you grew up? trustees. It further provided for the Leo Altscbul: I don't know. I Evarlsto Pantoja: My ambition immediate elimination of the gross guess when I was a kid I wanted stock deduction for radar, a cost was to join the army so I could to be a seaman. I learn a trade. I formerly shared by the fishermen guess a lot of guys really wanted to and the owners. have wild dreams be in the Air The new contract also provides about being the Force, but they that on May 1, 1967 the gross President or said they didn't stock deduction for sounding something like need anybody. I machines on the boats also will that. But not me. was already ship­ be eliminated, doing away with When I grew up I ping out when the another cost charged to the fish­ became a sea­ war came around, ermen. In addition, the pact pro­ man. I've been so they classified vided that the hourly rate for sailing for years, and I wouldn't me 2-A. I joined the union about work performed when the boats are in port shall be increased from 1942, so I never did get into the have it any other way. army. $l-an-hour to $2.5()-an-hour. The memorandum of agreement Edward J. Taylor: I'll tell you. also states, "It is further under­ Ronald K. Kester: I guess I al­ I always wanted to be in business stood and agreed by the parties, ways wanted to be a basketball for myself. I that if any contract is negotiated player. I'm six started in the with the majority of the vessels, for­ feet seven. But I trucking business merly contracted with the Union, couldn't make the shipping wax pa­ with the provisions different from grade. So I start­ per in boxes. But those contained therein that the ed working in the I lost the truck parties herein agree to accept and Champion Spark and ended up in abide by such other provisions." Plug plant in the Merchant Ma­ Burlington, Iowa. The four fishing boats signing rine. I'm retired But I got bored so the memorandum agreement were now, and if I hit my buddy and I the sweepstakes, 1 might try the the Terranova, Leonard & Nancy, Valiant and Neptune. This fol­ decided to try the sea, and here restaurant business. lowed more than three months of I am. • negotiations with the Gloucester Billy Nuckols: Brother, I'll tell Boat Owners Assn., by the Union's Robert Bruno: I wanted to be a you, I never wanted to be a sailor! Federal Mediator John officials. baseball player when I was 14 or But I've been at it Sullivan and State Conciliator 15, but I didn't now for 15 or 20 David Grodsky. keep it up and years and I like it. started in con­ Both Ackert, president of the If I had to do it struction, mill Atlantic Fishermen's Union and over again, I think work, and fishing. Port Agent Orlando, also urged I'd probably still Now I'm a sea­ the officials in Gloucester's city be a sailor. Some­ man and I find it government to. take a greater in­ times it gets to very interesting terest in the fishing fleet now, i you, but most of because it gives a such as was taken in New Bed­ ^ the time it's a guy a chance to ford where new city piers have pretty interesting profession. move around. I enjoy the life of been erected. '-rj ro rUu /J.uor.- -yj. xdm /' : I l.i r T I .irxifeif-jv'^r tj-.-jfico SIU nshermea Strike Gloucester Boatowners if j> II' f':: • V /ill. .x- ; >•1r a, •I •f: -•Nil : S'' ' '¥ �Page Six SEAFARERS October 28, 1966 LOG REPORT* From Oct. 7 to Oct. 20, 1966 The Pacific Coast DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED by Frank Orozak, West Coast Representative The California gubernatorial election is drawing near and every Sea­ farer is urged to get out and vote for Governor Edmund G. Brown. Brown has consistently supported liberal legislation and he is the man we would like to see in the Governor's chair after the November 8 elec­ tion. Reagan is supported by the most radical elements of the right wing and any vote for him will surely result in a vote against any pro­ chorage were in transit. gressive, liberal legislation in this Clyde Miller, A Seafarer for state. By casting your vote for 20-year& had to get off the Beloit Brown you will be picking a man Victory because of the vessel going who can best serve California and into drydock. He hated to leave the country. because it is a good ship and he had been on it for a couple of runs San Francisco Shipping is still booming and as bosun. He plans to take a short will remain so because of ten vacation before shipping out again. Charles Dyer, a 20-year Sea­ farer, is having a short stay on the beach before shipping out again. He was last aboard the Summit as an oiler. Another 20-year SIU man, Edward Ruley, who sailed on the Belgium Victory as Bosun was forced off the ship in Manila due to an injury. Wilmington Shipping is booming here and Ruley MiUer the heavy shipping is expected to pay-offs coming up. This past ship­ continue for quite awhile. The ping period, Seafarers here paid off Beaver Victory, Robin Trent and the Duke Victory, Anniston Vic- John C. signed off here and the lory, Delaware, Montpelier Vic­ Eagle TravelCT is due to pay off. tory, Kenmar and Brigham Vic­ There were two days here when tory. we had no ships due in and some L. Smith, just got off the Los of the men here shuttled over to Angeles after a short Far Eastern Seattle to fill jobs. But shipping is trip and expects to take a vacation active here once again and there before shipping out again. M.T. are plenty of jobs on the board. Doherty, in from the Gt. Lakes Carter Chambers, an SIU pen­ and an SlU-man for the past 22- sioner, recently received a new years, shipped out aboard the hearing aid from the Seafarers Robin Sherwood as deck main­ Welfare Plan. Carter said it open­ tenance. ed a whole new world for him be­ Seattle cause now he doesn't have to rely on lip reading in order to hear. Shipping remains excellent here in the Pacific Northwest and the Carter expresses his deepest ap­ preciation to the SIU Welfare Plan outlook for the next few weeks is and says that he is proud to belong good. We expect to have several Isthmian Line ships coming in to to a union which gives such pay off as well as some Govern­ thorough consideration to its pen­ sioners. ment-chartered Victorys. Kenny Coats just blew into We have paid off the Antinous, Iberville, Hudson, Seattle, Penn town a few days ago after a 14Carrier, Venore and Beloit Vic­ month trip on the Ema Elizabeth. tory (to be laid up a month for He stopped by the hall a few repairs) since our last report while minutes to say hello to some of the San Francisco, Seattle and An­ his old shipmates. Passei^er Vessel Safety Bill Retelves Approval By Coagress The Senate has approved a compromise ship safety bill provid­ ing certain safety and financial responsibility standards for pas­ senger vessels operating from United States ports. The measure is now awaiting White House ^ tablish financial security to satisfy action. any judgment against them for The legislation is a compro­ death or injuries and to refund mise between previous House and ticket money to a passenger in Senate passed versions of the bill case the ship cannot sail on a and includes leeway for other ma­ scheduled voyage. jor maritime powers to enforce Presently a 16-nation subcom­ stricter international safety regu­ mittee of the Intergovernmental lations into effect before Ameri­ Maritime Consultative Organiza­ can law will affect them. tion's Maritime Safety Committee The bill calls for stringent regu­ is meeting in closed conference lations that will make passenger to amend the 1960 Safety of Life ships fire-proof if they are to sail At Sea convention to include fire­ from United States ports and proof requirements on new pass­ affects American-flag as well as enger ships. foreign-flag passenger ships hav­ These safety provisions are ex­ ing accomodations for fifty or pected to meet those that have more passengers. been set up by Congress in its ship The bill also requires that pro­ safety bill. However, if foreignspective passengers be notified of flag ships do not measure up to the safety standards on a passen­ these American safety standards ger ship and that this information by November, 1968 (when the be also included in the company's new SOLAS Convention rules are ads and promotional literature. expected to be in force) the In addition, the legislation United States will unilaterally enforces shipping companies to es-^ fpfcp its, ship safety , law,., , Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals All Groups Class A Class B 13 3 31 64 5 14 16 26 5 9 8 5 1 2 9 18 30 56 30 37 9 6 18 38 13 30 324 172 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 1 5 26 17 48 26 1 5 7 8 26 1 1 2 2 3 7 0 0 2 13 5 18 20 11 40 8 21 21 8 2 7 19 31 18 7 6 12 119 92 222 All Groups Class A Class R 32 5 275 95 47 17 158 42 25 14 17 6 13 5 66 14 139 58 162 99 19 1 48 1 51 6 1.052 363 • K ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals All Groups Class A Class B 1 0 31 42 8 4 21 19 5 7 2 7 1 4 13 13 47 26 30 21 6 8 14 30 12 21 230 163 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 1 2 2 25 24 43 0 1 4 19 3 11 4 3 4 3 3 • 4 0 0 0 16 1 17 26 13 42 29 25 12 8 3 4 13 22 15 16 7 8 143 103 187 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 11 2 161 79 17 8 79 29 25 9 4 3 9 2 41 11 79 43 131 105 17 3 26 1 25 2 625 297 , STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totpls All Groups Class A Class B 1 5 47 11 2 6 20 5 5 5 4 ^2 1 2 17 4 ,41 24 25 21 5 2 6 31 7 21 249 91 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 3 6 2 46 16 5 3 0 7 1 3 19 2 6 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 8 14 5 36 16 10 10 11 12 2 2 9 17 4 26 8 3 10 166 59 102 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 11 3 152 37 13 20 86 29 23 13 6 8 9 5 43 4 113 70 84 49 12 1 27 1 24 5 602 246 NiEBA Fight Measures To Revise Rail Rates Waterway Carriers Continue Fight Against RR Rate-Cutting Schemes The Great Lakes shipping industry recently won a round in its continuing struggle against railroad attempts to force them out of business through dis criminatory rate cutting when the Interstate Com­ merce Committee suspended indefinitely the use of revised rail rates for the shipment of grain. The rates, proposed by the ^ New York Central Railroad, the past been to force water car­ competition from water transpor­ riers out of a competitive position tation. were designed to encourage rail by cutting rates to the bones, often Still being fought is an attempt shipment of grain from the Upper losing money on routes where by the railroads to force waterLakes to the East Coast—bypass­ they are in competition with water borne coal carriers out of business ing Buffalo and forcing the water carriers, and charging exhorbitant on the Lakes through the use of carriers out of competition. rates in areas where there is no so-called 'unit trains.' The ICC suspension of the pro­ posed rail rates was supported by A Pair of Pensioners the SIU, MEBA, the Buffalo, N.Y. Maritime Trades Depart­ ment in addition to the Lakes carriers. The New York Central attempt to cut the rates on grain shipments however, is only the latest of many rate cutting schemes de­ signed by the railroads to gain monopoly control over the move­ ment of cargoes between the Great Lakes and the East and South. A growing battle is being waged in the Courts and before the ICC over discriminatory rail­ road rate cutting. Traditionally, the ICC has been sympathetic to the railroad point of view. The battle lines have been stiffening recently however, and more and more the water car­ Seafarers John Hudgins and George Sturgis picked up their first riers are going to the courts to regular monthly SIU pension checks at the Norfolk SIU hall re­ cently. Double-header check presentation above includes (l-r): SIU prevent railroad rate-cutting. The. rajlrQad .planning has in rep. Maryin. H.ujf, hjy^^Jfjj^ Sfurgis. and Union rep.^^t^ve fapuchjs, �October 28, 1966 : / SEAFARERS Page Seven LOG President to Ask Congress For Hike In Social Security Substantial increases in social security benefits will be recommended to Congress next January, President Johnson recently announced to some 30,000 federal workers who helped launch the medicare program last July 1. Without disclosing all the details of his upcoming proposals, the President told employees at the Social Security Administration head­ quarters here they will include: • An average increase in monthly benefits of 10 percent or more, with proportionately higher increases going to those in the lower brackets. Payments now run from a minimum of $44 to a maximum of $134 per month. • A basic monthly minimum payment of $100 a month to every worker who retires after being on the social security rolls for 25 years. • An increase in the permissible earnings an individual may make if he chooses to work part time after being retired from his regular job, without forfeiting his right to social security benefits. The current maximum is $1,500 per year in earnings. • The extension of hospital and medical care to more than a million social security beneficiaries who are drawing payments as a result of disability. In addition, the President said, he was setting up a special task force under Secretary John W. Gardner of the Department of Health, Edu­ cation and Welfare and former Gov. Farris Bryant of Florida to de­ velop "a truly modem program for nursing home construction." Administration spokesmen estimated the cost of the President's pro­ posed broader benefits at $2 billion plus a year, but suggested that much of this would be covered by the present schedule of social secu­ rity taxes because payments into the system's Trust Fund was sur­ passing earlier projections. The remainder might be covered either by an increase in the tax rate or by broadening the wage-base on which taxes are payable from the current figure of $6,600 a year to $7,800 a year, spokesmen said. The President paid tribute to the efficiency with which social security operations are handled, pointing out that "the cost of administering" the programs "is only 2.2 cents out of each dollar" paid in through worker contributions. Payments to beneficiaries are now running at about $20 billion a year, with some 22 million people on the rolls. Johnson took the occasion of his speech to remind social security workers that when the bill creating the program was pending in 1935, seven minority members of the House Ways and Means Committee denounced it as threatening "a crushing burden on industry and labor" and added that it would "destroy old-age retirement systems set up by private industry." House opponents tried to kill the bill by sending it back to committee but lost on a 253-149 vote, he remarked, and most of them then tried to "hide their vote" by supporting the measure on passage. When the medicare fight was pending last year, the President ob­ served, he "had the strange feeling that it had all happened before." "The nay-sayers dusted off all their old speeches of 30 years ago," he continued, calling the program such things as "socialism, a political hodgepodge and a cruel hoax." They even repeated the tactics of trying to kill it on a motion to recommit but lost again, and 76 House mem­ bers switched to vote for it on final passage, he commented. Actor's Equity and the League of Resident Theaters have reached agreement on the union's first con­ tract covering employment of Equity members in the League's 26 U. S. theaters. The three-year pact sets salary ranges of $90 to $135 a week to start which will rise to $95 to $150 by 1969. The pay scale is geared to four differ­ ent categories based on gross box office receipts. The contract also calls for improved sick benefits and salary payments from the first day of rehearsal. American Airlines mechanics and other ground personnel have won a new contract that they ac­ cepted on the eve of a September 28 strike deadline. The 12,000 members of the Transport Work­ ers Union employed by American voted to ratify a contract calling for three wage increases of five per cent each payable within 15 months; three weeks vacation after five years; four after 15; Good Friday as a ninth paid holiday; a 50 per cent company contribution to employee pension costs and im­ proved grievance machinery as well as other gains. The collected papers of two his­ toric labor leaders—John Fitzpatrick, president of the former Chi­ cago AFL from 1904 to 1946 and Victor Orlander, secretary-treas­ urer of the former Illinois AFL from 1914 to 1949, have been given to the Chicago Historical So­ ciety. The papers, which include 50,000 items dating from 1910 to 1935 are expected to be valuable in documenting organized labor's many contributions towards im­ proving working, living, social, ed­ ucational and political conditions within the community and the na­ tion. A meeting of the AFL-CIO General Board has been called for Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. in the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D. C. The board is made up of the principal officer of each affiliated national or international union and each trade and industrial de­ partment, plus members of the AFL-CIO Executive Council. The general board meeting will follow the three-day session of the Executive Council, to be held in Washington Nov. 14-16. Wi-:. ii-fe V fe;: i &• . r: 4 The Fact Behind The Figures The U.S. unemployment rate is continu­ ing to drop and is now down to 3.8 percent, according to the latest Labor Department report on unemployment. Behind this drop lurks a less encouraging statistic however. The negro jobless rate stands at 7.8 percent, more than two and a half times the white rate, and an increase over the rate which has prevailed in recent years. The jobless rate of unskilled work­ ers generally, stands at 5.8 percent also con­ siderably higher than the overall average. The disparity is all-too familiar. The figures differ only slightly from year to year, with the scarcity of jobs most acute for the negro and other minority groups, the unskilled, the poorly educated. In many ways it merely reflects the discouraging cycle of poverty-ignorance-poverty in which too many Americans have become trapped. These are the hard-core unemployed. Re­ ducing the unusually high jobless rate for these Americans is the real aim of the war on poverty, job training programs, aid to education, civil rights legislation and other Great Society programs. The goal of these programs is to help the nation's disadvan­ taged to help themselves—^the only way in which help can be truly meaningful. With non-skilled and even semi-skilled job opportunities declining in the United States, job training and educational upgrad­ ing are the only feasible cure for this hard­ core unemployment. By removing racial barriers to employ­ ment, by teaching job skills, by raising the general level of education and aspiration, this hard core of unemployed can become productive Americans in every sense of the word—producing a better life for them­ selves and their children and a better future for the entire nation. Good Unionism In The Market Place The holiday season is not too far off now and the gift-buying splurge that accompanies this joyful season will soon be packing de­ partment stores around the country. These stores all carry products manufac­ tured by a wide range of U.S. manufacturers. Some of these manufacturers are well known to families through the use of nationwide ad­ vertising. However, just as the consumer is dis­ criminating in the quality of merchandise that he purchases—he must be equally discrimi­ nating in making certain that the products purchased are not manufactured by a com­ pany which denies its employees the right to fair wages and working conditions through unionization. Many of these companys will undoubtedly launch huge advertising campaigns with the advent of the holiday season and will be. wishing the world peace and goodwill for the coming year. This peace and goodwill is ob­ viously not wished to their own employees who are subjected to substandard pay and working conditions. Each issue, the Seafarers LOG, along with many other trade union publications, prints a Don't Buy column which lists those manu­ facturers who have denied their employees the right to bargain collectively for decent wages and working conditions. These manufacturers do not deserve the patronage of the American consumer, and to support them is to support the very evils which they represent. Seafarers and all trade unionists are urged to study this list carefully so that they may use the ultimate weapon in the marketplace —a boycott against all products produced by anti-union employers. •s: •a ; �SEAFARERS LOG Page Eight October 28, 1966 W'i ^ i' ^ : !'i tfTr , Xt. 'v, y,. = T ••Wi''"' •"- - > -• . ;»^v,vfft-..<s, uc v.r- !>^jSr%Jal«3/^- ' - HE First Annual Testimonial Banquet of the Organized Labor Movement of Greater New Orleans was held recently at the SIU hall in New Orleans honoring the Reverend Louis J. Twomey, S.J., Director of the Institute of Human Relations of Loyola University. Proceeds of the Dinner, which was attended by top civic, labor, political, business and religious leaders in the state, were donated to the Institute. A check for $7,000 was presented to Father Twomey to further the work of the Institute in fostering better labor-management relations, ac­ celerating social progress and improving interAmerican relations. SIU Vice-President Lindsey Williams served as Master of Ceremonies at the Dinner, at which the principal speaker was Victor Bussie, president of the Louisiana AFL-CIO. Other speakers included Representative Hale Boggs (D-La.). Telegrams honoring Father Twomey and his work were received from President Lyndon B. Johnson, Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey, Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz, AFL-CIO President George Meany and SIU President Paul Hall, among others. In his address, Louisiana AFL-CIO President Bussie cited Father Twomey's firm stand against a Louisiana ri^t-to-work law as an example of his determination to help to defend the rigjits of jFf^^••- •...•• .• iilifi.:-: g sV . labor. "All of us recall the dark days of 1954,' Bussie noted, when "anti-labor forces in the Legis­ lature pushed through the so-called right-to-work law. Father Twomey spoke out publicly on three different occasions against the legislation. No one who heard his plea before the legislature could doubt that he w^as there solely because he felt a wrong was being done—that working men and women were being hint and that our state would suffer severely. ..." Bussie continued: "The Institute on Human v , "S" . Relations most clearly defines the life and pur­ pose of Father Twomey, for its objective is *to make the dignity of man the heart of economic efficiency.'" Father Twomey has been director of the Insti­ tute of Human Relations since its inception in 1947. He has also served dn the National Man­ power Advisory Committee of the U.S. Labor Department and is a regular speaker and lecturer on labor-management and related problems. The Institute of Human Relations of Loyola University was founded in October 1947. At that time it was called the Institute of Industrial Relations. The Institute was originally conceived as an agency to guide labor-management relations. This remains one of its principal aims. It became evi­ dent that to best pursue this goal the Institute would have to broaden its scope and outlook. This led to the establishment of separate divi­ sions under three broad classifications—^theLaborI. Management .Center, the Social Order Center, and i • the Inter-American Center. Under this new setup, the Institute has incor­ teisWSfc':'; porated within its functions special training courses which are being conducted in cooperation with the State and Federal Governments. These courses are designed chiefly to meet the growing jpfoblem of unemployment caused by the elimina­ tion of . whole categories of job opportunities through technological change. In this connection it strives to analyze the. human and economic p" implications of an economy that is moving with accelerated pace from one of scarcity toward one of abundance, with the overall objective of creat­ ing a society in which the dignity of the human person will be acknowledged. As part of this analysis the Institute enlists the best resources at its disposal to suggest at least tentative answers to the serious problems being created in the transition period, such as those of maintaining effective purchasing power, of equita­ ble distribution of goods and services of rational use Of leisure time, of collective bargaining in the age of automation, etc. Still further, the Institute makes available to specialized groups like union and management officials, school teachers, social actionists, etc., through conferences, workshops and consultation, the opportunity to increase their knowledge of and to sharpen their skills in helping to solve specific social problems. This is done through regular classroom work and through regularly conducted seminars on^ labor-management problems. SIU President Paul Hall, along with other American labor representa­ tives, has taken part in these seminars for some time and has helped to make clear to students of labor-management relations the aims and goals of organized labor and the process of collective bargaining through which these goals are achieved. Finally, the Institute after several years of plan­ ning has entered the field of Inter-American rela­ tions. Under an agreement with the Agency for International Development of the U.S. Depart­ ment of State, the Institute has committed itself to a leadership pfogram for the youth of Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic. Selected young men and women come to Loyola University in New Orleans and under the responsi­ bility of the Institute are given intensive training in the political, economic and cultural develop­ ment necessary to propiote democratic freedom and security in their respective countries. Father Twomey greets his brother John, who came all the way from Floriada.; Archbishop Hannon (left) and Louisiana State AFL-CIO President Victor Bussie. SIU Vice President Lindsey Williams, introduces Father twomey to guests, v-i^A- V- •• - •' • ." • •'% �-! October 28, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine ••SICI. ,:i. '86 •1- father Twomey addressed the assembled guests to offer his thanks for the honor bestowed on him. "l' feel that this is an accolade of the work we have been doing rather than a personal adulation" he said. Greater N.O. AFL-CIO Pres. Pat Stoddard presents watch to Father Twomey as token of esteem for service to humanity. ':%tm ||S| •EiHI ''•1:18 : :LJ Gerald Siefken (left), of Loyola University, presented plaque to Father Twomey. Rep. Hale Boggs (D-La.) is at right. The main, room at the SlU New Orleans hall was filled to capacity by the hundreds attending the testimonial dinner, who represented top state, civic, labor, political, business and religious leaders. ' f •y |i i- : 11 -r;.! II.'ii. 1,1 ijt r;s5 At the end of the testimonial dinner the assemblage rose for the benediction, given by Rabbi Julian A. Feibelman. SlU Vice President Lindsey Williams presents check to aid institute's work. ' 'r' Guests seated at dais included (l-r) Judge F. Heebe, John Twomey, Victor Bussie, B. R. Ariatti and Lindsey Williams. i'\ |! •tit ll'S -I VI '-li f' i'l •iThis is a tremendous expe­ rience," Father Twomey said. Loyola University Human Relations Institute is dedicated to the Improvement of society. Above is University's Marquette Hall. Father Twomey lectures before Central American delegation at the Human Relations Institute's Inter-American Center. • 'f-1 14 T 'li 'h V' • •: i". Father Twomey and Rep. Hale Boggs during the benediction. Better race relations is prime concern of Institute. Class at Institute's Social Order Center gets instruction from Father Twomey. Class at Institute's Labor-Management Center hears Father Twomey describe importance of free collective bargaining. :1 p J' �• t October 28, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Ten SlU Lifeboat Class No, f 62 Graduates Seafarers Aboard R-V Robert Conrad Help Probe Secrets Of Ocean Deptbs Seafarers on most SlU-manned vessels carry cargos consisting of grain, machinery, etc., but the SlU-contracted R/V Robert Conrad hand en eitirely different mission. The cargo of Conrad consisted of scientists and equipment designed to probe the geographic mysteries of the sea. The voyage, which lasted a year, took the R/V Robert Conrad to places far re­ spent a lot of our time taking said the Seafarers worked hard to moved from the normal ship­ cores and surveying," Chase, who keep the engine room clean. Be­ sailed as AB, said. Chase, a native fore becoming a Seafarer Barnes ping routes. of New Hampshire, joined the worked for awhile as a waiter in The voyage was sponsored by vessel in New York last Detem- the famous Copacabana. "I met Columbia University in affiliation ber. From New York, Chase and a lot of celebrities," he joked. with Lamont Geological Observa­ Two facets of the trip that ap­ his fellow shipmates went to Ber­ tory. .The purpose of the trip was pealed to the crew were the ex­ muda, Jamaica, Panama, Mexico, to gather gravity and magnetic cellent chow and the air condi­ Thaiti, Australia, some remote data, depth soundings, water and tioning. The steward 3epartment Pacific Islands, Alaska, Bering geology samples. Sea, British Columbia, back to came in for a lot of praise during During the course of the voy­ Panama and then home to New the voyage, especially from the age, scientists gathered core sedi­ scientists aboard the ship. "The York. ment from the ocean bottom. A The R/V Robert Conrad cov­ food was great," one of the scien­ 1,000 pound core head was driven ered 54,900 miles, two and one- tists said and added that he "never by a pipe three inches in diameter, half times around the world. "We realized food could be that good into the mud many feet below the aboard a ship." spent a lot of time reading and sspri9.i966 . ocean surface. Scientists then took playing cards," Seafarer William Recent graduates of SlU Lifeboat Class No. 162 gathered for their mud samples for study. Plenty of Filing Barnes of the Engine department class photo after successfully completing course of lifeboat train­ Seafarers aboard the vessel did Seafarer Leslie Chase, who said. Barnes explained that the ing at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in New York. shipped on the R/V Robert Con­ a lot of deep sea fishing during the Seafairers had to use more tech­ course of the voyage. Ed La The latest group of lifeboat ticket holders includes (seated, l-r): rad, is a veteran of many research nical equipment than they would Erich Saar, William Hill, Richard Dixon and Louis Valentino. Stand­ voyages, having previously sailed on a regular freighter or tanker. Roda, who sailed in the Engine ing (l-r) are: John Bailey, Herbert Won, Milton Adams, Joseph on the SlU-contracted Anton The engine room had much of department and was the ship's Petrusewicz and the SlU lifeboat class instructor Ami Bjornsson. Brunn for nine months. "We the latest equipment and Barnes delegate, said a number of sharks and squid were caught by Seafar­ ers adept with the hook and line. One Seafarer who did a lot of angling was Jeff Ocean, an OS. "We used a hook and line with beef or pork fat for bait," he said. "When we caught a shark, it took three guys to pull him onto the Maritime Overseas Corporation is holding unclaimed wages for the seafarers listed below. Men whose names are listed should get ship," Ocean said. Once, Ocean in touch either in person or by mail with Mr. O. E. Manna, Maritime Overseas Corporation, 511 Fifth Avenue, New York, New related, one of the men was pull­ York, as soon as possible. ing a shark aboard when the fish Vessel Vessel had his mouth open. The fellow Amount Name Amount Name narrowly escaped having his arm Homuth, Karl Natalie $36.57 Overseas Rose Akerg, Clifton W. Jr. 11.87 19.52 Hover, Fred A. Jr. Ocean Ulla Akin, Lloyd F. Ocean Ulla 5.53 ripped off. Ocean said. One mem­ Huckaba, Hugh Thomas Alston, James Ocean Eva 43.54 Ocean Anna 53.27 ber of the crew who really wanted Huszar, J. B. Ocean Deborah 66.07 Globe Explorer 4.00 Amber, John W. Jarman, James Globe Traveler Amerson, Jack Overseas Eva 14.60 19.18 to catch a shark was Dick Bou­ Johnson, Everett Fay Globe Carrier Ocean Evelyn 9.00 3.68 Amora, Felix P. cher, the messman. "He finally Johnson, Walter A. Ocean Deborah Overseas Rose 99.88 Anastasion, Christo 11.87 Johnson, William Aquino, Gregorio C. Overseas Rose Ocean Ulla 194.05 11.87 got one a few days before we Arlinehaus, Harold E. Natalie 2.06 Johnson, William H. Natalie 84.67 reached a port," Ocean related. "A Johnson, William H. Auser, Jean A. J. Globe Carrier 162.03 Natalie 8.33 Anstin, W. T. Globe Progress Kamedra, Andrew F. 14.18 10.00 Ocean Deborah big one, too, some 10 or 12 feet." Rebecca Karlson, Charlie B. Ocean Evelyn Baltazar, Francisco E. 6.00 9.00 Victoria was a popular port Kelley, Francis W. Barber, Walter E. Rebecca 5.00 Ocean Eivelyn 25.46 Kelley, Floyd D. Barcinas, Roman A, Ocean Ulla Globe Explorer 5.40 ( 111.81 with the Conrad crew. They found Barclay, William Kohut, Walter Globe Traveler 33.55 Globe Progress 80.42 it friendly and enjoyable. Barney's Beasley, Will Krause, Jesse J. Overseas Rose 11.87 Ocean Ulla 13.64 Krawczynski, S. Hideaway, located in a downtown Bednar, Willie Overseas Joyce Globe Explorer 8.00 3.00 Benish, William J. Ocean Dinny 23.46 Overseas Rose 22.00 LaBombard, Raymond hotel, was a favorite hangout for Biscup, Carl J. Globe Explorer 5.00 Globe Explorer 8.00 Lawson, H. Q. visiting seamen. Bishop, Joseph A. Ocean Ulla 34.66 Globe Traveler 19.00 Leiter, Alexander, J. Bohn, R. E. Globe Explorer 10.00 Natalie 2.91 Lestes, Audrey, M. In Tahiti, the men rented motor Borden, Thomas A. Ocean Ulla 3.45 Ocean Nora 11.05 Limbaugh, Henry 0. scooters and rode all over the isBradshaw, Perry F. Rebecca 8.00 Globe Carrier 4.73 Lindberg, Charles A. Brennick, Charles J. Ocean Evelyn 5.00 Ocean Dinny 79.00 Lockler, Jessie J. and. Calhoun, John, Jr. Ocean Joyce 1.60 Globe Progress 7.82 Logan, James Richard When the voyage was over. Overseas Eva Cavan, Paul 11.40 Overseas Eva Lopez, L. 16.30 Globe Carrier CHiristian, Robert H. 49.27 Overseas Rose 9.27 Lopez, Lucas Captain L. B. Melson, assistant Ocean Ulla Cieslak, Stanley J. 22.00 Natalie 41.94 Lowther, Harry, J. Chief for research at the Lamont Clark, Terrill Glen Globe Traveler 18.76 Natalie Lueth, Gustay 12.00 Clawson, Francis Globe Progress 24.00 Rebecca Malone, Thomas J, 18.46 Geological Observatory, sent the Coburn, Charles Overseas Rose 11.87 Overseas Rose Marrero, Catalino 9.27 following telegraph message to the Globe Traveler Coldwell, Artway 10.16 Ocean Evelyn Marsh, Robert 10.15 Globe Traveler Colin, Antonio, L, ship: "Congratulations on very 22.29 Globe Explorer Mason, C. L. 1.25 Ocean Evelyn Cook, John J. 9.00 Massey, William Overseas Eva 71.79 successful cruise of Conrad. Please Ocean Joyce Cooper, Fred C. 1.77 Mazuk, Cheater E. Ocean Deborah 43.42 convey Mayflower a well done to the chief Daniels, Edward M. 23.00 McCoskey, M. P. Ocean Evelyn 1.48 Ocean Dinny Darrah, Harry H. 5.04 McDonald, John W. Rebecca 63.55 scientists and scientific staff who Ocean Ulla DaVila, Juan 20.00 Ocean Dinny McFarlain, Jerald C. 62.69 participated on various legs and Natalie Davis, Robert 38.50 McKarek, John Ocean Evelyn 9.00 Rebecca Deico, Lawrence 8.00 McMahon, William E. Globe Explorer 14.12 also to the master and crew for Ocean Dinny Demeyer, Wilfred 8.67 McNabb, Paul G. Ocean Nimet 6.89 their efforts." Overseas Eva Dhein, J. 8.07 Miller, Ralph Ocean Deborah 2.19 Globe Explorer Ocean Alice Overseas Rose Ocean Eva Ocean Nimet Overseas Joyce Ocean Deborah Rebecca Rebecca Globe Explorer _ Rebecca Ocean Evelyn Ocean Ebrelyn Ocean Explorer Overseas Dinny Overseas Rose Globe Explorer Globe Explorer Ocean Dinny Overseas Rose Natalie Rebecca Overseas Rose Overseas Rose Overseas Rose Ocean Evelyn Globe Ebcplorer Vivan Rebecca Globe Explorer Ocean Ulla Ocean Alice Ocean Dinny DiCapua, Peter P. Donery, E. Dore, Eusrene N. Doroba, Charles Dowel 1, Homer Doyle, John P. Drake, CUir A. Duphaisir, Louis W. Dwyer, James F. Endrody, L. Jr. Enirland, Fred R. Esteban, Pedro C. Evans, Marcus N. Farhi, I. Fitxserald, Jack Fletcher, Bobby E. Foreman, R. L. Garrigues, Dale H. Gates, Earl H. Geislcr, Robert F. Giardino, Vincent Gomez, Joaquin Gontha, Edward J. Gorlin, Peter N. Goumas, Styllanoa Guernsey, William A. Haeshberger, Marty Hammond, Martin M. Hancock, Charles Harp. R. M. Havard, Howard E. 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From left, Tony Ghezzo, deck, Ed Ramirez, steward, and Donnie , : �1 ^ §IU Scholarship fuWUs Son's Wish Grafmul To Crew For Aiding IfuSbOntlH To The Editor: To The Editor: This is just a personal note af thanks. We are the parents of Anthony E. Cernosek, schol­ arship awardee. I have never written you be"ore but my son did, to thank ;ou. I have never been so grateIful to anyone as I am you the blU. You have helped fulfill lAnthony's wish to go to Notre loame. We could not afford it |until you gave him the scholar|ship. I Thank you again; iMr. and Mrs. A. B. Ceniosek I Galveston, Texas LETTERS I would appreciate it very much if you would relay a mesMge to a group of men who were ] on board the S, S. Ponce on Aug. 19. My husband, Edmond "Pat" Cain, OS, was severely injured, and I would like to express ray thanks to all these men for their thoughtfulness and contribution, t I would like to express in partic- j ular my thanks to one, "Moose" • Drzewicki, and also to: Ed. Pu- , chalski (bosun). Lance Rodriquez, L. Cook, E. Ceccato, Doug Sier, Captain Myrdah, and the j Chief Engineer, Chief Mate, Steward and Radio Operator. Mrs. Pat Cain and Edmond L. "Pat" Cain Baltimore, Md, • To The Editor Seafarer Finds Union Forums Educational Djakarta Pure Hell^ Seafarer Complains : To The Editor; ' This is to bring to your attenI tion the situation sailors have to ' face when their ships visit Indo; nesia. In this port of Djakarta, it is pure hell. The Indonesians are ; stealing the crew and ship blind, ; they are breaking locks, stealing money, clothing and shoes, mooring lines, and ships gear. They have guards and troops watching everything but they don't seem to see anything except What we sailors are doing. So please pass the word along in the Log for future ship's crew infonnation. Jimmy Maxey ;; Ship's Delegate English Couple's Son On Express Virginia To The Editor: Our son Derrick Lamb is a merriber of your union and has just finished a round trip on the Express Virginia. My good lady and I take a great delight in read­ ing yout newspaper, the Seafar­ ers Log. ~ It is a pleasure to read about the life of your seamen in Amer­ ica. We think your union is the f)est in the world. We also thank yoii for sending the Log as we look forward to it every month. Mr. and Mrs. Lamb Leigh-Lanes ^ En^nd Pl^sei Senator for i foV.5. fleet r« The Editor: T recently read a story in the IjOG about Senator Russell Long f|)f Louisiana urging the construc­ tion of 50 new American-flag ihips a year for 10 years. J Senator Long is a great friend jf and has fought tard fhf a strong rnerchant ma•ihe. He played a rnajor role in cCeping MARAD out of the DesaWipent of Tfanspbrtation. The Senator kuUws that the Merc^ vfarine is vitally important and lias worked hard to pump new i^ into thia important industry. Page Eleven SEAFARERS LOG October 28, 1966 To The EditoK I would like to take this op­ portunity to say how much I en­ joy the new membership forums every morning at the New York Hall. I think this affords the seamen an excellent chance to express himself on issues concerning the SIU and his job as well as many issues involving the maritime in­ dustry that affect a seaman, as well as problems involved with the pension plan, contracts, etc. The forum gives everyone a chance tO settle problems and clear up points he might be un­ clear, on. MQIke Warner —~ Log Feature Recalls Many Memories To The Editon I'd like to say how much I en­ joy the series, "Ports of the World," it certainly brings back memories of many places I have visited during my years at sea. This is a very fine series and I am sure it brings back memories for other Seafarers as well. Jack Reichauer Fight on MARAD Paid Off, He Says To the Editor; I wonder how many of the brothers have stopped to think about the big job our Union and the membership have accom­ plished in .the recent victory to keep the Maritime Administralion from being swallowed up in the new Department of Trans­ portation? ; That victory, is probably the greatest that has been won in re­ cent years in the fight to try to put the American merchant ma­ rine in a stronger position. May­ be now we can push ahead until we get the kind of merchant ma­ rine that this count.-y needs. When the SEAFARERS LOG a few issues back printed the names of all the Congressmen and urged us to write them a.sking tltpt they vote to keep the Maritime Administration out of the new Department it was sug­ gesting a very practical way in which we could all help. Many of the; hrpthefs did write : ,£^ngres^en,'at«I:the::^ proof that it pays to do your bit. R, B. Kincald Add the Yellowstone (Rio Grande Transport) to the list of • ships on which Seafarers have contributed to the SlU's campaign against inclusion of the Maritime Administration in the Department of Transportation. Meeting Secretary R. N. Sessions re­ ported that all hands agreed to send a cable to their Congressman or Senator urging support for an independent MARAD. Ship's dele­ gate John J. Miller sent a cable­ gram to Sen. Ralph Yarborough of Texas, on behalf of the crew. Seafarer J. M. Davis wrote to his Congressman, James Martin of Alabama. His cablegram said in part, "Please do not let them give us away to foreign flags as they have given everything but the Statue of Liberty." Sessions re­ ported a pleasant voyage with no beefs. —4^— A. W. Morales, meeting chair­ man reports that aboard the Con­ necticut (Connectcut Tankers) An oiler and the sec­ ond pumpman were taken ill and had to leave the ship in Madras, India. The chief i cook and the third VanDyck cook also took sick, he reported. Two replacements were taken on, leaving the ship three men short. Morales writes. A special meeting was held to elect a ship's dele­ gate to replace William Van Dyck. Thomas Cox was voted the honor. j> Bosun Bernard Kitchens sug­ gested that the messroom door on The Steel Naviga­ tor (Isthmian) be locked at all times, H. Boron, meeting chairman writes. According to Boron, all hands agreed to have a passkey so Kitchens """ members would have access to the messroom. A. Alfonso, meeting secretary reports $6 in the ship's fund. It was re­ quested that the vessel's water tanks be cleaned. Except for some disputed overtime, no beefs were reported at the recent payoff in New York. ^ meeting chair­ u • Joseph Powers, man on the Del Mundo (Delta), reports that the crew was happy with the job done by the depart­ ment delegates. A vote of thanks was extended by the crew to Bohby Statsworth, ship's delegate, Richard, Powers Hopkins, Deck delegate. Las' Roy Moore, Engine delegate and Harry Hammond, Steward department delegate. The Steward department did an out­ standing job. Powers writes. The ship's fund totals $97.39. Stats­ worth, who doubles as meeting secretary, reports that the ship is on the West African run and everything is going wejl.,,^^ , Seafarers who signed on for the recent voyage of the Rambam (American Bulk) will be given eight days retroactive pay at the payoff in Houston, Dec. 22, Andrew P. Purdy, ship's del­ egate, informed the LOG. Sea­ farers will also re­ ceive a flat draw when the ship hits Madras. D. L. Ricketts, meeting secretary, writes that there are no beefs or disputed overtime as the ship heads for Karachi. The crew has been asked to help conserve water, according to J. G. Lakwyk, meeting chair­ man. —4/— The cleanest ship in port was the accolade paid to the South­ western Victory (Delta) after a re­ cent voyage. Meeting Secretary M. Greenwald reported. Green­ wald reports that the Seafarers had plenty of good words for Captain Adams Rose, who "treat­ ed the men very square," Green­ wald reported to the LOG. Ed­ ward Adams, meeting chairman reported that the bosun aboard the vessel did an outstanding job. There was some disputed over­ time but it was a good trip, Adams writes. —4f— The Steel Recorder (Isthmian) recently completed a round-theworld trip without a single hours of disputed overtime or even minor beefs. Meeting Chairman J. Howison reports that the captain and officers came in for a vote of Palmer thanks from Sea­ farers for their fine cooperation during the voyage. Chief Steward Angel Seda and the entire steward department were given a vote of thanks by the crew. Ship's Dele­ gate Byron Barnes reported that the Seafarers who operated the movie projector received a vote of thanks from the crew. Charles Palmer, deck delegate, and his fel­ low Seafarers in the engine and steward departments, Clarence Ayers and Alii Nasroen all did an outstanding job. The only thing that marred the voyage was the hospitalization of two men in Bangkok. Crewmembers on the Del Monte (Delta) had to get along without hot water in New Orleans while re­ pair work was performed on the boiler, Howard V, Menz, meeting chairman reports. Seafarers discuss! ed the problem of some crewmem­ Menz bers leaving the washing machine on after use and decided to get a timer. The ship's fund is down to $2, Albert Espeneda, treasurer, reported. i ia i.r I T, • '=4 0 . (•' ' 1 Leon Webb, meeting chairman on the Chatham (Waterman) writes that Robert Kelley was elected ship's delegate. Kelley's first task was to see about getting the wash­ ing machine fixed, Meeting Secretary Roy Hodges re­ ported. Except for Webb a few hours dis­ puted overtime in the Deck de­ partment, the crew had no major disputes as they left La Harve for a New Orleans payoff. — 4f — A request was made to Seafarers in each department of the Young America (A. L. Burbank) to make sure they keep the laundry room and slop sink in shape when it is their week to cleanup. Meeting Chair­ man Cleveland R. Wolfe reported. Wolfe Calvin Smith, meeting secretary, reports Thomas Robinson has assumed the duties of ship's delegate. No beefs have been reported. ^ Rov Corns the ship's delegate on the Steel Flyer (Isthmian) writes that A. MacDonald, an AB, was hospi­ talized in Kobe, Japan with a bad back. The crew wished him a speedy recovery. Meeting Chair­ man K. Ryan re­ Nagy ports that Corns requested an envelope be placed in the chart room for men wishing to have mail sent ashore in the Canal Zone. J. Nagy, meeting sec­ retary reports that Seafarers stranded in Yokahoma during the typhoon will be given financial aid. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG 675 Fourth Ave Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 h:'' ; ;I i5: ^ -If '.1 I .i s il 'I.- •:3" ii . '.J ~ l':i I ii| ,^ Li ' 'j : S3 ' •i lit I :5 • I V I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG-piease put my name on your mailing list. (Print information) «•- j 'I i ITY .. STATE , ZIP,j AVOID DUPllCATIONi If you are an old subscriber and have' a change f raddress, please give your former address below: J a a a V ^ . e ir e e -e V s »a V «s s* * V e ^ % '• a �Page Twelve SEAFARERS FINiyL DEF/lRTURiiS Thomas Blackledge, 64: Sea­ farer Blackledge died of a heart ailment on Aug. 18, at the U. S. Public Health Service Hospital in New Orleans. Blackledge sailed in the Steward deJlf^partment. Born in Mississippi, he joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans and made his residence in Paradis, La. On SIU pension at the time of death, his last vessel as the Del Valle. He is survived by his wife. Aureola. Burial was in Minninite Cemetery, Des Allemands, La. Cloise Coats, 54: Brother Coats died in New Orleans, Aug. 18, from emphysema. He sailed in the Engine depart­ ment. Brother Coats was born in Neshoba, Missis­ sippi, and lived in (Greenwood, Miss. 1 He joined the SIU 'in the port of New Orleans. His last vessel was the Norina. Surviving is his moth­ er, Mrs. Bardie Coats of Green­ wood. Burial was in Union, Miss. Philip Colca, 59: Seafarer Colca died Sept. 2 in New Orleans. Colca jwas bom in Loulisiana and joined I the union in New Orleans where he made his home. He sailed in the Deck department and last shipped on the Del Sud. Seafarer Colca was an SIU pensioner at the time of death. Surviving is his sister, Mrs. Lena Darato of New Orleans. Burial was in New Orleans. — Frank Gibson, 39: Brother Gib­ son died in Temple Hospital, Phil^adelphia. Pa., Aug. 31, from a disease of the ner­ vous system. He 15 was bom in Phil­ adelphia and join­ ed the SIU in that port. A lifetime 'resident there, he lis survived by his wife, Dorothy. Gibson was em­ ployed by the Precision Aluminum Products Co. He was an Army veteran. Burial was in Philadel­ phia. Veikko Annala, 52: A heart ail­ ment claimed the life of Brother Annala on Feb. 13, in New York City. A bridge tender for the Penn R. R., he joined the union in New York City. Born in Vermont, he was a resident of Mastic, N. Y. Surviving is a daughter, Linda. Burial was in Long Island Nation­ al Cemetery, Pinelawn, N. Y. George Reier, 71: Seafarer Reier died on Feb. 17 in Balti­ more, Md. A member of the Deck depart­ ment, Brother Reier sailed as a bosun. He was born in Baltimore 4 , and joined the fSIU in the port ^ of Philadelphia. Reier last sailed on the Edith and was on SIU pension at the time of his death. Seafarer Reier was buried in Baltimore. Benjamin Baum, 65: A circula­ tory ailment claimed the life of Brother Baum on August 1st at the Cooper Hospital in Camden, N. J. He joined the union in the port of Philadelphia. Bom in Fairfield, N. C., he lived in Camden with his wife. Phoebe. Baum was employed as a tugboat captain by the Marine Towing Co. He was on an SIU pension at the time of his death. Keith Pierce, 38: Brother Pierce died accidentally in Bathurst, Gambia, on Dec. 3,1965. An oiler, he joined the SIU in the port of Se­ attle, Wash. Pierce was born in Califomia and residt'V Redlands, ' ^0)0^Calif. He was a \ Hveteran of the Navy, serving from 1944 to 1948. He was sailing on the Del Mundo at the time of death. Surviving are his father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pierce of Redlands, Calif. r October 28, 1966 LOG Two Nags Quoted at $17,000 Each Hosted By SIU Crew Aboard Detroit Two of the 23 horses brought to New York from Puerto Rico by the SlU-contracted Detroit, wait to be removed from the ship at Port Elizabeth. Ropes can be seen attached to their stalls. The horse on right waits patiently while his buddy polishes off some hay. A pair of $17,000 horses were among the cargo carried recently by the SlU-manned Detroit (SeaLand) on a trip from Puerto Rico. The horses were enroute to New York to perform in the National Horse Show in Madison Square Garden. A total of 24 horses were un­ loaded at Port Elizabeth. They were cared for by a handler who accompanied them on the voyage. Ferdinand Pueto, who sails in the Steward dept., told the LOG that the horses showed a tremen­ dous appetite for apples and many aboard the vessel took great de­ light in feeding the animals. The animals are show horses who perform an assortment of tricks. The two $17,00 horses are jumpers, including one called "Black Mist," a 17-year-old vet­ eran of a number of horse shows. They were kept on the Detroit's deck along with the ship's cargo. When the ship docked at Port Elizabeth, ropes were fastened to the stalls they were kept in and the horses were carried off the ship where they were placed on vans parked on the dock. James Williams, born February 6, 1966, to the Charles Williams, Norfolk, Va. Nancy Cann, bom October 22, 1965, to the James Canns, Brook­ lyn, N. Y. Norma Jean Beech, bom Octo­ ber 9, 1965, to the Riley Beech's, State Line, Miss. Laura Peterson, bom Septemmer 9, 1966, to the Henry J. Petersons, Mobile, Alabama. ^ Iris Antoinette Wilson, born September 17, 1966, to the Orie A Wilsons, Mobile, Alabama. Bemadette Artificio, born Octo­ ber 2, 1966, to the Michael A. Artificios, Jersey City, N. J. Robeit J. Harper, bom August 24, 1966, to the Robert Harpers, Blackwood, N. J. John Richards, born July 29, 1966, to the John W. Richards, New Orleans, La. Denise Martine, born September 24, 1966, to the Julian C. Mar­ tins, Bay City, Mich. Michelle Ann Simmons, bom August 2, 1966, to the Edwin R. Simmons, Gretna, Louisiana. Danna Blaine Archie, born Sep­ tember 7, 1966, to the James B. Archies, Baltimore, Md. Ivy Marie Goldfinger, born to the Nathan Goldfingers, New Or­ leans, TLa. John Patrick Ryan, born Sep­ tember 27, 1966, to the John P. Ryans, Pottsville, Pa. <1> <1> r- <1> i i Howard Gibson, born August 1, CoBsuelo Marqiiez, born Au1966, to the Howard Gibsons, Jr., _gust 23, 1966, to the Felix MarVirginia Beach, Va. quez's, Bronx, N. Y. i Kimberly Blan, born April 19, 1966, to the Jerry W. Blans, Kinbyville, Texas. Ricky Paul Mouton, bom Octo­ ber 30, 1965, to the Nathan J. Moutons, LaMarque, Texas. Jeffrey Johnson, born December 13, 1965, to the Elwood E. John­ sons, Jr., Sunbury, Pa. ^ Michelle Marie, born Septem­ ber 4, 1966, to the James Mitch­ ells, Mahanoy City Pa., NUTBY, DO ME A FAvtonZ \ WOTSAMlWR.^ STOP PLAYING tMAT I YOO UkE MUSIC? I CM •iSsekVlaUAlZ,'^ iMAiCE-THlSVlOLIHTALK...,1* •!? i^i iW (gisx'ioW yidUifaiO bnn iQ Edward Atkins Please contact Van H. Hendrix of the law firm of Newton B. Schwartz, 500 Branard, Houston, Texas, as soon as possible in re­ gard lo an urgent matter. Albert H. Schwartz Please contact Pauline F. Schwartz, P.O. Box 966, Midland, Texas 79701, as soon as possible. —— John C. Rounds Please contact your sister. Faith Rounds Young regarding your mother's will as soon as possible. Gcxio!LET'S HEAR irSAV �•r-siiiiifiss?.; October 28, 1966 > DEL SANTOS {Delta); September 1— ChBlrmeri, Alton Booth ; Secretary, Frank P. Busao. No beefs rei>orted by depart­ ment delegates. Brother Prank P. Russo was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motfon made that heddquarters act on ex­ tension of hospital eligibility from 60 days to 6 months. Crewmembers request­ ed to cooperate in keeping crew pantry clean, and to refrain from making un­ necessary noise in passageways. DEL MUNDO (Delta), September 18— Chairman, Joseph Powers; Secretary, B, Stalsworth. Ship sailed three men short. Beef about the 8-12 oiler complaining that the 8-12 fireman coming to bed late and waking other crewmembers. This resulted in an argument between the oiler and fireman. New drinking fountain to be placed on the starboard side passage­ way. Some disputed OT in engine and steward department. The Ship's dele­ gate, engine delegate and steward dele­ gate were given a vote of thanks for a job well done. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Sep­ tember 26—Chairman, P. Sernyk ; Secre­ tary, W. R. Kleimola. Motion made that ship should have a galley man in galley. Engine department foc'sle to be painted. Crew suggested that food should be pre­ pared with more core. DEL MONTE (Delta), October 3 — Chairman, Howard F. Menz; Secretary, Albert E. Espenda. Ship's delegate re­ ported that there were no beefs and ship is in good shape. He extended a vote of thanks to all brothers for making it a smooth trip. All rooms were painted and repair work done at sea. One man missed ship in Paranama, Brazil and rejoined in Santos, Brazil. Few hours disputed OT in engine department will be settled at port of payoff. RID6EFIELD VICTORY (Columbia), September 29 — Chairman, Roy Pierce; Secretary, Dlmitir Gotseff. Port time disputed in steward department and will be taken up with patrolman at payoff. . Motion made that food representative : from Union hall be aboard ship when 3 steward is receiving voyage stores. Mo­ tion made to send letter to headquarters requesting action on putting full canopy on fantail. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. DIGEST of SIU MEETINGS CHARLES C. WEST (Reiss), October ' 8—Chairman, Stephen Herman; Secre­ tary, Harold Johnson. Ship's delegate read letter from Fred Pamen concerning the new vacation plan. Disputed OT in steward department. Matter of not enough variety of lunch meat in the night lunch has been taken up with the steward. CHATHAM (Waterman)* September 18 -Chairman, Leon J. Webb: Secretary, loy Hodges. Brother Robert N. Kelly vas elected to serve as ship's delegate. Some disputed OT in deck department.. Ship's delegate to see about getting waahfng machine repaired. • STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmiah), Oc ober 2—Chairman, H. Boron; Secretary. |A. Alfonso. Repair list was given to the pdoster. Water tanks should be cleaned Tind Chief Engineer suggested to see SIU patrolman upon arrival in New York. S6.00 in ship's fund. Some, disputed OT in deck and steward departments. Bosun suggested that messroom door should be locked and only crew members given a pass key for door. JOHN B. WATERMAN, October 9 ~ Chairman, G. Trosclair; Secretary, " J. Smith. Deck delegate reported there are 82 hours disputed OT to be taken up with patrolman. Discussion on having ship sprayed for roaches* etc. SEAFARERS LOG 5E03WELL VICTORY (Blornnflddlv October 2—Chairman, A. Alford; Secretary, J. Easterling. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine departments to be squared away at payoff. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. No beefs reported. YOUNG AMERICA (A. L. Burbank), September 24—Chairman, Cleveland R. Wolfe; Secretary. Calvin Smith. Brother Thomas A. Robinson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. ALCOA MARINER (Alcoa), August 19 —Chairman, Alfred H. Anderson; Secre­ tary, Oscar B. Smith. No beefs reported by department delegates. It was sug­ gested that a letter be written to head­ quarters regarding type of cargo carried aboard this vessel. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), October 2 —Chairman, Ralph H. Smith; Secretary, H. D. Braunstein. Brother Hubert Pousson was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Crew requested to keep shoreaide people out of aft house. ROSWELL VICTORY (Bloorafield), May 29—Chairman, Parker: Secretary, Wilson. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), October 9 —Chairman. K. Ryan; Secretary, J. Nagy. Ship's delegate requested that an envelope be placed in the chart room where men wishing to have mail sent ashore in the Canal Zone could deposit same with their postage. Discussion with the chief engineer regarding dirty wash water. The Chief suggested that the Union should pressure the Company to make a change and have the tanks cleaned and cemented. Some disputed OT in the deck department. One man was left in hospital in Kobe. Japan, with a bad back. $6.35 in ship's fund. Discus­ sion with the Captain concerning draws and subsistence for men stranded ashore during a typhoon in Yokohama. Discussed other matters including poor and im­ proper stores and insufficient supplies in slop cheat, MANHATTAN (Hudson Waterways); September 28—Chairman, D. Nelson ; Sec­ retary, J. J. Marrero. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Ship's delegate in his report suggested to «n»\ orove transportation and the use of British hospital and medical .staff in Chittagong as this la open to U.S. sea­ men. This is also recommended at Kharg;; Island and Bandar Mashnr in the Fersiah i Gulf. Regarding launch service in Chitta-v gong, it was suggested that headquarters,: contact officials in Washington, D.C. to; try and eliminate the unreliable launch Service at the Port. Ship's delegate re--; ;portcd at length : rei^.rd}ng- anchorage; and .^securlia? "wirtehes 'W ship is in Ohitiagong. He recommended 4hat wheh") this ship goes to the shipyard fhr repairs,? that" it he remodeled to allow each nn-v licensed personnel a room to himself with ; a-shower and toilet accommodations aa', required. Also an air conditioning system' to each room- He stated that if at all possible, the Union should at once start action to get better living conditions and accommodations on this shin. He added that watertight doors be placed at aft. end of passageway, main deck leading to fantail from crew's quarters, for im­ proved escape route and ventilation. : ' V RAMBAM (Americal Bulk), October IC —^Chairman, J. G. Lakwyk; Secretary, D. L. Ricketts. Ship's delegate reported; that all men who signed on for the voy­ age are to receive 8 days retroactive pay at payoff. Plat draw for Madeira. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Ship's drfegate to write letter to headquarters asking for; information on wage scale for wiper, util-f; ity and ordinary seaman and day raan.1; Crew requested to help conserve water*;?! CLAIBORNE (Sea-Land). October 10— Chairman, Danny Merrill; Secretary,, James K. Pursell. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother A. Green ? was elected to serve as ship's delegate. It was suggested that headquarters keep open negotiations for pension plan, for a certain amount of sea time, similar to; that of other maritime unions. Also, that headquarters notify the membership as * to what procedure is being taken on this? matter. Page Thirteen •'i!i M .iny. Schedule of Membership Meetings SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York . .Nov. 7—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia Nov. 8—2:30 p.m. Baltimore . .Nov. 9—2:30 p.m. Detroit . . . .Nov. 11—2:30 p.m. Houston . . . Nov. 14—2:30 p.m. New Orleans Nov. 15—2:30 p.m. Mobile . . . .Nov. 16—2:30 p.m. Wilmington .Nov. 21—2 p.m. San Francisco Nov. 23—2 p.m. Seattle Nov. 25—2 p.m. Great Lakes Detroit Alpena Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Duluth Frankfort SIU Meetings Nov. 7—2 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Nov. 7—1 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit ... .Nov. 14—7:30 Milwaukee .Nov. 14—7:30 Chicago . . .Nov. 15—7:30 tSauIt Ste. Marie Nov. 17—7:30 Buffalo Nov. 16—^7:30 Duluth ... .Nov. 18—7:30 Cleveland . .Nov. 18—7:30 Toledo .. . .Nov. 18—^7:30 United Industrial Workers New York . . . Nov. 7—7 p.m. Philadelphia . .Nov. 8—7 p.m. Baltimore .. .Nov. 9—7 p.m. tHonston Nov. 14—7 p.m. New Orleans .Nov. 15—7 p.m. Mobile Nov. 16—7 p.m. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Saolt Ste. Marie. Mich. • Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. 8 Meeting held at Galveston wharves. DIRECTORYof UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner p.m. p.m. p.m. Earl Shapard Al Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsay Williams Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia . .Nov. 8—5 p.m. Baltimore (licen^ied and unlicensed) .Nov. 9—5 p.m. Norfolk Nov. 10—5 p.m. Houston Nov. 14—5 p.m. New Orleans . .Nov. 15—5 p.m. Mobile Nov. 16—5 p.m. 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE. MD 1216 E. Baltimore Sit. EA 7-4900 BOSTON. Mass 177 State St. Rl 2-0I4O BUFFALO. N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO. Ml 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. UNE!4m TO LABOB DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) ' Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) i!' (-•«. Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W, L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) ^3> Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) — — Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) I .-i •yi • \1> White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) VI 3-474! DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. -i il Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) i'll 'I 'II -li M iH -1 J Tel. 529-7546 Railway Marine Region Jersey City Nov. 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia Nov. 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Nov. 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. *Norfolk Nov. 17—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA. Pa 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tax 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison Sit. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. 834-2528 NORFOLK, Va Di Giorgio Fruit Corp. S and W Fine Foods Treesweet (National Farm Workers Association) <1> Baltimore Luggage Co. Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart Starlite luggage Starflite luggage (International Leather Goods, Plastics and Novelty Workers Union) •I PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. AH noembers should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or <d>ligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should inunediately notify headquarters. RETTIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, ineluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AH Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These right, ue clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union ha. negoti.ted with the employers. Conse­ quently. no Seafarer may he discriminated against hecauM of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any monher feel, that he is denied the equal right, to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTrVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which wUl serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and coostitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any af the above rights have been vloiated. sr that he has bean Ssnlsd Us censtltntleBal right af access to Union rocords or Information, he shonld immsdiataly nottfy SIU PrasMnt Pan! HnU at hsadqnartsrs hy eortilsd msU. rstnm roeoipt rsqnsstod. "HIS" brand men's clothes Kaynee Boyswear, Judy Bond blouses, Hanes Knitwear, Randa Ties, Boss Gloves, Richman Brothers and Sewell Suits, Wing Shirts (Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America) <1> R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Camels, Winston, Tempo, Brandon, Cavalier and Salem cigarettes (Tobacco Workers International Union) <|> Peavy Paper Mill Products (United Papermakers and Paperworkers Union) Comet Rice IVGIIs Co. products (International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drinks and Distillery Workers) III ^ ( li t (3 'I I ' i!: it il S, r p 1 ji ( FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. AH expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights u contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1980, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writlnflT directly to Ae Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts arc available in all SIU Imlls. ^ese contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you yrork and live aboard ship. Know your contract righto, as well as your obligations, such on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU imtrolmsn or other Union official. In your opinion, falls to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SBAPABERS LOG. Tlie LOG ha. traditionally refrainrf from publishing any article serving the pollUcal purpcees of «ny in^^ldual in Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publbhiiv harmful to the Union or it. collective taemberehlp. ThU eeUbllyhed policy hu reaffirmed by memhenhip action at the September. 1960. meetinn Jn all institu­ tional port.. The liponelbHIty for LOG TOllcy eonetet. of the Bbcecutive Board of the Union. The Executive Bo^ may delegate, from among it* rank*, one Individual to carry out thto laaponalbUity. ' 2 i ;,i 0 (1 •i'' 11 r fi J: �Page Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG October 28, 1966 li ANNUAL REPORT DISBURSEMENTS For the fiscal year ended April 30, 1966 UNITED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF NORTH AMERICA WELFARE FUND 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 11215 ji j! to the t' I SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE «1 ^ !'< I; 7. Insurance and annuity premiums paid to insurance companies for participants benefits 8. Benefits provided other than through insurance car­ riers or other service organizations 9. Administicitive expenses (a) Salaries (Schedule 1) (b) Fees and commissions (c) Interest (d) Taxes (e) Rent (f) Other administrative expenses 10. Other disbursements (a) Trustees' meeting expense (b) Travel 11. Total lines 7 to 10, inclusive 12. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 6, less line 11) of the ^ 281,885.47 $ 44,929.20 7,431.21 —0— 3,352.52 1,820.51 19,373.88 454.93 61.62 76,907.32 516.55 359,309.34 90,979.61 RECONCILIATION OF FUND BALANCES STATE OF NEW YORK 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 ahhreviated. For a more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annual Statement, copies of which may he inspected at the office of the fund, or at the New York State Insurance Department, 123 William Street, New York 38, N.Y. 91,432.90 13. Fund balance at beginning of year 14. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 12) 15. Other increases or decreases in funds (a) Net increase or decrease by adjustment in asset values of investments (b) (c) • 16. Fund balance end of year 90,979.61 —0— $182,412.51 EXHIBIT B-1 SUMMARY STAT^ENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ^ As of April 30, 1966 (Name of plan) United Industrial Workers of North America Welfare Fund (Address of plan's principal office) 275-20th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 UNITED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF NORTH AMERICA WELFARE PLAN ASSETS* ATTACHMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT—FORM D-2 FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 1966 Column 1. Cash 2. Bonds and debentures (a) Government obligations .... (b) Nongovernment bonds (c) Total bonds and debentures . 3. Stocks Column^ $100®125 $100,571.25 $ 45,768.47 0 45,768.47 (b) Common U.S. Treasury bills at cost Real estate loans and mortgages .. Operated real estate Other investment assets Accrued income receivable on investments 9. Prepaid expenses 10. Other assets (a) Furniture & fixtures (b) (Less: 100% reserve) (c) 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. NOT —0— —0— 43,984.34 0 _0 APPLICABLE 89 752.81 ' _0_ 0 Item Number 1 United Industrial Workers of North America Plan is identified with the United Industrial Workers of North America of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO and its various contracted employers. EXHIBIT B-1—Line 2(a) These bonds are held by state agencies to secure the Fund's liability to pay the disability benefits under the Plan. Statement of Significant Unrecorded Assets and Liabilities ASSETS 555.70 —0— 11. Total assets Contributions receivable Accrued interest receivable _0_ $169,330.02 484.38 $190,324.06 LIABILITIES AND FUNDS 12. Insurance and annuity premiums pay­ able 0 13. Reserve for unpaid claims (not cov­ ered by insurance) —0 14. Exchanges 7,911.55 15. Accrued payrolls, taxes and other ex­ penses —0 16. Total liabilities 17. Funds and reserves (a) Reserve for future benefits and expenses 182,412.51 (b) —0— P I Column (d) Total funds and reserves 18. Total liabilities and funds $169,814.40 - LIABILITIES Expenses payable Benefits payable $ 12,296.12 55,614.48 $ 67,910.60 7,911.55 ' ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Khreo iNOustaui. woRxeNS or HORIM AMSWM WELTAXE FUND STATE or.. 182,412.51 .iM.E.5i).....yc COUNTT OP.. $190,324.06 .Ki u. :| r.R.e.ei?)..!6.._....^.: 1 Indicate acccranting; basis by check: Cash X Accrual •. Plans on a cash basis should attech a statement of significant unrecorded assets and liabilities. See attachment. "The assets listed in this statement must be valued in column (1) on the basis regularly used in valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U. S. Treasury Department, or shall be valued at their aggr^ate cost or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement is not so required to be filed with the U. S. Treasury Department (Act, sec. 7 (e) and (f) (1) (B). State basis of determining the amount at which securities are carried and shown in column (1) : Cost. A (2) in item 13, PART III is checked "Yes," show in this column the cost or present value, whichever is lower, of investments summarized in lines 2c, 3a, and 3b, if such value differs from that reported in column (1). Tnuteei of the Fund and„ being duly iworn, each for himaelf tionrlcnowledge and belief, E.RR,.. .juid.. and laya that thia Annual Report la true to the beat of hia infonna- EXHIBIT B-2 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS For year ending April 30, 1966 (Name of plan) United Industrial Workers of North America Welfare Fund (Address of plan's principal office) 275-20th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 Employee truatee: •mfl RECEIPTS 1. Contributions (a) Employer (Schedule attached) (b) Employees (c) Other (Specify) 2. Interest, dividends, and other investment net income 3. Gain (or loss) from disposal of assets, net 4. Dividends and experience rating refunds from insur­ ance companies 6. Other receipts (a) $448 222 60 ' Others (Indicate titlea): Subscribed and sworn to beforo on thia 2( ' -a^lULday"l - V-' 6. Total lines 1 to 6, inclusive 460,288.95 HAROLD J. MAHER NiMry PuUlc, SlW* ol Nmr Y«it No. 14.2474390 - -' fliidiL'l tn rirHi ^mmn- Cw*55rBipkl* Mirdi la 1?«7 �October 28, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen I . ,1 „• ; ' I The Last eeting of President Kennedy P RESIDENT John F. Kennedy's last Cabinet meeting took place on October 29, 1963, slightly less than a month before he was felled by an assassin's bullet in Dallas, Texas. What was on President Kennedy's mind at that time and what was discussed at that last Cabinet meeting? Doodled notes he made on a scrap of note paper during the meeting and re­ cently made public give us some new insights into his thoughts and concerns during this last month of his life. Prominent on the page is a rough sketch of a sailboat—attesting to the fact that JFK's lifelong love of ships and sailing was then, as always, in his thoughts. The bulk of the page however is taken up with more weighty matters. The word "Poverty" appears no less than six times at the bottom of the page—showing that To?l V.Oti-W . the problem of alleviating the plight of the nation's underprivileged was already receiving active con­ sideration. The War on Poverty was being planned. Most of the page is taken up with another pressing issue of the time however—the thenupcoming Russian grain purchases and the ap­ plication of Public Law 480 (50-50 Law) for any shipments of U.S. grain to Soviet-bloc nations. Careful observation shows the word "Wheat" several times, once enclosed within the rough out­ line of a ship and in close conjunction with the word "Canadian." The names "Continental" and "Cargill" appear. These are the two biggest U.S. grain trading firms authorized to handle the U.S.­ Soviet wheat deal. "P.L. 480" is heavily circled on the page. Many numbers appear, representing the amount of wheat the Soviets were expected 1, to purchase, the latest price of wheat, and the amount of wheat normally exported by the U.S. With this in mind, a complete picture of what these hastily scribbled notes really represent can be learned by referring to back issues of the SEA­ FARERS LOG for late 1963 and early 1964. Because of a disastrous crop failure in Russia and Soviet-satellite nations in 1963 they were forced to seek grain from the free world to get them through the winter. Massive purchases were made from Canada and Australia, but they needed still more and approached the United States. In agreeing to the sale of U.S. grain to the Sovietbloc, Kennedy stipulated that the "wheat we sell to the Soviet Union will be carried in available American ships, supplemented by ships of other countries." This was a re-affirmation of Public Law 480 which authorized the disposal of surplus farm products under the Food For Peace program. The law provided that at least 50 percent of such sales must be carried in American-flag bottoms, although various government agencies, most notably the Department of Agriculture, had con­ sistently ignored the law in spite of vigorous pro­ tests from the SIU and other maritime unions. In spite of President Kennedy's clearly stated intentions, the dictums of P.L. 480 were again ignored in the U.S. Soviet wheat deal and foreign bottoms began grabbing up the vast majority of grain cargoes while the American-flag fleet, which was legally entitled to these cargoes, was ignored. This came about mainly through the maneuverings of Cargill, Inc. and Continental Grain Co. the biggest U.S. grain exporters—aided by U.S. government agencies. Under the terms of the U.S.-Soviet wheat deal, these grain traders were to offer the Soviets a price for wheat covering all costs, incuding ship­ ping arrangements. As they had done in the past, they immediately used every strategy in the book to violate the law in order to increase their al­ ready huge profits. Wherever they could, they re­ fused to ship in American bottoms, even when offered rates well within the guidelines set up by the Maritime Administration. In other cases they applied for waivers of the P.L. 480 50-50 pro­ vision and were granted such waivers by U.S. Government agencies. In other cases they re­ routed ships and grain in such a way that Ameri­ can-flag vessels found it impossible to load car­ goes profitably. The situation was finally brought to a head by a joint stand adopted by the AFL-CIO maritime unions that culminated in a refusal by the Inter­ national Longshoremen's Union to load any Soviet-bound wheat shipments until the Govern­ ment gave iron-bound assurances that the pro­ visions of the 50-50 Laws would be adhered to. As usual, maritime labor had to fight every inch of the way before it could achieve even those rights which the U.S. merchant marine was supposedly assured by law. Many of these events occurred after the Ken­ nedy assassination. But the problem was obvious­ ly already on his mind during that last Cabinet meeting. .0/li'jlj.ii r.J i JOJiil If.'cl" .e J Ui" y-i > It f;^ I �t Vol. XXViii NO. 22 SEAFARERS*L06 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT ® AFL-CIO Among the Seafarers who helped keep fhe engine room going were, Ed La Roda, William Barnes and Mike Smith. Ship had latest equipment. ^ ' ©. Sopac is all packed and set for' some shore leave after a long tnp. Mrs. Wiyllis Epstein and children enjoy a visit to the Robert Conrad. • *"T ,'f 'Kl .1 of the Bill Barnes bought this leather al­ ligator during Panama shore leave. Union rep. E. B; McCauleY looks oh, as E. La Rbda shows LOS to visttorl • h'"'< ' Im I' A member of steward de­ partment was N. Orencio. ,J Talking over voyage are, George Dickinson, J. Ocean, and M. Smith, Chuck Hubbard, chief engineer, shows daughter a rock sample. George Dickinson, J.ames Nelson and C, Jeff Ocean sailed in the dock deptj rlii| J- f lert Conrad attracted a large crowd of visitors front nearby area .when it'arrived in New Jersey after a voyage of over 54,000 miles. Ldmphere pye^; ^ stores • ih,r,shfp^:'-MlleyJ?•- Leslie Chase, AB,. sailed nine months on the R/V Anton Brunn. The R/V Joseph Conrad recently docked in New Jersey after a geolo­ gical research mission that took tbo vessel and her SlU-manned crew two and a half times around the world. The voyage, which was sponsored by Colum­ bia University and the Lament Geolo­ gical Institute, involved taking core Chief Sciehtisf Robert Leyden samples from the ocean bottom to deter­ checkt on valuable core heads. mine the composition of its sediment. To accomplish this, scientists drilled core heads into the ocean floor and ex- ,, tracted samples which they hope will /' be helpful in unravelling many of the|^^^ mysteries of the sea and the universe. J, During the course of the research?^^ voyage the Conrad visited such places^ as Bermuda, Jamaica, Mexico, Tahiti, •'¥ British Columbia and some remote Paci­ fic Islands. A wide variety of scientific equipment was placed in tihe engine room of the Conrad and Seafarers aboard the vessel Coming up stairs is Wijlie Grant aided scientists in keeping the deli­ who ships in steward dept. cate gear in top-notch condition. Many Seafarers aboard the Gonratf;; took advantage of the good fishing to|^ be had during the course of the voyage.r Seafarers as well as the scientists aboard the vessel praised the steward depart­ ment for the excellent chow that they turned out. In all it was a very "cool trip" as one Seafarer pointed out as the vessel was entirely air-conditioned and many Seafarers aboard the vessel said that they found the research mission to be more interesting than the conven­ tional voyage aboanl a tanker or Bill Barnes gives freighter. to .vessel's engine department;, I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource October 28, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: TEN CANADIAN SEAFARERS LOSE LIVES AS DREDGE CAPSIZES IN ST. LAWRENCE 100TH SEAFARER WINS ENGINEER’S LICENSE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS TO 3.8% SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE BILL ASKS VOICE IN MARAD ALLOTMENTS WATERWAY CARRIERS CONTINUE FIGHT AGAINST RR RATE-CUTTING SCHEMES PRESIDENT TO ASK CONGRESS FOR HIKE IN SOCIAL SECURITY FATHER TWOMEY, FRIEND SEAFARERS ABOARD R-V ROBERT CONRAD HELP PROBE SECRETS OF OCEAN DEPTHS TWO NAGS QUOTED AT $17,000 EACH HOSTED BY SIU CREW ABOARD DETROIT THE LAST CABINET MEETING OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY EXPLORING THE MYSTERIES OF THE SEA 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 10/28/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 22 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/dd786304b849181d4c168646b00f26d8.PDF d4bebc0c3d281bdbf296d03394af178b PDF Text Text Vol. XXVili NO. 21 SEAFARERSteOG October 14/ 1966 m OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO I viJ ..'ij II i': J! �r Page Two SEAFARERS Immediate Action Called For At Propeller Club Convention J October 14, 1966 LOG Legislators Blast U. S. Ship Policy, Urge Massive Shipbuilding Program Report of International President by Paul Hall The importance of maintaining a strong American-flag merchant fleet for national defense is being pointed out every day by the tons of shipborne cargoes that arrive in Vietnam. The U.S. discovered early in the Vietnam buildup that we cannot depend on foreign-flag ships with foreign national crews to deliver goods to our fighting men or otherwise uphold the best interests of the United States. The existence of a strong American-flag merchant fleet is just as important to the nation's economy as it is to the national defense. The maintenance of a strong, adequate U.S. merchant fleet is the only way in which we can assure competitive freight rates for American exports and is one of the best means available to ease the serious "dollar drain" that is plaguing our economy. When American exports are shipped aboard foreign-flag vessels 73 cents out of every freight dollar goes outside the United States, never to return, and thereby makes our adverse balance of payments problem worse. On the other hand, when American exports move on U.S.-flag ships, 77 cents of every freight dollar remains in the American economy— not only relieving our balance of payments problem, but also generat­ ing even more business to further boost the economy. Statistics show that about 80 percent of American firms engaging in foreign trade make no attempt to ship their goods aboard Americanflag vessels. Instead they allow foreign buyers to control routing of the goods, and these buyers almost always ship aboard their own national flag ships. By this practice American manufacturers are doing themselves a disservice on several grounds. Not only are they allowing money to leave the U.S.—which, if it remained here would be reflected in increased business—but they are also leaving themselves wide open for exploitation and rate discrimination by foreign ship operators. By ignoring American-flag ships in the carriage of their goods, U.S. manufacturers become increasingly dependent on foreign-flag shipping. Then, in a time of worldwide shipping crisis, the American manufacturer learns that he will be charged exhorbitent rates for shipping his goods. This happened during the Korean War and the Suez crisis. On those occasions an infusion of reserve fleet ships helped ease the situation. But available reserve fleet ships are rapidly disappearing and will probably not be available at all in the future. A strong merchant fleet adequate to meet the nation's defense and trade needs is essential for the nation's economic and defense security, and it is the job of every American to do everything in his power to see that we have such a fleet. WASHINGTON—The construction of 50 new American-flag merchant ships a year for each of the next 10 years was called for by Senator Russell Long (D-La.) at the 40th Annual Conven­ tion of the Propeller Club, held in Washington recently. In urging the nation to un- f a merchant marine owned and flag merchant fleet now being dertake the ambitious ship con­ operated by the Government but placed on its vital military role. struction program as the only a merchant marine of limited use Representative Mailliard hastened way to begin "catching up" with ships which are destined to rust to remind the nation that the eco­ the lagging ship replacement pro­ on station and not participate at nomic impact which the merchant gram, Senator Long (D-La.) who all in foreign commerce." marine has on the welfare of the is also Senate Majority whip called He said that the same invest­ United States is fully as important upon delegates to the convention ment by the government in our as the role it plays in national de­ to "re-dedicate" themselves to the present subsidy program could fense. In spite of U.S. merchant basic principles of the Merchant provide "more than 100 modern fleet's vital role in both peacetime Marine Act of 1936, which calls vessels which would be immedi­ and wartime, maritime is being for the maintenance of a strong ately available in times of emer­ "shortchanged" in both Federal American-flag merchant fleet ade­ gency, and which would contrib­ assistance and patronage by quate for the nation's needs in ute substantially to the American American shippers who allow peacetime and wartime. economy and our international their foreign customers to ship Other legislators who addressed payments during times of peace." American exports aboard foreignthe assembled delegates from all Senator Brewster indicated that flag vessels. over the country to urge the he will submit a bill in the Senate One of the strongest attacks on maintenance of a strong U.S.-flag designed to give the House Mer­ the manner in which the Ameri­ fleet included Representative Ed­ chant Marine Committee and the can maritime industry has been ward A. Garmatz (D-Md.), chair­ Senate Commerce Committee neglected by the Government in man of the House Merchant Mar- (which considers maritime issues recent years and the serious de­ chant Marine Committee; Senator in the Senate), the power to au­ terioration into which the fleet Daniel Brewster (D-Md.); Repre­ thorize maritime program appro­ has fallen because of this neglect sentative Thomas Downing (D- priations. Representative Gar­ was made by Senator Long. Long Va.), a member of the House matz has already introduced a made the following points in sub­ Merchant Marine Committee; and similar proposal in the House. stantiating his call for a strong Representative William Mailliard With much of the emphasis of U.S. Merchant fleet. (R-Calif.), ranking minority mem­ the importance of the American• "Today, after almost two ber of the House Maritime Com­ decades of neglect, the American mittee. Merchant Marine rides anchor Navy Plan Rapped at low tide. In the short space of Representative Garmatz at­ time since 1952 its participation tacked the Navy's decision to in the foreign commerce of the build its own fleet of cargo ships United States has diminished from for exclusive military use. 43 percent to approximately 9 He said that "it is not too percent." fanciful that we may see the day • "Our coastal and intercoastAmerican merchant seamen when the only commercial type (Continued on page 5) vessel flying the .American-flag manning the cargo ships sup­ porting the United States military will be a handful of F.D.L. fast deployment logistic ships while sealift to Viet Nam won't have to Latest Lloyd's of London Figures Cover 1965 our water commerce will be trans­ sweat it out any longer. The Maritime Administration ported by the up and coming has announced that the Govern­ Russian merchant fleet." ment will foot the bill for the in­ Senator Brewster also attacked stallation of air-conditioning in the navy's plans and cajled the messrooms on all ships withdrawn idea "philosophically faulty and from the nation's standby fleets economically unsound." "What the Defense Depart­ and on all vessels already reacti­ ment is now proposing to do is to vated in the Viet Nam crisis. Maritime unions have com­ build its own merchant marine, LONDON—^The American-flag merchant marine scrapped more merchant ship tonnage last year plained to MARAD and the mili­ tary Sea Transportation Service than any other major maritime power, according to a report recently released by Lloyd's Register operating the broken-out cargo of Shipping. claimed 31 ships of 204,356 tons up however, standing at 117 ships ships that Seafarers were working The report also revealed that during 1965 compared with 36 or 366,627 tons against 108 ships in temperatures of up to 120 de­ ships of only 68,920 tons during of 298,424 tons in 1964. Similarly grees which hampered their work runaway-flag vessels of Liberian Oct. 14, 1966 • Vol. XXVIII, No. 21 1964. up during 1965 was the total of and conceivably added to the registry led the world in the Official Publication of the SIUNA ships lost through foundering, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters number of ships lost in maritime Most notable among the 1965 acute manpower shortage on the District, AFL-CIO which hit 81 ships of 114,256 tons accidents. fire losses were the PanamanianViet Nam run. Executive Board compared to 65 vessels of 99,436 The situation has reached seri­ PAUL HALL, President The figures showed that ship- flag cruise ship Yarmouth Castle, ous proportions because of the wreckers in the United States which burned and sank at sea with tons in 1964. EARL SHEPARD CAL TANNER Vice-President Exec. Vice-Free. slow turn-around time for vessels scrapped 133 vessels of 920,651 a heavy loss of life which included The number of ships missing LINDSEY WILLIAMS AL KERR many Americans, and the Nor­ and presumed lost showed only a in South Viet Nam's congested tons in 1965, a sharp increase Vice-President Sec.-Treas. ports. Merchant seamen on vessels from the 131 ships of 856,437 wegian-flag passenger vessel Vik­ slight variation, according to AL TANNER ROBERT MATTHEWS waiting to unload in Viet Nam tons which were reduced to scrap ing Princess, which met a similar Lloyds. Vice-President Vice-President fate. were subjected to staying in an in 1964. HERBERT BRAND Next to Liberia, the nation that area of intense heat for weeks at Director of Organizing and These two disastrous fires lost the most ships through acci­ The Lloyd's compilation showed Publications a time. spurred demands by the SIU, other dent was Norway — 22 ships of that overall worldwide merchant Managing Editor The vessels will have the airmaritime unions, citizens' groups 117,317 tons, up sharply from shipping losses through fire, colli­ MIKE POLLACK Art Editor conditioning installed "during voy­ sion, shipwreck and foundering and many legislators that foreign- 1964. In third place was Greece Assistant Editor BERNARD SEAMAN ages repair periods whenever time NATHAN SKYER rose sharply last year. There were flag passenger vessels calling at (also up markedly from 1964), Dermits," Maritime Administra­ a total of 237 vessels of 739,047 U. S. ports be subject to the same then Japan, Panama, the United Staff Writers tion noted. The ships slated to for gross tons written off last year as rigid safety standards as Ameri­ States, Italy, Great Britain, Leb­ DON BEVONA installation of the air-conditioning PETER WEISS total losses compared with 249 can-flag vessels. A cruise ship anon, France and West Germany. in the messroom are 133 active ships of 558,000 tons lost during safety bill calling for stiff regula­ In tonnage scrapped Great Brit­ reserve fleet vessels already in serv­ Pibliihed biweekly at 810 Rhode Island tion of such vessels has been 1964. ain was in second place and Italy Avenoe N.E., Washington, D. C. 20018 by ice and 38 more which have been passed by the Senate and is now tho Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, in third, followed by Japan, Pan­ Liberia suffered 21 vessels lost, ordered out of Reserve fleet status Golf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, before the House. AFL-CIO, 675 Foarth Avenoe, Brooklyn, amounting'to 136,498 tons dur­ ama, Norway, Greece India and in order to maintain the Viet Nam H. y. 12232. Tol. HVaclnth 9-6600. Second Collision casualties were down Spain. ing 1965. Her losses came to 15 cloM Rostago paid at Washington, D. C. sealift. All American maritinie PDSTklASTEirS ATTENTION: Form 3579 unions involved in the supplying ships of 101,347 tons during 1964. during 1965, dropping to 25 ships The total world fleet in 1965 cards shoold bo sent to Seafarers Interna­ military equipment to the South An increase in the number of of 38,724 tons as compared with was estimated at 41,865 vessels tional Union, Atlantio, Golf, Lakes and -In­ land Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foorth East Asia trouble soot said that ships lost by fire was the chief fac­ 29 ships of 86,177 tons lost vessels comprising over 160.3 mil­ Avenoe, Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232. they welcomed the Maritime Ad­ tor in boosting 1965 worldwide through collisions during 1964. lion tons, up somewhat from the ^ ministration decision. • ' • .. losses above tjl^ 1964 level. Fire Losses through shipwreck were previous year. ] Marad to Install Air-Conditioniiy On Viet Ships \ l/S Leading Ship-Strapping Nation, Lloyd's Register of Shipping Reveals «• . (, •I V #- ^ if �October 14, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Five More Seafarers Licensed As Engineers; Total Now at 99 Five more Seafarers have passed the U.S. Coast Guard examina­ tion and have issued their engineers licenses after attending the training school jointly-sponsored by the SIU and District 2 of the Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ sociation. A total of 99 Seafarers in either steam or motor vessel have now received engineer's classifications. Seafarers who enroll in the pro­ licenses as a result of the joint gram are eligible to apply for any program. of the upgrading courses offered at The newly-licensed engineers the Engineers School if they are are sailing or about to sail in en­ 19 years of age or older and have gineers births aboard American18 months of Q.M.ETD. watch flag ships. standing time in the engine departThose SIU men who passed their Coast Guard examinations this week and were licensed as Second Engineers include: Federico Sanchez, 51, who joined the union in San Francisco and has been sailing with the SIU for many years. Otis Bailey, 41, a member of the SIU for 21 years who joined the Muse Sanchez Qulnn union in Norfolk. Bailey sailed as a firemen-watertender, oiler and electrician. Nathania Muse, who joined the SIU six years ago and sailed as a firemen-watertender, oiler, junior engineer and pumpman. John Owens, 41, who has been a Seafarer for seven years and sailed as a pump­ man, machinist, fireman - watertender and oiler. Owens successful­ ly passed Coast Guard examina­ tions qualifying , him for his sec­ ond diesel engi­ Owens neer's license and his third steam engineer's license. The newly licensed third en­ gineer, in addition to Owens, is William Quinn, 46, who joined the union in New Orleans and has been sailing in the engine depart­ ment as an fireman-watertender and oiler. The joint SIU-MEBA District 2 upgrading school offers Seafarers and Engineers qualified instruc­ tion in preparing for their Third Assistant Engineer, Temporary Third Assistant Engineer or Ori­ ginal Second Engineer's licenses SM Appeak Board Susponds Rule On IkemOm at Sea The Seafarers Appeals Board has suspended Rule 8 of the Ship­ ping Rules for the duration of the Viet Nam conflict, or until the suspension is no longer necessary. Rule 8 states that "no sea­ man shipped under the 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." The suspension of the rule was made in order to ensure the prop­ er and adequate manning of , American-flag ships during the Viet Nam sealift. , Bailey ment plus six months' experience as wiper or equivalent. SIU engine department men who have the necessary require­ ments and who want to enroll in the school can obtain additional information and apply for the course at any S^U hall or write directly to SIU headquarters at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11232. The telephone number is HYacinth 9-6600. SlU-IBU Wins New Pact For Phila. Tugmen PHILADELPHIA —The SIUInland Boatsmen's Union here has won a new agreement with the major Philadelphia tugboat oper­ ators, calling for a substantial wage boost, increased paid holiday time, upped employer contributions to pension and welfare plans, im­ proved working and safety con­ ditions, and other benefits. Agreement on the new threeyear pact followed a short strike in which SIU-IBU members hit the bricks until settlement was reached. The new pact was rati­ fied by a vote of 128 to 32. The new contract calls for wage increases of 39 cents an hour over a three-year period and substanti­ ally increased rates for crew mem­ bers engaged in "out of harbor" work and for members ordered to report for work aboard vessels laid up for planned repairs. In addition. Union members who report aboard tugs laid up for planned repairs, outside the port will receive premium subsistence pay. The number of paid holidays was increased to 12 with the ad­ dition of Columbus Day. Improve­ ments in working and safety conditioc^ls under the new contract in­ cludes new safeguards for crews aboard vessels engaged in trans­ porting volatile chemicals. In the port of Baltimore, where the present contract between the SIU-IBU and the tug operators has also run out, negotiations are continuing on a new pact. Balti­ more IBU crews are continuing to work on a day-to-day basis with­ out a contract while negotiations continue to show progress. When agreement is reached, the new pact sWiJJ be jetrpaetiv^j > .1.1 I Page Three —7' Mojor Victory for Merchant Marine House-Senate Group Agrees to Keep MARAD Out of the Transport Dep't WASHINGTON — A House-Senate conference committee agreed this week to exclude the Maritime Administration from the proposed new Department of Transportation. AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department President Paul Hall called action by the conferees "a first step in the right direc that the American Merchant Ma­ The MTD president voiced ap­ tion." He said that "it is now hoped that the Congress will proceed promptly to re-establish the Maritime Administration as an independent agency as called for in legislation now pending in both the Senate and House." "We are most appreciative," Hall said, "of the efforts of the AFL-CIO, AFL-CIO President George Meany and all others whose support helped to achieve what we consider to be a major victory for the American Mer­ chant Marine and the men who build and man them." The bill to create the new De­ partment of Transportation went to the House-Senate conference committee because the House voted last month 260 to 117 for a labor-backed amendment to keep the Maritime Administration out of the new Department. The Sen­ ate adopted the transportation de­ partment bill without the amend­ ment. The issue thus had to go to a joint conference committee of both houses of Congress to be resolved before the transportation department bill could be finally approved. The conferees, meeting this week, agreed to adopt the House version excluding the Mari­ time Administration, clearing the way for final passage of the de­ partment bill. Under terms of the Transporta­ tion Department bill, a 12th cab­ inet-level department would be created in the federal government in which the agencies dealing with aviation, highways, and railroads and the Coast Guard would be consolidated. MTD President Hall said that "while exclusion of the Maritime Administration from the Depart­ ment of Transportation does not achieve independence for the Maritime Administration, it is a first step in the right direction." He pointed out that "American maritime labor has long believed rine, which has been allowed to founder in seas of government neglect and indifference for many years, can be restored to its pro­ per position of size, strength and prestige only by having maritime affairs administered by an inde­ pendent Maritime Administration, not subservient to any other Fed­ eral agency or department." "Maritime labor," Hall said, "strongly supported by the AFTCIO labor movement, held firmly to this position throughout the weeks of debate on this measure, despite the willingness of the sub­ sidized shipping companies to ac­ cept half measures which would serve only their own interests and not the interests of the total mer­ chant fleet." preciation of the efforts of the AFL-CIO and its member unions who supported maritime labor's fight to exclude the Maritime Ad­ ministration from being smothered in the new Transportation Depart­ ment. The original amendment exclud­ ing MARAD from the new De­ partment which the House last month was introduced by Rep. Ed­ ward Garmatz (D.-Md.), chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee and floor leader of the fight for its adoption. Labor-supported bills to set up the Maritime Administration as a completely independent agency have been approved in committee in the House and Senate and are awaiting further action. House Maritime Committee Bill Asks Voice in MARAD Allotments WASHINGTON—The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee has favorably reported a bill to the House which would require that any appropriations to finance activities of the Martime Administration be preceded by would be subject to prior authori­ specific legislative authority. zation: The recommendation is em­ • construction and repair of bodied in the bill (H.R. 18176) vessels. which was favorably reported, • payment of construction dif­ without amendment to the House ferential subsidy. by the Merchant Marine and Fish­ • payment of operating differ­ eries Committee. The SIU has ential subsidy. voiced its full support of the bill. • maritime training including The written report which ac­ federal aid to state maritime companied the bill said that "the schools. purpose of the bill is to require • maintenance and operation that appropriations for the prin­ of vessels of the National Defense cipal activities of the Maritime Ad­ Reserve Fleet. ministration be preceded by spe­ • the Vessel Operations Re­ cific legislative authority for ap­ volving Fund. propriations each fiscal year. • research and development "Beginning with fiscal year activities. 1968," the report continued, and The Merchant Marine Commit­ for each subsequent fiscal year, tee report pointed out that enact­ sums to be appropriated or made ment of the bill would place the available to or for the use of the Maritime Administration "on a maritime administration for the basis comparable to that now in following categories of activity effect with regard to the Depart­ ment of Defense, United States Coast Guard, the Atomic Energy Brazilian Maritime Workers Visit SIU Commission, the National Aero­ nautics and Space Administration and other major programs within the Executive Branch." The House Merchant Marine Committee, in their background report for the new legislation, em­ phasized the importance of legisla­ tive authority over Maritime Ad­ ministration appropriations by pointing up the following facts: "When the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 was originally enacted the administering agency was the United States Maritime Commis­ sion, an independent agency re­ sponsible to the Congress. The programs authorized by that Act were set up in a fashion intended to permit their efficient administra­ tion under broad enabling author­ ity. The availability of a construc­ tion revolving fund minimized the Brazilian maritime workers touring SIU headquarters in New York need for seeking detailed annual are shown above viewing Labor Press awards won by the Seafarers authorization for appropriations. Log over the years. Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Admin­ "Since shortly after World War istrator Tony Goncalves conducted visitors through school, Log (Continued on page 5) offices,. ihecKeadquar.t^cs, building, and also thp'j51lJ,.,cHiyi9;.f^fiil,itY. �Page Four SEAFARERS Five Additional Seafarer Veterans Added to Growing Pension Roster The names of five additional Seafarers have been added to the list of men who are receiving SIU pensions. The newcomers to the growing ranks of pensioners include John Hiller, Robert McCulloch, Winslow Shipley, Mario Reyes, and Anthony Vitacco. John Hiller was born in Mich- on the tug Penn Dixie. North Beach, Md., with his moth­ igan and joined the union in Robert McCulloch joined the er, Annie. His last ship was the Detroit. He resides in Petoskey, SIU in Seattle. He sailed as a Volusia. Mich., with his wife, Grace. Hiller steward. Bom in Scotland, Sea­ Winslow Shipley sailed in the was a wheelsman and last sailed farer McCulloch now lives in Deck department and joined the union in Detroit. Born in Forres­ ter, Mich., he now lives in Port Huron, Mich., with his wife, Elva Marie. Shipley last shipped with the American Steamship Com­ pany. Mario Reyes sailed as an oiler in the Engine de­ partment. Born in Puerto Rico, he Vitacco now resides in Staten Island, N. Y. Reyes joined the SIU in New York. His last ship was the Mayaguez. Anthony Vitacco sailed in the by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative Deck department and joined the SIU in the port of New York, He Representative William Mailliard, incumbent San Francisco Repub­ lives in Brooklyn, N. Y., with his lican was endorsed for reelection by the SIU and the San Francisco wifej Ida. Bay Area Maritime Trades Ports Council. Representative Mailliard is a member of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. Representative Thomas M. Pally, Washington Republican, a staunch supporter of a strong AmericanLouis Bemier will take any flag merchant marine, has won ship that comes along. He is a 16his primary election. All Demo­ year SIU man and was just off cratic incumbents from the State ^ the Kyska on the of Washington also won their pri­ Viet Nam run mary elections. where he had a San Francisco very good trip. The Soviet Union has initiated He'll be ready to Shipping is still very good here a five-year plan to greatly boost ship in a couple with plenty of jobs for AB's oil­ the capacity of the Russian inland of weeks. ers, FWT's Electricians Cooks waterway system by 1970. Capi­ George Wanka, and Bakers. Sign-on included the who likes coast­ tal investments of well-over $1 Ames Victory, Overseas Rose, wise runs because billion are slated. About $935 Andrew Jackson and Los Angeles. Wanka There were payoffs over the last it gets him near million is earmarked for fleet im­ provements and another $275 mil­ period on the following vessels: home more often, will try to grab lion for port development, ship Ames Victory, Los Angeles, Long another FWT job on the Alaskan Beach, Overseas Rose, Geneva, run. He just piled off the An­ repair yards and canal extensions. Fleet improvements will include Barre Victory, Andrew Jackson chorage after a few trips and and Transpacific. The Mary mar. plans to take it easy for a while. the addition of thousands of ves­ sels to the Soviet inland fleet. Overseas Rose, Geneva, Long These will be of larger average Beach and Calmar were in transit. displacement and equipped with Sal Mancino, of Long Island more powerful engines than pres­ who has been an SlU-member for ent vessels. By 1970 the Russians over 25-years is waiting to make hope to boost the average cargo another trip to capacity of self-propelled river Viet Nam. Sea­ craft from the present 935-tons farer Mancino to 1,900-tons. sails as bosun and his last ship was The deadweight tonnage capa­ the Ridgefield city of barges is to be boosted by Victory. L. L. about 60 percent, with a power Seleskie is also increase for towboats of about 65 waiting fot a ship percent, or from 337 to 555 horse­ to the Far East power on the average. Mancino but wants to sail Larger diesel powered vessels, in a utility engineering slot. suitable for ocean as well as in­ Wilmington land service are also to be built. Shipping has been booming These would have a cargo capa­ here for the past several weeks. city of 5,000-tons in dry cargo, J. Paul St. Sure We have been shipping members or combination dry and liquid out as soon as they come into the OAKLAND, CaUf.—J. Paul St. cargo carriers of 2,700-tons and door. Shipping promises to still Sure, former president and chair­ tankers of 5,000-tons. The larger be good for a few more.weeks and man of the Pacific Maritime Asso­ vessels are slated for operation on we are looking for all the AB's ciation and a member of the Presi­ the Volga-Baltic waterway. Lake FSVT's and electricians who are dent's Maritime Advisory Com­ Onega, the White Sea-Baltic Canal ready to ship out. mittee, passed away here recently and the White Sea. Bill Chadhnm, got his fit-forat the age of 64. duty from the USPHS and wasted St. Sure took part for many no time in grabbing a saloon mess- years in labor-management collec­ SIGN LITTEHS man's job on the Calmar. tive bargaining negotiations on the n For obvious reasons the Seattle West Coast, and was active in print any letters or contract negotiations between the pommunications sent by Shipping has been excellent here with many grain ships load­ SIUNA Pacific District Unions unless the author signs his nat ing for India and freighters taking and the shipowners. jp circumstances justify, the 1 on cargo for Viet Nam. Any Sea­ He is survived by his wife, Mrs. will withhold a signature on farer can have his choice of ships Elizabeth St. Sure, and two daugh­ from the Seattle area. ters. The Pacific Coast Soviets Announce Huge Waterway Improvement Plan J. Paul St. Sure, Advisory Committee Member, Dies At 64 October 14, 1966 LOG The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atiantic Coast Area] The SlUNA-affiiliated Atlantic Fisherman's Union is now on strike against the Gloucester Fishing Boat Owners Association. The only thing that the boatowners have offered the Union so far is a contract that would set them back fifty years in wages and benefits. The Union will settle for nothing less than a contract which will put their wages, benefits and working John Stiles is also ready to go conditions on a par with their again after a few weeks on the union brothers in Boston and beach, A member of the Union New Bedford. for 20 years, John last sailed New York Shipping has been brisk here with plenty of jobs on the board in all ratings. John G. Doran, who was last shipped aboard the Afoundria stopped by to say hello. E. Lukowski, last aboard the Seatrain Louisiana is registered to ship here. Bill Barrett, who last sailed as fireman-water-tender on the Afoundria is now looking for a ship out of this port. Harold E. Robinson, who dropped by the hall recently, said his last trip as utility steward abroad the Afoundria was a real good one. Baltimore Shipping here has been fair for the past two weeks and prospects for the coming period look good. Right now we have the Alamar, Losmar, Trustco and Ohio laid up. During the last period we paid off six vessels, signed on four and serviced five ships in transit. Louis Firlie has his fit for duty again after a short stay in the hospital and is trying to get a short run to get back in the groove again. A member of the SIU for over 14 years, Lou last sailed aboard the Alcoa Trader. Lawrence Melanson recently end­ ed a voyage to Vietnam aboard the Alcoa Marketer, and is now waiting around the hall here for another Vietnam run. He has been sailing with the Union for over 20 years. Firlie Melanson Also just back from a trip to Viet Nam is Wilbert Hughes, who recently paid off the Colum­ bia Victory. Hughes sailed in the Steward department and has noth­ ing but good things to say about the crew and officers he sailed with. Pbiladelpbia Shipping has been a little slow here during the last period, but we managed to chalk up four payoffs, one sign-on, and serviced four ships in transit. After a good rest at home, one of the real Union oldtimers, Ar­ thur "Scentific Sam" Samson, is watching the board and ready to go, Sam, who sails in the engine department, made his last voyage aboard the Columbia. Ralph Bullard, a 22-year SIU veteran, says he's ready to take the first chief cook's job that comes his way. His last ship was the Potomac. Charles Fritz is ready to pounce on the first fwt job that hits the board after spending the summer months at home relaxing with his family. aboard the Pecos in the deck de­ partment. Norfolk Shipping has been fair at this port with prospects brighter for the coming period since the Penn Challenger is supposed to take on a full crew this month. William Rudd, a 12-year SIUman who has been shipping out is now registered here and ready to ship out. He last sailed as an AB aboard the Steel Executive. Charlie Horton, a fireman-water tender aboard the Alcoa Explorer had to sign off because of illness. Basilio Boschi, a 16-year Seafarer whose last ship was the- Penn Challenger thinks she was a swell ship and hopes to make it back aboard when she comes out of drydock at the end of October. Joseph Woolford, a Seafarer for 14-years, who last shipped out aboard the Keva Ideal and is now registered here and looking for a foreign run. Boston Shipping has been on the slow bell here, but is expected to pickup shortly. Michael "Big Mike" Gison just got out of drydock and will grab the first job on the board. He last shipped out on the Miami. Auhery Parsons, a Seafarer for 25-years, just got off the Mankato Victory where he shipped as third cook and is glad to be home to spend some time with his family. Armon Ramos, a 23-year member of the SIU recently signed off the Miami in order to spend some time at home with his family. - Puerto Rico Ruben Maldonado recently signed on the Mayaguez as an AB. Jose Cuhano is back in town after a long trip on the Alcoa Runner which is now laid-up in Mobile. The Alcoa Runner is expected to be fit-for-duty in a few weeks. Savage Retires Joseph W. Savage picked up his first regular $150 monthly SIU pension check recently at Norfolk hall from SIU rep. Richard Avery. Savage's last job before retiring was with Curtis Bay Company. f t. i �October 14, 1966 The Gulf Coast by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area The Organized Labor Movement of Greater New Orleans sponsored a testimonial dinner to honor the Reverend Louis J. Twomey, S.J., Director of the Institute of Human Relations of Loyola University in New Orleans October 1, 1966. Lindsey J. Williams, SIU Vice-pres., acted as general chairman of the testimonial committee. He commended Father Twomey for wants to hit the South Atlantic his many contributions in the again. areas of social and economic prob­ Mobile lems and racial understanding. Last off the Alcoa Runner as Father Twomey has been a con­ deck maintenance, Aaron F sistent friend of labor. In 1954 Dickey is registered in group three he appeared before the Louisiana deck and watch legislature in opposition to that ing the board for state's right-to-work law. His In­ the right job stitute of Human Relations has Dickey lives with been instrumental in bringing har­ his family in Pen mony to local labor-management sacola, Florida disagreements. In recognition of He has sailed in these efforts, organized labor in the deck depart New Orleans honored Father ment for over Twomey. fifteen years Among the distinguished guests Back from Viet attending were the Honorable Nam off the Citadel Victory Os­ Hale Boggs, (D-La.), the Mayor car E. (Don Q.) Ferguson is tak and all city councilmen and most ing it easy at his Richton, Miss judges of the local courts. The af­ home. Ferguson looks forward to fair was held at the SIU hall. his next trip, and thinks he'll be ready to ship again in a week or New Orleans two. Two oldtimers seen around the Ernest L. Odom, a real SIU hall frequently are Ernest Ohlsoldtimer, has been sailing out o: son and Fred Fredeiiksen. Ohlsthe port of Mobile since 1940. He son went on SIU pension five last sailed as deck years ago. His last ship was the maintenance on Alcoa Pioneer where he shipped the Alcoa Ran as oiler. Frederiksen retired on ger. Seafarer H. pension four years ago. His last B. Boyd who ship was the Seatrain Louisiana. makes his home Both pensioners relax with old in Mississippi just friends in the hall, swapping tales finished a long and cups of colfee. trip as oiler on B. C. (Deacon) Jones came into the Claiborne. Nail register after returning from Oak­ Alton Q. (Jack) land. The Deacon piled off the Los Nail, recently got off the Alcoa Angeles out there after making Ranger to get some medical care. a few trips on her on the Oki­ nawa run. Jones was an AB on Houston the Los Angeles. Frank Chameco, B. E. Lowe, who ships in the recently off the Del Aires, is on • steward dept., is in the Galves­ an extended vacation. Frank is ton USPHS hospital recovering looking for another lover's run, from a broken hg. Lowe is anxi­ preferably to Rio de Janeiro ous to get a god whiff of salty which he enjoys very milch. Wait­ air again. Deckman Jerry Blan is ing for another Delta Liner is looking for a feeder and a nice Malcolm Thompson. Thompson, long trip. He says he wouldn't just piled off the Del Sol and mind taking a Vietnam run. Seafarer Greets Governor Hughes New Jersey Governor Richard Hughes (left) is greeted by Seafarer Louis Cirignano, who served on organizing committee of testimon­ ial dinner for Congressman Henry Helstoski (center). Helstoski, a Democrat from New Jersey's 9th District who is seeking re-elec­ tion in November, has been a good friend of labor and of maritime. SEAFARERS LOG Page Five US Slaps Lien on Creek Vessel That Refused to Sail to Vietnam A Greek freighter whose crew refused to sail last year with a cargo of military supplies bound for Vietnam has been attached by United States marshals and tied up in Newport News, Virginia in an attempt by the U.S. Government to recover the cost of loading, unloading and fueling the vessel. The Greek-flag Milena P. was ^ control and available to the U.S. in the U.S. reserve fleet. Many of attached when it put into port at in time of need. It became ob­ these vessels have been reactivated Newport News with a cargo of vious that once a vessel is flying a or are in the process of being re­ pig iron from Canada. Last year foreign flag and manned by a activated. its Greek crew refused to honor crew of foreign nationals, there For the most part however, they a contract to deliver a 400-ton is no way of maintaining effective are old, slow vessels of relatively military shipment to Vietnam control over it. small carrying capacity. In addi­ loaded at Tacoma, Washington. Because of the lack of sufficient tion, the cost of reactivation is The Government has filed suit U.S. tonnage to meet defense high due to the age and de­ in District Court in Newport needs and the inability to find terioration of the machinery. And News to recover $65,962—the foreign-flag ships, the Govern­ we are now scraping the bottom cost of loading, unloading and ment was again forced to fall back of the barrel of even these inade­ fueling the Milena P. at that time on the old. World War II tonnage quate ships. and making arrangements for a substitute carrier. The Milena P. was just one of many foreign-flag vessels whose crews last year refused to carry U.S. military supplies to Vietnam when, because of its steady down­ "It can only be hoped that the (Continued from Page 2) grading of the importance of the basic guidelines of the President's al waterborne commerce has U.S. merchant marine, the Gov­ Advisory Committee Report will never regained its pre-war status, ernment sought out foreign-flag vessels to carry U.S. military sup­ but instead is at the lowest ebb be adopted and implemented with dispatch. It is already much later plies because the U.S. fleet had in our history." been allowed to deteriorate to the • "Only some 11 ships have than we think." point where it could not meet the been recommended in the budget nation's emergency defense needs. for construction next year under The U.S. then started to pull ships the Merchant Marine Act of of its reserve fleet to meet its 1936. I understand this may even be reduced to nine and that the defense needs. Another favorite Government actual figure has not even been myth which was shattered by determined. Even Egypt has this (Continued from page 3) foreign seamen's refusals to sail many ships under construction." II, however, such matters as the with U.S. military cargoes was • "The active Russian fleet transfer of the Administration of that American-owned runaway- as of June 30, 1965, was 1,261 the maritime functions to the De­ flag ships are still under effective ships totaling 8,628,000 dead­ partment of Commerce, the denial weight tons compared to 954 pri­ of the availability of the construc­ vately owned ships of 14,665,000 tion revolving fund, and other selfdeadweight tons. Russia had thus imposed limitations have had the already exceeded us last year in practical effect of placing the op­ active operating ships and will erations of the agency on a strictly exceed us in total deadweight tons annual basis. by 1968, if not much sooner." "In view of these developments, • "We were (under the 1936 it has become increasingly clear Merchant Marine Act) to have a to your committee that if it is to Seamen who become sick or merchant fleet capable of serv­ exercise and maintain its legisla­ injured at sea will have a better ing as a naval and military aux­ tive responsibility over our mari­ chance of receiving prompt and iliary in time of war or national time policies and programs, we proper medical treatment in the emergency. Today we have- a must review such policies and pro­ future under a proposed medical merchant fleet capability which is grams annually and make specific assistance plan called Coordinated taxed to the limit to carry on legislative authorization for the Scheme for Medical Assistance to even a relatively small conflict in use of appropriated funds for such Ships at Sea. Vietnam. ... 161 U.S. flag ships major items of expense as those The plan is the result of five have been or are in process of covered by this bill. Through such years of study by the International being broken out from the re­ annual review and authorization Labor Organization and the World serve fleet for operation under your committee believes a genuine Health Organization of the United General Agency contracts. service can be rendered to both Nations. The proposal is now be­ "As a result there are only 34 the Congress and the Maritime ing placed before the world's sea­ Victory ships remaining in the Administration in the evaluating going nations for approval. reserve fleet, which are preserved and carrying out of the maritime Its planners hope the new and operational, and they are re­ programs. method will simplify and coordin­ ported to be scheduled for re­ "Your committee has gone into ate the three existing forms of activation for Vietnam. The 184 this matter thoroughly, having had medical aid at sea — the ship's remaining Libertys' which are pre­ both informal meetings with of­ medical guide, medicine cabinet, served and operational, are prac­ ficials of the Department of Com­ and methods of getting medical tically useless for modern military merce and Maritime Administra­ advice by radio. support." tion and public hearings to which The newly devised medical • "We have been one of the all interested parties were invited guide gives a basic knowledge of biggest contributors to (the) un­ to attend. the broad aspects of medicine, al­ savory (runaway-flag) condition. "While the Department of Com­ lowing for effective first aid and Tax avoidance and sub-standard merce/Maritime Administration practical treatment over a long wages have been so compelling felt the legislation might mean ex­ period of time when necessary. an attraction that we have reduced tra work and cause delay in the In addition, the contents of the our U.S.-flag fleet to a miserable enactment of appropriation legis­ ships medicine cabinet have been seventh position in the world in lation, they presented no con­ expanded and updated. the process." vincing arguments in opposition to Of prime importance to the new • The Louisiana Senator add­ this legislation. A report from the system however, is the revision of ed that it seems unbelievable that Bureau of the Budget expressed the international code of signals. such object proposals as contained similar views. The new code has 600 different in the Interagency Maritime Task "Our experience with annual sentences, grouped for finger-tip Force Report could have been authorizations for the Coast Guard reference, in three sections—one promulgated in view of the de­ within the past several years is or the ship's master, one for the pressed state of the U.S. mer­ such that the arguments relative replying doctor, and one for chant marine. He declared that to extra work and possible delays phrases comon to both. our worst enemies" could have are not significant. Most important, the message hoped for no greater degradation "Labor and management wit­ will be transmitted by number in of U.S. maritime strength, and nesses representing all segments this way overcoming language bar­ described the report as "truly a were in full accord with the objec­ Blueprint for Disaster." riers. tives of this legislation." Legislators Rap U. S. Ship Policy; Urge Massive Shipbuilding Program House Committee Bill Asks Voice in MARAD Allotments UN Units Propose improved Shipboard Niedftai Aid Plan �Page Six October 14, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG DIsfrict;. From Sept. 23 to Oct. 6, 1966 The Great Lakes by Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes Your Secretary-Treasurer has received official notification from the elected candidates advising that they are accepting office as per Article 13, Section 10, of our constitution. Roy Boudreau, Assistant SecretaryTreasurer; Stan Wares, Buffalo Port Agent; Donald Bensman, Duluth Port Agent; Scottie Aubusson, Chicago Port Agent; Floyd Hanmer, Frankfort Port Agent; and Fred ^ J. Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO. Over 500 unionists athaving received the highest num­ .tended, including SIU President ber of votes, have been declared Paul Hall, ILA President Teddy elected. In order to best serve our Gleason, Anthony Scotto, Presi­ membership, your Secretary- dent Local 1814, ILA and many Treasurer has asked the member- other representatives of maritime mership to approve the following labor. Hall rapped the present administration and Defense Sec­ recommendations: retary McNamara for mishandling Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, the shipbuilding program in the Roy Boudreau, will remain in the United States. port of Buffalo to carry out the Our protest to the ICC over functions of the Port Agent's job, the grain schedules proposed by in addition to his other duties. eastern railroads on grain and Stan Wares, elected agent for the feed from the midwest to the east port of Buffalo, will remain in was successful as the new sched­ Cleveland and the Cleveland hall ules were suspended entirely by will be kept open in order to bet­ the Interstate Commerce Commis­ ter service our membership in that sion. The Interstate Commerce area. Donald Bensman, elected Commission appeals board re­ agent for the port of Duluth, will versed an earlier action okaying continue to work here in head­ some of the rates. The railroads quarters and the Toledo area. must now hold the tariffs in abey­ On Thursday, September 20, ance during the statutory seven 1966, we attended a dinner spon­ month investigation. Had the new sored by the Political Action Com­ tariff been allowed, many ships in mittee of the Buffalo Port Coun­ the grain trade would have been cil, Maritime Trades Department forced to lay-up. What are the roughest waters you have sailed? (Asked at the New Orleans Hall.) Ramon Rogue: Sailing in the North Atlantic any time between [September and December is rough. That's about the rough­ est waters that 1 have seen. 1 have I never been sea­ sick in my twenty odd years at sea, but one trip on the North Atlantic brought me pretty close. It was so rough that all we could eat was sandwiches. Otis Harris: One trip I took on the North Atlantic, my first trip, was during a cold January. We ran into a storm and 1 fell and frac­ tured my back. On top of that 1 was plenty sea­ sick. I was so sick that 1 could hard­ ly keep anything down. There was no sleeping dur­ ing that storm either. The con­ tinuous tossing and yawing kept you slipping and sliding in your bunk. Even tying yourself in didn't help. Alexander Martin: 1 think that the Straits of Magellan are the roughest waters in the world. Not only is it rough, but the whole place is strange to boot. The sun goes down about 10 p.m. and comes up at 2 a.m. And all over the place you see hundreds and hundreds of albatross. You know that that's bad luck for seamen. Bobble Spears: Looking back 1 think that the worst seas that 1 can remember were on the North Atlantic, especial­ ly during the win­ ter months of De­ cember, January and February. The thing that ' really bothers me is dodging ice­ bergs in the fog. In the North Atlantic the icebergs haven't had time to melt and they are really whoppers. Bertram Eckert: 1 was on the Olga when she broke down in a storm on the North Atlantic and that was the worst experience that 1 have ever had with rough seas. It was some­ time in the win­ ter, around No­ vember or De­ cember and the seas were very high. Hardly anybody was eating and everyone looked a little pale around the gills. A good sailor may not get seasick, but the North Atlantic will bring you awful close when she's going good. — Thomas J. Hllburn: Without a doubt the North Atlantic wins hands down. 1 don't think that there is a rougher stretch of water any place in the world. I think that nine out of ten seamen would agree on that. 1 r remember one time on a crossing to Northern Europe that the seas became so rough that it was necessary to tie yourself in your bunk. DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals All Groups Class A Class B 1 9 31 65 8 11 15 25 9 7 6 7 1 3 14 27 51 21 25 47 23 5 19 40 24 42 355 170 All Groups Class A Class B Class C 3 0 0 19 21 75 0 0 2 1 28 11 3 2 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 4 17 16 12 34 8 36 22 3 12 10 30 8 26 31 21 15 108 124 256 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals T Class A Class B 2 4 43 53 6 1 26 20 9 9 0 4 2 1 20 18 30 42 35 41 8 14 37 19 18 8 204 266 Class A Class B Class C 0 5 0 34 40 32 0 1 1 10 2 24 6 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 11 15 5 19 9 19 31 17 9 10 19 4 13 18 25 17 8 19 178 124 132 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups All Groups Class A Class B Class A Class B Class C 3 1 0 0 2 12 9 46 28 42 4 2 3 0 1 26 15 11 8 5 8 3 6 2 2 3 2 1 0 2 . 3 0 0 1 0 • 3 11 16 2 6 31 18 11 8 22 13 19 13 24 12 4 12 4 1 16 23 11 9 24 45 16 3 16 2 27 96 196 159 58 147 All Groups Class A Class B 31 3 307 96 37 17 155 35 20 13 16 5 10 6 81 27 163 70 134 54 20 1 63 1 29 1 1,070 329 REGISTERED on BEACH Class A Class B 12 2 173 79 19 7 79 36 27 13 3 1 11 2 13 45 98 54 65 155 15 1 0 33 13 1 276 681 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 3 9 38 152 14 21 91 26 32 17 6 6 5 12 10 48 120 72 62 36 10 1 30 2 13 1 591 246 Congressman Asks Business Support of Fleet Strong U.S. Merchant Fleet Caiied Best Cure for Nation's Gold Drain Utilization of the American merchant marine is the best means to halt the gold drain on the nation's economy Representative William S. Mailliard (R.-Calif.), a ranking Republican member of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries stated recently in a speech delivered before the National Association of vor using their own merchant upon foreign-flag shipping to Manufacturers. transport this growing trade." marine. The failure of the American He urged that American busi­ Twice in the past 15 years— businessman to control the rout­ nessmen sell their goods abroad during the Korean and Viet­ ing of his own goods was a major by quoting total costs to their namese conflicts — the Govern­ factor in the chronic dollar deficit, customers — which would allow ment has had to rescue American he said and urged the American control over how goods are ship­ importers and exporters from sky­ business community to follow the ped. In this way they will be free rocketing shipping rates by re­ activating reserve fleet ships, he lead of foreign businessmen who to use American-flag ships. By 1985 American foreign- said. use their own national shipping "But you cannot expect these over American vessels. A "trans­ trade is expected to grow to about reserve fleet ships—^which were $60 billion a year. This, he said, portation tourniquet" was needed built more than 20 years ago for was an encouraging sign but dis­ to arrest this persistent outflow of World War II—to be available turbing also when we consider dollars. That tourniquet, he as­ much longer to pull our chestnuts how "we have allowed ourselves serted is the American flag mer­ out of the fire," he concluded. to become too heavily dependent chant marine. He told the businessmen that SIU WELFARE, VACATION PLANS "whenever you ship cargo on a foreign-flag vessel about 73 cents JAugtt^ of every freight dollar goes out­ Amount ^ Number of I side the United States. If, on the Paid Benefits other hand, you ship on Ameri­ 52,654.24 Hospitoi Benefits 5,072 $ can-flag vessels about 77 cents of 59,139.30 26 every freight dollar is retained in l^eath Benefits 138,000.00 Disobliity Benefits ......i920 the American economy." 6,800.00 34 He pointed out that less than Aloternity Benefits ......... «8>401.39 Dependent Benefits ,. .,....... 486 20 per cent of American busi­ •>•• 795 11,893.35 nesses are in foreign trade and Opticdf Benefits that at least 80 per cent of these jQut-Pcitient Benefits . .. . 4,147 32y103;25 firms ship their goods on an IVacfltion Benefits 640,351.83 , 1,545 F.O.B. (free-on-board) basis, '"'.'fr't I dropping control over , routing to ii0TAL; WU.FARE> VACATION foreign buyers who normally fa­ �October 14, 1966 Page Seven SEAFARERS LOG ILO Ottawa Conference Adopts Manpower Program J "YooVe It!" OTTAWA, Ont.—The 8th Conference of American States Members of the International Labor Organization at its closing session here unan­ imously adopted a program for worldwide utilization of human re­ sources known as the Ottawa Plan. At the same time the delegates approved a proposed program for Social Security reform urging the ILO to intensify its activities in this area in the Americas and to coordinate the steps being taken by other international organizations. Representatives of 19 nations participated in the meeting, the first held in Canada. United States' workers were represented by Rudy Faupl, a member of the ILO Governing Body and an international representative of the Machinists. His advisers were Director Bert Seidman of the AFL-CIO Department of Social Security and Morris Paladino, assistant to the administrator of the American Institute for Free Labor Development. The human resources plan was approved in the form of two resolu­ tions. The first laid down general principles and suggested measures for a long-term manpower planning and development program. The second called for the launching of an urgent, practical program to apply -these principles, with emphasis in Latin America and the Caribbean nations and with the ILO acting as a coordinator. Faupl in a speech maintained that only trade unions—"free of dom­ ination by employers and free of control by the state"—can exercise a "meaningful and effective role in social and economic development." He voiced sharp criticism of Cuba, where, he said, "the trade union's job is to enslave workers in the speedup and define their obligations, since they have no rights." Orestes Ibanez Isaac, external relations sec­ retary for the Cuban Sugar Workers Union, responded with such a bitter personal attack on Faupl that some delegates pounded their desks in protest and cried for order. Canadian Labor Minister J. R. Nicholson, conference chairman, ordered Ibanez to leave the subject but the Cuban continued in the same vein until George P. Delaney, International labor relations adviser in the State Department, angrily charged to Nicholson's table behind the podium, and demanded that Ibanez's tirade be halted. When Ibanez finally finished, Seidman denounced his "unbridled personal attack" on Faupl and urged the delegates to ignore it. Other delegates also defended Faupl. A total of 151 delegates and technical advisers representing govern­ ments, workers and employers participated in the conference. Also present were 90 observers from other ILO member states. , 'Mi'' The Road Ahead Delegates to the 63rd annual convention of the Stereotypers & Electrotypers union took a second step toward merger with the Li­ thographers & Photoengravers when they voted to send a merger plan to referendum. The members of the Stereotypers and Electro­ typers authorized their officers to explore merger possibilities at last year's convention. The merger would unite all union platemakers into a single organization of 64,000 members—the Graphic Arts International Union. A1 Bilik, president of the Cin­ cinnati AFL-CIO, has announced that, effective October 21, he will resign to become assistant to Pres­ ident Jerry Wurf, of the State, County and Municipal Employees, with headquarters in Washington, D. C. The Communications Workers of America have reached an agree­ ment with the Ohio Bell Tele­ phone Co., for 17,000 CWA-represented employees. The contract, which union spokesmen say, pro­ vides wage and fringe benefits valued at more than 7 percent, is retroactive to Sept. 11 and in­ cludes pay hikes of as much as $11.50 per week for some em­ ployees. the ACWA won a National Labor Relations Board election, 182-94. ACWA Vice President Charles English said both campaigns were "typical southern organizing cam­ paigns" complete with discharges and terror tactics by management. <1> William H. Rohrberg, veteran secretary-treasurer of the Painters Union, died at Toronto General Hospital on Sept. 18. He had been attending a session of the union's executive board when he was stricken with a heart attack. Rohr­ berg, a union imember since 1922, served as business agent of Local 460 at Hammond, Ind., for 14 years. A former president of the Lake County Building Trades Council and former president of the union's Indiana State Confer­ ence, he joined the international union staff in 194.1, and was first elected secretary-treasurer in 1952. Rohrberg, who was 64, is survived by his wife, Helen, two daughters and two sons. The Sheet Metal Workers have defeated an attempted raid by Teamsters at the Carnes Corp's. Wisconsin plant. Earlier this year the Sheet Metal Workers signed a labor agreement with the Carnes management which recognized the AFL-CIO union as the legitimate —' bargaining agent for Carnes' em­ Workers at the T«&W Clothing ployees after a check of union au­ Co., Harriman, Tenn., recently thorization cards. The Teamsters voted for the Amalgamated Cloth­ objected to the results and a spe­ ing Workers of America, 357-228, cial election was held under NLRB after a-seven-month union organ­ auspices to find out which union izing campaign. The election vicri file employees preferred. The tory followed another successfiil Sheet Metal Workers won by a drive in ]|ussellville, Ala., where 209-105 vote. The SIU observed it's 28th birthday this month and the intervening years have brought gains in the areas of wages and sea­ men's welfare that were unthought of when the Union was first founded. The Union has won tremendous gains in wages and welfare benefits over the years. This is not just something that occurred as a stroke of good fortune. It is the result of a unified effort by Seafarers tvho supported their union on the picketline, at the contract table, and on the legislative front. There is however, still much to be done. The path that the SIU will take in the years to follow, as it has in the years that have past, is a result of it's members dedication to the principles of trade unionism. The union can only be as good as it's members want it to be and the progress of the SIU through the years is an indicator of the dedication and devotion of it's members. Contrasted with the seaman of 30 or 40 years ago. Seafarers now enjoy a decent wage to provide for themselves and their families. Complete health and welfare protection is provided for the Seafarer and his dependents. Vacation pay, pensions, a scholarship pro­ gram, are but a few of the many benefits that unionism has brought to the Seafarer. And they enjoy the maximum in job security. The Union's accomplishment can be meas­ ured by it's membership participation in it's activities. Because, in the final analysis, the Union is the membership. U.S. Leads In'Ship Scrapping Lloyd's Register of Shipping, the statisti­ cal bible of the maritime world, has released a report confirming a hard, cold truth con­ cerning the decaying state of the American merchant marine. Bloc obsolescence—^the rapid deteriora­ tion of huge numbers of merchant ships at once—is critically affecting America's stand­ by and commercial fleet. War-built ships constructed in bloc units on an emergency basis during World War II are now wearing out at the same time. Twenty years of indifference has placed the American-flag fleet on the danger list. Each year the nation's fleet drops another notch below other major world maritime powers. Recently we have begun to slip alarmingly and the drain on both the com­ mercial and reserve fleet is beginning to in­ crease due to the Viet Nam conflict and the scrapping of ancient ships at an unprece­ dented rate. The number of ships that the United States was forced to scrap last year was the highest of any mercantile power and much more than the number scrapped last year. In 1964 the nation scrapped some 131 ships of 856,427 gross tons. Last year nearly a million tons of merchant shipping was sent to the smelt­ ers because they were too old and worn. The Lloyd's report also points out that Liberia, a favorite runaway haven for Amer­ ican shipowners trying to avoid U. S. safety and manning regulations, is the country which lost the most vessels of any maritime nation due to accidents. If nothing else the report points to a des­ perate need for a swift revival of the nation's commercial and reserve fleets. We need ships to insure our economic well-being and strengthen our defense capabilities. The Lloyd's report provides an accurate picture of the debilitated state of the U. S. merchant marine. �tJk Party in White House Loses Seats In Congress in Off-Year Elections p. „ Tr p!:)k Elected Reps. Gains/Losses D.n.. R.,s. President & Party I- Wf.e H.us. JQ3 +9 —14 F. D. Roosevelt (D) 322 1934 jg9 —71 +80 F. D. Roosevelt (D) 362 1938 70Q —45 +47 F. D. Roosevelt (D) 222 1942 246 —55 +56 H. S. Truman (D) 188 1946 J99 —29 +28 H. S. Truman (D) 234 1950 203 +19 —18 D. D. Eisenhower (R) 232 1954 J 54 +49 —47 D. D. Eisenhower (R) 283 1958 J 76 — 4 +1 J- F. Kennedy 258 **1962 "Only off-year election this century when party in control of White House actually gamed seats m Congress. Proves the tradition can be reversed. ""•'Slight loss of House seats by Democrats occurred for unique reasons. In winning narrow victory for Presidency in 1960, Democrats at same time lost 21 seats in the House. The chart above tells the story in a nutshell: The party in control of the White House usually loses congressional seats in a non-presidential ««n vPflp election year.* Over the past 60 years, the average loss has >en 37 seats in the U.S. House, five in the been >nate. Senate. ^ienate. Losses this high in 1966—or any sharp loss of liberal legislators—would kill progress and • The prime achievement of the Mh Congress hospital and medicaid."; doom chances of passage of progressive laws like those enacted in the past two years—medi­ care, social security increases, aid to education, poverty, job-creating programs, pollution control and others. yes, off-year losses are a tradition. But trareversed in 1966—as it was in 1934—if you, your friends and family members register and vote and support liberal COPEbacked candidates. happier, more productive future TreaVitSS' "V' .""''®'' has alas one of mol "axon's history terms of progressive " .ed'^-rpaTd"wrm''r'"f political defeats in AmenV ^ hdisastrous set the staw for l e™^tmwjttingly trict after IPL ySo'S co^rvative tocmbettts for eottSSeft?""' ' liberal Tlte makeu^r Se 'tee'tmoi" ft 294 Democrats agalMTyp atBroIlcallshowed 67npmo 4^ ^ he Sen- , Democrats h^^ Gov^ Republicans, publicans. chairs against 17 Re- servativeopp<wi^o^^?ch^haH^f"®,f lug-jam of con- " ing back Pam^f much t'dS ' progressive legislation. The sJh ® " sponsible for the nassaoif t •1 was re- . efitting all the AmeriLn programs ben- -i youni the ^ farmers, started btiHrelSfJ^tSSd heen i| tant programs a^Jm othe^por- J coming off-year eWUnr. • P^"umg stage. The up- I these proSs-to^i° to the future of + being planned. ^^ begun and to those ity leSSs^i'SiL^ cS'iibLf^^^^ years such as this Thk In® ^U'R^'esidential election with their S r^ori apathy cm the oart nf m ' uRo reflects instead policii. huftattTt!. tmmmm IS """d T""" and vote. If this hannpT/if^et out number of the prog^Live vLnTi ^ ®"hstantial . featedy- much of the leSLtfv '^^'^'^tors are dealready begun will be unrti t *hey have 4 servatives and further imtSmm '"^^tning conttoo won', Rave a chat.cc'^p"'^"®'®™ M and varied. 'They incfudet "erf �October 14> 1966 Page Nine SEAFARERS LOG -I- - Vw:;r ' The liberal 89+h Congress did. not forget the American farmer, who benefited from legislation to provide direct payments in subsidy programs and loans to small farmers under the Poverty Program. J The Voting Rights Bill, passed by the 89th Congress because of the strong support for this long-overdue legislation displayed by the liberal freshman Congressmen, helps assure American minorities in every area of the nation of their right to register and vote. By exercising their ballot they can help shape the future of the U.S.—in which they can play a productive role by exercising the rights and duties of full citizenship. This Is where it all began, with President Johnson's State of the Union message in January, 1965, delivered to the most liberal Congress in years because of the election of more than SO liberal freshmen in the land­ slide Johnson victory of 1964. The President urged the legislators to act on a long list of urgent national needs, and the 89th Congress responded by writing a record of progressive achievement unmatched in history. The problems of the cities, such as urban renewal, rapid transit, air and water pollution, etc., were attacked both through legislation and the new Cab­ inet-level Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. War on Poverty For those Americans who remain outside the na­ tion's general prosperity, trapped in the vicious circle of poverty-ignorance-poverty, the 89th Congress placed its full legislative support behind the Admin­ istration's War on Poverty. Programs were passed to aid the poor on many levels, such as job training for the young through the Youth Corps and job retrain­ ing for adults to enable them to upgrade their skills and utilize their potential to the fullest. The improved minimum wage legislation recently signed by the President is designed to raise the wages of many low paid American workers. Many of the programs enacted by the 89th Con­ gress serve in more than one area of national need, however. Federal aid to education for instance, will help many future Americans achieve the education and skills necessary to lift themselves from the pov­ erty level to play a full, productive role in American society. The Voting Rights Act of 1965, with yet to be passed improvements, will help to serve the same end by assuring American minorities the right to register and vote. ' • ' UrbaiTProblems In addition, the 89th Congress has turned its at­ tention to solving the many special problems of cities. With more and more Americans moving to urban centers each year, the problems the cities must face have grown to vast proportions—^yet almost every past Congress remained basically rural-oriented. The 89th recognized this growing problem and supported a new cabinet-level Department of Housing and Ur­ ban Development to help the cities solve some of their most pressing needs—such as rapid transit, additional community facilities and increasing air and water pollution. While turning long-needed attention to the growing problems of the cities, the 89th Congress did not forget the nation's farm.erii!. A shift toward direct pay­ ments in subsidy programs proposed by the 89th is designed to give a better deal, in today's complex economy, to the men whose toil in the fields has made the United States the best-fed nation in the world and has even produced surplusses to aid needy and under­ fed in other countries. It is because of this brilliant, progressive voting record compiled by the 89th Congress, that the upt coming off-year elections ts^e on added meaning for the American people. Much good work has been started but not yet completed. Legislation to repeal anti-labor Section 14B of the Taft-Hartley Act, for in­ stance, was passed by the House but blocked in the Senate. The fight for repeal must and will continue. Slrongci legislation in the area of civil rights is still badly needed and it will take a liberal Congress to enact it. Most of the freshmen liberal-Congressmen who made the 89th Congress what it was, were elected from previously conservative districts by close mar­ gins— I won by 55 percent or less of the total vote in 1964. The right wihg conservatives "have already begim a concerted, well-financed campaign to regain these seats and win a majority in Congress or win back enough seats so that liberal legislation will not have a chance of passage. The defeat of only a relatively few of the fresh­ man liberals by right wing conservatives would be enough to achieve this goal. A few examples of how close the voting was in the 89th Congress on major legislation is illuminating. • A move to hatchet the Medicare bill was re­ jected by the House 239-191 on April 8, 1965. But a switch of only 23 votes would have sent the bill back to committee and ruined it. The stand taken by the freshman liberals saved the Medicare bill. • The 14B repeal bill passed the House 221-203 on July 28, 1965. A switch of only 10 votes would have meant defeat of this labor-backed proposal in the House. • A motion to recommit the poverty bill was re­ jected by the House 227-178 on July 22, 1965. A switch of 25 votes would have buried the bill in committee. There are many more examples. In most cases a switch of less than 30 votes in the House would have been enough to prevent passage of progressive legis­ lation. However, unless, the American voters rally-round the freshman liberal Congressmen this November, those important votes may be lacking in the next Con­ gress and progress will again take a back seat to the retrenching of the conservatives. Statistics for the past 60 years show that in off-year Congressional elections the party in power loses an average of 37 seats in the House and five in the Senate. It is up to the American voter to make sure that this does not happen this year. Medicare For older Americans, who were virtually ignored by previous Congresses, the finest achievement of the 89th Session was passage of Medicare, a program of hospital care for all persons over 65. Under this pro­ gram an elderly American in need of hospital care, but usually unable to afford the skyrocketing costs of hospitalization, is entitled to 90 days hospitalization; ICQ days post-hospital care; 100 post-hospital home visits by a nurse, therapist or health aid; 190 days of psychiatric care; and various outpatient diagnostic services. Under the optional Plan "B" of Medicare, the el­ derly, for a fee of $3 per month, can receive payment of physicians' or surgeons' fees in hospitals, home, or office; 100 home health visits a year; diagnostic X-ray and laboratory tests, plus X-ray, radium and other types of therapy; ambulance services; sprgical dress­ ings and devices such as iron lungs and oxygen tents. In addition the 89th Congress took note of the disastrous effects which a steadily climbing cost of living was having on the nation's elderly—^who live for the most part on very small, fixed incomes. Social security benefits were boosted and the earnings limit was raised for those oldsters still able to work part ^ time to aid their own support. Finally, pension pro­ visions were liberalized for widows, the disabled and dependents of retirees. Aid to £ducati(m For the young, the 89th Congress provided the first major program of federal aid to education. Aid to the nation's grammar and high school programs help guarantee the best possible' schooling for American youngsters. Through such legislation as the National Defense Education Act, federal scholarships and lowcost loans have opened the doors of College education to any American boy or girl who can qualify scholastically, regardless of ability to pay. Furthermore, to help raise the scholastic level of children from poor or disadvantaged families so they too can someday reap the benefits of a college education, special educa­ tion programs have been instituted to give poor chil­ dren a head start toward adequate schooling. In addi­ tion, a Neighborhood Teachers Corps has been formed for special work in low-income areas. In the entire field of education, the 89th Congress has taken the lead in providing the best possible edu­ cational opportunities for all Americans. ' �Page Ten SEAFARERS LOG October 14, 1966 Of,by and for HIt+ing the deck during membership forum was Seafarer Bernard Fimovicz, who ships in deck dept. Nick Leickas, who ships in the deck department, asked about purpose of union's COPE activity. William Morris, deck, was active in daily member­ ship forums and hit deck on a variety of areas. THE MEMBERSHIP The Seafarers Membership Forum is once again being conducted at headquarters and at other SIU ports. The Forum, which was tem­ porarily suspended to enable the Union to adjust to the heavy draiands of the Vietnam sealift, is held five days a wedc and covers topics that include the Union constitution, con­ tract provisions, union welhu-e benefits, trade union history, the union's fight on flie legisla- Daily meetings held at headquarters were attended by many Seafarers waiting for job call. Topics discussed included SIU welfare benefits and Union constitution. SIU rep. George McCartney answers question on seaman's use of USPHS facilities put to him by Seafarer Joe Shefuleski, who joined the SIU in 1947 and ships in deck department. tive front to strengthen the U.S. mothant ma­ rine and other items of topical intereit. Mem­ bership Forum bulletins vrill he mailed from headquarters to all SIU vessels. The bulletins will contain suggested topics of discussion for shipboard meetings geared to the interest of Seafarers as union members and citizens. Sea­ farers are urged to participate in the forums at the union hall and aboard ship. Seafarers' Membership Forum was held in Union ship­ ping hall due to steady flow of jobs posted on shipping board to meet increasing demands of the Vietnam sealift. Seafarer Everett "Tony" Delande who ships in the engine depart­ ment, asked about COPE activity. \ Coverage under SlU Wel­ fare plan was the subject of a question asked by deckman Larry Schroeder. George Farago, who ships in the deck department, asked for inforrnation on the Union Pension Plan, Coverage under SIU Wel­ fare Plan was the topic of the question discussed by Seafarer G. Meltzer. Seafarer Santiago Rosario (right) took the mike to ask about interpretation of section of the SIU Tankship Agreement. SIU rep. Dick Hall stood by to offer assistance on contract question. �October 14, 1966 SEAFARERS Pmge Qeven LOG ^ Ih s|(hl of the 1964 debacle, the right-wing reactionaries are still posing a threat and hope to un­ seat liberals. We in the labor To The Editors movement must make certain to It has been brought to my at­ do our part to keep those people tention that October marks the in Washington who are voicing Twenty-Eighth Anniversary of their support for legislation es­ the Seafarers International Un­ sential not only to a strong mari­ ion, which was founded in 1938 time industry but to the nation at an organizational meeting in as a whole. Houston, Texas, with representa­ Pat O'Hani tives from the Atlantic and Gulf regions attending, I am also informed that the first SIU Headquarters was es­ Has Praise For tablished in New Orleans and USPHS Physician later moved to its present Head­ quarters in New York City. I To The Editon desire to extend my congratula­ I have been disabled since tions to you and the SIU for 1957, and was discharged as an your dedication to men of the out patient from USPHS Hos­ sea and wish you continued pital in San Francisco in 1959. success. I would like to express my I hope that the SIU will, for praise and thanks to my former many years, remain one of the USPHS doctor. Dr. Robert C. major shipping unions of this Golvin, Newburgh, Indiana. He nation. has pulled me through some ra­ With personal regards and ther serious times. My new doc­ best wishes, I am tor is Dr. Victor Johnson who Walter B. Hamlin has recently taken the USPHS Associate Justice out-patient respoasibility. Loui^iia Supreme Court J. H. Berger New Orleans ; Evansville, lad. Congrat^m On Anniversary Meeting Chairman Seymour Heinfling of the Beaver Victory (Bulk Transport), reports that Lionel Antoine has been elected new ship's delegate. Heinfling reports that each Seafarer has been requested to donate 500 to the ship's fund. Crewmembers have been asked to make sure they get their clothes off the lines as soon as they are ^ ~~~ very proud of the role that his son from Headquarters. The Steward dry. Meeting Secretary Eugene is playing in the nations defense. department asked that each Sea­ Ray writes that except for a beef Meeting Chairman Sam Drury re­ farer try and get to the galley about launch service in Manila, ports some disputed overtime but for dinner as soon as possible. everything is going along smooth­ no serious problems. Meeting Sec­ The trip is a good one with no ly. Ray suggested to fellow Sea­ retary Roy Barker writes that one beefs. farers that the wa­ seaman was taken ill in Manila, ter-fountain in the another in Viet Nam. Sam Pappas has taken on the crew's messroom J. Messec Sr. and J. Messec Jr. added duties of ship's treasurer be moved to the on board the Del passageway. Ray Rio (Delta). He Ship's Delegate Joseph Whalen said the crew has has been meeting ordered a dozen reports that the barbecue party chairman during on the Del Mar fans and the ship's the recent voy­ (Delta) was a fund totals age. Sam's first huge success. $13.50. The ves­ order of business Antoine Nothing like sel, currently on was to report a good food and the Viet Nam run, will be paid off total of $25.10 in drink to keep a in San Francisco. the treasury. Pete Piascik crew in good Piascik, meeting spirits he reports. secretary, reports no beefs and Stanley Freeman did such a fine Fellow crewmem­ everything running smoothly. job as ship's delegate that the bers gave Joe a Whalen crew of the Del big hand for the Bill Kaiser, meeting secretary Aires (Delta) fine job he did organizing the asked him to stay party, George Annis, meeting on the Del Norte (Delta) reports the crew re­ on. Meeting chairman reports. A report was ceived $20 from Chairman D. read concerning the state of the See 'Packaging' Eli Zubatsky of Worrell reported. ship's fund. The movie fund to­ Bill Weakened the Steward de­ According to tals $344.51, the barbecue fund partment for the To The Editor: Worrell, the ship $42.10 and the deck fund totals seventh arrival i was sorry to see the way has $2.70 in the $133. The engine fund shows $36 pool. The movie the new "truth-in-packaging" bill ship's fund. A in the till and the Steward fund Freeman fund benefited by has been handled, pretty on the new washing ma­ reports a total of $75. $5 from the raf­ outside but vastly reduced in chine was put aboard in Houston. fle of Frank Plopeffectivenes on the inside. A few minor beefs were settled Ploppert Meeting Chairman James Smith pert's record Representative elected to serve at a meeting with the patrolman reports from the Producer (Mar­ player. Meeting Chairman Rob­ the people, did not have" our in­ in New Orleans. ine Carriers) that ert Callahan reports a suggestion terests at heart when they ac­ money from the from August Panepinto that buck­ cepted the comprimise which was ship's fund was ets and pots full of water should Dominic DiMaio, ship's delearrived at in the^ Senate. Cbh-^ returned to the be put in the fish box and meat gate on the Del Mundo (Delta) sumers, who have frequently reports the ship crew because of box for ice. It is the Steward been used as marketplace dupes, won the company dry-docking. The department's turn to furnish the need the protection which a safety award last recent trip was a ship's delegate and Albert Estrada strong bill \vould have offered. trip and the crew good one. Her­ was elected to handle the job. I think all Seafarers and their received $100 in bert Welch re­ families should write their Con­ ^ prize money. ports. Weich gressmen and let them know A vote of thanks was extended Torres Ship's treasurer served as meeting to the Steward department of the •they are unhappy with this com­ Michael Toth re­ secretary and treasurer and he re­ primise of the interests of all Penn Exporter ports that there is ported $23 in the ship's fund. Jose consumers. (Penn) for the a total of $29.87 Torres, third cook, was hospital­ Leroy Benton fine job they did Toth remaining in the ized in Aden. The ship will be in keeping the ships fund. A vote of thanks was paying off in Baltimore. crew happy. extended to the Steward depart­ Meeting Chair­ Log Feature ment for their excellent menus Crewmembers on the Raymond man R. O'Rourke and service. Brings Praise Reiss (Reiss) are busy fixing the » reported. The two television sets. crew showed fine To The Editor: ^ Meeting Chair­ seamanship, The recent voyage of the Lucile The article "Nowhere To Go, Markris man Carl Shircel Markris writes. Bloomfield to Viet Nam had a But Union," published in the writes. Meeting One man from the Deck depart­ special signifi­ Seafarers Log of September 2, Secretary Gary ment was taken off the ship due cance to James 1966 is one of the most striking Loomis reports to injury, but otherwise it was a Messec, Sr. of the and illuminating one I have that Walt Brecher very fine trip. The payoff was in Engine depart­ ever read about the American was elected Deck New Orleans. ment. His son, farm worker. delegate. Boh Ste­ James Messec, Jr., If the executive board gives wart, ship's treas­ is a private in the me permission I would like to " Happy Birthday Reiss urer, reports that Army and station­ translate it into Spanish and . have it delivered to our own • ed at Camp there is $8.50 in the ships treasury, farm workers. I gm a lawyer Bravo, Viet Nam. after expenditures for flowers and Messec Seafarer Messec is phone calls. Seafarers requested a practicing labor law here in Puerto Rico. an 11-year SIU veteran and is copy of the new vacation plan Jesiis Hernandez Sanchez 4^ LETTERS iTo The Editor Steef King Ctew liiti Top'Notch Job To The Editor; I wanted to say a few words about the Seafarers on the Steel King,;':,; This is a good ship, on a good luri, with a very good crew. The Steward department is topped by W. H. "Red" Simmons and doihg a good job all the way. Tlie Engine room crew is also tops. The Deck deparfinent crew is pne of the best on any ship. They are always ready to lend a hand at all times. Top-side is OK all the way. The ship has been on the East Coast, Gulf and Ha­ waiian run. P* T. vT)as^ Ship's delegate ow Safety Rules Hailed By Seafarer ToTheEditori The SIU has made a major step forward in safety at sea With the new safety rules to protect seamen from the dangers of toxic fumes. , Aa a ^iea^ these fumes can dO^ int the way Of lung damage; skin burna and damage to the eye& I know that all Seafarers who sail on SeaLand ships in the future will have the that safety precautions have been taken. I hope all companies that ship containers will follow the exiample of SeaT^ set up Paid Johnson rges Seafarers To GetOutfheydte To The Editon With the elections coming up this fall, I hope all Seafarers and their families realize the impor­ tance of voting. ; .It is up to us to make sure that friends of labor and the maritime industry — <1> — 'i/ — <1> ^ 4/ Widow Expresses Gratitude To SIU '• [ SEAFARERS LOG, I 675 Fourth Ave., j. Brooklyn, N. Y; 11232 To The Editor: I 1 would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my 1 am writing to tell you of I name on your mailing list, fPnnt informofion) my sincere appreciation and I ^ > gratitude for all you have done for me and my late husband, 'i:si Captain Benjamin Baum. I shall never forget the kind­ ness and thoughtfulness that your wonderful union has ex­ tended to us. Thank god for a Union such as yours. May God bless, and keep you all. Thanking you once again. !' A birthday party was held for Salon Messman Harry Schorr aboard the Cabins, recently. Al­ though Harry wouldn't tell his age, Seafarers said it was a good party anyway. Eyeing the cake are Harry, William fcell, Frank Fisher, and Curtis Veazie, '•^ii �. - I October 14, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Twelve SlU Lifeboat Class No. 161 Casts Off Seafarer Goes Over Ship's Rail In Attempt to Save Crewman's Life An heroic but futile rescue attempt was executed by Seafarer Jean Cicconardi aboard the Fenn Victory on August 21 when he jumped over the side of the vessel in an attempt to save a fellow Seafarer who had fallen overboard. The rescue effort was related ^ to the LOG by W. J. Meehan started to sail in his native France him up. The Norwegian, whose ship's delegate aboard the Fenn and has been a seaman for 20 name was Helge Janassen, had been in the water some five or six Victory. Meehan wrote to the years. Recently, crewmembers aboard hours. LOG from Manilla. Another successful rescue ef­ According to Meehan, the ship the Western Planet successfully was docked when rescused a Norwegian searrian who fort took place in the Bay of Kutch Seafarer James fell from his ship in the waters off when Seafarers on the Norina Allen Jones, who the South China Sea. Seafarers helped a fellow Seafarer who fell sails in the engine manned the lifeboats and picked overboard from the Venore. department, acci­ dentally fell from _ the gangplank o the ship. Seafarer _ Jean Cicconardi, Checks are being held at SIU Headquarters, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y., for the Seafarers listed below for money due Cicconardi a FWT, was standing nearby them on the vessels shown. Men whose names are listed should when he saw Jones was in trouble. get in touch with Union headquarters as soon as possible. Cicconardi immediately went over the side and managed to reach Name Vessel For Jones., and with the aid of the Amos, L. Rambam Wages crew Cicconardi got Jones back Beamer, Earl H. Penn Carrier OT aboard the ship. Bertrand, G. Rambam Wages According to Meehan, Jones Boone, James R. Natalie Wages was unconscious by the time he was taken aboard and Seafarers Bruce, T. Rambam Wages did all that they could to revive Butler, John E. Alcoa Master Transportation him, using artificial respiration Cantu, R. Rambam Wages and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Carlson, C. Wages Rambam Unfortunately their efforts were in Carter, Bobby V. Alcoa Master Transportation vain. Lodging Chapeau, Joseph L. Kent The vessel was on it's way to Viet Nam when the accident oc­ Wages Childress, L. Rambam curred, Meehan reported. Transportation Coalson, Raymond L. Alcoa Master Seafarer Cicconardi was born Wages Collins, Howard L. Bonanza in France and he joined the SIU Wages Cummings, C. Rambam in the port of New York. He Wages Diaz, A. Midlake Transportation Flynn, David J. • Alcoa Master Alcoa Master Transportation Faison, Edgar Lee Gauthier, Cyril Lodging Kent Seatrain New York Lodging Gleason, James Wages Midlake Gore, H. OT Transwestern Greeson, Clyde Although many miles out at Wages Bonanza Gromek, Henry T. sea, seafarers on the Del Norte Transportation Valiant Hope Hanson, Thomas E. and the R/V Robert Conrad have Hercules Victory OT Jensen, Edward been doing their share to let Transportation Alcoa Master Jones, Cyril HI Congressmen know how sea­ Wages Jus Tian, D. Rambam farers feel about Transportation Valiant Hope Kershaw, Donald the importance of Transportation Alcoa Master Laplant, Fred B. an independent Lodging Lewis, Andrew Sea Pioneer maritime agency. Wages Linkowski, Roman F. Bonanza Meeting Chair­ man Robert Cal­ Wages Rambam McCay, E. M. lahan reports OT McLaren, David Transwestern from the Del Callahan Wages Neal, W. Rambam Norte that cable­ Lodging Seatrain New York Patterson, Fred grams were sent to Senators Long Wages Pruss, H. Rambam (La.), Yarborough (Texas), Sparkman (Ala.), and Eastland (Miss.), Resmondo, Earl Seatrain New York Lodging urging them to support the crea­ Transportation Roma, Rudolph Alcoa Master tion of an independent federal Wages Roshinson, William L. Bonanza maritime agency. The cables Wages Rose, J. Rambam were paid for out of the ship's Wages Ruiz, Carlos Bonanza fund, Callahan reported. G. Gopac, who served as meet­ Wages \ Samawi, A. Rambam ing chairman on the R/V Robert Transportation Alcoa Master Samhorski, Joseph Conrad, reported several Seafarers Wages Satelli, Silvo D. Saphire Sandy took time out to write their let­ Wages Saunders, J. Rambam ters to Congressmen urging them Scott, C. Wages Rambam to support the fight for an inde­ pendent maritime agency. "The Wages Shattuck, D. Midlake men are solidly behind the SIU's 1 Smith, Calvin OT Transwestern fight to keep the maritime indus­ Smith, J. Wages Rambam try out of the proposed Depart­ Smith, Robert Hercules Victory OT ment of Transportation," Gopac Staples, F. Wages reported, and Seafarers aboard Midlake the Conrad "were determined to Stevens, C. Wages Rambam do their share." Torres, Carlos Wages Bonanza It is only through letters that Valerie, Frank G. Wages Natalie legislators can be made aware of Vallotton, R. Wages Rambam the issues which are most import­ ant to their constituents. Letters Walsh, J. Wages Midlake act as a guide for Congressmen Weiss, Warren Lodging Niagara and enable them to sample the World, W. Wages Rambam opinions and the feelings.of the Zintz, C. Wages Rambam nations citizens on issues of vital importance. MONEY DUE Successful graduates of SlU Lifeboat Class No. 161 assembled for their picture after completing lifeboat training course at Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Latest batch of lifeboat ticket holders includes (bottom row, -r): John Whiting, Russell Nixon, Rossario Presto, and Thom Ramirez. Standing (l-r) are: James Smith, James Tobin, Art Donnally, and instructor Ami Bjornsson. Rhonda Fay Edwards, bom Au­ gust 19, 1966, to the David Ed­ wards, Mobile, Alabama. Kathleen Dixon, bom August 13, 1966, to the Francis Dixons, Cleveland, Ohio. Lawrence Nyberg, born August 8, 1966, to the Richard Nybergs, Chicago, Illinois. Samuel Harris, born July 18, 1966, to the Morgan Harris, Cleveland, Texas. Dawn Marie Aguiar, bom Au­ gust 17, 1966, to the Alberto Aguiars, Bronx, New York. Gale Jeannette McGinn, born January 17, 1966, to the Ronald McGinns, Anaway, Michigan. <1> Laura Lea Hlgham, born Au­ gust 7, 1966, to the A. N. Highams, Houston, Texas. Vemon Wade Willis, born June 27, 1966, to the Perley Willis, Sulphur, Louisiana. —\i>— Tina Ann Folimar, born June 27, 1966, to the Donald Folimars, Houston, Texas. Ellison Lee Robinson, born March 8, 1966, to the Ellison L. Robinsons, Metairie, Louisiana. ^ Carol Trimble, born August 22, 1966, to the H. J. Trimbles, Orange, Texas. —^3>— Jose Padilla, born July 7, 1966, to the Rafael Padillas, Bay St. Louis, Miss. Larry Santa Ana, born Septem­ ber 9, 1966, to the Lauren Santa Anas, New Orleans, Louisiana. Bobby Dean Brown, born Au­ gust 21, 1966, to the B. L. Browns, Crestview, Florida. ^1/ <1> Keith Rogers, born August 1, 1966, to the Floyd Rogers, Laurel, Deleware. <1> Conrad S. Chavez, born August 4, 1966, to the Vincent Chavezs, Seattle, Washington. —— Anna Helen Shock, born Sep­ tember 19, 1966, to the Herbert Shocks, Jersey City, New Jersey. Reginald Jenkins, born June 25, 1966, to the Dan Jenkins, Harvey, Louisiana. Thomas M. Sawyer, born Sep­ tember 11, 1966, to the Norman W. Sawyers, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. —— Brian Christopher Larce, born August 12, 1966, to the William Larces, New Orleans, Louisiana. Dorothy Wing, born August 13, 1966. to the Rodney Wings, Mon­ roe, Michigan. <I> Warrenetta Katherine Kratsas, born September 2, 1966, to the William Kratsas, Baltimore, Mary­ land. Carlos Saavedra, bom Septem­ ber 5, .1966, to the Carlos L. Saavedras, New Orleans, Louisi­ ana. <1> Vemon Cox, born April 15, 1966, to the Charles L. Coxs, Jacksonville, Florida. Tracy Smith, born April 30, 1966, to the Hanable Smiths, Jr., Mobile, Alabama. Faunce Miller, born July 22, 1966, to the Clyde E. Millers, Houston, Texas. <1> Milton Henton, born September 19, 1966, to the Milton Hentons, Chicasaw, Alabama. Seafarers' Letters Aid In Rght For Separate MARAD �Page Thirteen SEAFARERS LOG October 14, 1966 UNFAIR TO LABOR FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Guif, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safe^ardine; the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Guif, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping righte and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Bkirl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live /"'"a ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in t^ Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has bren reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings jn all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is ves^ in an ^itorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Hhtecutive B(»rd may delegate, from amonr iU ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. Schedule of Membership Meetings SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York .. Nov. 7—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia Nov. 8—2:30 p.m. Baltimore . . . Nov. 9—2:30 p.m. Detroit Nov. 11—2:30 p.m. Houston .... Nov. 14—2:30 p.m. New Orleans.Nov. 15—2:30 p.m. Mobile Nov. 16—2:30 p.m. Wilmington .Nov. 21—2 p.m. San Francisco p.m. Nov. 23—2 p.m. Seattle Nov. 25—2 Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Alpena Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Duluth Frankfort Nov. 7—2 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit ..... Nov. 14—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee . . Nov. 14—7:30 p.m. Chicago . .. .Nov. 15—7:30 p.m. tSault Ste. Marie Nov. 17—7:30 p.m. Buffalo Nov. 16—7-30 p.m. Duluth Nov. 18—7:30 p.m. Cleveland . . . Nov. 18—7:30 p.m. Toledo Nov. 18—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia . . . Nov. 8—5 p.m. Baltimore fficensed and unlicens^) . .Nov. 9—5p.m. Norfolk Nov. 10—5 p.m. Houston Nov. 14—5 p.m. New Orleans .. .Nov. 15—5 p.m. Mobile Nov. 16—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City Nov. 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia Nov. 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Nov. f6—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk Nov. 17—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York Nov. 7—7 p.m. Philadelphia . . . Nov. 8—7 p.m. Baltimore Nov. 9—7 p.m. ^Houston Nov. 14—7 p.m. New Orleans .. . Nov. 15—7 p.m. Mobile Nov. 16—7 p.m. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumatances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be rejiorted to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publish^ eve^ six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or ^li­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, tnals, ete., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU inembere at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees, ^cause these oldtimers cannot shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirined the long-stonding Union p^icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in ^ployment and as members of the SIU. These righto are clearly set forth in the felU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employ^ C^ns^ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against bemuse of rac^ creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the tesic righto of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve fhe rsrintei^tsTtS^m'^elves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation WM establish^. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied hU constltntlonal right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by eortified mail, return receipt requested. CHOCTAW (Waterman) May 29 — Chairman J. Arshon; Secretary None. Some disputed OT in deck and engine, departments. Motion made to have ship fumigated before sign-on. Meeting to be held with boarding patrolman. CHOCTAW (Waterman) September 25 —Chairman D. Backrak; Secretary J. O'Dea. Motion made . tliat ships on foreign runs should be paid on day for : day basis as do coastwise runs. One ^crewmember missed ship in San Diego. DEL NORTE (Delta) September 26— I Chairman Robert Callahan; Secretary, fBiir Kaiser. Ship's delegate reported that. S6no beefs of any Importance have been ijii brought to him. He thanked crew^ is: members- for their cooperation. No disputed OT reported. $229.08 in ship's 15 fund and $420.35 in movie fund. Crewg members were requested not to use the i'laundry after 8 P.M. or before 8 A.M, Also, not to forget to turn off washing i; machines when finished. Discussion and. S complaints about the food. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault ipENN BXPORTiER (Penn), September Ste. Marie, Mich. 27—Chairman, R. O'Rourke; Secretary, • Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ : Z. A. Markris. Ship's delegate extended 5; a vote of thanks to the crew for a job port News. js'well done. Some disputed OT in engine » Meeting held at Galveston wharves. i department, otherwise everytiding is runs ning smoothly. Motion made for better vigtade; of bacon and canned fruits. Ship: Sto be fumigated. Vole of thanks to the steward department. DIRECTORYof UNION HAliDS y _ DEL MAR (Delta), September 18--Chairman, Joseph V. Whaien; Jr.; Sec­ retary, Norman Wiliiam D. Boie. Ship's ; delegate reported that everything is run­ ning smoothly. Brother Joseph McBaren was elected to serve as ship's delegate. SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers If. S. GYPSUM (American Steamship), September 17—Chairman, Thorn Brown ; i Secretary, H. McCarty. Ladders leading to top bunks installed. No action taken \ oh matter of fan in control room, and i drains in deckhand's head and porter's iihead. Which do not work. a; PRESIDENT Paul Hall -KY8KA (Waterman), September 28— K Chairman, D. T. Dent; Secretary, N. I Bvanv No beefs reported by department delegates. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Gal Tanner Earl Shepard Al Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsey Williams Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, MD 1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III. 93B3 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH. Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA. Pa 2604 5. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-440! -SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA. Fla ...312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, CaliV...505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 DIGEST of SIU SHIP MEETINGS i : PORTMAR (Calmar), September 17— Chairman. J. Werselowick; Secretary, W, Barth; Brother W. Barth ,waa elected to hcrve as ship's delegate. Men requested to be properly dressed when in mMshall. AMERICAN PRIDE (American Seaslanes), September 18—-Chairman, Claude I Pickle: Secretary. B. Gv Williams. No beefs , reported. Everything is running 8mo>)thly. , V , PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), Sep;\tcmber 26 — Chairman, dames Smith: iSeoretary, Herbert Weich. Ship's delegate I thanked crewmerribers for their cooperaition. $23.00 in ship's fund. Some dis­ puted OT in steward department. ; . STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), Sepjtembor 11 — Chairman, Walter Suska; I Secretary, Jon A. Maslow. $110.00 in ship's fund. Brother jTamCs Santiago was elected to serve as i Sbtp's delegate. No: beefs were reported by department dele^ partroant crewmembers to write to head­ quarters about working on bridge. NORTHWESTERN" VICTORY (Victory Carriers), August 28 — Chairman. F. E. Evans: Secretary. H. L. Skyles. Ships delegate reported that everything is running smoothly, $26.00 in ship's fund. Crew request new ice machine for ship, and a poop deck to be installed on the stern of the ship. CUBA VICTORY (Alcoa). September 16 — Chairman, Thomas Self: Secretary, John Polkinghorn. Crewmembers wish to know exact details iiertaining to trans­ portation for men hired In Manila, P. I. who are legal residents of Manila. All crewmembers are putting in for overtime for restriction to ship in Danang, Re­ public of Vietnam. Coast Guard to he contacted regarding confirmation of articles. OTTO M. REISS (Reiss), September 7 —Chairman. Howard DePant: Secretary, John T. O'Brien. Motion made to have Port Agent come aboard ship in Buffalo to conduct a union meeting concerning work that is done in fantail. It was Agreed that work done in fantail while on the-run was. hazardous. It was sug­ gested that a safety committee be formed. MADAKET (Waterman), September ^4 — Cbairmaiie Victor Braiiell; retary. Claienee V. Dyer. $8.00 in ship's fund. Disputed OT in deck and engine departments. DEL AIRES (Delta), September IT Chairman, T. B. Rowell; Secretary, Dex­ ter Worrell. Vote of thanks extended to the ship's delegate. $4.80 in ship's fund from last trip. $2.10 in fund at present the teat was used for telephone calls. No beefs reported by department dele'gates,^ 5 ' ' BEAVER VICTORY (Bulk Transport), August 21 — Chairman. Seymour Heinfling; Secretary, Eugene Bay. No be^s reported by department delegates. Motion made that Union officials open negotia­ tions for pension at any age with 20 years serv "ce. Brother Lionel Antoine was electcxk to serve as ship's delegate. Each man asked to donate 60 cents to ship's fund. DEL RIO (Delta), September 25 — Chairman. Sam Pappaa: Secretary, Pete Piasclk. $26.10 in ship's fund. Motion made to check up the increase in slop chest prices. Matter of ship being fumi­ gated to be taken up with Ixmrding patrolman. Discussion held on night lunch items, and also the fresh and canned milk situation. Everything else seems to be satisfactory. OCEANIC SPRAY (Trans-World Ma­ rine), August 29—Chairman. Marion D. Green: Secretary, Lawrence A. Banks. Two men missed ship in Mobile. One man taken off ship in Panama Canal due to Ulnesa. Discussion about soldiers work­ ing on deck and below. Ship's delegate took this matter up With the Chief Engineer. DEL MAR (Delta), September 7-— Chairman. George Annis; Secretary. Vic Romolo. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to Brother J. V. Whalen, Jr. for the harbeQu« party which was a success. ALCOA MARKETER (Alcoa), Septem­ ber 80—Oiairman, James M. Masters; Secretary. L. Blauton. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship sailed short one messtmn. General discussion held. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. CONNECTICUT (Connecticut Trhns^ port), October 1—Chairman, A. W. Mo­ rales : Secretary, A. W. Morales. Brother Thomas Cox was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Ship is short 1 FWT and I 3rd cook. Good trip so fax. No beefs and lots of OT. . .'i, RAYMOND REISS (Eeiss), September -/DEL V ALBA'TDrito-J imen, M. T.-: Morris:•-Secretary, "Z.vY::. J4—Chairman Carl F. Shircel; Secre­ tary, Gary D. Loomis. $8.50 in ahip's |Ching. Motion made - for 20 year break,lout: for,: retirement.,, Vote :,of thantefteX-'i- fund. Request confirmation from head­ ltehded th the Ste-iward department To^a-; quarters regarding new vacation i)lBn.^Kd |job well done. No beefs reported. McKEE SONS (Amersand Steamship). September : 27—Chairman, D. ConquerOCEAN ULLA" (Maritime Overseas), ^Septembdr :Chain»an, ,S.' Foti.: :SeC7 : good : Secretary, Reg Preston. $3.86 in ' |retary.' Frank Kustura, No beefs repurtfid • ship's fund. Crew made three requests for new clucirie hoist ftir forward board­ Iby dopartiiiant delegates. Brother D. •?». ft,Ravoaa ' was .elected-,^to: serve. as«":,8htRfe:; ing ladders but nothing lias been done ••4da]Bgate;:,:Ship's' delegate., th :seo..the,. Cap5.:: about it. Slight patrolman cotne aboard Itain about draw In; Pshama., Deck 5.del.::i ;rahd:act:01i:thigi:'- DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Stiff," W. L. Weiier Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) 4^/ Kingsport Press "World Book," "Chlidcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) Empire State Bedding Co. "Seaiy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statier Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) Di Giorgio Fruit Corp. S and W Fine Foods Treesweet (National Farm Workers Association) Baltimore Luggage Co. Lady Baltimore, Amelia Farhart Starlite luggage Starflite luggage (International Leather Goods, Plastics and Novelty Workers Union) �SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen FINAL DEFAJRTURES Clarence Dalre, 70: Seafarer Daire died in the USPHS Hos­ pital on Staten Is­ land, May 10, aft­ er an illness. He was born in the British West In­ dies and had re­ sided in New York City for many years. He joined the SIU in Philadelphia and sailed as a cook. Daire is survived by his son, Clif­ ford of Brooklyn. Burial was in Brooklyn. <1> William Odom, 68: An intesti­ nal failure proved fatal to Brother Odom, July 5, in Houston, Texas. Born in Texas he joined the union in Houston, where he made his home with his wife, Clara. He sailed as an oiler, FWT and pumpman. Odom was a na­ val veteran. Burial was in Forest Park-Lawndale, Houston. Ramon Oliveras, 51: Brother Oliveras died December 14, 1965, after an ill­ ness. He was born in Puerto Rico, where he made his home. Oliveras joined the union in the port of New York. A member of the Engine de­ partment, his last vessel was the Puerto Rico. Surviving is his wife, Francisca. The Seafarer was buried in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. <1> Eino Anttlla, 46: Seafarer Anttila died May 9, in St. Joseph Hospital, Duluth, Minn., following an illness. He was a cook and had also sailed as OS. Born in White Mine, Mich., Anttila joined the Un­ ion in the port of I. Duluth. The Sea­ farer is survived by his wife, Helen, of Duluth. Burial was in Bethany Cemetery, Duluth. — vl> — Edvrard Edginton, 56: A heart ailment claimed the life of Sea; farer Edginton, i July 19, in West Jefferson Hos­ pital, New Orf leans. A Chief 5 Electrician, he joined the union in the port of New York. Ed­ ginton was born in New Jersey and resided in Yonkers, N. Y. The Seafarer was in the Marines from 1927 to 1931. Surviving is his wife, Angela. Jose Rodriguez, 61: Brother Rodriguez died in New York City August 21. He was born in Ecua­ dor and sailed in the Steward de­ partment on SIUships for 25 years. He joined the union in the port of New York and made his home in Staten Island. He last sailed on the De Soto as chief cook. Rod­ riguez was as SIU pensioner at the time of death. Surviving is his wife, Angelina. Burial was in St. Peters Cemetery, Staten Island, N. Y. Roland Poullot, 41: Seafarer Pouliot died, September 1, in Newark City Hos­ pital after suffer­ ing accidental burns. He was born in Detroit and joined the un­ ion in New York. He sailed as an FWT and last shipped on the Puerto Rico, A resident of De­ troit, Pouliot is survived by his mother, Mrs. Bernadette Pouliot of Detroit. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy. ^ Clifford Cummings, 63: A pul­ monary ailment proved fatal to Brother Cum­ mings, July 29, in New Orleans, La. A member of the Steward depart­ ment, he shipped as a cook. He was born in Flor­ ida and made his residence in Al­ giers, La. Cummings joined the SIU in the port of Houston. His last ship was the Tuscaloosa. He is survived by his grand-daughter, Mrs. Sherry Tullier of Algiers, La. Burial was in Westlawn Memorial Park, Jefferson Parrish, La. ^ Oscar Theisen, 55: Seafarer Theisen died of a liver ailment on April 9 at the U. S. Public Health Service Hospital. He sail-' ed in the Deck department. Born in Iowa, he joined the SIU in the port of Mobile where he made his home. Theisen served in the Navy for three years. Surviving is his brother, Alfred Theisen. October 14, 1966 Seafarer Recalls Bncoanter At Sea With Intrepid Sailor, Capt Willis On a morning in the early part of September, the 11 foot-craft piloted by 72-year old William Willis was spotted by the lookout aboard the SlU-manned Sapphire Gladys. Captain Willis was soon to gain world-wide attention for his solo attempt to cross the Atlantic and the crew aboard the Sapphire Gladys played an ^ Gervais asked the old sailor Just to make sure he wouldn't important role in assuring that what he was trying to prove, forget his rescuers. Captain Willis Willis was still around to tell Owens recalled. "I can't recall his took pictures of the ship as it his story. exact reply, but in essence, he pulled away. "He had this camera In describing the incident. Sea­ stated that he wanted to prove and he took a picture of the farer William Owens told the LOG there was still life in old seamen. stern and side of the ship," Owens that, "I just left the wheel about Capt. Willis related that he had said. -10:15 a.m. after my turn as watch. been trying to stay in one location The Sapphire Galdys was 850 I was having coffee when the third •SO he could be spotted. "He said miles out of New york on it's way mate picked him up on the field he saw a few ships in the distance, to Rotterdam and Bremerhaven, glasses. He was about four or but they couldn't see him." when it encountered the intrepid five miles away and looked like so Owens reported that the Ste­ adventurer. Owens, a Virginian, much flotsam. The Sapphire ward department of the Sapphire ships mostly out of New York. Gladys had to swing around to Gladys broke out some cases of "He certainly had guts", Owen starboard and make a complete milk and a sack of fruit and said. "I wouldn't try a thing like turn. It took us a little off course," lemons for Willis, but he evident­ that myself." Owens explained. ly had a good supply of water as If Captain Willis was an old "At first, we thought he was a he turned down our offer to give sight to the Seafarers, the crew fisherman, although there were him some. Owens said. was a vision of loveliness to the "Capt. Willis little craft Tvas Captain, who was beginning to few around in that area. He was waving, trying to attract our atten­ about 11 feet by six, with a little lose hope or rescue. "It was a mag­ tion. The bosum. Jack Gervais, space cut out in the stern. The nificent moment when I saw the two day men and myself put on rest was covered with canvass. ship", he stated later. "By luck, life jackets and were ready to When the weather got bad or he the Sapphire Gladys came straight launch the lifeboat. We didn't wanted to get some rest, he would out of the mists, right at me, and launch the boat, however. We crawl under the canvas", Owen still passed by. I'd been waiting threw him a line and brought him observed. "He had a mast for a for weeks and I knew that I was sail, but the sail was not up when really cooked, then she swung alongside the ship." around. "The Captain told Willis the the Gladys spotted him." "After making sure he was al­ Captain Willis was flown to Sapphire Gladys would take him to England", Owens related, "but right, our radio operator sent a New York from New Foundland Capt. Willis said he didn't want teletype to the Coast Guard", where he was hospitalized briefly. to leave his craft. He told us he Owens said. Capt. Willis was pick­ But those who know him, includ­ thought he was suffering from a ed up by the Coast Guard about ing Seafarers on the Sapphire strangulated hernia and would 5 or 6 p.m., some seven or eight Gladys, know it's just a matter of hours after the time the Sapphire time before the amazing sailor need an operation." Gladys spotted him. is off on another adventure. Owens, who sails as an AB, said that Willis told the crew he in­ tended to "write a book on his trip across the Pacific" and he assured Seafarers aboard the Gladys that he intends to make the very same trip again when he's healthy. "He said he had a radio, but it Tax Refund Held John H. Maxwell broke", Owens related and then he Income tax refund checks are Please contact your attorney, gave us a little note to relay to being held for the SIU members Rawle & Henderson, Packard his wife". listed below by Jack Lynch, Building, Fifteenth and Ches«;nut Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Sts., Philadelphia, Pa., as soon as Harrison St., San Francisco, Cali­ you can. fornia, 94105: Texas City Refining, Inc., is Margarito Borja, Alii Nasroen holding checks for unclaimed (two refund checks), Pascual S. John Penns wages for the following men Sim, Charles E. Switzer and P. A. Please contact Sullivan & Sulli­ who are to contact the company Thompson. van, Attorneys at Law, 2 Wooddirect at P. O. Box 1271, Texas side Ave., Northport, N. Y., in City, Texas, giving their Social regard to your grandmother's will. Security number, "Z" number Terral Anderson and instructions regarding pay­ Laundry you left on Steel ment. Worker is at Isthmian office. Con­ Allen, William S. Friends of Eladio Grajales tact Ray Kearns or Murray KornBailey, Elmer E. Seafarer Grajales, who resides zweig, 26 Broadway, Room 709, in New Orleans, is visiting in the Boggan, Sigmiere E. New York City. Conry, William R. New York Hall and hopes his Funk, John E. SIU buddies will drop by and A1> Galloway, Avery B. say hello. Gorman, Edward G. Robert ScottI Mackey, Donald E. Please contact your attorney's. River, Jose A. Bracken and Walsh, 786 Broad Richard Royce Conlin Winberg, Robert W. St., Newark, N. J., as soon as Please contact Headquarters. Wright, Theodore H. possible. They are holding your ring. Money Diie ^ <1> �TBTr "iT"" ' October 14, 1966 l»age Fifteen SEAFARERS LOG L SANTOS ANTOS, one of Brazil's leading industrial cities is also the world's largest coffee exporting center. The city, founded in 1552 was the first colony to be established by the Portuguese along this coast. A good place to visit in Santos is the Monteserrat, a tall hill in the center of town. The trip up is a cool one by funicular car. Once at the top there is a restaurant-bar and a chapel dating back to 1603. Shopping is good in Santos because most mer­ chandise, aside from mechanical and electrical products is inexpensive. The dollar can go a long way. The Gonzaga, a circular square that resembles a small Picadilly Circus, is one of the entertain­ ment centers of the city. At the Gonzaga you can find most of Santos' bigger hotels, resturants, decent bars and movies houses. The food is very good and far less expensive than stateside restau­ rants. The best movies are all air-conditioned and charge about 35 cents admission. Santos has a fine botanical garden in the vicinity of the Gonzaga called the Orchidario. It features many rare plants and affords the visitor an unforgetable view of the coast and city from the hill called Morro Santa Terezinha. The Orchidario can be reached by bus. The seashore and newer part of the city is found in the southern quarter of Santos. Huts along the seashore marks "Cabanas" are used for changing into bathing suits and can be rented for a few pennies. The Del Mar is one of the many SlU-manned Delta Lines vessels making runs to this interesting city. One of the Delta Lines ships the Del Santos is named after the port of Santos. Other Delta ships making stops here are the Del Sud, Del Norte and Del Campo. S t The Del Mar, one of the many SiU-contracted cargo ships regularly making runs from the Gulf ports to Santos, the coffee center of the world. 41> .' M&dbll. Freighters in Santos Harbor waiting to berth at one of the crowded quays along a busy stretch of water­ front. The city was named after the Hospital Todos Santos established by Santos' founder Braz Cubas. This section of the city is where Seafarers can get bargains in alligator goods, wood carvings and gems. A busy street in Santos showing a large number of foreign cars and a series of up-to-date, high-rise apartment houses. A quaint, old white fort of a bygone era nestles serenely at the foot of a pleasant, rolling hill and commands a fine view. The old fort now houses the Military Club of Santos. The modernity of the Santos skyline contrasts vividly with the classical Latin American architecture of many private residences in the City. Santos, like many Latin American cities tastefully blends the traditions of the old world with the dynamic needs of a highly complex, completely cosmopolitan city. �Vol. XXVlii NO. 21 SEAFARERSIfrLOG UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO |J : ;: Enioying lunch in the I^ . chief steward Frank steward department ' I^District chief food City of Almtf messroorh, Fraone (left) discusses matters with SlU Gulf consultant Don Collins. Seafarer Arthur Gordon (left), AB, is ready to collect his pay after signing off the ship's articles. Seated are the Waterman paymaster O'Neiil andl the City of Alma's Captain Kelly, ^ ' 1' -i/ SlU food consultant Don Collins looks over new "Radarange" with chief cook Harry Collier (right). Newly installed range can cook a steak to order , in less than two minutes. After lunch, pantryman Robt. : Third cook John Fanoli was E. Marsh feeds coffee cups cooking vegetables in ships into automatic dishwasher riew pressure cooker but held, installed in crew's pantry;:, .pff Jong enough for p Third assistant engineer John Taylof seems Standing on deck with the Greater New Orfeans Missis) Impressed at the en|pyment displayed by SlU Alma crew^ crew-^^^^^:?^ sippi River Bridge in background are City of Airha patrolman. Tom Gould^ while eating an aftermembers Phillip Brooks, fireman; • ^ -ya IIIWMIU.I, Donald" Mewspn, wr^wsun, oiler; OIIBr, J dinner pear in the City of ,A!ma s msssrop^ ^ ^ engineer John Roos. f � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource October 14, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: LEGISLATORS BLAST U.S. SHIP POLICY, URGE MASSIVE SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM U.S. LEADING SHIP-SCRAPPING NATION, LLOYD’S REGISTER OF SHIPPING REVEALS HOUSE-SENATE GROUP AGREES TO KEEP MARAD OUT OF THE TRANSPORT DEP’T STRONG U.S. MERCHANT FLEET CALLED BEST CURE FOR NATION’S GOLD DRAIN ILO OTTAWA CONFERENCE ADOPTS MANPOWER PROGRAM PARTY IN WHITE HOUSE LOSES SEATS IN CONGRESS IN OFF-YEAR ELECTIONS OF, BY, AND FOR – THE MEMBERSHIP SEAFARER GOES OVER SHIP’S RAIL IN ATTEMPT TO SAVE CREWMAN’S LIFE PORTS OF THE WORLD – SANTOS CITY OF ALMA PAY-OFF 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 10/14/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 21 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/c8c1dbb0a86a62f4e270d9de5d4fb8d8.PDF d484efb4e97a76df1e61488144f6248a PDF Text Text SEAFARERSj^LOG Vol. XXViii NO. 20 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO ti i W- ••i' .'i Slashing of Maritime Budget Shows Need for Separate MA Page 3 Nine More SlU Men Licensed As Engineers; Total Now 94 L. 'mw: Page 3 1^'jS m's m ! s, 6-®i Sea Pioneer Seafarers Rescue Crew of Sinking Grpek Ship Page 10 AFL-CIO Backs U.S. Policies, British Union Congress Hears Page 2 US Tanker Fleet Continues To Slip; World Study Reveafs Page 8-9 •'li ANNUAL REPORT Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Pension Fund Filed With N. Y. State Insurance Department • Page 14 ' ^ �Two SEAFARERS LOG HaWy As Fraternal Pelegatey Addresses Blackpool Session Aa-CIO Batks US Fomgn Polity, British Trade Union Congress Hears BLACKPOOL, Eng.—The AFL-CIO "most emphatically" supports the foreign policy of the United States including "our commitment in Viet Nam," AFL-CIO Vice President Paul Hall told the British Trades Union Congress here early this month. Hall, president of the Sea­ election held Sept. 11, while the pointed up was price increases in farers International Union and Communists tried to "sabotage" the face of lowering linit labor AFL-CIO fraternal delegate to it, he pointed out. costs in manufacturing. the annual TUC meeting, vigor­ "If we have any kind of in­ Farson said that "thanks to or­ ously defended U.S. policies al­ ganized labor's success in electing flation in the U.S. today, it is a though, as he said, he was "keenly the right kind of people to office," profit inflation," he said. "And it aware that the course of the U.S. the U.S. has "finally come around means not only distortions in in­ in Southeast Asia is, to put it to putting some of the finishing come distribution, but it has other mildly, not fully supported here." touches" on the New Deal. serious consequences as well. The (The fuU text of SIU President "And more than that, we have huge profits that have been flowing Hall's remarks before the TUC Is moved on to try to deal with into the corporate coffers, when carried on the back page of this some of the problems of a more combined with the incentive for issne of the LOG.) recent change, he said. "There is investment which our present tax His fellow-fraternal delegate. resistance, of course. But through­ laws provide, have resulted in Executive Vice President William out our history, the AFL-CIO has excessive spending and investment J. Parson of the Newspaper Guild, confronted the same sort of re­ for new plants. "Over the past three years, in­ reviewed domestic problems and sistance—and overcome it—in our progress the AFL-CIO has ex­ inevitable march toward social vestment spending has been grow­ perienced in the past year and progress and economic justice. I ing twice as fast as the total output pointed to the beginnings of "new am confident that we -shall con­ of the economy. This is an im­ balance which cannot be permitted and dramatic activity" which he tinue do so." Among the problems Farson to continue." said could lead to significant change in the U.S. and in which Miganized labor is "very much in­ volved." Hall emphasized that the AFL00 is "absolutely dedicated" to the cause of peace with freedom, and specifically is for a peaceful settlement in Viet Nam. The 1966 civil rights bill was blocked by the same "shabby" "This is the settlement which filibuster tactics used to block repeal of Taft-Hartley's "right-tothe U.S. government has sought work" Section 14(b), AFL-CIO President George Meany declared to bring about through negotia­ recently. tions," he emphasized. Meany, in pointing out the mered home the 14(b) analogy in "Your government, as co-chair­ similarity between the filibuster a speech to the Steelwprkers conventiori. man with the Soviet government of tactics said that: "It is with sincere the -Geneva Conference has made Meany told the delegates that regret that I am forced to repeat efforts to have it reconvened for the exact words that I used when Dirksen has again "won a battle" the purpose of seeking a peaceful the Senate, using the very same by keeping the Senate from acting. settlement of the present conflict. tactics, killed the bill fo repeal Meany added: "But this does not But these efforts were fruitless, be­ Section 14(b). I said then, and I mean that the war is lost. We will cause Moscow would not do a repeat now: pass additional civil rights legisla­ thing to get the problem to the tion in the years to come despite" " 'The AFL-CIO is, of course, all that Mr. Dirksen can do, and conference table. We, like you, deeply disappointed that the dem­ we will pass the repeal of 14(b)." believe in negotiated settlements. ocratic process in the Senate has But it takes two sides to negotiate." been thwarted by the shabby par­ J Sabotage Attempted liamentary tactics of Senator DirkHall said he was "frankly be­ sen and a minority of senators.'" The Senate dropped the Housewildered" by claims that "Viet Gong terrorists represent the will" passed civil rights bill as it had of the South Vietnamese. South dropped the House-passed 14(b) V«t Nam leaders proposed the reperier—after two cloture votes showed a majority in favor of bringing the legislation to a vote, SEATTLE—An SIUNA Fisher­ but not the two-thirds required un­ man and Cannery Workers confer­ der Senate rules to shut off debate. ence was held on September 10, SEAB On the second cloture try, the at Seattle, Washington. Represent­ S^. 30,1966 • Vol. XXVIII, No. 20 official vote was 52-41. Including atives from SlUNA-affiliated fishOfficial Publication of the SIUNA absent senators who were paired ermens' cannery workers' and in­ Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters or whose positions were offlcially dustrial workers' unions attended District, AFL-CIO announced, the Senate division the conference. Executive Board PAUL HALL, President was 57-43 for ending the filibuster. Included among the issues CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD On a party breakdown, 45 of the Exec. Vice-Prea. Vtce-Prestdenf placed under discussion at the con­ 67 Democrats supported cloture AL KERR LINDSEV WILLIAMS ference were safety regulations for while 22 of the 34 Republicans Shoalwater Bay oyster workers Sec.-Treas. Pice-President followed Dirksen's lead in oppos­ and legislation pending in Con­ ROBB®T MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President ing consideration of the bill. Vice-President gress for the establishment of a HERBERT BRAND It was a Mississippi Democrat, 12-mile fishing limit. Director of Organizing and Senator James O. Eastland, who Bublications Lester Balinger, secretary-treas­ pointed up another aspect of the urer of the Cannery Workers and Managing Editor MIKE POLLACK , , filibuster battle. , . Art Editor Fishermen's Union of San Diego, Assistant Editor BERNARD SEAMAN Eastland issued a press state­ acted as chairman. NATHAN SKYER ment declaring: "The old-time co­ Other SIUNA unions represent­ Staff Writers alition of southern Democrats and ed were: Seafarers' International DON BEVONA Republicans were united and ef­ Union of North America; Alaska PETER WEISS fective." Fishermen's Union; United Indus­ Looking ahead, Eastland went trial Workers Union of the Pacific; llsmkly at 810 Rhsds liland Amn N.E.. Wathlngtsn, D, C. 20018 ky on to predict that it would not be Atlantic Fishermen's Union, Bos­ the Ssafarsrt Intsmatlsnal Union, Atlantis, long before "we can start the fight ton; New Bedford Fishermen's Calf, LakH and Inland Waton Dlitrlet, AFL-CIO, 875 Foirtb Annao, Brooklyn, to repeal these vicious measures," Union; Inland Boatmen's Union; 1. T. 12232. Tol. HVaelntk 9-6600. Socand oiaH yootago Raid at Wasblaiton, 0. 0. referring to civil rights bills passed Cannery Workers and Fishermen's PBfTaASTErS ATTERTIiil: For* 3579 in recent years. Union of Terminal Island; Seine aarft okeaM ko sont ta Saafaron IntwaaCivil rights supporters in both and Line Fishermen's Union; Sea­ UMMI Oalan, Atlaatio, Calf, Lakao and iniawl Watora DMrist, AFL-CIB, 675 Faartk parties pledged a renewed drive farers International Union, A&G irsaklyn, N. Y. 11232. for the legislation and AFLGIO District; Seafarers International President George Meany ham­ Union, Canada. Meany Hits Use of Filibuster To Block Rights, 14(b) Repeal SIU Fishennen, Cannery Wotfcers Conference Held SeptemlMr 30, 1966 Report of International President by Paul Hall It is a well-known rule of thumb that the majority party in Congress loses seats during non-presidential election years. About 40 lost seats has been the recognized average during past off-year elections. A similar loss in this year's elections would be a serious blow to the goals of the American labor movement because it would mean a big loss of liberal voting congressmen and their replacement with con­ servatives. In the House, for instance, 48 liberal Democratic freshmen Repre­ sentatives are fighting to retain their seats. It was-the liberal voting record of these freshman Representatives that made possible passage of much of the Great Society legislation—including Medicare. It was their votes that made possible passage, at least by the Hout.c, of such important legislation as repeal of Taft-Hartley Section 14(b) and the controversial open housing section of the 1966 Civil Rights Act. If these freshman Representatives had not been in the House for the last two years none of this important legislation would have had the slightest chance of passage. If a significant number of them lose their seats in the upcoming election there will be little chance of passing im­ portant social reform legislation for the next few years at least. A similar situation exists in the Senate and in numerous state capitols. On the state level, the best example is the upcoming showdown in California between incumbent Democratic Governor Edmund (Pat) Brown and Conservative Republican challenger Ronald Reagan. Reagan is the representative for all the conservative, anti-labor forces in Cali­ fornia and his election would be a setback for the legislative goals of the American labor movement. The progressive, liberal voting records of many of the freshmen congressmen now fighting to retain their seats has been a big factor in helping the American labor movement achieve its legislative goals in recent years. When a vote was called, they stood up to be counted on the side of long-overdue progressive social and economic legislation. It is time now for the American voter to stand up and be counted by supporting these liberal legislators in voting booths across the nation this November. Every American working man and woman must, by exercising his ballot, reaffirm approval of the progressive position these men have taken in the past and return them to Congress so they can continue the important job that has just begun. Despite the spectre of jammed to overflowing hospitals and national bankruptcy raised by the American Medical Association during its long and well-financed anti-Medicare campaign. Medicare is working well, is on a sound financial footing, and the nation's hospitals are not jammed with older citizens enjoying free but unnecessary medical care. The only serious problem Medicare seems to be encountering is fee-gouging by many doctors. In many cases doctors have doubled their fees for people over 65 since Medicare is helping with the bills. Apparently they see nothing wrong with such a practice. Private hospitals and nursing homes, on the other hand, are trying to cash in on Medicare in their own way. The Department of Health, Education and Welfare is presently studying proposals to use Medicare funds to help finance the expansion of private profit-making hospitals and nursing homes—favoring such facilities over public, non-profit facilities. The AFLGIO has stated its strong opposition to any such proposal. Profit-making operations should finance their own expansion out of profits or from borrowed capital, and not be allowed to dip into public funds for this purpose. For a group that fought tooth and nail against aiding the nation's older citizens' medical needs, some members of the American medical community now seem to be growing very interested in how they can use Medicare money for their own purposes. New Orleans Labor Day Ceremonies SIU Vice-President Lindsey Williams, (left) welcomed Congressman Hale Boggs (D^La.) and New Orleans Mayor Victor Schiro (rig'Kt) to the Labor Day ceremonies held at the SIU hall In New Orleans. Representatives of Gulf area labor and government were present. �September 30, 1966 SEAF/IRERS LOG Nine More SlU Men Licensed As Engineers; Total Now at 94 The Engineers Training School, jointly sponsored by the SIU and District 2 of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association has helped nine more Seafarers to pass U.S. Coast Guard examinations and obtain engineer officers f a fireman-watertender and oiler. licenses. Charles Welch, 45, who shipped A total of 94 Seafarers have as a fireman-watertender and oil­ er, and has been a member of the SIU for 21 years. Pilalis Welch now received their engineer's li­ cense after passing the Coast Guard examinations. Of the nine newly licensed SIU Grennan Krcha men, four received licenses as Third Assistant Engineers and five Seafarers obtained licenses as Second Assistant Engineers. Seafarers who received their licenses as Third Assistant Engi­ neers were: Harry Pilalis, 23, who sailed as SIU Fishennen's Strike Ties Up Clmicester Desks GLOUCESTER, Mass.—Mem­ bers of the SIUNA-affiliated At­ lantic Fishermen's Union have hit the bricks here in a dispute over a new contract, tying up the big commercial fishing vessels in the port. Some 400 fishermen are af­ fected by the work stoppage. AFU President James A. Ackert ordered picketlines set up on the city's piers after the Union and representatives of the Gloucester Boat Owners Association failed to reach agreement in talks with fed­ eral and state mediators. A number of the fishing boats affected by the walkout were still at sea when the strike was called. The crews aboard these vessels will join the strike as soon as they reach home port, Ackert said. The old contract expired May 1. Both sides agreed to an extension of the contract while issues were discussed. The Union is seeking a contribution of one-half of 1 per­ cent of the gross stock for a pen­ sion fund for the Gloucester fish­ ermen and the elimination of radar, sounding equipment and watch bill costs. It also asked for a ceiling on the amount the fisher­ men paid for the cost of oil used in the boats. Ackert noted that the Union is only seeking benefits similar to those already negotiated in other major fishing ports such as Bos­ ton, New Bedford and New York City. Federal mediator John Sullivan and state mediator David Grodsky participated in the stalemated Gloucester negotiations. Page Three Slashing of '67 Maritime BaJget Shows Need for Independent MA WASHINGTON—The vital need for the establishment of an independent Maritime administra­ tion completely outside any other Government agency is spotlighted in recently-released testimony given at Federal hearings on the fiscal 1967 budget—in which maritime received a severe short­ changing from Secretary of ^ be solved. Fisheries Committee, which would Commerce John T. Connor, in "We were hoping that this exclude the Maritime Administra­ whose department MARAD is country would not fall into the tion from being part of the pro­ presently included. same morass of error that mired posed Transportation Department. The record indicates the manner the industry in between World The vote was 270-117 in favor of in which the maritime budget Wars 1 and II, which cost us removing MARAD from the originally recommended by the hundreds of millions of dollars to Transportation Department. Fol­ then-Maritime Administrator, reactivate," he said. lowing this action, the House Nicholas Johnson, was battered Since the end of World War II voted overwhelmingly by a mar­ and slashed by Secretary Connor he explained, various administra­ gin of 336-42—to pass the amend­ and the Budget Bureau until it tions and Congress were warned ed Transportation Department Bill was knocked down to less than a time and again of the importance which had the Maritime Admin­ third of what was originally re­ of keeping up the nation's ship­ istration removed from it. quested. building industry in case of any The House Merchant Marine What was left after the Connor national emergency. and fisheries Committee has ap­ Vlachos Shaffer hatchet-job, has been blasted as Pettis strongly urged that the proved a bill to make MARAD an Patrick J. Grennan, 52, who "the most inadequate" maritime committee, "in light of the serious independent agency. The measure has shipped as a wiper and fire­ budget request in many years by shipping situation in Viet Nam and is expected to be considered by man, oiler and watertender. louse Maritime Committee Chair­ the build-up of the Russian mer­ the House next month. Edward Krcha, 41, who has man Edward A. Garmatz (D-Md.). chant marine restore the $45-50 Strong support for an independ­ sailed as fireman-watertender and During the hearings it was million cut from the Maritime ent Maritime Administration came shown that Maritime Administra­ Administration budget." "We last July from the AFL-CIO Mari­ tor Johnson, had asked the Secre­ think," he said, "that the budget time Trades Department and tary of Commerce to recommend request for fiscal 1967 is most Maritime Committee. The MTD a total shipbuilding appropriation alarming. It is sadly inadequate to also warned recently that the thirdof $258.05 million. This request carry out the basic concept of the rate status "which gravely threat­ was sliced by Connor to $134,325 Merchant Marine Act of 1936- ens the security of the nation, will million, and when he submitted it 'Promote and further the advance­ continue if the Maritime Admin­ to the Bureau of the Budget the ment of the American Merchant istration is permitted to be buried in another department, whether amount was slashed even further Marine'." Transportation or Commerce." to $85 million. Amendment Passed A Senate operations subcom­ The money requested by the Allen Bridges mittee is now holding hearings on Earlier this month the House Maritime Administrator would oiler and has been a Seafarer for have been enought to build 25 voted on an amendment to the a Senate Transportation Bill nine years. cargo ships and five dry bulk Transportation Department Bill, which, as of now, includes the introduced by Representative Ed­ Maritime Administration lumped The newly licensed Second En­ carriers. gineers are: Instead, there is only enough ward Garmatz, (D-Md.), head of together with a number of other Jerry Vlachos, 34, a fireman, money to build nine American- the House Merchant Marine and Federal agencies. oiler, watertender and pumpman, flag ships in fiscal 1967. who has been sailing SIU for Johnson had also asked Secre­ several years. tary Connor for $212 million to Gerald Shaffer, 40, who shipped cover the cost of operating-differ­ out as a fireman-watertender, oiler ential subsidies for fiscal 1967 but and pumpman, and has been a the Secretary cut this to $200 mil­ lion and the Bureau of the Budget Seafarer for 22 years. WASHINGTON—The Department of Defense has ordered 19 dropped the figure down to $175 more ships broken out of the nation's stand-by fleet in order to William S. Allen, 34, who has sailed as fireman-water tender and million. Another maritime industry offi­ meet the growing demands of the Viet Nam sealift. They include oiler has been with the SIU for and 15 smaller, ^ " .. ' r;^ r: . , . cial to appear at the meeting, four Victorys ^ . ments with the Maritime Admm22 years. slower cargo ships. istration and will operate them for Ira C. Bridges, Andrew A. Pettis, national viceThis latest breakout is the first the Military Sea Transportation president and Washington repre­ 42, Seafarer for 23 years who sail­ sentative of the Industrial Union time that the Government has or­ Service. The 19 cargo ships are part of ed in the engine of Marine and Shipbuilding Work­ dered slower war-built tonnage out department, as ers of America, attacked the sub­ of mothballs for use in the South a projected 100 vessels that are being reactivated from the nation's fireman-water- sidy cut. He said that at the end East Asian crisis. SlU-contracted companies are mothball fleet within the next six of World War II, the industry tender and oiler. Udo Strick- thought that the American Gov­ being allocated 12 of these vessels months for use in Viet Nam. mann, 38, who ernment would realize the basic including the four Victorys. The When these vessels are pulled out economic problems of the nation's shipping companies are getting the there will-no longer be any of the Strickmann sailed as a fire­ man - watertender merchant fleet and that they would ships under general agency agree- larger World War II tonnage left in the Reserve Fleet, only 184 and pumpman and has been a slower Libertys. member of the SIU for'four years. St. Lawrence Port Council Dinner Victory ships are 10,000 dead­ The joint SIU-MEBA District 2 weight tpn vessels which can op­ upgrading school offers Seafarers erate at an estimated 15-17 knots. and Engineers qualified instruction The 15 smaller ships are C-l's, in preparing for their Third As­ 9,137 deadweight ton vessels whieh sistant Engineer, Temporary Third have a maximum cruising speed of Assistant Engineer or Original Sec­ 14 knots. ond Engineers licenses in either steam or motor vessel classifica­ The next group of Reserve fleet tions. ships is scheduled to be withdrawn from the nation's reserve ship Seafarers who enroll in the pro­ fleets in November and December. gram are eligible to apply for any Three out of the eight ships be­ of the upgrading courses offered ing broken out of the East Coast by the school if they are 19 years stand-by fleets will go to SlU-conof age or older and have 18 tracted companies and two out of months of Q.M.E.D, watch stand­ four coming from Gulf Coast re­ ing time in the engine department, serve fleets will be SlU-manned as plus six month's experience as wip­ well as all seven cargo ships being er or equivilent. pulled out of West Coast mothball Seafarers in the engine depart­ fleets. ment who are interested in the lH^ LE CONSEILPORTUAIRE DU SAmTUURENT ET SES AFMEKTS '^•jH Ten to 12 additional vessels will ST. LAWRENCE AND TRIBUTARIES TORT COUNCIL program should obtain additional ^•1 HHm 1* DINtR DANSAMT ANNUEL • n.Mrc follow this initial group of 19 ships information and apply for the SIU Vice-President Earl Shepard addresses U.S. and Canadian labor into active Viet Nam service every course at any SIU hall or write representatives at the First Annual Dinner of the St. Lawrence month until the 100, vessels are directly to SIU Headquarters at and Tributaries Port Council, held recently in Montreal. Left to pulled out. To date 40 ships out 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, right are Shepard. Quebec Federation of Labour President Louis of the 100 ships have been pulled New York, 11232. The telephone Laberge, and Dr. Denoit Deshaies of the Popular Medical Polyclinic. from the Reserve fleets. number is HYacinth 9-6600. SlU-Cotttrasted Companies to Man Twelve Newly-Reactivated Vessels ' .'•I �•HI mil III iwm III Six Additional Seafarer Veterans Join Crowing Union Pension Roster Orencio Walter Cardoso Byrne Arcediano Blahnik The names of six more Seafarers have been added to the growing list of men now receiving union pensions. The newcomers to the SIU pension ranks include Vincent Orencio, Frank Walter, Noe Cardoso, Brian Byrne, Andrew Blahnik, and Anthony Arcediano. Orencio was bom in the Philip- ^ Cardoso sailed in the Engine de­ Walter joined the union in the pines and joined the SIU in the partment. Born in Portugal, he port of Baltimore, where he re­ port of New York. He sailed in joined the SIU in New York. He the Steward department. A resi­ sides with his wife, Virginia. Born and his wife. Maria, are residents dent of San Francisco, Orencio in New York City, he was a mem­ of Marcus Hook, Pa. last shipped on the Overseas Rose. ber of the Deck department. Blahnik joined the union in the port of Detroit. He was bom in Nadeaw, Mich., and now resides in Frankfort, Mich., with his wife, Grace. Blahnik sailed as AB. Arcediano was born in Italy and joined the union in the port of New York. He makes his home by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative in Hoboken, N.J., with his wife, Anna. Arcediano sailed in the Governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown won a resounding and unani­ Deck department and was last em­ mous endorsement for re-election from the more than 500 AFL-CIO ployed by Erie Lackawanna Rail­ delegates participating in the pre-general convention of the Labor road. Coimcil on Political Education (COPE), the political arm of Cali­ Byrne joined the union in the fornia's AFL-CIO, in San Francisco last week. Governor Brown is port of Chicago. A deckhand and running against reactionary (reoiler on tugboats, he was em­ cently turned "moderate") Ronald tory had been scheduled to pay ployed by the Great Lakes Towing off in Wilmington but she headed Reagan. for the East Coast with all but Company. Byrne lives in Chicago San Francisco two or her men staying aboard. with his wife, Madge. Shipping in the Port of San Congratulations to C. E. Mosley, Francisco continues to be active deck delegate J. Fancutt, engine ard delegate Del Cruz. They and there are plenty of jobs open delegate Frank Gustav, and stew- brought in a very clean ship. for AB's, oilers, FWT's, elec­ tricians, cooks and bakers. Ships that paid off and signed on crews during the past two weeks include the Bowling Green, Citadel Victory, Transwestern, Elizabethport, Meridian Victory, President Johnson is urging the Senate to accept the new cargo Robin Sherwood, Steel Traveler, ship load line standards that have been drawn up by the Interna­ Columbia and the Longview Vic­ tional Convention of Load Lines in London this Spring. tory. The Convention, which was^ Ships in transit were the Steel signed by the United States on ments. The agreement, after it is Worker, Steel Architect, Panama, tentatively signed by the delegate Penmar, Marymar, and the Over­ April 5, establishes new uniform to the convention is sent to the rules concerning the limits to seas Rose. State Department where the Sec­ which ships on international voy­ Ralph Fitzpatrick is looking retary of State personally signs for the next BR job that hits the ages may be loaded. The purpose the text. Then the agreement is board. He just stepped off the of the meeting was to amend the sent to the White House with Wild Ranger after a three-month load line limits in view of modern various recommendations. trip around the Central Pacific ship construction and new tech­ The President next offers the niques in loading and unloading area. Senate the treaty with his ap­ vessels. Seattle proval for what is termed "advice Pending favorable action by the Shipping is brisk here with Senate, the load line, known as the and consent" which is really a vote plenty of jobs for rated men. Ships Plimsoll Line, will be raised for on the issue. The Senate holds which have paid off and signed on this first time in 36 years on tank­ hearings on the bill and normally, during this recent period include ers, ore carriers and bulk carriers following the President's wishes, the Mankato Victory, Warm of more than 328 feet length. Dry approves the measure. After the Springs, Mauldin Victory, RidgeSenate votes its approval, the field Victory, Beloit Victory, Fair- cargo freighters will also be al­ agreement is returned to the Presi­ port, Overseas Rose, and the Nor- lowed to raise their Plimsoll line dent who signs it and officially levels if they are fitted with water­ berto Capay. ratifies the agreement. The House tight hatch covers. Wesley (Chris) Christianson is of Representatives is in no way in­ President Johnson said that cutting short his vacation due to volved in the proceedings. "since 1930 when the existing an active shipping picture. Mean­ The Plimsoll Mark or line is Load Line Convention was signed while, he is trying to hook a fish there have been significant changes named for Samuel Plimsoll, an big enough to brag about. and improvements in ship design English reformer who took great Wilmington and a general increase in the size interest in the welfare of seamen. Shipping in Wilmington has of ships. In many cases deeper He was particularly appalled by slowed down somewhat, but the loading of ships cannot be safely the then common practice among British shipowners to send over­ outlook for the near future indi­ permitted. loaded vessels to sea in the hope cates that activity will pick up "The new convention," he add­ again shortly. Despite the slack, ed," should bring improvements in that they would founder and heavy Wilmington has plenty of jobs safety of ships as well as in the insurance fees could be collected. open for rated men in all depart­ economics of shipping. I there­ As a member of Parliament ments. fore recommend that the Senate from 1868-80, Plimsoll vigorously During the last couple of weeks give it early and favorable con­ pursued legislation limiting the the Faiiport, Dforymar, Wingless sideration." loading of ships. As a result the Victory, Steel Seafarer, and the Before the new agreement be­ load line was required to be mark­ Hercules Victory were in transit. comes binding for the United ed on every vessel showing the There were no pay olfs or sign States, it follows a traditional pro­ depth to which ships could be ons, however. The Hercules Vic­ cedure for international agree­ legally loaded. The Pacific Coast Administration Urges Senate Adopt New International Load Line Rules f: September 30, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Four The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Areaj In spite of the continual downgrading of maritime by many U. S. government officials, the importance of shipborne commerce to the U. S. economy was pointed out recently in a study released by the Maritime Administration. The study shows that U. S. shipborne com­ merce contributes more than $15 billion annually to the American economy. It further shows that good, and the outlook for the fu­ almost 6 percent of the natioi\'s ture is excellent. Robert King, workers make their living from who last shipped out on the Globe employment which, in one way or Carrier as an AB. was recently de­ another, depends on the nation's clared fit for duty and is now import-export trade—virtually all waiting to go again. He's been a of which moves by ship. Those in­ member of the SIU for about 19 side and outside of government years. who take every opportunity to Another 19-year man, Clarence downgrade the importance of the E. Cornelius, who ships as an AB, American maritime industry is ready to hit the deck again after should read this report carefully enjoying the summer at home. and give serious thought to its Clarence last shipped on the Com­ meaning before continuing their mander. undermining of such a vital por­ Boston tion of our national economy. Shipping has been fair this pe­ New York riod and is expected to be good Shipping continues to be good during the next two weeks. Twentyhere and the prospects are bright year SIU man Peter Choplinski, for the season. Dave Manzanet who sails as dayman, is waiting for just returned from Vietnam on the the first job put on the board. Pete Rachel V. Following pay off in last shipped on the C-S Norfolk. San Francisco, Dave plans to stay Another man off the C-S Nor­ home for a couple of weeks be­ folk, Leo Gallagher, who sails as fore shipping out again. an AB, is ready and willing to ship A. R. Colom just stepped off the out. He's been with the SIU more Azalea City for a vacation. He than 22 years. says he will be ready to travel Puerto Rico again in two weeks. Oldtimer The new federal Minimum John Hummel dropped by the hall Wage Law will take effect in to talk with old friends. John Gal­ Puerto Rico on April 2, 1967, and lagher says he's ready to ship again should aid the Island's economy and is looking for a steel ship. by putting more money in circula­ Baltimore tion through increased buying Shipping from here has been power for many workers here. Walter Stovall, quartermaster fair for the past two weeks and the outlook for the next two weeks is aboard the Seatrain New York, good. The Alamar, Losmar, and dropped in at the hall recently, as Trustco are laid up, while the Ohio he always does when he hits port, and the Bethflor have arrived in to see the many friends he has the last two weeks. The Bethflor made on the Island during his should crew up in the next ten many years at sea. After several days, but there is no report as yet months on the San Juan, Oliver on the crewing of the others. Dur­ Flynn says his short break is over ing the two week period, we paid and he's looking for an interoff four ships, signed on three, and coastal run. had nine others in transit. S/ff Seeks Talks On Safety Rales For Synthetk Ship Hues Manzanet Gallagher John Eddlns, a member of the deck department for about 20 years, just paid oflF the Alcoa Trader. He reports that the crew and officers were the best, and says he feels that the SIU welfare and vacation plan is the best in the in­ dustry. John now plans to take it easy for awhile before shipping out again. Philadelphia Shipping has been good here the last two weeks. Edwin (Hound Dog) Davis, who sails in the deck department, says he is ready to take the first coal ship that comes along. Hound Dog, an SIU man for the past 19 years, last shipped out on the Globe Carrier. Robert Duff, who works in the steward department, is enjoying a few weeks at home, and says he will be ready to go soon. Steve Homka, an old hand in the deck department, is vacation­ ing at home with his family. Norfolk Shipping here has been very NEW YORK—SIU Safety Di­ rector Joe Algina has requested a jneeting with the Marine Safety Division of the U. S. Coast Guard to discuss the use of synthetic lines aboard ship. The meeting was requested be­ cause of recent evidence that the increasing use of these synthetic lines aboard American-flag vessels has produced a serious safety problem for SIU crewmembers— particularly in the deck depart­ ment. Two characteristics of synthetic line that post the most serious safety problems are their relatively greater strength when compared with natural fiber lines and their elasticity. The relatively greater strength of synthetic lines can be a serious safety hazard, particularly when they are used in conjunction with natural fiber lines of relatively lesser strength. This hazard is compounded by the high elasticity of synthetic lines, because if they part under strain they tend to whip back with great force and, depending on the length of the parted section, can kill or injure seamen working even in "safe" areas of the vessel far from the point of initial danger. �September 30, 1966 The Gulf Coast by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Guif Area A team of eleven Turkish trade union officials visiting the United States paid a call at the New Orleans Hall recently and took a com­ plete tour of the union's facilities. The team was composed of trade union officials who represented Turkish construction workers, cement workers, tobacco workers, wood workers, journalists, irrigation work­ ers and seamen. The purpose of the trip was to dept. slot in about two weeks. observe the operation of the U.S. Electrician Charles W. Howard has been shipping as an engineer. trade union movement. No longer though. Howard dis­ New Orleans covered that he is allergic to oil After a long trip on the Alice and oil fumes. From now on its Brown as night cook and baker, back to electrician slots for him. Leon Franklin left the ship reluc­ Seafarer Harvey M. Lee last on tantly because she wasn't return­ the Cities Service Bradford Is­ ing to New Orleans. Franklin had lands, is currently registered in just returned from Viet Nam and group one steward department and was anxious to spend a little time is scanning the board for the with his family. Now he says "right" job. he's ready and willing to go again Lawrence L, Maples is an en­ in any group one steward depart­ thusiastic supporter of the interment job. coastal run. He recently piled off Henry "Smokey" Schreiner has the Oakland and recently completed two runs to is busy telling Viet Nam on two different ships. everyone who will Smokey was steward on the Coe listen about the Victory and the Oceanic Tide. He virtues of interleft his last ship ailing and is coastal runs. After spending time recuperating before leaving the Over­ his next voyage. seas Joyce, Evie E. Kinman rushed Pensioner Alexander ''Jumping home to his Grove Daddy" Martin is living the easy Kinman Hill, Alabama life. Jumping Daddy was down at the hall renewing home for a well-earned rest. Kinold friendships man has been shipping with the and making new SIU out of the Gulf area for over ones. His last ship twenty years. Seafarer Charles L. was the Alcoa Shirah, last shipped out on the Partner. Seafarer supertanker Ocean Pioneer. Stew­ Ray Vaughn is ard department member Shirah showing fellow makes his home in Mobile with his seafarers around wife and family. the hall his Houston Vaughan crutch-walking Frank Radzvilla is heading for skill. An unfortunate accident has vacationland after sailing for many left Brother Vaughn without the months on the Globe Progress. He full use of his legs for the time hopes to soak up some of the being. But Ray still seems to spark late summer sun before sailing along. again. Mobfle Mike Cuellar is looking for Roy B. Evans bosun on the an engine room slot on a coast­ Hastings for nine months, is now wise run. Cuellar just finished a relaxing with the family at his six month trip and will wait a Mobile homestead. Evans feels couple of weeks before shipping he'll be ready for another deck again. Turkish Unionists Visit New Orleans SIU SEAFARERS LOC Pope Five Garmatz Raps ^67 Maritime Budget As 'Most Inadequate' in Many Years WASHINGTON—Alarmed at what he calls "the most inadequate (Maritime) budget proposal sub­ mitted to the Congress in many years," House Merchant Marine Committee Chairman Edward A. Garmatz (D-Md.) has appealed to a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee for more shipping subsidy funds budget, which called for—a 13 ageing bulk carrier fleet "which than have been asked for by new vessel figure that Garmatz is nevertheless being called upon the Administration. considers also highly inadequate extensively to support the mili­ The Administration has re­ for the nation's needs. tary effort in Vietnam." quested $85 million for construc­ The House Merchant Marine He further pointed out that be­ tion subsidies, enough to build Committee Chairman again point­ cause so much of the inadequate only about 9 vessels, and has ed out that the U.S. is about 100 U.S.-fiag merchant fleet has be­ asked for $175 million for oper­ ships behind in the declared pro­ come engaged in supporting the ating-differential subsidies for fis­ gram for replacement of our sub­ Vietnam war effort, our commer­ cal 1967. The construction sub­ sidized liner fleet. In addition, he cial trade is suffering. "As our sidy request covers the building noted that nothing is being done commercial trade suffers, so does of even less ships than the 1966 about the replacement of our our balance of payments." "Our maritime industry should be a major and vibrant part of our economy," he told the sub­ committee. "If properly pro­ moted, the merchant marine could by itself overcome our ad­ verse balance of international Scientific studies by the National Cargo Bureau and the United payments. States Coast Guard might result in a new standard of safety for Representative Garmatz also grain carriers which will reduce the dangers of vessels capsizing called last week for passage of during heavy weather because'S' age was made in a flat calm there more stringent safety regulations of shifting cargoes. for foreign-flag passenger ships was no grain settling. Since the Safety of Life at With the plexiglass model the calling at U.S. ports. Sea Convention (SOLAS) adopted Coast Guard and the NCB could Pointing to the recent fire new regulations in 1960 for the watch the shift of the wheat and aboard the German-flag passenger loading of grain ships, there have observe the various voids as they ship Hanseatic at her New York been four grain ship sinkings occurred. Data gleaned from the Harbor berth, he predicted that during heavy weather in which tests and other findings is now had the fire occurred at sea there 73 seamen lost their lives. The being evaluated with the help of would have been another Yar­ new SOLAS safety regulations Coast Guard computers in Wash­ mouth Castle disaster. eliminated the old rule calling for ington so it can be determined Backing up this claim, he noted the establishment of centerline which board is most beneficial. that being in port at the time of bulkheads in and below feeders The last test of the effective­ the fire permitted the prompt in hatches where full cargoes of ness of the center boards, the evacuation of those aboard the grain had been loaded, and ships Coast Guard said, will be made ship and made available some carried grain without them. when the data from the plexi­ forty-five pieces of shoreside fireCenterline boards such as these glass model will be used in a con­ fighting equipment and three firehave always been aboard grain ventional dry cargo ship carrying boats—^vastly more than the ship's ships since the ancients trans­ grain. own equipment. ported grain in order to prevent grain shifting when the ship rolled or pitched during a storm. The cost to install such boards on modem merchant ships is a dollar a square foot. These boards, it is felt, help keep the grain from shifting from the port side to star­ DETROIT—The results of the SIU Great Lakes District Elec­ board during the working of the tion have been aimotmced by the district's Committee on Election. vessel. Fred J. Famen was re-elected Secretary-Treasurer for a twoDelegates to the SOLAS Con­ year term and Roy Boudreau^ vention in 1960 felt that the cen­ as Assistant Secretary-Treas- address, utilizing the union's rec­ ords. Notices were also sent out terline shifting board was un­ to all SlU-contracted vessels in the necessary and they voted to elimi­ urer. Also elected for two-year terms Lakes District and to union halls nate it from future SOLAS re­ were Stanley Wares, Buffalo Port for posting. quirements. Agent; Frank "Scottie" Aubusson, Polling took place at union halls Two years after the SOLAS Chicago Agent; Donald Bensman, in Duluth, Chicago, Frankfort, convention maritime representa­ Duluth Agent and Floyd R. Hantives began questioning the aban­ mer. Lake Michigan Carferry Alpena, Cleveland, Detroit and Buffalo as well as aboard all SlUdonment of the rule. U.S. rep­ Agent. contracted Great Lakes vessels. resentatives at the Intergovern­ The election results were tallied Only members in good standing mental Maritime Consultative Or­ up by the Committee on Elections. who had full books and presented ganization argued at that time that Serving on the Committee on them were allowed to vote. the SOLAS rules pertaining to Elections were Vem Rattering, grain cargoes were not that safe. Harry Buccilli and John Stevens. The Coast Guard and the Na­ This committee was elected at a tional Cargo Bureau, a non-profit special membership meeting held Texas City Refining, Inc., is organization that certifies the safe in the Port of Detroit September holding checks for unclaimed stowage of freight and clears 9. wages for the following men cargo ship gear, then began to A report on all election nomin­ who are to contact the company study the problem. ations was concurred in at ports direct at P. O. Box 1271, Texas They used a specially-built holding regular Great Lakes Dis­ City, Texas, giving their Social plexiglass model of a ship's cargo trict Membership meetings on July Security number, "Z" number hold which was loaded with 3/4 18. In determining the eligibility of and instructions regarding pay­ tons of grain and began shifting the candidates, a Credentials Com­ ment. the centerboard in different posi­ mittee elected on July 5 checked Allen, WiUiam S. tions. Each position was studied the seniority, shipping records and Bailey, Elmer E. while the«ship model was put into the welfare plan records as well Boggan, Sigmiere E. various angles and tilted to simul­ as the tmion records. The Cre­ Cony, William R. ate conditions in heavy seas. dentials Committee was made up Funk, John E. The Coast Guard also queried of Vem Rattering, Joseph Arnold Galloway, Aveiy B. some 300 grain ships to find out and Joseph Salisbury. Gorman, Edward G. After the candidates were how grain settled during their Mackey, Donald E. voyages. The result showed that checked out by the Credentials River, Jose A. the amount of settling varied di­ Committee, nomination notices Winberg, Robert W. rectly with the amount of rough and elections notices were sent out Wiigbt, Theodore H. weather encountered. If the voy­ to all members at their last known V Studies Seek New Safety Standard Fw Ships Oaryii^ Grain Cargoes SIUl^kes District Announces Results of Election of Officers Money Due Turkish trade unionists on a 12-week tour of the United States paid a visit to the New Orleans SIU hall recently. Representing a broad spectrum of Turkish labor, they are touring the U.S. under sponsor­ ship of the Agency for International Development. Left to right above are interpreter Ozdemir Duranoglu; Ahmet Karahan of the Turkish Seamen's Union; Cemal Ozgen of the Petroleum Workers: interpreter H. Cingi; and SIU New Orleans port agent Buck Stephens. -niTT"'- �September 30, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Six From tept. The Great Lakes by Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes 9 to Sept. 22, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Boston NPW York Philadelphia Class A Class B 1 8 35 105 5 10 15 45 3 5 6 11 4 9 15 49 30 54 29 40 6 5 19 32 6 17 174 390 Class A Class B Class C 2 1 5 23 22 33 5 6 6 8 8 11 3 3 5 12 8 13 2 1 5 1 7 15 16 26 46 5 14 20 20 2 8 6 25 21 21 9 4 148 108 197 Shipping in Detroit remains at an all time high and we have plenty of jobs for rated men. The MEBA has announced that a correspondence course in Marine Norfolk Engineering will be mailed to engineers and unlicensed engine depart­ .Tacksonville •« • ment personnel who apply for admission to the District 2, Safety Tamoa and Education Plan's new Great , 7"; T Mobile New Orleans Lakes School of Marine Engineer­ three-deck, 210 foot long vessel Houston also sailed out of Toledo as a ing. Ed Pierce, director of the Wilmington school, said that study kits are sight-seeing boat until it crashed San Francisco .... now completed and will be for­ in 1958. The Canadiana was un­ Seattle 1 warded to applicants so they can der SIU contract for more than twenty years. prepare for classes in January, We were, indeed, happy to see 1967. The study kit includes ENGINE DEPARTMENT the Maritime Administration ex­ typical examination questions sim­ TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED ilar to those asked by the U. S. cluded from the proposed De­ All Groups All Groups Coast Guard when a member partment of Transportation Bill Port Class A Class B Class C Class B Class A writes for a license. All SIU mem­ when voted on recently by mem­ Boston 3 0 2 1 6 bers employed on vessels that are bers of the House of Representa­ New York 49 32 31 44 62 2 6 6 5 under contract to MEBA District tives. 7 Philadelphia 9 6 12 14 27 SIU members on lakes vessels Baltimore 2 are eligible. 3 2 2 2 4 Norfolk The Interstate Commerce Com­ that wrote and sent telegrams to Jacksonville 9 3 7 4 4 mission has granted the New Washington urging support of the Tamna 7 5 5 3 6 11 10 18 York Central Railroad a new rate Garmatz Amendment played an Mobile 14 24 20 40 25 29 48 New Orleans of $2.20 a ton where coal would important role in the outcome of 9 21 19 24 Houston 33 be shipped direct from Sunny the House vote. 17 3 5 5 7 Wilmington With the navigation season San Francisco Hill to Essexville by unit trains. 33 10 18 39 15 22 5 5 This new rate, if allowed, would more than six months gone, many Seattle 8 8 192 170 130 168 mean a loss of 2.5 million tons of observers are predicting a late Totals 275 coal normally shipped by water closing this year. Since the de­ transportation. The Maritime mand for ore is holding up well, STEWARD DEPARTMENT Trades Department and other some fleets expect to keep run­ TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED maritime interests have filed for­ ning late in December, providing All Groups All Groups mal complaints with the Inter­ they get a break in the weather. Class A Class B Class C Port Class A Class B state Commerce Commission over Last season, mild temperatures 1 2 1 3 2 throughout the lakes allowed Boston this new rate. 29 34 10 23 New York 71 The old SIU contracted pas­ many vessels to sail later than Philadelphia 2 4 6 4 11 10 13 14 5 Baltimore 23 senger steamer Canadiana, that usual. 0 4 4 7 5 The Boilermaker's Local 58 Norfolk sailed for years as an excursion 6 6 3 11 Jacksonville 5 boat from Buffalo to Crystal and the Machinists' Local 105 Tampa 0 0 5 4 2 Beach, Ontario, has been towed voted down the latest company Mobile 3 19 6 5 27 15 22 32 45 35 to Eastlake, Ohio, where she is ., offer and it ^ooks like the ship­ New Orleans 9 20 2 23 14 Houston •. yard strike irf Lorain and Toledo to be converted into a floating 2 5 11 Wilmington 10 2 nightclub and restaurant. The will continue for some time. 8 32 12 13 San Francisco 31 Seattle Totals QUESTION: What is the most unusual cargo you have ever car­ ried? Howard Campbell: I was on a ship, the Morning Lieht that had a Finnish - made sailing ship pur­ chased by some guy in the states. We took her to Long Beach from Hong Kong and kept her on deck because it was to * ° • big to fit in the cargo hold. We were told it cost $25,000. ^J> James Elliott: I was on the Young America coming back from Vietnam to Seat­ tle. We <vere car­ rying a pet Falcon that had been purchased by the Captain some­ where in Asia. I'll tell you, those birds are not the friendliest pets in the world. h i i \ f: £, Norm Wroton: The Ocean Eve­ lyn carried a cargo of Nike-Ajax missiles once, but I' the atomic war­ heads weren't acti­ vated, of course. They were kept in separate holds for extra safety. We took about 55 of them to Formosa for the National­ ist Chinese, Ed Kaznowski: The Robin Adair once carried a shipment of gold from Cape­ town to New York. I've sailed on ships that have carried all types of cargo, ijut from what I was told, we had over a million dollars worth of gold on the ship. I guess that's the closest I'll ever get to that kind of money. Frank Rodriguez: I've been on several ships that carried horses and cows. We fre­ quently take them to Puerto Rico. It presents some problems since some of the crewmembers have to take care of the animals and feed them, not to men­ tion the problems when the ani­ mals give birth. ^ Harry Kaufman: I remember about ten years ago, I was sail­ ing on a Steel ship and we were asked by the In­ donesian Govern­ ment to transport a cargo of Rus­ sian jeeps from one end of the island to the oth­ er. In fact, I wrote a little article about it that was published in the LOG, 12 260 5 135 11 171 4 73 14 136 REGISTERED on BEACH Class A Class B 24 3 319 92 30 12 152 35 25 12 15 2 13 5 87 19 155 57 138 48 14 3 56 1 36 4 1,064 293 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 10 2 76 184 19 6 74 33 26 9 2 4 3 7 41 13 84 45 152 50 10 2 28 1 18 3 651 251 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 5 9 170 37 20 14 28 75 26 13 3 6 3 4 9 57 73 104 74 44 15 1 26 1 20 1 592 246 ttS. Ocean Trade Pours $15 Billion Into Iconomy Yearly, Study Shows Shipbome export and import traffic through the 117 major U.S. ports pumps more than $15 billion into the American economy each year and provides more than four million jobs in direct export and import-related industries, according to a recent study by the Maritime Administration. The study totally dispels the f trade and almost 5 percent of total 1963 U.S. port cities earned about myth that the nation's ocean private non-farm employment. $5.3 million from waterfront ports are of major economic im­ This comes to about 950,000 farm cargoes. portance only to the nearby com­ workers and about 1.4 million New York is about the best munity, a MARAD spokesman workers in manufacturing. example- of the importance of told a recent convention of the Our import trade, on the other waterborne cargoes to a com­ American Association of Port hand, provides employment for an munity. Port of New York jobs Authorities. estimated 941,000 Americans. employ at least 430,000 people About 3.1 million Americans Ocean and Great Lakes ports with an annual payroll of $?.l make their livings in direct export naturally benefit the most directly billion. Each of these jobs gener­ and export-related industries, and from the export-import trade. One ates additional jobs until it is some 2.5 million of these workers ton of general cargo can mean be­ estimated that the port supports are in the 28 maritime states, the tween $16 and $20 in direct one out of every four people who study showed. It also pointed out revenue to a port comunity. In live in the district. however, that nearly six out of. every hundred workers in the na­ SIU WELFARE, VACATION PLANS tion make their living on farms and in factories that depend on July 1 - Jwiy 3L 1966 exports for their operation and in Amount Number of 35 of the continental states more Paid Benefits than 5 percent of the total state employment depends on exports. Hospital Bonelits , . j; . ... 5,024 • $ 52,134.77 "Even in a land locked state Death Benefits .., , , .i > i.•;••••• 62,000.00 • 23 •••'•• like Arkansas, for example, 14 out Disability Benefits ^, i V * 133,500.00 890 of every 100 workers hold jobs Mptemity Benefits , y 6,800.00 34 dependent on our export trade. Dependent Benefits ...... 79,715.17 Mississippi has nearly as many. ^ Optical • Benefits y' y^w: 7,523.83 S02 • . Texas, South Carolina, Washing­ V(Hft-Patient Benefits . 1, . ^ 25,935.00 ton, Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, ... 10,114 367,608.7^ Montana, North Dakota each have SUMMARY Iiydedtion Benefits , .. 1,538 637,877,3^ more than 7 percent of the workers employed in such industries." About 13 percent of total farm 6 Sffeca jobs are directly related to export �Sepiember 30, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG AFL-CIO Raps Profit Grab Endangering Medicare Plan Page Sei "How're We Doing?' Higher medicare payments to profit-making nursing homes and hos­ pitals would be unjustified and could inflate the cost of the entire medprogram, AFL-CIO President George Meany warned recently. Meany wrote Health, Education & Welfare Secretary John W. G^dner that labor opposes revising the medicare reimbursement formula so dlities profit-making institutions over public and non-profit faA proposal to include part of the cost of capital expansion in payment to nursing homes and hospitals is under study by the department. A profit-making hospital or nursing home should, like any other profit-making institution, finance growth and development out of profits and borrowed capital," Meany said, "and not expect the medicare pro­ gram to finance its capital requirements." Meany cautioned Gardner that an unnecessarily high payment to health institutions could raise the costs of medicare above estimates, require additional increases in the social security tax and delay muchneeded improvements in the medicare program." The AFL-CIO president agreed that "there is a need for greater funds to modernize and construct more of these facilities." But he said that "this worthwhile goal should be accomplished through-other programs." Meany suggested "as a first step" the "rapid expansion of the HillBurton propam as well as additional federal legislation to assist in the modernization and construction of public and nonprofit hospitals anc nursing homes." Commenting that "the greatest single barrier to adequate health care Is cost, Meany said that if there is any revision of the reimbursement formula in favor of profit-making institutions, "it should have a mini­ mum impact on the cost structure of the program." » • • The AFL-CIO has endorsed legislation to encourage states to keep records of on-the-job exposure of workers to radiation and to meet federal standards for workmen's compensation coverage of radiationcaused ailments. Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller testified before the Congres­ sional Joint Committee on Atomic Energy in general support of Ad­ ministration proposals. But he urged that the bill be strengthened by making certain provisions mandatory rather than permissive. Biemiller's testimony was in line with unanimous recommendations of the Atomic Energy Commission's Labor-Management Advisory Committee. The proposed legislation would allow the AEC to allocate funds to states to help them set up a uniform system of record-keeping for workers in occupations involving exposure to dangerous radiation. This, Biemiller noted, would accomplish a threefold purpose: • It would greatly assist research on the relationship between "chronic low-level doses of radiation" and ailments which are sus­ pected of being caused or aggravated by radiation. • It would lead to more effective safeguards against exposure of workers to radiation. • It would improve adjudication of workmen's compensation cases. The Administration bill specifies that standards set by the Atomic Energy Commission as a condition for grants to the states "may" in­ clude requirements for workmen's compensation coverage. Biemiller argued that "this leaves entirely too much latitude to the commission." He urged that workmen's compensation standards be made mandatory by changing the word "may" to "shall." He also urged that a time limit be set for states receiving grants to comply fully with federal standards. Gerald A. Brown has been ap­ pointed to his second five-ySar term on the National Labor Rela­ tions Board by President Johnson. The President has made the ap­ pointment despite the protests of the United States Chamber of Commerce who had complained that Brown was "too pro-union." The nomination was approved by the Senate in a routine voice-vote. <1> The City Council of Oak Ridge, Tennessee has urged the trustees of Oak Ridge Hospital to bargain with Building Services Local 150T which represents 200 Hospital workers. The Union has been on strike since July 9 but hospital officials said that it would not recognize the union as employee representatives. The hospital trustees as long ago as 1958 prom­ ised their workers that if em­ ployees voted for union represen­ tation they would recognize the uqion and bargain with it. The employees voted to be represented by Local 150T a few months back. <|> The California Federation of Labor has blasted the McDonald's hamburger stand chain as "non­ union and anti-union" in a reso­ lution passed at their recent state convention. The Federation pledged to support 18 locals of the Hotel, Restaurant Employees Union who are trying to organize the chain. Musicians union members working in network TV and radio have ratified an agreement between the AFM and the three major networks by better than a 2-1 margin. The new pact pro­ vides for a wage increase, im­ proved vacations and working conditions and other benefits. 4/ The Hotel and Restaurant Em­ ployees have broken through em­ ployer opposition and won a consent election to represent Sher­ aton-Oklahoma workers in Okla­ homa City, after a two-and-a-half year fight. During the campaign the union struck for five months in support of a union member who had ^en discharged illegally. The employee won $6,000 in back pay after the issue was processed as an unfair labor practice. Uncle Sam Rides the Wrong Ships The ugly facts that point up the United States' loss of strength as a major maritime nation continue to pile up. The picture is such that the question looms large as to whether this nation will be able much longer to lay claim to its status as one of the world's major maritime nations. Every day in every way our position becomes weaker and weaker. The facts revealed in the Sun Oil Com­ pany's 24th annual survey of world tank ship fleets simply adds more fuel to the charge that while our government is asleep foreign nations are doing everything they can to ex­ pand their shipping operations. Their fleets are getting bigger, while ours continues to shrink. The sorry picture of U. S. tankers in relation to those of other nations is graph­ ically presented in the spread in the center of this issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. Although it is the largest user of petro­ leum in the world, the U. S. ignores the need for policies to assure the maintenance of an adequate American-flag tanker fleet. In fact, while it gives no assistance to the privatelyowned U. S.-flag tanker fleet, it virtually en­ courages the use of runaway registries by American operators. One company alone. Standard Oil of New Jersey, operates 43 of its tankers under the Panamanian flag. Yet it continues to enjoy many forms of govern­ ment assistance and allowances in its oil op­ erations. The facts about government apathy, in­ difference and hostility to American-flag shipping have been with us a long time. Only lately have they been getting across to the American people. If we keep punching away, maybe the condition can be corrected. A Setback for Truth-In-Packaging The American consumer suffered a setback recently when the labor-backed "Truth In Packaging" bill, which has already been passed by Senate, was passed by the House Commerce Committee in a much diluted form. The bill as passed by the Senate by a 71-9 vote in June, gave authority to the govern­ ment to regulate the variety of weights and measures in which food and most items found on supermarket shelves could be pack­ aged. The Government would intervene if the manufacturers couldn't agree on volun­ tary standards. The House Commerce Committee amend­ ed the Senate Bill to authorize only volun­ tary standards. In the absence of industry agreement, the Secretary of Commerce would have to seek specific authority from Congress to set standards. The Truth-In-Packaging Bill was designed to help the consumer get a fair shake in the marketplace by placing some standards on the confusing mixture of packages, weights and sizes presently used by manufacturers to make it impossible for the shopper to tell whether she is getting fair value for her money in the goods she buys. The American labor movement will con­ tinue and increase pressure for passage erf strong "Truth In Packaging" legislation un­ til the consumer is finally assured of getting a fair amount of goods for his hard-earned dollars. ,;w;j I •';^l �T September 50, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Eii^t September 30, 1966 Page Nine SEAFARERS LOG m ",ym • The U.S.Tanker Fleet SINKING... SINKING.. rW^HE condition of American-flag shipping continues to become more deqpeiate with each passing year. The victim of government apathy and hostility, U. S. ship­ ping sinks lower and lower, while foreignflag operations are expanding steadily. No segment of the American industry is im­ mune. The state of the U. S. tanker opera­ tions is particularly alarming, as is revealed in the recentiy-released ''Analysis of World Tank Ship Fleet, December 31, 1965," the 24th such study prepared by the Sun Oil Company. Nowhere in the analysis is there a single bright spot insofar as U. S. tanker shipping is concerned. Last year, for example, more American tankers were scrapped than those of any other nation. The graphic iilustrations on these pages paint a vivid picture of the state of American shipping affairs • 1 UiOW • -4 :| WORU AVERAGE 7 YEARS, 7 MONTHS TANKER TONNAGE U.S. AVERAGE 14 YEARS, 9 MONTHS THE STANDARD OIL CO. OPERATES 142 TANKERS... Hr,. . Fh. "I USSR 'ij. ii ' -ONLY 19 FLY TNDAMERICAN FLAG! • ;;f' ; ' -r'f , •T' BUILT 50% of its present fleet BUILT 5% of its present fleet 'wMlIlfcph.eio •''•ploee...|„,„eyearl �Page Ten September 30, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG SlU-Mannedl Sea Pioneer Rescues Full Crew of Siukiug Greek Ship fa f SlU patrolman Luke La Blanc, second from right, checks the overtime sheets while Seafarers John Savoca and Jim Kennedy (seated) and Seafarer Harry Luckey look on. MIAMI—dramatic rescue by the crew of the SlU-manned Sea Pioneer (Sea Tankers) last July saved the lives of 28 Greek seamen—^the entire crew of the foundering Greek freighter Elias Dayfas II. The rescue operation was ^ the captain's aid in case he needed clothing and shared their quarters made in the middle of the night them to aid in saving the ship. with the unfortunate seamen. The on July 4 when the 422-foot, The Sea Pioneer radioed the listing very dangerously. The mas­ 7,000 deadweight - ton Greek Coast Guard in Miami that there ter of the Sea Pioneer ordered the freighter sent out an urgent dis­ were no injuries among the crew tow lines cut and the tanker's tress call reporting that it was of the Greek freighter. The listing steward's department, did a real­ sinking in calm seas in the Yuca­ ship was then taken under tow and ly fine job of providing extra chow tan Channel between Cuba and the Sea Pioneer proceeded to the for the crewmembers of the strick­ Mexico. The radio operator Panama Canal. en vessel. aboard the sinking ship, accord­ The Sea Pioneer proceeded The Elias Dayfas II soon began ing to the Coast Guard, said that crew rescued the Greek freighter's slowly to the Panama Canal, the vessel was going under be­ captain and the remaining seven where the Greek crewmen de­ cause of a flood of water in its crewmen. The Elias Dayfas, which barked. The tanker proceeded to engine room. had been going to South Viet Yokohama, discharged its cargo Soon after the distress call, the Nam with a 9,500-ton cargo of and sailed for the Persian Gulf to vessel's radio transmitter was put flour, then slowly sank. load oil. The ship is now scheduled on an automatic distress signal in­ The Greek crewmen were to carry a cargo of oil to South dicating that the ship had been warmly received by the crew of Viet Nam and Yokohama before abandoned by its crew. the Sea Pioneer who offered dry returning to the States. Diverted Course The Sea Pioneer, which was in a nearby position, diverted course to aid the stricken ship. It arrived on the scene and rescued 20 Greek sailors who were in life­ John J. Harty, Jr., 43: Lung in the port of Philadelphia. Sur­ boats by their listing vessel. The cancer claimed the life of Brother viving is his brother, Orvilje, of captain remained aboard the ship Harty, Jan. 21, Salisbury. Burial was in Union and seven Greek crewmen stood 1965, at the Church Cemetery, Wilcomico by in a lifeboat waiting to go to Brighton Marine County, Md. Hospital, Boston. He was a mem­ Hughey Hodges, 40: Brother ber of the SIU Hodges died of accidental drown­ for 22 years and ing, May 10, near union Oscar, La. He was r ' '>1 the port of a resident of Ba­ Mobile, Ala. Born ton Rogue, La. Brother Hodges Many Seafarers have sailed on in Massachusetts, he resided in was bom in La., ships carrying cargos to Vietnam, Revere, Mass. Harty sailed in the and joined the un­ but to Seafarer Leroy Eckhoff the Steward department as a cook. ion in New York. situation in the strife-torn coun­ His last vessel was the Del Norte. A member of the try has a more personal meaning. Burial was in Holy Cross Ceme­ Deck department, Eckholf's son. Marine Sergeant tery, Maiden, Mass. Hodges sailed as an AB. He was ^ Robert L. Eckhoff, was wounded Nicholas Mark, 57: Brother a veteran of the U.S. Marines. He on September 9 in the vicinity of Mark died, Aug. 26, in Queens, is survived by his brother, John Danang. N. Y., after an of Baton Rouge. Burial was in Young Robert was riding in an accident. He was Resthaven Gardens, Baton AMTRAC when the vehicle deto­ born in New York Rouge. nated an enemy explosive device. City and lived in He sustained a concussion, but was <|> Queens. Mark last reported in good condition at Joel Huher, 40: Brother Huber sailed in the deck died in Hawaii, June 2, after he the Third Medical Battalion. Sea­ department and farer and Mrs. Eckhoff were noti­ was stmck by a his last vessel was fied of their son's injury through car while a pedes­ the Transglobe. the office of Marine Commandant trian. Huber was He joined the SIU Wallace M. Green, Jr. born in San An­ The letter stated in part, "Your in the port of New York. Mark tonio, Texas and anxiety is realized and you may sailed as a bosun. resided in Port­ be assured that he is receiving the John Pryor, 65: Brother Pryor land, Ore. He best of care." Young Eckhoff is died in Salisbury, Md., July 15, joined the union from a cerebral married. He had served in Viet in the port of Gal­ hemorrhage. He Nam several months prior to his veston, Texas and injury. was retired at the sailed in the Deck department. His Seafarer Eckhoff, sails in the time of death. last vessel was the Transbay. engine dept. and is a veteran of Pryor sailed as a Huber was a veteran of the Army. 27 years in the SIU. Born in tankerman for the He was cremated at the Windward Reform, Ala., he currently resides Interstate Oil Crematory, Honolulu. in Whistler. He joined the union Transport Co. in Mobile. Eckhoff and his wife, Bom in Salisbury, Mary, have five children. he joined the SIU First Pension Cheek FINAL DEPARTURES Clinton Overstreet sailed as pantryman during the recent trip. Patrolman Tom Gould, right, gets good reports from ship's delegate Vance Reid of Engine department. I Seafarer Carl Trullemans didn't have to wait long for patrolman Le Blanc to check over OT sheets. Alan Bell keeps up with the latest ship­ ping news in LOG. i; "A . '1 i: K; ia f I Veteran Seafarers Son Is Wounded Serving in Viet Nam ''' , SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put n name on your mailing list. fPrmj Mormation) J Among the Seafarers waiting for their payoff were: Vance Reid, Alley Hassett, Paul Bates and William Seidenstricken. Bates, who was the third mate, is a former Seafarer. TO AVOID DOFlfCATlOlN; if ydu are M old jufawriber and have Of addreat,. pleaaa give year formir addfesa below; Thomas Hudgins, right, receives his first pension check from SIU Norfolk rep. Richard Avery, Jr. A member of Deck department, I Hudgins worked on tugs 32 years. �September 30, 1966 Pmge Eleven SEAFARERS LOG SlU Lifeboat Class No. 160 Sets Sail Seafarers on the R/V Robert D. Conrad (Maritime Operations) are many miles away from the legis­ lative scene in Washington, but they are doing their part in calling attention to the need for an indepen­ dent maritime agency. Meeting Chairman G. Gopac reports that several seafarers took time out to write to their Congressmen urging them to support this vital and a payoff in Houston. There reports that Hatgimisios son, were no beefs or disputed over­ Theodore, also made the voyage legislation. Gopac reports that time, Moore reported. as a member of the crew. All re­ cooperation on the vessel is ex­ pairs have been taken care of and cellent. A vote of thanks was ex­ there are no beefs, Moreni reports. Meeting Secretary S. Escobar tended to the SIU A new ship's delegate, Anthony hall in Seattle for writes from the Western Clipper Adomaitis, has been elected. (Western) that their efforts in Charles Walker keeping the Sea­ has resigned as farers informed What to do with time off won't ship's delegate on union activity. be a problem for Seafarers aboard and Jewell Ben­ The Seafarers are the Del Mar (Del­ nett has been looking forward ta). Meeting elected by the to the payoff in Chairman Joe crew to replace October after a Smith Whalen, Jr., re­ him. New mat­ Reese year at sea. "Keep ports a total of 14 tresses and a mov­ a light burning for us, we'll soon movies are on ie projector will be taken aboard be there," Meeting Secretary Mike hand for Seafar­ Smith writes. Everything is run­ the ship, soon. Meeting Chairman ers enjoyment, Frank Reese reports logs and mail ning smoothly under the new cap­ and plenty of tain, no major beefs, but some dis­ are being received regularly and money still left in there are no major beefs. Annis puted overtime. Ship's treasury the movie fund. has a balance of $6 and contribu­ Seafarers aboard the William Crewmembers who don't like tions will be accepted. The Stew­ movies can have a barbeque with ard department was thanked for A. Reiss (Reiss) extend their hopes the $40 in the barbeque fund. for a speedy re­ their outstanding meals and a spe­ covery to David Joe McLaren was elected ship's cial mention was extended to Brander of the delegate. Meeting Secretary Nor­ Brother Howard Giernier for his Deck department man D. Boie reports $113 in the fine work. who had to be deck fund. Boie reports that every­ taken off the ship thing is running smoothly, logs W. E. Oliver, meeting secre­ due to illness. and mail are arriving regularly tary on the Ocean Anna (Mari­ Meeting Chair­ and Seafarers are looking forward time Overseas), man Eniott Grae- to payoff in New Orleans. Out­ Brander reports that the bert reports that going ship's delegate George Annis steward has been everything is in order and there was extended a vote of thanks. asked by his fel­ are no beefs or disputed overtime. low Seafarers to Meeting Secretary Robert Dia­ A broken television antenna no take care of the mond writes that the crew is well longer plagues the crew of the mail and see that fed on a real good ship. Bethflor (Bethle­ it gets to the dele­ hem), according gates of each de­ Meeting Chairman John Burke Oliver to Meeting Secre­ partment. Some of the Wingless Victoiy (Consol­ tary George Hair. repairs have been made and there idated) reports A new antenna are no beefs or disputed overtime, three men were was installed, and Oliver reports. Meeting Chairman hospitalized in in addition, the C. A. Hall reports the ship is in Panama. They Seafarers have a good order with a fine voyage were replaced by new washing ma­ shaping up. Deck department two from the chine. Meeting members have been making lots of Hair states and one Chairman Pete overtime, the deck delegates from Panama. Blalack writes that some minor writes. Seafarers are reminded to James Jones, en­ Burke beefs were settled through the be careful with cigarettes when gine delegate and approaching decks and not to deck delegate Sidney White, re­ department heads to the satisfac­ throw bxitts in the passageways port a few hours of disputed over­ tion of everyone. near the pump room. time. A vote of thanks was ex­ tended to the Steward department. Seafarers on the Flmidian White, who doubles as meeting (South Atlantic & Caribbean) Seafarers on the Missouri secretary, reports the crew has a have extended (Meadowbrook Transport) will be new washing machine. their thanks to cutting into some Esteban Cruz and juicy steaks with Dario Rios for Seafarers aboard the Merrimac the new knives their excellent job the Steward de­ (Merrimac) extended a vote of in the Steward de­ thanks to Nicho­ partment has or­ partment. Meet­ las Hatgimisios of dered, Meeting ing Chairman the Steward de­ Secretary Wilfred Tony Aronica re­ partment for the J. Moore reports. ports they have time he took to James Abrams Aronica Abrams done a fine job show films to the has been elected crew during a re­ preparing food and providing va­ ship's delegate, Charles James, cent voyage of ried menus. Meeting Secretary F. meeting chairman, writes. The Alvarez says "Red" Rosolf was treasury has a balance of $11 as HatgimiMos the Merrimac (Merrimac). extended a vote of thanks for his the ship heads for Rijeka, Yugo­ slavia, before the voyage home Meeting Chairman Peter Moreni fine job as ship's delegate. i Recent graduates of SlU Lifeboat Class No. 160 pose for photog­ rapher following graduating ceremonies. The newest addition to the ranks of lifeboat ticket holders who have completed courses at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in New York includes (seated, l-r): Charles Koch, Michael Gaasbeck, S. Robert Pereira and Bill Johnson. Standing (l-r) are: George Scholander, Lloyd Kayser, Ed Woods and lifeboat class instructor, Ami Bjornsson. ABRIVALS Deborah Morris, born April 17, 1966, to the C. Morris, Rogers City, Mich. ^ John Jones, born June 6, 1966, to the James C. Jones, Franklinton, La. <I> Paul Angelo Cachola, bom July 12, 1966, to the William Cacholas, Baltimore, Maryland. —\i>— Oren Dowd, bom August 30, 1966, to the Oren Dowds, Chicka­ saw, Alabama. Matthew Timmons, born July 18, 1966, to the P. Timmons Tacoma, Washington. Sharron Lee Buxton, born Jan­ uary 14, 1964, to the Vernon Buxtons, Orange, Texas. ^ John Schultz, born December 24, 1965, to the Henry E. Schultzs, Bronx, New York. Rodney Wilcox, born June 25, 1966, to the Gerald Wilcoxs Sault St. Marie, Mich. Norma Iris De Jesus, born Sep­ tember 4, 1966, to the Guillermo De Jesus, Dorado, Puerto Rico. Margretta Loper, bom July 11, 1966, to the C. Lopers, Mobile, Ala. <|> <I> <I> Rebecca Ellen Arellano, born July 4, 1966, to the Jorge Arel­ lanos, New Orleans, La. June Marie Wilkinson, born August 2, 1966, to the Sheldon Wilkinsons, Duluth, Minnesota. —— William Preston Hall, bom Oc­ tober 29, 1965, to the Howard W. Halls, Laurel, Delaware. ^ Regiua Locklear, born July 26, 1966, to the Maurice W. Locklears, Baltimore, Maryland. ^ Frank Edward Folks, born Au­ gust 2, 1966, to the Frank Folks, Orange, Texas. Denlse Yvonne Query, born June, 1966, to the Leo F. Querys, Chesapeake, Va. Jorge Soto, born July 12, 1966, to the Jorge C. Sotos, Brooklyn, New York. Michele Diane Eldridge, born July 2, 1966, to the.Nathan Eldridges. Mobile, Ala. — — Richard Johnson, born July. 8, 1966, to the Charles Johnsons San Francisco, Calif. Beth Ann Reillv, born June 30, 1966, to the T. Reillys, Belleville, N. J. \1> I i .1.— 4/ H vi �i. Finds LOG Covers Important Topics F f X SEAFARERS Page Twelve To The Editor: I have enjoyed reading the June 10 issue not only for the valuable articles on the state of our Merchant Marine, and also the articles on truth-in-packaging, deficient automobile tires palmed off on the unwary, the history of American Labor, "All This Happened, Part 9," anti­ pollution bill backing, and of course, the article about the pas­ sage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. Freeman Cook Seafarer Attacks Reagan Candidacy To The Editon I am pleased to see the SIU taking a firm stand against the candidacy of Ronald Reagan for Governor of California. It would indeed be a sad thing if our largest state was turned over to the radical right as represented by Mr. Reagan. Reagan is an enemy of labor as his proposal to ban the union shop indicates. Right now, the National Farm Workers Associa­ tion is fighting the Di Giorgio Fruit Corporation in a bitter la­ bor dispute. Di Giorgio has used eVdry anti-union tactic to break the strike and would doubtless be overjoyed to have a supporter in the Governor's chair. In addition to his anti-union stand, Reagon is against almost all the liberal benefits achieved through the years. I hope the people of California will not be deceived by this man's charm and see him as he really is, a stooge for Republican extrem­ ism. Hany Davis LETTERS To Tlie Editor Father Was Seafarer To The Very End To The Editor: I'm writing this as a final tri­ bute to my father, an SIU man to the end. He was a seaman and organizer as far back as I can remember. John Van Dyke suddenly col­ lapsed and died on Aug. 26. He was an ardent Seafarer and un­ ion man to the end. John always had his heart and soul in the union and the sea, and shipped with various shipping lines, such as Waterman, Cities Service, Tanker Corp., Calmar SS Corp., etc. His last ship was the Geneva for United States Steel Corp. My father retired in 1964 af­ ter a short 55 years as a true seaman. He was buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, Bay Shore, L.I. He is survived by myself, Janset M. Schwizer; Son-In-Law, |jonas, and three grandchildren, |Gary, Debra and Terri Lee. |i ' Janet M. Schwizer p'iTheflEidRonx-Q ' '1W3S amazed that the Govern- v IsM has fejected the mdtm ity and occupation because of the role it is playing in Viet Nam. Surely, the Government lead­ ers must realize that the ships delivery the vast majority of war materials to Viet Nam and ob­ viously, it takes supplies to fight a war. 1 do not understand the Government's policy. It's as though they ww hindering the efforts of tlwir own fighting men. If supplies dwindled down, would the Merchant Marine take the blame? It is bad enought thaf some of our leaders are complaining about the shortage of vessels and the lack of seaworthiness in oth­ ers. I hope this unfortunate situ­ ation is cleared up fast. Jack Regis Lauds Farm Workers Election Win To The Edit<H^ I was glad to see the AFL-CIO has won the fight to represent the farm workers in the recent election at DiGiorgio in Cali­ fornia. The farm workers have been on the short end of the.stick for a long time and I hope they will finally have a chance to bargain for the decent wages and living conditions they so richly deserve. I was proud of the part the SIU played in the election. The money the Seafarers contributed, plus the work many of them did in the field, such as handing out campaign literature, I am sure was very important in the win­ ning battle. Again, best of luck to the farm workers in the future. Frank Lipmann C/.5. Fishermen Need Twelve-Mile Zone To The Editon I' am glad to see that the Senate has approved a bill setting up a 12-mile fishing «one for ex­ clusive United States use. This is something that was long overdue. The Soviet Union and Japan have for many years infringed on American territorial waters to catch fish, indeed so have many other nations. Now, finally, we are telling these nations they must honor international law de­ signed to protect a nation's fish­ ing rights. Our fishermen do not infringe upon another countries fishing areas but our Govern­ ment does nothing to stop some other countries from robbing our fish supply. I hope all nations will cooper­ ate in the future to see that international fishing laws are res­ pected. Ralph Monfagelo SIU Crew's Gift to India Orphanage Honors Memory of York's Skipper The generosity of the SIU crew aboard the York (Bulk Carriers) has resulted in a $500 donation for children of the Villa Theresa Convent in Bombay, India. The money was used to build a play­ ground in the memory of the ship's late Captain, Thomas R. Quigley, who died in Aden after an illne.ss. Chief Cook Jack Wood, who represented the Seafarers at the presentation ceremony, said the money was donated in the Cap­ tain's name and the playground will be named after Captain Qui­ gley. "We wanted to honor him and, since he had no children of his own, we thought he would ap­ preciate this", Wood said. The Captain's widow, Florence, resides in Jacksonville, Florida. The convent was well known to the Seafarers because whenever the York was at anchor, the Sisters would visit the ship to sell handi­ crafts to the crew. The money was used to meet the school's expenses. Hugh Hall, third officer, and Seafarer Jack Wood, chief cook, seem Wood reported the crew collected 5,000 rupees, which amounts to to enjoy the new playground at the Villa Theresa Convent in Bombay, as much as the children. Seafarers on the York raised some $500 in American money. The York, an American Bulk some $5,000 to build the playground, which was dedicated to the Carriers ship, sailed from Houston, memory of the ship's late Captain, Thomas Quigley. Captain Quig­ Texas to Bombay with a cargo of ley died in Aden after suffering an illness during recent voyage. 19,000 tons of wheat. Seafarers encountered a difficult trip, with AMEBICAN SUN (Marine Carriers), COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Transa severe storm in the Atlantic pre­ August 6—Cbairman, H. Weatphail; Sec­ port), September 11 — Chairman, M. ceding the death of Captain Quig­ retary, None. $6.34 in ship's fund. Pienty Brightwell; Secretary, J. P. Dickerson. disputed OT. Brother George Jarosek No beefs reported by department dele­ ley. The York was battered by of was elected to serve as ship's deiesate. gates. Vote of thanks was extended to Vote of thanks to engineers and officers waves as high as 50 feet. the steward and the baker. Brother P. for keeping ship running smoothly. Cain, for a job well done. William R. Dixon Please contact Jessica and Richard Dixon c/o Baker's, 1315 So. 26th Place, Lawton, Okla­ homa, as soon as possible in re­ gard to an important matter. <1> J. R. Thompson Please contact your wife. Dottie, in Texas City, Texas, as soon as possible, in regard to an urgent matter. DEL AIRES (Delta), July 16—Chair­ man, Frank (Snake); Secretary, Frank Chainess. Disputed OT in deck and steward departments. Beef about Captain who crew feels violates agreement and constitution. Letter to be sent to head­ quarters regarding same. HATTISBURG VICTORY (Alcoa). June 6—Chairman, Jimnde Bartlett; Secretary, P. S. Stirk, Jr. Brother Robert B. Byrne was elected- to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Steward extended a vote of thanks to the deck department for keeping raesshall and pantry clean during watches at night. DEL AIRES (Delta), June 26—Chair­ man, F. R. Chameco; Secretary, None. Brother Stanley A. Freeman was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Motion made to see why the Company does not install a TV aboard ship. Steward gave vote of thanks to the deck department watchstanders for keeping pantry clean. BETHFLOR (Bethlehem Steel), Sep­ tember 11—Chairman, Pete Bialack ; Sec­ retary, George Hair. New washing ma­ chine was received this voyage. Except for a few hours disputed OT in each department, everything is running smoothly. <1> Robert Persol Please contact Alfred Kuske in care of the LOG concerning a very urgent matter, as soon as possible. -<I> Friends of Nick De Marco Mrs. Honey Parisi is accepting condolences on the recent death of her brother, Nick De Marco, who sailed in the deck depart­ ment. Friends may write, c/o 484 Buffalo Ave., Lindenhurst, New York. Retires on Pension Gains Knowledge Of Labor's Goals To the Editor A friend of mine, who is a member of your Union, lets me borrow his copy of the Seafarers LOG after he gets done with it. I knew little about the history or the purpose of unions, but after reading the history of American Labor in your newspaper, I find that I can better understand the reason why unions came into be­ ing and why a strike is necessary on occasions to win benefits fbt.;jj workers.! wish contintied succes|| to your union and entifi|i labor movenient. in? for a better standard of living? their meint^i ' Seplemiier 30, 1966 LOG Jake Cleveland, right, receives first pension check from Thomas Glidewell, Port Arthur agent. A tugboat captain for 20 years, Cleveland joined Sabine Towing Company a? a deckhand in 1938, MONEY DUE Checks are being held at SIU Headquarters, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y., for the Seafarers listed below for money due them on the vessels shown. Men whose names arc! listed should get in touch with Union headquarters as soon as possible. Vessel For Name Beamer, Earl Boone, James N. Collins, Howard T. Chapeau, Joseph L. Diaz, A. Ganthier, Cyrol Gore, E. Gromek, Henry T. Greerson, Cly^ Hanson, Thomas E. Hassein, Aldo T. Jensen, Edward Kershaw, Donald Lewis, Andrew Linkowski, Roman F. McLaren, Daniel O'Mara, James P. Parsons, Anhrey Paterson, Fred Resmondo, Earl Robinson, William L. Ruis, Carlos Satelli, Silvo D. Shattuck, D. Smith, Calvin Smith, Robert Staples, F. Torres, Carlos Valerie, Fraidc G. Walsh, J. Weiss, Wanen Penn Carrier Natalie Bonanza Kent Midlake . Kent Midlake Bonanza Transwestern Valiant Hope Kent Hercules Victory Valiant Hope Sea Pioneer Bonanza Transwestern Valiant Hope Sea Pioneer Seatrain New York Seatrain New York Bonanza Bonanza Sapphire Sandy Midlake Transwestern Hercules Victory Midlake Bonanza Natalie Midlake Niagara OT Wages Wages Lodging Stand-by Wages Lodging Stand-by Wages Wages OT Transportation Lodging OT Transportation Lodging Wages OT Transportation Lodging Lodging Lodging Wages Wages Unearned Wages Stand-by Wages OT OT Stand-by Wages Wages One Day's Wages Stand-by Wages Lodging �I'l- .—iif »(,W( yifa 1 Sepleinber 30, 1966 CHOCTAW VICTORY (Columbia), Auaruat 19—Chairmaii. Tom Ralnejr; Secre­ tary, H. S. RIcci. Everythingr goingr along smoothly with no beefs and no disputed OT. Pew repairs needed. WINGLESS VICTORY (Consolidated Mariners, September 11—Chairman, John S. Burke; S«retary, g. A. White. Some disputed (3T reported. Three men hospital­ ised at Christobal, Panama. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. DEL NORTE (Delta) August 21— Chairman, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. $145.72 in ship's fund and $222.86 in movie fund. Brother Albert Estrada was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion was made that the ship's delegate see about getting the days' lodg­ ing due from last voyage when crew was without air-conditioning. Motion made that water fountain in engine room be re­ paired. Motion made that additional icemaking equipment be put aboard. Dis­ cussion about rusty drinking water. MERRIHAC (Merrimac Transport), September 4—Chairman, Peter Moreni; Secretary, Nicholas Hatgimisios. Brother Anthony Adomaitis was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Most of the re­ pairs were taken care of. Everything is O.K. Vote of thanks to the Steward for showing movies to the crew. RIDGEFIELD VICTORY (Columbia), August 28—Chairman, Mike Curry; Secretary. None. Discussion about contact­ ing patrolman about the condition of rooms, and to see about getting an ice machine, or to get more ice for voyage. Also, a new washing machine Is needed. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. MALDEN VICTORY (Alcoa), August 28—Chairman, John Thompson; Secre­ tary, A. Z. Deheza. One man missed ship in Portland, Oregon on sailing day. One man picked up in Saigon. Couple of hours disputed OT In engine department. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. DIGEST of SiU SHIP MEETINGS FLORIDIAN (South Atlantic), Septem­ ber 8—Chairman, Tony Aronica ; Secre­ tary, F. Alvarez. Brother N. Sabin was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks extended to Brother "Red" Rosoff, outgoing ship's del^ate. Vote of thanks to Steward/Cook Elsteban Cruz and to Cook/Baker Dario Rios for a job well done. DEL CAMPO (Delta), August 26— Chairman, D. Ramsey; Secretary, C. Galb. Use of extra rooms on main deck to be looked into by Union and Company. Repairs lists have been turned in. Six hours disputed OT in engine department. Vote of thanks to the Steward and cooks for the good food. LA SALLE (Waterman), August 28— Chairman, John Fanoli; Secretary, Carl O. Trullemans. Ship's delegate extended a vote of thanks to crew for their cooper­ ation. Crew extended a vote of thanks to the ship's delegate. Brother Vance A. Reid, and to the steward department for a job well done. WILD RANGER (Waterman), Septem­ ber 3—Chairman, J. Martin ; Secretary, R W. Ferrandiz. No beefs and no dis­ puted OT reported. $44.00 in ship's fund. Steward ordered ice machine. Check on MSTS mail service. ROBERT D, CONRAD (Maritime Operations), September 6 — Chairman, Gerry Gopac; Secretary, Mike Smith. $6.00 in ship's fund. Ship's delegate re­ ported that with the new captain, all is running smoothly. Ship needs to be fumi- SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen gat^ for roaches. Crew is looking for- r In In New York October, after a years' cruising. ROBERT D. CONRAD (Maritime Op­ erations), August 19—Chairman, Gerry Gopac; Secretary, Michael P. Smith. $6.00 In ship s fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the ship 8 delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the outstanding meals being served. Men were requested to keep the ship in order, especially the crew messhali. Vote of thanks extended to Seattle patrolman, Steve Zubovich, for coming to Victoria. ANNISTON VICTORY (Waterman), September 4—Chairman, Clyde L. Van Epps : Secretary, John D. Pennell. Every­ thing is running smoothly with no beefs. Some disputed OT in engine department. Crew extended a vote of t)mnka to the steward and his entire department for a very good job. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), Sep­ tember 4—Chairman, Mike Reed ; Secre­ tary, Brown Huszar. $8.50 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Entire crew extended a vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. CALMAR (Calmar), August 28—Chair­ man, E. W. Carter; Secretary, V. Doug­ las. Ship's delegate reported that thei:e were a few beefs to be taken care of when ship arrives in Port. WARRIOR (Sea-Land), September 6— Chairman, M. J. Gallier; Secretary, Frank Buhl. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Motion made that frozen, ground and cubed meats be eliminated and food plan representative informed of this. Motion made to have payoff at sea because of limited time in Port. Steward was elected to serve as temporary ship's delegate. Crew wants night lunch brought up to par with topside. Equalization of steward department OT to be straighten­ ed out at payoff. EXPRESS VIRGINIA (Marine Car­ riers), July 29—Chairman, Lee Harvery; Secretary. L. Young. Some disputed OT in deck department to be brought up at payoff. What is being done about pension plan 7 This should be brought up and dis­ cussed at membership meetings up and down the coast, to see what kind of a plan the membership would like. Ques­ tion of black gang being changed to dif­ ferent watches, to be taken up with chief engineer by ship's and engine dele­ gates. NORINA (Wall Street Traders), Au­ gust 27—Chairman, Kenneth Gahagan ; Secretary, Kenneth Gahagan. Everything is O.K. except for some repairs which have to be taken care of. Some disputed OT in deck department. Discussion on seeing captain about having a draw in Suez Canal. DEL SUD (Delta), September 9—Chair­ man, M. Dunn; Secretary, J. Craft. No beefs were reported by department dele­ gates. Brother Hans Spiegel was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made that deck department toilets not be paint­ ed on sailing days, as this prevents men working on deck from adequately shower­ ing and cleaning after work. BELOrr VICTORY fWall Street Ma­ rine), September 4—Chairman, C. Miller; Secretary, Sherman Wright. Collection was taken up for crew pantryman who went to hospital in Manila. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate for time and effort involved in bringing in a clean payoff. Thanks to the steward de­ partment for excellent food and service. SEA PIONEER (Pioneer Tankers), July 10—Chairman, O. G. Collins; Sec­ retary, William H. Thompson. Brother O. G. Collins was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Some disputed OT in deck department. Chief engineer was asked to repair the drinking fountains. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the good feeding to crew and the survivors of the sunken SS Elias Dayfas 11. ALCOA VOYAGER (Alcoa), Septem­ ber 11—Chairman, J. J. Kane; Secretary, Earl W. Gay. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Some disputed OT in engine department. Crewmembers were asked to help messman keep messhali clean at night. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as conUiued in the conti^acts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers AppeaU Board 17 Batteiy Place, Suite 1980, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. Thw eontracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live abo^ ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such " on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU i^trolman or other Union ofBcial, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrain^ from publUhing any article serving the political purposes of any individiml Union, ofHcer or member. It has also rrfrainrf from publbhing •^=1" harmful to the Union or its collective membership, reaffirmed by iSembetahip action at the September, 1960, meetings in all MnsUtutional ports. The nsponslbility for LOO i^liey consists of the Ekacutive Board of the Union. The.Executive may delegate, tnmt ——g Ma fsaka. OSM individual to carry out this nspaasibUlty. Schedule of Membership Meetli^s SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York . .Nov. 7—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia . Oct. 4—2:30 p.m. Baltimore . . . Oct. 5—2:30 p.m. Detroit Oct. 14—2:30 p.m. Houston . . . .Oct. 10—2:30 p.m. New Orleans.Oct. 11—2:30 p.m. Mobile Oct. 12—2:30 p.m. Wilmington . Oct. 17—2 p.m. San Francisco Oct. 19—2 p.m. Seattle ..... Oct. 21—2 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Oct. 17—2 p.m. Alpena Oct. 17—7 p.m. Buffalo Oct. 17—7 p.m. Chicago Oct. 17—7 p.m. Cleveland ... .Oct. 17—7p.m. Duluth Oct. 17—7 p.m. Frankfort .... Oct. 17—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit Oct. 10—^7:30 p.m. Milwaukee . .Oct. 10—7:30 p.m. Chicago ... .Oct. 11—7:30 p.m. tSauIt Ste. Marie Oct. 13—7:30 p.m. Buffalo Oct. 12—7:30 p.m. Duluth Oct. 14—7:30 p.m. Cleveland .. .Oct. 14—7:30 p.m. Toledo Oct. 14—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia . . . Oct. 4—5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) . . Oct. 5—5 p.m. Norfolk Oct. 6—5 p.m. Houston Oct. 10—5 p.m. New Orleans . . . Oct. 11—5 p.m. Mobile Oct. 12—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City Oct. 10—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia Oct. 11—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Oct. 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk Oct. 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York Nov. 7 p.m. Philadelphia . . . Oct. 4—7 p.m. Baltimore Oct. 5—7 p.m. ^Houston Oct. 10—7 p.m. New Orleans . . .Oct. ll-r—7 p.m. Mobile Oct.l2—7 p.m. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. $ Meeting held at Galveston wharves. DIRECTORYof UNION HAULS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shspard Lindsey Wllllami Al Tanner Robert tdatthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, MD 1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Matt 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y. ...... 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III 93B3 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. JHE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK. Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEAnLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 UNfeAlS TO LABOR DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) H. 1. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) r; 4th ALPENA, Mich PAYMENT OF MONIES. 'No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEIAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing tiiem to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in emplojrment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic orWn. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pureue legislative and political objectives which will serve the beat interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirdy voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted tor the benefit of the membcnhip and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violatsd. sr that ho has hemi denied his constltntional right of accsss to Union rocords or in­ formation. ho shonid immediately nottfy SIU President PanI HaU at headqnarters by eertiied mail, rotnm receipt retnested. Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) li' 'J H w ••T Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) . •4 I Di Giorgio Fruit Corp. S and W Fine Foods Treesweet (National Farm Workers Association) . Ott fO- 'JI m -i.'f I �September 30, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen 33,241.72 8,610.37 2. Interest, dividends, and other investment net income 3. Gain (or loss) from disposal of assets, net 4. Dividends and experience rating refunds from insurance companies 5. Other receipts (c) Other (Specify) (a) ANNUAL REPORT For the fiscal year ended March 31, 1966 GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE PENSION FUND (c) $195,996.35 6. Total lines 1 to 5, inclusive 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 11215 DISBURSEMENTS to the SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE of the STATE OF NEW YORK 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 comprehensive 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, 55 John Street, New York, N. Y. 10638. 7. Insurance and annuity premiums paid to insurance companies for participants benefits . 8. Benefits provided other than through insurance carriers or other service organizations 9. Administrative expenses (a) Salaries (Schedule 1) (b) Fees and commissions (c) Interest (d) Taxes (e) Rent (f) Other administrative expenses 10. Other disbursements (a) Trustees meeting expense (b) Travel 11. Total lines 7 to 10, inclusive 12. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 6, less line 11) $11,080.67 $9,288.42 5,139.09 489.61 764.85 5,270.29 20,952.26 980.15 43.38 1,023.53 33,056.46 $162,939.89 EXHIBIT B-1 RECONCILIATION OF FUND BALANCES SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ^ As of March 31, 1966 (Name of plan) Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Pension Plan (Address of plan's principal office) 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 11215 ASSETS2 Column (1) 1. Cash 2. Bonds and debentures (a) Government obligations (b) Nongovernment bonds (c) Total bonds and debentures . 3. Stocks (a) Preferred (b) Common 4. U. S. Treasury bills at cost 5. Heal estate loans and mortgages ..,.. 6. Operated real estate 7. Other investment assets ; 8. Accrued income receivable on invest­ ments 9. Prepaid expenses 10. Other assets (a) Exchanges (b) Accrued interest paid on bonds purchased Column (2) $ 2,716.16 Column® (3) >.;• $ 29,934.39 337,039.90 366,974.29 49,281.01 371,536.66 50,534.03 13. Fund balance at beginning of year 14. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 12) 15. Other increases or decreases in funds (a) Net increase or decrease by adjustment in asset values of investments (b) Reserve for future benefits and expenses 16. Fund balance end of year NOT APPLICABLE 838,325.99 162,939.89 (162,939.89) (162,939.89) GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE PENSION PLAN ATTACHMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT-FORM D-2 March 31, 1966 Page 1—Item 1 Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Pension Plan is identified with the Great Lakes Tug & Dredge Region, Inland Boatmen's Union of the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO and various signatory employers operating the Great Lakes Area. Part III—Item 12 Valuation Certificate Attached. EXHIBIT B-1—Statement of Unrecorded Assets and Liabilities ASSETS 5,859.80 7,332.64 Interest receivable Contributions receivable $13,192.44 164.27 LIABILITIES 27.08 11. Total assets 191.35 Expenses payable $ 4,279.01 $841,233.50 ANNUAL REPORT OP THE LIABILITIES AND FUNDS 12. Insurance and annuity premiums pay­ able 13. Reserve for unpaid claims (not covered by insurance) 14. Accounts payable 15. Accrued payrolls, taxes and other ex­ penses 16. Total liabilities 17. Funds and reserves (a) Reserve for future benefits and expenses (b) (c) (d) Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Pension Fund STATE OF ^ 1 ss. COUNTY OF and Trustees of the Fund and.. being duly sworn, each for himself deposes and says that this Annual Report is true to the best of his informa­ tion, lomwledge and belief. Emplivtfr trustee: 841,233.50 18. Total liabilities and funds 841,233.50 $841,233.50 ^ Indicate accounting: basis by check: Cash I 3 Accrual Plans on a cash basis should attach a statement of sianiiicant unrecorded assets and 1 abilities. attachment. "The assets listed in this statement must be valued in column (1) on the basis regularly used in valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U. S. Treasury Department, or shall be valued at their aggregate cost or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement is not so required to filed With the U. S. Treasury Department (Act, sec. 7 (c) and (f) (1) (B). State basis of determining the amount at which securities are carried and shown in column (1): Bonds, stocks and U. S. Treasury bills at cost. U' ^ item 13, PART III is checked "Yes," show in this column the cost or present value, whichever is lower, of investments summarized in lines 2c, 3a, and 3b, if such value differs from that reported in column (1). 7 Others (Indicate titles): Subscribed and sworn to before me this EXHIBIT B.2 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS day of For year ending March 31, 1966 (Name of plan) Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Pension Plan (Address of plan's principal office) 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 11216, HARWD X MAHBR Noitty AMcs Slito Bl HMV No. 34-2474150 QIMHM In KIII0I CoMNy CmmHttion Ixpirw Mvdi tW RECEIPTS 1. Contributions (a) Employer (see attachment) (b) Employees (see attachment) (c) Other (Specify) $ 90,360.42 63,783.84 ' V- b-'.i' M. 4c-,* r •». .is*,*' - '-riV i '• .- �IMWrKT,-' I September 30, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Pttge Fifteen PORTS ®'the World L ONDON is a sailor's city. It is one of the J greatest ports of the world and offers a warm welcome to Seafarers who get a chance to stop there for a day or two. It is a big city. So big that it has been called "metropolis of the world." The city itself, oddly enough, is many miles from the sea. It is a major port because of the Thames River which runs through London and provides a safe harbor and deep-water berths for ocean-going vessels. Historians have dubbed the famous Thames "liquid history" because of the many centuries in which it has served as the gateway to the Eng­ lish-speaking world abroad. Maritime history is closely linked with London. Located there is the famous Baltic Exchange, the greatest ship broker­ age house of them all. Modern admiralty law was first derived in London from the Code of Amalfi. The center of the city is a long way from the docks and the amusement center of London at the West End is easily accessible by bus or sub­ way. A short distance from Trafalgar Square is Nelson's Column and the National Gallery. Di­ rectly behind the National Gallery is Leicester Square which has a large number of movie houses. Shaftesbury Avenue is a short distance from the square, on either side of which is Soho, London's nightclub, restaurant and legitimate theater dis­ trict. The English pubs, which have been a subjeet of story and song, are a commonplace sight throughout London. In pubs you can find a wide variety of beer and ales (usually served warm) and a sampling of the famous British pastries— meat pies. Among the many SlU-manned ships to stop at the world-famous Port of London is the Water­ man Lines freighter Wild Ranger. TTiis cargo ship is on a regular run to Northern European ports as well as London. The SlU-crewed freighter Wild Ranger is one of many SlU-contracted ships making regular runs to the famous Port of London. Pearlie queens singing together at a fund-raising for charity. Pearlies are Cockneys who sport fine clothes adorned with very ornate pearl buttons sewn on in elaborate designs. - * London's Piccadilly Circus in a rare moment of traffic calm. This famous square, familiar gathering place for allied servicemen during World War II, is famed for its winged statue of Eros, Greek God of Love. Traffic in Piccadilly Circus is normally as thick and congested as that found in New York City's Times Square. i I Albert Warren, owner of the 250-year old pub The Cricketers, shows one of the 600 antique pistols and guns in the bar to some of his customers. Spanning the River Thames is the historical Tower Bridge and in the foreground is the famed Tower of London, which still guards the epproaches to the Bridge. At the upper far right a freighter is berthed, while all along this busy stretch of river small craft work the port. The Thames is popular tourist attraction. �Vol. XXViii NO. 20 SEAFARERS.LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO AFL-CIO DELCGATFPAUL HALL AFFIRMS AMERICAN LABOR SUPPORT OF US. FOREIGN POLICY AT BRITISH LABOR CONGRESS T is a great honor for me to be here, as a repre­ sentative of the AFL-CIO, to speak to you about some world-wide problems that are of as much concern to your great organization as they are to us. I am keenly aware that the course of the United States in South East Asia is, to put it mildly, not fully supported here. To a lesser degree, there is controversy over this problem also in my own coun­ try. In one sense, the controversy is natural enough in both cases. For it is literally true that what is at stake is world peace and human freedom. Yet, it is also true that much of the controversy in both our countries is based upon insufficient under­ standing. If, in the next few minutes, I can help to bring about better understanding of our position on your part, then I will feel richly rewarded. Let me first of all tell you, most emphatically, that the AFL-CIO supports the basic foreign policy of the United States—including our commitment in Viet Nam. Let me add at once, with equal emphasis, that the AFL-CIO is absolutely dedicated to the cause of peace—peace with freedom. There are some who find trouble accommodating these positions. But I assure you, they are perfectly consistent in our eyes, and, we believe, in the light of history. The AFL-CIO—or at that time, the AFL and most of the old CIO—was ahead of the United States gov­ ernment in opposing the appeasement of Hitler that reached its climax at Munich. We were against dictatorship in any form. We were against the subjugation of free peoples, whether by subversion or by force of arms. That was our position then; that is our position now. We do not think it matters at all whether a dic­ tatorship calls itself fascist, or the "dictatorship of the proletariat." We do not think it matters at all whether the peo­ ple mark'ed for subjugation and slavery are Poles or Czechs or Dutch, on the one hand—or Koreans or Indonesians or Vietnamese, on the other. We are against subjugation and enslavement, any­ time, anywhere, of anyone. But, I repeat, we in the AFL-CIO are for peace. We are for a peaceful settlement in Viet Nam. This is the settlement which the United States government has sought to bring about through negotiations. Your government, as co-chairman with the Soviet govern­ ment, of the Geneva Conference, has made many efforts to have it reconvened for the purpose of seeking a peaceful settlement of the present conflict. But these efforts were fruitless, because Moscow would not do a thing to get the problem to the conference table. We, like you, believe in negotiated settlements. But it takes two sides to negotiate. And the alternative is a strike. The United States has been forced on strike, if you will, on the issue of refusal to bargain. This is no more an act of aggression than a strike of workers against an employer who refuses to deal with them. There are not many employers in Great Britain, I understand, against whom such a charge could be made—if, indeed, there are any at all. We still have a few of them in the United States. And unfortu­ nately, there are still governments in the world— particularly dictatorships—which are equally opposed to coming to the bargaining table. All of us in the United States most earnestly want an early end to this conflict. But it must come through I CIO at TUC an honorable settlement, under which both sides can live in peace. If I may digress for a moment, I am frankly be­ wildered by those who maintain that the Viet Cong terrorists represent the will of the people in South Viet Nam. It is the South Viet Nam leaders who are proposing an election; it is the communists who are trying to sabotage it. If the communists really be­ lieved they had a majority in South Viet Nam, they should welcome a vote, even under restrictive rules. Let none forget that nowhere have communists ever come to power through free elections. I do not pretend that a South Vietnamese election would conform to the democratic practices which pre­ vail in our two countries fully. But it would come as close as a beleaguered people, inexperienced in the democratic process, could be expected to achieve. And surely it would be better than those societies— including North Viet Nam—where no free or even semi-free elections of any kind have ever been held. Suppose the threat, from outside is eliminated. Suppose that South Viet Nam is left alone. I assure you, the United States would not neglect this needy, developing nation any more than it neglected to help the war-torn nations of Europe after World War II. With generous American assistance, as pledged by President Johnson, there could be an economic flowering in Southeast Asia which would be without precedent; and that could change the whole course of the world. This process is under way, all too slowly, among other peoples and on other continents. It is even under way, under the most difficult circumstances, in South Viet Nam. Some of you may have reservations about the policy of the United States in other respects, but I think I can say this for my country: For nearly half a century, at least as far back as the days following the first war, the American people and the American government have recognized that freedom and de­ mocracy tend to flourish best on full stomachs, on a tolerable present and a hopeful future—except, as in the case of Czechoslovakia whose democracy was subverted and destroyed by a fifth column backed by Russian military threats and pressures. The AFL-CIO is wholly in accord with that policy, and seeks to further it in many ways. Our chief function has been to assist, as best we can, the formation and growth of free, democratic trade union movements in every nation where this is possi­ ble. We have done this through the ICFTU and, on our own, where necessary. We firmly believe that a free, democratic trade union movement, not dominated by government, is essential to a free and stable society. Where such a movement exists, there can be no dictators, of the so-called left or of the right. Where such a move­ ment is forbidden, freedom is forbidden, too. We have learned that building the free institutions and the economic strength of other democracies is a practical matter—a practical weapon in the struggle of the free world against totalitarianism. We have learned that what helps other free nations, or what helps new nations to be free, is also helpful to us. We think it is. And make no apologies for it. In conclusion, let me note that we in the United States are quite aware of the economic difficulties with which you in the United Kingdom are faced. It is not my part to comment on either the difficulties or the proposed solutions. I do want to leave you with these thoughts: First, gifted by the perspective of distance, just as you are gifted by the perspective of history, I take liberty of reminding you that this is by no means your first economic crisis. You have survived the others, and you will survive this one as well. We of the American trade union movement don't go along with those who talk so much about the stagnation of Britain. God save us from the economic experts—at least from most of them. History does not show a single case in which a nation has gone down because its standard of living has been rising, because its working people have gotten a more just share of what they produced. We of American labor do not believe that rising domestic consumption ruins a nation's capacity to export. In fact, British export sales rose last year by 7 percent and today you are touching a 9 percent increase for this year. For the great mass of people, the problem is not living beyond their income, but getting an income on which they can live, in comparative comfort, in our high-priced affluent society. I know this is true even in prosperous America. We are for the health of the Pound and the Dollar, but the experts should know that, without a healthy population, the currency can't be worth much for long. Every great nation has its hour of great difficulties. It's not the hour, but the people meeting the hour, that is decisive. We both have had difficult hours and have been helpful to each other. You can count on us today, just as you did in the days of Ernest Bevin and Sir Stafford Cripps when American labor took the lead in rallying our country for their appeal for assistance in meeting difficulties. Second-—and as you quite understand, I speak as one American, I think as a typical American in view­ point, and not as an official of any kind—you can be sure that if your difficulties multiply despite all your efforts, hope is not lost. You will find the United States ready to help in this crisis, as in earlier ones. To me, the bond between our countries and our labor movements has been forged out of shared his­ tory, shared principles and shared perils. For you and for us, our ideals and vital interests are. basically the same, though we may, on occasion, differ on how to implement them. And it is in that spirit that I bring to you the warmest best wishes of the AFLCIO, its President George Meany, and its Executive Council for your historic Congress being fruitful in its deliberations and decisions. � 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 September 30, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO BACKS U.S. FOREIGN POLICY, BRITISH TRADE UNION CONGRESS HEARS MEANY HITS USE OF FILIBUSTER TO BLOCK RIGHTS, 14(b) REPEAL SLASHING OF ’67 MARITIME BUDGET SHOWS NEED FOR INDEPENDENT MA SIU CONTRACTED COMPANIES TO MAN TWELVE NEWLY-REACTIVATED VESSELS GARMATZ RAPS ’67 MARITIME BUDGET AS ‘MOST INADEQUATE’ IN MANY YEARS U.S. OCEAN TRADE POURS $15 BILLION INTO ECONOMY YEARLY, STUDY SHOWS AFL-CIO RAPS PROFIT GRAB ENDANGERING MEDICARE PLAN SIU-MANNED SEA PIONEER RESCUES FULL CREW OF SINKING GREEK SHIP SIU CREW’S GIFT TO INDIA ORPHANAGE HONORS MEMORY OF YORK’S SKIPPER PORTS OF THE WORLD – LONDON AFL-CIO AT TUC 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 09/30/1966 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 20 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/721b67f1cf4641071a83732d0983e5bd.PDF 4ee1c1e5a088a3d159afc2eb692cc22e PDF Text Text 11 • -rt' r< J41 < -TO^Bwcanwa Vol. XXVili NO. 19 SEAFARERSVLOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO REGISTER TO VOTE �SEAFARERS Page Two LOG September 16, 19^6 1 AFL'dO Farm Workers Union Wins Representation Flection atDiCiorgio SAN FRANCISCO—America's farm workers took a giant step last week toward ending the exploitation and poverty which has traditionally been their lot in the United States. Official returns have confirmed the victory of the AFL-CIO United Farm Workers Organizing Committee in the historic farm labor representa­ tion election at two farms of the giant DiGiorgio Corporation, Election officials announced that the UFWOC — representing the former National Farm Workers Association and the AFL-CIO Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee — polled 530 votes to 331 for the ousted Teamsters and 12 votes for no union in balloting for the unit made up of DiGiorgio field workers. Arbitrators Sam Kagel and Ron­ ald Haughton announced that all but 79 of 332 challenged votes were found to have been cast by ineligible voters. The remaining 79 were too few to affect the outcome and were not counted. STU MUTiS /A'AWOC •i-rio u p. *.-•: rPOK!T.S (VFVyA-AWOC Sapoerll mcio f*'* W0«(t5 AfL-CIO At rally in Delano, Calif, SlU West Coast Representative Frank Drozak (left) presents check for $5,000 to AFL-CIO Organizing Director William Kircher as SlU contribution to assist the UFWOC in campaign to organize the DiGiorgio and other farm workers. Seafarers Raleigh Minnix (left) and Bill Rogers hand out AFL-CIO literature to DiGiorgio workers. The farm labor vote, almost without precedent in recent agri­ cultural unionism, capped the first year of a strike of grape pickers at DiGiorgio's Delano farm and other farm workers at its Borrego Springs operation. The two striking unions merged and had recently been chartered by the AFL-CIO after cooperating closely through the long year of their strike. They joined forces in the contest against the Teamsters SEAFARERSyLOG Sept. 16, 1966 • Vol. XXV1I1, No. 19 Official Publication of the SIUNA Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Executive Board PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS Sec.-Treas. Vice-President ROBERT MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and Publications Managing Editor MIKE POLLACK Art Editor Assistant Editor BERNARD SEAMAN NATHAN SKYER for the right to represent DiGior­ gio workers. ^ AFL-CIO Pres. George Meany wired the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee, Cesar Cha­ vez and Larry Itliong, its leaders: "Warmest congratulations on a great victory. The road is now open to a new era for farm work­ ers, not only in California but all across the nation. "But let us now move forward. As you know this triumph is not an end in itself but only a begin­ ning. I again assure you that the whole AFL-CIO will be enlisted in the battles ahead, as it was in the battle just won." AFL-CIO Organization Direc­ tor William L. Kircher, who head­ ed the election campaign, said in Delano: "The DiGiorgio victory has a message for avery farni worker in America—it can be done. Farm workers can unionize, they can use collective bargaining as a base for building a better life and a greater share of America's abundance, for themselves and their families, even when powerful forces enter into a conspiracy to defeat them. "What happened in Delano has a message for every AFL-CIO member also. It is a timely re­ minder that the unity and solid­ arity of all union workers still pro­ vides the best pavement for the road to a better way of life for those who have long been denied." The crucial, pathfinding vote had few precedents in farm labor history and none of the legal pro­ cedures that surround the usual National Labor Relations Board representation elections. It involved, too, one of the state's largest and most infiuential farm corporations, as well as a head-on contest between the AFLCIO and the Teamsters, the latter a late entry in the effort to win bargaining rights for DiGiorgio farm workers. St/i .'i.r AfLj/lO / r. Staff Writers DON BEVONA PETER WEISS ia Pibllihed biweekly at 810 Rhsde liland Annie N.E„ Wasblniton, D. C, 20018 by the Seifirere International Union, Atlantic, Gilf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foarth Annas, Brooklyn, N. Y. 12232. Tel. HVaclnth 9-6600, Second elms postaia paid at Washlnitaa, D. C. POSTIIASTErS ATTENTION: Form 3579 cards sbaaM ta sent to Seafarers Internatiful Unian, Atlantis, Calf, Lakes and InlaMl Watan District, AFL-CIO, 675 Faaith Aasam, NraaUyn, N. V. U232. Shown here are Seafarers from East and West Coasts who par­ ticipated in the successful campaign of the AFL-CIO farm workers union to win representation rights in the DiGiorgio Corporation. For many years now the American farm worker has been a source of cheap labor for growers who demanded a long day's work in the fields in return for short pay and inhuman living conditions. Protection under state and federal labor statutes was denied them and they were left to fend for themselves in a labor market controlled by unscrupulous employers. The recent vote by vineyard workers at the DiGiorgio Fruit Corp, in which they chose representation by the AFL-CIO Farm Workers Union, has put the American farm worker firmly on the road toward a better future for himself and his children. Their long uphill struggle to gain the wages and working conditions they are entitled to as members of the American working force, can be paralleled with the privations previously endured by other segments of American workers who took the only road left open to them— organization into strong unions wielding bargaining power. The success of the vineyard workers at DiGiorgio has produced the spearhead necessary to organize farm workers into a strong union possessing strength and influence at the bargaining table. Farm workers in other states are now on the march. In Texas, Florida, Mississippi, Arizona and many other states, farm workers are now demanding the right of union representation. Although a significant battle has been won in California, the struggle of the farm worker is far from over. The vast majority of growers are determined to fight every inch of the way to deny the farm worker a decent return for his labor. They will continue and even increase their anti-labor propagandizing. They will hire scab labor whenever they can to break strikes. They will exert pressure on the local and state level in order to undermine the union's efforts. However, the American farm worker is not alone in his struggle for a fair return for his labors. The AFL-CIO is determined to go right down the line with all American farm workers until they have won the right to have their own union representing them at the bar­ gaining table. The organized labor movement threw its full support behind the vineyard workers at DiGiorgio. They were active botlh at local and nationwide levels and sponsored a nationwide boycott of products grown and marketed by the DiGiorgio Corporation. The AFL-CIO has also been active on the legislative front, and actively campaigned to win passage of anti-bracero legislation which cut off the growers huge supply of cheap foreign labor. Passage of this bill made it possible for American farm workers to begin their fight for a union and a place at the bargaining table. The fight to win collective bargaining rights for the American farm worker will not be an easy one. However, the American labor move­ ment stands shoulder to shoulder with the farm worker. Their fight is the fight of all workers. Government Rejects iMARAD Bid To Declare U.S. Shipping 'Essential' The Maritime Administration's attempt to have the merchant marine designated as an essential activity and critical occupation in light of its important role in the Viet Nana war has been turned down by the Federal Govern-'^ ment. The decision was con­ imum fulfillment of the maritime curred in by Secretary of Com­ industry's vital role in support of the Viet Nam military effort. The merce John Connor. government position is completely Rep. Edward A. Garmatz (D.- inconsistent with its expressed de­ Md.), chairman of the House Mer­ sire and concern to reactivate ships chant Marine and Fisheries Com­ for the military sealift as quickly mittee, informed SIU President as possible and to have sufficient Paul Hall last week "that this im­ seagoing personnel available to portant matter will be investi­ meet all manning requirements gated." arising out of the demands created Rep. Garmatz informed Hall of by the nation's military supply the government's attitude in a needs. communication sent to the SIU While the SIU has been meeting president on Sept. 7. its manning commitments and its "This is to advise," the Garmatz upgrading and training programs message said, "that the Maritime have been providing additional Administration's petition of April rated men to keep up with the 29, 1966, to include the Merchant increased personnel requirements, Marine in the list of currently es­ 'the situation is complicated by the sential activities and critical occu­ fact that seamen are being drafted pations has been denied by the re­ from the ships for induction in the sponsible officials concerned and military. The feeling is prevalent in many the denial has been concurred in quarters that the Government's re­ by the Secretary of Commerce. "Be assured," Garmatz contin­ jection of the MARAD request ued, "that this important matter points up the absolute necessity, in the national interest, that the Mar­ will be investigated." The government refusal to ap­ itime Administration must be made prove the Maritime Administra­ a fully independent agency and tion request for designation of the not subject to the rulings of units Merchant Marine as an essential like the Department of Commerce, activity came as a surprise to leg­ which have little or no understand­ islators, government agencies and ing of the merchant marine and its maritime labor and industry peo­ essential role and relationship to ple concerned with achieving max­ the nation's best interests. �September 16, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG How House Voted on MARAD The maritime labor and industry backed amendment to keep the Mari­ time Administration out of the proposed new Department of Transportation was passed by the House of Representatives on Aug. 30 by a vote of 260 to 117. Here is how the House voted: VOTING FOR THE AMENDMENT-260 Abbitt (D.-Va.) Abemethy (D.-Miss.) Adams (D.-Wash.) Addabbo (D.-N. Y.) Anderson (R.-Ill.) Anderson (D.-Tenn.) Andrews (D.-Ala.) Andrews (R.-Ala.) Andrews {R.-N. D.) Arends (R.-III.) Ashbrook (R.-Ohio) Aspinall (D.-Colo.) Ayres (R.-Ohio) Barrett (D.-Pa.) Bates (R.-Mass.) Belcher (R.-Okla.) Bell (R.-Calif.) Bennett (D.-FIa.) Berry (R.-S. D.) Betts (R.-Ohio) Boggs (D.-La.) Bofand (D.-Mass.) Bolton (R.-Ohio) Bow (R.-Ohio) Broomfield (R.-Mich.) Brown (R.-Ohio) Broyhill (R.-Va.) Buchanan (R.-Ala.) Burke (D.-Mass.) Burton (D.-Calif.) Byrne (D.-Pa.) Byrnes (R.-Wisc.) Cahill (R.-N. J.) Carey (D.-N. Y.) Carter R.-Ky.) Casey (D.-Texas) Cederberg (R.-Mich.) Celler (D.-N. Y.) Chamberlain (R.-Mich.) Chelf (D.-Ky.) Clancy (R.-Ohio) Clausen (R.-Calif.) Clawson (R.-Calif.) Clevenger (D.-Mich.) Colmer (D.-Miss.) Conable (R.-N. Y.) Conte (R.-Mass.) Cooley (D.-N. C.) Corbett (R.-Pa.) Cramer (R.-Fla.) Curtin (R.-Pa.) Curtis (R.-MO.) Daddario (D.-Conn.) Dague (R.-Pa.) Daniels (D.-N. J.) Davis (D.-Ga.) Davis (R.-Wisc.) Delaney (D.-N. Y.) Dent (D.-Pa.) Derwinski (R.-Ill.) Devine (R.-Ohio) Dickinson (R.-Ala.) Dingell (D.-Mich.) Dole (R.-Kan.) Donohue (D.-Mass.) Dorn (D.-S. C.) Downing (D.-Va.) Dulski (D-L.-N. Y.) Duncan (D.-Ore.) Duncan (R.-Tenn.) Dwyer (R.-N. J.) Edmondson (D.-Okla.) Edwards (R.-Ala.) Edwards (D.-La.) EUsworth (R.-Kan.) Erlenbom (R.-I11.) Fallon (D.-Md.) Farbstein (D.-N. Y.) Famsley (D.-Ky.) Feighan (D.-Ohio) Findley (R.-Ill.) Fino (R.-N. Y.) Flynt (D.-Ga.) Fogarty (D.-R. I.) Foley (D.-Wash.) Ford (R.-Mich.) Ford (D.-Mich.) Fountain (D.-N. C.) Frelinghuysen (R.-N. J.) Friedel (D.-Md.) Fulton (R.-Pa.) Garmatz (D.-Md.) Gettys (D-S. C.) Giaimo (D.-Conn.) Gibbons (D.-Fla.) Gilbert (D.-N. Y.) Gilligan (D.-Ohio) Gonzalez (D.-Texas) Goodell (R.-N. Y.) GrabowsW (D.-Conn.) Gray (D.-Ill.) Green (D.-Ore.) Green (D.-Pa.) Grider (D.-Tenn.) Griffiths (D.-Mich.) Gross (R.-Iowa) Gubser (R.-Calif.) Gurney (R.-Fla.) Hagen (D.-Calif.) Haley (D.-Fla.) Hall (R.-MO.) Halpern (R.-N. Y.) Hanley (D.-N. Y.) Hansen (R.-Idaho) Harsha (R.-Ohio) Harvey (R.-Mich.) Harvey (R.-Ind.) Hathaway (D.-Maine) Hawkins (D.-Calif.) Helstoski (D.-N. J.) Henderson (D.-N. C.) Herlong (D.-Fla.) Hicks (D.-Wash.) Howard (D.-N. J.) Hull (D.-Mo.) Hungate (D.-Mo.) Huot (D.-N. H.) Hutchinson (R.-Mich.) Irwin (D.-Conn.) Jennings (D-Va.) Joelson (D.-N. J.) Johnson (R.-Penn.) Jonas (R.-N. C.) Karsten (D.-Mo.) Karth (D.-Minn.) Keith (R.-Mass.) Kelly (D.-N. Y.) King (D.-Utah) Kornegay (D.-N. C.) Kunkel (R.-Pa.) Kupferman (R.-N. Y.) Laird (R.-Wisc.) Langen (R.-Minn.) Latta (R.-Ohio) Leggett (D.-Calif.) Lennon (D.-N. C.) Lipscomb (R.-Calif.) Long (D.-Md.) Love (D.-Ohio) McCarthy (D.-N. Y.) McCulloch (R.-Ohio) McDade (R.-Pa.) McGrath (D.-N. J.) Macdonald (D.-Mass.) MacGregor (R.-Minn.) Machen (D.-Md.) Mackie (D.-Mich.) Madden (D.-Ind.) Mailliard (R.-Calif.) Marsh (D.-Va.) Martin (R.-Mass.) Martin (R.-Neb.) Mathias (R.-Md.) Matsunaga (D.-Hawaii) May (R.-Wash.) Meeds (D.-Wash.) Miller (D.-Calif.) Minish (D.-N. J.) Minshall (R.-Ohio) Mize (R.-Kan.) Moeller (D.-Ohio) Moore (R.-W. Va.) Moorhead (D.-Pa.) Morgan, (D.-Pa.) Morse (R.-Mass.) Morton (R.-Md.) Mosher (R.-Ohio) Multer (D.-N. Y.) Murphy (D.-N. Y.) Natcher (D.-Ky.) Nix (D.-Pa.) O'Brien (D.-N. Y.) O'Hara (D.-Mich.) Olsen (D.-Mont.) Passman (D.-La.) Patten (D.-N. J.) Pelly (R.-Wash.) Pepper (D.-Fla.) Perkins (D.-Ky.) Philbin (D.-Mass.) Pike (D.-N. Y.) Pirnie (R.-N. Y.) Poff (R.-Va.) Pool (D.-Tex.) Powell (D.-N. Y.) Quie (R.-Minn.) Quillen (R.-Tenn.) Randall (D.-Mo.) Reid (R.-Ill.) Reifel (R.-S. D.) Rhodes (R.rAriz.) Robinson (R.-N. Y.) Rodino (D.-N. J.) Rogers (D.-Fla.) Roncalio (D.-Wyo.) Rooney (D.-N. Y.) Rooney (D.-Pa.) Rosenthal (D.-N. Y.) Rostenkowski (D.-Ill.) Roudebush (R.-Ind.) Rumsfeld (R.-Ill.) Ryan (D.-N. Y.) Satterfield (D.-Va.) St. Germain (D.-R. 1.) St. Onge (D.-Conn.) Saylor (R.-Pa.) Schisler (D.-Ill.) Schneebeli (R.-Pa.) Schweiker (R.-Pa.) Secrest (D.-Ohio) Selden (D.-Ala.) Shipley (D.-Ill.) Shriver (R.-Kan.) Sickles (D.-Md.) Skubitz (R.-Kan.) Slack (D.-W. Va.) Smith (R.-Calif.) Smith (R.-N. Y.) Smith (D.-Va.) Stafford (R.-Vt.) Stanton (R.-Ohio) Stubblefield (D.-Ky.) Sullivan (D.-Mo.) Sweeney (D.-Ohio) Talcott (R.-Calif.) Taylor (D.-N. C.) Tenzer (D.-N. Y.) Thompson (D.-N. J.) Thompson (D.-Tex.) Thomson (R.-Wisc.) Tuck (D.-Va.) Tunney (D.-Calif.) Tupper (R.-Maine) Ullman (D.-Oreg.) Waggonner (D.-La.) Waldie (D.-Calif.) Watkins (R.-Pa.) Watson (R.-S. C.) Whalley (R.-Pa.) White (D.-Idaho) Whitener (D.-N. C.) Whitten (D.-Miss.) Widnall (R-N. J.) Williams (D.-Miss.) Wilson (R.-Calif.) Wilson (D.-Calif.) Wolff (D-N. Y.) Wyatt (R.-Ore.) Wydler (R.-N. Y.) Younger (R.-Calif.) VOTING AGAINST THE AMENDMENT-117 Hays (D.-Ohio) Albert (D.-Okla.) Pucinski (D.-Ill.) Ashley (D.-Ohio) Hechler (D.-W. Va.) Purcell (D.-Tex.) Bandstra (D.-Iowa) Holifield (D.-Calif.) Race (D.-Wisc.) HoUand (D.-Pa.) Beckworth (D.-Tex.) Redlin (D.-N. D.) Ichord (D.-Mo.) Bingham (D.-N. Y.) Rees (D.-Calif.) Jacobs p.-Ind.) Bolung (D.-Mo.) Reid (R-N. Y.) Jarman (D.-Okla.) Bradesmas (D.-Ind.) Reuss (D.-Wisc.) Johnson (D.-Calif.) Bray (R.-Ind.) Rhodes (D.-Penn.) Johnson (D.-Okla.) Brock (R.-Tenn.) Rivers (D.-Alaska) Jonas (R.-N. C.) Brooks (D.-Tex.) Roberts (D.-Tex.) Jones (D.-Ala.) Brown (D.-Calif.) Rogers (D.-Tex.) Jones (D.-Mo.) BroyhiU (R.-N. C.) Ronan (D.-Ill.) Kastentneier (D.-Wisc.) Roush (D.-Ind.) Burleson (D.-Tex.) Kee (D.-W. Va.) CabeU (D.-Tex.) Roybal (D-Calif.) King (D.-Calif.) Callan (D.-Neb.) Scheuer p.-N. Y.) Kirwan (D.-Ohio) Cameron (D.-Calif.) Schinidhauser p.-Iowa) Kluczynski (D.-IU.) Clark (D.-Penn.) Sikes (D.-Fla.) Long (D.-La.) Cleveland (R.-N. H.) Sisk (D.-Calif. ) McClory (R.-IU.) Collier (R.-IU.) Smith (D.-Iowa) McDoweU (D.-Del.) Conyers (D.-Mich.) Springer (R.-IU.) McFall (D.-Calif.) Craley (D.-Penn.) Staggers (D.-W. Va.) McVicker (D.-Colo.) Culver (D.-Iowa) Stalbaum (D.-Wisc.) Mackay (D.-Ga.) Dawson (D.-Ill.) Steed (D.-Okla.) Mahon (D.-Tex.) Denton (D.-Ind.) Stephens (D.-Ga.) Matthews (D.-Fla.) Diggs (D.-Mich.) Stratton (D.-N. Y.) Michel (R.-I11.) Dow (D.-N. Y.) Teague (D.-Texas) Mills (D.-Ark.) Dowdy (D.-Tex.) Todd (D.-Mich.) Monagan (D.-Conn.) Dyal (D.-Calif.) Trimble (D.-Ark.) Morris (D.-N. M.) Everett (D.-Tenn.) Udall (D.-Ariz.) Moss (D.-Calif.) Vanik (D.-Ohio) Famum (D.-Mich.) Nedzi (D.-Mich.) Vigorito (D.-Pa.) FasceU p.-Fla.) Nelson (R.-Minn.) Vivian (D.-Mich.) Fraser (D.-Minn.) Walker (D.-N. M.) O'Hara (D.-Bl.) Fuqua p.-Fla.) Watts (D.-Ky.) Olson (D.-Minn.) Gathings (D.-Ark.) White (D.-Tex.) O'l^al (D.-Ga.) Greigg (D.-Iowa) Willis (D.-La.) Patman (D.-Tex.) Hamilton p.-Ind.) Wright (D.-Tex.) Pickle (D.-Tex." Hanna p.-Calif.) Poage p.-Tex. Yates (D.-IU.) Hansen p.-Iowa) Young (D.-Tex.) Price (D.-Ul.) Hardy D.-Va.) Paired for: Keon^ (D.-N.T.), O'Neill (D.-Maaa.), Hebcrt (D.-La.), Reineeke <R.Callf.). Horton <D.-N.Y.), Mink (D.-Hawaii). Hnrphr (D.-liL), Morriaon (D.-La.). . Paired againat: Rcanick (D.-N.Y.), Annonaio (D.-Iii.), Ottinger (D.-N.Y.), Cnnningham (R.-Iowa), Burton (R.-Utah), Sieott (D.-N.C.), Weltner (D.-Ga.), Murray (I>.-Tenn.)... . . . .. . .. , ..J .1.. , ^.i., . «;_i, iii.vV Page Three •7 Report Reveals Alarming Facts on U.S. Shipping l/S Tanker Constru€tion Is Down To One Ship; Russia BuiUing 116 Although the United States is the worid's largest user of petroleum, its ocean tanker fleet con­ tinues to decline at an alarming rate. While more American tankers were scrapped last year than those of any other nation in the world and new U. S. tanker construction was down to a single ship, the Soviet Union was accelerating the buildup of its tankships, with 116 such vessels under construction—all intended for operation under the U.S.S.R. registry. These disturbing facts were revealed in the 24th annual tanker survey made by the Sun Oil Com­ pany which is regarded as the ^ by the fact that more than 50 per 28, Liberia 29, the U. S. S. R. 116, authoritative analysis of the cent of its present carrying ca­ the United Kingdom 19, France world tanker fleet. Ironically, the pacity was built in the last three 12, Italy 11, Sweden eight, Den­ reports were first undertaken in years. Only a little more than five mark nine and West Germany the mid-1940's to aid in national per cent of the United States tank­ seven. defense planning. The Sun Oil report showed that er tonnage was built in the same In 1957 the United States led period. the Standard Oil (Company of New the world in numbers and ton­ The critical state of U. S. ship­ Jersey had 142 ships flying the nages of tankers, but it has been ping was emphasized by the gap flags of 16 nations. The bulk of in decline ever since. It dropped in age between the American tank­ Standard's runaway operations was to fourth place in 1961, a position er fleet and those of the other under Panamanian registry — 43 it held in 1965, although its rela­ maritime nations. The U. S. tank­ ships. Only 19 of its ships fly the tive position with other tanker er fleet's average age is the oldest U. S. flag. fleets is still slipping, the report among the major maritime nations It is interesting to note that shows. of the world. The average age of Joseph D'Andrea, a Standard Oil At the end of 1965, the run­ the American fleet is 14 years and executive and an industry mem­ away registry of Liberia was in 9 months — approximately twice ber of the President's Maritime first place. Norway was in second the average of seven years and Advisory Committee, voted against place, the United Kingdom third, seven months of the world tanker the (Committee's majority report and the United States fourth. But fleet. which recommended a program to the Soviet Union moved up to Indicating a still further decline strengthen American-flag ships in­ eight place in 1965 from the 11th in the U. S. tanker fleet, new ves­ cluding the tanker" segment. place it held the year earlier. In terms of deadweight ton­ sel construction on order or under nage, the Standard'fleet makes it Most significant, as the report way at the end of 1965 showed the largest operator of tankers in shows, the increase in Russian the U. S. with but one tanker the world. while Norway had 68 ships, Japan tanker construction is highlighted 85 Seafarers Licensed As Engineers; Nine More Complete Union Training Engineer officer licenses have gone to nine more Seafarers who have passed the U.S. Coast Guard examination after preparing at the Engineers Training School, jointly sponsored by the SIU and District 2 of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. A total of 85 Seafarers have now received their engineer's Donald Bowtell, 35, who sailed District 2 of the Marine Engineers license from the school as a re­ as a pumpman, deck engineer, and Beneficial Association. Seafarers sult of the upgrading program. F'WT has been in the SIU for who enroll in the program obtain meals, hotel lodgings and subsis­ Of the nine newly licensed SIU seven years; tence payments of $110 a week men, three received licenses as Wallace Purdue, 40, who ship­ Third Assistant Engineer and six ped out in all engine room ratings while in training for their licenses. Engine Department Seafarers Seafarers obtained licenses as Sec­ are eligible to apply for any of the ond Assistant Engineers. upgrading courses offered by the Seafarers who received their li­ school if they are 19 years of age censes as Third Assistant engin­ or older and have 18 months of eers were: Q.M.E.D. watch standing time in Fritz Rethemeyer, 41, who sailed as a fireman-water tender and has been a Seafarer for eight years; Sam Telech, 43, who shipped Parsons Fleishman out as a fireman, oiler and fire­ man-water tender, and has been and has been an SIU member Sea­ farer for 22 years; an SIU member for 23 years; Lawrence Keneker, 43, who shipped as a FWT and has been Bowtell Palmer sailing SIU since 1947; Gordon Owen, 43, who has the engine department plus six sailed as a FWT and deck engineer months' experience as a wiper or and has been an equivalent. Seafarers in the engine depart­ SIU member for ment who are interested in the 11 years. The joint SIU- program should obtain additional MEBA District 2 information and apply for the Rethemeyer Telech upgrading school course at any SIU hall or write is the first train­ Hilmer Parsons, 48, who has ing program of its sailed as fireman-water tender, kind in American junior engineer, pumpman, deck maritime history. engineer, refrigerator engineer and Owen The school offers electrician. He has held his book Seafarers and Engineers qualified since 1945. instruction in preparing for their The newly licensed Second As- third assistant engineers licenses, istant engineers are: temporary third assistant engi­ Walter Fleishman, 43, who has neers licenses or original second Keneker Purdue been with the SIU for 22 years engineer licenses in either steam and sailed as a fireman and oiler; or motor vessel classifications. directly to SIU headquarters at Charles Palmer, 45, who sailed The school is operated under a 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, as a pumpman and FWT and has reciprocal agreement between the New York, 11232. The telephone Seafarers International Union and number is HYacinth 9-6600. had his bo<3k for_21 years; .K •V t-'- • W: �Page Four September 16, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG light Additional Veteran Seafarers Join Growing SlU Pension Roster The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area Seafarers are again living up to the tradition of carrying cargoes wherever they are needed by their country without regard to personal dangers or hardships involved. In spite of Viet Cong harassments and other dangers involved in delivering military cargoes to Viet Nam, we are having little difficulty in crewing ships for the Viet Nam mn. <SyAs they did in World War II 13 others in transit over the last and Korea, Seafarers are again period. living up to their reputation as a James Smith, who has been sail­ Qiilnn BatenM Bauers Rayfuse Ward Sheber fourth arm of the nation's defense. ing as a Seafarer for 17 years just Those who would write off the Eight more Seafarers have joined the growing list of men who are receiving regular monthly $150 got off the Mount Vernon Victory American merchant marine as SIU pension benefits. The latest group of Seafarers on pension includes Benedicto Baterno, Claude after a 14 month tour. He will having been superseded in im­ Rayfuse, Clyde Ward, Frank Quinn, Jacob Sheber, Stanley Bauers, Frank Vivero and Chislaen Van take a well-earned vacation before portance by other means of trans­ Raemdonck. he even starts to think of shipping Batemo sailed in the deck de­ blackgang ratings. Born in Nova Fla., he was, born in Virginia. portation should simply take a out again. He said the officers partment as AB after joining the Scotia, he now makes his home Ward was a member of,the en­ look at the huge volume of car­ and crew aboard the Mount Ver­ Union in New York. Bom in the in St. Petersburg, Fla. with his gine department who sailed as an goes flowing into Viet Nam aboard non Victory were a nice bunch American-flag vessels. The huge Phillipines, he now resides in New wife, Ruth. He joined the Union oiler and FWT. tonnages and the dedication of of guys. in New Orleans and last shipped Quinn, who sailed as a bridgeYork with his daughter, Teresa. Norman H. Peppier, who has man, joined the Union in the port the men who are delivering them His last ship was the Overseas on the Steel Fabricator. been sailing in the deck depart­ are the best possible proof that of New York. Bom in Jersey Ward, who joined the SIU in Joyce. ment for 20 years, was recently in peace and war, the American City, he lives with his wife, Mar­ Rayfuse was a member of the Norfolk, last sailed aboard the paid off the Losmar and got set garet in Elizabeth, N. J. Quinn's merchant marine remains as im­ engine department, sailing in all Madaket. A resident of Tampa, last employer was the Pennsyl­ portant today as it has been in for a little vacation. He ran into some bad luck and ended in the vania RR. the past. hospital for an operation instead. Sheber became an SIU member New York He is now more fit for duty but in the port of Detroit. He was bom in Mich, and makes his home Shipping is very will rest before shipping out again. now in St. Ignace, Mich, with his good here and Philadelphia wife, Isobel. A cook in the ste­ most Seafarers Shipping has been good this ward department, his last vessel are having no month. James Winters, who sails was the Mackinac Transporter. by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative trouble finding in the steward's department and Bauers sailed in the deck de­ good berths. Lion­ has been a Seafarer for 19-years, The Seafarers International Union has been warmly thanked by partment since joining the Union el Barnes stopped is about ready to go to sea again new AFL-CIO United Farm Workers Organizing Committee for the in Detroit. Bom in St. Louis, by to tell us that after spending the summer months strong help the SIU gave in the UFWO's successful stmggle against Mo., he and his wife, Elmira live he is now attend­ at home. Jim's last ship was the the Teamsters and the giant Di Giorgio farm complexes. The AFL- in Mackinaw City, Mich. His last ing the FWT-oiler Spitfire. Raymond "Jack" Riemer Bames CIO farm workers unit recently won bargaining rights to represent ship was the Mackinac Trans­ upgrading school. is on the beach and raring to go porter. the farm workers as the cuhnina- fB. T. Hanback, who just came out again. Jack, who sails in tion of a long uphill struggle Seattle from a run to Viet Nam stopped the engine department, was last against the teamsters and the Di by the Hall to say hello and regis­ aboard the Commander. Shipping has been excellent in Giorgio Corporation. William this port and any man who wants ter. Nick Gaylord has just stepped William Underwood, who sails Kircher, AFL-CIO director of or­ to ship out in a hurry should come off the Sea-Land Services ship in the steward department, just ganization and Cesar Chavez, to Seattle. Vessels paying off and Bienville after a tour as chief stew­ got off the Jefferson City Victory leader of the new AFL-CIO union, signing on during the last ship­ ard and says he is going to take a and expects to be ready to sail warmly thanked the Seafarers In­ ping period were the Express little vacation before sailing again. out again in a few weeks. ternational Union for its hard Baltimore, Council Grove, An­ A. H. Ahmed, who got off the work and help in the final days of chorage, Fairide, Seatrain Victory, Alcoa Marketer in Houston has Norfolk Vivero Raemdonck the organizing drive. just come back from a run to Carrol Victmy, Seattle and the Shipping has been very good The Washington State AFL- Mankato Victory. The Betbflor Vivero, a member of the stew­ Saigon. here with future prospects looking CIO Convention in Tacoma has was in transit. ard department, last sailed on the even brighter. Roswell Sanderlin, Baltimore strongly backed Representative Topa Topa. He was born in Spain a Seafarer for 18 years, just got Harry E. O'Brien, who sails in Thomas Pelly, (R-Washington) for Shipping has been good from and now lives in New Orleans with off the Rubin Hood where he the deck department, has been on re-election to the First District. his wife, Rita. Vivero joined the this port and prospects for the served as bosun. He is going to the beach for a couple of months. Congressman Pelly is a friend of near future look excellent. We now SIU in New York. grab the first ship out after enjoy­ the United States merchant marine His last vessel was the Brigham Chislaen Van Raemdonck was have the Alamar, Losmar and ing a nice vacation at Nags Head, Victory and his is ready for a and Maritime Unions and has bom in Belgium and joined the Trusco laid-up and waiting for gone on record for establishing an grain run on the next ship going SIU in the port of Philadelphia. orders out. No report as yet as North Carolina. Loe Llewallen, a 21-year union independent Maritime Administra­ out. John J. Pietrzak has just He resides in that city with his to when these vessels will start tion in order to foster a strong stepped off the Robin Hood which wife, Mamie. The Seaforer sailed crewing. We have paid off four man, has been on the beach for American merchant marine. ships, signed on five and have had some time and is ready to ship out in the deck department. as an AB on any vessel that comes San Francisco along. Shipping here in the Port of Boston San Francisco is still very good Shipping has and there are many berths open picked up in this for AB's, oilers, FWT's, electri­ port over the last cians, cooks and bakers. ' Playing off over the last period period and is ex­ WASHINGTON—^The Federal Government has set the partial were the Pan Oceanic Faith, Ex­ pected to be even cost of the damage claims resulting from the disastrous fire and Pietrzak Ward press of Virginia, Ocean Joyce, better during the sinking of the run-away-flag cruise liner Yarmouth Castle at more Rachel V., Steel Traveler, Jeffer­ next few weeks. than $59 million. son City Victory, Express Buffalo was on the South African run. He Robert Frazer, The figure was announced by legislators felt that the compen­ sails in the steward department Federal Court Judge David W. sation clause as it now stands and the San Francisco. who is now spend­ Crews are signing on aboard and has been in the SIU for 20- Dyer as a battery of lawyers would not properly protect pas­ ing a little time Frazer the CouM* De Alene, Express Buf­ years. Pietrzak is ready for a ship worked on the preliminaries for sengers fiscally. with his family, falo, Pan Oceanic Faith, Rachel going anywhere. John Ward, who the trial of the suits. The judge has been a Seafarer for 20 years. A spokesman for the Senate His last ship was the Gateway v.. Express Virginia, Steel Work­ was last at sea aboard the An­ noted that the figure represented er, Ocean Joyce and the San Fran­ chorage as a messman, plans to only 440 claimants who requested Commerce Committee said that City and he will be ready to ship cisco. Ships in transit were the take it easy for a while before a specific sum. It does not include the liability clause has been set again in the near future. Free Ammca, Young America, shipping out again. the many additional suits whose aside for further study. The new Puerto Rico Santa Emilia, Portmar and Keva costs are being left up to the special liabity measure is expected Wilmington Ideal. Albert Santiago and Tony San­ courts to decide. The suits are to be designed to eliminate an old M. T. Doberty, in from Detroit, Shipping here has been running being filed against the Chadade law that limits shipowners to only tiago both grabbed deck mainten­ is looking for a bosun's job on any a little slower than last period but Steamship Company and its sub­ $60 a ship ton in compensation in ance jobs on the Seatrain Louisi­ ship going out. Brother Doherty Emil G. Glaser dropped by the sidiaries, Yarmouth Cruise Lines case any passenger was injured or ana which is now on the New lost his life in a shipboard acci­ York-Puerto Rico run. After sev­ has spent most of his shipping Hall to let us know that he is now and Yarmouth Cruises Inc. dent at sea. The liability measure eral runs to the Viet Nam war days in the Great Lakes area and a very happy man. He said that The high money cost of the is a 22-year member of the SIU. thanks to the SIU'Engineer Train­ disaster has moved the United is also expected to cover any fiscal zone Tony Caldera is holding L. Rlnber just got off the Express ing School he is now a second as­ States Senate not to include a gaps left over by the ship safey down the bosun's job on the Sea­ Buffalo after ending two months sistant engineer aboard the Steel provision in the recently-passed bill. train New York. Walter Stovall, going to the Far East. He is now Architecti Bill Hart dropped in cruise ship safety bill that will The ship safety bill has been AB .on the Seatrain New York, on the beach waiting for the next to register and was shipped right compensate the relatives of Amer­ passed by the Senate after repeated never fails to drop by the hall and SlU-manned vessel going to Viet out as a deck engineer aboard the ican passengers who might lose calls for such a measure from the say hello when the ship is in San Penmar. their lives in future diasters. Many SIU and other maritime unions. Juan. Nam. The Pacific Coast nr Yarmouth Castle Fire Victims File Lawsuits Totaling Over $59 Million if �September 16, 1966 The Gulf Coast by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, GuH Area SEAFAyRERS LOG Fmge Fire Moony Stresses US Lobor's Rote In Supporting Free-Worid's Unions The AFL-CIO plays a "very important leadership role" in supporting free trade unions and exposing Com­ A very good friend of the SfU and Labor, James H. "Jimmy" Mor­ munist unions as government fronts. Federation Pres. George Meany and other panelists agreed on the rison is in a Democratic primary run-off for Louisiana's sixth Congres­ Georgetown Forum, broadcast from Washington, D. C., with tapes of the interview made available to some sional District. Morrison was top man in a field of six and missed 300 radio stations around the winning the first primary by about 500 votes with approximately 143,Asia and Europe. The joint ob­ Strategy, and program Moderator country. 000 votes being cast. All SIU members are urged to give their full jective, he said, is "to maintain Wallace Fanning. A second discussion along the worker freedom" and encourage support to Morrison. Atkinson said he agreed with same lines was televised for show­ workers to "develop unions by in any hurry to ship out again. He The Greater New Orleans AFLMeany that Communist lands say CIO Council is supporting the said he likes India and would like ing over NBC Channel 4 and edu­ which they can improve their own they have unions but "actually . . . Hotel, Motel and Restaurant Em­ to go to Bombay when he retires. cational TV Channel 26 in Wash­ lot" and at the same time help their unions are used primarily to John Sansone, who last sailed ington. ployees and Bartender's Interna­ develop "a good type of society in control the workers." Meany said American trade un­ their own countries." on the Del Sud, was forced to get tional Union in its drive to or­ Inside the Soviet Unoin, Castro's ganize some 30-40,000 unorgan­ off after two trips because of ions work with the Intl. Confed­ Cuba and Red China, Dr. Atkin­ Communist propagandists try to ized hotel and bar workers in the stomach trouble. He now has a eration of Free Trade Unions, the confuse workers, Meany reported, son commented, "there is no such New Orleans area. The organiz­ not-fit-for-duty rating. When he American Institute for Free Labor by giving words like "trade union" thing-as a right to strike. This ing drive is aimed at raising the is well enough Sansone hopes to Development and labor move­ and "people's democracy" a totally simply doesn't exist." substandard wages of hotel and ship out again on another Delta ments in Latin America, Africa, different meaning than in free Meany gave this summary of Line ship. John (Basco) Pennlno, bar workers here. the AIFLD programs as an exam­ lands. The New Orleans AFL-CIO also on the beach with a not-fit"What they term a trade union," ple of the federation's work with and the Maritime Council of New for-duty rating after two trips he observed, "does not represent unionists of other countries; Orleans and vicinity celebrated aboard the Del Sud as 2nd pantry­ "We bring to this country an the workers, it represents govern­ Labor Day with a pre-Labor Day man, will also wait for a Delta average of 100 to 150 students ment." celebration at the Seafarers' Hall Line passenger ship when he's well each year who are trade unionists Meany recalled a story in the . . . and we give them a threeon September 1. More than 500 enough to sail. Soviet newspaper Trud which in month course in the rudiments of persons attended the celebration MobUe 1964 accused union officials of basic trade unionism. At the same and House majority whip Hale A meeting between SIU Safety Shipping is good from this port deviationism for wanting unions to time they get a look at the type of Boggs (D-La.) was the principal Director Joe Algina and Captain at present with the beach small have a voice in setting wages and society that we have here. Then speaker. Jack O'Brien, Sea-Land Safety and no laid-up ships. production quotas. we send them back to their own Representative, has formulated New Orleans Frank E. Edmonds, who sails strict safety regulations aimed at "Production norms and wages, countries and support them" for Jack (Gator Mouth) Bates is in the deck department, has just the article went on to say, are the back on the beach after a pleasant come back from a fast trip to Eu­ preventing injuries to Seafarers province of the party and nobody nine months while they act as class two-month trip to Greece as a rope aboard the John B. Water­ caused by toxic fumes from leaky else. In other words, the Commu­ instructors in organizing, collective steward on the Penn Challenger. man. Edmonds, who' is married containers, which has been a prob­ nist Party decides what the wages bargaining, grievances, and free Gator Mouth hated to leave the and makes his home here, has lem of growing concern in recent are, what production they expect trade unionism. AIFLD has a social projects ship because he said it was a been shipping out from Gulf ports years. from each worker," Meany com­ division which, under contracts In July of this year, for in­ very good vessel with a top-notch for the last 25-years in various mented. with the Agency for Intl. Develop­ crew from top to bottom. It has deck ratings. One A. Wilson, who stance, crew members of the Seament, builds housing for workers "The so-called union is con­ been six weeks since he last last shipped out aboard the Free Land vessel Fairland were hos­ with U.S. unions guaranteeing the cerned with absenteeism, and re­ America, has been sailing from pitalized, victims of a leakage of warding workers for keeping up loan, Meany said. this port for the last 20-years. one of the tank containers aboard. production by perhaps allowing Fanning reported that the World Married with two children, Wilson The containers were filled with them to go to a state-owned vaca­ Marxist Review for March 1966 is on the beach waiting for the tolylene diisocyanate. The leak tion spot for a week." made a "bitter attack" on the was discovered after one day at birth of a third child. Meany appeared on the pro­ AIFLD as an "imperialist" tool sea. Louis E. Hartley, who sailed in and demanded that Latin labor Contact with this liquid, or its gram after returning from an the engine department aboard the "combine legal and illegal work" ICFTU executive board meeting fumes, can cause severe lung dam­ Free America, has been shipping and prepare instead for mass strug­ age, serious skin bums and harm­ in Brussels, Belgium. Also present out of the Gulf Area for 26 years gle. to discuss the subject "How Amer­ Wood Bates and has now chalked up two trips ful eye irritations. Tolylene di­ ican Unions Help Labor Abroad" Meany said American labor is worked on the Penn Challenger as an oiler on vessels that went to isocyanate and toxic materials were Dr. James D. Atkinson, interested in seeing that workers and is now ready to take the first Viet Nam. Leroy EckhoiF was like it pose a modern safety haz­ Georgetwon University professor remain free to raise their standards steward's job that he can find on chief electrician aboard his last ard to seamen. of government; John Fisher, presi­ of living and to maintain "our own The meeting resulted in the de­ dent of the Institute of American freedom here at home." any ship, any run. Jack B. Wood, ship, the Claiborne, for several chief cook on the York for 19 trips on the Puerto Rican run. He velopment of a strigent set of months, dropped by the Hall to has been a SIU member since the regulations for checking tank con­ tainers prior to their being loaded, pick up his $1,162.24 vacation start of the Union. and provides for checking them check. He has made six trips to Houston aboard ship prior to sailing. An India aboard the York and is not Johnny Chestnut, an old deck elaborate and specific control tag department hand is on the beach will keep tabs on each individual and studying hard to upgrade container so that inspection re­ WASHINGTON—^Trans-World Corporation, agents for the SIUhimself to an AB rating at the sponsibilities may be accurately AB's school. Another deck de­ policed. It is anticipated that in contracted Oceanic Ore Carriers and American Oceanic Corporation, partment old-timer, Charles Saw­ this way leakage may be discov­ has announced that it is willing to pay the cost of reactivating five PORT ARTHUR, Texas—Pre­ yer, is also seeking to upgrade ered before it becomes a safety Government-owned Reserve Fleet ^ serve fleets for MSTS use under dictions that Port Arthur would himself at the school. hazard at sea. Victory ships provided it is allow­ General Agency Agreements. become one of America's major ed to bareboat charter them. ocean ports were voiced recently The use of General Agency A bareboat charter is a hiring by port director Dow Wynn. Agreements to reactivate vessels, Retirement Bound arrangement under which the the company said, is not really The reason for such enthusiasm shipping line takes over a vessel beneficial to the Government. is the recent approval of an ex­ completely except for outright Under a General Agency Agree­ pansion program that will cost ownership. Under this charter the ment, the Government has to bear $9.5 million. Upon completion company keeps the ship in repair, the port's present complex under hires the crews, operates the vessel the "entire cost of vessel break­ Port Authority control will be and even hires it out, but returns out. In addition, the Government doubled. This is the second $9.5 it to its original owner at the end assumes the risk of having to amortize the breakout cost over million expansion program ap­ of the bareboat charter. a short period of time if the Gov­ proved. Trans-World said that it wanted ernment's need for the operating Port Arthur is currently a major the Victorys for a four-year period vessel is short-lived." petroleum port, but the new ex­ and during that time wished to The company said that it esti­ pansion program has as its inten­ re-charter them on a time-charter mated the breakout costs to run tion the turning of Port Arthur basis to the Military Sea Trans­ "somewhere between $350,000 into an all-commodity port to serv­ portation Service. ice the Gulf area. To do this the Bareboat chartering of the re­ and $500,000 per vessel. In addi­ upstream area around the port cently broken-out Victory ships, tion, the bareboat charterer as­ would be used as the site for the company said, "clearly meets sumes the risk of amortizing devdopment of a three million the public interest." It noted that breakout cost in the event that bushel grain elevator.' the United States, Merchant Ma­ due to circumstances beyond his rine is suffering from-a lack of control the bareboat charter is The terminal will be operated, merchant vessels and said the terminated by the Government." iihder lease, by the Manhattan Trans-World requested a speedy "proof that the trades in ques­ Gfain Terminal Corporation who SIU oldtimer Frank Waiter (right) picks up his first regular monthly decision from the Maritime Ad­ tion are not adequately served is ue affiliated \tvith Transeastem Associates, owners of the SIU- pension check from SIU rep.-Joe DiGiorgio at New York head­ furnished by the Government's ministration so that it could act jnafined Manhattan, &e world's quarters. A former member of the deck.department, Walter joined continuing and increasing with­ :quickly and get to work operating the Union in Baltimore; where he how lives with his wife Virginia.^ drawal of vessels from the Re­ the Victorys. largest cargo carrier.' New Sofety Ruies To Protect Seuforers From Toxic Fumes Port Arthur To Add Huge Groin Bevutor SIU Company Seeks 5 Victory Ships Under Bareboat Charter Agreement �September 16, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Six DiSPATCll The Great Lakes From Aug. 26 to Sept. 8, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 3 4 40 34 73 2 4 3 3 13 21 2 5 7 0 1 3 3 7 2 10 9 23 12 9 44 12 19 47 12 1 7 37 22 32 26 15 16 160 141 282 TOTAL REGISTERED by Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen,Secretary-Treasurer.Great Lakes The month of August was a busy one here in the Great Lakes District. Besides electing union officers for the 1966-68 term final negotiations were settled on an industry-wide vacation plan which will become effective January 1, 1967. On that date all companies under contract to the Seafarers International Union, Great Lakes District will contribute to the plan, which<5> —— — : will be known as the Sea'farers f^ Vacation Fund, Great Lakes Dis­ Beach, Florida. Bill had shipped out for many years as wheelsman trict. on the South American and he The vacation plan, unlike earlier sends his very best wishes to all ones, covers all members of the former shipmates. Union, both permanent men and Foreign-flag ships are still dom­ relief men. Under the old com­ inating the grain trade here and pany plan relief men did not re­ the figures up to July 31, 1966 re­ ceive credit for accumulated days. flect that American-flag vessels Now, with this additional cover­ are only carrying IIV2 per cent of age, we believe the relief man will the grain cargoes. Canada is still be able to ship out more often. the number one grain shipper hav­ The qualifying period is 120-days ing carried 587 cargoes or 60 per for full benefits and 90-days for cent of the grain shipped out up reduced benefits. to that period. Deep &a foreignAn SIU clinic is now operating flag vessels carried 282 cargoes or in Cleveland for Union members 28 V2 per cent of the trade. Ameri­ and their families. The Cleveland can ships carried 114 cargoes. clinic is located at Dr. Castle and Shipping is still good and with Associates, 200 Republic Build­ the recent lay-up of the Bob-Lo ing, Cleveland, Ohio 44115. We boats, we expect to fill berths urge all Seafarers living in the aboard other vessels with these area to take full advantage of the crews. The Milwaukee Clipper and many facilities offered by this the South American will also end clinic. All members will be re­ their season shortly and the men quired to have physical examina­ from the.se vessels should have no tions and possess clinic cards prior trouble finding jobs on other SIU to fit-out in 1967. We now are Lakes vessels. operating clinics in Duluth, Al­ Labor Day in Detroit was high­ pena, Detroit and Buffalo, as well lighted by President Johnson's as Cleveland. Two more clinics visit. The Chief Executive was are expected to get into operation given an enthusiastic welcome by in the near future. organized labor. His Detroit ap­ An old friend and former SIU pearance was sponsored by the port agent Bill Stevenson was in AFL-CIO in memory of Senator town last week. Bill is now receiv­ Patrick V. McNamara, Etemocrat ing his monthly pension check from Michigan. Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals All Groups Class A Class B 5 8 33 90 3 11 20 16 8 7 2 11 3 2 6 18 68 31 31 45 10 2 21 63 17 36 192 385 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 26 4 319 83 35 15 110 33 32 14 19 5 9 3 70 12 165 81 164 52 30 1 66 1 52 5 1,097 309 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals Class A Class B 4 1 40 81 9 8 8 21 7 4 6 3 3 5 19 12 30 21 36 25 7 12 22 24 20 11 253 186 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups TOTAL SHIPPED Class A Class B Class C 3 2 4 34 30 59 7 2 4 3 15 22 3 2 2 4 4 4 1 4 4 10 4 15 25 22 22 8 18 32 11 5 5 7 35 19 9 23 17 152 209 139 STEW,ARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups All Groups Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B 3 3 3 3 6 13 47 54 64 11 6 5 1 5 5 5 8 21 12 15 1 7 7 2 11 0 0 0 3 3 6 1 1 2 4 7 17 15 2 5 29 31 53 21 14 19 13 23 11 11 9 9 10 4 4 40 38 5 22 4 6 9 14 12 21 193 256 100 105 161 Class A Class B 7 1 313 79 20 14 65 26 25 16 6 6 . 10 6 36 7 101 61 165 45 13 1 30 2 24 5 815 269 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 11 5 36 164 8 21 72 24 31 12 9 1 1 12 49 6 70 145 38 72 17 1 36 1 13 3 633 225 ICC Approves 'Unit Train' Rate Reductions QUESTION: What is the best nickname you ever heard at sea and how do you think the fellow got that name? "Red" Piiolo: I knew a fellow once who was the spitting image of "Popeye" the sailor-man, the cartoon character. He had no teeth and a drawn-in mouth and his expressions and mannerisms where exactly like Popeye's He even sounded like him. He liked the nickname. A. Romero: "Flat-Top" is a nickname that sticks in my mind. This Seafarer I knew was a dead ringer for the character in the Dick Tracy comic strip. The cut of his hair and the shape of his head earned him the nickname. After a while, he felt you didn't know him if you called him by his name instead of the nickname. FVans De Keyzen I remembtf a chap I sailed with on a Steel ship a number of years ago. We used to call him"Mousey" because he looked like a mouse. Al­ though he wasn't in the least way meek as a mouse he never seemed to mind that he got labeled with that particular nickname. v|> Pedro Vega: I sailed with a man once who loved to talk. It seemed that he was al­ ways talking, so the crew called h i m "Victrola." He was just like a record and it seemed there was never a moment when he wasn't talking, although he was a pretty good guy other­ wise. <I> S. While: I knew a guy once, who actually changed his name to the nickname he got. He collected so many cars that instead of John Smith, he was called "John Car." He bought a number of heaps second hand, some of which he drove himself, others he gave to his wife. Jifew Railroad Rate Cats Threaten Gt Lakes Waterborne Coal Traffk TOLEDO—^The Lake Carriers Association has accused the New York Central Railroad of a "calculated program to wipe out vessel carriage of coal off the Great Lakes" and the use of "monopoly control" over the rates from Sunnyhill, Ohio to Toledo following an ICC refusal to suspend railroad rate reductions. At issue is a New York Central ^ Railroad reduction of rates for tive rate cutting is used by the new move to stop the discrimina­ the transport of coal from Sunny- railroads to force competing water tory rates it will have to file a hill to Essexville, Michigan when carriers out of business, after formal complaint with the ICC unit trains are used. This reduc­ which the railroads can hike prices against the New York Central's all-rail rates from Sunnyhill to tion will help unit trains take over as high as they wish. The Toledo authorities said that Essexville. In this type of com­ the coal trade that was formerly carried on a rail-water route via despite the fact that the distance plaint the burden of proof that the port of Toledo. This would from Sunnyhill to Toledo is half the rates violate any Federal law be the third largest piece of regu­ that from Sunnyhill to Essexville, would rest upon the port, and lar Great Lakes coal traffic lost to the rail rate to Toledo is $2.35 a would therefore put the port at a ton while the unit train rate to disadvantage in fighting its case. unit trains. Another try by railroads to take Essexville is $2.20 a ton. The railroad weapon, unit The Port of Toledo is parti­ away Great Lakes coal traffic from trains, operate only between two points so they can rush back cularly affected because the Inter­ inland waterway operators is be­ empty to their point of origin and state Commerce Commission has ing made by the Norfolk and refused to suspend the reduction Western Railway whose unit train refill. A spokesman for the Lake Car­ on the railroad rate for the trans­ rates are expected to affect the riers Association said that his port of bituminous coal in unit Lake Erie movement of coal. group does not fear "mere hard trains from Sunnyhill to Essex­ competition" from the railroads ville. The movement of coal in but is disturbed over the mono­ this manner will bypass Toledo polistic trend of unit trains. If which normally handles one mil­ the rail rates to Essexville had lion to 1.5 million tons of coal been accompanied by a similar annually. This coal is moved there reduction in the rate to the Toledo in trains and then shipped to Docks, "the situation would be Detroit by water. The ICC action is expected to different" and the waterway opera­ tors could compete more effec­ encourage further railroad incur­ sions into the waterway traffic in tively, he said. Both the Lake Carriers group coal. Traditionally in rate deci­ and the Port of Toledo rapped the sions affecting both railroads and Sunnyhill-Essexville rate on the inland waterway operators the grounds that the Central did not ICC has consistently favored the make proportional reductions for railroads. the rail-water route. Such selec­ If the Port of Toledo plans a 6£4FARF/ZSAND •mm FAMILIES: [31 �'September 16, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Industrial Bond Financing Rapped As Anti-Labor Aid Assistant Director Frank Fernbach of the AFL-CIO's Department of Research recently urged Congress to put an end to state and local industrial bond financing, charging that the practice has been used by unscrupulous public officians in certain states to lure "runaway shops" to their areas with promises of cheap non-union labor and other inducements. Organized labor has long been concerned about the runaway shop. Now, with this idea of industrial piracy growing and spreading, the trade union movement is more concerned than ever before and is taking vigorous steps to combat this spreading menace. The plot of industrial bond financing is one of the most vicious of all devices used to induce a plant to forsake its Community and employees and become a runaway. The intent of Congress in giving state and local governments authority to issue tax-free bonds was that it be used exclusively for public purposes such as schools, highways, hospitals and the like. However, the AFL-CIO pointed out to Congress, a growing number of communities are using tax-free bond revenues in building indus­ trial sites to lure business from other areas. When these community-financed plants and factories are leased to employers, no capital outlay is required and rentals can be charged off as production costs, giving such employers a special tax advantage. Worse yet, these prospective companies are often permitted to buy the bonds issued to finance their own plants, thereby realizing added income in the form of tax-free interest payments. In inducing businesses to relocate in their areas, such state and local officials normally prey upon the fact that their citizenry suffers under the burden of unemployment, job insecurity and low wages. The fact is advertised that in such locations the prospective runaway employer will not be bothered by labor unions, stressing the fact that there is a vast supply of cheap non-union labor available to be un­ justly exploited. The problem of these runaway shops has been growing at an alarming rate in recent years. Hundreds of thousands of American workers have been victimized by plant piracy spurred by sweatshop wages, sub-standard state labor and welfare laws, and the induce­ ment of governmentally subsidized industrial bond financing. Even without government action there is something that can be done to help alleviate the problem. These runaway plants, taking unfair advantage of a cheap non-union labor supply and unfair tax exemption, cannot hope to sell all their products to the low-paid workers in the areas where they relocate. By looking for the Union Label before purchasing any product the American consumer can make it impossible for these runaways to exist. All the illegal and im­ moral advantages in the world won't help them if nobody buys their products. The Sheet Metal Workers In­ ternational has won its third straight representation election as part of a joint AFL-CIO orga­ nizing drive in Columbus, Ohio. The union beat a 21-year old company union in an election at the Lennox Industries, 291-253. There was 583 eligible to vote. — 4/ — The Retail, Wholesale, Depart­ ment Store Union has continued its successes in Alabama, orga­ nizing more than 200 workers in three separate representation elec­ tions. The three new union plants are the A. R. Taylor Veneer Co., the Griffith Packing Company and the Centralio Farmers' Co-op. A majority of workers in each of the plants are Negro. ^ The AFL-CIO has called on all affiliates to cease utilizing the services or subscribing to the products of the Bureau of Na­ tional Affairs, a Washington-based reporting service, -until the com­ pany reaches an honorable con­ tract and strike settlement with the Washington-Baltimore News­ paper Guild. The AFL-CIO Coun­ cil declared the strike was made necessary "because of the adament refusal of BNA to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement satisfactory to Guild member em­ ployees." BNA management has taken an '*dbstinate position," the Council said, and until it offers conditions leading to an honor­ able termination of" the strike, unions should not use its services. The Textile Workers Union of America has won a major orga­ nizing victory at the Pepperell Mills at Lindale, Georgia, its third southern success in recent weeks. The vote in the NLRB represen­ tation election was 1,139,-917 for the TWUA. Earlier the union had won bargaining elections among more than 600 workers at Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., North Charleston, South Carolina, and in a 300-worker linit at Spofford Mills in Wilmington, North Caro­ lina. 4^ President Johnson has an­ nounced that he will reappoint Gerald A. Brown, a career civil servant, to a second five-year term as a member of the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce strongly opposed Brown's reap­ pointment, accusing him of being improperly pro-union but not sub­ mitting evidence to back the charge. Several businessmen wrote Johnson opposing Brown, and the C of C was reported to have sug­ gested five other candidates to the President. Brown joined the NLRB staff in February 1942. He served as a field examiner in the Chicago, Atlanta and Memphis offices and from 1947 until his first appointment to the Board by the late President Kennedy in 1961 he served as San Fran­ cisco regional director. Page Seven "It's Me Poor Mother I'm Thinking Of!" /I i •I [ The High Cost of Profits "Profits Boom—Economy Soars—Produc­ tivity Breaks All Records." Newspapers across the country have been blaring these headlines across their front pages for some time now and from a casual glance it would appear that all is well within the American economy. With profits and productivity surpassing all existing records it could be assumed by the reader of these headlines that the well-heeled American businessman is sharing the wealth with the American consumer by lowering the price of his goods to coincide with his good fortune. However, the American businessman has developed his own peculiar brand of mathe­ matics. Instead of lowering or at least stabiliz­ ing his prices he raises them. To justify the increases he then claims that the high wages won by unions are the reason for his price in­ crease and that any effort on his part in lower­ ing the cost of his product would surely result in economic disaster. A person would not have to be an econo­ mist to discover the illogic and deception which this explanation represents. Profits are com­ puted after all fixed costs of production—in­ cluding wages—are added on the balance sheets of a corporation. It is obviously not "union wages" which are responsible for the price increases. The rea­ son behind the big increases can be defined very simply as "greed." As always, it is the American consumer who is penalized for this profit greed through a re­ duction in his purchasing power at the market­ place. He is viewed by American business solely as a contributor to profits—never as one who shares through a reduction in the price of goods. The unions, cast in the role of whipping boy by management and many newspapers throughout the country, is a convenient ex­ planation for the continuing rise in the prices in consumer goods. However, it is clear that upon examination this explanation is inaccu­ rate and if a finger is to be pointed it can only be at a profit-hungry American business com­ munity. The Elections: What They Are All About All American workers have an important stake in the politics of our nation. The way in which tney participate in the national poli­ tics is by voting in, all city, state and federal elections. The laws and policies which are effected by the legislative and executive branches of our government affect the welfare and security of everyone and the people who are entrusted with the responsibility of government must be of direct concern to all of us. Important elections are coming up in No­ vember. Their importance should not be un­ derestimated. They involve more than the personalities of candidates. As the Committee on Political Education (COPE) of the AFL-CIO points out, the 1966 election involves a lot of things which American workers are concerned with. Like health care and doing something about our strangled cities. And providing the means for a better edu­ cation for all children. And doing something about the problems of the poor—and the children of the poor. And making sure that there is equality for all. And ridding our communities of slums and making jobs available for all employables. And we in the vital maritime industry have a special concern in the elections because it is so subject to laws and regulations that can spell the difference between its survival and its extinction. As workers, and as Seafarers, we must elect those candidates who will best protect, our in­ terests and welfare. Make sure you, and the other eligible mem­ bers of your family, register and vote this year. f I I �Page Eight September 16, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG ' yauttepSan^^Kpn^^Crain w6ri0^^n^^ of the Fairland which doclcedrecehfly in Port Eliza^^ With a container cargo after the Sealand-owned ship completed a coastwise trip. ^^upei^Vsaijed iilk^e Stevi^^ while Ronnie sailed In the Deck department^ • ill' Rupei^ i^utiet, df^ t^ depatfrhenb is> V Ramon Agum chief cook, Tielped keep Seafarers shown squaring away some tidbits in the ship's v well fed during the voyage. Ramon fakes time out pantry after Seafarers had enjoyed late snack. to grab a cigarette while waiting for his payoff. Tony Rabagb; BR, Is packing the crewmen's laundry while he and felloW crewmembers await payoff. The ship arrived in port several hours jate^aifter: it was caught in a stormi Seafarer Rrchard Rodgers provides musical entertainment for two of his shipmates, Herb Buchbinder and Bob Scotti. Brother Rodgers is a great fan of Al Hirt in New Orleans. ff the payoff in messroom are, left to right, Seafarers Leon Kermarec, M. Osman,Tony Rabago, and H; Buchbinder. They agreed it was good trip. The engine department's Ed Madeira, who sailed as an oiler aboard the Fairland, checks the gauges in the engine room before going up to the payoff. Ed Mad^rat cenfeW SlU iredresen^^^ Crain :r-_- i-/-',-'- mm over necessary payoff details with Matthews, left, as shipmate Ron �"r 'ill H- r -• September 16, 1966 ^^Ine departrnen G: Ortiz takes ' coffee. " for a 'hot• cup of SEAFARERS Jimmy Elliot of deck . department checks out •• «• LOG Page Nine Grouped around dinner table on SS Lohg Beach to enjoy hearty lunch are A, Guillen, Bill Rodgers, Gus Cetrakis, and Charles Misck, Jr. Long Beach was recent visitor to eastern coast and had a payoff in Port Elizabeth. The Sealand-owned ship was reported to have had a good voyage to West Coast ports and return, thanks to a good crew. •H • I •, >• )• 1; H ^ fSeveral crewmembers of the Isthmian ship Steel Sun^r are .seen on deck v^e the vessel - was tied up in Bayonne, New Jersey, awaiting a payoff for its SlU-manned crew.^The vesseUomplefed a gwiirrun to the Far East and the Seafarers reported a smooth voyage with no ma|or beefsv ,r-. K 1.1.1, u u 1.1.1.1.1.'t '"'iVv'."- Bill Hall, chief electrician aboard the Steel Surveyor, really isn't nude while he reads the LOS, It's just the angle that he was_ caught by the phptographeri Bill is a 19-year veteran of the SlU.' �Page Ten WghMo-Work'laws. Low Wages Still Go Together, Govt. Study Shows WASHINGTON—Statistics recently released by the Department of Labor once more show how closely low wages and state "right-to-work" laws go together. During the past five years, the report says the South has built up industry at a faster pace than most of the rest of the nation— variations in earnings between the state, Louisiana, has no "right-tobut at a price. Southern work­ North and South to differences in work" law affecting industrial ers are still the lowest paid in the the type of manufacturing—auto­ workers although it does have nation, with southern factory pro­ mobiles, aircraft and machinery one that affects agricultural work­ duction workers earning an aver­ in the North and textiles and ers. Hardly by chance, Louisiana age of $84.18 as compared with other soft goods in the South. has the highest weekly wage level an average of $125.05 in 10 It failed to draw conclusions in the South—$107.44 as com­ heavily organized Northern States. that are much more familiar to pared with Mississippi which is As a rule low Southern wages the American labor movement— the low man on the totem pole are generally blamed on the fact runaway plants that have been at­ with a weekly average of $74.98. that the South has been largely tracted to the South because of Alaska with $159.47 was high agricultural with a corresponding its low wage promises and the man in the North. Top wages in the United States low wage farm worker level. Most existence of "right-to-work" laws Southern farm workers are Ne­ that have been tailored to main­ were registered in Flint, Michigan, groes. The Labor Dept.'s statis­ tain this same low-wage scale and where they reached $166.26. Lowest, $69.38, were registered in tics, however, are limited to non- to keep out the union shop. farm jobs so that the wage com­ Of the 10 Southern states that Fall River, Massachusetts, victim parison with the industrialized have shown industrial growth dur­ of the textile flight to the South. North is relevant. ing the past five years, all but one The Labor Dept. attributed the is a "right-to-work" state. That Here is a weekly wage comparison between the 10 Southern states which have shown considerable industrial development and the 10 Northern states where labor organizations are generally strong. WEEKLY EARNINGS South Mississippi Arkansas No. Carolina So. Carolina Georgia Tennessee Virginia Florida Alabama Louisiana North $74.98 75.03 75.17 78.77 82.61 85.27 87.56 91.37 93.64 107.44 New Jersey Connecticut Oregon Illinois Indiana Washington California Ohio Michigan Alaska $112.34 113.25 117.01 117.28 121.66 122.06 123.83 r.... 127.02 143.79 159.47 SlU-Manned Vessel Aids In Rescue Of Solo Sailor, 72, In Mid-Atlantic •#m- M.' September 16, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG The SlU-manned Sapphire Gladys played an important role in the rescue of Capt. William Willis, a 72-year-old sailor, who was stricken ill in mid-ocean during a lone voyage to Europe. Sapphire Gladys crew members spotted ^ Willis' distress and radioed the hospitalized briefly, Willis said Coast Guard, which dispatched - that there were times he despaired a cutter to pick him up and rush of ever being picked up. When he needed aid, he said, he saw "a few him to a hospital. ships in the distance, but they The Sapphire Gladys and Willis' didn't stop." eleven-foot boat, the Little One, It was a magnificent moment, met 850 miles out of New York he related, when he saw the Sap­ on the North Atlantic. Willis had phire Gladys. "By luck, the Sap­ set sail on June 22 in his small phire Gladys came straight out of craft on a lone voyage to England. the mists, right at me, and still The Sapphire Gladys was bound she passed by. I'd been waiting for Holland. for weeks and I knew that I was After flying to New York from really cooked—then she swung New Foundland where he was around." Skipper Willis told the crew­ men of the Sapphire Gladys that he thought he was suffering from a strangulated hernia. The" mes­ sage was related to Coast Guard headquarters in New York. The cutter Ingham was immediately dispatched to assist him. Solo voyages are not new to William Willis. He has crossed the Pacific in 115 days and has also navigated a 204-day trip from South America to Australia. Willis had been given honorary masters papers by the Coast Guard prior to leaving New York on his Atlantic adventure, mak­ ing his cairtain's title official. Cap­ tain Willis first went to sea aboard a square-rigger out of Hamburg. Before setting sail across the Atlantic Captain Willis addressed himself to today's world: "Now Capt William Willis waves from there are fewer and fewer things II-foot craft In which he at­ that are not easy for a man to do. tempted Atlantic crossing. He To do something easy would be to became III 850 miles out of New submit to old age. That I will Ypckandwas-spottedijy-SIU^hip. never do." Semrte OKs t2-Mile U. S. Ushing limit WASHINGTON — The Senate has passed a bill setting up a 12mile exclusive U.S. fishery zone. The measure is aimed chiefly at keeping Russian and Japanese fish­ ing fleets away from the Ameri­ can coast. The bill will add about 120,000 square miles to the 38,000 square miles set aside for U.S. fishermen within the present three-mile zone. The measure, cleared by voice vote without opposition, has been sent to the House. Once the bill becomes law, the Coast Guard would enforce it just as it does the three-mile zone. The Soviet Union had previous­ ly entered into a tentative agree­ ment with the U.S. to observe a 12-mile zone along the U.S. West Coast in which Russian vessels would not engage in fishing. The tentative agreement was reached through efforts of the SIUNA-affiliated West Coast fisherman's un­ ions and California Governor Ed­ mund G. Brown. The measure would, in effect, put the United States in the same position as 50 other countries, in­ cluding Canada, which have adopt­ ed the 12-mile zone. Only 15 nations still observe the three-mile zone. The 12-mile bill has been intro­ duced in the House by Rep. Hast­ ings Keith (R-Mass.), who said that the longer we allow other coun­ tries to operate within our waters, the more "customary" will their presence become until, through in­ ternational usage, we are forced to consider their presence as "tradi­ tional." YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Se a f a r e r' s G u i d e t o B e 11 e r B u y i n g . By Sidney Margolius Keenly aware that in an age of advancing technology it's getting harder to sell just labor, U. S. unions are making a determined effort to see that labor's children get their chance for advanced education too. In recent weeks, conferences sponsored by state and city labor councils in Ohio, New York City and other areas have spotlighted both the need for more public colleges, and for helping working families learn about financial aids. George Meany, President of the AFL-CIO, has said that we need a national educational policy, "that will finally eliminate financial barriers to higher education," and that "the heart of such a program should be tuition-free publicly-supported institutions." To achieve that goal of eliminating the financial barriers to higher education Lawrence Rogin, AFL-CIO Director of Education, has warned that we really need more and better low-cost junior colleges and four-year colleges in the home community of the students. Proxim­ ity always means more attendance, and also lower costs. It is possible to attend a junior college or other public college near home as a total cost of $500 to $1000 a year for everything but cloth­ ing. At state universities and colleges, if you live on campus, costs now average about $1700-$1800 a year. At most private colleges total costs now range from $3000 to $3500. Families also need realistic, detailed information on all available financial aids. In addition to parents' contribution and students' term-time and vaca­ tion earnings the major sources of money for college are scholarships and loans. Some unions, including the SIU, offer annual scholarship awards to children of union members. The SIU Scholarship program provides five $6,000 scholarships annually to Seafarers and their dependents. While most scholarships still are provided by the colleges themselves, a number of new Federal programs will be of help to moderate and low-income families. But be warned that these new programs may be more available in some areas than others, and that they are still limited in the number of students they can help. Actually, the best-informed families, who act earliest, may get the most benefit from -the new Fed­ eral aids. One new Federal program in the "work-study" awards for students from families who can contribute little or nothing towards college costs. The jobs are provided through the college. Eligible are students from three-person families with incomes of $3200 or less; four-person, with $4000 or less, and up to $6200 for families of eight. Students can earn about $275 a term under this program. Another new Federal aid program is the "Educational Opportunity Grants." Preference is given to students whose parents can contribute less than about $600 a year towards college. These grants range from $200 to $800 a year. A student in the upper half of his class may be awarded an additional $200. But no award may exceed 50 per cent of the college's estimate of the student's need. The balance must come from other specified sources such as scholarship, loans, or earnings. The actual amount awarded is based on the family's income and size. For example, a student who is one of three children from a family with a little over $6000 a year income, can receive $400 a year. Both the work-study and educational-opportunity programs are ad­ ministered by the participating colleges, and application is made to them whether your child is planning to go or already enrolled. One feature that parents, and their unions and other community organiza­ tions should know about, is that the colleges have agreed to work with high schools in identifying needy promising students, and are permitted to make conditional commitments to students while still in high school. Also, and very fortunately, the law specifically says that students merely need to be admissible or in good standing. They do not have to show superior achievement, as they must for many other scholar­ ships. Another growing method of assembling money for college is through loans. We would recommend them only as a last resort. In working families, the student usually has to repay himself, and begins life with what can be a heavy debt. However, a loan often can make the difference between finishing college and not. The lowest-cost loans are the National Defense Education Act loans. The interest rate is just 3 per cent and does not start accruing until a year after graduation. If a student goes into teaching, ten per pent of the loan is cancelled for each year, up to a total of 50 per cent. You apply for an NDEA loan to the college itself. Most Advantageous The NDEA loans are the most advantageous. Unfortunately, the Ad­ ministration has been trying to kill them off, and substitute a new pro­ gram of Federally-guaranteed loans made through banks but with the interest partly paid by the Federal government if the family's adjusted income is under $15,000. Congress, however, enacted the new loan program but refused to eliminate the NDEA loans. This is fortunate because the NDEA loans are more likely to go to students who really need them, and also will be less costly to the Govermnent. One authority estimates that it wiU cost the Government about 50 per cent more to make the new guaran­ teed loans through banks than through the colleges. Moreover, not all banks may be willing to provide the new subsidized loans. Because of generally high interest rates and "tight money" this year, the banks may be able to get more interest for their funds from other types of loans. For example, THE WASHINGTON STAR recently reported that Virginia banks were found to be either refusing to make the new loans i. �September 16, 1966 Anger Seaiarer ToTbeEditon Reading about tbe Republi[ Jeans who are going to represent jtbeir party In the fall election Ips like rcgding a sad story in an |old history book in wiiich you jknow what the outcome will be. [ley are going to lose. The people are tired of the iright-wing nuts, with the little old ladies in sneakers, with the cigar chomping fat cats, who are trying to save us from unAmerican plots that just do not exist. While they holler wolf to get our attention off in one direc­ tion, they arc busy stabbing us in the back with their attempts to do in the labor movement and anything that represents the little guy. It happened in Germany, but it ain't gonna happen here. Every little guy will be out in November voting against the right-wing nuts. I know I'll be there. Pan! Black LETTERS To The Editor Seafarer Enjoys Heading LOG To iBe Editor: The LOG is a fine publication and I look forward to reading it every time I can. It gives us a 'good idea of just what is really coming off in the world of mari­ time and I for ope, find it very interesting. It was particularly interesting to find QUt just how the SIU is handling the manning situation aboard the ships going to Viet Nam, Thanks for printing the guide in the LOG as to where we can get a copy of the newspaper in the. various, ports we visit. It is a very handy thing .to have. Ke^p up thd good work. • Art'loaes ^ Mrdther \; ^TbeEdtttNr: I think that Seafarer William Calefato is doing a heck of a good job in telling us just what is what in the ports he goes to. I faaye been following him for many years in the LOG and he always gets some piece of in­ formation across to us that is a big help when we go ashore. The way the Indian merchants operate is just one of the many interesting things that Seafarer Calefato has let us in on. I would like to take this opportunity to; •thank •him,.• ' ,TO:Thie:':E^ I think the recent bombing of the Baton Rouge Victory in Viet Nant, has impressed on people the ihart played in the war cft by the merchant marine, .don't believe Our industry getting it's fair share credit but witbqiut the efforts of U.S. seamen, our fighting men WoiiM not be get - Pmge Eleven SEAFARERS LOG that imtead of encotirapig ftie"^ merchant marine, many people, including Govemraeot leaders, are doing their best to scuttle us. I hope it does not take any more seamen's lives to show people that the merchant rharine is doing its part in Viet Nam. lack SalKvan SIU Member Pub Aside Easy Living in Visit With Ethiopinu Tribesmen In his many years of sailing, veteran SIU member Philip Frank has been to most of the ports of the world and seen enough of its inhabitants and their customs to satisfy ordinary curiosity. Phil Frank has more than ordinary curiosity and for a long time he was bugged by a desire to SIU Solves Brother's visitButa little-known group of peo­ Hearing Problem ple living in the heart of the To the EditoR Ethiopian wilds. Brother Frank planned his trip I was greatly pleased and hap­ py recently when I received for years. And he made it. Back in the SIU hall in New York notice that the SIU welfare plan was granting me $275 for a hear­ waiting to ship out again, Frank described to the SEAFARERS ing aid here in Wilmington. LOG last week his recent sixI went to the medical center month vacation trip during which and received my hearing aid he realized his long-time dream. which is an advance model and "I went from New York to perfect for me. I do hot have Southampton, England, to visit sufficient words to express my relatives and then embarked for thanks and gratitude to the South Africa on the passenger Union and the welfare plan for ship Windsor Castle. I got off at their generous grants to me and Cape Town, flew to Johannesburg my wife over the past years. to visit more relatives and then Therefore, I will say very hum­ made my way to Ethiopia," he bly, "God bless you all.^' said. Best of everything to the SIU. Seafarer Frank said that he did BfllHjirt all his traveling on the trip— — which was to take him also to Switzerland, Germany, Seafarer Philip Frank, right, tells LOG reporter about his many Back Merchant Fleet,^ Israel, Denmark and Sweden—on a shoe­ adventures during the six-month trip he took, in which he toured SIU Wife Urges Africa, explored Ethiopian wilds and visited Europe and Israel. string budget. "No fancy hotels for me," he ToTheEiUtoR said, "I always stayed at a rea­ peppers. The spicy Abyssinian in Gondar was a simple building My husband and I want to sonable spot and walked every­ food was more than his stomach with only a Star of David adorn­ ffiank you sincerely for the help where I went instead of taking could take. But he didn't want ing the facade. But the friend­ we have received from the SIU cabs or buses. I had plenty of to offend the hospitable Ethio­ liness of the people was almost Welfare Plan. We couldn't have time." managed a big hospital hill with­ pians by refusing to eat with overwhelming. One Falasa by the The main purpose of his ex­ name of Samuel accompanied out it. It certainly helped by pay­ them. pedition was to satisfy a five-yearSeafarer Frank as he went about ing the greatM- amount of the "I told a small untruth," he old desire to see the "Falasy" said, "which made them feel Gondar "as a kindness, not as a hospital hill. people, who are an ancient group better about my not eating. I guide but a friend." I would also like to urge other of Ethiopian Jews who have been said that my doctor ordered me The Falasy, he discovered, are wives of seamen to get bdbind living in the land of the Queen an agricultural people who in­ their husbands and write a letter not to eat any hot, spicy foods of Sheba almost beyond recorded habit one-room huts and work to President Johnson to plead for and they were never offended history. their fields in the most primitive the future of the Merchant Ma­ when I refused to eat." When Frank arrived at Addis manner. They also are cowherds rine. I've already written my Once in Gondar, Seafarer Frank who managed to "keep up a few Ababa he almost turned back in­ letter.. [,-•••• • had another two-day trip in front herds of skinny cows," Frank I hope wiv^ of seamen under­ stead of continuing because the of him to visit the Falasy village said. $185 price quoted to him by an stand the problems caused by the of Ambober. He was taken there Ethiopian travel agency was too Every Thursday was market decline in American-flag ships; by an Israeli official. Dr. Felzer, day in Gondar for the Falasy. high. But luck was with him. At Perhaps many of your husbands his hotel Frank met some mem­ who was sent to treat the Falasy. They traveled by cart and on have the same problem as mine. bers of the Peace Corps who man­ Other Israelis in the area taught foot from their villages carrying The sea is his lif^ the only liveli­ aged to set him straight on the the Ethiopian Jews to speak He­ the simple goods and clay objects hood he knows. So lets get be­ price for overland travel in Ethi­ brew and better their condition to be bartered or sold in the city, hind them and write. The situa­ opia. They helped Frank get a bus in many ways. he said. tion Is desperate. At his first meeting with the ticket to Gondar, the ancient Legend has it, Frank noted, Ethiopian capital. It cost only Falasy, Frank found that they that King Solomon, who had a acted and looked like any other son by the Queen of Sheba, sent $12. The two-day trip to Gondar Ethiopians. They ate the same the original altar of the old Tem­ S^fdmF Thinks was pretty bad for Frank. He had hot, peppery foods, except for ple in Jerusalem to Ethiopia and Abaut Metire^ to bring his own water and live raw flesh. They followed certain that it was near Gondar. To the Editor: ^ . on bananas. The Ethiopians, he traditional dietary laws and a "But I didn't see it," he said Having already reached thO^ explained, are fond of raw meat rudimentary form of Judaism. sadly. Very few things have been They wore no skull caps, Frank of 60,^ after many years i and all their national dishes were preserved by the Falasy except explained, and their Synagogue ^^ming my living as a seamanj | made, it seemed, with fiery-hot their tradition of religion. Even T am starting to think about hOvy the real number of Falasy is I am going to spend my time doubtful. Some say there are SIU Pensioner when r retire. ' 300,000 Falasy while others esti­ I don't think that it is too early mate 50,000." to give this matter some serious f Seafarer Frank was, despite thought as I have seen far toO;J his interesting time, pretty happy many men enter their retirement . to be home again and telling totally unprepared, and all they brother Seafarers in the New seem to dp is complain abpuf J York hall about his adventures. how bored they are. It seems to.. . "But," he said, "after all that m'e that boredoifi is the ailment time traveling about I had better of those who retire. WO.se^eiJ I ship out again. Vacation is over." have a decent pension plan that When he asked what sort of ship holds money worries to a mini- i he would like to get on, he said, mum so that leaves us with : "one going to any foreign port. plenty of time on our hands. You can see a lot more that way." T do not think that retirement need be a retirement from Ufe. I. think that there are many hob­ bies and ihtefest? that veloped so that retirement comes a blessing instead of some-J thing that is dreaded. It is also important for a re­ tiree to maintain an interest Seafarer oldtimer Johannes Karl receives his first regular monthly issues 'MO&BTTHB pension from SIU rep. Ed Mooney at New York headquarters. Karl MBMBgffSOP _ was born tm; Estonia and sailed in the deck gang. He joined the Ya/v FAMILY TO oo eo,TCvl — 4> — muSTEi SIU in New York City whye^he ^ow makes his home with hi? wife., A- r i i I,. 1 �rPage Twehre September 16, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG 51(1 Lifeboat Class No. 159 Graduates f ' iV^ HARRY LUNDEBER6 SCHOOL-/SEAMANSHIP tf^BOAT CLASS 15Q 0/i4DiJ4T7A/G4i/G.9./9L>L> SlU Lifeboat Class No. 159 assembled for graduation photo after successfully completing lifeboat training course at Harry Lundeburg School of Seamanship in New York. Newest additions to the ranks of SlU lifeboat ticket holders are (l-r, kneeling): Tommy Noeth, Frank D'Andrea, Doug Gregory, and Doug Hastings. Seated, l-r, are: Lauro Rimbalado, John Doran, Mansjor Silalahi, and Oscar Womack. Standing, l-r: Jose Basilio, Stan Kalasa, John Spahr, Terrance Fox and lifeboat class instructor. Ami Bjornsson. J Ruthann Renee Tingle, born May 26, 1966, to the Oliver Tin­ gles, Newark, Delaware. ^ ^ Randall Broadus, bom August 4, 1966, to the Henry Broadus, Mobile,. Alabama. ^ James Gregory Dicus, born April 25, 1966, to the James Dicus', Clifton, Tenn. Michele Elaine Mayo, born Au­ gust 15, 1966, to the John Mayos, Ridgefield, New Jersey. i Frank Perez, born July 6, 1966, to the Laureano C. Perezs, Balti­ more, Maryland. ^ Robert Earl Goss, born August 12, 1966, to the Robert E. Goss', Natchez, Mississippi. f 1 i Al , J' , i Sandra Daniels, born August 5, 1966, to the John J. Daniels', Toms River, New Jersey. — Brenda Kay Ross, bom July 17, 1966, to the Ernest J. Ross', Al­ pena, Mich. Michael Kelly WniUiez, born August 11, 1966, to the IMward Wuilliezs, Kent, Washington. II •« I?' Elsa Gonzales, born July 4, 1966, to the Ramiro Gonzales', Houston, Texas. ^ Joseph A. Bethez, born August 2, 1966, to the Edward Bethezs, Philadelphia, Penna. Lorine F. Wolff, born June 24, 1966, to the Justin T. Wolffs, New Orleans, La. <1> John Marano, born August 16, 1966, to the Anthony Maranos, New Orleans, La. Avery Wade Henry, born July 28, 1966, to the George Henrys, Bridge City, Texas. <|> Esther Marie Gnillard, bom May 4, 1966 to the Anthony Guillards, Sault St. Marie, Mich. ^ Ruhen Rocha, bom August 19, 1966, to the C. Rochas, San An­ tonio Texas. Rene Lee Campbell, born June 21, 1966, to the A. C. Campbells New Orleans, La. William Thomas Harrington, born February 14, 1966, to the James P. Harringtons, Corona, New York. Ship's delegate on the Steel Scientist (Isthmian), Jack Farrand, took advantage of a recent regular ship's meeting to call his fellow crewmembers' attention to the importance of contributing to the ship's fund as often as possible. The amount collected, Farrand pointed out, could be utilized in the future for such things as sending telegrams to the Union on behalf of crewmembers The projector cost $250, meeting delegate on the Del Aire (Delta), told his fellow hospitalized in a secretary Angel Seda stated. A Seafarers, he foreign port, or vote of thanks was extended to would only take for any number Palmer from the entire crew for the job on the f of other emergen­ the fine job he did. Byron Barnes was elected to serve as new dele­ condition all beefs cies that arise. come through the Meeting Secretary gate. department heads. F. S. Omega Some painting will writes that the When good chow is served on be done soon on steam connected a ship everyone is happy and the the crew passage­ to the crew's cof­ Chameco Farrand crew of the Bel­ way, meeting sec­ fee um is not gium Victory (Is­ retary F. R. Chameco writes. No working properly and the ship's thmian) is no ex­ beefs were reported. The steward delegate will see the chief engineer ception. Meeting department extended a vote of about the problem as soon as pos­ chairman V. Tar- thanks to deck department men sible. Coffee-loving Seafarers are allo reports the for keeping the pantry clean. watching the situation carefully. steward depart­ Omega writes that the trip has ment did a good been a smooth one with no beefs job on the Viet and a good crew. R. Hunt, meeting chairman on Nam run. Tarallo the San Francisco (Sea Land), re­ Tarallo was elected new ported the captain Things are falling into place on ship's delegate and told crewmem­ gave crewmem­ Our Lady of Peace (Liberty), ac­ bers he would not listen to any bers draw pay for cording to Gibson phony beefs. The ship has a new shore leave in Coker, meeting washing machine, meeting clerk Oakland. Seafar­ chairman, and J. Storer reports. Storer said Sea­ ers were in port there have been farers were reminded to turn in five days with the no beefs brought their soiled linen promptly. payoff coming in to the attention of San Francisco. the ship's dele­ Bill Starke, meet­ Staike gate. H. CarmiRecording Secretary M. Dunn ing secretary, said chael, meeting reports that the Del Sud (Delta) a vote of thanks was extended to secretary, writes has had a good the steward department. There Coker that the crew is voyage. The Sea­ were no beefs and it was a good looking forward to receiving mail farers were re­ voyage. when they reach their next port. minded, however, Everything is going smoothly with to try and avoid RECORDER (Tsthmian), June no beefs and no disputed overtime. ?6—Chaiman, . Charlea . W. Palmer ; the breakage of Secretory, Angel Seda. Ship's delegate glasses and dishes. reported that everything is running ^1> $260.00 in ship's fund went for W. Folse, the new smoothly. new 16 nun soitpd projector. Brother A vote of thanks was extended Byron C. Barnes was elected to serve treasurer, reports as new ship's to the deck department by the delegate. Vote of thanks $18 in the ship's was given to Brother Charles W. Palmer steward of the Guerrero from all the crew a job well done as fund and $26 in ship's delegate lastforvoyage. Hattieshurg Victory (Alcoa) for the movie fund. Engine delegate their cooperation O. Guerrero reports one man was EAGLE VOYAGER (United Maritime), in keeping the hospitalized in Santos. A few August 20—Chairman, J, C. Hunt; Secretary. C. Craven, Jr. Elverything messhall and pan­ minor beefs were settled at the is runningW.smoothly. 3 men in deck dgsartment getting off ship. Plenty of try clean during payoff in New Orleans, according OT and no beefs in engine department. watches at night, to recording secretary James Steward requested to order more milk when in .port. Tucker. meeting chairman Jim Bartlett re­ Stirk ports. Robert James Ahem, ship's delegate on Byrnes was elected ship's dele­ the Columbia (Columbia), reports gate. F. S. Stirk, Jr., meeting sec­ some bad luck hit retary, reported a smooth trip to the crew on a re­ Viet Nam, ending with a payoff cent voyage. Two in Seattle. men were taken ill and had to be left in Morocco in a Crewmembers aboard the Steel doctor's care as Recorder (Isthmian) will have the ship headed movies to keep for Korea. Boots them happy on r JIHLWAUKEE CLIPPER (Wtectmste-i Smith, AB, was .Michigan). future trips, meet­ Ahem August 20—Chairman, Wil-i recovering from i Jjam L. Warcnton: Secretory, Leon! ing chairman I Striler. Motion was made that crew be' Charles Palmer illness and the night cook and i P5>4 .?2.00 subsistence for being reused steak for supper. Crewmembers reports. A 16mm baker, L. L. Ortego, suffered two ;f additional request something besides watermelon sound projector broken ribs in an accident. For­ |for dessert, and home-made soup to be ij served hot, • was purchased in tunately, the broken bones are New York from healing nicely, Ahern writes. the ship's fund ; (Delta), August 22—Chait> Palmer man, M. R. Johnson; Secretary, B, C. and $10 was spent Blodgett. $26.10 in ship's fund. No dis­ puted OT and no beefs feiported by d«in San Francisco for renting films. ^rtment delekotes. <1/ �eptember 16, 1966 FINAL DEPARTURES ChariM McMuIIin, 61: Brother [McMullin, a tugboat captain and member of the IBU, died in Jack­ sonville, Florida, June 28, after an illness, in St. Luke's Hospital, 'j McMullin was last employed by the C. G. Willis Com­ pany, Orange Park, Fla. A pensioner at the time of death, McMullin is sur­ vived by his wife, Ethel. A resi­ dent of Jacksonville, he was born in Florida. He joined the IBU in the port of. Philadelphia. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery, Jack­ sonville. of Lindenhurst, N. Y. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery, Bay Shore, Lf T* Manuel Fernandez, 67: Seafarer Fernandez died Aug. 17, in Balti­ more, Md., after an illness. Brother Fernandez was re­ tired after sailing in the engine de­ partment. He was born in Spain and joined the SIU in the port of Phila­ delphia. A pen­ sioner, the Seafarer had sailed over 30 years on American-flag vessels. Burial was in Oak Lawn cemetery, Baltimore. Robert Quinn, 28; Brother Quinn died Feb. 14, after a coro­ nary occlusion, on a ship at sea near Morehead, N. C. He joined the Un­ ion in the port of New York. Quinn resided in Cherry Valley, N. Y., with his mother, Mrs. Katherine Quinn. An OS in the deck depart­ ment, his last vessel was the Choc­ taw. Burial was at Fort Plain, N. Y. George Zellinger, 64: Heart fail­ ure took the life of Brother Zellinger, Aug. 13, in St. Joseph Hospi­ tal, Baltimore, Md. Born in Balt­ imore, where he also joined the Union, Brother Zellinger was a member of the United Industrial Workers of North America. A warehouseman, he was employed by the Hill-Chase Steel Co. He is survived by his wife, Catherine. Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery, Baltimore. Stephen J. Bruce, 58: A heart ailment claimed the life of Brother Bruce, Aug. 1, at the Beekman Hos­ pital, Manhattan. Brother Bruce sailed in the deck department and joined the Union in the port of New York. A resident I of Ramsey , N. J., he lived with his wife, Jennie. Bruce was employed by the ErieLackawanna R. R. Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Ar­ lington, N. J. Donald DeMarco, 36: Seafarer DeMarco died May 19, in Doc­ tor's Hospital, Se­ attle, Wash., fol­ lowing an illness. He was born in Seattle and joined the Union in that port. DeMarco sailed in the deck department. His last vessel was the Loma Victory. Surviving is his mother, Mrs. Dorothea DeMarco of battle. Burial was in Washington Memorial Cemetery, Seattle. John Van Dyk, 70: A heart attack claimed the life of Brother Van Dyk, August 26. Van Dyk re­ tired in 1964 after 55 years at sea. He sailed in the deck department and had sailed on square riggers in his youth. Born in Amsterdam, Hol­ land, he got his first job as a cabin boy at 14. A member of the SIU for many years, his last vessel was the Geneva. He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Janet M. Schwizer Earl Savoy, 51: Brother Savoy died on Aug. 19, aboard the Steel Chemist of heart disease. He had previously sailed on the Hastings. Savoy joined SIU in Norfolk. Born in Milton, Ver­ mont, he lived in Portsmouth, Va., with his wife, Eth­ el. The Seafarer sailed as an AB in the deck department. He was a veteran of World War II. Burial was in Hampton National Ceme­ tery, Hampton, Va. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., J Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 t Page Thirteen SEAFARERS LOG • . I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG-please put my narnoph your mailing . Door-to-Door Selling In the Far East Goes ShIp-to-ShIp With Bum Boats In Asia, if the customer won't if the customer happens to be far shopkeeper takes to the water. Seafarers often come upon such curious sea-borne shop­ keepers in a number of the Ori­ ental ports sailing little sampantype craft known as "bum ships" or "bum boats," which carry just about anything from cheap trin­ kets to the most modern radios, cameras and other electrical appli­ ances. "Skip" Wilcox, Wilcox who sails in the deck department, told the LOG that Singapore is one port where many of these bum boats operate. "I've seen them many times coming to a ship in Singapore Harbor. They generally sell good stuff and are comparatively hon­ est tradesmen. Most of the equip­ ment they sell is Japanese-made, but of good quality," he stated. Wilcox said that the floating shopkeepers don't have to rely on gimmicks to make a sale. "Seafarers are ready to buy," he said, "and look forward to these people coming aboard. It's a real interesting thing to watch how a whole bunch of bum boat peddlers operate. They all come to the ship, climb aboard with their goods by tossing up lines and pulling their merchandise after them or carrying it on their backs. Pretty soon the deck is an out­ door marketplace. They get dressed up in fancy western clothes, probably figuring it will entice the seaman and about thirty or forty usually come aboard and set up shop—even women and sometimes children. James A. Esson Please contact John E. Axtell, St. Louis County, Minnesota, as soon as possible in regard to a very important matter. A bum boat operator in Bombay, India, pulls up alongside SlU-man-' ned ship in an effort to sell his goods to the crew. The suitcases visible in the boat contain the merchant's varied goods. The women frequently peddle beer, Wilcox said. They have some good buys and a Seafarer can save money by buying a camera or radio from these people. The age-old oriental method of buying goods by haggling over the price must always be observed, Wilcox warned. "You have to bargain with them," he explained. "They start with one figure, usually way above the value of the article and you ask for less, then you both neg­ otiate until an agreeable figure is reached. It's fun." As a matter of strict propriety, Wilcox noted, a United States-flag merchant ship should not be a floating open air-market once you get to port. But he added, even if the captain wanted to keep them off, he would have a hard time. The bum boat operators are per­ sistent salesmen who even make Fuller Brush salesmen look like pikers. Captains often are steady bum boat customers and they like the idea. The port authorities don't make much of an attempt at stopping these people because many of them just make enough to live on. But bum boat operators don't seem as numerous as they once did, most seamen agree. One Seafarer notes that he was told by several people that these merchants were dishonest and should be avoided. But from his own observation he has since de­ cided that the men who operate the bum ships are not beggars or crooks but simply tradesmen who are working for a living. Like other business men, some of the merchants are reliable and others are not, and the Seafarer soon learns to spot which is which. One big drawback to buying items from these bum boat mer­ chants is that there's no guarantee you will be satisfied with what you get. If an article is damaged or ever needs repair work, it might be extremely difficult to find the chap who sold it to you. This is not necessarily the case however. In many places in the world some of the most reputable businessmen will go down to the docks to meet ships in hopes of selling their wares. In Rotterdam, for instance, there is a jewelry dealer working the dock areas who many Seafarers claim you could trust with your life. He hands out regular business cards and is always available in case there is a complaint about mer­ chandise or an adjustment to make. SIU Tugmen Heinrick Viik Please contact your wife, Lu­ cille, at 4230 Union St., Flushing, New York, as soon as you can. ^ BUI Dzelak Please contact your daughter as soon as possible, at the following address: 2527 Salmon St., Phila­ delphia, Pa. Haik J. Alexanderian Please contact your brother, S. A. Alexanderian, 165-14 65th Avenue, Flushing 65, New York, as soon as you can. — TO AVOID DUPUCAJI^NS ff yoy ara an old subscriber and have a^chan^ei ofaddreM, please fllvsr ¥6<«r former address below: go to the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper will go to the customer—and out in the harbor and willing to spend a little money, well then, the — Jack N. Dews Jack N. Dows is a patient in the Plantation Nursing Home, 7300 Chef Menteur Highway, New Or­ leans, La., and would appreciate hearing from his old friends in the SIU. Joe Gavin, John Maggie, and Captain C. Silchrest of SlU-IBU, relax awhile on deck of tag, Barbara George (G & H Towing). They helped move oil rig to new location in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo was taken by a veteran Seafarer J. W. Parker. Parker found that sailing a tug "sure is different from sailing deep sea." Parker said the G & H IBU men voted 95 percent SIU during attempted takeover by Teamsters. > <0 «' « �Page Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG September 16, 1966 _ SCIENTIBT (UthmiBn), August '27—Chnirmaii, John Farrand; Secretary, •P. S. Omega. No beefs and eveTytblng Is running smoothly. Ship's delegate sug­ gested that each crewmembcr make donation to the ship's fund. Ship should be fumigated for roaches. Suggestion made that sanitation must be observed in the crew's meeshall. DO NOT BUY SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York . . Oct. 3—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia . Oct. 4—2:30 p.m. Baltimore ... Oct. 5—2:30 p.m. Detroit Oct. 14—2:30 p.m. Houston .... Oct. 10—2:30 p.m. New Orleans. Oct. 11—2:30 p.m. Mobile Oct. 12—2:30 p.m. Wilmington . Oct. 17—2 p.m. San Francisco Oct. 19—2 p.m. H. I. Siegel Seattle Oct 21—2 p.m. "HIS" brand men's clothes Great Lakes SlU Meetings (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Detroit Oct. 3—2 p.m. Alpena Oct. 3—7 p.m. Buffalo Oct. 3—7 p.m. Chicago Oct. 3—7 p.m. Sears, Roebuck Company Cleveland Oct. 3—7 p.m. Retail stores & products Duluth Oct. 3—7 p.m. (Retail Clerks) Frankfort Oct. 3—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and — Dredge Region Detroit Oct. 10—^7:30 p.m. Stitzel-Weller DistiUeries Milwaukee .. Oct. 10—7:30 p.m. "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" Chicago ... .Oct. 11—7:30 p.m. "Cabin StiU," W. L, Weller tSauIt Ste. Marie Bourbon whi^eys Oct. 13—7:30 p.m. (Distillery Workers) Buffalo Oct. 12—7:30 p.m. Duluth Oct. 14—^7:30 p.m. Cleveland . .. Oct. 14—7:30 p.m. Toledo Oct. 14—^7:30 p.m. J. R. Simplot Potato Co. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Frozen potato products Philadelphia ... Oct. 4—5 p.m. (Grain Millers) Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) .. Oct. 5—5 p.m. Norfolk Oct^ frr-S p.m. Houston Oct. 10—5 p.m. Kingsport Press New Orleans .. .Oct. 11—5 p.m. "World Book," "Cbildcraft" Mobile Oct. 12—5 p.m. (Printing Pressmen) Railway Marine Region (Typographers, Bookbinders) Jersey Oty (Machinists, Stereotypers) Oct. 10—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia — — Oct. 11—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Jamestown Sterling Cmp. Oct. 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. (United Furniture Workers) •Norfolk Oct. 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) <I> ^l> Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes ... Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) Di Giorgio Fruit Corp. S and W Fine Foods Treesweet (National Farm Workers Association) h i •\ I I ' L ' For obvious reasons the sannot pirint any letters or AW -AMD&BnU£\ MEMBSffSOF _ '^oue FAMILY TODCSO,TCO! United Industrial Workers New York Oct. 3—7 p.m. Philadelphia . .. Oct. 4—7 p.m. Baltimore Oct 5—7 p.m. ^Houston Oct. 10—7 p.m. New Orleans . . .Oct. 11—7 p.m. Mobile Oct.l2—7 p.m. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sanlt Ste. Marie. Mich. • Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News, t Meeting held at Galeeaton ^harrea. DIRECTOttYbf IINION HALLS HI • -I SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall GLOBE TRAVELER (Maritime Overseas), Auguet 31 — Chairman, Eddie Sylvester: Secretary, Joe Saxon. Broth­ er Tucker was elected to serve as .ship's delegate. Beck delegate reported that mew men on deck doing very well for tirst trip to sea. Btscussion with the Captain to try and get an awning around cook's rooms. Captain said that the Company will put two ice machines on ship. DEL -aOL (DelU), August 7—Chair­ man, L. J. Bollinger; Secretary, R. E. .Stough, Jr. Ship sailed short one O.S. in deck department, otherwise everything is running smoothly. $66.30 in ship's fund. Brother Fred Fagan was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Crew requested ,lo keep natives out of crew's quarters '^ GENEVA (U.S. Steel), August' 20— .'Chairman, V. L. Stankiewiez; Secretary, Larry Frost. Galley work to be done In shipyard. $8.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reimrted by department delegates. KENT (American Bulk Carriers), Au­ gust 14—Chairman, E. P. Covert; Sec­ retary, Ralph Collier. $2.44 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine de­ partment, otherwise everything is run­ ning smoothly with no beefs. Brother p. P. Covert was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Pood is very good and the steward department was given a vote of thanks. In return the steward depart­ ment thanked the crew for helping to keep the messroom clean. COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Trans­ port), August 14—Chairman, M. D. Brightwell; Secretary. R, Hebert. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Brother F. Dickerson was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate and was given a vote of thanks for a Job well done. Vote of thanks to the steward department. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Gal Tanner Earl Shapard Al Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsay Williams Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS ALPENA. Mich BALTIMORE, MD BOSTON, Mass BUFFALO, N.Y CHICAGO, III CLEVELAND. Ohio 675 Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 127 River St. EL 4-3616 1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 93B3 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 1420 W. 25th St. DIGEST of SIU 4th MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-474! DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK. Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA. Pa 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. • Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON. Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 MEETINGS DEL MONTE (Delta), August id— IChairman, Howard Menz; Secretary, Aicbert Espeneda. All repairs were comipleted in New Orleans; Ail disputed OT I was settled by patrolman. Vote of thanks ^WBs extended to the boarding patrolman iat New Orleans. $2.00 in ship's fund. ^Brother Howard Menz was re-elected to jaerve as ship's delegate and was given a ^jvote of thanks for a job well done. .'Biscuasion on Safety aboard ship while i-working on deck and in engine room for the benefit of the new crewmembers who are sailing for the first time. -V STEEL AGE (Isthmian), August 7— 'Chairman, Juan Patino; Secretary. Jim>haie Arnold. $19.00 in ship's fund. No ii^fs reported by department delegated, i^lecttician complimented for mainten-' ance of washing machine. Ship to be vfumigated for roaches. DEL SUB (Delta), July 17—CMSirmaa, , -jM, Bunn; Secretary, J. Tucker. $18.00 in /ehip's fund and $26.00 in movie fund Deck department members spoke on the .need of baffle plates in tanks on aft ,;deck when tanks are not fully loaded, iCrewicembers requested to dump garbdie )a,ft in chute instead of on deck. ® 'DEL SUB (Belta), August 21—Chairlan, M. Bunn; Secretary, James Tucker, ne man left in hospital in Santos. Some isputed OT in engine and steward lepartment. Ship's delegate and patrollan should contact Company Saf^ Bii-ector and see about having tanks fitted Siith baffi«ij7]ate» aa_th(^. are.-conaidered ly when they ore only partly VENORE (Venore), August B-Choirman. W. W. Roid; Secretary, H. C. Bennett. Some disputed OT jn engine department. Brother Henry Karpowicz was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made that the President make a report about the retirement plan. CARROLL VICTORY (Belta), August 24—Chairman, T. J. White; Secretary, J. Shields. $16.05 in ship's fund. Some dis­ puted OT in engine department Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), August 13—Chairman. R. K. Paschal; Secretary, Borwin L. Coy, $0.00 In ship's fund. It was requested that men dress appropriate­ ly in messhall. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Motion made that the deck department receive penalty pay for docking, undocking and securing while vessel is carrying deck cargo. Motion made that the Imarding patrolman explain the pension plan to crew a.s many are under the impression that the existing plan pro­ vides only for those perrnaiienlly disabled. It was requested that an investigation be made of the doctor in Wilmington as several men have been getting severe reactions from shots administered by him. HENRY STEINBRENNBR (Kinsman Marine), August 30—Chairman, Claire Otis; Secretary, Charles Qttelin. No beefs reported—everything is running smoothly. Vacation and bonus was brought up by one crewmember. Crew would like to have, more details on these two matters. - w OCEAN ANNA (Maritime Overseas)|' August 27—Chairman, C. A. Hall; Seek; retary, W. E. Oliver. One man missed ship in Yokohama. The voyage is good so far and the ship Is in good order. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. • MISSOURI (Meadowbrook" Transport)® August 28—Chairman, Charles Jam» j; Secretary, Wilfred J. Moore. Brothefl James Abrams was elected to serve aai ship's delegate. $11.00 in ship's fund. No' disputed OT or beefs reported. DiBcussioif about air-conditioners. Request for eol^' drinks along with fresh milk in ho$f weather. : 8 BANGOB (Bermuda), September . Chairman, Wm. Robinson; Secretary! Ernest Harris. Some disputed OT in decK and engine departments. BIsciusion abous getting new washing machine. No maif is being received in foreign ports. MONTICELLO^ VICTORY (Vic Carriers), July 10—Chairman, 0. 'Wilson Secretary. N. Matthey, Ship's delegate ported that everything is running smooth ly. Brother C. Wilson was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Some dis­ puted OT in engine departmentMONTIGELLO VICTORY (Victory Carriers).-August 20—Chairman. FVank Natale; Secretary. Philip F. Kohl. $6.00 in ship's fund. Motion made to write letter to ball In,. Seattle In regards to monies due for subsistence and lodging. BELGIUM VICTORY (Isthmian), Au gust 14—Chairman, V. L, Taralle; Secretarv.'.Tohn E, Storer. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Vincent L, Taralle was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Crew requested to keep all shore gangs outside while in foreign ports. Crew commented on good chow served on ship. Everyone Is happy. OCEANIC TIDE (TrohsrWorld Ma­ rine) . August 8T—Chairman, E. Howell: Secretary. F. Prendergast, Brother E. Anderson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Motion made that Captain be contacted about meat box temoeratnres. Fire extinguisher in engine room nbould be checked. Request for TV set In crew meSBrtom. J. C. MILLER (Gartland), August lO-r-Chairman, Charles Pischner; Secre­ tary, Roger Skold. $5.00 in ship's fund. Brother James Roebuck resigned as steward delegate.. Brother Henry Tainor elected. Motion to try and get better pension, 10-15 years regardless of age, $800.00 a month and year-around medi­ cal doctor. Every 200 days give you one year sailing time. Suggestion made that oil leak on deck crane be fixed; Want non-skid to be put. around; Pilot; house sand after eab|pq/<| A T f'NANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Diatrict makes specific provision for safe^ardinfir the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditinsr committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All tiust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are adn^nistered in accordance with the provisions of*various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fun^ are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you fwl there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in we contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1980, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the S«ifarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU balls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ehlp. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union ofllclal, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has trodltionaUy refrained from pnbliihing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective memberahip. This eatahlished policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional porta. Tha responalhillty for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Bzecnthre Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this n •ibUtty. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be jmid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an officUl Union receipt ia given for same. Under no circumatancea should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months In the S^F^E^ a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer ia attempting tc deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other deUila, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarten. RNIEED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimets cannot take shipboard emplo^nt, the membership has reaffirmed the long-aUnding Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All S^areia we guaranty equal rights in employment and aa members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU- constitution and in the contracts which the Union haa negotiated with the employers. Consequratly, no Seafarer msiy be dUcrlminated against because of race, creed, color national OT geographic origin. If any member feels that he te denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquartera. SEAFARERS FOLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic righta of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and politleal objectives which wlU serve the beat interests of themaelves, their famaies and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers FolHical Activity Donation was established. Donations to SFAD are entirely voluntary and conatitqte the funds through whieh legiaiative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feda that any of the above righta have been violatad er that he has been denied his eenetitntlenal right of acceee to Union recorde or Inforatatlen, he ehonld Immediately notify SIU Freeldent Fanl Hall at hcadqnartere by emtWed mail# retnm receipt regneited. •r •i A A r f a. f- �eptember 16, 1966 Page Fifteen SEAFARERS LOG fthe orld NTWERP, Belgium's leading seaport, is a citjjjl^ which a visiting Seafarer can step off a modem cargo ship into the antiquity and fantasy of the Flemish Rennaissance world. This important port, fifth-largest in the world, is a curious blend of hectic commercial activity and the tranquil beauty of the Middle Ages and Ren­ naissance. It is a generally peaceful city geared to the stroller rather than the automobile and is well worth exploring. The main avenue is a series of streets which run from the Central Station to the Torengebow sky­ scraper, the largest in all Belgium. Movie houses, cafe-restaurants and shops are found on these av­ enues which take in the De Keyser Lei, Leystraat and the Meir. When Seafarers walk along the Meir in the direc­ tion of the River Scheldt, they will pass by the house of the famous Flemish painter, Peter-Paul Rubens. Antwerp is the home of Rubens who lived on what is now called Rubenstraase in his honor. The home of the master painter is a mag­ nificent mansion preserved as a museum. Rubens was one of the few painters who managed to make a very good living with his brush and was able to live in the grand manner. At the end of the Meir one can bear right along the Eiermarkt to reach the famous cathedral of Notre Dame. Behind the Cathedral is the 900year old Steen Castle, once part of the port's forti­ fications but now housing the world famous Na­ tional Maritime Museum. Both Ruben's House and the Steen Castle are open 10 am to 5 pm daily except Wednesdays. Some of the places where copies of the LOG are available in Antwerp, exclusive of the Ameri­ can Consulate, are the Cafe Neptune, Kaai 10-B; the Marcel Cbnvent, Houwerstrat 17, VKOS; Schipper Straat Cafe; Flying Angel, 13 PI. Van Schoonbek; Gaarkeuken, 113 Albertook and Charlie's Bar, Norderlaan 1000. A ,I The graceful spires of the Cathedral of Notre Dame reflect the Gothic and Renaissance beauty of this busy Flemish port. Sunday strollers promenading before the 900-year old Steen Cajtle, once an important part of the port's fine defense system and now the National Maritime Museum. The long line of freighters in busy Antwerp harbor reflects the bustling activity of the world's fifth largest port. This hectic pace of modern commercial life is accentuated by the old-world charm of the traditional Flemish architecture found in quaint houses ringing the River Scheldt's shore. v.. . " .. -.it ."I" f L,*si. Li[#J -v'\ The SlU-manned freighter Steel Voyager Is one of the many SlU-contracted cargo ships that pay per­ iodic visits to the world famous port of Antwerp. A sweeping panorama of Antwerp, showing the calm and tranquillity of a summer's afternoon. Beyond the River Scheldt in the back ground are the broad plains of the city's suburbs. The large tree-lined square in the foreground is the famous Sroenplaats Plaza where concerts are held in the Gazebo-like bandmall. �Vol. XXViii NO. 19 SEAFARERSlfe^LOG Soptomber 16, 1966 Jt i OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO SEAFARERS Now is the time to make application for the five, four-year $6,000 SIU College Scholarships that will be awarded in 1967. The scholarship awards are open to qualified Seafarers who have accumulated a minimum of three years of seatime on SlU-contracted ships and to children of Seafarers whose fathers meet the seatime requirements. l^e scholarship winners are selected by a panel of leading uni­ versity educators and administrators on the basis of their high school records and scores on the College Entrance Examination Board tests. The first of the College Entrwce Examination Board tests will be given throughout the country on December 3, 1966. They will LARSHIPS be given again on January 14, 1967, and again on March 4, 1967. Seafarers and the childrei of Seafarers interested in applying for the SIU College Scholarships should arrange to take the CEEB tests as soon as possible, by writing to College Entrance Examina­ tion Board, Box 592, Princeton, N. J., or at Box 1025, Berkeley, Calif. To apply for the SIU College Scholarships, write to SIU Schol­ arships, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232, or to any SIU hall. Winners of the SIU scholarship awards can attend any college and pursue any field of study they choose. Selection of the 1967 winners will be made in May. Since the SIU scholarship program was instituted in 1952, 24 awards have been made to Seafarers and 44 to the children of Seafarers. \ ' ( •' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 16, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO FARM WORKERS UNION WINS REPRESENTATION ELECTION AT DIGIORGIO GOVERNMENT REJECTS MARAD BID TO DECLARE U.S. SHIPPING ‘ESSENTIAL’ U.S. TANKER CONSTRUCTION IS DOWN TO ONE SHIP; RUSSIA BUILDING 116 YARMOUTH CASTLE FIRE VICTIMS FILE LAWSUITS TOTALING OVER $59 MILLION MEANY STRESSES U.S. LABOR’S ROLE IN SUPPORTING FREE-WORLD’S UNIONS NEW RAILROAD RATE CUTS THREATEN GT. LAKES WATERBORNE COAL TRAFFIC INDUSTRIAL BOND FINANCING RAPPED AS ANTI-LABOR AID ON SIU SHIPS – SS FAIRLAND, SS LONG BEACH, SS STEEL SURVEYOR ‘RIGHT-TO-WORK’ LAWS, LOW WAGES STILL GO TOGETHER, GOVT. STUDY SHOWS SIU MEMBER PUTS ASIDE EASY LIVING IN VISIT WITH ETHIOPIAN TRIBESMEN DOOR-TO-DOOR SELLING IN THE FAR EAST GOES SHIP-TO-SHIP WITH BUM BOATS PORTS OF THE WORLD – ANTWERP 1967 SEAFARERS SCHOLARSHIPS 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 09/16/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 19 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/1d5261f2417e5d035bf29bfc1686f987.PDF 35bb563641bdfa91ad3fa4675787145e PDF Text Text House Votes to Keep MARAD Out ef Trunsportutien Depurtment Page 3 Vol. XXViii NO. 18 SEAFARERS»LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Despite Anti-Union Propaganda... Anti-Union Legislation... Anti-Union Employers... Anti-Union Press... .. • U'rr'-.I ^ .'ili L'.~ :>il<^ ! �SEAFARERS Page Two AFL-CIOCxec CountU Stresses Need For Fronomk Balance in Nation , f September 2, 1966 LOG Report of International President by Paul Hall CHICAGO The AFL-CIO at its mid-summer meeting here marshalled the basic weapons of the Support for an independent maritime agency has grown tremen­ trade union movement—organizing, free collective bargaining, legislative activity and political ac- dously during the last year among the nation's legislators. It is bebecoming increasingly clear to them that the national security of the tion—to win a fair share for the American worker and help keep the economy on an even keel. United States is already in real peril because of the deterioration of The federation's Executive of 900,000 members over a threeOn the organizing front it gave U.S. Maritime capability brought about by continuing bureaucratic Council took a close look at the year period and the organization's new momentum to the drive to current problems of increased Internal Disputes Plan functioning organize farm workers in Cali­ neglect of maritime. The need for such an independent maritime agency, free from en­ living costs, spiraling interest rates, smoothly. fornia by granting a charter to the tanglement in the bureaucratic mire of the Department of Commerce employer resistance to new con­ In international affairs the coun­ United Farm Workers Organizing tract improvements and civil rights cil reaffirmed its strong support of Committee, made up of groups or the proposed Department of Transportation, has been called for by and came up with a comprehen­ President Johnson's policies in that have merged their, efforts in the AFL-CIO at its last convention and by the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, as well as by the SIU and other maritime unions. sive analysis and program. Viet Nam, urged union involve­ the Delano grape strike. The increasing interest in such an independent agency is reflected in It laid the groundwork for a ment in economic planning in AFL-CIO President George legislation already introduced into congress which would remove the new farm workers organization to Latin America and strongly com­ Meany said the charter was an Maritime Administration from the proposed Department of Transporta­ help win economic and social jus­ mended the work of the American "essential step toward winning a tion and set it up on its own with an Administrator empowered to tice for exploited agricultural la­ Institute for Free Labor Develop­ measure of economic justice for make independent decisions based solely on the needs of maritime. bor. ment. farm workers" and termed it an Many of the nation's legislators have voiced their support for such It found the AFL-CIO in good This is what happened at the event of "great importance." legislation, both at the recent Save Our Shipping Conference and in the health and growing, with a gain three-day meeting: On the bargaining front the halls of Congress. The proposal has already been approved by the House council gave its unqualified sup­ Merchant Marine Committee. The importance of an independent maritime agency cannot be overport to unions in the electrical and communications industries in stressed in terms of the future of the U.S. maritime industry and the their current negotiations for new national security which it directly affects. During the years that the Maritime Administration has been a part of the Department of Com­ contracts. merce the maritime industry was allowed to fall into a steep decline It pledged "complete and un­ which has brought it to the point where it is now necessary to break­ Twenty-one more Victory ships are being broken out of the Reserve stinting support of the efforts of out 25-year-old vessels from the reserve fleet to meet demands brought Fleet in order to meet the increased demands of the Viet Nam military the Communications Workers to about by the Vietnam conflict. sealift. This will bring to 141 the total number of reserve ships re­ achieved an equitable contract for The ships in our active fleet have become worn out and obsolete. its members at the Western Elec­ activated since July of last year. The ships in our reserve fleet have proven to be in little better condition tric division of the Bell System able to sail again. The new break out was re­ and are, in any case, almost gone. Action to save the U.S. maritime Another important factor that and reaffirmed its all-out backing quested by the Military Sea Trans­ industry must come now, and the establishment of an independent portation Service from the Mari­ delays getting Reserve fleet Vic­ "without reservation" of the ob­ maritime agency would be the first step. time Administration. MARAD of­ torys on the high seas again is jectives of the AFL-CIO National ficials noted that the action will that there are too few shipyard Committee on Collective Bargain­ leave only 33 Victorys in the workers around to perform the ing with General Electric and The latest statistics available on average weekly earnings of factory United States standby reserve job. The lack of trained shipyard Westinghouse. production workers in southern "right-to-work" states continues to be workers has been caused by the fleet. The council voiced its support the most eloquent plea possible for the importance of repealing Section administration's past attitude of in­ The Victory ships being called also for strikes of the Boot «& Shoe 14B of the Taft-Hartley Act, which makes such "right-to-work" laws difference and neglect towards the up are old and have been lying Workers at a Genesco plant, in possible. American merchant marine. The in various local reserve fleets for Factory production workers in these states continue to be the worst Tennessee and the Washingtonmany years, some since the end government, in its failure to im­ paid in the nation, with average weekly earnings in some cases less than plement the Merchant Marine Act Baltirnore Newspaper Guild's of the Second World War. Most half of what workers in similar jobs earn in states that have rejected have not been thoroughly moth- of 1936 and sponsor an adequate struggle at the Bureau of National "right-to-work" legislation. program of shipbuilding and car­ Affairs. balled and will take a long time The direct relationship between the existence of "right-to-work" laws go support, has contributed to the to be reactivated. Meany told a press conference and low wages is dramatically revealed in the fact that the one southern flight of trained shipyard workers Maritime labor has been warn­ to other industries. It is primarily that coordinated bargaining in the state that does not have a "right-to-work" statute on the books is also ing the Government for many because of this that United States electrical industry is an effective the state in which southern production workers enjoy the highest aver­ years that just such a situation shipyards cannot compete efficient­ approach and could well form a age weekly wages. would occur if the nation ever ly for the current reactivation pattern in other situations where It is for these reasons that the AFL-CIO has pledged a continuing developed a quick need for mer­ work and get the reserve fleet a number of unions hold contracts fight to repeal Section 14B vvhich makes possible the abolition of the chant ships. The almost prohibi­ ships ready promptly. union shop in these states through the so-called "right-to-work" laws. with the same company. tive cost of reactivating these Vic­ torys at United States yards has forced the Defense Department to Union Training Program Graduates New Total 76 move slowly in calling up reserve vessels. Each ship has been esti­ mated as needing almost a halfmillion dollars worth of repairs and conversion in order to be Eight more Seafarers have passed the U. S. Coast Guard examination and have been issued their engineers licenses after preparing at the training school jointly sponsored by the SIU and District 2 of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. A total of 76 Sea­ farers have now received their engineer's licenses as a result of the recently instituted program. Of the SIU men who recently Robert Simmons, 31, an SIU of FOWT and oiler endorsements, ence payments of $110 per week passed their Coast Guard exami­ member since 1961, has sailed in joined the union in 1953. whjle in training. nation six were licensed as Third the ratings of oiler and FOWT; Engine department Seafarers Offlctal Publication of the SfUNA The SIU-MEBA District 2 Assistant Engineers and two re­ Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters are eligible to apply for any of the Thomas Carter, 44, has sailed training program is the first of its District, AFL-CIO ceived their licenses as Second most engine room ratings, includ­ kind in maritime history. It as­ upgrading programs if they are 19 Executive Board Assistant Engineers. PAUL HALL, President ing deck engineer and electrician sists engine department Seafarers years of age or older and have 18 Seafarers receiving their licenses CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD to obtain instruction in prepara­ months of Q.M.E.D. watch standExec. Vice-Pree. Vice-President as Second Assistant Engineers are: tion for their Third Assistant En­ AL KERR LINDSEV WILLIAMS Emile Glaser, 43, sailing with gineers license. Temporary Third See.-Treae. Vice-President the SIU as FOWT and oiler, has Assistant Engineer's license or ROBERT MATTHEWS AL TANNER been a union member since 1946; Original Second Assistant Engi­ Fice-Presidenf Vice-President Clinton Webb, 40, SIU member neer's license in either steam or HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and since 1946, has sailed in all engine motor vessel classifications. Publications room ratings; The training school is operated Managing Editor The newly licensed third assist­ under a reciprocal agreement be­ MIKE POLLACK Art Editor ant engineers are: tween the SIU and District 2 of Assistant Editor BERNARD SEAMAN NATHAN SKYER Peterson MEBA. SIU men who enroll in Simmons Beryl Peterson, 51, who has Dooley Escbenbacb the program are provided with shipped in the SIU since 1951 and Staff Writers meals, hotel lodging and subsist- ing time in the engine department, DON BEVONA sailed as reefer, oiler and FOWT; and has been a book member since PETER WEISS plus six months' experience as a 1953; wiper or equivalent. James Barnette, 43, has sailed PibllshnI biweekly at 810 Rhode liland Aranae H.E., Washington, D. C. 20018 by SIU engine department men in­ as oiler, FOWT, pumpman and the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, terested in the program should ap­ Golf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, deck engineer, and joined the AFL-CIO, 675 Foirth Avenae, Brooklyn. ply immediately, or obtain addi­ union in 1946; M. Y. 12252. Tel. HYaclnih 9-6600. Second tional information at any SIU alasa gostan Raid at Washington, D. C. Lonnie Dooley, 41, an SIU hall, or directly at SIU headquar­ MSTHASTErS ATTERTIOII: Form 3579 member since 1955 and has cards eboald be sent to Seafarers Internaters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ tlanal Unlaw, Atlantic, Galf, Lakes and In­ shipped as FOWT, oiler, and ordi­ land Wateis District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foarth lyn, New York 11232. The tele­ Aaanac, Bnchlyn, H. Y. 11232. nary seaman; phone number is HYacinth 9Glaser Webb Charles Eschenbach, 39, holder Carter Barnette 6600. 21 More Victory Ships Slated For Reserve Fleet Break-Out Eight More Seafarers Win Engineers Licenses SEAFAREBS^LOO �September 2, 1966 SEAFAHERS MTD Board Raps Legislation Threatening Right to Strike CHICAGO—The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department Ex­ ecutive Board at its quarterly meeting here voted full support for legislation to create an independent maritime agency outside the proposed new Transportation Department, and strong opposi­ tern by Congress or the Adminis­ tion to legislation that would tration, noting that it is the "type of action that could be used in the threaten the right to strike. ' future to club labor into accepting SIU President Paul Hall, who is management offers that are un­ also president of the MTD, served reasonable and unrealistic." as chairman of the two-day meet­ In other actions, the MTD Ex­ ing which took place in Chicago ecutive Board adopted resolutions: August 18 and 19. • Calling for the immediate In calling for the establishment adoption of a program for the con­ of an independent Federal Mari­ struction of a strong Americantime Administration as proposed flag bulk carrier fleet. in pending House legislation (HR• Urging a program designed 15963), the Board cited the need to aid the U.S. fishing industry to focus greater attention on the through fleet modernization, eco­ growing problems of the maritime nomic incentives, research and industry and provide a better or­ conservation. ganization for dealing with them. • Opposing Military Sea Trans­ Branding the present Maritime portation Service plans to replace Administration a "stepchild of the U.S. crews aboard six MSTS ves­ Department of Commerce, lost sels with foreign crews. within already complex and over­ • Blasted Secretary of Defense burdened administrative machin­ McNamara's "callously indiffer­ ery," the resolution pointed out ent" attitude to the U.S. maritime that "The history of departmental industry. reorganization shows that our mer­ • Urged strict adherence to the chant marine made greater prog­ provisions of the 50-50 laws. ress when its administration had • Demanded that U.S. unsubthe most independence." sidized lines be accorded fair and In going on record as unalter­ equitable treatment by MARAD ably opposed to any type of in the allocation of reserve fleet strike-ban legislation, such as that ships. • Warned of the need for a proposed during the recent Ma­ chinists' strike against the airlines, positive government policy toward the MTD condemned this still- maritime and sea research in view pending legislation and those who of the Soviet Union's recent mas­ have supported governmental in­ sive strides in shipbuilding, fishing ceai^r tervention in labor disputes. The and oceanography. resolution urged all.organized la­ bor to resist any and all attacks on the free collective bargaining sys- APl-CIO Retards Sharp Cain In Membership CHICAGO — AFL-CIO membership has grown rapidly in 1966, with a gain of 347,000 in the first six months of the year, the Executive Council re­ ported. The sharp gain continues a three-year trend during which the membership of the feder­ ation in the United States moved from a low point of 12,464,000 in the 12 months ending June 1963 to 13,385,000 for the same period ending in June 1966. For the first half of 1966, the council said, membership topped 13.5 million. This does not include about 1 million members of AFL-CIO unions in Canada. These unions pay per capita on their members in Canada to the Canadian Labor Con­ gress and the figures are not included in the AFL-CIO tabu­ lation, which is based on actual per capita payments to the fed­ eration. The total gain over the threeyear period has been about 900,000. About 403,000 of that increase came in the 12month period July 1964 to June 1965. The council reported that slightly less than half the 130 national and international un­ ions affiliated with the AFLCIO expanded their member­ ship during the 1963-65 period. LOG Page Three House Votes to Keep MARAD Out Of New Transportation Department WASHINGTON, Aug. 30—^The House of Representatives voted today to keep the Maritiine Administration out of the proposed new Department of Transportation. The vote was 260 to 117. The House action came on an amendment to the Administration bill to create a cabinet-level transportation department. As originally proposed the bill would have lumped within the new department a number of federal agencies, including the Maritime Administration, Coast Guard, Bureau of Public Roads, Federal Aviation Agency, and the safety functions of the Interstate Com­ merce Commission and the proved a bill to make MARAD completed but no action taken. Civil Aeronautics Board. an independent agency. The Today's decision by tbe House After passing the amendment House is expected to consider to keep the Maritime Administra­ to delete the provisions of the the measure next month. tion of out of the proposed Trans­ Transportation Department bill Rep. Edward Garmatz (D.- portation Department and the de­ for the transfer of the Maritime Md.), chairman of the House cisiveness of its vote indicated the Administration to the new De­ Merchant Marine Committee, in­ degree of Congressional aware­ partment, the House rejected an troduced the amendment calling ness and concern over the plight amendment to keep the Coast for the removal of the Maritime of the nation's merchant marine. Guard out too. With the Maritime Administra­ Administration from the trans­ Following the action on these portation department bill and tion as part of the Department of and other amendments, the House spearheaded the successful floor Commerce, the industry has been declining steadily to the point approved the measure to create fight to win its passage. Strong support for the amend­ where U.S.-flag ships carry less the new department by a vote of ment came from the AFL-CIO than nine per cent of the nation's 336 to 42. Executive Council, which last foreign commerce and its ship re­ A significant factor in the fight week warned that the third-rate pair and building capacity are on to keep MARAD from being buried in the new department was status "which gravely threatens the verge of disintegration. With the increasing demands the vigorously and united effort the security of the nation," will made by all segments of the mari­ continue, "if the Maritime Ad­ for more U.S. tonnage to meet the time industry-labor and manage­ ministration is permitted to be needs of military operations in ment. The campaign to block buried in another government de­ Viet Nam, the neglect which the transfer of MARAD to the new partment, whether Transportation maritime industry has suffered at government agency hands has department and to set it up as a or Commerce." The AFL-CIO Council then been driven home very clearly. completely independent agency The successful fight in the was a highlight of the emergency strongly endorsed the concept of conference to save U. S. shipping- an independent Maritime Admin­ House to keep maritime from be­ that was sponsored by the AFL- istration—free from control by ing lumped in an overall trans­ CIO's Maritime Trades Depart­ any overall government depart­ portation department is regarded as a step toward the only logical ment and Maritime Committee in ment. resolution of the nation's shipping The transportation department Washington in July. The House Merchant Marine bill now goes to the Senate, where problem—the establishment of and Fisheries Committee has ap­ committee hearings have been completely independent agency. 5^" Viet Cong Mine Rips SIU Pacific DIst. Ship; 7 Die The Baton Rouge Victory, an SIU Pacific District manned freighter, was ripped by a Viet Cong mine in the Long Tao channel of the Saigon river, about 22 miles east of Saigon on Aug. 23. Seven crewmen—five of them members of the SIU Pacific District Mar­ ine Firemen's Union and two engine officers of the Marine Engineer's Beneficial Association—were killed in the explosion that flooded the engine room. room, No injuries were reported among the rest of the crew. The SIU Pacific Marine Fire­ men members killed were: Ray Barrett, Chief Electrician; R. J. Rowe, Fireman—^Watertender; J. MacBride, Oiler; Earl Erickson, Second Electri­ cian; M. Reardoii, Oiler. The MEBA members killed were: John Bishop, First Assistant En­ gineer; C. Rummei, Second Assistant Engineer. Following the explosion the ship's captain, Konrad Carlson, of Seattle, ran the vessel into the bank of the river to avoid blocking the channel. The ship then sank to its main deck. The chief engineer, Herbert F. Kenyon, of San Francisco, was SIU Pacific District-manned Baton Rouge Victory lies on bank of Saigon River about 20 miles south­ also in the engine room, but was east of Saigon a few hours after she was hit by communist mine that ripped hole in her port side. unharmed. He and an oiler were on a platform about 20 feet above Two small South Vietnamese gunboats are pulled up directly alongside stricken vessel to give aid. the area where the others were layed and the Baton Rouge Vic­ er, recently withdrawn from the save the cargo of U.S. supplies. working. tory was hit instead. U.S. river reserve fleet for service in the Viet­ The Baton Rouge Victory was "Suddenly, there was this great patrol boats and armed helicopters nam sealift, the Baton Rouge blast," he said. "It knocked me the first vessel to be sunk in the provided protective cover for the Victory was under charter to the down and stunned the oil man Saigon channel during the period Military Sea Transportation Serv­ salvage operations. next to me. I helped him out of of intense American involvement ice. The Baton Rouge Victory, op­ the engine room and went back. in the war. The vessel's surviving crew ... I rushed to get help, but it Official sources said the Viet- erated by States Steamship Com­ members—SIU Pacific District pany of Seattle, sailed from San was hopeless." cong were trying to mine an am­ SUP men on deck and Marine Francisco July 28th carrying gen­ ^ Salvage crews went to work to munition ship that had been sched­ Cooks and Stewards in the galley eral • cargo, mostly trucks and refloat the 8,000-ton Baton Rouge uled to travel up the river ahead —are being repatriated to the heavy gear and a crew of 45. Victory and to recover the bodies of the Baton Rouge Victory. The A World War II—built freight­ West Coast. of the seven crew members and ammunition ship however was de­ •1: �Eight Additional Seafarer Oldtimers Join Growing Union Pension Roster The names of eight more Seafarers have been added to the list of men who are now receiving union pensions. Newcomers to the SIU pension ranks include Johannes Kari, Anthony Conti, George Crabtree, Gustav S. Carlson, Alex Woodward, Sidney Day, James Dueitt, Oscar Holton, Jr., and Thomas McLaughlin. sailed as a cook. A resident of Mobile. A native of Louisiana, he Johannes Kari joined the SIU New York City, his last ship was now resides in Baltimore. Day in the port of New York. Born the Julia. sailed as AB and boatswain, and in Estonia, he lives in Mastic Gustav Carlson, a member of his last vessel was the De Soto. Beach, L. I., with his wife, Hilda. the Deck department, was born Oscar Holton, Jr., sailed SIU He sailed as an AB and bosun in Sweden and now resides in ships in the deck department after joining in the port of Norfolk. He Texas City, Texas, with his wife Ruth. He joined the union in the port of New York. Carlson sailed as a bosun. His last ship was the Seatrain Savannah. Alex Woodward joined the SIU in the port of Port Arthur, Texas, where he resides with his wife, Lelal. Bom in Louisiana, the SeaWoodward Kari and his last vessel was the Linfield. Anthony Conti sailed as a mem­ ber of the steward department. He joined the union in the port of New Orleans which was his place of birth. Conti lives in Slidell, La., with his wife, Leona. His last ship was the Del Norte. George Crabtree was born in North Carolina and joined the un­ ion in Norfolk. A member of the steward department, Crabtree i Holton Daeltt farer sailed in the engine depart­ ment and was last employed by the Picton Towing Co. Sidney Day joined the union in Conti was born in Portsmouth, Va., and now resides in Chesapeake, Va. He was last employed by the Pennsyl­ vania Railroad of Va. James Dueitt was born in Leakesville, Miss, and now resides in Lucedale, Miss., with his wife, Virgie. A member of the engine department, he joined the union in New Orleans. His last ship was the Radcliff. Thomas McLaughlin was born in Plattsburg, N. Y. A resident Cruise Ship Biii Passed by Senate; Weaid Bar Unsafe Ships from US WASHINGTON—^A cruise ship safety bill designed to bar from U.S. ports all passenger vessels considered to be tmsafe by the Coast Guard has been passed by the Senate. The bill now goes back to the House for approval of Sen­ the original measure before the ate introduced amendments that Panamanian-flag Yarmouth Castle make the legislation both stiller disaster occurred. and more inclusive than the origi­ As passed by the Senate, the nal House-passed measure. main purpose of the bill is to As it now stands the bill slaps police unscrupulous foreign-flag both safety and financial respon­ passenger ships which have been sibility rules on cmise ships sail­ sailing out of United States ports ing from U.S. ports. The "get without the rigid safety checks tough" provisions inserted by the that American-flag passenger ships Senate are a direct result of the must undergo. Yarmouth Castle fire disaster in In addition to barring from which over ninety people died. U.S. ports any vessels deemed unThe House had already voted on seaworthy by the Coast Guard, the legislation would: • Require all passenger vessels to disclose their safety standards on all advertising literature. • Make owners of such ships The first new cargoliner of a establish financial responsibility in scheduled five will be delivered to case of death or injury to passen­ the SlU-contracted Delta Steam­ gers and repay passengers if the ship Lines of New Orleans by the ship failed to sail. early fall of next year. The keel • Require that American-flag was recently laid by Ingalls Ship­ ships affected by the law meet upbuilding Corporation at Pasca- to-date U.S. ship safety standards goula, Mississippi. by 1968. The five new cargoliners are the The SIU and other maritime second group in the company's unions, in addition to other U.S. long-range replacement program. groups have repeatedly called Five new vessels are already in upon Congress to stiffen the regu­ service on the South American lations governing foreign-flag and West African runs. Thirteen cruise ships operating from U.S. vessels in all will be replaced when ports. the program is finished. However, the Senate will not The new ships will be 522 feet move this session to include a pro­ long and have a width of 70 feet, vision in the "safety at sea" meas­ with a deadweight capacity of ure that will compensate the rela­ 13,250 tons. Each will have ship­ tives of American passengers who board cranes aboard permitting lose ,their lives at sea. efficient loading and discharge of A • spokesman for the Senate cargo. , Commerce Committee said that Additionally, the ships will as­ the measure has been set aside for sist in the fight against water pol­ further study. The new liability lution, common to many ports, by measure will be designed to elimi­ the installation and use of sewage nate an old law limiting shipown­ treatment units. ers to only $60 a ship ton in com­ The first vessel will be launched pensation in case any passenger next summer and delivery is ex­ was injured or lost his life in a pected in early autumn. shipboard accident at sea. Delta Line Orders Fhre New Cargoilners September 2, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page FOOT McLaughlin Crabtree of West Hollywood, Fla., with his wife, Emma. McLaughlin sailed as a tankerman for the Interstate Oil Transport Co, He joined the union in Philadelphia, McLaugh­ lin is a Navy veteran. U.S. Shipbuilders Rap Navy Contracts With British Yards WASHINGTON — The U.S. shipbuilding industry has re­ newed its protests against the con­ struction of U.S. naval ships in foreign shipyards following a Government announcement that a $24 million contract has been awarded to British shipyards to construct three new vessels. The new protests are against the foreign construction of an oceangoing tug at a cost of $7.3 million and two naval survey ships at a total cost of $16.7 million. The U.S. Government has de­ fended the award of the contracts to British yards with the conten­ tion that it is part of a reciprocal agreement for the purchase by Britain of U.S. warplanes. The U.S. shipyard industry has warned however that such a build-abroad" program threatens the future of the already-de­ pressed U.S. shipbuilding indus­ try. American shipyard men have also questioned the price of $7.3 million for the oceangoing tug, noting that the largest and most powerful tugs presently in the U.S. fleet cost only about $1 mil­ lion, and a 10,000 horsepower heavy duty tug being built in Japan cost only about $2 million. The Atlantic Coast by Eari (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President. Atlantic Coast Area] The SIU is successfully meeting maritime manpower requirements brought on by the Viet Nam conflict. Through its various upgrading programs the SIU has managed to man all the many ships revived from the mothball fleet that have been assigned to SlU-contracted com­ panies. In cooperation with District 2 ships again. Buren just completed of MEBA we have also assisted a trip to Vietnam aboard the in the upgrading of unlicensed Beaver Victory. He has been a personnel to licensed status. This member of the SIU for nineteen program has helped meet the call years. for personnel in that area. After a vacation in Puerto Rico, Additionally, the SIU's pro­ Luis Ollvera will start thinking gram of preparing members for advancement to higher endorse­ about his next ship. His last ship was the Yellowstone. Dallas Hill ments has raised the level of en­ recently got off the Annlston Vic­ dorsements for many Seafarers. In this program ordinary seamen are tory for a routine check-up. Puerto Rico assisted in obtaining AB ratings, After an extended stay on-the and wipers are aided in their ef­ beach Felix Serrano felt it was forts to become oilers, firemen, time to get his sea and water tenders. legs in shape The SIU will continue, through again. He grabbed its many programs, to meet the a job as AB on manpower requirements of the the Ponee. Off to American merchant marine. In­ India on the Al­ formation on all these programs is coa Voyager, available at all SIU halls. Frank Mateo will With the opening of the new be riding in the clinic in Cleveland, the number of oiler's berth. InSIU medical facilities is raised to Mateo junctions have twenty-one. been handed down by a Chief New Ym-k U. S. District judge requiring two John Simonelli, last on the Vel local trucking firms to comply lowstone, is renewing friendships with the Federal Wage and Hour while waiting for his next trip. Law. The Senate Labor Commit­ Also, looking up old pals around tee recently finished its hearings the hall is Frits Nilson. Frits is on the minimum wage law in keeping one eye on the big board. Puerto Rico. His vacation is over now and Al­ Boston fred H. Neilson is around the hall Far away from the hustle and looking for the good run. He was bustle William "Cappy" Costa is last on the Sapphire Gladys. P. L. enjoying himself at his summer Hass, who just piled off the Rice retreat. He is relaxing and doing Victory, is looldng forward to a a bit of fishing at his camp. His long stay on the beach. last ship was the Robin Trent. Baltiniore Also vacationing with his family At present the Alamar, Losmar, is Fred Rashld. Fred's last sea­ and Trustee are laid up, but the going hotel was the Norfolk where Helen "D", will be crewing up he was an AB. Just out of drysoon. Shipping continues to be dock George "Swlfty" Swift is fair. looking for the first job to hit the On the beach just off the Ban­ board. Swifty last saw duty as an gor, George R. Graham is prepar­ oiler on the Azalea City. ing for his vaca­ tion. Chester B. "Chet" Wilson, an SIU member since 1938, had to leave the Norina because of a brok­ en thumb. Chet sails as bos'n and Members of the SIU Inland carpenter and is WilBon Boatmens Union went to the polls ready now to get in June and elected officers for the back into action. Oswald Seppet Atlantic and Gulf Coast Regions was recalling for his shipmates a of the IBU. day in 1944 when he was tor­ Balloting was held on the June pedoed off the coast of Spain. union meeting dates in each re­ His last ship was the Alcoa Ma­ spective city where meetings are riner. held, and on the day after the Philadelphia meeting. Elmer "Ted" Wheeler, an SIU SIU-IBU members also made black gang member for sixteen their choices known through mail years, last sailed on the Com­ ballots. Those elected, as an­ mander. Ted is waiting for his fit nounced by the IBU Tallying for duty. Last on the Merrimac, Committee are: Jack Arellanes, is raring and Atlantic Coast Regional Direc­ ready to go again. Jack sails in tor, Robert A. Matthews; Assist­ the deck department. ant Regional Director for port of Vacationing after a few trips on New York, Earl Shepard; for the Merrimac, Joseph Doyle is Philadelphia, Joseph Trainor; for spending time on the homestead Baltimore, Raymond J. Herold, doing odd jobs. Frank Cake is Sr.; Port Representative for port looking at the board anxious to of New York, A1 Kerr; for Phila­ take the first oiler's job that shows. delphia, John Hoare; for Balti­ Norfolk more, John J. Syplewski. Larry Comhs, an SIU member Gulf Coast IBU Regional Di­ for twelve years, will be glad to rector, Lindsey J. Williams; As­ get back to sea. Larry has just sistant Regional Director for the been discharged from the Army. port of Mobile, Luke LeBlanc; Buren Elliott wants a couple of for New Orleans, C. J. Stephens; weeks on the beach before he for Houston, Paul Drozak. S/U Boatmen fleet New Union Offiters •'!) I •!) �September 2, 1966 Page Five SE/iFARERS LOG Growing Ship Shortage Endanger US Serurity, Congressman Warns The Gulf Coast by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Local candidates endorsed by COPE and the New Orleans Maritime WASHINGTON—The United States has just about played out all its shipping cards in support­ Trades Department fared well in the Democratic primary election held ing the Vietnam War, according to Representative Thomas N. Downing (D.-Va.), who said August 13, 1966. Of the four endorsed candidates in the judgeship that the nation would not have enough ships to support another military build-up anywhere else in races, Arthur J. O'Keefe, Jr. was elected to the bench in the First City - Provide enticing enough sub- the Committee for American Court; Walter F. Marcus, Jr. led a field of four for judge of the Civil the world. District Court, and missed being Downing made his statement sidies so that shipowners can be­ Steamship Lines and Maitland elected in the first primary by a say he could not be in for the as a panelist on the Navy League gin to replace their worn-out ton­ Pennington, special assistant to mere 4200 votes out of 98,000 latest meeting. Creel, who was Symposium on seapower in Wash­ nage. the Maritime Administrator. cast; Louis Trent and Maurice dry docked recently, says that ington. He said that if the Viet­ Admiral James said that the • Let the people of the United Friedman ran first and second re­ things get mighty lonely in the nam war "escalates into Red States find out exactly how badly Russian merchant marine has spectively in the contest for two piney woods without a few words China, we have had it," because off their merchant navy really is 1,315 merchant ships today com­ new traffic court positions. Mar­ from old shipmates: His address "we now have almost every avail­ so that they, once aware of the pared with 1,012 American-flag cus, Trent and Friedman face a is Route 2, McComb, Mississippi. able ship on the bridge of ships true situation, will be able to in­ vessels. Even though these ships After six months as FWT on to Vietnam. We have taken them fluence future budget decisions in are smaller and the Soviet Union run-off. the Iberville, J. off the paying run and given this Washington. is behind by about 6 million tons, The second primary election Adams is looking business to foreigners, and we are This action is necessary, he said, it is increasing its fleet by more will be held September 24, 1966 for a run on a going to have a hard time getting because there appears to be no than one million tons yearly. and all union members, their fam­ Delta Liner to it back." Admiral James pointed out thrust or focus from any corner ilies and friends, are urged to vote South America. that "The Russian Minister of of the Administration to "bolster and work for the election of He urged that the Administra­ Also scouting a Merchant Shipping, Viktor COPE and MTD endorsed candi­ tion lay out an additional $100 our lagging maritime fleet." He Delta Line run is Bakayev, is the most powerful noted that on the "contrary there dates. Charles Cassard, million a year to enable the United seems to be a thrust in the direc­ man in world shipping today, bar Mobile last on the Del States merchant marine to build tion of reducing if not eliminating none. By 1980 Bakayev expects Currently registered and ready Campo. Monk at least 20 new ships annually for shipping subsidies." to have between 20 million and Sherman at least ten years in order to re­ to ship out is John W. McNellage Sherman finished 25 million tons of new ships mak­ Other panelists who spoke in­ who has recently completed two two trips on the Del Mar and main a leading mercantile naval cluded Rear Admiral Ralph K. ing him Czar of the world's largest power. years aboard the bauxite-carrying plans to hang around New Or­ James (ret.), executive director of merchant fleet. Representative Downing de­ Alcoa Ranger. He has shipped leans for the remainder of the clared that he would prefer to from Gulf ports for the past summer. twenty years. Last aboard the Around the New Orleans hall spend a dollar and not need it Warrior, Charles R. Sanchex is chewing the fat with old ship­ rather than reduce the nation's almost resting: he is doing some mates were pensioners Frank security to such a low ebb that its work on his home. Relaxing with Vivero, Sam Hurst, Ignace De- survival is at stake. the family in Mobile after a careaux, Niels Hansen, Rufus Suggests Program couple of trips to the islands Stough, Phil O'Connor, Percy The shipping crisis facing the by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative Charles L. Reeves says he enjoyed Boyer, Frank Kouns, Joe Munin, United States, he said, can be the Alcoa Commander, but plans Edward Boyd, and Ralph Suhat. Highlights of the AFL-CIO's California Labor Federation Conven­ to take it easy before shipping All of these oldtimers can be solved in the following ways: tion included a pledge made by the labor body to mount an unprece­ again. • Create an independent Mari­ dented election campaign against "the forces of extremism." reached by mail through the New Hemington Hurlstone, just off Orleans hall. time Administration The state's civil rights problems and the impending election at the the Claiborne, is • Develop a fleet of nuclear DiGiorgio complexes at Delano and Borrego Farms were also discussed Houston currently regis­ Saturday, August 27, 1966 powered ships at the meeting. Speakers included '^Artisan and Geneva were in travel. tered in group United States Undersecretary of C. T. Scott AB, and one of the one deck waiting marked the Second Annual Din­ Labor John F. Henning and State real SIU oldtimers, expects to ner-Dance of the West Gulf Ports for a run to strike Controller Alan Cranston. catch a short vacation after spend­ his fancy. SIU Council. Featured speakers were SIU President Paul Hall attend­ ing seven months in Vietnam and Congressman Bob Eckhardt, ILA veferan George ed as a special representative of two months in the hospital for a Saucier, an SIU President Teddy Gleason and A F L - CI O President George leg injury. Brother Scott is Mary­ SIUNA President Paul Hall. member since the A full slate of officers for the land bora and a 27-year SIU man. inception of the Houston Port Agent Paul Drozak Atlantic and Gulf Regions of the Meany. Hurlstone Seatfle V. Valencia, just out of the union, recently was a member of the Sponsoring United Industrial Workers has Committee which took care of USPHS hospital in San Francisco paid off on the Alcoa Ranger. The shipping picture now is real been elected as UIW members is waiting for the next job opening Earl K. Whatley who just paid preparations for the event. good, and the outlook for the John Ziereis, veteran deck man went to the polls in June to select that hits the board. off the Alcoa Commander after a the candidates of their choice. next couple of weeks looks like it Wilmington long trip, says that he plans to recently off the Midlake, is getting The elections were provided for will be the same for all rated man tired of soaking up Texas sunshine take it easy for awhile. in all departments. Shipping actvity remains good and is looking forward to a long under the terms of the regional Payoffs for the last period have here with 11 ships passing through constitutions in effect since August New Orleans trip. G. Lee is anxiously waiting been the following: Rice Victory, in transit and the Steel Architect 1962. Pensioner James P. (Sloppy) to start the engineer upgrading Anniston Victory, and Vantage Progress scheduled Balloting for UIW members in Creel, a regular at the monthly school in New York. Lee says Transeastem and to pay off. All men in all ratings Atlantic and Gulf Regions took membership meetings, called to he's ready to give it hell. Penn Sailor. are finding it very easy to ship in place on the June Union meeting The Rice Vic­ Wilmington. date in each respective city where FOWT's, AB's, and Cooks are tory and Anniston meetings were held. In addition, V i c t o ry were still hard to come by at times with mail ballots were sent out for the shipping as busy signed on since convenience of those members in as it is. The out­ the last report and cities where the constitution look is still good, the Walter Rice, makes no provision for members too, and we wel­ Seattle, Anchor­ Foreign-built midbodies used in constructing American-flag mer­ to vote in person. Halfhill come all rated age and Calmar chant ships are now subject to Customs duty as a result of a decision A membership-elected tallying men. handed down by the United States Court of Customs and Patents. committee supervised the voting were in transit. Ken Gibbs, af­ Hubert Halfhill, whose last ship in both the Atlatnic and Gulf Re­ The legal body ruled that the ter spending some vessels and cannot be entitled to foreign-built midbodies are not the "duty free status. No other gions. Voting has now been com­ was the Summit may try the Viet time on the beach, Nam run for a change of scenery. vessels and therefore not en­ claim having been advanced in pleted in both regions and all the has decided it's Charley Crossland, is just off Gibbs titled to duty-free status upon their support of the protest against the ballots have been counted. The time to start ship­ importation into the United States. classification found by the cus­ results of the election have been the Transeastem and will be grab­ ping again. The motion reversed an action in toms collector, we find the classi­ certified by the respective tallying bing the next AB's job hitting the Bennie Magnano was recently board. a lower Customs court which said fication of the customs collector committees. repatriated from the Erna Eliza­ Candidates elected in the two that the midbodies were vessels to be correct and the decision of San Francisco beth after staying on her for a and not subject to customs duties. the Customs Court is therefore regions are: Shipping here in the port of year as Deck Maintenance. On his Atlantic Coast Regional Direc­ San Francisco is still very active first visit to the USPHS he was The action was originally start­ reversed." ed by a group of importers who Midbodies are often used to tor, Ralph Quinnonez; Assistant and we have plenty of jobs open declared fit for duty and is quite protested against a decision made jumboize older American tonnage Regional Directors for the port of for AB's, Oilers, FWTs, Electri­ upset that the Doctor in Trinidad by the Collector of Customs in to create larger tankers and bulk New York, Frederick Stewart; of cians, Cooks and Bakers. took him off such a good ship for The Freedom Victory, Overseas an apparently minor problem. He labelling the structures under the carriers from smaller vessels. The Philadelphia, John Fay; of Balti­ Tariff Act as "articles wholly or process involves inserting the new more, Warren R. Leader; Local Dinny, Beaver Victory, Delaware, is registered now and hopes.to in chief value of iron or steel not midbody between the fore and aft Representatives for the port of Rio Grande, Los Angeles, Cor­ take a Bosun's job pretty quick. George Cortez is on the beach specifically provided for." Under sections of an older ship to in­ New York, John Dwyer; of Phila­ nell Victory, Santa Emilia, Cour delphia, Albert Bernstein. D'Arlene, Young America, Free here and hopes he will soon be, this application importers were li­ crease cargo capacity. able for customs duty. Gulf Coast Region—Regional America and Northwestern Vic­ given his "Fit for Duty" slip. He's The insertion of the midbodies Director, Lindsey J. Williams; As­ tory paid off and signed on crews been laid up since June and would is one temporary method U.S. The higher court said that since the exclusive purpose of the struc­ shipowners have used to upgrade sistant Regional Directors for the while the Yorkmar, Oakland, Cal­ much prefer working to sitting ture was to serve as a mid-section their fleets and improve their com­ port of New Orleans, Ysmael Paz; mar, Steel Admiral, Steel Flyer, around on the beach. We wish him Bethfwd, Vantage Progress, Steel a speedy recovery. of Houston, Paul Drozak. * of an ore carrier, they are not petitive position. The Pacific Coast SlU-inW Beets Regmnal OfRters Foreign Bulh Midbodies Subject To Customs Charges, Court Rules .iii 0 .OCi 'jt.l I i.' , i !•) •• ; •; f.i;' J �Pmge Six From Aug. 12 to Aug. 25, 1966 The Great Lakes by Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes A new SIU clinic facility to service Seafarers and their dependents in the Cleveland area is now located at 200 Republic Building, Cleve­ land, Ohio 44115—Phone number 621-1600. This is the late.st addi.tion to the Union clinic service available to SIU men and their families in all major ports across the country and in Puerto Rico. Voting in the 1966 Biennial and we expect to hear from them Election of Officers is continuing shortly. at a steady pace during the month The tanker Transbay (Atlantic of August. During the first two & Gulf) is expected to call for a weeks we boarded and voted crew late in October. The Transforty-eight ships in the Ste. Clair bay is presently in the American and Detroit rivers. As many as Shipyard at Lorain, Ohio and is six ships were voted in one day, being jumboized, which will add with patrolmen getting off one an additional seventy feet to her ship via the SIU service launch length. Hudson Waterways, own­ "SIUNA" and going downstream ers of the Transbay, also have again to board another vessel. two more vessels in Great Lakes During the last weeks of August yards that will be ready sometime we voted the Ann Arbor Railroad next year. carferries in Frankfort and the The Great Lakes "ship of the Arnold Transit Fleet at St. Ignace, future" has been described in a St. Michigan. Because many of our Lawrence Seaway Administrator's full book members are sailing out report as a "hybrid" vessel of over on the coast we expect a light 17,060 tons capable of traversing vote. the Seaway carrying cargoes di­ Negotiations are continuing on rectly between Great Lakes and the industry-wide vacation plan foreign ports. This type of ship for SIU Great Lakes District has been increasing on the Sea­ members. The Union submitted way in recent years according to its latest proposal last week to the the report, and still bigger ships GLAMO Negotiating Committee are in the offing, it predicts. THE INQUIRING SEAFARER N September 2, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Question: Do you agree that football is replacing baseball as the national pastime in the U. S.? Carmelo Clemente: From con­ versations I've had with my shipmates I think football is moving up on baseball as the number one sport, although in my native Puerto Rico, baseball is very popular. Most of the guys think football has more action. Frankly, I'm not to crazy about either sport. I prefer boxing for real action even though interest in the sport is declining. In boxing, you need to be in per­ fect physical condition and it is very interesting. Charles Kerns: I think that baseball is still on top. If you con­ sider the sched­ ules of each sport you'll find that on the average base­ ball draws as many, if not more, fans than does football. Baseball is as strong as ever. When the race is as tight as it is in the National League a lot of in­ terest is generated, but the Amer­ ican League is too far lopsided to be of any interest. — 4,— Gerald Knight: Football is def­ initely more popular with today's fans. I think this is because baseball does not have enough action. On the other hand, football is a game that is colorful and full of action. I personally pre­ fer footbaU. I think that there is more player contact and the action is continu­ ous. Baseball is a drag. <1> Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore .... Norfolk Jacksonville .. Tampa Mobile New Orleans . Houston Wilmington .. San Francisco Seattle Totals DKK DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups All Groups Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B 1 2 1 2 4 44 25 43 41 87 2 3 12 12 19 3 6 17 15 37 4 9 7 6 17 2 0 4 3 12 0 0 0 2 5 4 11 12 12 26 19 28 44 35 58 12 20 31 27 40 8 3 1 3 7 29 12 " 25 21 37 16 17 4 10 18 144 123 214 189 367 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class R 25 5 299 103 38 17 129 42 33 12 15 3 15 8 85 14 146 80 136 33 31 1 69 2 48 24 1,059 344 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans ..... Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals Class A 3 70 7 17 9 5 4 13 37 38 6 7 9 225 Class B 1 44 7 20 8 7 2 10 35 34 1 12 12 193 TOTAL SHIPPED Class A 1 37 4 18 1 2 3 12 37 41 3 21 15 195 Class B Class C 0 1 31 30 3 4 4 17 7 6 2 5 0 2 7 11 22 25 10 29 7 0 7 29 7 12 137 141 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups All Groups Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B Port 0 1 0 4 1 Boston 12 24 16 34 40 New York 6 5 6 6 7 Philadelphia 17 4. 14 2 15 Baltimore 8 0 2 2 5 Norfolk 2 1 1 1 5 Jacksonville 0 0 1 7 1 Tampa 12 3 9 4 2 Mobile 36 36 38 42 6 New Orleans 27 14 15 14 8 Houston 6 5 1 1 4 Wilmington 38 22 9 6 7 San Francisco .... 19 4 Seattle 8 7 6 208 116 116' 103 Totals 106 REGISTERED on BEACH Class A 12 179 19 72 24 8 12 34 87 85 11 45 23 611 Class B 1 89 11 39 8 6 6 4 47 44 2 2 6 265 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 10 4 174 39 20 16 79 19 11 26 9 2 24 2 7 54 121 66 72 31 16 1 41 1 18. 3 649 217 Rodney Buckingham: Yes, ex­ cept in Baltimore; that's where I'm from. In Bal­ timore everybody Tentative Conservation Agreement Reached is excited about the Orioles being so far out in front. I think that base­ ball's long sched­ ule makes it dull for most people. But football which is played only once a week Efforts by the SIUNA-affliated West Coast fishermen's unions to preserve California's off-shore is something to look forward to. fisheries have begun to show some results. California's Governor Ednrmnd G. Brown announced re­ Julius M. Prochownik: I think cently that the Soviet Union has tentatively agreed that the Russians will not fish from vessels within the sports are about equal. Since 12-miles of the U. S. Pacific gations of both nations would manded immediate action. baseball is a sum­ Coast. A special State Department del­ make the following recommenda­ mer sport and The tentative agreement, football .a winter made at a Moscow meeting of egation, headed by William C. tions to their governments: • The Russians would agree sport, they each U.S. and Soviet officials, came Harrington and representatives of that their vessels would not en­ have their season. after the Governor's recent Wash­ the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv­ gage in fishing within 12-miles of Perhaps football ington conference with Secretary ice met with Russian officials on the Pacific Coast of the United has a slight edge of State Dean Rusk in which the fish conservation problem. States. since the crowds Brown told Rusk that the future After a successful meeting, • The Russians would reiterate are so large, but of California's fishing industry de­ Harrington reported that the deletheir instructions to their fleet in there are fewer the area off the Pacific Coast not games for the fans to see. In Bal­ to fish for salmon. timore, where I live, the Orioles • Both governments would are on top of the American agree to take steps to reduce the League and there is great interest concentration of fishing vessels on in them. In recent years, the Colts other fishing grounds in order to were wildly popular. I think both prevent the depletion of resources. sports have their following. Within the next few weeks CLEVELAND—^The latest addition to the growing system of there will be an exchange of fish­ SIU clinics has begun serving members and their families in the John Galloway: I believe foot­ ing personnel and scientists be­ Cleveland area. The clinic is located in the Republic Building, ball is gaining on baseball. Most tween American and Russian fish­ Room 200. Phone: 621-1600. guys seem to talk ing boats in order to map ways to more about it The facility will provide free diagnostic service to the many SIU help preserve the fisheries. than they do base­ Great Lakes District members, SIU Great Lakes Tug and DredgeHarrington said that there will ball. I find that men and SIU Inland Boatmen's Union members in the area as be another Moscow meeting No­ football has more well as to their dependents. vember 13 to discuss conservation action. I like to programs and establish rules on a SIU clinic facilities are already available to Seafarers and thsir see as many long-term basis for both Atlantic families in the Great Lakes ports of Buffalo, Duluth, Sauk Ste. games as I can and Pacific coastal waters. Marie, Toledo, Superior, Wis., Melvindale, and Alpena, Mich. and am a great The Senate Commerce Com­ The system of SIU clinics was begun in 1957 with the opening fan of the Green mittee has recently approved legis­ of the first facility in New York. Other union clinics are located Bay Packers. I'm sure that if foot­ lation to bar foreign fishing ves­ in Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Tampa, San Juan, ball isn't number one now, it will sels from operating within 12Ponce, New Orleans, San Francisco, Seattle, and San Pedro, Calif. be soon. Baseball is a good sport, miles of the coast of the United but it's kind of slow. States. • •''•'I.I I ••i'. 1. I r, 'I.! V.I/"./-./A.H iiiii -I ) v ^r»uin. tbiu (. •• • • ... Soviets Agree to Honor Twelve-Mile U.S. Fishing Zone Along West Coast New Union Clinic Facility Provided For Cleveland SIU Members — 4^ 1 n �i~ 'i-; • SEAFARERS Meany Asks Admimstration To Halt Interest Rate Rise . Page Seven LOG "First Down!" AFL-CIO President George Meany has asked the Administration to step in and halt the sudden upward rise in interest rates that are afiecting the bulk of Americans. The hike in interest rates, he charged IS boosting prices and throwing residential construction into a panic and he demanded that these loan rates be rolled back to reasonable levels. 'Interest rates, "Meany said, "are higher than at any time since the 1920's. "That era, as everyone is well aware, was the lull before the big depression, a boom time when credit began tightening and inter­ est rates ran high. A 33VS increase in the price of money since last December is robbing the average salary earner of a chance to benefit himself by financing the building, renovation or purchase of a home." The consumers, small businessmen and farmers of the United States are being immobilized by the commercial banks in this country" Meany said, because they are not able to afford loans at high interest rates. The money they are forced to borrow must now be repayable by interest rates that are as high as ten per cent or more. The only winners in the current interest rate squeeze play, he added, are com­ mercial banks and the privileged group of individuals and organiza­ tions who hold large blocks of Government and commercial bonds. • • « An auto safety standards bill has won House passage. The Senate had passed a similar, though weaker, measure in June. Conflicts be­ tween the bills will be worked out by a Joint House-Senate Conference committee. Both bills direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish interim safety standards for 1968 model cars. However, full implementation of the bill is not anticipated until the 1969 model year. An advisory panel will set up standards to guide foreign or domestic car makers. It is assumed that the panel will devise standards similar to those required of automobiles and trucks which are bought by the government for its own use. Such standards have long been em­ ployed by the General Services Administration. Used car safety is also touched on in both bills, though the Senate bill only requires a study of used car safety while the House bill allows the government to set used car safety standards. Violations of safety standards, once established, are punishable by a $1,000 fine for each violation, not to exceed $400,000. There afe no provisions for criminal conviction in either bill. Tire safety and grading standards are also included in both bills. The House Takes a Step in the Right Direction William Schoenberg, founding president of the Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers, died in a suburban Des Plaines hospital after an illness of several months. He was 88. His union activity began in 1913, when he was named a representative of the Chicago district of the Machinists. A few years later he was appointed lAM general representative, and in 1933 was named AFL general representative in the Midwest. He was placed in charge of AFL or­ ganization of Portland cement plant employees and in September 1939 was elected president of the Cement, Line and Gypsum Work­ ers when it was chartered by the AFL. He retired in 1955 and was designated president emeritus. Surviving are his widow. Bertha, and two sons, William, Jr., and Alfred. <I> Dr. Joseph Mire, executive di­ rector of the National Institute of Labor Education for the past eleven years, has been appointed a research professor at the Ameri­ can University in Washington's Department of Economics. The Austrian-born Dr. Mire had been economics and labor advisor for the Chamber of Labor in Vienna for 14 years and taught at such schools as Ruskin College and Oxford University. 4/ A sportswear firm which clan­ destinely "ran away" from Peru, Indiana, to a new $250,000 citybuilt plant in Uniontown, Ala­ bama, should be . compelled to offer jobs in the Alabama plant to the employees it deserted, pay all their family moving expenses and make up their iost income, a Na­ tional Labor Relations Board trial examiner has recommended. The examiner, rejecting the employer's argument that an employer "has the right to close his entire busi­ ness" even if the closing is moti­ vated by "vindictiveness toward the union," ruled that the McLoughlin Manufacturing Corpora­ tion of Peru did not actually go out of business but instead moved its machines to Alabama and formed a new firm called Lady Jo, Incorporated. ^ A locomotive fireman who shoved two boys from the path of a moving freight train last winter was honored at a public luncheon in Indianapolis. Nelson D. Rey­ nolds, 30, of Evansville, who works for the Chicago and East­ ern Illinois Railroad, received $250 and a plaque as winner of the quarterly safety award of his union, the Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Reynolds worked his way to the front of his engine in Poseyville, Indiana, grabbed the handbar with one hand and swept the frightened young,sters to the side of the track. Racists and anti-union pres­ sures lost out in Canton, Missis­ sippi, after workers at the Udico Manufacturing Co., plant here voted for union representation in a National Labor Relations Board election. Workers at Udico, a run-away shop from California, were harassed by Canton's mayor, city councilmen and business lead­ ers who warned them to expect trouble if they voted for the Elec­ trical, Radio & Machine Workers Union. Bread and butter issues of such greater importance as a wage hike, seniority and grievance ma­ chinery won out. The action of the House of Representa­ tives to keep the Maritime Administration out of the proposed new Department of Transportation is a hopeful sign. By the decisive vote in which the House members approved an amendment to exclude the Maritime Administration from among the agencies which would be lumped in the new transportation setup, it appears that the issue was very clear. The legislators passed the bill to create a new cabinet-level Transportation Department by a vote of 336 to 42, but first they amended the measure to delete the provi­ sions that -would have transferred the Mari­ time Administration from the Commerce De­ partment to the proposed transportation de­ partment. The vote on this amendment was 260 to 117. This important House vote indicates that the members of that branch of the legislature are concerned about the state of the Ameri­ can merchant marine, and that they recog­ nize the dangers to the nation in its con­ tinued decline. They obviously do not want any further damage to the position of the merchant ma­ rine, which would be inevitable were the Maritime Administration and the business of the maritime industry placed in the proposed new transportation department. There it would be buried in a welter of other gov­ ernment agencies, and subjected to the abuses and antagonisms that are an inherent part of their attitude toward maritime. Under such conditions, maritime would not only be unable to develop and expand, it would very likely be hard put to survive. By their vote, the House members appear to understand this problem. The House Merchant Marine Committee Chairman, Rep. Edward Garmatz, who comes from the port city of Baltimore, and who spearheaded the effort on the House floor to keep MARAD out of the new department, ap­ parently got the seriousness of the situation across to his colleagues. The successful outcome of the vote in the House is also evidence of the effectiveness of a maritime industry in getting its story understood when it is united across the board—every labor and management seg­ ment in the industry. The lesson to be learned from the effective manner in which the industry functioned on this issue is that it can do a job in the interest of the total industry and of the nation when its efforts are coordinated and concentrated on the real objective of all concerned. Important as it was, the House action is only the first step in what must be a long and arduous campaign if the maritime in­ dustry's continuing decline is to be reversed and a healthy, expanding industry is ulti­ mately to be achieved. The Transportation Department bill now goes to the &nate for action. It is hoped that the Senate will take action similar to that of the House. Meanwhile, the fight must go on to win the creation of a completely independent maritime agency, which could then offer the means whereby the industry could at long last be revitalized, and the U. S. could have a shipping industry that fulfills its require­ ments. As the AFL-CIO Executive Council pointed out at its Chicago meeting preced­ ing the House vote, the nation must adopt the concept of an independent Maritime Ad­ ministration. Subordination to a Transpor­ tation Department or the Commerce Depart­ ment, in which MARAD presently lies, the Council said in a strong resolution, would result in the "essential needs" of maritime "being continually ignored and submerged." Rightly, the Council called for a reversal of the trend through the upgrading of the agency charged with overseeing the merchant marine. �m Pace Elcht SEAFARERS LOG Septmnlier 2, 1966 J i . t !• Nowhere to go but Union . r. ; "s i 1:,. F ARM workers have for a long time been the most povertystricken depressed and under­ privileged working people in Amer­ ica. They earn on the average about $1,000 a year in agriculture. Many earn less than 75c an hour. They often must travel hundreds of miles at their own expense to find jobs of short duration, and sometimes to find no jobs at all. Their housing is usually miserable, health conditions scandalous, and education for their children is usually inadequate, if available at all. But American farm workers today are moving toward the only answer to their problem. They are organiz­ ing into unions and acting collec­ tively to improve their condition. Farm workers have taken strike ac­ tion in Florida, Texas, Arizona, Mississippi, California and else­ where. For the most part their de­ mands are only to be paid the Fed­ eral minimum wage in return for their backbreaking labor. Strikes are underway within California's $3.5 billion agricultural industry against some of the state's biggest, most powerful powers, and the movement is spreading to other states. One large California grower, Schenley Industries, Inc., has already signed a contract with the farm workers' union and negotiations are presently, underway with another big com­ pany, Christian Brothers. .I ;' JJ Ram Werkers te Sam Deeeat Cea^la^ aim^ They are treated as second-class citizens or worse. They do not even enjoy the minimal protections af­ forded other American workers un­ der the Minimum Wage and Hour Law and the Fair Labor Standard Act. Abandoned and ignored by the social legislation other Americans take for granted, they enjoy no social security, no protection against child labor, receive no unemployment in­ surance in any but one state and are totally excluded from the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act —something that has hampered their organizing into unions for many years. ; <! The Desperate R^t Other big growers, most notably the huge DiGiorgio Company, which alone has yearly net sales of over $200 million, remain intractable to the farm workers' organizatimi and to any improvement in farm work­ ers' wages and conditions. But the workers, though not strrnig in wealth and power as are the big growers, are tough, determined, and stead­ fast in their purpose. With the solid backing of the AFL-CIO and other groups interested in their welfare they have made great strides in a short time and can look to the future with hope. How did this drastic change in the hopes and aspirations of Ameri­ can farm workers come about? without this new legislation, the 1 in September, 1964, by the AFLscene was already set for direct ac­ CIO Agricultural Workers Organiz­ tion by the workers themselves. ing Committee (AWOC), which was set up first in 1959 to begin the or­ Although in California the farm ganization of farm workers. The workers are striking against more strike was later joined by the Na­ than 30 big growers in the Kern and tional Farm Workers Association Delano County areas, the fight for (NFWA) formed in 1962 as a selfrecognition has centered itself help organization for Mexicanaround the huge DiGiorgio Fruit American farm workers. These two Corp. organizations recently merged under The California strike was called the AFL-CIO banner and now pre- In large measure their new hope for the future was made possible by the successful struggle waged in the halls of Congress by the AFL-CIO that culminated in legislation out­ lawing the importation of the socalled "Braceros"—cheap, tempo­ rary farm labor from outside the United States. Passage of the anti-bracero act in 1964 denied to the big U.S. growers one of the strongest levers at their disposal to use against American farm workers. In most cases the growers could no longer undermine American farm workers' organizing attempts by importing thousands of foreign laborers to take their jobs and starve the American workers - into submission. The growers fought long and hard against anti-bracero legislation. They raise cries of doom for the industry and warned of gigantic crop failures all over the nation. The AFL-CIO persevered, however, and the legis­ lation was passed. Harvest time came and went without braceros and there was no disaster. The harvest, picked by American workers, was the greatest in history. Meanwhile, the AFL-CIO con­ tinues the struggle for farm workers' rights demanding the inclusion of farm workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the National Labor Relations Act and minimum wage and hour legislation. But money that the growers refuse to pay to their farm labor pours into Washington to pay lobbyists to help defeat the legislation. Legislators from states in which the growers are strong are threatened with political extinction unless the legislation is killed. The massive dose of money and political blackmail has succeeded temporarily in preventing passage of the AFLCIO sponsored measures. The fight for this legislation is going on, how­ ever, and will succeed. But with or As effectiveness of strike grew, big growers drafted six and seven-year-old children as scabs and set California county sheriff's deputies to stand guard to see that they stayed In the fields, completely Ignoring state's child labor law. �September 2, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Nine Voices of striking California vineyard workers calling "Huelga" (strike) to workers in the fields were drowned out by tractors without mufflers driven by company foremen. Other strikers were sprayed with insecticide from crop dusting planes. "Huelga (Strike) Day" was proclaimed in San Francisco and support for grape workers' strike and boycott of DiGiorgio Company products was voiced during Market St. parade. AFL-CIO instituted nationwide boycott of DiGiorgio products. sent a solid front to the growers during the continuing strike, Today American farm workers are determined to do the impossible and break, through their own efforts, the vicious cycle of poverty-ignorancepoverty. And they are succeeding, with the help of the organized labor movement. (As the Log goes to press, a rep­ resentation election is underway among workers of the DiGiorgio Corp.) m The strike in the fields has been bitter. Farm worker pickets have been arrested and jailed on the slight­ est pretext, "accidentally" sprayed with insecticide by low flying planes, evicted from houses in which they have lived for 20 years, seen their jobs taken by scabs, their picket signs torn down and burned by com­ pany goons and "special deputies." Led by the DiGiorgio Corp., most of the growers have remained in­ tractable, refusing to recognize the union or bargain in good faith. Di­ Giorgio set up a company union, staged its own union representation election on two days notice and ex­ cluded strikers. Company represent­ atives accompanied voters into the polling places and supervisors voted. The striking unions absolutely re­ jected the results of such an election. While the strike goes on, a mas­ sive boycott of the products of the struck firms has been instituted by the AFL-CIO. These products have been placed on the "Don't Buy" list and publicized in trade union pub­ lications across the country. Farm workers are fighting in 1966 a battle that most American workers fought and won 20, 30, 40 or more years ago. They are fighting for a living wage to raise their yearly in­ come above the basic poverty level. They are fighting to eliminate child labor in the fields. They are striking to gain an education for their chil-j^ dren. They are striking to back up their claim to first-class citizenship after many years of being treated as second-class citizens or worse. Against them is ranged the vast monetary and political power of the nation's big farm industry. These in­ terests do their best to foster the belief that American agriculture is still made up of small "family farms," that would be stifled and destroyed if farm workers were paid decent wages and guaranteed decent conditions under federal law. The truth, however, is that the "family farm" is on the wane in the United States and would not be affected by such legislation in any case because such farms do not employ enough help for sufficient periods to come under the laws' provisions. The things the American farm workers need, are fighting for, and will achieve through union organiza­ tion are simple. They include protec­ tion under the National Labor Re­ lations Act, the Fair Labor Stand­ ards Act, and the Child Labor Act; unemployment insurance; minimum wage and hour protection; work­ men's compensation; social security coverage, and decent educational standards for their children. For too many years the most af­ fluent nation in the world has treated those who pick and tend its crops as second-class citizens somehow outside the mainstream of American society. Through their own efforts and with the aid and support of the American organized labor move­ ment these forgotten citizens are now determined to enter the main­ stream of American life. And they will not be denied. Boycott of fruits and wines produced and marketed by DiGiorgio Co. was backed up by informational picket lines manned by striking workers, their families and friends. Boycott has cut deeply into company's annual sales of over $200 million. AFL-CIO President George Meany (left) issues new farm union charter to Cesar Chavez and Larry Itliong as AFL-CIO Organization Director William Kircher looks on. Presentation took place during Executive Council's Chicago meeting. Over 8,000 supporters of striking grape workers gathered at the California state capitol at end of 300 mile march in Sacramento on Easter Sunday to demonstrate striking workers' determination to win decent farm wages and union recognition. �/ Eric Chittenden, who sails as AB, and oiler Gene Stewart, catch up on shipping news in the LOG. September 2, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Ten f:i • Preparing a roast beef lunch for a bunch of hungry Seafarers are C. Guevara, saloon messman and Oliver Celestine, the Chief Cook. W. "Sleepy" Matthews, bosun, chats with George "Duck" Owen and Ed Blevins of Deck department while waiting for payoff after African voyage. Bob Fowler, electrician, catches up on some work in the ship's engine room. Ready for some relaxation ashore are Donald Keith, ship's purser, and V. R. Coscarelli of Deck de­ partment, Don wants to show off his new shirt, Francisco Tirado pours a cup of coffee. He was member of Steward Dept. Pete Marozas, AB, thanks Oliver Celestine for great job Steward department turned in. Whole crew agreed their work was the best. Hard at work on deck is Luis Bonafont, OS. Luis hails from Puerto Rico. Dan Dougherty, OS, has gear all packed and Is ready to leave vessel. Ship's delegate George Stanley said Goodfellow Seafarers ranked with the best he's sailed with. Taking time out for a smoke and conversation on deck are George Owen, C. Sherpinski, O. Lee and E. Smith. Ship's watchman joins in the chatter. Talking over trip in the ship's messhall are Dan Dougherty, Ed Blevins, C. Sherpinski, R. Aragones, ancT Sam BIsin. All hands agreed it was a good trip. �September 2, 1966 Object Of Their Affection Chester Coumas, Tom Delaney and Joe Sloan (l-r) gather around the mermaid woodcarving in the Port O'Call bar in the New York Union Hall to ponder who she may be. Mermaid herself isn't talking. SIU ARRIVALS Patrick Alters, bom July 27, , 1966, to the Paul Allers St. Ignace, Michigan. — 4/ — Mark Leonard Wescott, born June 20, 1966, to the J. A. Wescotts, Lynn-, Mass. i Timothy Paul Tremmel, born July 21, 1966, to the Ronald Tremmels, Toledo, Ohio. <t> Margaret Dofredo, bom June 30, 1966, to the Domingo Dofredos, Seattle, Wash. Raenell Ann Tesser, born June 10, 1966, to the Ralph Tessers, Duluth, Minn. Kyla G. Tincher, bom January 25, 1966, to the Kyle M. Tinchers, Tampa, Fla. ^ Barbara Reed, bom May 18, 1966, to the Charles Reeds, Gretna, La. Kevin Samuels, bom May 13, 1966, to the John Samuels, Mobile, Ala. vt' Tammy Snsan Smith, bom May 20, 1966, to the Norman Smiths, Marine City, Mich. —— DeFani Smith, bom May 12, 1966, to the E. J. Smiths, New Orleans, La. Port O'Call Mystery Maid's Name Promotes Strong Seafarer Debates The intriguing and subtle female has always aroused men's curiosity and interest. Seafarers know this full well because they have their own special mystery girl at the Port O'Call Bar in New York. . Thirsty seamen who come in for a drink always smile at her and sometimes kiss and embrace her. And the nice part about it all is ^>—7—r r .. , ^ ~ , , , , , .J who she was, he said, but was cer- the Queen of the Mermaids or one that she's always there provid­ tainly curious to find out. Old of the Naiades', water nymphs ing a bit of female companion­ timer Tom Delaney said that he who were believed in the ancient ship for everyone. was sure Minnie was a grown-up world to inhabit and rule over The only trouble though is, that copy of the "little girl on the rock waterways, oceans, rivers, lakes no one really knows who she is. in Copenhagen harbor." and springs. This beauty has no voice. She Coumas also offered the clew Many Theories is an attractive wooden figurehead that since the mermaid had some­ Other Seafarers had interesting thing of a Nordic cast about her with long flowing hair and a shiny well-laquered face. Her amply- theories. T. Daley thought she she might be Frieda, the Ger­ built figure regally holds up the was simply called "Gertude," manic Goddess of Peace. The front end of the ship-like Port while Fred Boyne, a Seafarer who Frieda theory seems a little better O'Call Bar. She has a fish's body hails from Liverpool was always than the rest according to Coumas and a figure reminiscent of the under the impression the young who noted that the Port O'Call Valkyries, legendary maidens who lady represented Maggie May, the Bar to which the mermaid is at­ carried Vikings who died in battle famous tart from Lime Street in tached has a clinker-type hull con­ up to Valhalla heaven for an Liverpool. struction, slat over slat, much in Seafarer Chester R. Coumas the way the ancient vikings built eternity of feasting and drinking. Tommy the bartender, who came up with the most interesting their longboats. draws tall beers and cool drinks theory. He said that Minnie could However, despite all the learned for the Seafarers, said that he al­ be a number of mythological observation of Seafarers on the ways thought she was called "Min­ maidens. Perhaps, she was the name and lineage "Minnie the nie the Mermaid, as far as I goddess Fortuna, a copy of the Maiden," the subject still is a mat­ know." She has always been a statue that the Etruscans put up ter of conjecture. favorite, he said, with Seafarers on their ships. Fortuna was the The real "Minnie the Mermaid" first and only goddess of Fortune, is yet to be discovered and any who frequent the bar. Coumas said, and a particularly information on the origins of this Good Luck Omen appropriate symbol for seamen. beautiful lady will be welcomed "I've known guys to come in by the LOG. He also said that she might be and kiss her after they pulled in from a bad crossing. A lot of them come to see Minnie right after their ship berths. She's their good luck charm" Tommy ex­ plained. Young and old Seafarers also have their doubts about who she is. The Seafarer's Log has the gen^ Eric Johnson, 68: Cancer Peter Raptakis, 58: Seafarer eyal impression that Minnie is a claimed the life of Seafarer John­ Raptakis died, July 1, in Staten figurehead copied from a famous son on May 20. Island, N. Y., af­ museum masterpiece, but just He sailed in the ter an illness. which museum is a mystery. Deck department Born in Nafplion, "But she's gotta have a name," as an AB. John­ Greece, he lived most seamen who come into the son was bom in in Brooklyn. The bar feel. Sweden and re­ Seafarer joined Seafarer Joe Sloan, who was sided in Brooklyn, the SIU in San having a cool beer recently at the N. Y. He joined Francisco. A Port O'Call said that Minnie was the SIU in the member of the a mystery to him. He didn't know port of Seattle, Deck department, he was certified to sail as bosun. Wash. Surviving is his wife, LemHe is survived by a cousin, Harik- pi. Johnson's last ship was the lia Glamboury of Greece. Burial Hercules Victory. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn. was in Brooklyn. FINAL DEPARTURES Dawn Tamlyn, born July 4, 1966, to the R. T. Tamlyns, St. Ignace, Michigan. ^ Tammy Odom, born July 2, 1966, to the Thomas Odoms, Uriah, Ala. <1> Betty Moore, born December 12, 1965, to the W. W. Moores, Orange, Texas. Jean Rainier, born May 14, 1966, to the Harold Rainiers, Mathews, Va. James Andrew Nitz, born July 28, 1966, to the Carl Nitzs, Cherry Hill, N. J. — — Linnette Ctdby, bom April 29, 1966, to the Raymond Colbys, Maple, Wise. Page Eleven SEAFARERS LOG Cecil Jennette Please contact Donald White, P. O. 7121, Portsmouth, Va., as soon as you can. Y. R. (George) Tallherg Please get in touch with your wife at Route 2, Box 939, Punta Gorda, Fla., 33951, as soon as possible. Joseph M. Novatny Please contact Ann Novatny of Portage, Pa., concerning a family matter. <1> E. L. Avery Please contact R. A. Yarborough at the Seattle Hall in re­ gard to an urgent matter as soon as possible. "Red" Strickland Please contact Mrs. Charles Slater, 1854 Annunciation St., New Orleans, in regard to the per­ sonal effects of Charles Slater. Newton Paine Please contact your wife, at home, as soon as possible. — — William C. Cronan Please contact Doc Gorton at 61 Appleton Ave., Pittsfield, Mass. <t> Richard R. Conlin Please contact SIU Headquar­ ters in New York, third deck, in regard to a ring lost on the Rafael Semmes. Tax Refunds Held Income tax refund checks are being held by Jack Lynch, room 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison St., San Francisco, Calif., for the following Seafarers: Margarito Borja, W. R. Layton, Alii Nasroen, Wong M. Sing, Charies E. Switzer and W. O. Wallace. Charles Louis McCuHoch Please contact the firm of Ungar, Dulitz and Martzell, at 328 Chartres St., Suite 100, New Orleans, La., as soon as you possi­ bly can in regard to a very im­ portant matter. Carl Anderson, 63: Heart di­ sease caused the death of Brother Anderson at St. Mary's Hospital, Duluth, Minn. He was a lineman for the Great Lakes Towing Company and joined the un­ ion in the port of Duluth, where he lived with his wife, Esther. He was born in Sweden. Burial was at Sunrise Memorial Park, Duluth. Calleja Saturnino, 73: Heart disease claimed the life of Seaf a r e r Saturnino in Brooklyn, N. Y., March 20. Born in Spain, he was a U. S. citi­ zen and made his home in Brook­ lyn. He sailed in the Engine de­ partment as a FWT. Brother Saturnino joined the SIU in the port of New York. Surviving is his sister, Adela. Burial was in Linden, N. J. : WiUlam G. Sargent, 57: Brother Sargent was lost at sea, while sailing as an oiler on the New York­ er on the Viet Nam run, June 16. He joined the SIU in the port of Philadelphia. Born in Maine, Sargent resided in Brooklyn, with his wife, Marie. Prior to serving on the New Yorker, he sailed on the Rice Victory. He held a jun­ ior engineer rating. Clarence Osborne, 48: Brother Osborne died of cancer in New Orleans, March 28. A messman in the steward de­ partment, Osbom joined the union in New Or­ leans. He was bom in Alexan­ dria, La., and re­ sided in Gretna, La., with his wife Rit?i. Hi^ last vessel was the Oceanic Cloud. Burial was in the Christian Social Cemetery, Gretna, La. �Pags Twelve SEAFARERS LOG ^kin Poti Moys ttsOrainOimlivery to flte £dit<»r: ; I have just come off a run to India where we were stuck for three weeks off Bombay wait­ ing to unload. Why in heaven's name must we sit around these Indian ports when the Indian Government needs the grain we carry so badly? Anybody who has sat around one of these ports for this length of time will know just what I mean. Something should be done about it and soon. I don't think anybody likes the situation anyI more than I do. R. Folsom LETTERS To The Editor Building of Ships Overseas Rapped To The EditoK 11cannot understand how some ji&ple in Washington can say there is to much unemployment, then approve of plans to build navy ships in overseas yards. This hypocrisy will keep work­ ers in the United States from working at a time when countless phipy^d employees,/ men - with great skill in their professioni are leaving for industries that offw sSteady work. American yards are closing while the U. S. aids for­ eign ship yards- Some of these nations pay us back by allowing fheir ships to trade with North ietnam, a country that is at war ith the United States. / Ships coming out of mothball heed extensive repair work be­ cause of years of inactivity. I do not think the U. S; Government wants to be responsible for any accidents that occur to these vessels because the repair work was inferioi' England, the benerficia^ of the American warships , to constructed, is one of the nations that has traided with Noith Vict Nam. This Can be called fattening their pockets from both sides of; the fence, I' , Ed .Green : Pdlley The Edtton V I would like to say that I feel it is a shame that Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara is ! undermining the role of the i Merchant Marine during the !i yietnamese crisis, when U. S, i^ips are playing such a vital i part in the war effort, - In spite of the fact American 1 ships carry 98 per cent of the war supjplies, McN^ara urges elimination of U. S. Cargo pref­ erence laws for all except mili­ tary cargoes. Military authori­ ties say our fleet is inadequate to handle a second battle front. We eamipt limit o^ cargo prefer­ ence to military goods of our total cargo capacity will shrink. McNamara has been one of the leaders in the attempt to dpvrirgrade\:the''''M€^^ ;Ma-C rine. The industry has proved it's worth countless times but the i^retary continues to hamper ifforts by Congress to aid the hipping industry. He continues our fleet is adequate when September 2, 1966 bunding. In the United States is among the leaders in scrapping ships. In addition, the United States is approaching the bottom of it's reserve fleet and the Vietnam war is showing signs of expand­ ing before it ends, which would tax the Merchant Marine even more. I think the Union should do everything it can to make the American people and perhaps even Mr. McNamara aware of this dangerous situation. Frank Henderson From tlie SHips at Se A suggestion was made by Ernest Puras on the Del Norte (Delta) that timers be purchased for the washing machines. The machines would automatically stop after twenty minutes so the crewmembers won't have to wait long periods of time for the previous user to come back for his clothes. "Red" Hancock suggested a informs us. The ship just paid R. Marrero, ship's treasurer on washing machine be taken from off in New York and from all the Transyork (Commodity), re­ the crew laundry and installed reports it was a good trip. There ports that $22 was in the aft galley. Crewmembers were no beefs and the Steward collected for the are asked not to let the machines department got a vote of thanks. ship's fund. A run all night as it wears the ma­ balance of $4.35 ^ chine out and remained after Shipyard Workers disturbs sleeping $ 10 was spent for seafarers. Meeting Bugs have met their downfall on Find Other Work flowers and $7.65 chairman Robert the Alcoa Runner (Alcoa) after for a radio mes­ To The Editor: Callahan reports the ship was sage to SIU head­ The Government indifference that a Brother had sprayed on the quarters. C r e wto the shipping industry has Marrero a heart attack in last voyage, meet­ members Charles come home to roost. Now that Houston. He was ing chairman R. Longerbeam and Frank Moronships are needed, due to the war treated at St. Jo­ P. Coleman re­ gello received medical treatment in Viet Nam, skilled workers for seph Hospital. It Puras ports. A new lead in Keelung, Formosa. The crew the nation's shipyards are no was suggested that wire will be put had uncomplementary reports on longer available. Seafarers carry their last two dis­ on the TV anten­ sanitary conditions in the town. The shipyard worker had little charges with them while ashore. na. Ship's treas­ The ship will be paid off in Nor­ opportunity for steady work and The ship's fund totals $175 and urer J. A. Waith folk. Coleman when some shipyards like the the movie fund, $377. Bakers reports that the Brooklyn Navy Yard closed, he Carl Jordan and Goon P. Thiu ships fund totals $12.50. No beefs got fed up and left the industry. were applauded for an excellent are reported as the ship heads foifc We don't need a large Mer­ Mutual administration by the job as was the chief electrician. a Mobile payoff. Steward department and crew of chant Marine, the Government The ship will be in Rio and Buenos said. Now, the need for ships is the Kent (Ameri­ Aires soon. great, but yards cannot meet the can Bulk) was ex­ manpower requirements. pressed during a The first thing Julius Smith did Ship's delegate John Dickerson Workers left for jobs in other recent voyage, ac­ when he was reelected ship's dele­ suggested on the Cottonwood industries where employment cording to meet­ gate on the Fairisie (Pan Oceanic) Creek (Bulk was steady and conditions better. ing chairman E. was request his Transport) that the It is not too late for the Govern­ P. Covert. The fellow Seafarers importance of oc­ ment to act and help the in­ Steward depart­ to keep up the casional safety dustry by offering steady work ment was extend­ good work on a meetings during for skilled people. ed a vote of smoothly run ship. CoUler each voyage . nutTaeker thanks by the No beefs are re­ should be stressed. crew for the fine food they pre­ ported and if any Dickerson and the pared and they in turn thanked arise, crewmem­ steward departthanks SlU Far the crew for keeping the messbers are asked to ment were Rothschild room clean. Covert was elected Welfare BeneRfe:>f partmental delethanked for the Smith ship's delegate and Ralph Collier go staight to de- fine work they did. Seafarers were To tiie £dit<m was named treasurer. His first re­ gates. It was suggested by Seafar­ reminded to be quiet at night in We are a husband arid wife port stated that $2.44 was in the er Ira Brown that a repair list be the passageways. New screens for who are deeply grateful to the ship's fund and he requested any compiled prior to arrival in port the vent blower in the fan room union for taking care of oxir Seafarer with loose change to put for the next shipyard survey. Cari and some work on the water foun­ hospital bills. it in the kitty. The Deck depart­ Heiiman, meeting chairman re­ tains heads the repair list, meeting Thank God for the SIU. I ment says they have too much ports that Seafarers aboard the secretary S. Rothschild reported. don't know what we would have overtime and not enough sack vessel were reminded to continue There are no beefs, Rothschild done without them during my time but they aren't complaining. their cooperation in keeping the writes. vrife's last stay in the hospital. ship clean. A vote of thanks was Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts for everything. •' extended the steward department and ship's delegate Smith. Q. X and Daii^ Iez2i George Stanley, ship's delegate New fans will be installed in the aboard the Robin Goodfellow, (Robin Line) re­ A fine crew of Seafarers plus crew rooms on the Beaver Victory Ur0es Brothers Vote a good Stewart department to (Bulk Transport), ported it was one Sidney Garner of the best crews cook good food in iP66 Mleetions meeting secretary he ever sailed and serve it pro­ To the Editor: reports. Garner with. "The ship perly is the com­ I think the elections coming i said 24 new fans is the best feeder bination needed up this fall throughout the coun­ have been orin the SIU", to beat the heat try are going to be very hot d e r e d. Brother George said and on the Persian and very important. Leslie Bryant was most of the sea­ Gulf shuttle, C. A lot of progress has been elected ship's del­ farers aboard Walker, meeting Markris made during the past couple Of egate in Danang. agreed. Chief chairman on the Gamer years, thanks to the work of the I. Bergstrom, Cook Oliver Celestine and Chris Western Clipper Walker unions, which are really the only (Western Agency) meeting chairman, said all dele­ Markris, baker, came in for high outfits that support the kind of | reports. Walker has just been gates did a fine job and received praise from the crew. Markris, laws that benefit all the people. elected ship's delegate. S. Escobar, votes of thanks. James Newsome who used to own a bakery on Da­ I'm speaking of the type of meeting secretary says it has been of the engine department was vis Ave. in Mobile, kept the men law like Medicare, which il happy with his superb pies. a good trip but one of the crew- hospitalized in Japan. really a big lift to older folks members has been requested not who have no other way to meet to move from seat to seat during their big medical expenses, and 1 meals since, this confuses the Editor, which helps their families—^sons I SEAFARERS LOG, and daughters — who had -0 messman. The ship is heading for I Okinawa and a regular supply of 675 Fourth Ave., meet the bills for them. i mail and logs is helping to keep the Brooklyn, N. Y. *11232 'V We have to keep men in Con­ I Seafarers happy aboard the vessel. gress who support the aims of I i would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my -— — the working people. If we don't, I name on your mailing list/ a lot of important laws will The suggestion was made on never get passed, and the ones the Steel Director (Isthmian) to NAAAE i IM that have been passed will be hold a general i in danger of being wiped off meeting before STREET ADDRESS J- i the books. payoff, Meeting CITY STATE,,...... TiP . •! ^ITY J, , STATE,ZIP..... So all SIU men should 01 Secretary J. P. their part by juaking sure that Balldny reports. T0 AVpfD OUPUCATIONs » you ar« an old subscriber and have a char ^' address, please give your former address below; all of us vote in the coming elec-;. E. Quigley had to tions for the kind of people whq get off in Alex­ IDPESS t will represent us. And we should,/ andria, Egypt, to get our families and friends fo recover from ill­ ness, L. E. EUand, George bortllo BaMday meeting chairman <1> —— —J,— • 4 V • • i • �September 2, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Lifeboat Class No, 158 Casts Off The newest group of SlU lifeboat ticket holders gather for pic­ tures shortly after graduating from Lifeboat Class No, 158. Meri completed the course at the Harry Lundeburg School of Seamanship in New York City. Seated, left to right, are: Dick Average, Luis Perez, Konstantinos Keramidas, and John Wirtshafter. Standing are: Adolph Demarco, Mike Heckert, William Myles, John Spahr, Joe McCarthy, and the lifeboat class instructor. Ami Bjornsson. From Monkeys to Ostriches, SlU Manned Ships Had 'Em All More Dangers on Land Than Sea, Seafarer Discovers In Viet Nam Getting caught on barbed wire in Saigon isn't the type of experience John K. Donnelly of the En­ gine Department would like to go through every voyage, but it happened to him on a recent trip to Viet Nam aboard the Cuba Victory. 'We were in Na Bay, about 15 miles from Saigon," John der the ship to plant mines." Al­ stant barrage going on around though the Cuba Victory was them. Crewmembers also watched said, "and this road had been the never attacked, a Navy LST was helicopters drop troops into battle scene of a lot of ambushes." After bombed near them. "There was a positions at the mouth of a river leaving town by taxi, the Sea­ hole in the vessel, but not much outside Saigon. farer had to get out and walk the damage," John stated. Donnelly is currently at the remaining distance since local Sounds of war were heard all SIU's upgrading school and will drivers were not too fond of night the time, Donnelly pointed out. A soon be taking his tests for oiler travel. "It was pitch black," Don­ Navy destroyer poured shells into and FWT. He's been sailing SIU nelly said, when suspected enemy positions for ships for six years. The Seafarer suddenly he was hours on end, and Seafarers found comes from New York, where he entangled in it difficult to sleep with the con­ makes his home. barbed wire. "The more I Reaches Milestone s t r u g g 1 e d, the worse it got. There was a compound of South Vietnamese Donnelly soldiers nearby and they turned on flood lights. For awhile, I thought I'd get shot. I shouted at them, that I was an American." Fortunately for Don­ nelly, the Vietnamese recognized him as an American helped him out. "I still have scars on my back," Donnelly said. The Seafarer spent 84 days in Viet Nam on that run. There were some restrictions, he pointed out, and crew members were told they would have to go ashore at their own risk in towns that were off limits. Seafarers were not permitted to carry weapons for defense, he said. "There were six specially trained MP's standing guard while the ship was in port," Donnelly said. "They would throw concus­ Seafarer Alvin C. Carpenter became the first two-gallon contrib­ sion grenades overboard to keep utor since the SIU Blood Bank began in January of 1959. Carpenter the Viet Cong from swimming un- sails in steward department. Mary Larsen, RN, lends helping hand. The recent story in the LOG about ships' mascots touched off much discussion among Seafarers not only on the question of mascots, but animals that have been carried as part of the cargo on SlU-manned vessels _ • , , , in the Catskills. Crewmembers Seafarers who sailed on the aboard the Robin Trent had a Delta Lines ship, Del Monte a zebra aboard back in 1952. few years ago, have fond mem­ A Penn ship once had a mas­ ories of "Slipper" the seal. The cot called "Jocko," a small mon­ seal was found in Angola, West key who liked to drink from a Africa, by fisherman and brought cup while perched on a Seafarer's back to America on the Del shoulder. Another ship had a mon­ .;i' ebNBA0;-titejtime::., Awist I—Ohairtnan, G. B. GiS! Monte. The seal was turned over key with a penchant for wearing eration), pttc; S^retary, M&e Smith. There Is to the New Orleans zoo as a gift an SIU T-shirt and cap. Most still some disputed or in the deck depart* ment although some has been straight-^ from the crew. of the crew thought he looked ened out. Ship should be fumigated for roaches, etc. Reauest patrolman meet ship The crew of the Robin Locks- pretty good. in Victoria in order to get some very matters straightened out as; Another SIU ship carried {ngjortant ley had the company of an ostrich there is still auite a trip ahead; Men off ; watch would like to know if they can a few years ago. The bird de­ horses, while one vessel recently claim subsistence from OSOfl to 1600 due completed a trip to Puerto Rico parted the ship in Brooklyn for •to chipping oyer quarters that keeps them awake. . • transportation to a game farm with a load of cattle. OGSANIC TIDE (Trans-World), August 7—Chairman, J. Jursng ; Secretary, H. d. ScHrelner. $7.60 In ship's fund. Also to have Board of Health ekamino meat and fish boxes. One man hospitalized in Singapore. EXPRESS VIRGINIA (Marine Car­ riers), August 4—Chairman, B. Lowder:^k: Secretary, A. I^h. 0»e misled ship in Okinawa. Motfoh made thatN3oropany pay transportation td' hew crewmembers joining the ship, whether hV local bus, when available, or taxi to dock area. Ship's delegate'urged crew to pre­ vent dock workers from using ship's facilities and messhall. ; $9.14 in ship'a 'fund. •••••••..•..vv'.' Typical of the many different varieties of animals which have sail­ ed as mascots or cargo aboard SlU-contracted ships is the ostrich shown above, which the Robin Locksley carried to U.S. from Africa. DID YOO PUT gACKf V Page Thirteen STEEL ROVER (States Martne),; Jnly 28---Chairman. Lester C. Long; Secretary,; Praiik Van Dhsen; Hhip'a delegate re-;^ ported that all, id runnihg smoothly.; $44.81 in ship's fund. No beefs yepofted , ;bse,;department • delegates.,;; Brothferi Ijester .wm alwrtd^shipls fdelednte,/ I'M euRpR\eBv AT y'oul SWAT'S A RorrgAi/ roDoi _ __ _ ^ _ . . , ludson Waterways), tno ;19—Chairinah,; Bill Horne: Secre-; jary.' O. Frezzii, Brother Irving Futter|nan was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. No beefs reported. Everything is runnihg smoothly. Motion made to piaee ;::TV-.aets'^Dn .all, ships.; HENRY STBINRRENNBW (Kinsman Marine), July Sl-^^Dhairman, Charles Otteiin ; Secretary, Grant K. Lewis. Men aboartl still waiting ior copies of Wel­ fare Plan Program. Everything Is O.K. • JAMES DAVIDSON (Buckeye). July dd—Ghairman, Gary D. Soonds: Secre­ tary, Terry D. Orton, Discussion on safety, sanitation and consideration for fellow crewmembers. "No beefs reported that w«rt not taken care of. DICEST of SIU MEETINGS SAVER VICTORr (Bum TTans., May 17—Ghairman, William Parker; Sec. rctery, Sidney A: Garner. Brother Nor­ man Wroton, Jr. was elected to serve as ' ship's delegate. Patrolman to be conr; tacted regarding delayed sailing and smne small matters. Members would like; rcj tirement before 65 years of age. , BEAVER VICTORY (Bulk 'Transport), July 31—Chairman, J. Bergstrom; Se^; retary, Sidney Gamer. Some disputed OT in engine department. All members voted for a better retirement plan,—lowering the age and shortening the sea time. Brother Leslie Bryant was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks ex­ tended to all delegates for a job wit done. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), July Si; —Chairman, James Smith; Secretary; Herbert Welch. Ship sailed short a steward. Dmiartment delegates will collect $1.06 from each member of their reapeci; tive department for ship's fund. Deck delegate thanked his department for their cooperation. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegate. Ship's delegate retiuested all hands to cooperate in keeping messhall and pantry clean and taking proper care of washing machines. Vote of thanks to deck engineer for prompt repair of washing machine drains. PENN TRANSPORTER (Penn Ship-; pfttg). August 7—Chairman, W. H. DCal;; Srtretary, R. A. Sanchez. Batrolman fe*; be eontSeted in regards to repairs. thing 0,K. and no hegEe reported. �TRANSYORK (Commodity Chirtering). August 7—Cbnirmsn, I. Buckley; Secre­ tary. D. Blumlo. Some disputed OT in ench department. Lost five men during this trip and picked up four as replnccments. Voyage has been fair to average. Balancci in ship's fund, S4.S6. The mem­ bership on board voted to have SIU head­ quarters contact this company concerning the doctor and medical facilities in Kec; lung. Formosa. More modern medical focitities should be available. Meetings SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York. .Sept 6—^2:30p.m. Philadelphia Sept. 6—2:30 p.m. Baltimore . . Sept. 7—2:30 p.m. Detroit .... Sept. 9—^2:30 p.m. Houston .. . Sept. 12—2:30 p.m. New Orleans Sept. 13—2:30 p.m. Mobile .... Sept. 14—2:30 p.m. Wilmington Sept. 19—2 p.m. San Francisco Sept. 21—2 p.m. Seattle .... Sept. 23—2 . p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Alpena Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Duhith Frankfort Sept. 6—2 p.m. Sept. 6—7 p.m. Sept 6—7 p.m. Sept 6—7 p.m., Sept 6—7 p.m. Sept 6—1 p.m. Sept. 6—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit ... .Sept 12—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee .Sept 12—7:30 p.m. Chicago .. . Sspt 13—7:30 p.m. tSauIt Ste. Marie Sept 15—7:30 p.m. Buffalo ... .Sept. 14—7:30 p.m. Duhith .... Sept. 16—^7:30 p.m. Cleveland . .Sept. 16—7:30 p.m. Toledo ... .Sept 16—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia . . Sept. 6—5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) .. Sept. 7—5 p.m. Norfolk Sept. 8—5 p.m. Houston Sept 12—5 p.m. New Orleans . .Sept 13—5p.m. Mobile Sept 14—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City Sept 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia Sept. 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Sept 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk Sept IS—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York .... Sept. 6—7 p.m. Philadelphia .. Sept 6—1 p.m. Baltimore .... Sept. 7—7 p.m. ^Houston Sept. 12—7 p.m. New Orleans . . Sept. 13—7 p.m. Mobile Sept 14—7 p.m. DEL NORTB (Delta), August 7—Chair­ man, Robert Callahan ; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Ship sailed short one man in San­ tos. Picked up man in Rio de Janeiro. Ship ; low on ice the. whole trip. $175.66 in ; ship's fund and $877.35 in movie fund. Motion made to have patrolman check to see why rooms are not being painted, since it has been over two years ainee they were painted. Discussion about ask­ ing the Union about having blood type put on health cards. Bakera given a big vote of thanks for a job well done. DEL ALBA (Delta), July 31—Chaiiv t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sanit man, J. ColllnB; Secretary, Z. Y. Ching. Ste. Marie, Mich. Ship's delegate reported that ship had * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ nice crew and it was a nice trip. No dlsport News. s puted OT and no beefs. Ship to be fttwiI gated for rosiches. Vote of thanks to the ^ Meeting held at Galveaton wharrea. s steward department for a job well done. COTTONWOOD CBEEK (Bulk Trans­ port), July 80—Chairman, J. Dickerson ; Secretary, S. Rothschild. Department de­ legates reported that everything is run­ ning smoothly. Motion made to stress the importance of occasional safety meetings, each voyage. Some companies are very las in this respect; Ship should be fumi­ gated for roaches. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Vote of thanks to Ship's Delegate J. Dickerson for a job well done in every respect. piRECTORYof UNION HALliS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers DEL SANTOS (Delta), August 7—Chairman, John Calan^a ; Secretary, Don­ ald Bowe. Disputed OT in each depart­ ment. One man missed ship. "Three men hospitalized sent back to the States, PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner Earl Shapard Al Tanner DIGEST of SIU VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsay Williams Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Karr HEADQUARTERS 675 4(5 Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-4400 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3414 BALTIMORE, MD 1214 E. Baltimore S<t. EA 7-4900 BOSTON. Mass 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO. Ill 93B3 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. MEETINGS ALCO MARKETER (Aleoa), August 18—Chairman, Carl Pmnelun; Secretary, H. H. Busby. Some repairs have bren completed. Disputed OT in deck and en­ gine departments. Condition of food to beSreported to patrolman. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON. Tax 5B04 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. Fla 2408 Pearl St. \ EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La. ... 430 Jackson Ave. I NORFOLK, Va PHILADELPHIA. Pa BANGOR (Bermuda Shipping), August 3—Chairman, Wm. Roblnron : Sojretary, Elrnest Harris, Some disputed OT in deck department. One man in steward depart­ ment missed ship in New Orleans. BANGOB (Bermuda), Augmst 8—Chairman, Wm. Biobinaon; Secretary, E Har­ ris. Some disputed OT in deck and en­ gine departments. Brother Selice was elected to serve as ship's delegate. OCEANIC TIDE (Trans-World Marine), June 6—Chairman, H. S. Schreiner; Tel. 529-7544 I Secretary, R, Buie. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is running smooth­ IIS 3rd St. ly with no beefs. One man missed ship Tel. 422-1892 in San Francisco. Motion mode that crew 2404 S. 4th St. cooperate and keep natives out of passage DE 4-3818 and quarters. 1348 Seventh St. PORT ARTHUR, Tex SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DEL OBO (Delta). July 24—Chairman, DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Sherman E Miller; Secretary, Ramon Stop 20 Irizarry. Ship's delegate reported that all Tel. 723-8594 I the repair lists are comple^ and ready SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue '• to be turned in upon arrival in port. MA 3-4334 Everything is running smoothly in spite ST. LOUIS. Mo 805 Del Mar of the shortage of men. $144.88 in ship's CE-l-1434 fund. Vote of thanks to the steward deTAMPA. Fla 312 Harrison Sit. Tel. 229-2788 i pazdment for a job well done. Vote of WILMINGTON, Calif. ...SOS N. Marine Ave. i ihanks to ship's d9l^f>to fw a job.well TE 4-2523 , ,done. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AH trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. AH these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. AH expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AH trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING BIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowneia. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contacts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: 4-Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Apjieals Board 17 Batterir Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on die proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its coHective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1660, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The lesponsibUity for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, fhMD anMDg ita raoka, one individual to carry out thU reaponsibility. >) September 2, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen FAIRISLE (Pan Oceanic Tankers); , July 8—Chairman, Carl Hellman; Secro- ) tary, Ira C. Brown. Brother Julius B. » Smitli was re-elected to act as ship's delete j gate, with a vote of thanks from all | hands. He reported that everything was . running smoothly. Vote of thanks to the j cooks and steward for tho good food. BARRE VICTORY (Delts), August 12 , —Chairman, W. R. Gels ; Secretary, James U Blanchard. $8.01 in ship's fund. No ; beefs reported by department delegates. WINGLESS VICTORY (Consolidated Mariners), August' 7—Chairman, G. Fersberg; Secretary, Larry Santa Ana. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. Some disputed OT reported by deck department. Ordered new washing machine. Vote of thanks given to ship's delegate for job well done. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa Stwimship), August 10—Chairman, R. P. Coleman: Secretary, H. Smith. Ship's delegate re­ ported everything running smoothly. Sug­ gested having new wire to antenna put on. $12.50 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Motion ^ made to have the negotiating committee^' enter negotiations with all companies under contract to qirovide air conditioned y messroome and pantries on aU ships ini)> the bauxite trade or any runs similar T where the port holes and ventHations aystems have to be closed at all times. If no agreement can be reached on that ]>oint, then it was suggested that the crew will be paid room allowance while ves­ sels are being loaded and discharged. Motion carried. Vote of thanks given to the steward department for job well done. Ship's delegate will sec boarding patrol­ man ahout the deck coating that is being , used. It is harmful to the men whfle shipping and painting the decks. Also to , see about the time when chipping is to hd done around the sleeping quarters.. PENN VANGUARD (Penn Shipping), Augrust 16—-Chairman, O'Nefl; Secretary, H. Pruge. Vote of thanks given to old ship's delegate. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Crew was ask^ to help keep messroom and pantry clean. Brother Walter Colley was elected tb serve as new ship's delegate. INGEB (Reynolds Metals), August 13 —Chairman, A. J, FYlcks; Secretary, G. CoRman. Ship sailed short two men. Some disputed OT reported by deck and steward departments. Had discnssiim on food and the quality of such. CONSUMERS POWER (American), July 26—Chairman, Gary W. Panknin; Secretary, D. Barber. Crew would like better quality and preparation of meals. More variety. No other complaints. DEL NORTE (Delta), July 2—Chairman, Robert Callahan ,* Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Skip's delegate reported that crew had a good trip last voyage and hope they have the same this trip. $83.65 in ship's fund and 86c in movie fund. It was suggested that every one carry their, last two discbarges while ashore whiclt PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt ia given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes eveiy six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. AH members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And Hke all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AH Seiffarers are guaranteed equal righte in employment and OS members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he ia denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify beadquarten. SEAFARERS FOLITICAL ACTIVITr DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which wUl serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political actlrities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any tlaie a Seafarer feels that any of the above righu have been violated, or that he has been denied his constltntional right of access to Union records or inrornmtion, he shonid immcdiaUiy notify SIU President Fnni HoU at bcadqnartcrs by cortiSed mail, return receipt requested. DO NOT BUY H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) YAKA (Waterman), July 81—Chair­ man. A. L. Adams: Secretary, D. Qemeiner. Some disputed OT reported in deck and engine departments. THBITS (Bye Marine), July 81—Chair­ man, Richard V. Ceiling; Secretary, Grover C, Turner. Some disputed OT ported by deck and steward departimcnt delegates. Chief engineer will put locks on air conditioner. Brother L. Gibbon was elected to serve as ship's delegate. TO LABOB; Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) WINGLESS VICTORY (Consolidated Mariners). July S—Chairnian. M, Casonova : Secretary, I,arry Santa Ana. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. Ship saUed short one man. $1.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Discussion had on painting crews messroom pantry and galley. Crew was asked to keep doors to engine room closed at all time, THETIS (Rye Marine August 8 Chairman. Richard V. Gelling; Secretary, Grover C. Turner. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's delegate to find out if allotment checks are going home O.K. Also to check on mail. Broth­ er Addrew A. Thompson was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Laundry room to be locked while in Singapore. imfAIB ^ Sears, Roebuck Company RetaU stores & products (Retail Clerks) <|> Stitzel-Welier Distifferies "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) J. R. SImpIot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) — ^ — ^ iJ j KIngsport Press "World Book," "Cluldcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereo'ypers) — Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) — — White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestwortb, (Boot and Shoe Workers* Union) Dl Giorgio Fruit Corp. S and W Fine Foods Treesweet (National Farm Workers Association) SIGN Lnms,. For obvious reason.s • the'CdG canppt 0^ letters or other eommiuMcations sent by Seafarers unless the author signs his name. If circumstances jusiify, the LOG will withhold a signature on re­ quest. ' �September 2, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen PORTS ofthe World B UENOS AIRES, the largest, most sophisti­ cated city in South America is a favorite port for Seafarers. This cosmopolitan me­ tropolis with its wide avenues and magnificent plazas is a world show place. Juan de Garay founded Buenos Aires in 1580. He gave the city its present name which, trans­ lated roughly means, "healthy climate" and start­ ed the Argentine beef industry by bringing along thirty head of cattle with him. The city is built on a block plan and the main streets run in parallels down to the port area. Corrientes, the principal avenue, is the glittering, bustling Times Square and Broadway of Buenos Aires. It features the best steakhouses and the largest and most important theaters in the city. World famous artists are common attractions along this thoroughfare. Some of the popular spots frequented by Seafarers are the Jouston Hotel (pronounced Hugh-ston) and the Long Horn Bar and Grill. North of the old docks is the old and charm­ ing quarter of the city called La Boca. This area has been a favorite seaman's haunt for cen­ turies. Riverside Avenue (Costanera) which winds along the riverfront is the site of a popular bathing beach. The Boca district also has its own night­ life attractions. Just off the Avenida 9 de Julio, reputed to be the widest avenue of the world, is the large pub­ lic market called the Mercado del Plata. Nearby the Avenida 9 de Julio is the Plaza Lavalle which has a huge complex of movie houses ahd theaters which hardly ever close. Among the SlU-contracted ships making stops at this delightful port is the Delta line which has a regularly scheduled run to Argentina. The popular American-flag luxury liners of the Delta Line, the Del Norte, Del Mar and Del Sud are frequent visitors to Buenos Aires. Heavy overcoats on Lavalle Street stroll­ ers reveal that when it is summer in the United States it is winter in Argentina. Florida Street is closed to traffic during the afternoon and it becomes filled with portenos (the people of Buenos Aires) who shop and walk about during lunch hour. Among the many SlU-contracted vessels that are frequent visitors to Buenos Aires is the Delta Lines lux­ ury passenger ship Del Sud. The 10,373 gross ton, 467-foot long cruise liner is shown about to leave the port of New Orleans with flags flying on its traditional passenger run down to Buenos Aires. 1 The tall, white obelisk commemorating the anniver­ sary of the city's founding stands high above the traffic on a congested part of the Corrientes. Buenos Aires, a favorite city for Seafarers is a sprawling, bustling and very active seaport. The waterfront area, perhaps the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, is often so crowded that deep-sea merchant vessels haye to tie up side by side because there is no room for them at the crowded quays. �Vol. XXViii NO. 18 SEAFARERS«U>G OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO DARI-ING of REACTIQil •4/ VER since theif ^erwhelming defeat in the^ 1964 presidential- election the reactionary, right wing forces have been casting about for a Hollywood-type leading man around whom they could renew their efforts to turn back the clock in the United States. They think they have come up with" the right man for the role in the person of Ronald Reagan—ex-motion picture and T.V. actor turned politician and representative of big business. He is running for Governor of Califor­ nia on the Republican ticket. He has taken the V place of Barry Goldwater as the golden sword^ fbearer of the Right Wing. • Although he has abandoned—^temporarily, at least—the silver screen, Reagan now mouths what is probably the worst script of his career— the credo of the Right Wing. His slogans are anti-labor, anti-union, anti-medicare, anti-social security, anti-unemployment insurance. He is against low cost housing, against aid to education, against unionization of farm workers and against the war on poverty. He is wholeheartedly for Taft-Hartley Section 14B, "right-to-work" laws and the open shop. Reagan has not forgotten the skills of the a^tor, however. With an eye toward pulling the wool over the eyes of the vast majority of California voters he has suddenly adopted the role of a "mod­ erate" Republican. His extreme right wng state­ ments have been temporarily laid aside, or at least toned down considerably. His contempt for the poor, the sick, the aged, the unemployed and the uneducated is not so evident as before. His opposition to the organized labor movement and all it stands for is not so loudly proclaimed. Reagan's true beliefs are on record, however, and dog his political footsteps. He has repeated them loudly and often—^first when he toured the country on the payroll of the General Electric Cdmpany and later on behalf of the Presidential candidacy of Barry Goldwatef With minor vari­ ations he has delivered and had reprinted the same speech, so many tintes that it has become known as"The Speech." He has repeated it so often that it must be considered to represent his ttu6 philosophy, no matter what tuhe he sings now out of political expediency. , .^^t is Reagan's 'philosophy?" Even a quick i^reading of the Speech shows that ff represents no real thou^t at all, but is simply a catalogue of petty spites apd beefs tied together hy ^.thread of people. It is simply a blind attack on the federal government's efforts to improve the quality of American life and the security of the American people. It offers no alternatives to the programs it berates and behttles. It offers po cures whatso­ ever for existing social problems, and refuses to even admit that any real problems exist. EAGAN'S absolute contempt for the poor shows clearly in his attack on the antipoyerty program. "We were told four years ago," he says in The Speech, "that 17 million people went to bed hvmgry every night. Well, Aat was probably true. They were all on a diet." Addressing a Republican dinner in California, Reagan attacked unemployment insurance. "Un­ employment insurance," he »iid, "is a prepaid vacation plan fm freeloaders." A Reagan attack on labor was reported in the Los Angeles Times. "I favmr Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, permitting states to outlaw the union shop," the actmr s^. He attacked civil rights in a San Francisco ad­ dress on October 20, 1965, saying, "I would have voted against the avil Ri^ Act of, 1964." He attacked medicare in a Sacramento, Cali­ fornia, address on August 3, 1965. ". . . the doctors' fight against socialized medicine (medi­ care) is our figU," he said. The catalogue is endless. He blasted urban renewal programs in another speech. "MeanwhUe," he told his listeners, "hack in the ctty (he had previously been attackhig the farm program), under urban renewal, the assault on freedom carries on. (It is) a program thid takes fnnn the needy and pves to tfhe greedy,..." Ripping a leaf directly from the right wing extremist handbook, he hints in another address that the progressive income tax is communistinspired. "We have," he decided, "received this progressive tax from Karl Mara who designed it as the prime essential of a socialist state." R EAGAN has attacked TVA, the income tax, foreign aid, the United Nations, housing, civil rights laws, aid to ^ucatioh, Social Security, farm programs, the gold drain, unbal'r anced budgets, federal programs generally ^ "The R .iy•' t.'ViTi,':!». - h advance of socialism," unenq)loyment insurance, labor medicare, the Supreme Court, urban renewal, anti-poverty measures, and much more. His "arguments" and "statistics" more often than not have been mere echoes of the wild claitns and charges made by various right wing extr^st groups. In ur^g reactionaries to bombard Con­ gress with mail supporting right wing causes, he cites statistics taken directly from the Blue Book of the John Birch Society. In attacking social security he cites "statistics" quoted by John Rousselot, former California congressman and admitted Bircher. Other arguments he uses come either directly or indirectly from such extreme rightist groups as those of Gerald L. K. Smith, Fred Schwarz, Rev. Billy James Hargis and others. Attacking and ridiculing programs is easy, how­ ever. The test of a leader or even a potential leader's worth is his constructive suggestions, ^at does he suggest to eliminate Or alleviate existing problems. What does he propose to replace an existing program which he deems objectionable, but which is so important to the welfare of the American people? || N the basis of this test, Reagan has proven himself not worthy of a single vote. There is nothing constructive in any of his state- j ments. He would knock down what already exists without being able to build anything to replace it, The political aspirations of Barry Goldwater and Richard Nixon came to grief for this very reason, and rightly so. A leader must know where he is going. He must plan for the future to cope with the changing ne^s of the people. Reagan and his fellow conservatives seem to know only the past, and lacking imagination and ability they wish only to return to the long outdated and in-^ adequate solutions of the past. His new political makeup men are hard at work trying to make the conservative, right wing Reagan look like a new man-r-a clear-thinking moderate, with plans for a better future for all Americans. But Reagan was never a character actmr and the new part he plays does not suit him. He rehiains what he is—an extreme right winger, devmd ot constnictive ideas and fiUed wth contempJt for tte American peoplo j^ O .;;AmeriM'• • -1 •f 'i ' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 2, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO EXEC. COUNCIL STRESSES NEED FOR ECONOMIC BALANCE IN NATION HOUSE VOTES TO KEEP MARAD OUT OF NEW TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT VIET CONG MINE RIPS SIU PACIFIC DIST. SHIP; 7 DIE GROWING SHIP SHORTAGE ENDANGERS U.S. SECURITY, CONGRESSMAN WARNS SOVIETS AGREE TO HONOR TWELVE-MILE U.S. FISHING ZONE ALONG WEST COAST MEANY ASKS ADMINISTRATION TO HALT INTEREST RATE RISE NOWHERE TO GO BUT UNION – THE DESPERATE FIGHT OF AMERICAN FARM WORKERS TO GAIN DECENT CONDITIONS ROBIN GOODFELLOW IN PORT PORT O’CALL MYSTERY MAID’S NAME PROMOTES STRONG SEAFARER DEBATES MORE DANGERS ON LAND THAN SEA, SEAFARER DISCOVERS IN VIETNAM PORTS OF THE WORLD – BUENOS AIRES TRUE BLUE RONALD DARLING OF REACTION IN “TURN BACK THE CLOCK!” 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 09/02/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 18 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9774390442a391b96d3b08a10f4242a8.PDF d1221d9218bae98d454c125a0dc9ce22 PDF Text Text Vol. XXVill NO. 17 SEAF!ARERS-AX«OG August 19/ 1966 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO increasing its r^s^y^^in the in 1965, ihfri^esls of a. ^ Ttinire fhitwv'-a ^of-;sliid^ and deKberatioB^ JR^ 3|^|||i0liP^TWarititi^ '^Advisory Committee, : cre£fed^hy Executi^ OrdeR,i^0[iiil^tii&9|M^ ^pansion of the J^'^^to^l^^hant Marine, based oh our srijnrit^^ and ^ono^ic needs as a nation. Daily events continue to conflrin the*urj|€^y;'f iJC'ii^l«iientaliOto bf tfie Advisory Committee's report, which is on the President's desk. The welfare of the nation caUs for implementation of the Maritime Advisory Com­ mittee's recommendations. But only a decision hy the President can provide the signal to proceed with ^ the critically needed program for a U.S.^hipping buildup. Hie critical condition of the Aii^c«^ Merchant Marine is a |a^arenes9 of recd^ �m SEAFARERS Page Two ^ LOG U.S. Decline Cited As Dangerous Congressmen Warn of Soviet Control Of World Shipping In Near Future WASHINGTON—Two members of the House Merchant Marine Committee have warned that Russia will surpass the U.S. in shipping and control the world's sealanes in the near future unless the United States does something to half the rapid decline of the American-flag merchant fleet. The warning came in a report report was the revelation that the United States on the other hand, issued by Representatives Paul Soviet Union knows full well the with the world's best coastal fish­ Rogers (D-Fla.) and Hastings military advantages of their mer­ ery resources, has become the Keith (R-Mass.), who recently re­ chant fleet while the United States world's greatest fish importing na­ turned from an inspection tour of does not. tion. maritime installation in the Soviet The legislators praised a recent It states that "the Soviets rec­ Union and communist-bloc na­ Congressional Measure, the Ma­ ognize that the merchant marine tions. rine Resources and Engineering The Congressmen made their is a major instrument of power. Development Act, which will en­ Over 200 ships of the Soviet mer­ prediction of the possible Soviet able a committee to coordinate domination of world shipping chant fleet deliver military sup­ and review the nation's many cur­ plies ranging from missiles and rates in a 26-page report that rent oceanographic activities and touches on fishing, oceanography patrol boats, to hand grenades and coordinate them. machine guns. They deliver fuel and the merchant marine. The The report recommended that ultimate aim of the Russian sea for industry and for tanks, they the United States: deliver trucks and rpadbuilding build-up, the report said, was to equipment to develop inland trans­ • "Give our merchant marine dominate the sea-lanes so complete­ ly that nations whose merchant portation networks. They deliver the support it deserves or we one fleets have dwindled away or be­ prefabricated factories, tractors day may find ourselves having to come unable to complete with So­ and combines. Soviet ships carry depend on Soviet shipping." viet shipping will have to use military supplies, troops and sci­ • Improve the systems of dis­ entific and industrial advisors to Soviet Bloc ships. tributing oceanographic research When this happens Communist far continents. They return oftimes results to Government agencies nations will be able to withhold with students." and the general public as well as ocean freight services from any Fishing is treated as a science share such information with the country not following the Moscow in the Soviet Union. Russia, the Free World. line. By 1980, the Soviets hope to Congressmen said, is constructing • Give immediate attention to develop a merchant fleet of more large trawlers and factory ships the solving of administration poli­ than 200 million tons—the equiv­ that will move further and further cy disputes so that we can proceed alent of the massive British-flag South from Soviet waters until with a program to support our they start working all of the merchant marine. merchant fleet today. American shipyards now have world's fishing grounds. • Create a tax system which only 41 merchant ships under con­ Fish farming is one aspect •of will encourage the construction of struction the report noted, while this drive. The Soviets are devel­ American-flag fishing vessels. the Soviet Union had 464 mer­ oping artificial breeding techniques • Conduct a complete and chant ships of over 1,000 tons on and are working on ways to fore­ thorough study of the U.S. fishing order at the end of 1965. The ob­ cast the exact locations of schools industry. solescence of the United States- and discover how fish migrate by • For conservation purposes, flag merchant fleet was under­ studying oceanographic and me­ adopt a 12-mile offshore limit to scored by the report. At present teorological data. Because of this protect our coastal fisheries the about 70 per cent of all American effort in the fishing industry the way the Russians have.. merchant ships are more than 20 Russians have quadrupled their • Strive to develop greater years old while 80 per cent of annual fish catch in 25 years, public support for international Russia's merchant vessels are less making it fourth among the conferences aimed at settling prob­ than ten years old. world's fishing nations behind lems of conservation of the world's Peru, Japan and Red China. The ocean resources. Government Inaction The report detailed the gloom , that has spread over the entire American maritime industry be­ cause of government inaction and the lack of support for the Amer­ ican-flag merchant marine on the part of the Administration. The most alarming aspect of the SEAFARER5*LOC Aug. 19, 1966 - Vol. XXVIII, No. 17 Official Publication of the SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Executive Board PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD Exec. Vice-Free. Vice-President AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS Sec.-Treas. Vice-President ROBERT MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and Publications Managing Editor MIKE POLLACK . . Art Editor Assistant Editor BERNARD SEAMAN NATHAN SKYER Staff Writers DON BEVONA PETER WEISS PgbllihMf biweekly at 810 Rhode Island Avenne N.E., Washington, D. C. 20018 by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gilf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foirth Avenne, Brooklyn, H. Y. 12232. Tel. HYaelnth 9-6600. Second class postage paid at Washington, D. C. POSTMASTEB'S ATTE8TI0H: Fofia 3579 cards shoild bo sent to Seafarers Interna­ tional Union, Atlantic, Calf, LakH and In­ land Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foirth Avenne, Brooklyn, H. Y. 11232. iv Labor Pledges All-Out Fight To Defeat Calif. Right-Wing SAN DIEGO, Calif—^The American labor movement has no intention of permitting "reactionary Republicans" to use California as a base for an assault on the U.S. Presidency in 1968, SIU Presi­ dent Paul Hall told State AFL- ^ CIO Convention delegates here front which will coordinate all political activities. recently. Also addressing the 2,000 as­ Speaking as the representative of AFL-CIO President George sembled delegates, incumbent Meany, Hall pledged an all-out Governor Brown hit Reagan and labor fight to defeat Conservative his supporters as "reactionaries" Republican Ronald Reagan's bid who mouth "evasions and vague for the California Governor's seat generalities." Reagan's candidacy, the Gover­ in the upcoming election against nor said, is "a deadly serious, allincumbent Democratic Governor out effort by the forces of extrem­ Edmund G. (Pat) Brown. "California, where organized ism from across the country to re­ labor is proud and strong. Is the verse the progressive thrust of our best battleground there is to de­ State government." He attacked feat the radical right," Hall told Reagan for proposals to ban the the assembled delegates, noting union shop, and cut back Social that the California gubernatorial Security, education, job training, race is not a contest between indi­ social insurance, health and con­ servation programs "and a whole viduals, but philosophies. series of essential public services." SIU President Hall is part of a top-level "national task force" in­ Lt. Governor Glenn Anderson cluding AFL-CIO COPE Director later accused Reagan of "trying to Al Barkan, sent to California by pull the biggest political hoax in President Meany to organize the American history. Reagan can win State's labor vote behind Gover­ only if he succeeds in deceiving a nor Brown. great majority as to how he really Hall and Barkan met prior to feels ... on old age pensions, wel­ the convention with top California fare benefits, and unemployment labor leaders to forge a united insurance," he said. Ansust 19, 1966 •f Report of International President by Paul Hail The United States got another warning recently about the continuing Soviet push to rule the world's sealanes in the near future. The warn­ ing, contained in a report by two Congressmen who toured Russian and Soviet-bloc shipping and shipbuilding facilities last January, echoes the many previous warnings issued by the SIU and other maritime unions about the heavy emphasis the Soviet Union is placing on building a huge merchant fleet as a political and military weapon. So far these warnings have all gone unheeded by the U.S. Govern­ ment, which has done nothing even to halt the steady decline of our own merchant fleet. Judging from the report of Representatives Hast­ ings Keith (R. Mass.) and Paul G. Rogers (D. Mass.) both members of the House Merchant Marine Committee, a visit to Soviet-bloc shipping and shipuilding facilities might be just what many U.S. Government administrators need to finally open their eyes to the increasing danger to U.S. security inherent in our continuing neglect of maritime. Keith and Rogers point out, for instance, that the massive maritime buildup currently underway in Russia will soon provide her with a large enough fleet to prosecute successfuly a military war, or an economic cold war. The Congressmen found the Soviet-bloc shipyards booming in sharp contrast to U.S. shipyards, which are rapidly losing their skilled workers to other fields and are unable to replace obsolete equipment because of lack of work. At shipyards in Gdansk and Gdynia, Poland, they saw modern yards that have launched over 2.5 million tons of shipping since World War II. The Red-flag fleet now stands at 8Vi million dead­ weight tons, with a 1980 goal of over 20 million tons—equal to Great Britain's huge present day fleet. The purposes to which the Soviet Union could put such a huge fleet in the future are clear in terms of world trade and politics. The Con­ gressmen point out in their report that Russia seeks to dominate the sealanes so completely that nations whose merchant fleets have van­ ished or who become unable to compete with Soviet freight rates will require the services of communist-bloc shipping. Communist dominance of shipping also could enable the Soviet Union and her satellites to withhold ocean freight services from any nation out of favor with Soviet policies. Noting that this massive increase in Soviet maritime power has come about because of the strong backing and solid support of the Soviet Government, the Congressmen suggest that the U.S. Government must provide more direction if America is to meet this £ •; — cnallenge. This is a position which the SIU has held in the past and continues to hold. A progressive U. S. Government policy toward maritime is long overdue. The vital need for such a policy to halt the continuing decline of U.S. maritime becomes doubly obvious in view of the facts of the Soviet maritime buildup. Meany Hits Senate Bill to Send Striking Machinists Back to Work WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany declared last week that a vote by Congress to end a "legal non-emergency strike" of airline mechanics by federal law forcing the men back to work would "deliver a crip- "®' pling blow to the whole labor the House Rules Conunittee can­ movement and more than that to celled a meeting scheduled for the liberty of every American who August 16 in which they were to consider the bill passed by the works for wages." Senate. As the LOG went to press, the The Senate had adopted on International Association of Ma­ August 4 by a 54-33 vote a meas­ chinists and the five struck air­ ure calling for the following pro­ lines had reached agreement on cedures in the airlines dispute: the terms of a new three-year con­ • An order by Congress termi­ tract, with the union's 35,400 striking members due to vote on nating the strike for 30 days, and the contract proposals on August appointment by the President of a 19.special airline dispute board to Meany told a press conference, mediate the disagreement over convened after the House Com­ contract terms during that period. merce Committee refused him per­ • Authority for the President mission to testify on a strike-end­ to extend mediation and forbid a ing Senate resolution, that the pro­ strike for another 60 days and, if posed law would be a "first step" the board recommends, for an ad­ toward nationalization or govern­ ditional 90 days. ment seizure of other industries The bill provided also that fed­ behind the cloak of the "national eral courts could restrain any vio­ interest." lations but no individual worker Meany's attack on the bill came would be compelled to work as the House Commerce Commit­ against his will; wage terms finally tee ended brief hearings on the agreed to would be retroactive to Senate-passed measure and began Jan. 1, 1966. consideration of various portions. Finally the bill proposed that if The committee has already no settlement is reached after 180 given preliminary and tentative days, the board would report its approval to the major sections of recommendations to the President the Senate bill, but all actions were and the President to Congress, still subject to final votes. with his recommendations for After agreement on the contract ways to prevent "further interrup­ proposals were announced by tion of the continuity of transpor­ Machinists and the struck airlines, tation services." i • •4 A A. 'V - I -A •i " I-' .! 1•S .jv' A A I ij 4 I 1 �Angiut 19, 1966 p * -< • A A A A V. - •< - N " i-- i:: •* y 12 More SlU Men Licensed As Engineers; Total Now at 68 •< •* : J* SEAFARERS • •4 •• Twelve more SIU men have passed U.S. Coast Guard examina­ tions and have been issued their engineer's licenses after attending the training school jointly sponsored by the SIU and District 2 of the Marine Engineers Beneficial ^ Association. This brings the pumpman. He joined the SIU in number of SIU men who have New York in 1961; John O'Rourke, 41, a member obtained their licenses to 68. of the SIU since 1946, has shipped The qualifying Seafarers are out as FOWT and oiler. sailing or are about to sail in engi­ neers berths aboard American-flag Hugh Curran, 29, joined the ships. SIU in 1958, and has sailed as oiler, FOWT and pumpman; Francis McGlone, 40, a mem­ ber of the SIU since 1947, who has sailed as FOWT and oiler; Walter Skulski, 38, an SIU member with endorsements as FOWT and oiler, who joined the union in Boston in 1961; Tybur Rowan Six of the men who recently passed their Coast Guard exami­ nations were licensed as Third As­ sistant Engineers, while the other six received their Second Assistant Engineers license. The new third assistant engi­ neers are: Longin Tybur, 36, member of the SIU since 1957 who has sailed as FOWT and oiler. 0'Roui1<e Curran Lawrence Rowan, 38, sailing with the SIU as FOWT, oiler, and McGlone Skulski SIU members receiving their second assistant engineers licenses are: Lewis Williamson, 54, who has sailed as FOWT and oiler. He joined the SIU in New York in 1956; Gil Borge, 44, who joined the SIU in 1951, has sailed for many years as FOWT and oiler. Douglas Burnett, 37, an SIU since 1960, shipped as pumpman, oiler and FOWT; Evis Thibodeaux, 38, joined the Continued on page 10 Pai^e Three LOG House Marine Unit Approves Bid For Independent Maritime Agency WASHINGTON—An SlU-backed bill designed to exempt the Maritime Administration from the proposed Department of Transportation and establish it as an independent agency has been favor­ ably acted upon by the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, making consideration by the full House possible in the The unions, along with others needs of domestic transportation, near future. interested in the well-being of the while the activities of the Ameri­ In reporting the bill (H.R. American maritime industry, have can Merchant Marine on the other 11696) to the House, Merchant warned that if the Administration- hand are of an international char­ Marine Committee chairman Ed­ backed measure is adopted, mari­ acter and are, therefore, unique," ward A. Garmatz (D-Md.) de­ time would be submerged in a he pointed out. scribed the establishment of an huge department whose basic con­ "The end result appears to be independent Maritime Agency as cerns would be with other modes that the Maritime Administration "the most efficient mechanism to of transportation. Under such an will be placed in much the same insure that our National maritime arrangement maritime would con­ subordinate status as it now has policy set forth in Section 101 of tinue to suffer the neglect which within the Department of Com­ the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, is has already brought about the merce," he concluded. alarming deterioration of U.S. properly and effectively imple­ maritime capability, they warned. Spotlighting the deficiencies of mented through constructive and the present status of the Maritime The SlU-backed bill on the on-going programs. This goal is other hand, would establish "an Administration, which would be not now being attained," he agency to be known as the Fed­ continued and made even worse under a Department of Transpor­ added. eral Maritime Administration . . . tation, Garmatz cited the follow­ Support for an independent which shall be an independent ing facts: maritime agency was strengthened agency not under any other de­ "Notwithstanding the clear need by the position of the House Re­ partment, agency, or instrumental­ for a strong merchant fleet com­ publican Policy Committee which ity of the executive branch of the posed of fast, modem Americandeclared "that the Maritime Ad­ Government. . . ." flag ships, our merchant marine ministration should be established Maritime Subsidy Board is fast becoming both physically as an independent agency." The bill would also create a and economically obsolete, with In a statement issued last week, the Republican Committee cited Maritime Subsidy Board which almost 80 p>ercent of our total the crisis being faced by the na­ "shall have complete and final au­ oceangoing fleet having been contions shipping and said that the thority to pass upon all matters stmcted more than twenty years Administrations Transportation related to construction differential ago for World War 11. Department bill would perpetuate and operating differential sub­ "In 1958 we started a vessel re­ "the stepchild status" of the mari­ sidy." placement program designed to time industry. In a statement issued at the time meet the obsolescence problem in The measure calling for an in­ the bill was reported to the House, the subsidized liner segment of the dependent Maritime Administra­ Representative Garmatz echoed fleet. This program ... is now tion conflicts directly with an Ad- the concern of the SIU and other about 100 ships behind schedule. ministration-backed proposal that maritime unions over the dangers Despite the accelerating demands would include the Maritime Ad­ of including maritime within a for sea-lift . . ., applications by ministration in a new Department Department of Transportation. presently unsubsidized operators of Transportation—a move which . . . for aid in the construction of "The proposed Department of has drawn strong opposition from modem and efficient new vessels the SIU and other maritime un­ Transportation appears to be oriented principally toward the have been ignored. . . ." ions. ^ SIU A&G Meets Manpower Commitments in Viet Emergency -d 4 )•!' 4 4 4 f I Earl (Bull) Shepard has been charged with the responsibility of SIU Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict manpower operations. It was announced by Union President Paul Hall that the SIU Vice-Presi­ dent would devote full time to the implementation of the union's manning program. Shepard will direct the head­ quarters manning operations and will coordinate the effort with Lindsey J. Williams, Vice Presi­ dent for the Gulf Coast, and Frank Drozak, SIU West Coast repre­ sentative. Hall stated that as a re­ sult of these assignments the un­ ion would be able to continue the success it has had in "this allimportant effort." Despite the increased demands made on U.S. shipping by the Vietnam conflict, the SIU A&G District has continued to meet its manpower commitments. The various training and up­ grading programs which the union has been operating continuously over the past several years have provided a manpower availability that enables the SIU to meet the increasing requirements of con­ tracted vessels and those assigned its operators from the reserve fleet. Implementation of the SIU up­ grading and training program sev­ eral years ago has provided com­ petent rated men in sufidcient num­ bers to meet the demands of ship­ ping operations. When the government began its breakout of vessels from the layup fleets to meet the increasing man­ power needs of the Vietnam oper­ ations, the SIU simply began step­ ping up the tempo and increasing the capabilities and facilities of its already existing training and up­ grading program. An example of the program's effectiveness is shown by the fact that in the past several months the union upgraded, in New York and other ports, 300 wipers to Group 2 ratings, such as FOW. vlore than 100 men were upgraded to Group I ratings, such as elec­ tricians, pumpman, etc. In the deck department, in the same pe­ riod for all ports, 250 ordinary seamen were upgraded to ablebodied seamen. Adding to the union's ability to stay abreast of the manpower requirements for vessels operated by its contracted companies was the reinstitution of the program developed so successfully during the Korean War, when the SIU began bringing back Seafarers who had temporarily quit going to sea. The long-range upgrading pro­ gram, the stepping up of its tempo and the call-back of Seafarers who had temporarily left the shipping scene made it possible for the n SIU not only to meet its unlicen­ sed crew requirements, but also to allow the union to launch, ear­ lier this year, the Licensed En­ gineers Training Program jointly with MEBA, District 2, to help solve the shortage of ships' engine officers arising out of Vietnam de­ velopments. The engineer pro­ gram is now in full operation. Early this month the SIU an­ nounced the institution of a train­ ing program to enable deck de­ partment Seafarers to sit for their deck officers licenses. Applica­ tions are presently being processed to ready the first group of Sea­ farers to obtain that training. Shepard said that merely hav­ ing sufficient manpower is not the only factor in guaranteeing the scheduled sailings of SIU con­ tracted vessels. "With the present dislocation of American-flag ship­ ping," he said, "it is possible to have a surplus of rated men in one area and an acute shortage in another area at the safhe time. The object is to have manpower where it is needed, when it is need­ ed," the SIU official said. Shepard estimated that on the basis of union records there are some 700 men who are not im­ mediately available for shipping because they are either visiting their homes between voyages or attending to personal affairs, and approximately another 200 men who are either in in-patient or out-patient status at hospitals due to illness or injury. Other than these, the SIU official estimated that there are approximately 120 crews registered for shipping in all ports. He said that on the basis of union experience that about half of those who are reg­ istered on the beach are avail­ able and desirous of shipping im­ mediately. The objective, Shepard said, "Is to make sure that the 60 crews immediately available to ship are in the proper place at the proper time." He added that with the union's upgrading and training program moving into high gear "We expect to increase the availability of manpower by two crews a week." To assure effective implementa­ tion of its plan, the union sent the following message to all SIU A&G contracted operators: "In order to expedite punctual sailings and to prevent the delay of any vessel contracted to sail with SIU unlicensed personnel, the un­ ion is requesting the cooperation of all companies. Please notify the Headquarters of the SIU if a full complement is not aboard any vessel 24 hours prior to the de­ parture time of the vessel. By the use of this procedure the necessary unlicensed personnel can be directed to the vessel by Head­ quarters and possible delay can be prevented." Cooperating in the effort, the Maritime Administration sent the following message to the SIU: "You may be sure that you will have our fullest cooperation in your efforts to prevent delayed sailing because of manning dif­ ficulties. "In order to assure understand­ ing and cooperation we are im­ mediately issuing letters to Gen­ eral Agents contracted to sail with SIU unlicensed personnel, direct­ ing compliance with your sug­ gestion. "We greatly appreciate your special attention to this problem and wish to assure you that we will do everything possible to keep you informed," the Mari­ time Administration said. In connection with the man­ power issue Shepard met with Coast Guard Representatives in Washington on August 3rd. He said that at the meeting the Coast Guard "evidenced every desire to be cooperative at all levels on the manpower issue." He pointed out that while the SIU has differences with the Coast Guard on a number of issues, the Coast Guard, never­ theless, "as il does in all crises, such as that of Vietnam, cooper­ ates to get the job done." �Page Four , It-' August 19, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Six AJfiitionai Veteran Seafarers Join Growing SlU Pension Roster The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area The Senate Commerce Committee recently reported a bill that will require foreign-flag passenger vessels to comply with the minimum ship safety standards as established under the International Safety Standards set down by the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) of 1948. However, of the sixty foreign flag ships which advertise regular sailings from United States ports, is waiting for a chief cook's spot mostly from the lucrative tourist on any ship making a long trip to trade centers of Florida, only sev­ the Far East or Viet Nam. R. J. Movall Morgan Parsons Carlos Deacon Batema enteen will be affected by the new Delaney has just received his fitThe names of six additional Seafarers have been added to the growing list of Seafarers who are bill. This is so because the bill for-duty and is ready to ship on a limits its jurisdiction to ships un­ trip to Viet-Nam. receiving SIU $150 lifetime pensions. The latest additions to the pension rolls include Leo Movall, der construction prior to May 27, Clarence Morgan, Dewey Parsons, Jimmie Carlos, Henry Deacon, and Benedicto Baterna. Philadelphia 1936. William Clegg, who sails in the Movall joined the SIU in the Baltimore, Md. with his wife, port of New York, where he The bill also calls for standards deck department, is ready to ship port of New York and sailed as Helen. His last ship was the Over­ makes his home. Born in Manila, that are considered "reasonable out again after chief steward, cook and baker. seas Eva. he is one of the original members safe." To properly safeguard crew spending some Born in Finland, he resides m Baterna joined the union in the of the SIU. He shipped as an AB and passengers it is necessary that time at home. Joe a foreign-flag ship be more than and the Overseas Joyce was his Werselovrick, last "reasonably safe." Maritime labor last ship. aboard the Merrihas long proposed that foreign-flag Parsons joined the union in the mac as a steward, port of New York. Born in the vessels plying the U.S. passenger is registered and British West Indies, he sailed in routes be subject to the same ready to ship out the Deck department. He now stringent rules that apply to Ameri­ again. John (Tex) makes his home in Brooklyn with can passenger ships. The Yar­ Shannon is wait­ his wife, Elizabeth. Parsons' last mouth Castle and Viking Princess Clegg by Lindsay Williams, Vice-President, Guif Area ing for the first are reminders of the price paid vessel was the' Potomac. job that comes along. Michael Morgan sailed in the Deck de­ when lower standards are allowed. Shipping is expected to benefit from a wave of shore-side building Shalestock, a 26-year union man going on in the Gulf Coast area. The sharp upturn in plant construc­ partment as pumpman. He joined who sails in the black gang, is New York tion and expansion on these waterside sites will tend to increase the the SIU in Mobile. Born in Ala­ registered and ready to sail again. Bruce Knight, just off the Steel activities of both deep-sea shipping, inland and intracoastal waterway bama, he now resides in Grove Hill, Ala., with his wife, Lyndal. Executive, will look for a berth to Norfolk activities. Morgan's last vessel was the Alcoa Hawaii after his Shipping has been good in this There are many Gulf ports now Ranger. vacation is up. plans to enroll in the Massachu­ port and it looks good for the fu­ in the midst of construction activ­ James E. Young, ture. Bob King who got off the Deacon sailed SIU ships as a ity. Pascagoula, Mississippi, is setts Institute of Technology to a graduate from St. Christopher in Okinawa, is now having a $30 million chemical get a master's degree in engineer­ cook in the Steward department. He joined the union in New York, the Joint SIU- hack in the United States waiting ing. plant being build to produce a and was born in Texas. Deacon MEBA District 2 for a short run. Joe Stevens, who Dick Martinez took a vacation basic material for the production resides in Philadelphia with his Engineers Up­ last sailed as steward aboard the after a long trip aboard the Del of synthetic fibers. At Gulfport, wife, Thelma. His last ship was grading School, Campo. Spent his time in Mexico Commander, has been on the Mississippi, a $5.5 million expan­ stopped by to beach and is now registered for a sion program is under way to add and really enjoyed his stay. Next the Alcoa Runner. Carlos sailed in the Engine de­ trip out he's looking for a steward thank the union job as chief cook. Raymond Wanew port side facilities. Knight dept. slot aboard a ship on the partment. He was born in Grand for helping him terfield, an oiler aboard the Steel American Oil Co. plans a multiMediterranean run. Calliou, La. and joined the SIU get his engineer's license. He is Rover, got off the ship to get his million expansion of its refinery in New Orleans. He now resides now sailing as a 3rd engineer clinic card renewed. Mobile at Texas City, Texas. At Freein Houma, La. The Gulf Canal aboard the Beaver Victory. Juan port, Texas, a $3.5 million plant We have few men on the beach Boston was his last ship. Pola, taking it easy in the beach. to produce a basic raw material here with the Panama about to Shipping has been fair in this for fire-brick is being built. At crew this week. Bill Fillingham port for the past few weeks and is Vicksburg, Mississippi, a $4 mil­ is now on the beach and has been expected to pickup during the next lion soybean processing facility shipping out of the Gulf area for shipping period. John Sullivan, a is being built while plans for West the past 20 years. He sails in the 20-year SIU man, is ending a sixBaton Rouge Parish call for the Deck Department and was last month long drydock and now is construction of oil refinery facili­ aboard the Oakland. ready to grap the first job on the ties which will raise Humble Oil OTTAWA—Seafarers International Union of Canada President boards. William Blakely, last Nicholas Mallette is registered Co.'s crude oil processing capac­ as an AB and waiting to ship out. Leonard (Red) McLaughlin accused some Canadian shipowners aboard the Mankato Victory as a ity to 415,000 barrels a day. A seafarer for 16 years, Mallette's of sacrificing safety for economy by eliminating watchstanders. The fireman-water tender, is happy to The New Orleans Dockside last ship was the Alcoa Ranger. statement was made in a letter ^ spend some time at home with his Commodity Terminal plans to "passing the buck" to the bargain­ family. Bill has been a Seafarer to Transport Minister J. W. triple the unloading capacity of Pickersgill. A similar letter was ing table. The SIU of Canada for 25 years. its Stuyvesant Docks soybean ter­ sent to other Canadian ministries president said that "They are tell­ Baltimore minal and at Chalmette the Tening us to lump it or like it. Either concerned. neco Oil Co. is creating a 100Jobs are still hanging on the McLaughlin stated that there it is a government responsibility board even though shipping has million pound per year paraxylene or the SIU's at the bargaining was neglect of the safety factor unit. Paraxylene is used in the been very slow for the past two in the elimination of the lookout table. We intend to make it our weeks at this port. We have the manufacture of polyester resins. responsibility if no one else will man on the deck watch and the Alamar, Losmar and Trustco laid handle it." New Orieans oiler in the engine crew. He said up but no report as to when they Roney He also warned that rank and Nicholas (Nick) Maire, last that it was a government respon­ will crew up. We paid off five aboard the Ocean Pioneer on a sibility to set minimum standards file members of the union were ships, signed on four and had Hugh Hallman, last aboard the disturbed over the careless, handsshuttle from Japafi to the Persian Maiden Creek as an oiler on the for the manning and grading of off approach of the government seven in transit over this period. Gulf said it was "a very good watchkeeping personnel. toward safety. He said that the is­ Thad De Loach, 3rd cook on the crew with a good captain." Puerto Rican run, is now ashore due to his wife's illness. Clarence In his letter McLaughlin said sue would definitely become a Rohin Goodfellow is now waiting Brother Maire will rest up for a E. Roney, last on the Penn Van­ that conciliation boards and in­ matter of concern at the next con­ to ship out as cook. He has been while and then try for a third guard as a deck engineer, is wait­ dustrial inquiries have consistently tract termination period. a member of the SIU for 12 years. cook's job. August (Gus) Brosig ing for another slot. Darius L. advised the union that the safety McLaughlin explained that the was steward aboard the Alice Puerto Rico Brown but had to get off for med­ Kiiapp, shipping for 20 years in issue was a matter of government accident rates of Canadian ship­ The SIU Puerto Rico Division ical reasons. Gus has been an the stewards department, was last regulation, not one of collective ping is more than four times high­ has signed its second three-year aboard the Clalrbome as a baker bargaining. He added that under SlU-member since the union was er than the general industrial ac­ and waiting for a new berth. the Canada Shipping Act, the cident rate across Canada. The contract with Wagner Shipyard. first started and is looking forward manning of ships and efficiency maritime accident rate runs at 8.1 Increases were gained on wages, Houston to shipping out again as soon as sick leave, vacation and additional his leg gets better. Pete Garza, tired of taking in of crews lies within the responsi­ per cent compared with two per holidays. The division has also Arthur Rudnicki of Franklin- the sun and the sand at the sea­ bility of the Transport Ministry. cent for the rest of Canada. The filed a $150,000 suit against the The SIU of Canada's specific Canadian seamen's accident rate Shell Oil Company charging the ton, La., just got off the Neva shore plans to ship out on any West after a six-months Viet Nam vessel available. He has been sail­ complaint is that 11 lookout men is about 150 per cent higher than firm with racial discrimination and run. He stepped ashore in time ing deck for the past ten years and 18 oilers were removed from that among seamen of other mari­ violation of the collective bargain­ to attend Arthur Jr.'s graduation and his last ship was the Achilles. their posts, thereby posing a threat time nations, he declared. ing agreement. Zenon Rivera, af­ and wedding. Arthur Jr. grad­ Frank S. Paylor, who sails in the to safety. McLaughlin stated that There is an even wider margin ter shipping aboard the EHzabethuated from Louisiana State Uni­ Steward Department, is waiting the quality of safety cannot be when it comes to deaths caused by port is back home for a vacation versity as an honor student and for a Viet Nam trip but will settle dissociated from the quantity of accidents. In the last year of com­ with his family in Fajardo. SIU was. first in his engineering class. for a South American run. Bemy men on watchkeeping duty. plete statistics, 1963, there were pensioners Julio Rey, Jose Rod­ He went to college on an SIU "Ski" Kazmierski wants to go up McLaughlin charged that the 9.2 deaths per 10,000 seamen riguez, Tomas Rivera and Joe scholarship and finished a fivefor his AB ticket in the near fu­ government, in shelving their re­ compared with 1.8 in other in­ Wohletz dropped by the Hall to year course in four years. Arthur ture. sponsibility in this field, was dustries. say hello. The Gulf Coast Canada SIU Cites Manning Cutbacks For Rising Seamen's Accident Rate �Anrnst 19, 1966 EAFARERS LOG The Great Lakes by Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes An 18 year coal record was broke during the month of June when Great Lakes vessels carried some 7,100,000 tons. Grain shipments during June amounted to 2,745,000 tons and iron ore shipments came close to 10,000,000 tons. All of these figures account for the good shipping on the Lakes with no let-up in sight. With the shortage of good rated men, one would think the shipowners would try and tenance cost, making a toll keep their crews happy, but this increase unnecessary. One thing is not the case. One particular is certain, American Deep-Sea shipowner has gone so far as to 'Vessels would become a rarity on allow only one steak to each crew- the Great Lakes if a toll increase member on steak night. When our was effected. representatives went aboard the The SIU Great Lakes District ship to investigate, they found is presently voting for its union the Galley and Messroom in a officers with port agents and pa­ deplorable condition. A meeting trolmen voting all ships plying the was held with the crew and it Ste. Claire and Detroit River. The was agreed that if conditions vessels that voted during the first didn't improve, each crewmember week were the John J. Boland, would give 24 hours notice that J. F. Schoellkopf, A. E. Cornelius he was quitting. The crew felt and the U. S. Gypsum, all Boland that with open jobs on the board, & Cornelius Company vessels. they wouldn't have any trouble Others that voted were the W. A. shipping with companies who Reiss, Peter Reiss, J. A. Kling, would be glad to feed them steak Inglehart, LaLiberte, Kinsman three times a day. Independent and the Alpena. Out The St. Lawrence Seaway Cor­ Port Agents working in Detroit poration is considering a proposal are Jack Hall, Duluth; Floyd Hanto increase the toll charges by mer, Frankfort; Scottie Aubusson, 10% during the next five year Chicago and Roy Boudreau, Buf­ period. A total of 31 Congress­ falo. The vote will continue all men have introduced bills, claim­ during the month of August and ing the toll increase is unneces­ we urge all book members to vote sary. The Congressmen would during the election period. like to remove the legal require­ In commenting recently on two ment that the Seaway pay off its major channel improvements in construction cost in 50 years. In­ Chicago area waterways. Gover­ stead, the federal government's nor Kerner of Illinois said that he $140 million investment would be could think of no reason why made permanent by converting Chicago cannot be "the greatest its bonds to preferred stock. The seaport in the United States." The Seaway would continue to pay a Governor made his comments in return on this investment perpetu­ marking the completion of 6.2 miles of usable 27-foot-deep chan­ ally. The present tolls would be suf- nel of the Calumet River into ficient to pay operating and main- | Calumet Lake. ^ U.S. Inland Waterways Enjoying Greatest Expansion Boom in History The nation's inland waterways are building themselves up to meet the biggest boom in history. The swiftness of modern inland water carriers, barges and tugs has increased traffic so greatly that the flow is straining existing units including petroleum refiner­ navigational facilities. ies, cement, iron, steel, plastics The boom is a creature which and grain products plants, have is feeding upon itself. The newer built or are building riverside and more efficient the ships, the facilities to cash in on the low lower the freight rates; and the inland waterway freight rates. lower the rates the higher the Last year alone there were 512 amount of cargoes booked and new riverside industrial facilities the greater the growth of allied built valued at $6-7 billion. For industries. the first quarter of this year, 119 In the last decade and a half new plants costing some $1.6 bil­ traffic has more than doubled on lion were being built or were both the Mississippi and Ohio Riv­ planned for the nation's river ers, two principal inland naviga­ shores. tion systems. Every conceivable The Ohio River, one of Amer­ type of cargo is being carried on ica's most heavily used waterways the rivers today. is finding that the boom is affect­ Giant Saturn rockets have ing barge traffic. Many tugs and moved from Huntsville, Alabama, their loads are forced to wait for to Cape Kennedy, Florida, 2,000 lengthy periods of time at locks, miles down the Tennessee, Ohio dams and other transfer points. and Mississippi Rivers and then The Federal Government wants through the Gulf Intra-Coastal to modernize the facilities along Waterway and the Trans-Florida the river and is presently re-build­ Waterway. Special barges are also ing the Ohio's navigational sys­ being used to haul rocket fuel, tem at a cost of one billion dollars. liquified hydrogen, molten sul­ Half a dozen high-lift dams phur, special chemicals, auto parts have already been completed and and even complete automobiles. feature larger locks. Plans call Since the end of World War II, for completing the construction the rivers and lakes of America's of some 19 high-lift dams with Inland waterways has seen the large lock chambers. These are growth of 6,000 waterfront fa­ expected to replace the 49 old cilities valued at about $110 bil­ dams and locks presently operat­ lion. Hundreds of new industrial ing in the system. Page Five Civil Rights Bill Passed by House, Fates Filibuster Threat in Senate The House approved a "milestone" civil rights measure establishing a national policy against hous­ ing discrimination and sent it to the Senate, where it faces a possible filibuster from the GOP-Southern Democratic coalition. Final passage of the House ^ The Mathias amendment was bill after 12 days of intensive measure as "an important new milestone," and urging prompt ac­ approved on a rollcall vote, 237 debate came by a vote of 259 tion by the Senate, expresed his to 176, with the Republicans again to 157. But a series of close nonregret that the housing provision split but the Mathias faction pick­ recorded teller votes on the hous­ "was not as comprehensive as that ing up additional votes. The South­ ing section provided the real we proposed and sought." He indi­ ern Democrats, with a few excep­ guides to the fight. cated efforts would be made to tions, were opposed to the housing The bill contains provisions as­ restore the Administration's origi­ provision and other portions of the suring non-discrimination in the nal proposal in the Senate limiting bill. selection of federal and state exemptions to boarding houses. A second rollcall to strike the juries, broadening federal laws The AFL-CIO, in testimony be­ housing section completely was against acts of racial violence and permitting federal court injunc­ fore the House Judiciary Commit­ defeated by 222 to 190. tions against anticipated violence tee, strongly supported the Admin­ School Change Wins istration bill. or intimidation. The GOP-Southern Democratic Johnson noted that despite the coalition did succeed, however, in But the provision that touched exemptions in the House bill, making ineffective one section off the controversy in House de­ bate was to bar racial discrimina­ wbich extends to an estimated 60 which would have permitted the tion in the sale or rental of hous­ percent of the nation's dwelling attorney general to file school de­ ing. As finally adopted the bill units, in practical terms "the segregation lawsuits without being covers primarily apartment houses House has barred bigotry in all requested to do so by citizens in and individual homes built or sold new housing and in apartment the district involved. The amend­ houses. This opens major avenues ment rendering this section inef­ by commercial interests. toward fair and adequate housing fective carried 214 to 201. Present home owners, boarding for millions of citizens." houses and owner-occupied apart­ A second bid by southerners The housing provision fight ment houses with no more than sought to prevent the government came initially on an amendment from withholding funds from any three family units are exempt. A victim of housing discrimina­ by Rep. Charles McC. Mathias federally-assisted program in vio­ tion would be able either to go to (R-Md.) to spell out the exact lation of civil rights programs un­ court or take his complaint, under terms of a Judiciary Committee til it had been proved that the lo­ the bill, to a federal fair housing provision exempting owners of cal government involved was in board that would have power to is­ single homes and small apartment violation of federal law or the sue cease and desist orders against buildings from the anti-discrimina­ Constitution. The amendment was landlords, builders, real estate tion section. An owner is per­ defeated by a teller vote of 136 to mitted, under the bill, to give writ­ 127. School integration was the agents and financial institutions. President Johnson, hailing the ten instructions to a real estate main issue in this attempt, with broker to discriminate. The Ma­ Southerners attacking the govern­ thias amendment carried on a teller vote of 180 to 179 after the ment desegregation guidelines on House leadership became con­ federal school aid. vinced the amendment was neces-. GOP Senate Leader Everett Mcsary to secure passage. Kinley Dirksen (111.) has indicated The second test came on an­ his strong opposition to the ban on other teller vote to strike the hous­ discrimination in housing and has Ohio's waterway operators are ing section from the bill entirely. intimated that he will decline to bitterly fighting a proposed Inter­ It lost 198 to 179 with the Repub­ support it in the Senate. As with state Commerce Commission re­ lican leadership, led by Rep. other civil rights bills that have duction in the railroad rate for the Gerald R. Ford (R-Mich.), seek­ faced southern filibusters, GOP ing to kill the section and Mathias vctes are needed in the Senate to transport of bituminous coal. and about 25 Republicans support- carry a cloture motion by the reMuch of the waterway operators ing the principle of fair housing. I quired two-thirds margin. fears are based on the fact that the ICC in earlier rate decisions affecting both railways and the nation's inland waterways appar­ ently has consistently favored the railways. The move reducing these car­ load rates from Sunnyhill, Ohio WASHINGTON—The remaining 25 C-4 troopships in the Gov­ to Essexville, Michigan was re­ garded by the Toledo-Lucus ernment's reserve fleet will be made available for exchange to nonCounty Port Authority as an at­ subsidized U. S.-flag operators for conversion to commercial opertempt by the New York Central tions. to cut-out Toledo and other ports. The release of the remaining of Vietnam military supply. The authority charged that the C-4 troopships carries one stipu­ The present exchange is regard­ rate "constitutes a destructive lation however not previously at­ ed as an administration attempt competitive practice directed to tached to such trade-in contracts, to quickly upgrade the badly de­ the elimination of the use of coal and reflects growing U.S. Vietnam teriorated and inadequate unsubloading facilities at dockside in the transport problems. The 25 ships, sidized U.S. merchant fleet. The is generally Port of Toledo and the elimina­ once exchanged and converted, unsubsidized fleet tion of through rail-water routes must be "offered" to the Military composed of even older, slower, For the movement of coal." Sea Transportation Service. Ships World War II tonnage. The 17-knot C-4 troop trans­ The rate reduction, it said, was not immediately required by jart of a railroad scheme to take MSTS will remain subject to mili­ ports, which are still not as swift over the nation's coal traffic by tary recall. or efficient as modern vessels, are jy-passing ports. Some one million In addition, the ships are being still considerably faster and more tons of coal would be diverted released with the understanding efficient than the 10- and 11-knot From Toledo if the ICC rate be­ that conversion must include Liberties being operated by many comes effective. Traffic revenues either 70-ton heavy lift booms, U.S. unsubsidized operators. earned through the port by coal roll-on roll-off, lift-on lift-off, or A further boost for this part of landling came to $96.8 million fly-on fly-off capability or 200 the American merchant marine is ast year. ton booms with appropriately being presently weighed in Con­ The proposed rate would come engthened hatches—depending on gress. Pending legislation would to $2.20 a ton with minimum con­ the type of conversion the individ­ make it unneccessary to trade in a signments of 9,750 tons. The rate ual ships undergo. ship to obtain a C-4 type vessel would go into effect August 22, These requirements were stipu­ from the reserve fleet, thereby jut would apply only to coal lated by the Defense Department adding tonnage to the active fleet shipped after September 1, of next and reflect, especially the fly-on without retiring older ships from year. fly-off capability, the special needs service. Waterway Operators Fight ICC Reduction On RR Coal Rates 7 Govt. Palis last 25 C-4 Troopships From Reserve Fleet for Coaversion �T" SEAFARERS Page Six The Pacific Coast Angust 19, 1966 LOG From July 29 to Aug. 11# 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED by Frank Orozak, West Coast Representative Governor Edmund G. Brown was the featured speaker at the opening session of the 6th Convention of the California Federation, AFL-CIO, which was held in San Diego last week. Confronting the delegates was the task of charting the course of the Federation, which represents the state's 1.5 million AFL-CIO union members. coming week has at least 3 payoffs San Francisco scheduled and possibly more. Shipping continues to boom in Bill McBride is this area and there are plenty of taking his family jobs, for rated men, AB's, Oilers, on a short vaca­ FWT's, Electricians, Chief Cooks tion after eight and Bakers, and 3rd Cooks. months as bosun Ships due in shortly are the on the Anchor­ Free America, Cornell Victory, age. Young America, Antinous, Los Jimmie Coker Angeles, F a i r p o r t, and Wild is ready to go Ranger. after a short stay McBride Ships in transit are the Steel concluding a fiveVendor, Portmar, Columbia, San month trip on the Transbay which Francisco, Long Beach, York- he said was a good trip due to an mar, Steel Admiral, Geneva, San excellent bunch of shipmates. Juan and Belgium Victory. Wilmington We had some visitors from the East Coast drop Shipping activity over the last in and say hello two weeks' period has remained to us, including very good with the Loma Victory Frank Pasluk, paying off and signing on and the Bosun on the Beaver Victory paying off. Ames Victory There were 9 ships through in and Blaclde Man- transit. We are still short of AB's, cince. Bosun off FWT's, Electricians, and Cooks. the Ridgefield The shipping outlook for the com­ Victory. Both are ing wee^ also looks very good Rogers heading for the and should keep jumping. Far East. Enjoying his stay on We're sorry to report an acci­ the beach after doing a long stint dent to Brother Joseph P. Shaughon the Ames Victory is James nessy, Bosun on the Mankato Rogers, 25 years with the SlU and Victory. While the ship was in now planning to take a vacation. San Pedro for bunkers he was up Seattle on the number four portside boom, This port has a short breathing loosening the shackle on the boom spell this week. However, this cradle, when he slipped and fell. Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals All Groups Class A Class B 2 9 35 85 2 14 11 15 6 4 2 3 0 3 8 23 36 56 41 46 3 16 17 42 9 17 170 355 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 6 0 2 58 30 29 8 3 3 22 5 2 5 8 4 4 3 2 4 10 18 6 1 34 26 9 58 22 23 8 0 8 26 13 22 11 5 4 262 122 109 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 32 5 285 101 38 13 115 61 20 14 9 1 9 5 81 11 163 69 152 29 32 2 72 2 56 4 1,064 317 ENIGIINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Port 3 Boston 2 38 New York 69 Philadelphia 3 1 12 19 Baltimore Norfolk 7 5 Jacksonville 3 4 Tampa 3 2 Mobile 6 12 New Orleans 48 28 Houston 32 35 Wilmington 9 5 San Francisco .... 16 24 Seattle 12 7 Totals 233 172 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 3 1 2 39 35 38 0 2 7 5 15 8 3 3 5 3 2 0 3 2 4 7 13 14 14 24 25 18 27 32 12 11 2 28 18 9 9 4 16 138 162 163 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 12 2 169 91 12 11 82 47 12 9 5 2 12 9 43 4 108 63 103 84 16 2 51 2 29 7 654 333 STF TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B Boston 3 2 New York 16 55 Philadelphia 9 4 Baltimore ;... 16 8 Norfolk 6 2 Jacksonville 0 5 Tampa 0 3 Mobile 21 5 New Orleans 36 37 Houston 29 29 Wilmington ...... 4 5 San Francisco .... 13 13 Seattle 9 5 Totals 203 129 4RD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 1 1 2 37 8 15 1 4 2 9 2 11 0 4 8 1 1 2 0 0 1 13 0 7 40 15 3 20 18 2 1 12 4 27 7 17 3 5 5 168 80 61 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 3 8 163 41 18 10 74 15 . 7 21 11 2 21 1 60 12 118 104 107 24 11 3 45 4 15 7 247 659 Acts on Cruise Ship Safety Measure QUESTION: Do you have any favorite supersriititioiis? What are they? Armas Soppi: People pick up superstitions from their parents and then they just carry it on without thinking about them. I don't think 1 have any particular su­ perstition that I am always aware of. In general, I think that seamen are more superstitious than most people. (t/ Lee Grant: 1 can't think of any off-hand that 1 particularly am partial to. 1 do occasionally throw salt over my shoulder if 1 spill it, but 1 don't really believe that it will really do any good. I don't believe that spill­ ing salt brings bad luck either. Stephan Cassella: 1 don't be­ lieve in superstitions, but 1 re­ member when 1 was a kid, people would talk about the evil eye and things like that. I guess you could call that supersti­ tious beliefs. Well, 1 don't know just how much that they believed in these things. It is hard to tell. <1> Lorenzo Thomas: 1 don't be­ lieve in superstitions. People use superstitions to put names on things that they don't understand or that they fear. Of course, there are a lot of super­ stitions floating around. 1 think walking under lad­ ders and the black cat are the most popular one's that 1 have heard talk of. Seffate Unit Stiffens Requirements Of House-Passed Ship Safety Bill WASHINGTON—;The Senate Commerce Committee has approved and cleared for Senate action a House-passed measure designed to slap stronger safety and financial responsibility rules on all cruise ships sailing from United States Ports. As reported by the Senate ^ committee headed by Senator advertisement and promotional lit­ the ships affected'by the law meet up-to-date United States safety Warren G. Magnuson (D.- erature. • Making the owners or char­ standards by 1968. Wash), the bill applies to "any terers of these vessels establish The initiation of legislation was foreign or domestic vessel of over financial responsibility or meet lia­ spurred by the fire and sinking of one hundred gross tons, having bility requirements for death or the Panamanian-flag ship Yar­ berth or stateroom accommoda­ injury to passengers. mouth Castle last November with tions for 50 or more passengers," Michael Cassella: I remember • Demanding that owners or a loss of ninety lives. when I was a kid we wouldn't and makes such vessels "subject charterers of these liners file infor­ The SIU and other maritime step on cracks be­ to inspection by the Department in mation with the Federal Maritime unions, in addition to various other cause it was sup­ which the Coast Guard is opera­ Commission showing their finan­ U.S. groups, have called for stiffer posed to break ting and shall not depart a United cial responsibility in order to repay regulation of foreign-flag cruise somebody's back. States port with passengers who passengers in case their vessel did ships operating out of U.S. ports Even as kids 1 embarked at that port if the Sec­ not sail. and have repeatedly called upon don't think any­ retary of that Department finds • The Senate bill requires that Congress to take action. body actually be­ such vessel to be unsafe." lieved it. Kids The main purpose of the bill is do not believe to police unscrupulous foreign-flag lU WiLFARE, VACATION PUN things as readily passenger ships which have been July 1-July 31, 1966 as most people think. sailing out of United States ports without the rigid safety checks that RlilRiSivI ^ •;Ben0flts ' Paid Jose Rodriguez: No, 1 do not American-flag passenger ships are forced to undergo. have any superstitions myself, but Benefits ......... 5,024 $ 52,134.73^ 1 have run across The bill will also give the Coast Benefits 23 62>000.00 many in my sail­ Guard permission to refuse to Disobiilty Benefits 890 T33^iODiQQ ing. One very allow any foreign or U.S. liners 34 6,800.00 familiar one is to pick up American passengers if |/laternlty Benefits ........ 396 that of knocking it feels the vessel is unseaworthy. |»epenclent Benefits ....... 79,715.17 on wood when Hccil Benefits 502 7,523.83 As reported to the Senate, the someone mentions 25,935^00 something that measure also calls for: 637,877.38 they consider bad • Requiring passenger vessels, . '' _ ' ' and would not both American and foreign, to dis­ want to happen to them. close their safety standards on all �August 19„1966 7 Republican Rlght-Wing Scores in COP Primary Elections It's a comeback year for Goldwater Republicans in GOP primaries— so much so that it suggests the all-out shellacking right-wingers took in 1964 failed to shake their grip on party organizations in most areas. Goldwaterites scored a series of impressive GOP primary election victories over moderates. In some cases, they overcame the opposition of the local party where it appears to be controlled by moderates. In rnany cases, in the November General Election they will face the same liberals who defeated them in 1964. The comeback conservatives are getting a big boost in money and staff assistance from rightist groups that fringe the party, among them Young Americans for Freedom and Citizens for Goldwater-Miller, whose $300,000 surplus from 1964 is being pitched into right-wing Republicans' campaigns. Moderate and liberal GOP contenders, on the other hand, have had to settle for press release endorsements by anti-Goldwater groups like Republicans for Progress and the Council of Republican Organizations, who haven't the financial resources to back up their expressed support. One major Goldwater victory came in the New York congressional primaries. Former Representative Steven R. Derounian, one of the few New York Republicans to back Goldwater for the 1964 presidential nomination, defeated moderate William J. Casey by a lopsided 22,542 to 15,956 vote. In the fall, Derounian will face liberal Rep. Lester L. Wolff (D), who edged him by 2,620 votes in the 1964 election. Other 1966 primary victories for GOP rightists have included: • Kentucky 4th District—Former Rep. M. Gene Snyder, another strong Goldwater supporter in 1964, defeated James Thompson, choice of the moderate Republican leadership in Louisville, by a vote of 9,332 to 5,534. • Pennsylvania 19th District—Former Rep. George A. Goodling, another congressman who endorsed Goldwater for the 1964 nomina­ tion and then went down to defeat with him, overcame the opposition of Republican leaders in his district to win the 1966 GOP House nom­ ination over five challengers. • Maine 1st District—Former Rep. Peter A. Garland (1961-62), an outspoken conservative who had been upset by liberal GOP Rep. Stan­ ley R. Tupper in the 1962 Republican primary, staged a comeback this year by defeating six opponents. The strength of the conservatives in the district was demonstrated by the ability of Garland and another rightist in the race to win 49 percent of the vote between them, while the strongest running liberal polled only 21 percent. The way was opened for Garland's comeback by Tupper's retirement from Congress. • Ohio 24th District—^He has never served in Congress, but rightwing Young Republican leader Donald F. Lukens scored a stunning primary victory over the choice of the regular Ohio GOP organization. Intensive campaigning, effective precinct organization and a gift of $5,000 from Citizens for Goldwater-Miller helped Lukens score his upset in the newly created district. Employees of the Diana Manu­ facturing Company in Green Bay, Wisconsin have voted for rep­ resentation by the United Textile Workers of America in the third National Labor Relations Board election held at the plant since 1962. They voted for the UTWA, by a count of 138-88. A negotiat­ ing committee will be elected and contract proposals drafted for an early start on bargaining, AFLCIO Regional Director Charles Heymanns said. A 1962 election at the same plant was lost, 36-97, and a 1965 election by a margin of 90-108. The 130 workers at the Na­ tional Biscuit Company plant in Buena Park, California have won their first union contract—and 9,000 fellow members of the Ameri­ can Bakery and Confectionary Workers at Nabisco plants around the country have resumed making the companies product. Produc­ tion was halted at the other nine Nabisco bakeries represented by the ABC when pickets from Buena Park appeared and workers re­ fused to cross the line. The shut­ down extended to Atlanta, Buf­ falo, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Fairlawn, New Jersey, and Portland, Oregon. Workers at the Paris Manu­ facturing Company put an end to Page Seven SEAFARERS LOG nearly four years of legalistic frus­ tration by throwing a picket line around the plant in South Paris, Maine and four days later winning an initial contract. Management had previously used every legal avenue to avoid a contract since the Furniture Workers won a Na­ tional Labor Relations Board elec­ tion. 100-48, in October 1962. ^ Two major electrical indusfry unions, the International Union of Electrical Workers and the Inter­ national Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, have combined forces and opened a joint office in an organizing drive to sign up em­ ployees at the new Motorola and RCA-Victor plants in Midland, on Georgian Bay, about 90 miles north of Toronto, Ontario, Can­ ada. A Selma, Alabama company which discriminated against work­ ers who openly supported the Re­ tail, Wholesale, Department Store Union has been told to pay $1,959 to seven employees. Two work­ ers at the W. B. W. Food Service were reinstated with full back pay and five received a retroactive 25-cent an hour wage increase. The increases were given to other workers as a "reward" for stating they would not join the union. The union won a National Labor Relations Board election victory despite this maneuver. "free Man" The Right to Strike The United States this week narrowly averted a serious threat to one of the most basic American freedoms — the right to strike. Agreement between the International Association of Machinists and five major airlines on a new contract has forestalled temporarily further consideration of antistrike legislation pending in Congress which would have undermined the entire future of collective bargaining in the U.S. (As the LOG went to press, the Machin­ ists and the five struck airlines had reached agreement on the terms of the new contract, with the striking Machinists scheduled to vote on the pact on August 19.) The right to strike is basic to the freedom of the working man. Without it he exists in virtual servitude. Yet Congress this week came perilously close to abridging that right for millions of American citizens, even though it was made clear that the airline strike posed no threat to the national secu­ rity, or even affected the public interest. Congress' avowed purpose for considering anti-strike legislation was to speed settlement of the airline strike. It is not surprising, however, that its action actually served to delay settlement. It soon became obvious that the airlines would not bargain in good faith as long as they hoped that Congress would step in to break the strike for them. Free collective bargaining between labor and management has always been the demo­ cratic way to bring labor disputes to a mu­ tually satisfactory settlement. Congressional interference with the right to strike in the end serves to impede settlement of disputes and does not serve the public interest. Worse yet, passage of such legislation would seriously curtail the liberty of free men and strike a blow at the very heart of American freedom. The Supermarket Scandal A revolution is now taking place in the American supermarket. The revolution is designed to entice, cajole and bedazzle the American consumer, who must now select from an estimated array of 8,000 individually packaged products which now appear on the shelves of the' average supermarket in this country. In general, the labels on these packages make misleading references to the quantity contained inside and very often they contain information which give the consumer the impression that he is getting something for nothing. Very often, these abuses extend beyond the area of weight and measures and en­ danger the health of the consumer. Products heralded as containing therapeutic value often find their way into the market place, and in many cases these products are alto- gether useless or *do not carry information on their labels warning prospective buyers of possible dangerous side effects produced by their consumption. An answer to many of these abuses is contained in the truth-in-packaging bill which has already passed the Senate and in a similar House measure. However, both of these measures give con­ siderable leeway to the manufacturer and do not provide adequate safeguards to protect the consumer from deceptive shapes and sizes, as well as to ban untruthful illustra­ tions on the packages. The supermarket should not be a place that is boobytrapped to delude the Ameri­ can consumer. He deserves a fair return for his money and it is only through the passage of a strong truth-in-packaging bill that he will get it. �:, ili' Page EJgltt August 19, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG August 19, 1966 TefevMon viewers across the natirio will have an opportunity to sec die AFL-aO's documenfaiy film, ^Wiien the Day's Work Is ENrae," during Ac coming Labor Day boUday weekend. The film is a sidute to American trade union wmkers and idiowg how they are spending their ever-increasing leisure time. It highlights the activities of nnioa members who ntUize tbehr after-work hours for the betterment of their eonmumities. Union members will be seen taking part In a variety of activities, sndi as consuttunity cuttural projects, h^ih facilities, disaster aid and programs for die very young and very <dd. The half-hour fifan featurm scenes of unum activities in New York, Caflfomia, New Jersey, Wart Virginia and Wadilngton, D. C., as well as community projects in Flori^ Loukrtana, Mfehigan, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Iticiiided In the film, iHsfch wiO be shown on mere than 100 TV statioiiSj are scenes of union members of die SIU New Bedford Fisbermoi's Union participating in the urban renewal project to clear away the shuns in that Massachusetts city. . L ABOR DAY, the holiday which the nation will celebrate i this year on September 5, is part of the trade union history of America. It is distinctly a working class holiday, observed in tribute to the nation's millions of working men and women. The idea for the labor holiday came from the union movement, which first celebrated the day as its own in 1882. Twelve years later it be­ came a legal national day of observance. The man who conceived the idea of Labor Day was a New York carpenter named Peter J. McGuire, founder of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. On May 8, 1882, McGuire proposed to the delegates of the Central Labor Union of New York City that one day a year be set aside as a general holiday for American workers. He suggested that the holiday be known as Labor Day and that it be set for the first Monday of September. In an article written some years later, McGuire explained what had inspired him to advance the idea of a Labor Day. "No festi­ val of martial glory or warrior's renown is this; no pageant pomp of warlike conquest, no glory of fratricidal strife attend this day," McGuire wrote. "It is dedicated to Peace, Civilization and the Triumphs of Industry. It is a demonstration of fraternity and the harbinger of a better age—a more chivalrous time, when labor shall be best honored and well rewarded. "Pagan feasts and Christian observances have come down to us through the long ages. But it was reserved for this century, and for the American people, to give birth to Labor Day. In this they honor the toilers of the earth, and pay homage to Aose who from rude nature have delved and carv^ all the comfort and grandeur we behold," McGuire said. After the first Labor Day celebration in the United States was held in New York City in 1882, many municipal councils fol­ lowed suit by making the day a local holiday. In 1884, the American Federation of Labor, at its fourth annual convention held in Chicago, adopted a resolution, which said; "Resolved, that the first Monday in September of each year be set apart as a laborers' national holiday, and that we recommend its observ­ ance by all wage workers, irrespective of sex, calling or na­ tionality." L ABOR DAY finally became a fixed institution throughout the land when the Congress passed a bill to set aside the first Monday in September as a national labor holiday. The bill was signed into law by President Grover Cleveland on June 28, 1894, twelve years after Peter McGuire first advanced the idea. Almost fifty years ago, AFL President Samuel Gompejs wrote an editorial for The American Federationist in which he dis­ cussed the deep significance of Labor Day. Time has not dimin­ ished the pointedness of his remarks. "No day in the calendar is a greater fixture, one which is more truly regarded as a real holiday, or one which is so surely destined to endure for all time, than the first Monday in September of each recurring year, Labor Day," Gompers wrote. "Labor Day differs in every essential from the other holidays of the year of any country. All other holidays are, in a more or less degree, connected with conflicts and battles, of man's prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed or power, of glories achieved by one nation over another. J ssl "T ABOR DAY, on the other hand, marks a new epoch in I I the annals of human history. It is at once a manifestation of reverence for the struggles of the masses against tyranny and injustice from time immemorial; and impetus to battle for the rig^t in our day for the men, women and children of our t SEAFARERS time and give hope and encouragement for the attainment of the aspirations for the future of the human family. "It is devoted to no man, living or dead; to no sect, sex, race or nation. It is founded upon the highest principals of humanity, is as broad in its scope as the Universe," Gompers said. While Labor Day was established as a national holiday as a tribute to the laboring classes throughout America, the holiday perhaps could be more aptly called "Union Day," as was sug­ gested in an editorial in the Seafarers Log last year. Because it is the trade union movement which is the greatest single force dedicated to the advancement of the interests and welfare of all Americans, and its record of achievement can be measured in terms of the nation's social progress. Time and Station Schedule For Showing of AFL-CIO Film The following is the latest available listing of the television stations throughout the nation which are scheduled to show the AFL-CIO film "When the Day's Work is Done." Seafarers are advised to check the TV sections of their local newspapers for additions to this list prior to Labor Day. Time Date station City SUte Ala. Birmingham Dozier Huntsville Mobile Mt. Cheaha State Park Montgomery n iiii'? • \. il. far lif? lor ail laboriftg poople."QHfh®f Banners an.:Jnjiurv^.tO:.=Any^ •, Sept. 3 Sat., 5:00 P.M. Sat., 5:00 P.M. Sun., 12:00 P.M. Mon., 7:30 P.M. Mon., 7:30 P.M. Sun., 5:00 P.M. Sat., 7:30 P.M. Mon., 7:00 P.M. Men., 6:30 P.M. Sun., 3:30 P.M. Mon.. 7:30 P.M. Sun., 9:30 A.M. Mon., 5:00 P.M. Sun., 10:00 P.M. Sun., 4:30 P.M. Mon., 8:00 P.M. Sun., 4 ;00 P.M. Tues., 8:00 P.M. Sat., 1:00 P.M. Fri., 6:30 P.M. Mon., 7:30 P.M. Sun., 12:00 .M. Mon., 6:30 P.M. Mon., 6:30 P.M. Sun., 5:00 P.M. Mon., 6:30 P.M. Mon., 9:00 A.M. Mon., 6:30 P.M. Tues., 11:15 P.M. WGN (9) Sept. 3 Sept. 4 Sept. 5 Sept. 5 Sept. 4 Sept. 3 & Sept. 5 Sept. 5 Sept. 4 Sept. 5 Sept. 4 Sept. 5 Aug. 21 Sept. 4 Aug. 29 Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 3 Sept. 2 Sept. 5 Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. WTTW (11) Sept. 5 Fort Wayne Indianapolis South Bend WFIE WKJG WISH WSBT Sept. 3 Sat., 4:00 P.M. Sept. 3 Sat., 4:00 P.M. See local listings Sept. 4 Sun., 4:00 P.M. Iowa Des Moines WHO (13) Sept. 3 Sat.. 4:30 P.M. Kan. Topeka WIBW (13) Sept. 5 Mon., 7:00 A.M. Ken. liCxington Louisville WKYT (27) WHAS (11) See local listings Sept. 5 Mon., See local listing for time. La. New Orleans WDSU (6) WYES (8) Sept. 1 Sept. 7 Sun., 11:30 A.M. Wed., 6:00 P.M. Sat., 1:30 P.M. - ^ .vVv Denver KRMA (6) KLZ (7) Conn. Hartford WEDH (24) WTIC (3) Del. Wilmington WHYY (12) D. C. Washington WETA (26) WTOP (9) Fla. Jacksonville WJCT (7) WJXT (4) WTHS (2) WTVJ (4) WFSU (11) WEDU (3) Miami Ga. Tallahassee Tampa Atlanta - Athens Columbus Waycross Lewiston Chicago Evansville WSB (2) WGTV (8) WJSP (28) WRLB (3) WVAN (9) WTOC (11) WXGA (8) KLEW (3) (14) (33) (8) (22) Mon., See local listing for time. Mon., 6:30 P.M. Md. Baltimore WBAL (11) Sept. a Mass. Boston Northfield Springfield WNAC (7) WRLP (32) WWLP (22) See local listings Sept. 5 Mon., 5:30 P.M. Sept. 5 Mon., 5:30 P.M. Mich. Detroit WWJ (4) Sept. 4 Minn. Alexandria Appleton Duluth St. Paul Sept. 3 Sat., 12:30 P.M. Sept. 5 Mon., 8:30 P.M. Sept. 5 Men., 12:00 P.M. Sept. 5Mon., 8:30 P.M. Sept. 5 Mon., 7 :30 P.M. See local listings Sun., 1:30 P.M. W.-ilker KCMT (7) KWCM (10) KDAL (3) KTCA (2) KTCI (17) KNMT (12) Mo. Kansas City St. Louis WDAF (4) KSD (5) See local listings Sept. 4 Sun., 2 ;00 P.M. Neb. Lincoln KUON (12) Sept. 6 Sept. 8 Tues.. 6:00 P.M. Thurs., 8:30 P.M. N. Me*. Albuquerque KOAT (7) Sept. 4 Sun., 2:30 P.M. Binghamton New York City Schenectady Syracuse Utica-Rome WNBF (12) WOR (9) WNDT (13) WRGB (6) WHEN (5) WKTV (2) See local listings Sept. 5 Mon., 9:30 P.M. See local listings Sept. 3 Sat., 12:00 P.M. Sept. 4 Sun., 12:00 P.M. Sept. 4 Sun., 3:30 P.M N. Car. Chapel Hill Charlotte Columbia WUNC (1) WSOC (9) WUNB (2) See local listings Sept. 6 Tues., 8:00 P.M. See local listings Ohio Akron Cincinnati WAKR (49) WLW (5) WCET (7) WEWS (5) WVIZ (25) Columbus WTVN (6) Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Dayton Youngstown WHIO (7) WKBN (27) Sept. 4 Sept. 4 Sun., 6 :30 P.M. Sun., 10:00 A.M. Thurs., 7 :30 P.M. Sun., 3:30 P.M. Sun, 10:45 P.M. Mon., 7:30 P.M. Sun.. See local listing for time. Sun., 1:30 P.M. Sun., 4:30 P.M. Okla. Oklahoma City Tulsa KETA (IS) KOED (11) Sept. 5 Sept. 5 Mon., 9tO0 P.M. Mon., 9:00 P.M. Oregon Corvallis Portland KOAC (7) KGW (8) See local listings Mon., 3:30 P.M. Sept. 5 Pa. Lancaster Philadelphia Pittsburgh WGAL (8) WFIL (6) WTAB (41 WQED (13) Sept. Sept. .Sept. Sept. B. I. Providence WJAR (10) Sept. 4 S. Car. Greenville WFBC (4) Sept. Tenn. Memphis Nashville WKNO (10) WSM (4) Sept. 6 Sept. 10 Tex. Dallas Utoh San Antonio Salt Lake City KERA WFAA KPRC KUHT WOAI KUTV Mon., 9:00 P.M. Sept. 5 See local listings See local listings Fri., 9:30 P.M. Sept. "2 Sept. 4 Sun., 11:30 A.M. Mon, 9:00 P.M. Sept. 5 Va. Harrisonburg Petersburg WSVA (3) WXEX (8) Sun., 4:00 P.M. Sept. 4 See local listings Wash. Yakima Seattle KYVB (47) KCTS (9) Sept. 5 Sept. 5 Mon., 5:30 P.M. Mon.. 5:30 P.M. W. Va. Huntington WHIN (13) Sept. 4 Sun., 2:30 P.M. Wis. Madison Milwaukee WkOW (27) WMVS (10) Sept. Sept. 4 6 Sun., 1:00 P.M. Tues. , 8:30 P.M. Cleveland •inefiEK - - 'AI uV Houston calebi^on^ (29) (7) (28) (C) (10) (9) Colo. N. Y. 4 "T WCIQ (7) WSFA (12) WAIQ (2S) Tues., 5 :30 P.M. Sun., 1:30 P.M. Tues., 5 :30 P.M. KBAK KABC KCET KVIB KOGO KQED Ind. • P.M. Aug. 30 Sept. 4 Aug. 30 KIVA (11) Idaho III. MM .r^" A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. Bakersfield Los Angeles Savannah President, AFL-CIO Sun.. 10:30 Sept. 4 Tues., 5:30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Tues., 5:30 Aug. 30 Tues., 5:30 See local listings Aug. 30 Tues., 5:30 Yuma 1 George Meany (6) (10) (2) (7) (5) (7) Ariz. \ V WBRC WBIQ WDIQ WHIQ WKRG WEIQ Calif. Sacramento San Diego San Francisco From the 1966 Labor Day Statement of ... All of us who are Americans know, almost instinctively, what our country stands for. We may disagree on specific issues, biit we were raised in a free society, and we have no need for a handbook to define it for us. The same is true of us who are in the labor movement. We also know, almost instinctively, what the labor movement is, and why. But this is not true, unfortunately, among many Americans who are not trade unionists.. . . From the early years of the republic it was apparent to wageearners that there was a need for collective bargaining. ... By now, an overwhelming majority of the American people also realize this fact. But it was not until 1935 that the right of workers to organize and bargain collectively was written into federal law . . . ... So eventually, what was necessary and right became, by law, the policy of the United States. There are still some who seek to evade or frustrate that policy, but in general it is accepted . . . . . . there is another factor that helps to bring about the peace­ ful negotiation of good contracts. TTiat factor is the right of workers to strike—to refuse to work under conditions that are not acceptable to them. It is the right to strike that gives meaning to collective bargain­ ing .. . . . . The time lost by strikes, all added together, amounts to far less than two-tenths of one per cent of the total time worked. It is— only about half as great as the time lost by on-the-job accidents. Moreover, every American who is inconvenienced by a strike —even those few non-participants who suffer from one—should remember that annoying as a strike may be, there is no alterna­ tive to the right to strike which is consistent with a free society. Without the right to strike, there would be no strong labor movement in America. Without a strong labor movement, wages would be lower, con­ sumer purchasing-power would be lower, and another economic collapse like that of the Great Depression would be inevitable. Without a strong labor movement, much of the social progress of the last generation would not have been made. It is as simple as that. . . . Trade unionists do riot function solely to raise the wages and improve the working conditions of their members . . . . . . We fight for a better minimum , wage law, not because union members stand to gain by it (hardly any union member is paid only the minimum wage), but because it is a basic weapon in the war on poverty—a war we have been fighting for generations. We fight for civil rights, not just for ourselves but for everyone. We fight for ever-wider educational opportunities, freely avail­ able to all Americans, not just to our children. There is no aspect of American society that is not also a matter of concern to the AFL-CIO. . . . We believe that the life of every American, and the hopes of every child, are brighter as a result... Puge Nine LOG (12) (7) (2) (8) (4) (2) 4 4 8 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 6 4 Sun., 12:30 Mon.i 1:00 Sun., 9:00 Mon, 8:30 P.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. Sun., 11:00 A.M.. Sun., 2:00 P.M. Tues, 2:00 P.M. Sat, 11:30 A.M. I t i!' �Page Ten Angnst 19, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG The SlU-manned Free America be­ gan a long and eventful trip when the crew signed Articles on March 7 in MobUe. After picking up cargo at Gulfport, Galveston and New Orieans and bunkers at Wilmington, she sailed for Subic Bay. From there she went to ManUa and then to San Fernando for military cargo. Coming out of San Fernando the ship ran across a coral reef and pro­ ceeded to Manila for survey by a diver. A wet patch was placed on the damaged bottom so the ship could complete de­ livery of military cargoes to Cam Ranh Bay and Qui Nhon, South Vietnam. After a 40 day voyage, the Free Amer­ ica then put into Kobe for repairs and spent seven days there before being sent to Hiroshima for a whole new bottom. Report on the voyage and photos on this page were submitted to the LOG by Seafarer Glen Vinson, who sailed aboard the Free America as AB. 12 More SiU Men Licensed As Engineers; Total Now at 68 Seafarer Walter Skulski (center), 100th graduate of joint SlU-MEBA District 2 Engineer Upgrading School, receives congratulations from SIU President Paul Hall (left) and Upgrading School Director Ronald R. Spencer, after passing Coast Guard test with flying colors and receiving Third Assistant Engineer's license. Thus far sixty-eight SIU men have obtained their licenses and 34 MEBA District 2 men have upgraded their licenses under the union training program. Continued from page 3 SIU in New Orleans in 1945 and has sailed as FOWT and oiler. t Even while ship was in a Kobe, Jarpah drydock there were, enough chores to Orie Will • -i • •' " Winters Free America spent seven days in Kobe shipyard for repairs after running across coral reefj then spent" Ij ia^pst a rnonth at botfomi^'^y' Kenneth Winters, 39, who joined the SIU in 1958 in New York, and sailed as oiler and FOWT. George Berthold, 56, who sailed as oiler and FOWT and joined the SIU in New Orleans in 1955. Burnett Seafarer Bill RoWnson, bosun aboard the SlU-manned Free America, direct. . ed deck jobs during the long voyage. n I Most crewtnen went sightseeing while in Kobe. Photo above shows Motomachi-Dpri shopping street which • is roofed over with Safety-helmeted Japanese shlpya|d"!^tfcdJ^\^ on bicycles as prime means of tranisppijatidn. Fr^^ Aidedca, repairs underway stands in backgi'^uh Tbibodeaux The SIU-MEBA District 2 training program is the first of its kind in maritime history. It allows engine department seafarers to ob­ tain instruction in preparation for their Third Engineers License, their Temporary Third Engineer's License, or their original Second Assistant Engineer's License in either steam or motor vessel classi­ fications. Williamson _ ,, Sother member of the Fre^ America e si'^eck gang .during the eventful trip was " Seafarer Frank Hamby, smlihg afeAB. Berthold Borge The training school is operated under a reciprocal agreement be­ tween the SIU and District 2 of MEBA. SIU men who em-oll in the program are provided with meals, hotel lodging and subsist­ ence payment of $110 per week while in training. Engine department Seafarers are eligible to apply for any of the upgrading programs if they are 19 years of age or older and have 18 months of Q.M.E.D. watch standing in the engine department, plus six months experience as a wiper or equivalent. The joint Union training pro­ gram was instituted to enable Sea­ farers to obtain their licenses and to help meet the shortage of ma­ rine engineers arising from the Viet Nam crisis. The joint SIU-MEBA District 2 licensed engineers training pro­ gram is the first opportunity that unlicensed seamen have had to ob­ tain a license and employment as engineers, at no cost to themselves. SIU engine department men in­ terested in the program should ap­ ply immediately, or obtain addi­ tional information at any SIU hall, or directly at SIU headquar­ ters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ lyn, New York, 11232. The tele­ phone number is HYacinth 96600. SiUNA Affiliate Beats Representation Challenge by ILWU SEATTLE—The SIUNA-afliliated United Industrial Workers Union, Pacific District, has re­ tained bargining rights at three fish cannerys in Southwestern Alaska as a result of a recent NLRB decision dismissing a chal­ lenge by the International Long­ shoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. The National Labor Relations Board decision rejected ILWU petitions to represent separate units of resident cannery workers at the Ward Packing Co., NefcoFidalgo Packing Co. and the Nakat Packing Corporation. The NLRB report favored the multi-employer system initiated by the SIUNA affiliate. These con­ tracts were signed individually by the employers. Single employer units, the NLRB ruled, were not appropriate and threw out the ILWU peti­ tions asking to represent the work­ ers. The issue involves some 200 employees at the Alaska cannerys. �Aasnst 19, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG FINAL DEPARTURES Cleon Mixon, 50: Seafarer Mixon died Feb. 3, at the USPHS Hospital in New Orleans from a heart ailment. He was born in Der­ by, Miss., and re­ sided in New Or­ leans where he joined the SIU. Seafarer Mixon was an oiler and FWT in the Engine department. His last ship was the Pan O'Faith. Surviving is his wife Josephine. Brother Mixon was buried in New Orleans. Robert Lowe, 35: Seafarer Lowe died after an accident near Vin­ ton, La., May 19. He was born in Houston and'lived in Metarie, La. Lowe joined the SIU in the port of Houston and sailed as a messman in the stew­ ard department. Surviving is his step-father, Mar­ tin F. Haven of Metarie. Burial was in Hope Cemetery, New Or­ leans. <1> Gary Cain, 33: A heart attack claimed the life of Seafarer Cain, while sailing on the Alcoa Trader, on August 25, 1965. Born in Alabama, he joined the SIU in the port of Mobile, where he made his home with his fwife Sarah. Cain was a member of the Deck depart­ ment. He spent two years in the Army from 1952 to 1954, and served in Korea where he was wounded in action. Burial was in Mobile; Gerardo Cordero, 50: Brother Cordero died at sea while sailing aboard the Sap­ phire Etta on June 28. Bom in Puer­ to Rico, he was a resident of New York City. Cor­ dero sailed as a messman in the Steward depart­ ment. He joined the union in New York. He is survived by a sister, Milagros of New York City. Burial was in the Bronx. Albert Nelson, 65: Seafarer Nelson died in New York City after an illness on May 21. He was born in New York and was a life­ time resident. He joined the union in New Orleans. Brother Nelson was a member of the Deck depart­ ment and sailed as an AB. His last vessel was the Fairland. Nel­ son is survived by his daughter, Selma. Burial was in Pinelawn, Long Island. Ray Johnson, 54: A heart at­ tack claimed the life of Brother Johnson on July 16, at Paul Oliver Memorial Hospi­ tal, Frankfort, Mich. He joined the SIU in the port of Frankfort where he lived with his wife Hattie. Johnson was born in Racine, Wise. An AB in the Deck department, Johnson was employed by the Ann Arbor Railroad and sailed for over 30 years. Burial was in Benzie, Mich. ^1> Howard Lahym, 60: Heart di­ sease claimed the life of Seafarer Lahym on March 21 in Baltimore. He was born in Traverse City, Mich.,and resided in Baltimore with his wife Edna. Brother Lahym joined the union in Baltimore and sailed SIU ships in the deck de­ partment as an AB. His last ves­ sel was the Alcoa Voyager. Burial was in the Lake View Cemetery, Carroll County, Me. Page Eleven Seafarer Finds Okinawa Showcase For American Democracy In Asia Okinawa is an important U. S. military base and a showcase of American democracy. Seafarer James Conley, who sails in the Deck department, visited the island recently and wrote his impressions of the country. He tells of the great strides made by the people of the island and how the United States, in spite of a few mistakes, helped the people make their homeland prosperous and a source of inspiration to free Asia. Seafarer Conley reported on his impressions of Viet Nam in the Feb. 4. and April 15, 1966 issues of the Seafarers Log. Four hundred miles from the nearest point on the Chinese mainland, Okinawa lies at the center of the 900-mile circle rimmed by the major cities of the Orient, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Tapei and Manila. Okinawa is of major importance to the United States in keeping the peace and preventing war from touching^ America. Our bases there could the post office and two or three ernment got together and a whole new system of payments was hit China quickly if war came. stores. The stores sell such items as worked out. Our forces are always available Payments are now five times in Okinawa. In countries like tools, rope, wire, sacks of rice, greater, and made in annual pay­ Spain, France, Morocco and bread, soya, dried beans, fish and ments. In addition, they are retro­ Japan, we must ask for permission meat. American and Japanese active. The farmer remains the items are now included, such as from local governments before we legal owner of the land. Recently, cigarettes, candy, beer and drugs. can retaliate. Not so in Okinawa, Congressman Melvin Price intro­ no ruler's indeci­ All is not a bed of roses for the duced a bill in Congress which sion can hamper U. S., however. America has the U. S. abilities caused some resentment and made would authorize the Treasury to to strike at an en­ mistakes. The most serious was set aside a sum not to exceed six million dollars a year, out of fed­ emy. the handling of the landowners. eral funds received from Ameri­ America has To an Oriental, the piece of land constructed more that belonged to his ancestors is cans employed on the island. The than one billion the most important thing in his money would be allotted to the dollars worth of life. In the early years after the government of the Ryukyus for the most modern war, we seized land arbitrarily and urgently needed public works. Conley defense facilities paid for it at far less than its value. These include dams, roads, schools, electric plants, factories, hospitals on the island, the largest of the To make matters worse, the and loans to industry. Ryukyu island chain. It is admin­ money was paid in one installment Okinawa, a showcase for Amer­ istered by a U. S. High Commis­ and when this was gone, the farm­ ican resolution and integrity, is be­ sioner, but the 837,000 Ryukyuan er was left penniless and had no ing watched intently by the entire citizens are fully enfranchised and land to live on. Today, however free Orient. It is up to America elect their own legislature and the picture has changed. In 1958 to keep the showcase window mayors. The people have a police the United States and local gov­ clean. force and work at a number of trades. Okinawa has a labor force of 316,000, with less than one per cent unemployed. Farming and fishing comprise the majority of this force, with industry close be­ hind. Some 140,000 people are Tommy Wayne Wilkinson, born Katherine Duracher, bom July employed at the United States mil­ June 10, 1966, to the Aubrey 9, 1966, to the Louis B. Durachitary bases. ers. New Orleans, La. Naha, the bustling capital city, Wilkinsons, Mobile, Ala. is comprised of modern office buildings, multi-floor department Sandra Felix, bom July 15, Mary Ann Stiner, born Novem­ stores and factories. The 210,000 1966, to the Hector Felixs, Miami, ber 14, 1965, to the Etonald citizens of Naha have many of the Fla. conveniences of the United States. Stiners, Tampa, Fla. Beauty salons, supermarkets, cam­ — era stores and movie theatres are Joel Lee Grogan, bom July 15, Douglas James Spencer, born frequent. Some 20,000 cars, most 1966, to the Charles Grogans, July 7, 1966, to the Jim Lee Spen­ imported from the U. S. line the Norfolk, Va. cers, Ashboro, N. C. streets, equipped with modern traf­ fic lights. Taxis weave in and out of traffic Albert Long, born April 24, Kimberley Bron Noah, born jams. White helmeted traffic po­ May 30, 1966, to the John W. 1966, to the Albert Longs, New licemen are visible. A bus system Noahs, Baltimore, Md. Orleans, La. which sold 70 million tickets last year is in operation as is a mod­ ern $250,000 airport, served by Franky M. Maldonado, bom Paul Bradley, Jr., born June 7, four scheduled airlines. The is­ 1966, to the Paul Bradleys, Phila­ July 20, 1966, to the Francisco land has 328 schools teaching delphia, Pa. R. Maldonados, Brooklyn, N.Y. some 211,000 children. The Uni­ versity of Ryukyus, established with American help in 1950, has Marilyn Priscilla McKi^ht, Donald Bunting, Jr., born June about 2,000 students. born to the Levoris McKnights, 29, 1966, to the Donald Buntings, Baltimore, Md. Okinawans are cheerful and Woodbury, N. J. friendly people who dress in West­ ern style. Children wear blue Philip Mixon, bom November James Joseph Clifford, born jeans, ride bicycles and play with hula hoops. The village life re­ June 19, 1966, to the Robert 19, 1965, to the Ivo Mixons, New Orleans, La. volves around the community well. Cliffords, Detroit, Mich. mm I 1 —4/— Edward Korpisz, 46: A massive edema claimed the life of Seafarer Korpisz, July 18, at the USPHS Hospital, Balti­ more, Md. He was an AB on tugboats and join­ ed the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union in B al t i m o r e, where he made his home. Born in Baltimore, he was employed by the Baker Whiteley Towing Company. Burial was in Holy Rosary Cemetery, Dundalk, Md. <1> — i �Page TweKe 1; Angnit 19, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Licensetl Engineer Praises SlU Crew To The EditoR As a former member of the ?SIU, now sailing on a license, I'd like to express the pleasure it gave me to once again sail with an SIU crew. As we all know, the quality and preparation of food is the primary key to having a "good" ship and certainly the efforts of the chief cook, Ted Aldrich more than met that obligation. The ef­ forts of the entire Steward De­ partment, for that matter, were greatly appreciated. They really tried and succeeded in making this a happy ship. Other "oldtimers" aboard are, to name a few: Tom Cassidy, Charles Weysock, H. Warren, B. Slerao, "Dutch" DeGraaf, C. •O. Smith. Indeed the entire crew made me feel proud to have been a member of your organization. They really upheld the best tra­ dition of the sea and good unX. L, Ereanaai 4^ fily BhresiThgnkM To Wilmington SIU My mfe and I would like to pass cm our heartfelt thanks to the Wilmington SIU for their sympathy, help and understand­ ing during the short time our baby lived. ?Mthout the assistartee they gave in holding down standby and relief jobs, my wife would have had to carry the burden by herself while I shipped. Joim, Rath and Roldn Wldsanan Long Beach, Calif. EETTERS^ iro The Editor I have been in the Army over a year now and have most of my time in Korea finished. I have a little over five months to go. I would like to receive the Log at the address enclosed in my letter. I would also like to say, my wife, Mrs. Patricia Ann Morris, gave birth to a daughter, June 17. We have named her Donna Lynn. I would like to say hello to my father who is on the Del Soto, and a buddy of mine, who is on the Robin Goodfellow, Weyman J. Clark. Until the time I get back to the Union Hall to register, smooth sailing to all Seafarers. Jerry IVIorris —— Blames 11. 5. Policy For Maritime Decline TotheEditoR I would like to thank you for regularly sending the LOG aboard our ship and tell you how much I enjoy reading the maritime news. I would also like to air my views about the Navy ships being built in England. Why are those ships being built there with our tax money when my own brother had to get out of shipyard work because there are not enough American ships to build? He is considered a good weldef , but he has to eat and support ; a family, the same as most of us. .. He had to leave the shipyards and find work in construction. Where are we going to find the workers to build ships if they aren't working in shipyards now? As seamen we all know the trouble we're in in Viet Nam be­ cause of the few ready ships we have. The old ships out of moth­ balls will soon be unseaworthy. Where will the new ships be built? We should be building those Navy ships right in the United States. And lots more freighters and tankers too. RMeoe''Tmkey" Jackson <l> Seafarer Raps U,S, Ship Crisis Policy TotheEdftoR , It looks like the merchant is agam playing the same game oT^isis that was played during .'1^ Korean war and WorldJ^rH. At the last min­ ute, the Goveri^ has dis­ covered that there is a national defense r^uirement for Ameri­ can shipping pc^ential. They ipve no thought to this prdblem until it is pressing. Then, they resort; to c^ling up ships from the r^rve fleets. We are fast running low on available bottoms even in the reserve fleet. When will Ccmgress learn that a continuing and improved mer­ chant fleet is an Ameican n^ cessity instead of scrambling at the last moment? The surest way for America to be secure on the shipping lanes during crisis is to have a strong American-flag fleet during those periods when crisis is not upon us. Merchant marine , strength is a must for a strong America. Ralph Neviiis I sailed as an AB, and made ast trip on the Del-Mar. I am stationed in Korea, a coyn- Ehjoys Poetry Printed In too TotheEditoR I am not the type to write letters to the editor very often, but I was so moved % 1 Tinman's poems "TTud^s^ ih th^ May 13 issue of the LOG that • I had to write and express ray appreciation. People who yrate poetry often say things you cannot say your­ self and I always look into the LOG for the occasional verse that is found there. It is often surprisingly good, even for ama­ teurs. Aboard ship I read a lot and one of my favorite pieces of printed matter is the LOG. Not only is it our paper but in­ formative as well as entertaining. Sincerely years, O. Faiada —^^ Requests LOG For Nephew In Vietnam 'TofheEditoR I was a Seafarer in 1955 and 1956 but I had to quit on ac­ count of ill health but T have been receiving the Seafarers Lqg| since I left the union. T have enjoyed reading the LOG and I would like to know, if my nephew, who is in the Army and serving in Viet Nam, could have the LOG sent to him. I believe both he and his buddies Coolheadedness in time of fire marked the performance of crew members aboard the Canton Vic­ tory (Columbia). The fire broke out in the cabin, causing smoke damage. H. W. Abel deck delegate, said that the captain was greatly impressed with their actions in bringing the blaze under control. Dam­ age was repaired in San FranCisco, except for some painting according to Ramon Ferrera, and Grady Faircloth, treasurer. Faircloth's first order of business that will be taken care of short­ meeting chairman. was the announcement that ^ ly. Abel reported that a number $50.05 was in the ships fund. of Seafarers on board were mak­ N. A. Huff, meeting chairman Meyers will handle all beefs and ing their first trip around the on the Del S<d (Delta), reminds Seafarers were asked not to run world. Saigon was crew members topside. Seafarers aboard the ves­ not very popular not to leave sel would appreciate it if one or with the crewclothes in the two offenders would stop slam­ members. Wil­ washing machine ming doors. liam Osborne was since others have elected new ship's to use it also. Sea­ delegate, meeting farers are asked Leo Broussard has been elected secretary Paul not to keep the ship's delegate on the Penn Car­ Abel Carter reports. doors of the rier (Penn), C. R. Brothers donated machine open Myrick, meeting Stough $82 from ships's fund for a col­ since they could chairman reports. lection for Bill Mason, whose break off. The ship's fund totals The ship's treas­ mother passed away. Mason left $38.50 treasurer R. E. Stoagh, ury is still afloat the ship in Long Beach. An ad­ Jr. reports. A good steward de­ but down to $5. ditional $5.75 was spent for other partment kept the men happy as The steward de­ expenses, meeting chairman A. will the payoff they receive in New partment was ex­ Bettis reported. Larger draws will Orleans. tended a vote of be handed out in future. Seafarers thanks for their Myrick extended vote of thanks to Stew­ fine work as the Steve Bergeria entertained some ard Department for the excellent 100 Vietnamese children with his ship heads for Bombay. Meeting cooking, service and good menus. TV set while the secretary Judson Laine reports Steel Apprentice that there are no beefs and every­ The Chief Steward aboard the (Isthmian) was in thing is running smoothly. Del Valle (Delta) praised the Sea­ Saigon, recently. farers for showing A good time was Lots of overtime for the crew of true SIU brother­ had by all. Meet­ the Thetis (Admanthos) reports hood and cooper­ ing chairman L. Meeting Secre­ ation during the E. Joseph says tary, Grover Tur­ voyage. Ray Cas­ that the crew has ner. Request was anova, meeting been requested to Joseph put in for more secretary, reportkeep their feet off overtime sheets. , ed the Steward the messroom chairs. There is William Davey, told the men it $20 in the ship's fund. ship's delegate re­ Casanova ^ pleasure to ^ ceived a vote of serve them. Sea­ The crew of the Duke Victmy thanks for a good farers were reminded by Capt. J. (Victory) was complimented by job. Hollis Huff W. Gunn to wear proper shoes Davey was praised by Master J. J. Can­ while working. Ship's delegate fellow Seafarers for his fine cook­ non, for their co­ A. L. Edwards and the department ing. J. Pendergrass, the third cook, operation in mak­ delegates were given a vote of also came in for praise as did ing the ship tops thanks by their fellow shipmates, in sanitary con- Dick Geiling for his fine assort­ ditiollns. Jlobn ment of fancy pastry. A blanket Coyke, meeting draw of $15 or $20 will be issued secretary, reports to crewmembers in bunker port. that Louis Mey­ Davey reports that money spent ers was elected on postage will be put on the slop Faircloth Gorgonio Hernandez ship's delega,te chest bill. Please contact Mrs. Theresa Cardoza, 2413Vi Harrison St., SIU Lifeboat Class No, 157 Graduates San Francisco, Calif., as soon as possible. — 4^ — PERSONALS Matthew Nevin Please contact your mother or Headquarters in New York as soon as possible. They are holding a letter from her. Paul Zimmer Please contact Mr. John H. Fix at R. D. 1, Reading, Pennsylvania about an important matter. — — Henry C. WlOingham Please contact New York Head­ quarters, as they are holding a check for you from Isthmian Lines. Richard L. Conlln New York headquarters is hold­ ing your ring left on the Raphael Semmes. ^ Frank C. Kumiega Please contact your sister, Mary, at 287 Coal St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., as soon as you can. ^ Hendley J. Beaver Contact headquarters as soon as you can, as a letter is being held for you. Latest group, of SIU lifeboat ticket holders are shown shortly after their graduation from Lifeboat Class No. 157. The men com­ pleted the course at the-Hariy Lundeberg School of Seamanship in New York. Seated, left to right, are: Jorge Martinez, Gary Farmer, and Charles Davis. Standing are: Price Benton, John Wright, Louis Hachey and the lifeboat class instructor. Ami Bjornsson. �August 19, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen Indian Merthants Spin Tail Tales To Cntke Seafarers To Buy Wares Indian merchants and shopkeepers are used to fierce competition in selling their wares. Seafar­ ers know that a vessel arriving in an Indian port will soon be deluged by local merchants—each one with his own gimmick to drum up buyer interest in his particular merchandise. Every day the SlU-manned ^ Transbay was in the port of Pierre was not interested in buy­ figures. Pierre listened while the ing jewelry. old man showed his wares. He Bombay recently, Seafarer Wil­ But Sam was not one to give even played a tune on some drums liam Calefato reports, somebody up easily, so he gave Pierre a sales for Pierre, who finally reminded was aboard trying to sell the crew- pitch. Pierre tried to discourage him of the book of Omar Khay­ members something. Often the him by telling the merchant he yam. "Oh that. I have it in the Indian salesmen served up really looked like Mario Lanza, the late book store near the post office." tall tales to boost buyer interest. singer. "That's the nicest thing Pierre realized the old man Adherents of "hard sell" and "soft anyone has ever told me," Sam tricked him into coming to his sell" competed said, elated over the compliment. shop, luring him with tales of side by side for Pierre may have thought this the great poet. Amir tried to as­ the available busi­ would get rid of Sam, but he sure Pierre that the flask was pic­ ness, and anyone overlooked Amir. tured in the book and could have trying to keep Amir approached the Seafarer belonged to Khayyam. Pierre de­ score would be and took an illustrated catalogue cided to investigate further and hard - pressed to from a briefcase. He showed went with the merchant to the decide which Pierre the picture of a flask. "This library. There indeed was a pic­ technique proved is the same type flask Omar Khay­ ture of the flask the Indian showed the most success­ yam used," Amir stated. "How do him. Calefato ful. you know," Pierre said naturally Just think, Pierre said, how I Some merchants, like Sam the enough. He was aware that In­ could make copies of this flask, popular and influential jewelry and dian merchants always told exag­ sell it to stores in town and they in curio dealer, were brash and out­ gerated stories to lure customers. turn would sell it to customers going. Others were polite and fair­ Amir explained he had seen as an authentic flask of Omar ly unobstrusive like Amir, Cale­ pictures in books of Omar Khay­ Khayyam's time. fato said. yam that included flasks just like Unfortunately, the style in pot­ On Sam's business card were that one. Out of curiosity, Pierre tery has changed little through the listed careful directions so pro­ went to Amir's place of business, centuries in India. Examine any spective customers would have no located in the corner of a lobby old painting and you'll see fa­ trouble finding his establishment, in an old office building. The miliar details. Everywhere in Bom­ located on the fourth floor of a neighborhood was a slum area. bay, like the rest of India, thou­ building opposite the Shanghai The shop had numerous cheap sands of pieces of pottery looking Cafe, behind the petrol pump. antiques, teakwood table and an like the ones used centuries ago Sam had a good gimmick for old bookcase, with ceramic animal can be found. attracting attention, Calefato re­ ports. He called himself, "Sam the Worst," and of course had a ready answer for the inevitable question, "Why." "Everybody say's they are the best, so I might as well be the worst," he explains. Seafarer John Church is land-based for awhile, with Uncle Sam's Sam is an expert on the meth­ ods of Indian merchants. He Army, but he is still interested in keeping in touch with his buddies knows it's best to establish a reg­ from the SIU. The former SIU man is currently stationed at Fort ular route among ships. Sam also Jackson, S. C. works hand in hand with men Church, who sailed as oiler. two. Church asked to have the who make their living as self- plans to return to shipping when LOG sent to him since it is "the appointed guides for seamen, tak­ his our of duty is finished. "My only means that I have to keep in­ formed on the Union news and ing them to different shopkeepers. favorite run was on Delta line also all the fellow Union brothers." The guide would take a man ships to South America," he said. "It may sound funny for a guy to a shop, either reputable or dis­ Another favorite trip was the in the Army to be requesting the honest. The dealer who owns the wheat run to In­ Log," he stated, but "it's really shop must charge more for an ar­ dia on one of the nice to open up a copy and read ticle so he can pay the guide his Steel ships he up on all the goings on." Ship­ commission for having led the cus­ caught out of his mates who wish to drop John a tomer to his shop. home port. New line can reach him at the follow­ One Seafarer, Calefato calls Orleans. Pierre, was interested in this man, The Seafarer is ing address: not as a prospective customer, but Pvt. John Church taking a radio op­ as an observer in the techniques U. S. 54376532 erator's course Sam used to get customers. Sam, CO. C. 15th BN Church and expects to be who has years of experience sizing sent to Viet Nam 4th Tng. Bde up customers, was aware that or Germany, within a month or Ft. Jackson, S. C. 29207 Three of the SS Steel Director's crew of Seafarers relax after the voyage and enjoy a copy of the LOG and some coke. Left to right, Ronnie Thomas, deck dept., Francis Signer, deck, and Bill Vincent, engine. The boys hope for more good sailing in future. Seafarer Charch Is ia the Army Now But Looks Ahead to Shipping Again Texas Jim Flanagan and Bob Garriss, chew the fat after a good voyage. Both Seafarers sail in Deck dept. Rafael Padilla, Chief cook who lives in Louisiana, prepares the crew's chow. Francis Signer and Jim Flanagan enjoy lunch that included lamb chops and hamburgers while waiting for the payoff in Erie Basin. There's nothing like a square mea| while waiting for your dough. tor. •• f SEAFARERS LOG, . 675 Fourth Ave., 'Brooklyn, N.Y. "11232 . ^ . . I I " s } would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please pot my • nn vAutrnnilind jn , • ame on your mailing fist. list, (print informothn) lAME , roccT attrvDBRC • ~ :> ' ' ' /. I', to AVOID DUPliCATIONs If you are an old subscriber and have a change • of address, please give your former address below? I' < ] DUKE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), 24—Chain»an. Louis B. Meyers; Secretary, John P. Coyle. Brother Louis El Meyers was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $50.0& in ship's fund. No be^s reported by department delegates. PORT HOSKINS (Cities Service). July 80—Chairman, Eidwin Mitchel; Secretary, Clyde Shores. Need new locks for foc'sles. Brother Bill Schaefer was elected to serve as shipCp delegate. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian). July 8—Chairmen, Charles G. Swain; Secre­ tary, Antonio Alfonso. $82.05 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother John M. Burfc was elected to serve a new ship's delegate. REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), July 24—Chairman, J. Chianese; Secretary, ;;0. ;:Parrara. Brother J. Chianese was •selected to serve as new ship's delegate after Brother D. Pitspatricfc reigned. Vote of thanks to the steward departinent for a job well done. WESTERN PLANET (Westmm Agency). July 17—Ghalrman, Stanley J. Hutchinson: Secretary, Alexander D. Brodie. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Ship's Delegate Stanley Hutchinson extended a vote of thanks to Steward Alex Brodi^ for the fine menus in spite of the in^ ferior auality of stores placed aboard by the Company. HERCULES VICTORY (Wall Street). July 10—Chairman, C. El Mosley; Secre­ tary, L. Smith. Some disputed OT re­ port^ by deck department. Discussion had on getting new mattresses for crew. Also see about having rooms painted. Crew is asked to help keep pantry clean at night. CITY OS" ALBIA (Waterman), July 17 —Chairman, Leon R. Curry; Secretary, None. No beefs reported by department delegates. Everything running smoothly. U. S. GYPSUM (American), July 24— Chairman, Tom Brown; Secretary, Larry L. Fritz. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Brother Larry L. SYite was elected to serve as deck delegate to replace Brother McCarthy, who la on 'tVacation. • :— ^ HENNEPIN (Redland). July 21—Chafe•man, Bernard Sprague; Secietary, Jbltn Lawrence. Beef in deck department settled satisfactorily. Deck delegate will check to yhaye TV repaired. No beefs reported, s > SEATRAIN NEW JBIWEY^TSeatfiln)!? 17--Dbaifman. Bduardo- Bonefontf; Seeretafy, Frank Cannella. Sfepect ship* Vj lay up this trip. All repairs to be: lafcen care of befora smp saUa again. No Ibmdii/ tepbrted-hY department: delegates," sTSwfe^:^ fe.'.:6om«\ •:dfepoted OT' for ::=tbbae:. :inmnber» who left and: returned te ship, sdne:vto 'a«w::gnafd;:ilfe^te::l« :fite::JPafe lawo fouled up on Urns. DEL SUD (Delta), April 28—Chairman, Harold Crane; Secretary, James Tucker. $166.0$ in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother J. 'Tucker was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Beef in steward department to he taken up with patrolman. DIGEST of SIU MEETINGS BYPREISS VIRGINIA (Marine Car­ riers), July 29—Chairman, Lee Harvey; Secretary, K. Young. Some disputed OT in deck department to he taken up with hoarding patrolman. Motion made that the pension plan he brought up and dis­ cussed at membership meetings up and down the coast. Matter of black gang being changed to different watches to be taken up with Chief Elngineer by ship's delegate and engine delegate.:. ^ • THETIS (Admanthos Shipping), Ju^ :10-^halnnan, Richard V. Geiling; : rotary, Grover C. Turner. Vote of thanlm : extended to the ship's delegate for a job well done. No he«8 reported. Plenty of OT. Vote of thanks to the ehitoe •steward d^artment for a job well dwe; COEUR O'ALENE VICTORY (Vic ;thry c Carriers),' • July,;;-8--Ohainna.n4:>' 'Jf; • Guiders; •*-Secretary, "A,• • H. , ReeskO-: I: Brother", -Gutdera •Was' elected" toserve- as, •: ship's delegate. No beefa reported, Jlv- erythihg fo ChR. flA40 In Ship's fund. 1 •i'! In �Page Fourteen August 19, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG UNEAIB; TO LABOB DO NOT BUY I "• i Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) H. 1. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) , flNANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safe^ardins: the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. Ail these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fun^ are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1980, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. <!> — Stitzel-Weller DistiUeries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin SHIl," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) — 4.— Kingsport Press "World Book," "ChUdcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Wwk Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes ... Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) Di Giorgio Fruit Corp. S and W Fine Foods Treesweet (National Farm Workers Association) New York. .Sept. 6—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia Sept. 6—2:30 p.m. Baltimore .. Sept. 7—2:30 p.m. Detroit .... Sept. 9—2:30 p.m. Houston . .. Sept. 12—2:30 p.m. New Orleans Sept. 13—2:30 p.m. Mobile ... .Sept. 14—2:30 p.m. Wilmington Sept. 19—2 p.m. San Francisco Aug. 24—2 p.m. Seattle Aug. 26—2 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Sept. 6—2 p.m. Alpena .......Sept. 6—7 p.m. Buffalo Sept. 6—7 p.m. Chicago Sept 6—7 p.m. Cleveland Sept 6—7 p.m. Duhith Sept 6—7 p.m. Frankfort Sept 6—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit Sept. 12—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee .Sept. 12—7:30 p.m. Chicago ... Sept. 13—7:30 p.m. tSault Ste. Marie Sept 15—7:30 p.m. Buffalo Sept 14—7:30 p.m. Duhith Sept. 16—^7:30 p.m. Cleveland .. Sept. 16—^7:30 p.m. Toledo Sept 16—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia .. Sept 6—5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unUcensed) .. Sept 7—5 p.m. Norfolk Sept. 8—5 p.m. Houston Sept 12—5 p.m. New Orleans .. Sept. 13—5 p.m. MoMle Sept. 14—5 p.m. Raflway Marine Region siGM imms For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letters or other communications sent by Se unless the author signs his name. If circumstances justify, the LOG PORTMAR (Calmar), July 24—Chair­ man, John Brown: Secretary, none. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly with no beefs. Dis­ cussion concerning steward department men turning to on OT on deck and in the engine room. It was suggested that boarding patrolman give ruling. Schedule of SIU-AGLIWD Meetings Jersey City Sept 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia Sept. 13—10 a.ni. & 8 p.m. Baltimore. Sept 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. *Noifolk Sept 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No moniee are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are avaiiable in all Union balls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue tbeir union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in ail rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their g(^ standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feeis that be is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hail at headquarters by eertifled mail, return receipt requested. United Industrial Workers New York .... Sept. 6—7 p.m. Philadelphia .. Sept 6—7 p.m. Baltimore .... Sept. 7—7 p.m. ^Houston Sept. 12—7 p.m. New Orleans .. Sept. 13—7 p.m. Mobile Sept 14—7 p.m. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sanlt Ste. Horie, Mich. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port Newi. ^ Meeting held at Galveaton wharves. DIRBCTORYof UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers DELMAR (Delta), July 20—Chairmon, George li. Annia; Secretary, Robert Johnson. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Discussion on pen­ sion fund. 8288.00 in movie fund. DEL VALLB (Delta), May 29—Chair­ man. Ramon Perrera; Secretary, Ray H. Casanova.. Brother Avery I*ee EJdwards was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. RIDGEFIELD VICTORY (Columbia), July 17—Chairman, Roy Pierce; Secre­ tary, P. O. Airey. Most of the repairs have been completed. No beefs reported by department delegates. Some disputed OT in engine departmnt to be taken up with patrolman. Motion made to have feeding program representative present When SIU ships are receiving voyage stores. DEL VALLE (Delta) July 17—Chair­ man, Ramon Ferrera; Secretary. Ray H. Casanova. Black gang beefs to he taken up with boarding patrolman. Some dis­ puted OT In each department. Vote of thanks to the steward dejmrtment for a job well done. CONNECTICUT (Connecticut Trans­ port). July 17—Chairman, William Van Dyke; Secretary, A. W. Morales. No heefs rejmrted by department delegates. Fans needed for crew imntry and gat- EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsay Williams Robert MaHhews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA. Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTiMORE, MD 1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON. Mass 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO. N.Y 735 Washingtton St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO. Ill 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND. Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROiT. Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH. Minn . 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich. ... P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON. Tex. .. 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY. N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE. Ala. . I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS. La 630 Jackson Ave. NORFOLK. Va, 675 4th Tel. 529-7546 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA. Pa 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR. Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO. Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE. P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE. Wash ..2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUiS. Mo 805 Del Mar TAMPA. Fla ....312 Harrison Sit. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif, ...505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 GATEWAY CITY (Sea-Land), August 4—Chairman, T. Ostaszaskl; Secretary, C. Maynard. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Vote of thanks ex­ tended to the steward department for a job well done. WESTERN HUNTER (Western) July 81—Chairman, Carl Johnsson; Secre­ tary, H. L, Lanier. Three men missed ship in Sublc Bay. Some disputed OT in each department. Motion made that the Union place a representative in Japan. Patrolman to be contacted re*; garding meat on board. Vote of thankq to the steward department. £ CHOCTAW (Waterman), June 26—1 Chairman, D. Bacvack; Secretary, Rj Beevers. No beefs and no disputed OTS reported by department delegates. | DEL SOL (Delta), July 19—ChairJ man, N. A. Huff; Secretary, R. E| Stough, Jr. 888.60 in ship's fund. N«4 beefs and no disputed OT rcportedJ Vote of thanks to the steward and th« entire steward department for a Jotf well done I LOMA VICTORY (Ddta), July 24—i Chairman, Dale Richard Stevens; Secre4 tary, Eugene Ray, *17.60 In chip's fundi Disputed OT for working May 81st. Mo tion made not to pay off until OT 1 straightened out to crew's satisfaction. CONSUMERS POWER (Boland 4 Cornelius), July 18—Chairman, Gary Pankim; Secretary, R. A- Barber. Crew re­ quest better variation and variety of food,: and preparatior. of meals. CANTON VICTORY (Columbia), June 19—Chairman, A. Bettis; Secretary, Paul Cart«. *5.78 in ship's fund was used up by ship s delegate taking care of Union ; hwinees. *82.00 was collected for BrotW Biii Mason who left ship in Long Beach upon hearing news of the death of bis mother. Brother William Oshome was elected to serve as ships' delegate. Vote of thanks was extended to the entire stew­ ards department for the good menus and excellent choking and service. Question i brought uip concerning painting of qnar-i ters due to smoke damage from fire on I hoard ship. Crew was highly commended by the;Captain for keeping cool and bring-: • ing fire under control. PRESIDENT Paul Hall Earl Shepard Al Tanner S. Escobar. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly.' Brother C. Walker was elected ship's delegate. Food is good and served prtwerly. Good crew all around. ley. Vote of thanks to the steward d«partinetttiTor 'a job well done. r PEfiN CARRIER (Penn Shipping), July IflhHShairman. C, R. Myriek ; retary, Judson P. Lamb. *5.00 in shipls fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Lee Broussard was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote 6f thanks to the steward department. SAPPHIRE GLADYS (Sapphire) — Two men in deck department hospital­ ized. *6.26 in ship's fund. No: beefs and hp disputed OT leimrted by dri>artment delegates* Vote of thanks to the steward' department for'a job well done. SAPPHIRE ETTA (Sai^irc). July 16 —Chairman, W. H. Caasldy; Secretary, M, A. laFontaihe. No:beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Johnson was elected to serve as ship's del^ate. ROBIN GRAY (Hooro-McCormaefc), July 4—Chairman. Robert thrd; Seerotary, Anthony Perrara. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship sailed short two electricians. Some disputed OT in deck department. Brother A, S. Ferrara was elected to serve os ships' delegate. Crow requested to take good care of washing machine* Vote of thanks to the steward :dehailtment fto a job well done. WACOSTA (Sea-Land); July 27 Cfaairmah, Levy L. Wiiliamsoh; Seoretary, , M. ^McCl.nre*,: .No' 'beefs Micd aiO: ^disputed OT : reported by 'department ;;^tBBLOlT::VICTORY' (l!7all:::street: rine), July 10—Chairman, W. F. DohglM:) Secretary, Sherman Wright. No beefs rei ported by department deiegates* Brotheis Ruel N. Lawrence, was riected to hervhafii hhlp'ydelegate,.:';:'Si t BTl^ blRl^OR (Isthjniattj, July 10-—Chairman, I*. JBL Eiland; Secretair, J. P. Baliday. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Patrolman to be contacted about rusty : water. Vote Of thanks to the stewOrd department: for A:'. j0'/Well: done.:;. DED AIRES. (Delta), '-IWay: Slii-Chaii. man, Arthur Maillet; Secretary, Pranl •Charneco. Some disputed OT in deck an< engine departments. Discussion on prep oration of food and menus. ,':delegatos. :STBEL:-^':AJiTlSAW 'I8thmiatt)v July lO-Cbairmah, V. Mac ielik; Secretary,' P*; Morciglio. Some' disputed OT to be takeh up with patrolman. *6.31 in :ahip'a fund* Brother P. Morelidm was elected to serve as ship's deiritate deck and engine departments. Discussion: abopt atores hot being cheeked when :iftrpOght,,ahpard::'s|6(ip*r .CHOCTAW VICTORY (Columbia) July 15—Chairman, H, S. Riecl ; Seere tery, Jamte Thomas, Chief electrieiar has : a beef which he will dlscnto witl patrolman. Some disputed OT in engim d^artoent* Motion made to find oui Why • ship icah't have, a gail^ man ant officer's pantryman. GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Overs^)> Jiroe^2«--0haifman, F. Radzvfll* .Secretary, P. .L, :Shaugei';:..Wire sent to Union; re clarifications. Motion made to imye CotoPhny supply beer for crews on the Jmate run tp Kandla.. Also to instoll air con^tmnlng in crew's quarters. Brother 8* EL Lynn eltoted new ship's driegata. . -, �Aognst 19, 1966 PORTS o<the World Page Fifteen SEAFARERS LOG miasm- .-t - ISTANBUL F ABLED chief port and commercial hub of modern Turkey, Istanbul is still as much a city of excitement and delight as it was when it prospered as Constantinople, capital of the mighty Roman Empire. First named after its founder, the soldier-em­ peror Constantino, the garrison-capital still stands watch over the Bosphorus, entrance to the Black Sea. The 1,636-year old city became the capital of the new Turkish Empire after its capture by Sultan Mehmed II in 1453—the date historians give as the final fall of the Roman Empire in the East. Its name was changed to Istanbul by the Turks who made it the center of their own Empire. The main center of the city is the Istiklal Caddesi (Istiklal Street) which runs through Taksim Square and Tunnel Square. It can be reached by bus, or on foot by using the Yuksek Kaldirim or the old subway. Seafarers looking for entertainment will usually find it along the Istaklal Caddesi. Many restau­ rants line the street which include the Bakus Res­ taurant, the Abdullah, Degustasyon and Ekrem Yegen. Along the Cumhuriyet Caddesi interest­ ing nightclubs can be found including the Kervansaray, the Hilton Hotel, (where you can also go swimming in a luxurious pool) Taksim Casino and the Kordon Bio. For spicier entertainment, the Seafarer would do best if he looked along the northern part of the Istaklal Caddesi. There he will find the Florya Bar, Londra Bar, Ozgur Turan, Vagon Bio and Cin. As a special service to customers, the man­ agement of these various establishments provide consommatrices (dancing partners), if the sailor is in a mood to dance. Among the SlU-contracted companies who make regular runs to Istanbul are Penn Lines, Waterman Lines, Robin Lines and Isthmian Lines. Istanbul has long been a favorite port of Seafarers. Many of them visit the city when shipping to the Med^erranean on the Waterman freighter Wild Ranger. An aerial view of Istanbul shows the heavy concentration of shipping moving in and out of the harbor. Most merchant shipping there is berthed at buoys offshore. Cargo is then unloaded in lighters, though just as many vessels are moored at quays. The tall minarets are typical of Istanbul's oriental flavor. i I 7 Karakov, the center of Istanbul's commercial life seems as crowded as Wall Street during most of the day. It is an area of many banks, bustling crowds, bumper-to-bumper traffic and Turkish skyscrapers. The area is also the main ferry depot where Turks commute across the Golden Horn inlet of the Bosphorus. Traffic and crowds move peacefully across the famed Galata Bridge which connects the new and old sections of Istanbul. Seafarers in the port will find many interesting things to do in a city which is re­ garded by travelers as very inexpensive to visit. O Id Istanbul is sprinkled with many ancient minaret^ - I i: i �Vol. XXVili NO. 17 r,! SEAFARfatSMOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Busy Is the word for the crew of the Oakland as these pic­ tures submitted by the crew of the Sealand vessel so clearly point up. All hands were on the job, and paying no attention to the camera. The vessel had a Port Eliza­ beth payoff after completing an intercoastal run with a cargo of containers. The Oak­ land was soon off for a trip to Long Beach, Cahfomia. William Fillingin, sailing as AB, is hard at work paint­ ing the lite rail on deck. Bill is a nine-year veteran and joined the SlU in port of Mobile where he resides. Russell L. Joyner, from Fairhope, Ala­ bama, sailed as a wiper. He's nicknamed Rusty and now lives in the city of Mobile. Chief cook Wayne Carpenter and sec­ ond cook and baker Jim Ward have a steak dinner for some hungry Seafarers. Bill Fillingin tightens line on the winch as the ship docks in New York harbor. ABs Tom Owens and Maiden Hibbs help out. L, , i #•* * • s ••* Chief Electrician Randall Lawson holds a steady hand on the Oakland's power panel as the vessel heads towards its port. William Hudson (right) helps Second Assistant Engineer, L. Kinney, keep an eye on the potable water gauge in the Oakland's engine room. Hudson joined the SlU in the port of Mobile and ships as an oiler. ABs John Elliot arid Jose Cortes work on deck as the ship heads for a docking at Port Elizabeth prior to the payoff. A good crew helped make the voyage a pleasant one. Chief Mate Joe Ryan looks over the side, There's nothing like a fresh coat of paint to spruce up a ship. AB's Jose Cortes and John- Elliot apply the paint brushes. Seafarer W. 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Title A name given to the resource August 19, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CONGRESSMEN WARN OF SOVIET CONTROL OF WORLD SHIPPING IN NEAR FUTURE HOUSE MARINE UNIT APPROVES BILL FOR INDEPENDENT MARITIME AGENCY SIU A&G MEETS MANPOWER COMMITMENTS IN VIET EMERGENCY CANADA SIU CITES MANNING CUTBACKS FOR RISING SEAMEN’S ACCIDENT RATE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL PASSED BY HOUSE, ACES FILIBUSTER THREAT IN SENATE SENATE UNIT STIFFENS REQUIREMENTS OF HOUSE-PASSED SHIP SAFETY BILL A VOYAGE TO THE FAR EAST SEAFARER FINDS OKINAWA SHOWCASE FOR AMERICAN DEMOCRACY IN ASIA INDIAN MERCHANTS SPIN TALL TALES TO ENTICE SEAFARERS TO BUY WARES PORTS OF THE WORLD – ISTANBUL A DAY’S WORK ON THE OAKLAND 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 08/19/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 17 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ca5f10e75cdb88f97cdeb847ac55323d.PDF 102436a79bb27ade92d4220f5f448eb9 PDF Text Text Vol. XXViii NO. 16 SEAFARERS wLOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO �SEAFARERS LOG Page Two ' Farm Unions Merge As AFL-CIO Unit, Get Set for Election in DiGiorglo SAN FRANCISCO—^The two unions which have worked side by side to organize California grape workers will appear on the ballot as a merged AFL-CIO affiliate in union representation elections among DiGiorgio Corp. farm workers, Oreanizing Direc- ^ Delano," said Chavez, ".hen there application before the AFL-CIO is tor William L. Kircher, who will be organizing drives like the for an organizing committee char­ announced the unity action at a campaigns we already have under­ ter. press conference here, said it for­ way with substantial progress in The initial strength, in workers malizes the close ties at the striker- Texas and in other parts of Cali­ under contract and the much lar­ worker level that exist between fornia. ger number who have signed au­ members of the hitherto unaffi­ "Prior to this, we have had a thorization cards, runs into many liated National Farm Workers As­ joint project by two unions. The thousands, Kircher told the press sociation and the AFL-CIO Agri­ difference now will be that we conference. cultural Workers Organizing Com­ will be one union with organic Once in business, the union will mittee. have the huge job of organizing unity." The merger, Pitts said, "repre­ the hundreds of thousands of farm Federation President George Meany wired approval of the link­ sents unity of the labor movement workers who have been left out ing of the two groups on the rep­ for all the things we have been at­ in labor's march toward decent resentation ballots and said the tempting to do over the years for living standards and dignity. The united efforts of the merged formal request of the merged units the farm workers. I am sure this for an AFL-CIO charter will be will bring about justice for them group, Itliong said, "will immense­ acted on at the August 22 meeting and it will bring about recognition ly strengthen the ability of the of the federation's Executive by many growers that here is a AFL-CIO to organize farm work­ Council. potent organization which offers a ers." The merger agreement came af­ way to solve labor-management Flanking Kircher as he an­ ter many conferences of leaders, problems." nounced the merger plan were of the two groups with Kircher Exact mechanics of the merger Cesar Chavez, director of the and representatives of the Cali­ have yet to be worked out and no NFWA; Larry Itliong, the AWOC strike director, and Exec. Sec.- name has yet been selected. The fornia labor movement. Treas. Thomas L. Pitts of the Cali­ fornia State AFL-CIO. Opposing the merged AFL-CIO organizations in the August 30th elections at two DiGiorgio loca­ tions will be the Teamster Farm Workers Union. Elections at Despite the repeated warnings sounded over the years by mari­ other locations are expected to time labor, the Federal government's failure to heed the need for follow. a positive shipping policy is plaguing the nation's shipyards. The Greeted With Enthusiasm reactivation of merchant vessels ^ , .... Kircher and Chavez reported from the mothball fleet for serv­ shipbuilding unions have been the move towards formal merger ice in Viet Nam operations has warning the Government of the in­ was greeted with enthusiasm by been slowed down because of a creasing shortage of workers for members of both groups, who lack of skilled and unskilled ship years. Groton said that without steady have walked side by side on picket repair workers who have left the lines and marched together to rally declining industry as a result of employment opportunities these nationwide support for the Delano governmental indifference to the workers have gradually been leav­ ing the industry. "We have said grape strikers. necessity for a strong and stable it again and again," Groton said, The formal step towards merger maritime operation. "before Congressional committees was hastened, Kircher said, by the Dwindling work opportunities and everywhere else that we could desire to ensure that DiGiorgio in recent years have so depleted —but the Government has been grape workers know that the two the shipbuilding industry's reser­ deaf." groups are nof competitive and voir of manpower that it does not that the full support of the entire Now that the shortage of ship­ AFL-CIO is behind the joint or­ have enough men to meet present yard workers is affecting the work demands. ganizing effort. on ships pulled out for Viet Nam Several shipyards on the Atlantic service, the point is being under­ The union leaders made it clear they expected the merger to spur Coast have not even bid on the re­ stood, Groton said. the big job of organizing farm activation work on ships which To date about 150 merchant workers throughout the nation and the Maritime Administration re­ ships have been ordered out of bring them long-denied rights of cently pulled out of lay up. Lack the lay up fleet, with more than collective bargaining, social insur­ of manpower is acknowledged as 100 of them in service. On the ance, decent wages and union one of the factors affecting their East Coast the Maritime Admin­ bidding capabilities. protection. istration issued invitations to bid "First we will finish the job in Steady Warning on the reactivation work to about Page Groton, director of the 30 qualified yards from Boston to AFL-CIO Boilermakers and Iron Jacksonville. Shipbuilders Marine Council, told Shipyard officials have pointed August 5, 1966 Vol. XXVIII, No. 16 the SEAFARERS LOG that the out that the shipyard labor force OfSeial Publication of the SIUNA was getting thin in several port Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters cities. The recent closing of the District, AFL-CIO Brooklyn Navy Yard was expected Executive Board PAUI. HAU,, Preeident to make hundreds of skilled work­ CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD ers available for work in private Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS NORFOLK—The SIU Inland ship repair yards, but they have Sec.-Treas. Vice-President Boatmen's Union has won an disappeared. A repair plant offi­ ROBERT MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President overwhelming National Labor Re­ cial in New York said that the HERBERT BRAND lations Board election victory at shipyard industry cannot attract Director of Oraonizing and Publications the previously unorganized Vir­ men because it offers only tempo­ Urging Editor Art Editor ginia Pilot Association here. The rary work. MIKE POLLACK BERNARD SEAMAN Another shipyard representative election was conducted on July Assistant Editor said there must be longer range NATHAN SKYER staff Writers 27. DON BEVONA The 41 employees of the asso­ work opportunities for the men PBTEB WEISS ciation voted for the SIU-IBU as we are trying to attract. their bargaining agent by a count The need for a permanent pol­ of 28-10, with ten votes for no icy with respect to the shipbuild­ PirtlhkN MwNkly it 810 Mii4« lilta* Ami* •.E., WMklnftm, D. C. 20018 ky tlM SMfVM union. The employees represented ing section of the maritime indus­ IstWHitlMil UnlM, Atluitle, Gilf, Ukw Ml the crews of the pilot boats M/V try was one of the major points lilul Wstin Dlitrlit, AFL-CIO, 675 Fiirtk AvaBM. 8rirtlyR, H.Y. 11252. T«l. HViclirtb Va., and M/V Relief, in addition stressed at the recent conference 9-6600. iNMl llau M*tiH PsM it WukliitM, 0. C. to six dispatchers and three chauf­ in Washington called by the Amer­ POSTBASTErs ATTEHTIOB: Fans 5579 suit feurs. Up until the SIU-IBU elec­ ican Committee to Save Our Ship­ UIMII ki MBt ti Snfinrt iRtimtlMil ORIIB, tion win, the association had re­ ping, sponsored by the AFL-CIO Atlmtli. Gilf, LakH Ml IRIMI Watan Dlitriat, AFL-eii, 675 Faartb AHSM. Bnakiya, B.Y. sisted union organizing efforts for Maritime Trades Department and "232. the Maritime Committee. the 100 years of it's existence. Lmk of Positive US Shipfuog Poiisy Hits Repair Yard Manpower Needs SEAFARERSmOG Norfolk Pilot Crews Go SlU In NLRB Vote m Reports from Washington indicate that the Government has just about reached the bottom of the barrel as far as Reserve Fleet Vic­ tory ships are concerned. The latest callup of 10 more ships as part of the Vietnam buildup leaves only an estimated 54 more Victorys in the Reserve Fleet, most of these in pretty poor condition. When they are gone, or if they are found to be in such a state of decay that they cannot be reactivated, the Government will have to start pulling out Liberty ships to keep up with growing Vietnam supply demands. Such a necessity would be ironic in view of history and the many warnings which the SIU and other maritime unions have continually given the Government not to repeat the mistake of the past by allow­ ing the merchant fleet to decline to the point where it cannot meet our vital supply needs in time of an emergency. The Liberty type ships were themselves emergency-built early in World War II to fill the gap in our tonnage capability that developed through Government neglect of maritime after the crash building programs of World War I. They were stop-gap measure, and their deficiencies were so evident that just one year after the first Liberty's keel was laid, the Victory type was designed and put into production. These Liberty ships are now about 25 years old, and much the worse for wear, but they are all we have left to put into service. Plod­ ding along at probably considerably less than their rated speed of 10 knots, they will be carrying badly-needed supplies to our fighting men in Vietnam. Twenty years of Government neglect of maritime since the end of World War II has again left the nation without a sufficient merchant marine to meet its vital needs. Numerous warnings by maritime unions, enlightened legislators and concerned citizens about the steady decline of the U.S. merchant fleet have been ignored in the past by the bureaucrats of those Gov­ ernment agencies which are supposedly responsible for maintaining a strong merchant marine adequate to the nation's needs. Putting the old Libertys back into service would be the last step the Government could take to avoid facing up to the truth about the inadequacies of our maritime capability, because after the Libertys the nation has nothing left to fall back on. A shameful statistic is again before us. The world has reachdd an all-time shipbuilding high while the United States still languishes as a tenth-place shipbuilding nation. Lloyd's Register of Shipbuilding revealed that there is a record 11.8 million gross tons of shipping being built or on order. The Americanflag fleet's share is 385,571 tons. We are behind such nations as Com­ munist Poland and little Holland. All this is happening while the Administration persists in an ostrichin-the-sand attitude towards the United States merchant marine. But not only is the fleet ignored but the law is deliberately being broken. The Defense Department has let a contract with British shipyards to construct two Navy survey ships, a policy move that is definitely against the law. The Defense Appropriations Act requires that none of the money for the construction or conversion of any naval vessel be spent in for­ eign yards for the purpose of constructing the hull or superstructure of any Navy ship. The reason that the Defense Department gives for its flouting of the law is that the contract award is a sort of money "gift" to Great Britain to offset heavy expenditures that it has made here for military supplies. We have heard similar arguments before when Government agencies were searching desperately for an excuse for circumventing the intent of Congress in regard to maritime policy. None of these arguments has ever stood up under careful scrutiny. This latest excuse is just another attempt by a Government agency to explain away their blatent circumvention of laws designed to pro­ tect the American maritime industry. Reserve Fleet Nears Bottom of Barrel With Break-Out of Ten More Vessels Reports from Washington indicate that the United States will soon be scraping the bottom of its reserve ship fleet barrel. A government source said that the latest call-up of ten Victory ships leaves only 54 Victorys in various Federal Reserve Fleets the Baylor Victory, operated by around the nation. These Vic­ Victory Carriers and the Albion torys are in comparatively worse Victory, operated by Bulk Trans­ shape than the ones recently re­ port. activated. The vessels are reactivated in The Government spokesman order to maintain the nation's seasaid that there would soon be lift of supplies to Viet Nam. nothing left to break out of the The Navy said that the ships Reserve fleets except the moth- now being broken out of the re­ balled Liberty ships of World War serve fleets will not be ready for II and Pre-World War II vintage. service until October. The list of Several of the vessels recently vessel taken from the fleets now ordered out of the reserve fleet by stands at 151. In addition to these the Military Sea Transportation Government-owned ships the Service will be operated by SIU- Navy has chartered close to 100 contracted companies. They in­ privately - owned American - flag clude the Joplin Victory, operated merchant ships to supply Viet by Marine Carriers Corporation, Nam. �Ansnat 5, 1966 Sen. Brewster Hits McNamara For Antl-U.S. Shipping Views --it;; "4. 'M T WASHINGTON—Suggestions by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara urging the elimination of U.S. Cargo Preference laws for all except military cargoes, have come under strong attack from Senator Daniel Brewster (DMd.), who warned that McNa-' fleet and the nation's defense capa­ mara's proposed scrapping of bility. "If we restrict our cargo prefer­ the cargo preference laws "would ence to military goods, as the Sec­ be disastrous" if put into effect. retary seems to be suggesting," McNamara's statements urging Senator Brewster pointed out, the end of 50-50, which were "then our total cargo capacity will made earlier this year before a shrink. Our fleet will carry an House appropriations subcommit­ even smaller share of foreign com­ tee but only recently released, merce—it only carriers 9 percent brought sharp and immediate cri­ now. If our military requirements ticism from all segments of mari­ time labor and industry and from expand, we will be unable to meet them. Already military authorities U.S. legislators as well. say that our fleet could not handle In his testimony before the a second battlefront." House subcommittee, McNamara The Maryland legislator attacktold the legislators "I will say .ed both McNamara's proposals without any qualification that I for the elimination of 50-50 and can see no excuse for insistence his plans to put the shipments of on the use of U.S. bottoms for military cargoes on a competitive shipping anything other than mili­ rate basis rather than a negotiated tary goods as a foundation for one. maintaining a merchant marine 'Disastrous' Suggestion capability for defense purposes." "Despite Secretary McNamara's The Secretary of Defense in­ sisted that "we have an adequate preference for air transportation," merchant marine, and we can he said, "he knows very well that maintain one without this (cargo 98 percent of our growing mili­ preference) requirement." He re­ tary cargoes to Vietnam are car­ peatedly insisted that an adequate ried by sea. The adoption of his active merchant fleet was available suggestion would be disastrous. to defense, and would, with or We must not abandon our pro­ without the reserve fleet, "or from gram of preference for both mili­ the fleet that would exist without tary and non-military cargoes, and this requirement that agricultural we must not turn the military car­ products or some other products, go preference into a chaotic and be shipped to such and such a de­ disruptive competitive bidding sys­ gree—50 percent, or whatever it tem." The anti-cargo preference pro­ may be—in American bottoms." posals recently voiced by Defense Views Attacked Secretary McNamara are merely These contentions by McNa­ the latest of many attempts he has mara were sharply attacked by made to downgrade the impor­ Senator Brewster as "another illus­ tance of the U.S. merchant marine tration of Mr. McNamara's in­ and violate the intent of Congress credible failure to understand the in providing aid to the U.S. mer­ role of the merchant marine in chant fleet in the face of mounting our national defense," and added evidence of the vital importance that adoption of the Defense Sec­ of a strong merchant marine to retary's proposals "would be dis­ the peacetime and national defense astrous" to the U.S.-flag merchant needs of the nation. Jm Fight to Save Mmtime; Your Comussmau, How! Legislation to create a new Department of Transportation which would lump the Maritime Administration and 10 other Federal units into one agency is expected to be the subject of debate in the House of Representatives within the next week or 10 days. This legislation is being opposed vigorously by the SIU and all other AFL-CIO maritime unions because it would further jeopardize U. S. shipping. The unions are urging instead that the Maritime Adminstration be reconstituted as a completely independent agency. They point out that lumping the Mari­ time Administration along with the other agencies into a single department would lead to further serious weakening of the nation's merchant fleet. This matter is of vital importance to the future of the mer­ chant marine and all Seafarers should join in the fight to save their industry by immediately writing or telegraphing their Congressmen, urging them to keep the Maritime Administra­ tion out of the Department of Transportation and to make it a completely independent agency. A complete list by States of the members of Congress was printed in the June 24, 1966 issue of the SEAFARERS LOG, copies of which can be checked at any SIU hall. Write your Congressman now! Tell him to oppose the plan to put the Maritime Administration in the new Department of Transportation. Tell him that for the merchant marine to survive and grow it must be under an independent Maritime agency. Help in the fight to protect your industry and your jobs! SEAFARERS. LOG Page Three 58 SIU Men Licensed As Engineers As 12 More Complete Union Course Twelve more Seafarers have passed the U. S. Coast Guard examination and have been issued their engineers licenses after attending the training school jointly sponsored by the SIU and District 2 of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. A total of 58 Seafarers have now received their engineer's licenses as a result of ^ SIU as oilen, and fireman water- motor vessel classifications. the recently instituted program. tender, joined the Union in 1943; The training school is operated The newly-licensed engineers under a reciprocal agreement be­ Thomas W. Barnes, 31, a union are sailing or about to sail in en­ tween the SIU and District 2 of member since 1962, who sailed as gineer berths aboard AmericanMEBA. SIU men who enroll in oiler and fireman watertender; flag ships. the program are provided with Of the SIU men who recently meals, hotel lodging and subsist­ passed their Coast Guard examin­ ence payments of $110 per week ation eight were licensed as Third while in training. Assistant Engineers and four re­ Engine department Seafarers are ceived their licenses as Second eligible to apply for any of the Assistant Engineers. upgrading programs if they are 19 Those SIU men who passed years of age or older and have 18 their Coast Guard examinations months of Q.M.E.D. watch stand­ this week and were licensed as ing time in the engine department, Second assistant Engineers are: plus six months' experience as a Barnes Weise James Michael Faust, 55, a Sea­ wiper or equivalent. farer since 1955, has sailed as an William Weise, 42, an engine oiler and in other engine depart­ room SIU member since 1943 •4 ment ratings; when he joined the Union in New York; David McGrath, 28, an SIU member since 1959, who sailed as oiler; Richard Vincent, 34, an oiler who has sailed with the SIU since 1962. The SIU-MEBA District 2 Vincent McGrath training program is the first of its SIU engine department men in­ kind in maritime history. It as­ Faust Reed sists engine department seafarers terested in the program should ap­ ply immediately, or obtain addi­ Franklin F. Reed, Jr., 51, a to obtain instruction in prepara­ tional information at any SIU hall, tion for their Third Assistant En­ member of the SIU since 1943; or directly at SIU headquarters, I. Pedersen, 38, an SIU mem­ gineer's license. Temporary Third 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, Assistant Engineer's license, or ber since 1952. Original Second Assistant Engi­ New York 11232. The telephone neer's license in either steam or number is HYacinth 9-6600. Freighter Coliftles With Transpacific In Tokyo Bay; Ail Hands Are Safe Pedersen McCormick Edward McCormick, 47 years old, who sailed as a fireman and oiler and has been a member of the SIU since 1952. The newly-licensed Third As­ sistant Engineers are: James M. Young, who sailed as flreman-watertender, is 31 years old and has been a member of the SIU since 1961; ripped away in collision with Libenan-t F Tokyo Bay reveals part of Transpacific's ammunition cargo. was no Fortunately, ; Quick action by the crew of the SlU-contracted freighter Trans­ pacific avoided a catastrophe after the vessel collided with the Valdson Liberian freighter Union Venus in poor visibility off the narrow Young <s>mouth of Tokyo Bay. Herbert Valdson, 54, who has The Transpacific, loaded with the Transpacific. It then left the sailed in most engineroom ratings, scene, apparently none the worse has been a member since 1963; volatile cargo, suffered a 35 by for its encounter. 18-foot hole ripped from the deck The Transpacific limped into 1o the keel. A Seafarer describing the United States Naval Base at the incident to the LOG said it Yokohama under its own power was "as if it were being made by a and managed to safely unload its giant can, opener." dangerous cargo. Seconds after the collision, the "It's a miracle how you guys entire crew sped to the impact survived such an impact," one area to fight what was thought of expert said." If the ship did blow first as being a fire. But "luck was up, it would have blown up the on the side of the seamen," a crew city of Yokohama too." member said, "because when the Foley Michaels The Transpacific's master water hit the breakage, the smoke Charles Michaels, 49, has been was still white and signified that praised Seafarers aboard the ves­ sailing in various engine room it was not a fire but a ruptured sel for expert seamanship "in such a precarious situation." The ratings since joining the SIU in line." The Liberian freighter stood by freighter then put in for repairs 1955; George Foley, Jr., 42, for for a short while to see if there that took two and a half weeks at twenty-three years sailing with the was anything it could do tp.aid a Yokohama yard. �Page Fonr SEAFARERS August 5, 1966 LOG Letter of Protest Scores Defense Department ^ Shipbuilders' Union Blasts Navy Plan To Build U.S. Ships in British Yard The Gulf Coast by Lindsay Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Endorsements for four judgeship races in New Orleans have been made by the Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE), and the Maritime Trades Council of Greater New Orleans and Vicinity of which the SIU is an active member. The Democratic primary will be held August 13, 1966. Endorsed in the New Orleans mg a fast recovery. He was races are Judge Arthur J. O'Keefe, last on the Del Santos where he for Section A, First City Court; City Councilman Walter Marcus, made two trips. After five-andJr., for Section I, Civil District one-half months as chief cook on the Del Sol, Joseph (Champ) Bar­ Court; Maurice B. Friedman and ron is spending some time on the Louis P. Trent to fill the two new beach parlaying the nags. He says Traffic Court judgeships. he enjoys sailing the new Delta These men were endorsed by Line ships very much. the Maritime Trades Council and Resting after seven months as the SIU because of their public Bosun on the Steel Advocate, C. P. records, qualifications, and favor­ able attitudes toward issues affect­ (Jack) Diltz says she was such a ing the working men and women good ship, crew and run and that of New Orleans. All members are he hated to get off. Jack is now urged to work and vote for the looking for a Deck Dept. slot, election of these candidates and all preferably a bosun's job. Houston labor-backed candidates through­ out the State of Louisiana in the Just off the Delta Line romance coming Democratic primary of run, engiiteman E. S. Johnsen is August 13, 1966. looking to ship out again. DeckSIU men who have the neces­ man W. Fontenot is now on the sary seatime are urged to go up beach and looking for a long, long for FOWT or AB tickets. With trip. quite a few SIU members taking Mobile advantage of the joint SIU-MEBA Albert A. Richards is currently District 2 upgrading program there taking it easy on the beach after is a greater opportunity for SIU sailing on the Oakland. Richards, members who get their FOWT a long-time SIU papers to further upgrade them. member, makes Information on upgrading is avail­ his home in Mo­ able at all SIU halls. bile. Ready to go, New Orleans preferably on a tanker, A. J. MelStanley Hawkins, recently off anson is watching the Del Mar for an operation, is now fit for duty after convalescing r 1 a the board. He was last on the Ocean at his home Ulla. Albert Masamong the pines Richards in Kentwood, La. cielo is off on a While on the vacation around his home up in beach Walter Minnesota. He recently spent a Harris is cam­ year on the Council Grove on the paigning to make grain run. Also off on vacation up in New­ his daughter queen of the Eb- foundland is William T. Roche. enezer Baptist Roche finished two years on the Hawkins Church. Just off Alcoa Ranger. Another veteran the Alcoa Commander, Harris is of the bauxite run who's on the waiting for his fit-for-duty to take beach, Herman H. Hickman, re­ another Steward Dept. slot. Still cently paid off the Alcoa Runner. on the beach after a shoreside Hickman makes his home in accident William Meehan is mak- Montgomery, Ala. WASHINGTON—Defense Department plans to construct two naval survey ships in British ship­ yards have been sharply denounced as an outrageous threat to the welfare of the entire U.S. ship­ building industry. In a letter to Secretary of ^ Senate Subcommittee investigating have abandoned the industry be­ Defense Robert S. McNamara, national security, which called cause of the insurmountable hard­ John J. Grogan, President of shipyards "the taproot of a na­ ships and obstacles in obtaining the Industrial Union of Marine tion's sea power," Grogan pointed steady, uninterrupted work." and Shipbuilding Workers of out that over twenty American In protesting the proposed America, asked if the Defense yards have gone out of business building of U.S. naval ships in Department was planning to "re­ during the past fifteen years be­ foreign yards, Grogan warned that peat the bankrupt, short-sighted, cause of insufficient work volume. "There is no easy shortcut for indifferent and dangerous policy "The last ten years has wit­ providing shipyard skills vital in with the construction of naval ves­ nessed the greatest migration of a crisis," and that the reasons sels that has played havoc with skilled shipyard workers to other given by Government agencies for our merchant shipbuilding indus­ industries," Grogan noted. "The following policies that are putting try?" shipyard mechanics, with decades U.S. shipyards out of business Noting a recent report of a of experience in their specialties. ". . . will be no substitute for the manning of our yards in the event of war." The serious danger to our na­ tional security brought about by the continuing deterioration of our shipbuilding and ship repair ca­ pability has been spotlighted re­ cently by the difficulty reported by the Marine Administration in by Ear! (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area finding qualified shipyard and Senator Clifford P. Case (R-N.J.) has introduced legislation to skilled shipyard workers to reac­ lessen the navigational hazards in congested Newark Bay. He stated tivate vessels from the reserve fleet that the traffic has almost doubled between 1954 and 1964 and that pressed into service for the Viet­ during that period there were ship accidents. nam emergency. Shortages of ship repair facili­ The Senator's bill would widen a portion of the ship channel in ties and of skilled shipyard work­ Newark Bay and dredge areas where two ships are able to manu- is on the beach taking it easy ers has been blamed for slowing down the pace of reactivation of ever. The Newark Bay channel for a while. the old. World War II ships, which would be widened from 400 to Philadelphia need extensive repairs before they 700 feet for a short distance both Mike Schalestock, a twenty- can be placed into service. above and below the Jersey Cen­ The heavy shipping needs of tral Drawbridge. The Army Corps year Seafarer, is in drydock for of Engineers said that this would the time being. Mike is anxious the Vietnam emergency has borne make it easier for larger cargo to ship out again soon. Francis out these warnings. The U.S. ships to align themselves with the Sortillo is watching out for a merchant fleet has shrunk to the drawbridge before passing be­ Steward Dept. job. Carpenter Ed point where 152 old ships have Johnson will take the first berth been ordered out of mothballs to neath it. * that shows. Recently off the Steel fill the shipping gap. The deterio­ King, Winfield Downs is relaxing ration in our ship repair capability New York on a well-earned vacation. Seafarer Red RatcIilF has re­ has made it difficult to even reacti­ cently returned from a vacation ^ vate these old vessels. Yet pleas Norfolk trip in Illinois. Red is now look­ by the SIU and other maritime After setting up a new place ing for a coastwise run or some­ to hang his hat Vince Sherwood unions for a strong and positive thing going to Puerto Rico. After is looking for an­ maritime policy to reverse this leaving the Arizpa, Francisco Sarother trip to Viet trend continue to go unheeded by oiento is considering a rest on Nam. R^dy Nel­ those Government agencies re­ the beach before berth-hunting son, recently off sponsible for maintaining a strong again. Sarmento had spent a year the Sapphire Etta, U.S. maritime. on the Arizpa. Around the hall, has renewed his looking for a long trip as a chief clinic card and steward is L. Krawczyk. E. T. looking for a Glazdez came by the hall and chief electrician's picked up a job as third cook on job. The Duval Walker the Duval. TTie Duval will soon has laid up and be sailing for the Mediterranean. Chief Cook George Abaii had to give her up. George said he en­ Baltimore joyed the trips and that the Duval Last on the Del Norte, Stanley was a good ship. Looking to­ Edwards is now looking for a ward the Far East, Lacy Walker billet as a BR on a Far East run. recently finished a trip on the Jessie Winfleld, an SIU veteran Steel Chemist. of 22 years; he just finished six Puerto Rico months as messman on the Cai­ man Waiting for a coastwise run The SlU-Puerto Rico Division to come along Bill Kehrwieder has filed a complaint with the is relaxing after his last ship, the National Labor Relations Board Nugent Ayers SetUff Montcalm Godwin Warren Chilore. charging that the Shell Oil Com­ pany has illegally discharged Six more Seafarers have been added to the steadily growing roster of SIU veterans who are now Boston about ninety employees. Informa­ collecting $150 lifetime pensions. The latest additions to the pension rolls are: Sam Setliff, Wil­ Happiness is the family and tional picket lines were placed liam Nugent, Robert Ayers, Robert Montcalm, George Godwin, and Truman Warren. summer and home for Seafarer around various Shell facilities to Setliff joined the the union union in in J Emma. En^^a. His last ship shin was the Ann I Hpuston. Ayers last sailed on the Maurice McCat- assist in the battle to reinstate the New York. He was born in Arbor. ty. He was last fired workers. Express Virginia. on the ElizabethAfter keeping the winches in Virginia and resides in WestMontcalm sailed in the Stew­ Godwin joined the union in the port. Just off the shape on the Maiden Creek, Justo port, Conn, with his wife, Sarah. ard department and joined the port of Baltimore and sailed in Maiden Victory, Velazquez is spending a few days Setliff was a member of the Deck SIU in San Francisco. Born in the Deck department. He was Bosun John with his family before going to department. His last vessel was Florida, he resides in San Fran­ born in Baltimore and resides "Fish" Rubery is New York to enroll in the joined cisco with his wife, Lilian. His there with his wife. Myrtle. glad to lounge on SIU-MEBA District 2 engineer the Seatrain Savannah. last vessel was the Norberto CaWarren joined the union in ElNugent joined the SIU in pay. the beach for a training program. Seafarer Joa­ berta, Mich. He sailed in the spell, but he's quin Maldonado will not be in Frankfort. Born in Michigan, he Ayers joined the union in the Steward department. Born in Jansson keeping an eye circulation for about a month. was a member of the Engine de­ port of Mobile and sailed with the Michigan, he resides in Frankfort out for another slot. AnnosJans- Maldonado seriously injured his partment, sailing as an oiler. He Steward department. He was born with his wife, Gladys. His last lives in Frankfort with his wife. I in Washington and resides in ship was the Ann Arbor. aon, a twenty year SIU veteran, arm recently. The Atlantic Coast S/x Additional Seafarer Veterans Added to Roster of SIU Pensioners -< J, fn �•< Au^t 5, 1966 Ht A A -< Pmge Five SEAFARERS LOG •A Anemia A Danger Signal, Dr. Weisberger Says The following article dealing with the diagnosis of anemia as a medi­ cal tool in the treatment of other diseases was written by Dr. Austin Weisberger, brother of SIUNA Vice-President Morris Weisberger, who \ also serves as Secretary-Treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific. Dr. Weisberger, who has won worldwide renown for his research on diseases of the blood, including leukemia, is Professor of Medicine at Western Reserve University in Cleveland and Chief of the Department of Medicine at Cleveland University Hospitals. The article below is reprinted in its entirety from the Thursday, June 23, 1966 edition of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. There are certain complaints which you may have which will cause you to seek medical attention. For instance, you may con­ sult your doctor because of fever, loss of weight, a lump, short­ ness of breath or because of a pain. None of these symptoms tells exactly what is wrong with you, but they indicate that something is wrong. Because of this, your doctor will examine you and do various tests to get at the basic difficulty. This is exactly what he must do if you have anemia. In other words, anemia is a sign that something is wrong. If you have anemia, you may complain of weakness, fatigue, shortness of breath or you may just not feel well. Now, you can get these symptoms in many other conditions even when you don't have anemia. Therefore, your doctor will do a num­ ber of blood tests to make sure you do have anemia. Not all anemias are the same. In certain diseases which cause anemia there may be specific changes in the size or shape of the red blood cells as well as a decrease in the number of red blood cells. Strangely enough, the amount of hemoglobin within the cells and the amount of iron in your body may actually be increased in some anemias rather than decreased. Fortunately, a large number of tests are available to help your doctor determine which kind of anemia you may have. TTiese tests in turn will help him decide what is causing the anemia and may even lead to an otherwise obscure diagnosis. The causes of anemia are many and include such underlying conditions as kidney disease, liver disease, glandular disorders, hidden infection, cancer or blood loss. Because of these different causes, not all anemias respond to the same type of treatment. As a matter of fact, in most in­ stances each type of anemia responds to only one particular type of treatment, and other treatments are not effective. Therefore, I want to emphasize that the term anemia is not a diagnosis. Anemia is almost always a sign of the presence of i an important underlying disease. Careful and extensive diagnos-1 tic tests may be necessary to establish the cause. If you start treatment without determining the cause of the anemia, the treatment may not be effective but, what is worse, it may also disguise an important danger signal and make it hard to figure out what is causing the anemia. Iron deficiency anemias are a striking example of the im­ portance in making a diagnosis. In these anemias the red blood cells are small and contain a decreased amount of hemoglobin. In addition, the amount of iron in the blood is low. Now doctors have learned that when they find this particular type of I anemia, it means that in almost all cases the patient is losing blood somewhere. The loss of blood may be from a stomach ulcer, or some obvious cause such as extensive nose bleeds, heavy menstrual blood flow and other benign conditions. However, a common cause of blood loss which should be looked for in certain age groups is an intestinal cancer. If this cause of the blood loss is looked for and discovered soon enough, surgical removal and cure of the cancer is frequently possible. If there is too long a wait, surgical removal and cure may not be possible. Anemia, in these cases, signals a hidden danger and treatment without looking for the cause may lead to a dangerous delay. SlU WELFARE, VACATION PLANS June 1 - June 30, 1966 Number of Benefits Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits ........ Dependent Benefits Optical Benefits Out-Patient Benefits Vacation Benefits 6,125 32 873 36 440 419 4,742 ' 1,604 Amount Paid $ 63,529.14 73,799.64 130,950.00 7,227.50 88,910.69 6,256.95 37,931.00 689,494.62 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD 14,271 $1,098,099.54 European Common Market Nations Plan Increased Shipbuilding Subsidies While the United States is sitting on its hands and doing nothing to modernize the nation's in­ adequate shipbuilding subsidy system, Common Market countries are planning a series of ship construction subsidies that will enable them to build up their fleets and compete in the world mar­ ket. The Common Market Commis­ world. Under proposed plans, The American Government, sion plans call for a flat ten per member nations will each be able by contrast, is destroying what cent subsidy for each ship ordered. to attach specific conditions to little is left of our shipbuilding This, they feel, will offset the gov­ the subsidies individual yards will industry by allowing construction ernment aid given the heavily sub­ be given. of some naval warships abroad sidized Japanese yards. The ten per cent subsidy level and by toying with the idea of Despite various national differ­ is expected to be high enough building American-flag merchant ences, Common Market shipbuild­ to allow competition with the huge ships in foreign yards. ers expect the new subsidies to Japanese yards as long as Com­ The Common Market, also enable them to compete with the mon Market shipbuilders create known as the European Economic Japanese who now construct the super-size ship construction facili­ Community, was formed in 1958 greatest amount of shipbuilding ties, similar to those operated by to provide its members with a tonnage of any nation in the the Japanese. larger market place to do busi­ ness. Member nations are France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Belgium and Luxembourg. Within the Common Market, industries have beep able to effect a greater economy in production and compete with larger industrial by nations. New industries also sprang up because of the needs Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes of the expanded market. Where We will begin to vote crews on August 1 aboard all SIU Gt. Lakes it once was uneconomical for a District contracted vessels for the election of Union officers. The bal­ manufacturer in a small nation loting will take place all through the month of August and we will be to make specialized goods be­ contacting most of the crews in the Ste. Claire River at Algonace. The cause of limited demand, it has patrolmen will be boarding vessels with the ballot boxes to give all now become profitable within the crewmembers the opportunity to Common Market. vote aboard ship. Members on the turn now and finish the season. Duluth, Frankfort, Chicago, Common Market officials are beach, of course, can vote in the Cleveland and Buffalo all report also using the advantages of the Union halls. larger market area to improve Robert Rafferty shipped as cook good shipping and these ports have shipbuilding. They feel that a aboard the Boland self-unloader plenty of jobs open for rated men. Negotiation talks are continuing united effort in shipbuilding is es­ J. F. Schoellkopf. relative to setting up an industry­ sential to their member nations Bob was on the rder to operate profitably in beach for a few wide vacation plan on the Great construction. weeks waiting for Lakes. The membership will be the right ship. Joe kept posted through the SEA­ Arnold and Vem FARERS LOG and at the mem­ Ratering shipped bership meetings on all phases of as cook and por­ these negotiations. Reuss (D-Wis) has indicated ter on the tug that he will introduce a bill mak­ Coode. Brother Rafferty ing it unnecessary to raise tolls on Ratering recently paid off after a month trip out on the St. Lawrence Seaway. Reuss the Coast and is taking it easy just contends that even a limited in­ crease in Seaway tolls will en­ shipping relief jobs. WASHINGTON—The Mari­ danger traffic, causing it to shift "Scottie" Quinlivan is back time Administration has added seven more ships to the blacklist sailing again as wheelsman on the to other ports and to competing of vessels that have called at ports Joe Young after quitting the U.S. means of transportation. Reuss' solution revolves around in North Vietnam since last June Gypsum for a shore job with the 25, bringing the total of ships on riggers. Scottie said he couldn't changing the present system of save any money working on the financing the Seaway. His bill that blacklist to 24. In addition, one vessel was beach. Neil Mahaney and Ray would change the status of the added to the blacklist of ships in Klien, oiler and gateman off the Federal government's investment the Cuban trade, raising that list A. E. Cornelius, stopped in the in the Seaway from that of a re­ hall to pick up their clearance payable loan to one of a perma­ to 253 ships. Of the 24 ships now on the cards after a 15-day vacation nent investment with a fair return blacklist for trading with North leave. Neil and Ray said they had accruing on that investment per­ Vietnam, seven are British, four a good time but are ready to re­ petually. Cypriot, two Greek, one Maltese and 10 Polish. The vessel added to the Cuban blacklist was a CypGt, Lakes Credentials Committee riot-fiag ship, the Ammon. There are eight vessels which appear on both blacklists for having violated U.S. policy by trading "with both Cuba and North Vietnam. These include the Am­ mon and three other Cypriot ves­ sels, three British-flag ships and one Maltese. Vessels on either blacklist are barred from carrying any United States Government-financed car­ goes, such as defense supplies, surplus food or foreign aid ship­ ments. They may regain their eligibility if their owners give the Federal Government assurances that they will never again engage in the blacklisted trade. Exceptions are made for ships under contractual obligation made SIU Great Lakes District Credentials Committee met recently at before the blacklists were made effective, but assurances must be Detroit headquarters to check qualifications on nominees for office given that these vessels will with­ in upcoming month-long Great Lakes District elections. Committee draw from the trade at the earliest members (l-r) are: Ernest "Scottie" Quinlivan, Vern Ratering, Joe Arnold and Robert Rafferty. Balloting will take place during August. opportunity. The Great Lakes Add Eight Ships To Cuba, Hanoi Trade Blacklists iP:i f - ii I 'I nI If: II ^ 'I .'ii' 'l •A J::: J �Page Six Ancoat 5, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG AHoiitleif SM* ^ The Pacific Coast July 15 to July 28, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative The West Coast and national jobless rate have remained unchanged at 4.7 and 4.0 respectively between May and June. Despite this, how­ ever, total employment both national and regional have risen to rceord levels. Employment in California was 7.198 million last month, 4.4 per cent higher—301,000—than in June, 1965 and 74,000 higher than and Steel Flyer paid off here and the previous month. Total national two ships were signed on with 12 employment was 75.7 million—2 in transit. Andy EUingsen, an old-timer million more than in May. around these parts, has been re­ San Francisco patriated from the Rachel after This port, where shipping is ex­ suffering a heart attack. He had tremely good, needs AB's, oilers, been chief electrician on the ship Electricians and FWTs. for about quite some time before The Montpeller Victory, Pecos, he became ill. Seafarers on the John €., Ames Victory, Rio West Coast all wish him a speedy Grande and Iberville paid off and recovery. signed on crews while the Bowl­ Dorwin L. Coy, who had been ing Green, Steel Flyer, Steel Re­ looking to sign on as an oiler final­ corder, Ridgefield Victory, Keva ly took a fireman's job and seeing Ideal and San Francisco passed that electricians are making a lot through in transit. The port is ex­ of money brought along a good pecting the Lady of Peace, Free supply of study material on how America, Brigham Victory and to become an electrician. Steel Admiral in soon. Seattle Carlton A. Roberts, AB one of Shipping is still good here for the real SIU oldtimers, expects to all ratings. Paying off in the port catch the next ship to the Far were the Hercules Victory, Merid­ East. James E. Gross, Baltimorebom and a 21-year union man, ian Victory, and Belgium Victory. hopes to hit the first ship on the The Transnortbem, Duke Victory and Linfield Victory were signed board as a cook and baker. on since the last report and the Wilmington Portmar, Inger, Anctorage, PeimShipping is still pretty good at mar and Seattle were in transit. this port and there are still plenty Dennis Brazell, who is a 20-year of jobs for all ratings in the deck Seafarer, piled off the Belgium and engine departments. Cooks Victory after making one trip and and bakers ratings are also plenti­ shipped out on the Hercules Vic­ ful. The Penn Victory, Topa Topa tory. THE INQUraiNCS SEiU^AJ^ QUESTION: When you have a vacation, w^t do you like to do and where do you go? Angel Salaman: I like to go to Puerto Rico when I have a vaca­ tion. That's where I come from and it gives me a chance to visit my wife, two kids and parents. You can have a lot of fun down there and I like to go to the beach and the race track. I always get out of New York City when I get a vacation. <1> Egbert Goulding: On my last vacation, I spent two weeks in Jamaica. I visited the historical spots and visited some relatives. I rode around the island and also spent some time at the mineral baths, trying to lose a little weight. As a rule, I don't go away too often, since I spent most of my time on ship. I did have a very good time in Jajnaica. ^ Elmer Kent: I like to go to the beach, just walk along the board­ walk and buy some hotdogs. I go to Victory Lake in upstate New York, quite often. I would like to go to Spain some day on a long vacation. I've seen quite a bit of the world, but I don't think any seafarer ever seen all there is to see. DIrtflel Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals All Groups Class A Class B 1 11 28 66 7 7 16 21 10 11 2 8 4 2 13 19 32 47 23 56 10 6 23 26 6 23 174 303 All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 2 5 48 15 21 4 4 4 7 5 8 4 4 6 8 6 7 3 13 14 10 2 35 32 13 42 28 24 4 11 6 17 18 8 8 9 8 196 145 115 ENGINE DB>ARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals Class A 2 50 9 19 4 5 5 9 27 26 6 27 7 196 Class B 1 10 3 7 14 2 2 3 23 18 3 10 7 103 Class A Class B Class C 0 14 25 11 10 3 3 3 6 7 1 15 3 4 3 5 2 0 0 8 6 3 28 14 5 22 21 16 2 3 11 6 4 13 10 5 8 117 83 82 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals All Groups Class A Class B 3 0 62 31 7 5 18 19 8 6 3 4 4 1 9 13 36 38 34 41 2 6 16 13 14 6 224 175 AH Group: Class A Class B Class C 1 0 2 48 21 16 3 2 4 7 11 11 3 5 5 6 4 11 1 0 0 19 10 2 36 26 13 39 38 18 7 2 13 9 8 7 6 14 6 196 134 104 All Groups Class A class B 31 2 224 76 31 15 97 48 23 19 16 5 11 6 71 16 130 41 186 13 21 1 51 0 45 2 937 244 REGISTERED on BEACH AH Groups Class A . Class B 3 5 163 33 21 6 60 40 9 18 6 2 18 10 47 13 106 68 89 31 11 0 0 55 7 20 610 221 REGISTERED oil BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 11 2 124 74 17 9 62 36 10 11 3 3 11 6 34 7 73 45 83 110 13 1 0 32 28 2 305 502 Eari Wilcox: I usually stay at home when I get a vacation. Home for me is a marina and I do some work around the place. Sometimes I come down to the hall to visit my friends. I have a hobby of working The United States, with some of the largest—but long-neglected—natural fishery resources in with yachts and the world, may finally be taking steps to put new life into the nation's ailing fishing industry. boats and a friend If it does, it will mean that the efforts of the SIUNA and its affiliated fishermen's unions, which of mine and I will cruise up and have been waging a strong fight ^ The United States Navy is sup­ down the Hudson River. I've seen to obtain Federal action to pro­ power, alongside a modern Rus­ sian or Japanese trawler three porting legislation to extend the a lot shipping out and there's really tect the domestic fishing indus­ times the length and with three or fisheries jurisdiction of the United nothing new to see on a vacation. try, have not been in vain. four times the horsepower is in­ States to 12 miles off shore. Rear ^ Pressures from foreign fishing Admiral Wilfred Hearn, Judge Nick Sakallarides: Puerto Rico sian, who have been profitably deed demoralizing." The fishing industry has been Advocate of the Navy told the is the place I'll go when I get my fleets, notably Japansese and Rusnext vacation. I working the fish-rich costal waters going downhill along with the rest House Fisheries Subcommittee expect to spend a off the United States, caused Con­ of the American-flag merchant that the new 12-mile limit can be few weeks there, gress to seek ways to halt the marine because of Governmental supported legally under interna­ indifference. The United States, tional law, hut that any further San Juan and decline of the naation's fishing which has the world's richest fish­ limit cannot. Ponce. It's a great industry. eries has now become a fish-impor­ place to visit as Navy Approves They have begun by making ting nation. something is al­ He said that the Navy has al­ ways going on, I funds available for the develop­ ImpiHis Up ways opposed any extension of ment of new fishing grounds, come from Mary­ Last year was the third consecu­ the three mile limit but is now spurring the catch of new fish land and I go to tive year in which the United accepting the position outlined by Ocean City, quite often. It's a species and finding ways to have States held the role of the world's the State Department that fishing nice resort and a pleasant place fishing boats land higher quality largest fish importing nation. rights and sovereignty can be sep­ products faster or to land fish of .to spend a vacation. Japanese exports of canned arate. higher value. — Many maritime experts main­ Moves are also afoot to change mackerel to the United States in Albert Jensen; I just like to stay 1965 increased to a total of about tain that a nation's sea limits can home and help my wife around the nation's traditional three-mile 86,000 cases. One of the contribu­ be extended as far out as its navy limit to twelve and building newer the house. It's ting factors was the poor catch is able to defend. more efficient fishing boats. good to relax and that the small American-flag boats Explaining the Navy's position Cannot Compete take it easy. I were able to land off the California on sovereignty of the seas. Admir­ spent some 40 American fishermen sailing coast. al Hearn said, "We consider it years at sea and small coastal boats cannot compete Secretary of the Interior Robert imperative from the standpoint of seen a lot and with the large fishing expeditions Udall noted in 1964 that over half security, to preserve the right of there's really no sent out by Russia and Japan. of the nation's fish and shellfish freedom of navigation on the high place to go any­ Robert F. Allen, of the Marine supply was of foreign origin. The seas for warships and aircraft. more. I'm retiring Design Co., Seattle, testified before estimated weight of edible and in­ "We believe that our security this year and I the Marine Technology Society in dustrial fishery products imported interests are bes,t served when na­ guess I've seen enough of the Washington that: that year came to 7,509 million tions are limited to narrow terriworld, Germany, France, Spain - "The psychological effect of pounds, 62 per cent of the total orial seas which interfere only and Denmark are the places I've fishing on an American vessel of United Staites supply of 12,032 slightly with this freedom of navi­ enjoyed the most. / 70-80 feet with 300 to 400 horse­ pounds. gation." Gov't May Be Waking Up to Need For Protecting US Fishing Industry < M J �August 5, 1966 Labor-Sacked Medical Aid Bill Becomes Law In N. Y. State Passage of New York's new medical assistance law providing almost total tax-paid health care for an estimated 7 million low-income per­ sons was a high point of labor-backed achievements at the six-month session of the state legislature. For example, a family of four with one wage earner, with $6,000 income after taxes, half that amount of savings and a maximum $1,000 face value of life insurance for each person, would be eligible under the new law for tax-paid hospital, medical, surgical, dental and optometric care, drugs, plasma. X-rays, dentures, eye-glasses and many other needs after paying an initial $60 to $70 toward such costs. With a split legislature, the New York State AFL-CIO saw a score or more of bills on its program passed by the overwhelmingly Demo­ cratic Assembly but quietly killed by being held in committee in the Republican-dominated Senate. A major disappointment was the Senate refusal to bring to a vote, after it was reported out, a bill to update workmen's compensation benefits still tied to wages of up to 40 years ago. A similar bill had received overwhelming bipartisan approval a year ago, only to be vetoed by Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller on grounds of alleged inadequate financing. This objection was fully met by the 1966 draft of the bill. State AFL-CIO Pres. Raymond R. Corbett noted as he pleaded unsuccessfully for passage on behalf of disabled workers and the widows and children of those killed on the job. On the plus side were enactment of the $1.50 state minimum wage, approved despite vetoes of two such bills a year ago, admission that the state's public worker labor relations law was a failure through passage and signing of bills exempting transit, welfare and ferry work­ ers from any of the punishment mandated by the law, and a measure prohibiting firing of a worker because of a single wage garnishment. Different bills to ban use of one so-called lie detectors by employers to screen workers were passed by each house of the legislature, but became victims of inter-party conflict. An anti-professional strike­ breaker measure was reported out but was never allowed to come to a vote in the Senate. Among more than 30 other labor-endorsed measures that became law—others still await signature or veto—were bills that give labor relations rights to employees of non-profit restaurants and hotels, return to longshoremen and their employers the right to limit inflow of casuals to waterfront jobs and assure a guaranteed annual wage to permanent workers, apply workmen's compensation coverage to farm workers, extend the home-work industry ban to include mailing opera­ tions, create a major construction fund for expansion of the New York City University, and provide a fairer share of state education aid for city school systems. Bad faith bargaining has shut down 10 Nabisco plants all over the country. A strike by 130 bak­ ers for a first-time contract at the newest National Biscuit Company plant was forced when manage­ ment offered them wages 25 cents an hour below the lowest rate in any other Nabisco plant. v|> Hunter College High School stu­ dents in New York are firmly be­ hind the International Ladies Gar­ ment Workers Union boycott of Judy Bond blouses. The juniors at the school voted to buy a union label blouse as their official class blouse, reversing an earlier vote for the Judy Bond blouses. The union charges that Judy Bond "ran away" from a union contract and opened a non-union shop in the South. Buying the banned blouse, a Hunter College High girl said would "be worse than crossing a picket line." vl> John A. Sessions, assistant direc­ tor of the AFL-CIO Department of Education, has been named a member of the District of Colum­ bia Board of Education. He was one of three new members ap­ pointed by the judges of the Dis­ trict Court to fill vacancies caused by resignations. Sessions is a vicepresident of the Washington Chap­ ter of Americans for Democratic Action and is regarded as an au­ thority on educational legislation, new teaching methods and school financing. Page Seven SEAFARERS. LOG Martin J. Ward, Sr., 82, a vet­ eran trade unionist who had been a member of the Plumbers and Pipe Fitters for 53 years, died re­ cently in Chicago. He is survived by a son Martin, secretary-treas­ urer of the union, two other sons, Francis M. and John T. Ward and two daughters, Mrs. Mary Sanaghan and Mrs. Katherine Dorgan. — Nicholas Kurko has been ap­ pointed director of AFL-CIO Re­ gion 17 in Texas, a post vacant since the death of Lester Graham on May 30. Kurko, a member of the Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers Union, has 20 years of organizing experience, largely in the South. Since the merger of the AFL and CIO he had been assigned to the regional office in Knoxville, Tenn. The Labor Department reported a record low of foreign seasonal agricultural workers employed throughout the United States at the end of June. There were only 154 foreign workers employed compared with 2,200 last year and more than 65,000 in 1964. The employed are Japanese na­ tionals working in California in date and strawberry fields under a U.S.-Japanese agreement. Mass importation of foreign farm work­ ers ended with the expiration of Public Law 78 on December 31, 1964. y "Listen—How'd This Happen?!!" II I; If , i i An Embarrassing Situation We in the United States like to think of ourselves as a nation that handles its busi­ ness cleverly and efficiently and that is,suffi­ ciently sharp to cope with its problems effec­ tively. On one point—in our own backyard of maritime—mounting evidence seems to in­ dicate that our national self-esteem may be based more on myth than fact. The case in point is the situation with regard to the plight of the shipyards in the reactivation of the somewhat antiquated ves­ sels that are being hauled out of the boneyard to meet shipping needs for operations in Viet Nam. In the past week there have been rum­ blings and embarrassment over the fact that the yards up and down the coast do not have sufficient skilled and unskilled manpower. Nobody should be surprised. The people in shipping and shipbuilding have been hol­ lering for years about the government's fail­ ure to concern itself with the need for a stable maritime industry. The government itself should certainly not be surprised. For many years, it has dis­ played nothing but indifference and outright neglect of its responsibility to provide the nation with a shipping industry that can effec­ tively serve in peace and in crisis. It has expressed itself as favoring the use of foreign shipyards and foreign-flag vessels over our own. It has given none but pitifully inade­ quate support for ships and shipbuilding. So it is no wonder that shipyard workers have been gradually leaving their industry, which as the New York Times pointed out last week,"offering as it does only temporary work, simply no longer attracts men." And, as the Times quoted a shipyard official: "The government is trying to get lower prices. Moreover, they want the ships in a hurry, and it isn't as though we could work on one ship after another, thus offering longer range work opportunity for men we are trying to attract." Really, this embarrassing dilemma is the fault of no one but Uncle Sam. He has done everything possible to discourage the ship­ building industry and its workers from re­ garding their job as permanent. Let's hope he still has enough sense to do something about it before it causes irrepar­ able harm to the nation. I ; s ;i- - Good News for Farm Workers The recent merger of the two unions which have been so instrumental in the drive to bring twentieth century working standards to thousands of farm workers in California, demonstrates the resolution of the organized labor to finish a job which has just been started. The two unions involved are the previously unaffiliated National Farm Workers Asso­ ciation and the AFL-CIO Agricultural Or­ ganizing Committee. The merging of these two unions under the AFL-CIO banner will enable them to launch a unified drive to bring union protection to farm workers in California and other areas of the country. Migrant workers have long been denied the two essential rights which union members have long become accustomed to: decent working and living conditions and human dignity. The merger of the two unions is a giant step in the direction of rectifying many of the evils which have been perpetrated against the farm wqrkers by greedy employers. 1 i �Page Eight AuguBt 5, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Angiut 5, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG •• ]• Ir ; I Seafarers Charles Collins (left) and Gil Eban (center) were waiting tor payoff aboard the Steel Navigator recently when the SEAFARERS LOG photographer visited the ship in Port Newark. Standing at right in photo is longshoreman. » i-) \ ° . > «• .. 1 • - ,* Bosun Bernard Kitchens takes advantage of a quick break to rest in messhall between deckside chores. \ I Impact tore away deck plates and smashed boxes of ammunition in ship's No. 3 hold. Com­ plete story of Transpacific collision on page 3. Steel Navigator s gaHey gang, composed (l-r) of night cook & baker Gil Eban. chief steward Charles Collins, third cpok Ed Barry and chief cook John Pastrano were among those responsible for the fine meals reported during the ships voyage. The Navigator was |ust back from a voyage^that took it to Spain, India, and the U.S. Gulf Coast. Steel Navigator engine department member Victor Santos used some of the time spent waiting for payoff by catching up on news in the LOG '¥-.r , ' f |; 9, No Seafarers were injured in what might have been a major disaster when the Transpacific, loaded with Vietnam-bound ammunition, was involved in a collision with the Liberian-flag Union Venus at the mouth of Tokyo Bay. An 18-foot-wide hole was ripped from deck to keel in Transpacific's side, but luckily no fire broke out and ship proceeded to Yokosuka. Transpacific utility messman Jess J. Green Jr. takes care of galley cleanup chores after vessel, repairs completed, returned to San Francisco. i : Seafarer Leroy Swigger, chief pumpman, takes a smoke break on deck of SlU-contracted tanker Transbay on recent voyage to India with grain. Second cook Charlie Foster (right) and bosun "Frenchy" Fruge enjoy a cup of freshly brewed coffee on Transbay's deck beneath the Indian sun. Vessel unloaded grain cargo at Port of Bombay. Seafarer Jessie Parrish, oiler, makes himself comfortable atop mooring lines on Transbay's deck to catch up with his reading. t Seafarer members take a break from shipboard chores to enjoy noontime meal in the Transpacific's messroom before sailing from San Francisco bound for Subic Bay. Transpacific deck department members under direction of bosun Bill Home did some necessary maintenance on lifeboats while vessel was at San Francisco berth. Seafarer James Allen Jones, who sails as fireman aboard the Transpacific, prepares to light off ship's boiler prior to vessel's scheduled sailing. A . I Getting worn work shoes mended was no problem for the Transbay crew while waiting to unload. Indian shoemaker above came aboard with all his tools and pretty soon there wasn't a flapping sole or worn heel on the whole ship. V Getting haircuts was another routine chore that proved no problem for the Transbay crew. Indian barber above wields the clippers for SlU crewman. Transbay photos were taken and submitted by Seafarer William Calefato, a regular LOG contributor. Saloon messman Victor B. Carreon (right) gets multiple orders of pork roast from Transpacific's chief cook to serve to hungry crewmembers awaiting noontime meal. Transpacific deck gang, under direction of bosun Bill Home, got ship's lines all squared away as sailing time approached. Fine weather aided the procedure. MM One of the mainstays of Transpacific's engine room is Seafarer Jim Ryan, oiler, shown above at his post getting vessel prepared for departure. �Page Ten / Angiut 5, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Proposed Bill Would Widen, Deepen Newark Bay to Prevent Collisions WASHINGTON—A New Jersey Congressman has introduced legislation aimed at preventing future ship collisions and ending hazardous congestion in Newark Bay. Sen. Clifford P. Case, (R-N.J.), explained that ship traffic in the area has almost doubled. It rose from 25,784 in 1954 to 42,334 in 1964. During this period 39 competition between ships for 700 feet. The Army Corps of Engineers space in the now narrow channel. ship accidents occured. The Newark Bay channel would said that tljis would make it easier The Senator's bill, which calls be widened for a short distance for larger cargo ships to align for the spending of $3.93 million both above and below the Jersey themselves with the drawbridge in Federal funds, will widen a por- Central Drawbridge from 400 to before passing beneath it. • tion of the ship channel in Newark Bay and dredge areas where two ships can manuever. Quick action, he warned, was needed for improved safety in the crowded waters. He used two re­ cent accidents as examples—the collision of the naptha-laden tan­ ker Alva Cap with the tanker Tex­ The widely-hailed documentary film, "When the Day's Work is aco Massachussetts which killed Done" will include a newly-filmed segment when it appears na­ 33 seamen and the ramming of the tionally on television during this year's Labor Day holiday period. Jersey Central Railroad Draw­ The AFL-CIO-produced film, bridge by an ocean-going vessel. The half-hour film features first shown on 150 television Under the proposed legislation scenes of union activities in New ship manuevering areas would be stations during the 1964 Labor York, California, New Jersey, dredged north and south of the Day holiday, examines the uses Jersey Central Drawbridge. The Americans are making of their West Virginia and Washington, two areas would allow oncoming ever-increasing leisure time, with D. C. as well as community proj­ vessels enough room to manuever particular emphasis on union ects in Florida, Louisiana, Michi­ out of each other's way. One ves­ members who utilize their after- gan, Pennsylvania and Connecti­ sel could wait while the other ship work hours for community better­ cut. passes by eliminating the present ment. Union members, who give a In the new sequence, AFL-CIO larger percentage of money to President George Meany and Vice charity than any other group of President Joseph A. Beirne are in­ Americans, will find in the film terviewed by television star Dave achievements realized by their Garroway. Beirne, who was re­ cently elected president of United gifts, as well as the uses being Community Funds & Councils of made of labor-donated aids, such America, joins Meany in discus­ as mobile Travelers Aid and Red The United States is trailing in sing the basic reasons organized Cross disaster units. tenth place as a shipbuilding na­ labor goes beyond the plant gates Arrangements for showing the tion amidst a record boom in to take part in such varied activi­ film are now being made with world ship construction, accord­ ties as community cultural proj­ commercial and educational tele­ ing to Lloyd's Register of Ship­ ects, health facilities, disaster aid vision stations in areas where there ping figures for the second quar- and programs for the very young is a heavy concentration of union ' ter of the year. and the very old. members. Russia whicti is not covered by Lloyd's statistics, was reported by international maritime experts to have 5.5 million tons of shipping under construction in both foreign and home yards making her the Checks are being held at SIU Headquarters, 675 Fourth Ave., world's leader in ships under con­ Brooklyn, N. Y., for the Seafarers listed below for money due struction. them on the vessels shown. Men whose names are listed should Japan, the Free World's lead­ get in touch with Union headquarters as soon as possible. ing builder, had almost 5 million Name Vessel For tons under construction. But most Reamer, Ear! Penn Carrier of this was for foreign shipown­ OT Boone, James N. ers. The majority of Russian ships Natalie One Day's Wages are being built to fly the Soviet Carlson, Jorgen Sea Pioneer Lodging Flag. Chapeau, Joseph L. Kent Lodging Lloyd's figures showed that Diaz, A. Midlake Stand-by Wages world ship construction reached Gauthier, Cyrol Kent Lodging a record 11.8 million tons. The Gleason, James Seatrain New York Lodging Statistics do not include Commu­ Gore, E. Midlake Stand-by Wages nist China, East Germany and Greenwell, Francis M. Niagara OT the Soviet Union except when Greeson, Clyde Transwestern OT they are building vessels in Free Hanson, Thomas E. Transportation Valiant Hope World shipyards. Hassein, Aldo T. Lodging Kent The United States, in tenth Jensen, Edward Hercules Victory OT place, trailed behind Poland and Kershaw, Donald Transportation Valiant Hope little Holland with only 385,571 Lewis, Andrew Sea Pioneer Lodging tons. This was just half^he 641,McKenna, George 789 tons of shipping built by the Sea Pioneer Lodging Soviet Union in Free World yards. McLarsen, Daniel Transwestern OT O'Mara, James P. Great Britain trailed Japan as Transportation Valiant Hope the leading shipbuilder with 1,Ortiguerra, Jose One Day's Wages Natalie 328,638 tons under construction. Parsons, Aubrey Sea Pioneer Lodging Japan has 42.8 per cent of all Paterson, Fred Seatrain New York Lodging the world's ship construction con­ Quinn, O. Stand-by Wages Midlake tracts. West Germany was next Resmondo, Earl Seatrain New York Lodging with 946,637 tons of shipping— Ross, Jose Azalea City Transportation a drop of almost 100,000 from the Satelli, Silvo D. Sapphire Sandy Unearned Wages previous period. Shattuck, D. Midlake Stand-by Wages The total gross tonnage under Smith, Calvin Transwestern OT construction—11,818,877 tons— Smith, Robert Hercules Victory OT consisted of 1,481 steamships and Stapies, F. Stand-by Wages Midlake motor vessels and 156 tankers. Valerie, Frank G. One Day's Wages Natalie About 37 per cent of the tonnage Walsh, J. represented tank ships. Lloyd's Stand-by Wages Midlake pointed out that this was the low­ Weiss, Warren Niagara Lodging est percentage for tanker construc­ tion since March, 1949. AFL-CIO Sponsored Labor Day Film Set For Third Nationwide Showing World Shipbuilding Hits New High Mark, US Still Far Behind MONEY DUE YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide to Better Buying « i ' i, By Sidney Margolius Lenders advertising a "new way" to pay dental bills really are offer­ ing you just another personal-loan plan on which you pay finance charges. By no means should you consider such "postpayment" plans to be similar to "prepayment" plans offered by group health and other insurance organizations, which provide dental services for a family for an annual premium. Recent ads for such "new ways" to pay dental bills may say that they are approved by the local dental societies. Even if they are, they are still the same old loan plans. The ads may claim that such plans "eases strain of paying for dental care." They really don't ease the strain. They add to it. You then have to pay credit fees on top of the dental bill. The ads also may say that to apply for this plan you simply fill out a form "in the privacy of your dentist's office. No trip to the bank needed." But you will make plenty of trips to the bank later (unless you plan to mail in your payments.) This way of financing actually raises the cost of dental care. You see, the bank or other lenders operating the plan charges the dentists an agreed-upon percentage, as well as charging you a fee. A bank or other operator of such a financing plan may charge the participating dentists or doctors 2 per cent of the total amount of the bill, for ex­ ample, in addition to charging you a credit fee of $5 to $7 per $100. In the case of a $400 bill, the dentist probably would get $392. As­ suming the bank's finance charge is $6 per $100 a year, and you pay back in 18 months, you pay back $436. Thus the true cost of your dental care—$392—is increased 11 per cent. In many cases you may pay even more. Rates for such plans as ob­ served by this writer or reported by others, range anywhere from $5 to $8 per $100. These are the equivalent of true annual interest rates of 10 to 16 per cent. If you do take the trouble to ask the lender or dentist what the finance charge will be (most people don't even ask), and you are told, for example, that it is "5 per cent add on", don't assume this is a true annual 5 per cent rate. This means they charge you 5 per cent of the original amount of the bill ($5 per $100). But since you repay monthly, over the life of the loan you owe an average of only about half of the original debt. Thus the "5 per cent add on" is the equivalent of true annual interest of 10 per cent. Even if you don't have the money to pay for a dental bill you may not need such a plan. If a dentist suggests it to make his fees seem less painful if not his dentistry, it seems fair to tell him you will arrange your own payments if he will deduct from his bill the fee he is charged by the lender. If you can save that amount, you can arrange for a loan through your own bank at similar or sometimes lower rates. You also may be able to manage part of the bill out of your savings, or accelerate the payments, and save some of the finance charges. In some cities dental loan plans are heavily used. In Chicago, for example, dental patients borrowed almost \VA million dollars in 1964 from just one bank operating a loan plan in conjunction with the local dental society. The average loan ran about $370. Unlike the dental "postpayment" loan plans, genuine dental "pre­ payment" insurance is designed to reduce a family's dental expenses, points out Lenore Turner, vice-president of Group Health Dental In­ surance, Inc. Group dental care of various types is in fact the fastest-growing type of health insurance. But while the number of persons covered by such plans has almost tripled since I960, only about 2 million persons do have such coverage. Genuine dental insurance is much needed. One Detroit employer who provides dental insurance for his workers recently wrote an article saying "It's the Best 5 Cents We Ever Spent," (referring to the cost to him of 5 cents an hour for the plan). During the first year, about 90 per cent of the workers and their dependents took advantage of the plan to get dental care, compared to an average of about 40-50 per cent of the population. "More than 20 per cent of our employees had a backlog of urgent, unmet dental needs," this employer reported. "Money—not ignorance or the fear of pain—was keeping them from seeing a dentist." Usually two types of group dental-care plans are available. One is dental insurance, in which you choose your own dentist from among those participating in the plan. The other type is direct service provided by an increasing number of labor health clinics and community-wide medical-care cooperatives, through their own staffs of dentists. As an example of a comprehensive dental insurance plan. Group Health Dental Insurance provides coverage for members and their families. Members can choose any dentist anywhere, but if they use one of the 5000 participating dentists, and family income is $8500 or less, they receive covered dental services without any additional fee. Many group dental insurance plans sponsored by commercial com­ panies call for a "deductible" (the family pays the first part of the dental bill). For example, recent plans arranged in York, Pa., and Seattle, by a private company, and in Indiana and Kansas by Blue Cross and Blue Shield, require the family to pay the first $25, and 20 per cent, of the remainder of the expense (called "co-insurance"). A "deductible" reduces the price of the insurance itself, but is not necessarily a good idea dentally speaking, since it may tend to dis­ courage families from seeking preventive care. Full dental insurance cuts costs in the long run by preventing dental problems before they start, or by finding them while still small and inexpensive to treat. One Philadelphia labor union medical director advises that members are encouraged to come in for examination and cleaning, even when they don't need other work, because professional cleaning itself helps to preserve teeth. �Ausust S, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG TSSmWorliers Gains' Praised by Seafarer To (be Editor: It is interesting to read about the farm workers in California finally getting somewhere in their strike. For too long the farm workers have been pushed around and forgotten. All major legislation has passed them by over the past years. As a long time resident of California I had occasion to witness the squalor l^and humiliating conditions in which these people lived, or I should say, were forced to live. These workers of the field factories have never known a minimum wage. It is only now $hat they know what labor organ­ ization is all about and the benejfits that can be derived from Organization. It is heartening to read that these things are finally coming to pass. John Pieisqna. Baiks if Stand lit Viet Nam To flie Editon I read with interest the article reprinting the story Walter Lippman wrote in 1933, urging the world to try and make peace with Hitler, which is important when compared with his current views on Viet Nam. Having made several trips to LETTERS To The Editor • Viet Nam, I sincerely believe that Lippman is in error when he says the United States mis­ judges the aims of the Commu­ nists in Asia. Anyone who has seenThe suffering the Reds have caused would have little doubt in the justice of the American goals. Perhaps, if the U. S. and other free world countries had moved quicker. World War Two may have been avoided. I truly believe that most peo­ ple opposed to our Viet Nam position have not had the chance to see first hand, the injustice the people have undergone at the Cornmunist hands. The ones who are aghast at our bombing of the Reds; would they be juM as horrified at the terrorists liyities of the Communists? I Imt^w jt is a shame that i^ericans haye to die in Viet Wfttn Km T —7—• —r li'vrwfH-A-w txrsll Irirtlr 'rv*a«' at both sides of the coin before condemn oi?f actions in this war, John Ryan. Va, Paper's Stand On 14(b) Lauded To the Editor; I was happy to read in the UOG editorial page about the Dominion News of W. Va. givag some consideration to the abor viewpoint in their paper; tJnion men are used to their viewpoint being misinterpreted tt the editorial press hnd it is leartening to see where the Ipbbi' iitioB is for a ' All union members should get behind efforts to repeal 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley bill. Labor has ttoss around itsJ a time. It is about time Congress recognize* the valid position of labor uh • ion's in this area. Marcus Snltli. Widow Grateful for SlU's Help To the Editor: I would like to express our heart felt gratitude to the SIU for the way they provided for us during the three years of my husband's illness, and the many times they took care of hospital bills for us, Hazen said, so many time, I thank God for a union like the SIU. He had peace of mind knowing he could depend On the SIU. The $4,000 check death bene­ fit check is greatly appreciated at this time. Again, thank you for everything. May God bless you -all. Mrs. Hazen Schneider and family 'And Then There's The One About ,, To the Editor: ' I made the European run on the Columbian Victory and it was a gOod trip with a good crew. There was plenty of story telling oh the voyage and at times it seemed as though the exchange of stories should have been call­ ed "Can You Top This?" The stories were wild, like the one told by an OS of a firemah-watertender buying a ship's boiler for $5,000 and seli4 ing it for $18,000. And the wipeiS who kept in shape .by running up| town to get supplies that were| needed by the engineer in just^ about every port. We had an 8 to 12 FWT who had more sack time than anyone else on the ship. In fact, he just about needed a new mat­ tress because of all the time he spent in it. He's the only man who can miss meal after meal and still put on weight. He was kbsent from the messhall so many times that whenever he did show up everyone swore he was a new man aboard. As I said, it was a good trip with a good crew. Walter Karlak. lip^pnii JM Interested Him To the Edlton The article in the July 2I i sue of the LOG dealing with th position of the columnist Walte Lippraann on Communist aims ii Southeast Asia today and com paring it with the view he tool in 1933 of Germany's aims wai interesting reading. T don't see how any intelli gent person can be taken ir by totalitarian systems, whethei they can be Ctomtiuinist or F^ ist or Nad or any other kind A man like Lippmann shouk know better than any of us that dictatorships can never be taken at their word. They determine their policies in accordance with What they are trying to achieve at the moment. They don't have to explain to anybody, and I don't think they really care whether anyone believes them or not. Let Lippmann show us any dictatorship that ever did any­ thing but lead people to destruc­ tion. f. T, Robbiii. Pace Eleven Crewmembers of Western Planet Save Seamen from Watery Grave Fast work by the crew of the SlU-manned Western Planet recently saved the life of a Norwegian seaman who fell from his ship and spent several hours in the waters off the South China Sea. The incident was related to the LOG in a letter from Seafarer S. J. Hutchinson, who sails in the deck de­ partment of the Western Planet f and was serving as ship's dele­ tain Grey Burns, came to the on a Rasmussen Lines ship, the bridge and ordered hard right. M/T Ben Oil." Chief steward gate at the time. Soon bosun Albert Van Dyke and Alexander Brodie took the man Hutchinson, who took part in Chief Officer Doherty joined the the rescue, related how his fellow Captain on the bridge and star­ below and gave him what clothes Seafarers responded quickly to the board one lifeboat was quickly he could from the limited supply left in the slop chest. emergency. launched. "It was about 6:30 in "Janassen told us he had been "I was awaken­ the morning and the sea was over­ ed by the ship's cast and moderate," Hutchinson in the water about five or six hours. Before we picked him up alarm bell," Hut­ said. he spotted a passenger ship, but chinson said, "and Pulled Into Lifeboat they did not hear his yells. Cap­ immediately pull­ "It didn't take us long to get tain Burns notified his ship that ed on a pair of trousers and snea­ to the fellow and pull him into he had been rescued," Hutchinson kers, grabbed my the lifeboat," said Hutchinson. AI related. The Norwegian vessel Hutchlnson life jacket and ran Rohloff was in command of the was bound for Manila. out on deck." On lifeboat and Hutchinson was on "The Captain notified the com­ deck he learned that fellow Sea­ stroke oar. J. Hurd, I. B. Soren- pany in New York and the proper farer Frank Pasquali, who was sen and Pasquali manned the other officials in Singapore and the sea­ lookout and Kirk Anderson, man­ oars. John Young, third cook and man was taken off in Singapore ning the wheel, had spotted a RaPols were additional crew. two days later," said Seafarer man in the water, waving and "After we took the man aboard Hutchinson. The Western Planet shouting. the ship and secured the boat once was bound for the Perisan Gulf The cry, "man overboard," was more, we learned his name was from Subic Bay when the rescue heard and the ship's master, Cap- Helge Janassen and was a seaman was made. I", FINAL DEPARTURES Gerald Forlano, 45: A heart Charles E. Slater, 50: Brother attack claimed the life of Seafarer Slater died from drowning on Forlano, in Wil­ April 17 in Tai­ mington, Del., on wan, Formosa. A June 3. Forlano resident of New joined the union Orleans, La., he in the Port of was born in Indi­ Philadelphia. He ana. Slater sailec was bom in Wil­ in the Stewart kes - Barre, Pa., department and and resided in Elsjoined the SIU in mere, Del. Broth­ the port of Mo­ er Forlano served in the Army bile, Ala. He had been sailing on for two years. Surviving is his the Kenmar at the time of his wife, Alice and two children. death. Slater is survived by his wife, Lois of New Orleans, where Burial was in Wyoming, Pa. the burial took place. ^1> Joseph Obreza, 53: A heart ail­ ment proved fatal to Brother Obreza in Baby­ lon, N. Y., June 23. Bom in West Virginia, he made his home in Lindenhurst, N. Y. Obreza joined the SIU in the port of f New York and sailed in the Deck department as an AB and Bosun. His last vessel was the Beauregard. Surviving is his wife, Helen. Burial was in Long Island City, N. Y. '.v;v.V.V.W.'AWWW.V.S\SV.\%V.V.»A«-.S\«.*iWW.V.V Arthur Baker, 40; Seafarer Baker died an accidental death on June 6, in New York City. He was born in Okla­ homa and resided in Madill, Okla. He sailed as a fireman - watertender and oiler. Baker joined the SIU in the port of New York. His last vessel was the Wacosta. Brother Baker served in the Army. He is survived by his wife, Doris and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil­ liam Baker. Burial was in Tulsa, Okla. Richard D. Shoemaker, 37: An accident claimed the life of Brother Shoemak­ er, in Houston, Tex., May 2. The Seafarer was a member of the Deck department and joined the SIU in the port of New York. Bom in Brooklyn, N. Y., he was a lifelong resident. His last Vessel was the Chilore. Surviving is his mother, Mrs. Anne J. McCall, of Brooklyn. Burial was in the Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn. <1> Daniel Hutto, 44; Brother Hutto died of a massive edema, on June 6 at Baltimore, Md. He was born in Florida and re­ sided in San Fran­ cisco, Calif. The Seafarer joined the union in the port of New York. Sailing as an AB, his last ship was the Hast­ ings. Surviving is his. uncle, Wiley L. Hutto, of Tampa, Fla. Burial was in Baltimore. Ardeli Burkett, 64: Pneumonia claimed the life of Brother Bur­ kett on June 25 at the Rowan Me­ morial Hospital, Salisbury, N. C. Burkett had sailed in the Engine department. He joined the union in the port of Phi­ ladelphia. The Seafarer is survived by his wife, Gertrude. Brother Burkett was buried in Salisbury, where he had made his home. Money Due •1 • I Checks for the Seafarers listed| I below for service aboard the SSi I BONANZA are being held by^ |SIU Secretary-Treasurer Al Kerr| I at Union headquarters in New^ I York. The brothers are urged to| I get in touch with the Secretary-1 fTreasurer as soon as possible so| I that the checks can be issued to^ Nhem. I Andereon, William T. | Bailey, Lowell T. | Bareford, George T. | Beard, Conway W. Bilksvaer, Roald Carpenter, Ronald S. Carvalho, Andre Collins, Howard L. Gondzer, Stanley Grob, Steven H. Gromek, Henry T. Helgoth, James S. Hopson, Edward B. Keauney, James G. Linkowsid, Roman F. Robinson, William L. Ruiz, Carlos Russ, Robert C. Torres, Carlos Williamson, Calvin I• �Ancnat S, 1966 POOL-snt John Pastrano and GU Eban will be missed by their fellow Seafarers aboard the Steel Navigator (Isthmian). Pastrano, chief cook, and Eban, night cook and baker, did a fine job, according to the men who sailed with them. "They are two of the best men I've ever had in my department, said .rv^ Chief Steward Charles Collins. The crew of the Del Aires (Del­ ship's fund will be started when ... They were conscientious and, in. the vessel reaches San Francisco ta) hopes Joe Powers will have the words of Joe Shefuleski of for their payoff, John Carey, meet­ a speedy recovery the deck department, "always will­ ing chairman, reported. Seafarers in New Orleans ing to do you a favor." Pastrano aboard the vessel would like to after illness and Eban are from the Philip­ construct an awning to make that caused him to Crewmen on the Alice pines. They are tropical weather more comfort­ leave the vessel in Brown enjoy dip tn pool looking forward able. Conakry, Guinea, they fnade on return from to seeing their Meeting Secretary j families. Pastrano Viet Nam. Front (l-r): Sea­ Frank Chameco The men on the Norina (Wall i-li ! will have a phy­ farer Tom Gannon, Ch. informs us. Ar­ sical checkup be­ Street Traders), through the ef­ thur Maillet, Eng. Cohen, Capt. How­ forts of Skipper Powers fore heading for meeting chairman ard and, rear, Seafarer Ted Ellis, have his home. Bosun reports a happy SIU crew with John Bergeron wears hat. been able to ob­ Ray Kitchem was tain regular mail few beefs and some disputed over­ also praised for Pastrano service. Skipper time. the fine job he Ellis and Chief turned in. The Steel Navigator Steward Steve KoStanley Freeman, ship's dele­ had a good trip to Spain, India, lina, along with gate on the Del Aires (Delta) asked Lebanon, Egypt and the Gulf Charles Parker, his fellow Seafar­ Coast. the chief cook, are ers to report any Parker promoting "Satur­ beefs to their de­ ^ Because of a new guard at day night on the stems," featuring partment dele­ the gate in San Juan, Meeting tape recorder music, hors d'oeuvgates. Deck de­ I secretary Eduar- res, and ice-cold beverage. Ship's partment watchdo Bonefont re­ delegate Stanley T. Lowery reports standers came in ports that crewthe ship is hoping for a payoff in for a vote of members on the Baltimore early in August, after thanks from the Seatrain New Jer­ Members of the,Alice Brown's crew get swimming pool ready a run to India with a load of Steward for keep­ sey (Seatrain) ran Chameco for hot weather relief. Left to right, Steve Travis, Toth ing the mess hall into a foul up in wheat. Gannon, James Eglotre, Woody Perkins and Charles Johnson. and pantry clean at night. The the time they left Shrimp-loving Seafarers aboard crew is hoping for a TV set in the and returned to the M/V Del Monte (Delta), had near future, meeting secretary F. the ship. This Cannella a ball recently R. Chameco reports. could cause some when they had a disputed overtime, he reports. shrimp boil, Frank Cannella, Meeting secretary B. E. Lynn replaced F. G. McDaniel Rohinson, said a request was made for keys Quagge as ship's delegate on the meeting secretary to all focsles. The ship is ex­ Globe Progress reports. The feast pected to lay up soon for repairs. (Maritime Over­ was paid for with seas), F. Radzvil$20 from the A smooth running ship plus a la, meeting chair­ ship's fund. Meetgood crew should make the long man reported, E. ing chairman Hard workers include (l-r): H. E. Cohen, Ch. Eng.,^ Duane trip to Viet Nam Rohinson Christian was Howard Menz Hendricks, 3rd cook, Jim Vinning, Ch. Mate, Captain How­ a pleasant one for named new treas­ reports the, ship's fund now has ard, Woody Perkins, Ch. Cook,, rear, Dick O'Burg, 2nd Eng., the crew of the urer, and will ad­ $20 left. Both the department del­ Mlankato Victory minister the ship's (Victory) meeting, egates and the crew were thanked fund. The fund Shauger secretary Bernard for their cooperation in making now totals $16.10 Mace reports. the voyage a good one. Some re­ and new collection will be taken Ship's delegate pairs were made during the trip. up shortly. P. L. Shauger said that Paul Matsos con­ crew members were requested to sulted the captaiii The crewmembers of the Gen­ turn the washing machine off when Mace about the possi­ eva (U. S. Steel) will be watching finished and keep the mess hall their favorite TV doors closed. bility of installing a water fountain Jennifer Norris, born June 5, April 12, 1966, to the V. Hudprograms on a for the crew. A new washing ma­ <|> 1966, to the J. A. Norris, Buf­ sons, Syracuse, Ohio. new set if ship's chine will be purchased when the The crew of the Ocean Evelyn falo, N. Y. delegate Richard ship docks at San Pedro, Calif. Hefley has his (Maritime Overseas Corp.) has Tlmmy Ogston, born May 27, won the plaudits Doc Gillis, Jr., bom March 22, way. Hefley re­ Ship's delegate Luke Ciamboli 1966, to the W. Ogstons, Jr., Sault of the captain, 1966, to the Doc Gillis', Deer quested the set, reports that the Captain of the St. Marie, Mich. V. J. Fitzgerald, Park, Texas. plus a washing Meridian Victory meeting secretary machine. The (Waterman) paid reports. The ship steward depart­ Sherri Estelle Toups, born June a visit to the ship's Hefley has just left Subic 4, 1966, to the John H. Toups, ment has request­ meeting to thank Bay and is head­ Sabinq. Pass, Texas. the crew of Sea­ ed a new ironing board. Meeting ing for San Fran­ clerk Thomas Maglietta reports farers for making cisco where the no disputed overtime or beefs. his job easier. It Donna Marie Rotondella, born crew will be paid Both Hefley and the steward dewas one of the Knowles February 3, 1966, to the Louis G. off. George Visbest bunch of men parement came in for a vote of Rotondellas, Jersey City, New thanks, according to meeting sec- takis has just been elected ship's Jersey. he's sailed with, ^ Ciamboli delegate, according to Herh he told them. A retar}' Richard Marcucci. v|> Knowles, meeting chairinan. The Kerry Cole, born May 6, 1966, ship has a new washing machine I Editor, and ice machine. Seafarers aboard to the La Vern Coles, Petoskey, I SEAFARERS LOG, the vessel would also like a small Mich. I 675 Fourth Ave., hot water urn for the pantry. I Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 Marie Hughes, born June 15, The Deck department drew a I 1966, to the Floyd W. Hughes, vote of thanks for keeping the I would like to receive the SEAFARERS tOO--pleas6 puf^W^^ New Orleans, La. pantry clean. OH THE PACIFIC <1> <t> — 4f — 1 Tonsori al Splendor <1> i i name on your mailing list; fPririt Mormotion} f I INAM| .-I j STREET ojivi.1,1 ADDRESS . I I crry '' '' I • •••• ••. - STATE - • ZIP. i TO Tft AVOID DUPUCATIONf DUPKCATIONi If yov y<Hi are an eld subscriber change ! jubscfiber and have a chan • of eddfCM, pleasa give your former address below: 1 SIGH LETTERS For bbyious reasons the LOG cannot print any letters or other communications sent by Seafarers unless the author signs his name. If circumstances justify, the LO" ill withhold a signature on quest. •I Constance Yolanda Levingston, born March 2, 1966, to the O. Levingstons, Prichard, Ala. — 4/ — Arthur Derry, born June 29, 1966, to the Edward Derrys, Rog­ ers City, Mich. — 4^ David Wayne Hudsop, bom iC^cLaughiin switches from regik tar duties to apply his skill fiaircutting on Bill Tank, Bill wHp ^ips as fireman-watertender is ine of the beet watchpartnerf pjys Thurston Lewis, who toe Ihoto aboard Dei pro on way;.i �Aucuflt S, 1966 SlU Lifeboat Class No, 156 Casts Off ly? Recent a^lditions to the list of SlU lifeboat ticket holders are shown after graduating Lifeboat Class No. 156. Newest batch of Seafarers who completed course at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in New York are (seated, l-r): Clifford Men-Dell,1 John Natoli, and Grady B. Williamson, Standing are; Larry Combs,j Thad Veliotia and the lifeboat class instructor. Ami Bjornsson. Quick Action by Norinas SlU Crew Saves Seafarer in Bay of Katch A crewmember who fell overboard from the SlU-manned Venore was pulled from the sea recently by fellow Seafarers of another SlU-manned vessel, the Norina. The man was caught by a strong current in Indian waters and was drifting out to sea when the Norina crewmen came to the rescue. Seafarer Stanley T. Lowery, ship's delegate and one of the Norina crewmembers who res­ cued the> man, recounted the day's happenings in a letter to the LOG. It was 3:45 PM, May 31, Low­ ery said, and the Norina was at anchor in the Gulf of Kutch off Kandla, India when "Radio Of­ ficer Vollstedt received a distress message from the Venore and re­ layed it to the ship's master. Cap­ tain Ted Ellis. The Captain or­ dered number three motor life­ boat launched under the com­ mand of Chief Mate "Van" Vandenberg. Participating in the rescue were Crewmembers aboard the SlU-manned Norina, who participated in Lowery, bosun Drew Gay, AB's the rescue of a Seafarer from another SlU-manned vessel, the Venore, Carl Francum, Melvine Diggs, in the Bay of Kutch, are shown on the Norina's deck shortly after and Tony "Red" Deblich, deck the litesaving operation. In the back row (l-r) are: Seafarer Melmaintenance man "Sea Biscuit" vin Diggs: First Assistant Engineer George Starr; Seafarers Carl Briton Asks Log Aid to Keep Alive Memory ofAmerican Cre w'sHeroism The heroism and superb seamanship of American sailors aboard the S.S. Apache in holding their ship in the face of a severe storm off the South Carolina Coast in 1911 is proudly revered by an oEnglish family in Kent. At that time it stirred my "maginaThe deed prompted the pas­ tion tremendously." He said the sengers aboard the Apache to cup would continue to be handed present a commemorative gift— down in the Staples family and a silver loving cup to Captain W. he hopes that future holders will Staples and the Apache's crew. continue to be "worthy custodians The cup's present owner, H. W. of this token of appreciation to Staples, of Frindsbury, Rochester, the officers and crew of the S.S. Kent, England,^lad the cup passed Apache." down to him through the years. Hoping to shed more light on the story he wrote to the United States Department of Commerce and they suggested that he get in touch with the SEAFARERS LOG. Ted Densmare Staples in his letter to the LOG, expressed the hope that some of Please contact Howard C. Ross, the surviving crew members or at 4008 Harrisburg, C/0 Pistols their families will know that the Cafe, Houston, Texas, to let him fine seamanship shown by these know where he can pick up his men has not been forgotten. gear. The gift, presented to Captain — — W. Staples reads: "Presented to Oliver Kendrick Captain W. Staples, officers and Please contact Howard C. Ross, crew by the passengers of the S.S. Apache on her 330th voyage as at 4008 Harrisburg, C/0 Pistols a token of appreciation of their Cafe, Houston, Texas, as soon as untiring exertion and fidelity to possible in regard to an important duty under circumstances when matter, only heroism by true heroes could avail against the terrific storm off Clinton L. Dumas, Jr. the South Carolina coast, August 27 and 28, 1911." Please contact your father, Clin­ The cup came into the English ton L. Dumas, Sr., P. O. Kimbranch of the family. Staples brough, Ala., as soon as you possi­ writes, when he "was quite young. bly can. <I> If V Pace Thirteen SEAFARERS LOG DIGEST of SIU MEETINGS ^TEBL CMEMIST {iBthmUnl, Jtdy ^ Chairman, Bill Rose; Secretary, none,' No beefa reported by department deler Kates. Brother F. McGarry was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of ihanks to the steward department for a job well done. •[f DEL MONTE (Delta), July 10—Chairman, Howard P. Menz; Secrrtary, Daniel Robinson. Ship's delegate report^ everyr thing running smoothly. Vote of thanks given to the department delegates and to the crew for cooperation during voy­ age. Very pleasant trip. $2.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Discussion about food and its' preparaton. Crew requested to keep pan­ try clean. MISSOURI (Meadowbrook Transport), July 4—Chairman, C. James: Secretary,! W. Moore. No beefs reported by depart-J; ijnent delegates. Brother Howard C. Ros#' was elected to serve as new ship's delet: gate. Discussion about fresh coffee beingL Served at every meal. MERIDIAN VICTORY (Watefman), July 10—Chairman, John Garey; Secre-.' tary, Luke A. Ciamboi. Motion made to* have awning, and to tnstall ice machine! on ship. Ship's delegate reported that it has been a good trip so far, and he has: received good cooperation from the crew.' Crew extended vote of thanks to the CapMiin for a job well done. No beefs:: reported by department delegates. Captain*: Cambrel thanked the ship's delegate.:, Luke A. Ciamboli and the crew for mak4: ing his job easier and by far one of the. best. Motion was made to have vice-presi-f; dent of contracts clarify and make parti Of the agreement that men of the same; rating shall equalize all overtime includ-; big e&rsb time, ag;hearly as possible. OCEAN EVELfl« (Maritime Overseas). : July 3----Ch8irman. 'Herb Knowles; Secretary, V. J. Fitzgerald. Captain veryj ?|ilea3^ with new crew. Ice machine li3»| 'been repaired and a new washing ma-l chine ia aboard. No beefs were rei>qtted| fey department delegates. Brother Gcoige| Viatakis was elected to serve as abip'si delegate. Vote of thanks extended to; thei deck .d^artOMsnt for keeping mesaroom| Clean. '• 1 Francum and Stanley Lowery; and First Mate "Van" Vandenberg. Second row (l-r) are Seafarers Jim Jerscheid, "Red" Debelich; Ches­ ter Wilson and "Sea Biscuit" McFarlin. In front row (l-r) are Cap­ tain Ted Ellis and Bosun Drew Gay. Rescue took place on May 31. McFarlin and OS Jim Jerscheid— in addition to Chief Mate "Van" Vandenberg, who was in com­ mand of the lifeboat and First Assistant Engineer George Starr. The Norina, en route from Baltimore to Kandla with her cargo of wheat was caught in a congested port situation at Kandla, and lay at anchor 16 miles from the port for nearly a month. "It was a smooth operation, ex­ emplifying good seamanship," Lowery remarked. "We had to push through force six winds in the southwest monsoon, with a heavy swell. After proceeding some two miles, we rescued the man and landed him at the Venore's gangway," Lowery said. "The Venore, we discovered, had attempted to rescue him, but their lifeboat, although motor­ ized, could make no progress to­ wards the victim and was forced instead by the strong current to­ wards the Arabian Sea." The Venore's Captain, John Marsden, radioed his thanks to Norina skipper Ellis and the crew. "We then proceeded to Kandla with our cargo of 24,000 tons of wheat," said Lowery. Seafarer's Poem to Luci Gets White House Thanks A letter from the White House, signed by Luci Johnson, the President's daughter, will undoubtedly be among the most cherished possessions of Seafarer Nils H. Richardson. Miss Johnson wrote to thank Richardson for a poem f r:^ — ~ , , , J J- „ J / t. poem while sailing on the Cohe had written, (ledicated to her iumbia, ^ in September, 1965, af­ upcoming engagement. ter rumors of Luci's engagement The letter, postmarked June 9, had spread. read: "Thank you so very much Seafarer Richardson sails in the for your kind words concerning deck department and is one of my engagement. It means so the original members of the SIU. much to hear that others share He well remembers a trip to in my happiness during this, the Egypt on the liberty ship, "Jo­ most meaningful time in my life. seph Hughes", in 1942. "It was The poem was a thoughtful and a seven-month trip," Richardson considerate remembrance. I thank said, and "we docked in New you so much for the time and York on New Year's Day." The talent which you put into creating ship had to zig-zag much of the it for me." way to avoid German submarines, Seafarer Richardson wrote the he said. la �y«r), Fehruaxy RO—Cbiiirnilui. Petstr Vmif *Tick: Secretary, Ira K. Coats. Crew : awaitinir answer from headqoartera reKttrdinK draws. Union sboald contact company. regardinit the Xorwardins Of, maii SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York .. Aug. 8—2:30 p.m. Philadelpliia Aug. 9—2:30 p.m. Baltimore . .Aug. 10—^2:30 p.m. Detroit Aug. 12—^2:30 p.m. Houston .. .Aug. 15—^2.30 p.m. New Orleans Aug. 16—2:30 p.m. Mobfle ... .Aug. 17—^2:30 p.m. Wilmington Aug. 22—2 p.m. San FraiKisco Aug. 24—2 p.m. Seattle .... Aug. 26—2 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Aug. 15—2 p.m. Alpena Aug. 15—7 p.m. Buffalo Aug. 15—7 p.m. Chicago Aug. 15—7 p.m. Cleveland Aug. 15—7 p.m Duluth Aug. 15—7 p.m Frankport .... Aug. 15—7 p.m Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detrtdt Aug. 15—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee .Aug. 15—7:30p.m. Chicago ... Aug. 16—^7:30 p.m. tSault Ste. Marie Aug. 18—7:30 p.m. Buffalo Aug. 17—^7:30 p.m. Duluth Aug. 19—^7:30 p.m. Qevdand .. Aug. 19—^7:30 p.m. Toledo ,,.. Aug. 19—^7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia .. Aug. 9—5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) .. Aug. 10—5 p.m. Norfolk Aug. 11—5 p.m. Houston Aug. 15—5 p.m. New Orleans . .Aug. 16—5 p.m. Mobile Aug. 17—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City Aug. 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia Aug. 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Aug. 17—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. ^Norfolk Aug. 18—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Wwrkers New York Aug. 8—^7p.m. August S, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen Philadelphia .. .Aug. 9—7 p.m. Baltimore Aug. 10—7 p.m. ^Houston Aug. 15—7 p.m. New Orleans .. Aug. 16—7 p.m. Mobile Aug. 17—7 p.m. t Meeting held •; Labor Temple, Saolt Ste. Marie, Mich. • Meetinp held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Galrcaton wharrea. MINOT VICTOKY (A. t. Btirbank), March 6—Chairman, J, Browne: Secre­ tary, A. Alfonso. Beef in deck d^sartment to be taken tip with hoarding patrolman. Delayed sailing disputed in engine department. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job wdl done. The chief steward extended a vote oX thanks to the deck and engine depart­ ment for their eooperation in solving alh minor and maior problems in repairs. CALBIAB (Calmar), March W—Chair­ man, Albert Hoggie; Beeretsry, 0. Ek Gibbe. Ship's delegate reported some dis­ puted OT in deck department- also a few beefs wht^ wH! be taken up wfth patrolman at phyoff. Motion made that if men do not their day off* as per agreement, they be. eompensated 8 hours OT. this to be paid by the eowpahyv ANNISTON VICTOBY (Waterman). March 5—Cheirnian, John Dunn: Seete^ tary, Charles J. Mitchell. Some disputed OT in engine and steward departmentsV Discussion regarding the fresh water tanks which should be inspected by the Blealth Department. Vote of thanks to the department delegates, and to the 'jsteward department, , SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner Earl Shapard Al Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Lindiay Williams Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Karr HEADQUARTERS 675 Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, MD 1216 E. Baltimore Sit. EA 7-4900 BOSTON. Mass 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO. N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO. Ill 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND. Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT. Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. par man. Brother Be**l«e waa elected , to serve as new ship's delegate. Discussion to have drinking fountain and deck dept. blower fixed. Also to k«g> messball clean. Suggestion made to take better care of washing machine. PRODITCBE (Marine Carriers), July 4 —Chairman O. Pittfleld: Secretory, J. Nolan. Ship's delegate reported vote of thanks for crew for handling themselves 80 well. Deck department reported there was some disputed OT. Had discussion on obtaining new water fountains also on logging. Dbcussion held on venereal disease «md treatment of such. MANKATO VIC^RY (Victory). Jul: 10—Chairman, none; Secretary, Beman Maee. Ship's delegate repoitod every thing running smoothly. Ship'e delegati to eoBsuit Captain Bograding on havint new ice machine put aboard. Also to hav< new washing machine installed. Cantair said Ite will try to have All of these wngi taken care of in San Pedro. Calif. Vott of thanks given to crew for * helpfulness. STISBL RBCOBDEai (Isthmian), June, 26—Chairman, Charles W. Palmer; Seore-g tary. Angel Beda. Ship's delegelo reportol * that everything running smoothly. No beefs reported by department delegates. New 16 mm projector purchased in New # York from ship's fund. Brother Byron C.f ' Barnes was elected to serve as new shtp'*! delegate. Vote of thanks 'was given toCharlies W. Palmer from all the crew for ! ; a job well done as ship'* drf^fate. :; ! HNEAIH TOLABOB CITIES SEEVIcir NORFOLK (Citlesi Service) July 6—Chairman. David Fair; Secretary, Peter V. Hammel, No beefs re­ ported by department delegates, Brother Allen Manuel was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Ship's delegate to see steward about having a better grade Of meats. Also to have more of a variety on the menu. Discussion on having new (mBttre8se»;fiw .the, crew, - LOS ANGELES (SeLlemd)./March Ti'' —Chairman. J, Bowman ; SeOretary^ H. ;-: ;^PKNN' VICTOBY <*Watcrman), July !4" Bjsrring. Captain is going, to restock -i-Chalrraan, B. B. Parchal; Secretary, fill attem attempt slop chest on West Coast. Will Arthur Coleman. No beefs reported by j, to fill personal reguesfef for items. W. 3.M department delegates. Vote of thanks Was « in ship's fund; 16.00 spent on new TV- iKven' to the steward dept. Discussion on cable. No beefs; reportM by department having new locks for the crew's quarters. delegates. Matter of rmity wash water to? Crbw was asked to take better care of # be taken ep with patrolman- ^ > their cots. Need fire extinguisher and first l> aid, Mt in the engine room. BETHFLOR (Bethlehem Steel), Majreh IS—Chairman, John Mehalov; SecretarySTEEL FLYER (IsthmiMi), July 18-^ Iff. Young. A, few beefs to be taken apf" Chairman, Kevin Byan; Seeretory, Joseph with boarding patroiman. A. Morrison, Ship's delegate reported that g ship is expected to arrive in Long Beach * and then will see patrolman about a new -TV set for the crew. $6.86 in ship's fund. disputed OT reported by deck de, partment. Discussion on having new washing machine put on board. Vote of thanks was given to steward department. Vote| toanks was extended to all depart-v :ment delegates. Grew Is asked to keep all j d<mrs locked while in foreign porta. -'i -• DIGEST of SIU Oh MEETINGS Brother Leo Sideskie was to servo aa ship's delegate. Motion mad4 to hav« headquarters start formulatini plans for an early retirement based o? eeatime. Crew requmted to donate U ship's fund. YirafOKB (Venore TransportatiottV, ? July 8—Chafirman, Ei, L>amb; Secretary, J.| Wagner. Diseassion on mall service and ' Haceh seiyice in Kandln, India. No beefe reported by department detegates. Vote of rthanks was given to steward department Sfgirijoh-'We^- done, .^ DEL 8UD (Delta), Jnly »—Chsimaa, Karold Crane; Secretary, James, Tucker; $18.00 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Discussion re­ garding movies, Discussion about DSFHS and the need of keeping hoepltals Open. , LONOVISW ViCTOlty (Victory Casw i riers). Frfjruary 28—Chairman, Hehry : Sieber; Secretary, W. C- Sink. $0,07 in i ship's; fund. Motion made to contact ; headquarters regarding : dra)vs in Japa- , ':''hese : Yen Thstsadof, 'American* 'ihohey®'' !r; •ANTINOtFS (wSoan),' July. Jo4-^ VI 3-4741 Chairman, John Der; Secaretary, I. Patew«. : while in Yokohama. Vote of thanks, to DULUTH. Minn 312 W. 2nd St. j the steward department, ship's delegate son. $11.00-in ship's fund. No disputed RA 2-4110 l and to the first assistant engineer for OT and no beefs reported by department FRANKFORT. Mich P.O. Box 287 delates. Brother John Der resigned as their cooperation. 415 Main St. ship's delegate and Brother H. Moody s EL 7-2441 was elected to serve in his place. ' MT. WASHINGTON (Victory _ HOUSTON. Tex 5804 Canal St. -riers), Frf)ra8ty 20—Chairman, T. WA 8-3207 s Moore; Sccretary» M* C. Barton. Vote ALCOA KUNNEB (ALCOA), July 14—| Chairman, K. P. Coleman; Seeretary, G. JACKSONVILLE. Fla 2608 Pearl St. I of thanks exbmded to the steward itoE. Turner. No beefs reported by depart-: EL 3-0987 f partment for job well done. ment delegates. Motion made to see| JERSEY CITY. N.J 99 Montgomery St. HUBBICANE (Waterman). March 12 patrolman about having ship fumigated f HE 3-0104 —Chairman, Sddie Hernandfe; Secretary, for roaches. Everyone was asked to donate MOBILE. Ala I South Lawrence St. , James Moore. Some disputed OT in the to the ship's fund. Motion made to have HE 2-1754 I deck department to be taken up with crew messroom air-conditioned. Messroom NEW ORLEANS. La 630 Jackson Ave. ;; boarding patrolman. Vote of thanks to js recreation room also. Vote of thanks Tel. 529-7546 ? the steward department for a job well to the steward department. NORFOLK. Va 115 3rd St. done. Tel. 622-1892 OCEANIC CLOUD (Trans - World), PHILADELPHIA. Pa 2604 S. 4th St. OCEANIC 8PBAT (Trans-World Ma­ Jtme 25—Chairmsn. Jack Trusclair: Sec-: , DE 6-3818 rine), February 25---Ghalrmah, Frank retary, James M, Nelson. Ship's delegate PORT ARTHUR. Tex 1348 Seventh St. , Natale; Secretary, H. (Tiny) Kennedy, repoitod everything rtmning smoothly. No . i Ship's delegate advised all Watchsfandbeefs reported by department delegates. | SAN FRANCISCO. Calif. 350 Freemont St. Brother K. Spencer was elected to serve DO 2-4401 < ers about upgrading school. $16.00; in I ship's fund. No beefs -reported by as new ship's delegate. Brother NolHe SANTURCE. P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos I partment delr-gstes.'. / Towiis was given vote of thans for ship's Stop 20 delegate job well done on last voyage. Tel. 723-8594 5 ' MlSSOVBI (Meadowbrdok Transport), Crew was asked to keep laundry room SEAHLE. Wash 2505 First Avenue s February 27—Chairman, A. Ri Volkerfs; clean. Suggestion made not to use galley MA 3-4334 Secretaiy, W. J. Moore. Brother Bichard as passageway because of being already ST. LOUIS. Mo 805 Del Mar 5 Toler was elected to serre as ship's delecrowded, ______ ' CE-l-1434 i gate., • TAMPA. Fla ...312 Harrison Sit. ANDKEW JACKSON (Waterman). Tel. 229-2788 July 2—Chairman, M. M. Cross; Secre­ FBODUCER (Marine Carriers), June WILMINGTON. Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. tary, Cesar A. Bene. $7.00 in ship's fund, s l2^-Chairmah, hi. D. Brendle;: Secretary, TE 4-2523 Tony Bergine,; Kb heefs reported by ;:de-;; No beefs deported by department dnle^ DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Scars, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) <I> Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Did EDt" "Cabin Stiff," W. L. Weiier Bourbon whMeys (Distillery Workers) J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) Kingsport Press "World Book," "Chffdcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) ' — Jamestown Staling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) — ^ — Empire State Bedding Co. "Scaly Mattresses" (Textile Workers) I; I < FINANCIAL BEFOBTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for sBfegUardinK the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING BIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avsilable in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4. N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—8EAFABEKS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or membCT. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by memberahip action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, fro,a among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. .iiWuq oa'jnuiiiJx aa.- J, PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an offlcial Union receipt is given for seme. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publUhes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so aifected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimeia cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which be is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any tine a Seafarer feds that any of ths abovs rights have been violated; or that he has been denied hie eonetltntlonal-'rlght of access to Union records or in­ formation, he ihonid Immediately notify SIU Prealdent Paul HaU at hcadqurters by eertMcd mail, retnm receipt reqaested. White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) A1> Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes ... Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes ... Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestwoith, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) — 4/ — '" Di Giorgio Fhti^Corp. S and W Fine Foods Treesweet (National Farm Workers Association) 'I I �Aucost S, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen ERE Is a list of a few of the most hostile anti-union companies which trade union members and their families are urged to ^ boycott. The companies, their products, and the unions which are fighting them to achieve decent ^^onditions and security, are as follows (the listing based on the latest available information): SEARS ROEBUCK & CO.-—This company has been fighting the Retail Clerb International Union's at­ tempt to protect Sears'* workers for many years. Sears is insistent on establishing its own brand of phony right-to-work regulations within all of its fa­ cilities. Sears absolutely refuses to bargain with the , clerks on the issue of union security and to grant. : their employees their rights under the National La^ bor Relations Act. KINGSPORT PRESS—^This Tennessee publishing! house has been struck for the past Ihree years by| five unions; the Printing Pressmen, Typographers, Bookbinders, Machinists and Stereotypers. The walkout began after futile attempts to negotiate a contract. Kingsport Press recruited scabs and main-; tains that these people are permanently employed. I* h-i JAMESTOWN STERLING CORP.-This company manufactures bedroom and living room furniture and has had a four-year long beef with the United Furniture Workers of America over the company's refusal .to bargain in good faith. The company refused tp; ^accept a compromise contract agreement drawn up; by impartial arbitrators and-closed several of its plants and is reduced to employing 100 scabs. •f t I V EMPIRE STATE BEDDING—This company is a re-" |gional manufacturer of Ssaly Mattresses in Albany, |New York. The Textile Workers of America have ?been on strike, against the company for the past, year in a dispute that centers on a proposed con- ' .tract which offers no real collective bargaining : ^position. I sr.'. THE WHITE FURNITURE CX).-This manufacturer 5 of bedroom and living room furniture has refused to negotiate a contract that has any union security. written into it with the United Furnitura Workers of America. They also refuse to disclose cer+alh^ information needed by the union in order to draw f' up a fair contract. JUDY BOND—^This maker of women's blouses has | been involved in a labor dispute with the Inter­ national Ladies Garment Workers Union for the past four years. The company ran away from ja union, contract and opened a non-union shop in the; . South. • • • • ,I STITZEILrWELLER DiSTiLLING CO--This Kentuckp Distilling firm has been struck by Local 36 of the Distillery, Rectifying, Wine and Allied Workers-' International Union for five years. Legal loopholes allowad the company to refuse tp negotiate a contract and deal with an organization which has all * the marks of a company inspired organization. 'Though Local 36 was forced to call off its strike they have successfully initiated e boycott of Stitzel|Weller products such as: Old Fitzgerald, Cabin Still,^ jiPId, Elk and NAL L. Wellecv Tfiei bpycott has cuf down-the company's scope but still has not it to bargain with a boita fide labor grdup ! V k •0. gpl GIORGIO FRUIT CORPv—This company, strucfe y the National Farm Workers of America and the ~^jOlO Agricultural Workers Organizing Commfi-, has been attempting +o thwart the holding of ^ inloh flections by their employees. The P^anizing dispute centers around Di Giorgio's attempt tp get: a sweetheart contract by fixing the elections. The company has intimidated its workers, Prdered them tg vote the '-right way'' and infringed pn their right to choose their own bargaining agent. The farm workers and the AFL-CIO Agricultural Workers Orgahizing Comfnittee have set up a boycott against Oi Giorgio Products, which include S & W Products and Treesweet Fruits. . . GENERAL SHOE CORP, (GENESCOL-The Boot and Shoe Worker's Union is On strike against Gertesco's Tennessee plant and picketing the compahy'sj warehouses all over the nation. The GenesCo strike was started after months of fruitless effort to nego^ tiate a fair contract and union refusal to sign e; meaningless contract. WHAT iT MEANS TO YOU r I iHE consumer boycott of goods and services proi duced or supplied imder non-union conditions by firms which' are unfair to labor has proved to be one of the most effective methods in bringing an anti­ union employer to the bargaining table. The AFL-CIO "Don't Buy List," published regu­ larly and kept up-to-date by the AFL-CIO Union Label & Service Trades Department, is carried as a regular feature in union newspapers and other labor publications, including the SEAFARERS LOG, in big and small cities all across the nation. The Don't Buy List is a compilation of those em­ ployers who refuse to provide decent wages or work­ ing conditions to their employees, who refuse to bar­ gain in good faith with a duly elected union repre­ senting their employees, have replaced their union workers with scab labor and are guilty of strikebreak­ ing or union-busting attempts, or are unfair to labor in any way. The consumer boycott has proved to be a potent weapon because it hits the unfair employer on a national scale where it hurts the most—in the market­ place arid in his pocket. The Don't Buy List has made it possible for trade unionists, their families and friends, to spot such goods or services imme­ diately and give them a wide berth so that unionearned wages will not be spent to support employers who remain unfair to labor. The effectiveness of the AFL-CIO supported con­ sumer boycott has been demonstrated many times in recent years. Direct boycott action by consumers in the marketplace has been credited with helping to end many bitter disputes by making it clear to unfair em­ ployers that the entire weight of the American labor movement was solidly backing their striking union brothers and that so long as the employer persisted in treating his employees unfairly, his product or service would be denied the patronage of American trade union families. The Don't Buy List and the consumer boycott how­ ever, are only one facet of the program by the AFLCIO Union Label & Service Trades Department to encourage American consumers to exert pressure in the marketplace by buying only union-made products and services and boycotting all non-union goods and services. v To better achieve this, the Department sponsor and publicizes the Union Label, Shop Card, Store Card and Service Button, which are all symbols de­ signed to inform the consumer that the product or service he buys is union-made by union craftsmen enjoying union wages and working conditions. To demonstrate to the public the importance of the union label, the Department carries on a continuing cam­ paign to publicize these union-made goods and serv­ ices. During the year the Department prepares and sends out pamphlets, posters, advertising mats and other information and material explaining the im­ portance of the union label and urging patronage of union goods and services. The highlight of this continuing campaign is the annual Union Industries Show, which this year took place in Baltimore early in May. Each year the Union Industries Show brings American consumers into direct contact with not only union goods and services but also with the American trade union mem­ bers who produce them. This year more than 203,000 visitors toured Balti­ more's Fifth Regiment Armory to view over 130 ex­ hibits of the products, services, and community ac­ tivities of American trade union members. They saw the products and services of union workers first hand, including the products bearing the union label of the SIUNA-affiliated West Coast fish and cannery work­ ers unions and bearing the brand names of Breast-OChicken tuna and Cal-Pack products. Visitors to the annual show leam that products bearing the union label are the finest products in the world, produced by the finest craftsmen in the world. This is the ultimate goal of the AFL-CIO Union Label & Service Trades Department. The show dem­ onstrates to visitors that buying union-made products makes sense in many ways. First of all, the buyer gets for his money the finest quality products made any­ where in the world. Secondly, buying union-made goods and services allows the public to support the American labor movement's fight for high quality craftsmanship produced under the finest wages and working conditions enjoyed anywhere. In these ways—by discouraging the purchase of goods and services produced under conditions unfair to labor through the Don't Buy List, and by encour­ aging consumer patronage of products and services produced under union wages and working conditions and bearing the union label—the AFL-CIO Union Label & Service Trades Department carries American labor's fi^t for decent wages and working condi­ tions directly to the American public. "i ; .1 1i �ilLS. OVERSEAS i '; Honolulu Seamens Inatitute Baldcauwlla Honolulu, Hawaii Pi«r H Tavern 967 aoth Ave., Honolulu 16, Hawaii Sad Sam's 188 N. Hotel Street. Honolulu, Hawaii U. S. Marine Dispensary Honolulu, Hawaii Firemsna Unkm of Denmark Kobenhavn, Deninark G, A Price 34 A Kingsdown Parade Bristm, Bngland U.S. Consulate 18 Baldwin St. Bristol, England National Union of Seamen Hill Dam Deerham, England Hoichant Seamens Club Naba, Okinawa Apostleship of the Sea 42 Comwallis St. Barrow in Furness Lanes, England U.S. ConsulBtei Cunard Bldg., 2nd Fl. Pier Head, Liverpool, England AFL-CIO, Puerto Rico, 804 Poncer De Leon Ave., Santurce, P. R. Ocean Club James St. Liverpool, England Clinica Ponce, Puerto Rico American Bar Lime St. Liverpool, Ekigland United Seamens Service Byukyu Island Naba, Okinawa Don's Restaurant Caparra Heights. Puerto Rico Father Lavin Puerta de Tierra Puerto Rico United Seamens Service Asana, Guam Sbippintr Commissioner BaKoa, Canal Zon^ Canal Zone Library Balboa Helrbts, Canal Zone Quarantined Immigration Station Cristobal, Canal Zone St. Croix Labor Union Frddericksted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands Seafarers International Union St. Tlmmas. Virgin Islands CANADA Cburchill Hospital Churchill, Manitoba H<«pital de le Hotel Dieu de Gaspe Gaspft Que. U.S. Consulate Halifax, M. S. Catholic Sailors Club 829 Common St., Montreal, Que. Seamens Institute Quebec. Que. Prince William Hotel 160 Prince Wm. St., St. Jriin, N. B. British SaBors SoCieW 8 Selby St.. Toronto, Ont. General Hospital Vancouver, S. C. Vancouver Sailors Home 1301 Robdki St., Vancouver, B. C. EUROPE A. Maris Iteliriei 72 Antwerp, Belgiuna Swedish Seameiis Union Falconpiein 25 ^^twerp, Belgium CafeKeptune Kaai 10-B Antwerp, Belgium Marcel Convent Houwerstraat 17 V K O S Antwerp, Belgium Norwegian Seamens . Union Minderbroedersrui 25 Antwerp, Belgium Schipper Straat Cafe Antwerp, Belgium Flybig Angel 18 PI. Van Schoonbek Antwerp, Belgium Gasirkeuken 118 Albertook Antwerp, Belgium Charlies Bar Norderlaan 1000 Antwerp, Belgium Belgian Transport 66 Manch Aux Chevanx Antwerp, Belgium Scbippers Luchtbal Uana&laan 245 Antwerp, Belgium U.S. Consulate .109 Ave. de France / Antwerp, Belgium Uafe Belmont 26 Panlusplaats ; Antwerp, Belgium Hsrthen Shipping Service Mrin 1 Antwerp, Belgium Adrienue Platinkaai 12 Aniwer;^ Eklgium Conf. Des Syndicats . 'Ohreti'' / »nedeimigjil2r^^^^^ Briissells. ^^iuin Nav. and Ikigineer Officers Union 78 Leadenhall St. London, EC 3, Bngland Custom House Hotel 277 Victoria Dick East Dock 16 London, England U.S. Embassy USIS Grosvenor Squarei London, W 1, England Maritime House Clapham London, SW 4, Ehgland U.S. Consulate Parsonage Gardens Arkwright House Manchester, England National Union of Seamen SooHiampton, Haverloek Bigland S. H. PoweU St. Leonard on Sea 76 Paynton Rd. Silverhil Sussex, England Radio Officers Union Upminster, Eksex England Finnish Seamens Union Passivourig 6 Helsinki, Finland U.S. Consulate Ostra Brunsparket 21 HelsiugfuiTB, r Inland U.S. Consulate 4 Rue Espirit Deslois Bordeaux, France ABC Cafe La Pallice France Maxims Bar 97 Cours de la Rep Le Havre, Prance • U.S. Consulate Le Havre, France Fed. Natl, de la Marin St. Denis Paris, France Bremoi TSilinsbohe Chriatopferweg IS Bremen, Germany F. Fietzak Am der Shpttenrieme Bremen, Germany Seemannsheim Emden, Germany U.S. Consulate Richtweg 32 Bremen, Germany Bootsmann Seppel Kuzyk Utbremer-Ring 169 Bremen, Findorf, Germany United Seamans Service 18 Fritz Reuterstrasse Brepiarhaven, Germany F. Anneri Gewerkscbaft De T V Cuxbaven, Germany U.S. Consulate Ferdinandstrasse 76 Hamburg, Germany Seemannsheim Lubeck Germany Seemannsheim Holtenan Germany N. Bechlivanis Isl Pallea Psara Greece John Bun Bar 89 Acty Miaouly Pireaous, Greece San Francisco Bar Genoa Italy U.S. Ckmsulate Piazza Portello 9 Genoa, Italy United Seamens Service Piazza Principe 4 Genoa, Italy Librarr U.S^ Consulate. Naples, Ttaly JVu Regitxea Hotel, Deiberg8gadei'2'\""':v .•/ United Seamens Service Via Action 18 Aarbus, Denmark / / Naples. Italy Sosnsendenes Porbundi Denmark Fed. Italian Lavor Del Via Cassfodffiro IS Herluf ttollesgsde . .Bmne.Ttaly. Copenhagen, Deninark U,S. Consulate Restaurant Tria . : IS Merioti Square IV Nansens PJadsKtr/ i.^Danmaris/• •* , :St Plaza Hotdl .H,-.--;>7^4;>ff ififSSeamen'a Institutq^^i WesscI Duval A Coi, Point Bd. , , : . Port of 8pain--f . v.-/?;/ , Casilla 96 V Durban, South Africa Trinidad, B.W.L Valparaiso, Chile U.S. Coniulat* British Merchant Navy U.S. Consulate U.S. Consulate 886 Smith St Ediflcio Lignarolo Club 1 Donegal Sq. So. Durban, South Africa Buenaventura, Colombia Port of Spain Belfast, Northern Ireland LATIN AMERICA Misakma to Seamen Trinidad, B.W.I. U.S. Consulate Walvis Bay. S.W. Africa Antlgna Trade A Lab. Trinidad A Tobago S. Maris Malcon A Blvd. 9 Unkm Deruyterkade 101 De Oct H. Splendid Seamen'a Union St Johns, Antigua, WJ. Amsterdam, Holland Guayaquil, Ecuador Dar El Salaam Port of Spain Tanzania Trinidad, B.W.L Maritime House American Bar Weleome Bar St. Georges, Mwe. Nieowstraet 18 T. R. A. Union Dock Sud. Salvation Army Men's Grenada, W.L Amsterdam, Holland Dares Salaam Buenos Aires, Argentine Hotel Tanzania United Nations Mariners Port of Spain International Trans. Fed. Apostolado Dei Mar Club Trinidad, B.W.I. Plantation Hotel 61 Vondelstraat Buenos Aires, Argentina Georgetown, Guyana Miwara Amsterdam, Holland Mariners Club Tanzania Madrid Bar J. L. Da Silveira U.S. Consulate Port of Spain IS A Water St Independencia 26 Oule Waal 20 Georgetown, Guyana Buenos Aires, Argentina MIDDLE EAST Amsterdam, Netherlands Trinidad, B.W.I. Hotel De Paris J, Consalves May Sullivan Bar Top Hat Bar U.S. Consulate Port of Spain 18 Lying St 25 De Mayo 692 Oldenbameveldts 138 The Crescent Trinidad, B.W.L Guyana, So. America Buenos Aires, Argentina Botterdam, Holland Aden. Arabia Seamen A Waterfront Seamen'a Canteen Workers Trade Union Raa Tanurs ID Wrightson Bead Saudi Arabia Port of Spain, Trinidad U.S. Consulate London Bar 2 Rue Fouadler 274 Piedra Calls OfflCiAt ORSAN OF THE 5E*f«l»£HS INTERWATION*L UNIQW » ATLANTIC. GUIF. 18KES AWO tHl*ND WATCRS DISTRICT . AFL CIO Alexander, Egypt Montevideo, Uruguay California Bar B. Azzom IS Sharia Sesostria Yaecar# 1688 Hellopolis, Cairo, Egypt Montevideo, Uruguay Rehab Sharkawi Store Bar New Orleans 10 Fouad St Calle Colon 1519 Port Said, Egypt Montevideo, Uruguay U.S. Cmuulate Tango Bar Saltan Huasein St Yacare 1596 Fort Said. Egypt Montevideo, Uruguay MS. Cherry A Co. that Seafarers aboard SlU-contracted vessels in all AnCia Bar .8 Camae Rd. Juan C. Gomes 1678 2 Annes Chambera Montevideo, Uruguay ^ parts of the world can keep informed of the activities Bombay, India U.S. Consulate and developments within their union, along with the S. R. Mohan Daa De Julio 841 Hornby Bd. Fort Avenida 18 2A Prospeet Chambera news of the maritime Industry and the labor movement, Montevideo, Uruguay Bombay 1, India copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are air­ United Seamen'a Service lafhmian Linea, Inc. Ertado Monagas 4 Ballard Plaee mailed to every ship as they come off the presses. Copies Caripito, Venezuela Bombay, India U.S. Consulate are also air-expressed to all SIU union halls and mailed Boyal Bombay Seamen's Calle Comereio Nieol Bd. Bsllardest La Gnaira, Venezuela to the homes of SIU members. Bombay, India United Seamen'a Service In addition, the Union publication is forwarded to a U.S. Consulate Judibana Office Construction House Laspiedraa Ballard Estate great many locations in ports of call throughout the world. Bdo Falcon, Venezuela . Bombay, India Palgrave Murphy 17 Eden Quay Dublin, Ireland U.S. Consulate Park Flaee Royal Chambers SEAFARERS *LOG WORLD-WIDE SERVICE On this page is a listing of the places outside the continen­ tal limits of the U. S. where the LOG is available. This page can be removed and posted on ships' bulleiin boards for reference. SIU men who wish to add locations anywhere in the world at which the LOG should be available to visiting Seafarers can do so by sending the addresses to the SEA­ FARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. Amer. Seamens Serv. 19 Korfmakersstreet Botterdam, Holland British Ho^ital Bridel A Casaneos Buenos Aires, Argentina Amer. Hotel A Grill Georgetown, Guyana Coeomoto Hospital Muracaibo, Venezuela , U.S. Consulate Calle Comeroio 3 Maracaibo, Venezuela Plaza Saloon Puerto Caiieiio Venezuela U.S. Vice Consul Puerto La Cruz Venezuela United Seamen's Service Funto Fijo Venezuela AFRICA Maritime Union of India D Naoroji Rd. Bombay 1, India U.S. Consulate 9 Esplanade Manalons Calcutta, India Marine Club ' 2 Nimakmshall Rd. Kidderpore Calcutta, India St Teressa Church 92 Lower Circular Rd. Calcutta, India Merchant Navy Club WUlingdon Island Cochin, S. IndU Malabar Hotel U.S. CoBsolste • WUlingdon Island A. B. Obey , / 119 Rue Miebelet Cochin, S. India • Ahriers, Ateeria 22 Lombard A Suaser St. Star American Bar Pacific Bar Georgetown, Gnyana Setti'Srers Chih Juan D. De Soils 1837 Katendreet Seamen's Institute Buenoe Aires, .^gentins Madras, In^a 23 Sumstraweg Rue Dangkor U.S. Consulate Botterdam, Holland Foyer da Marin, Algeria U:S. Consulate Royal Winder House ; Rues A 4 Dare House Fairchild St. U.S. Consulate Cap Hatieh, Haiti Apostle of the S^ Parrys Comer Bridgewater Fonda Delgada Stella Maris Madras, India Barbados, B.W.LAzores U.S. ^bassy 38 Van VoUenhovenstaiadt Port Au Prince Rotterdam, Holland Curios International New York Bar U.S. Consulaie Haiti New Kandla, India Bay St. Mombasa Cafe Ventef Jor Barbados, B.W.L Navy Bar Kenya Like Rundt Hjornet United Seamen's Service Port Au Prince Nieuwe Binnenweg 268 Bawarda Seamen'a Ctr. seUors Home Anchor Bar Rotterdam, Holland Abadan Khuzistan, Iran hbmiiton ' ' Haiti Mallnchi Rd. Bermuda'-../ ^/.'/•^-/ Big Apple Cafe Mombasa, Kenya Coney Isl. Bar Hotel Msrjan 20 East St. Nieuwe Binnenweg Javahery Bapdar Texas Bar Atlantic Bar Kingston, Jamaica Botterdam, Holland Sharpor Recife Monrovia, Idberia . Iran Pemambnco, Brazil Olympia Hes, Hotel Danish Seamens Home United Seamen's Service The Log , 34 University Cres./ Rotterdam, Holland Moulin Roime Abderrabmane Kingston, Jamaica lOHanamalSt Av Marque De Olinda 802 118 Bd Moulay Norsk Siomannsforbund Haifa, Israel Recife, Brazil Casablanca, Morocco National Workers Union Grev Wedels Plass 6 • 180 132 East St Oslo, Norway Seamen's Union Cafe Central O Zundunu . Kingston, Jamaica Haifa, Israel Recife 186N P. A. Qtrs. Seamens Union Brazil . , i / ,:;////• Apapa Lagos : U.S. Consulate Zwiasek Marynarsy PI. U.S. Consulate Nigeria Mexico City Kaszurskl 11 Haifa, Israel Charles ' Go>oia, Poland Av Rio Branco 11 ' /, i^Mexico /U.S. Consulate Seamen's Club Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Beira Catino Palaeios U.S. Consulate 116 Kingsway Portuguese East Africa Tampico 10 B. Dock St. Haifa, Israel Florida Bar Mexico Dundee, Scotland Praca Maua 7 U.S. Consulate Amer. Univ. of Beirut Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24 Rua Infante D Intl. Seamens Club U.S. Consulate Seamen's Library Mozambique, Henrique San Nichols, 71 George St. Rue Bliss A. Waenzelmann Lonrenco Marques Aruba, N.W.T. Edinburgh, Scotland Beirut, Ijebanon St. Barroeo 152 A ' Rio Grande Sul, Brazil Bar Arcadia Seamen U.S. Consulate Titanic Bar Beira, Africa Club of U.S.S. Aruba 66 W. Regent St. Beirut Washington Bar Netherland, West India. . Glasgow, Scotland I^ehanon Santos Casa Quaresma, Brazil Av 18 De Maio . / Charlies Bar' " Seven Sea Club U.S. Consulate Lourenco Marques / San Nicholas , Buchanan St. Rue De Lamerique . Chave De Ouro Aruba, N.W.L Glasgow, Scotland Beirut Lebanon Rua JoBO Octavio 8 Hotel Central Eiqina Gnl. Camara / •/: .'Petrol Workers Fed. Restauranfe Bar Merchant Nn'vy Club A, Harv^ ; Santos, Brazil Rua Salazar ., Chinna Creek Bridge '/jWilliemstad, 66 Hugo St., N.W. ; tiorenco Marques Karachi, P^istan Z Curacadi N.A. Glasgow, Scotland Bar Scandinavia Po-riPguese/East iUriea Ebtado De San Faqlo/Q / /; ,U.S. Consulate U.S. Consulate ^ Bucks Head Hotel Santos, Brad/ —v • Bar Minerva Sassoon Bldg. .'^'Managua • , • Stranraer Xenofon Kutsudakis .-.Nicaragua •' McLeod Rd. Scotland Amer. Star Bar Beira Karachi, Pakistan Estado DO Sah PauWw Portuguese East Africa Anglo American Bar U.S. Consulate Santos, Brazil J. Boyailan Callao Plaza Catalina 22 Palace Bar Bestaursnt Kounsieb Jesr Peru . Bar ABC Barcelona, Spain, Box 646 El snighour, Syria Rua Joao Oetavio Lourenco Marques _ TiAgeneia Idaratime de '-^Esquina 'Rua U.S. Consulate Portuguese East Africa Supp A. K. Zaaihi '"Santos, Brazil, Rodriguez Arias 8 Alhader ./...Callao," Peru'../ BUbad, Spain Cafe Penguin Hams,. Syria • : : yi^ihican-.-.---;.:,'/ ; /Casa Blanea Bar Rau AUsuio 114 / ^ / UJS, Consulate-' ,.Santos: :«/,Ivi U.S. Consulate /lsiiidleatd/de iia^ , Lourenco Marquea : Ave De Lii^dade 288 r ' Braail /'^Angora.;/•• ^'a%Hi»rCaiSt«B .'-r' '•'v \ /Portuguese East Africa Lisbon, Portugal r;' -'Turkey -" / /;.''dalle Vlncente.'' D. Bodden Amer, Consulate ' /HhntiO Doming Z.,v//-Zv-'; U.S. Consulate ;W«lt Kofi Blvd. Pinet Lap Turkish Sawneh's lihion Cayaum, Brae,, B.W,L:;,;S;/r Sodra Hamngatan 6 Dakar, Sen Getata, IstahhUl '/'ibvoy'-Reataurint Goteborg, Sweden / " 16 Park St U.S Consula^ Monasty Hospital F. L. Admiral Briatol Port of Spain Svenska Sjofolks Calls* Washington 887 Sea Point Heap- • Trinidad. B.W.I, Barnhnsgatan 12. Antofagasta, s, Chil* Capetown, Soutii Africa latanbul, Turkey Forbnndet Rouae^ . ' , BIblioteea Stoekholm, Sweden Boston Cafe tr.s. Consulate -/.•72 Ariatit* Ave, " Casilla 9017 ; Izmir iyiToodbroidc, Port of Spdhi Capetown /."De^La O-LT;.::/// South Afrt^ Tnrkqr £ ;-SantiftSo, Chile ^ 'U.A' Coonnlat*. Adriald^ Auatralls^'/ Seamen'a Unkm! fe? .Brisbane • Auatralla U.S. Consulate Perth Western Australia Australian Trades Hall Sydney, Anstralla , Australian StewardsUnion Trades Han Sydney, Australia ?-• Bmral New Zealand Navy Canteen Suva, Fiji Islands Seamens' Institute Wauchi District Hongkong, Chins Club Rose 483 Chome Shimoyamataj Dori Ikuta Ku, Japan Bar Sea Hawk No. 32 7 Obome Sannomiys Cho Ikutaku if Kobe, Japan •'W All Japan Seamen's / ;» Union -/ 21 Asabn Zaimoku Cho Minato Ku, Tokyo, Japan United Seamen's Servie* 21 Yaraashita Cho Box 286 Naka U Yokohama, Japan it • Pilot House Club Nafcaku 218 Yamasbita Cho Yokohama, Japan Clnh High Society | No. 644 Chomo Minamf / ; Nakador Nidta Ku Yokohama, Japan '-, A. D. Brodie Kaisha 88 8 Chome Honchzii Naka Ku, Yokthama - & Japan ... Maxies Chinatown Shop Y^ohama :. Japan Seamen's Overseaa Service. ChtrngsngdoBg Inchon, Korea ^ United Seamen's Servlea i Pusan, Korea Seamen's Overseas Service Club Pusan, Korea , ... j British Seamen's CluR' • Port Swettenham -/"'I Malaysia U.S. Consulate Queen A Customs Stsa Auckland, New Zealan^^ f Auckland Club - 3//' 84 Shortland Sfc Auckland, Now Zealand |» U.S. Consulate 118A Gloucester St. Lyttriton, New Zealand || Fed. Seamen's Union Vlellington, New Zealand! C. Alingasas Alimodian Hotel Philippine Islands P. Guanga ,. , . Fa Maurieo ii kM Cavite, Philippines Kirbys Bar A Hotel .v| Buendia Rd. .•.l''?! Finlandia St. Makati Riial, -Philippinea • '' United Seamen's Servlei 216 Myers Bldg. 122 18 St. Manila, P.I. A. Ludovlco. . 8L6 Canonigo Pace Manila Philippine Islands ,. Intl. Seafarers Center :: r^ 8th St. Bonafaclo Dr. ManlU, Philippinea, 4: San Miguel Garden 18th St. Port Area Manila, Philippines New Shamrock Bar' 168 IS St. Manila. Philippines Somen's Un. of Fhllil^ 118 Del Pan Ext. .Tondb, Manila, P. American Legion / Oiongapo, ZambaseS ' Philippinea Union Bkr 199 Anson Rd. .Singapore ? Judys Central Bar ' 624 Serangooh Rd. Singapore Singapore Nursing Hcnnsi | Chancery Lane •Singapore Gleneagles HoepitaLc "Singapore , :y. g Master Hariners ' Assoc. of China | . Taipei,. Taiwan Chinese Fed. Railway^ ' ';..:'Woik«rt-• 'v '//.,..., Taipei. Taiwan U.S. Consulate Sathom Rd.' Rangkok Siam ii Thailand San Souei Bar Moaquito Bar ; /New Harbor ' "• /./;; - Bangk^, iThaflihd.sgl - tl � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource August 5, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: FARM UNIONS MERGE AS AFL-CIO UNIT, GET SET FOR ELECTION IN DIGIORGIO 58 SIU MEN LICENSED AS ENGINEERS AS 12 MORE COMPLETE UNION COURSE SHIPBUILDERS’ UNION BLASTS NAVY PAN TO BUILD U.S. SHIPS IN BRITISH YARD EUROPEAN COMMON MARKET NATIONS PLAN INCREASED SHIPBUILDING SUBSIDIES GOV’T MAY BE WAKING UP TO NEED FOR PROTECTING U.S. FISHING INDUSTRY LABOR-BACKED MEDICAL AID BILL BECOMES LAW IN N.Y. STATE PROPOSED BILL WOULD WIDEN, DEEPEN NEWARK BAY TO PREVENT COLLISIONS CREW MEMBERS OF WESTERN PLANET SAVE SEAMEN FROM WATERY GRAVE QUICK ACTION BY NORINA’S SIU CREW SAVES SEAFARER IN BAY OF KUTCH UNFAIR TO LABOR – WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU 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 08/05/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 16 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/90e8aac7278299a5b761b96ffcefc4e9.PDF 772aa7931eee60525134643781710c95 PDF Text Text Vol. XXViii NO. 15 SEAFARERSALOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO A.',,H •'« • i 1 I '-i �Page Two I< ' • V r ^ Hall Testifies In Behalf of Maritime Labor Marine Unions Tell House Committee Marad Must Be Independent Agency Seafarers International Union President Paul Hall, testifying for maritime labor before the House Merchant Marine Committee urged the creation of an independent Federal Maritime Administration. Hall told the Committee at its hearing last Wednesday that the AFL-CIO maritime unions favored the enactment of two bills, House Subcommittees on Gov­ time industry "would be complete­ H.R. 15567 and S. 3530 be­ ernment Operations on May 18 ly swallowed up within the mam­ cause they most accurately em­ and 19 in regard to the proposed moth, complex structure of the body the proposals for an inde­ new Department of Transporta­ proposed department." pendent agency made by the un­ tion. The SIU president added that ions in a joint position submitted Under a proposed reorganiza­ "maritime concerns would be by Hall before the Senate and tion of the nation's transportation shunted aside or pigeonholed in a agencies, the departments dealing bureaucratic web, and no proper with rail, air and maritime would representation would be given to be incorporated in one Depart­ maritime's interest." ment of Transportation. The American merchant mar­ The House committee, chaired ine, he said, would have a much by Representative Edward A. Gar- better chance to survive and pros­ matz (D-Md.) has begun hearings per if its affairs were under the The SIUNA-afiiliated Interna­ on a number of measures all ba­ jurisdiction of a Federal agency tional Union of Petroleum Work­ sically designed to remove the whose sole interest centered about ers has won an important Na­ Maritime Administration from the the nation's merchant marine. The companion bills supported tional Labor Relations Board Department of Commerce and to election establishing them as bar­ reconstitute it as an independent by the unions, H.R. 15567 and S. 3530, were introduced by Con­ gaining representatives for em­ Federal agency. Hall, speaking for all seamen, gressman Frank M. Clark of Penn­ ployees at the Standard Oil Re­ shipyard workers, longshoremen sylvania and Senator E. L. Bartfinery, Kenai, Alaska. and allied maritime workers, rep­ lett of Alaska. They call not only The lUPW win came despite a resented by the AFL-CIO's Mari­ for an independent Maritime Ad­ determined effort by the Stand­ time Trades Department, Metal ministration, but for a relatively ard Oil Company to urge work­ Trades Department and Maritime autonomous Maritime Subsidy ers to vote no-union. Two weeks Committee warned that if the Board within the Maritime Ad­ before the election, held last Maritime Administration were in­ ministration, with full and final April, the company sent an in­ dustrial expert into the field to cluded in the Department of authority to determine all subsidy convince refinery workers to vote Transportation, the nation's mari­ matters. against union representation. The effort failed. Also involved in the election was the Alaska Petroleum Craft Council. The lUPW has also won bar­ gaining rights for employees at WASHINGTON—Congress should act now to expose the the Polar Oil Field Services Co., scandal of interstate plant piracy and end the federal subsidy of a new oil field servicing contrac­ the destructive practice, the AFL-CIO has urged. tor groups operating in Alaska. More states and bigger com- ^ The signing up of both these panics are resorting to the device ration," that the problem appears groups, an lUPW representative of tax-free municipal bonds to to be getting out of hand. He writes that this new econom­ said, was "most important to our achieve instant development and plan to organize the whole of the easy profits, according to an ar­ ic "war between the states" has gathered force since 1960. Fif­ Alaskan Oil industry." ticle in the current issue of the teen more states, making a total The union has reached a ten­ AFL-CIO American Federationof 30, have acted to authorize tative agreement with manage­ ist. the issuance of tax-free industrial ment for employees at Polar Oil Frank Fernbach, assistant di­ development bonds. Some states and is presently negotiating with rector of the AFL-CIO Depart­ Standard Oil for the refinery ment of Research, points out in claimed they acted reluctantly and in self-defense, he noted. workers. his article, "Subsidized Plant MigFernbach pointed out that in­ dustrial bond sales more than doubled to $85 million between 1960 and 1962. In 1965, they totaled $216 million. In the first four months of 1966 alone, these sales ran to $228 million and ex­ WASHINGTON—^Philip Pearl, a veteran of nearly 30 years in ceeded last year's total. Fernbach said these estimates public relations for the trade union movement and first director of public relations for the AFL-CIO, died of a heart ailment in a Silver of the Investment Bankers Asso­ ciation are conceded to be under­ Spring, Md., hospital on July 9 ^ relations for the newly merged stated. A New York investment at the age of 62. At his death AFL-CIO. His health failing. firm in this field puts last year's Pearl represented the AFL-CIO Pearl left the AFL-CIO post in Maritime Trades Department 1957 but remained active in labor sales at about $1 billion. What has been occurring, Fern­ along with a number of other public relations. bach explains, is a perversion of major labor unions and AFL-CIO what was originally a constructive In addition to representing the constitutional departments. federal tax exemption. The fed­ MTD, Pearl represented the AFLPearl's death was mourned by eral government long ago granted CIO Building and Construction AFL-CIO President George state and local governments the Trade Department, the Plumbers Meany, who said Pearl "was a right to issue tax-exempt bonds and Pipefitters union, the Retail devoted trade unionist, a fine and decent man and a warm personal Clerks International Association for the purpose of helping them to reduce their costs when borrowing friend. The trade union move­ and many other unions. In the Thirties, while he was to finance public facilities like ment and all who knew him per­ with Universal, Pearl went to Al­ schools, hospitals and roads. sonally mourn his untimely death." bany, N. v., as a correspondent. Low Interest Rates A native of New York, Pearl There he became closely associ­ entered the newspaper field as a Because the buyers of such reporter for the World and the ated with the then Gov. Franklin bonds are not required to pay any American and later the Universal D. Roosevelt. When Roosevelt federal tax on the interest they Service, a news-gathering agency. became President, Pearl followed receive, state and local govern­ In 1937, he went to the AFL him to Washington as White ments can offer the securities at as its first and only public rela­ House correspondent for the news a low interest rate. The federal tions director. He was founding service. government thus forgoes these Pearl is survived by his widow, tax revenues. editor of the AFL News-Reporter, the federation's first weekly news­ Mrs. Marilyn Miller Pearl; a son, "This is clearly a federal sub­ Jonathan; a daughter, Elizabeth, sidy that, in effect, all American paper. In 1955, President Meany ap­ and a sister, Mrs. Jacob R. Men- taxpayers underwrite," Fernbach pointed him as director of public delbaum. said. SlU OH Annate Wm NLRB Vote h Alaska ReRuery AFL-CIO Calls For Halt in Subsidy Of Interstate Plant Piraty Pratlsce Philip Pearl Is Dead at 62; Was Veteran Union Publicist I i-itr . Jil. m July 22, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Report of International President by Paul Hall For many years foreign-flag shipowners with an eye on fat Amer­ ican cargoes have been critical of this country for giving direct aid to its merchant marine. The most criticized aspect of our aid to the American-flag fleet has been the 50-50 Cargo Preference Act. Under this law at least fifty per cent of all Government-aid cargoes sent overseas must be shipped in American vessels. In order to get this law passed the maritime industry had to band together and fight opposition within Government and without. Foreignflag shipowners and their governments, supported by various U.S. agencies, sought to block passage of the cargo preference requirement. Even after we won the fight for half of these cargoes, special interests within the Government found ways to circumvent the law and deprive the industry of its fair share of cargoes. Now a Maritime Administration report has pointed out some in­ teresting facts concerning flag-preference and cargo support. Many of the nations who have been bitterly attacking us for the 50-50 cargo Preference Act, are practicing it themselves. These nations, particu­ larly the Latin American countries, have been more successful in protecting their maritime industry than we have. Guaranteeing cargoes for the U.S. merchant fleet is just as essen­ tial to the maritime industry as placing tariffs on manufactured goods threatened by the import of foreign-made goods sold at cut-rate prices. The American Merchant Marine is just as important a part of the national economy as other U.S. industries and deserves the same Governmental protection they enjoy. a * a The passage of the Medicare Bill granting health benefits to the elderly through Social Security has brought a great sense of accom­ plishment to the AFL-CIO which has been fighting many years for just such a measure. The Medicare Bill has broken away the years of confusion cast upon the idea of making certain that our senior citizens, through the aid of the Government, could obtain decent medical care. No longer will they have to fear financial ruin when they are beset by the illnesses that accompany old age. Just recently a magazine article probing the long history of AMA antagonism towards social health benefits |or the elderly pointed out that if the AMA had spent the money it used in fighting Medi­ care for training doctors, they would have financed the educations of 9,000 physicians, enough to care for six million people. The Medicare Bill as it stands now is inadequate in many areas. It does not provide for much needed fringe medical services such as glasses, hearing aids or dental plates. These health aids are often beyond the limited budgets of old folks who suffer without them. Instead of criticizing needed health legislation, more should be done by the AMA to help provide proper medical facilities for our citi­ zens. There is a serious lack of nurses, hospitals and doctors in this country. As one of the most advanced nations in the world we are woefully behind fess advantaged countries when it comes to decent medical facilities for our citizens. We should all be working together to eliminate this evil instead of fighting each other. Building U.S. Skips in Foreign Yards Is 'Trojan Horse Program/ Polly Says Congressman Thomas Pelly (R-Wash.) in a recent speech before the House of Representatives urged Congress to insist that all naval vessels be built in American shipyards. He characterized the building of military vessels Fairfields shipyards Underbid in foreign yards as a "Trojan two United States yards to win horse program." the Defense Department contract. Pelly, a member of the House Pelly condemned the foreign yards Merchant Marine Committee, re­ as low wage outfits. ferred in particular to the recent He also took exception to the successful bid by Fairfields of "holier-than-thou attitude of John Glasgow, Scotland to build two Bull" referring to the mounting survey ships for the Navy Depart­ criticism of United States Viet ment. He pointed out that the Nam policy in England. British have continued to allow their ships to transport goods, Since Britain has said she will including armaments, to the North not sell arms to us. Pelly said that Vietnamese. they should follow through in their Pelly said that "no great world ideals and refuse to build military power with any sense would ever vessels for us, even though they depend upon foreign nations to might be of a non-combatant supply it with weapons or facili­ nature. ties or ships of war. Two naval The Congressman called for the survey ships might not seem im­ House Comniittee on Armed Serv­ portant and not too serious were it not a precedent. Once the ices to hold hearings on his bill United States establishes a new to require all naval vessels to be policy the damage will have been constructed in American ship­ done." yards. , I �.. i July 22, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Tluree Sixteen More Pass Coast Guard Exams H r< M -< -< -1 -« f •*l. 1 •i; S/U Launches Program to Assist 46th SlU Member Is Licensed Deck Seafarers to Obtain Licenses To Sail As Ship's Engineer Seafarers sailing in the deck department have an unusual opportunity to obtain deck officers licenses as the result of a new training program now being offered by the SIU's Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Applications are now being accepted from qualified SIU men who are interested in upgrading. This in-training assistance is the on the American merchant mar­ The unprecedented SIU deck same as available to engine de­ ine by the Viet Nam conflict. officers training program will en­ partment Seafarers who are en­ The SIU is hopeful that it can able Seafarers in the deck depart­ rolled in the union training pro­ work out a reciprocal program ment to receive a course of in­ gram to prepare engine depart­ with licensed officers unions sim­ struction to prepare them to sit ment men for their licensed engi­ ilar to the arrangement between for the Coast Guard licensing neers examination. The course the SIU and MEBA District 2 of instruction is patterned after which would give deck men ob­ examination. the engineer's training program SIU deck department men in­ which has had such successful re­ taining their licenses credits for their pension and welfare benefits terested in preparing for their li­ sults. built up as unlicensed seamen. censes should make application at In order to qualify for the train­ Toward this end the SIU will seek once at any SIU hall or by writing ing course. Seafarers must: to open discussions with the Mas­ directly to SIU headquarters at ters Mates and Pilots and Ameri­ • Be nineteen years of age or 675 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. can Maritime Officers unions. 11232. The telephone number is over; • Have 24 months of watch The new deck department train­ HY. 9-6600. standing time in the deck depart­ ing program will be located at Applicants can begin receiving ment and an ABs endorsement SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Ex­ instruction at any time. The pe­ on their seamen's papers. perienced, qualified instructors riod of instruction will be deter­ In addition to achieving its ob­ will be responsible for the training. mined by each member's individ­ jective of assisting qualified deck Seafarers interested in the pro­ ual ability and knowledge, and department men to obtain their gram can begin their course of the instructors' satisfaction of his deck officers licenses, the SIU study at any time. Full details for readiness to take the examinations. deck training program will help applications for the deck officers The training program was in­ alleviate the shortage of deck of­ training program can be obtained stituted in line with the SIU's ficers arising out of demands made at any SIU hall. objective of encouraging and as­ sisting unlicensed personnel to up­ grade themselves. Seafarers can participate in the course of instruction at no cost to themselves. They will be pro­ vided with meals, hotel lodgings The SIU has won an important victory in its fight against any and subsistance payments of $110 arbitrary reduction of manning scales on Great Lakes vessels. per week while in training. The Coast Guard has issued a decision meeting the union's de­ mand for maintaining the three Steelworkers, and the oilers on watch aboard the SIU- United Mine Workers. contracted MV Diamond Alkali. In protesting the Coast Guard The regulatory agency's deci­ temporary manning certificate to sion, of which the union was in­ WASHINGTON—Representative Jack Edwards (R-Ala.), a member of the House Merchant formed of last week, reverses a eliminate oilers on the Diamond Marine Committee, sees strong indications that the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress previously issued Coast Guard Alkali, the SIU pointed out that oilers' duties and functions have will recommend abolition of the House Merchant Marine Committee. temporary manning certificate for continued the same since the ves­ "The Johnson administration f the vessel which arbitrarily eli­ sel was retrofitted in 1964. will be dealing still another seri­ minated the oilers on watch, sub­ In presenting its position, the stituting for them one Q.M.E.D. ous blow to the U.S. Merchant SIU submitted a documented pic­ (Qualified Member of the Engine Marine if it allows the House torial study of the duties of the Department). Merchant Marine Committee to Diamond Alkali oilers, and the go out of existence," Edwards said In announcing its decision the need for continuing those duties, in a statement issued through his Coast Guard said it had placed as a result of which the Coast office recently. observers aboard the vessel and Guard announced it would review "It would be a gigantic irony found that the oiler "actually per­ its position. (A feature on the if the President would allow the formed the functions outlined" in Union's documented study was merchant marine committee to die the SIU's presentation. carried in the Seafarers Log on when it appears to be the one June 10.) The Coast Guard had not ad­ government group trying to alert vised the union of the reduction the nation to the merchant ma­ in its requirement and the union rine problem, and the one group learned of it through a commu­ trying to solve that problem in nication from the company, ask­ Jul/ 22, 1966 the face of almost total lack of Vol. XXVlii, No. 15 ing for an engine room personnel presidential interest and support," Official Publication of the SIUNA reduction in accordance with the he said. Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Coast Guard temporary certifi­ District, AFL-CIO Merchant Marine Committee cate. The Coast Guard arbitrarily members have stressed in recent Executive Board and unilaterally made a reduction PAUL HALL, President years the need for revitalization CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD upon the company request. of the U.S. Merchant fleet. Exec. Vice-Prea. Vice-President AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS As a result of the Coast Guard "We (the government) have no Sec.-Treas. Vice-President action on the Diamond Alkali and policy for revitalization of the ROBERT MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President the reduction of manning scales merchant marine, and no sign Congressman Jack Edwards (left) discusses problems of merchant HERBERT BRAND aboard Lakes vessels under con­ that we are devising a policy," Director of Organixing and Edwards said. "Our merchant marine with SIU Vice President Lindsey Williams (second from right), tract to other unions, the SIU and Publications Managing Editor Art Editor marine fleet strength is going SIU Mobile Agent Louis Neira (right) and SIU New Orleans Agent the other maritime unions met MIKE POLLACK BERNARD SEAMAN bankrupt, and nobody in the ad­ Buck Stephens. The SIU representatives met with the Alabama con­ with the Coast Guard in Washing­ Assistant Editor NATHAN SKYER gressman in his office while they were in Washington to attend confer­ ton on May 14 to register united Staff Writers ministration seems to care." Edwards proposed three steps ence called to launch campaign to revitalize U.S. shipping industry. opposition to any arbitrary reduc­ DON BEVONA PBrrra WEISS tion of Great Lakes manning as a beginning toward develop­ ment of a working policy for the chant fleet problem. is well ahead of the U.S. in the scales. "I call upon him to exert the "wet war" for sea supremacy. He merchant marine: ^ve the mari­ Appearing for the SIU were Pikllihed bIwNkly at 810 Rhod* lilud Avsnn time administrator independent leadership needed now to give called for a rejuvenation of the Great Lakes District Secretary- N.E.. Washington, D. C. 20018 by tho Sufarors Intemailonal Union, AtlantM, Golf, Lskis and status in the government, appoint this nation the pride and excel­ U.S. Merchant Marine as an an­ Treasurer Fred Farnen, SIUNA inland Wators District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foirth AvtBrooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tel. HVaclnth a topnotch administrator, and re­ lence in our merchant fleet which swer to the Soviet threat. Vice-President William Jordan, nao, 9-6600. Second class postage paid at Washing­ tain the house merchant marine we used to have and which is a He said that "it is essential that and Jack Bluitt. Representatives ton, D. C. vital need of our national secu­ we halt the drift and deterioration also were present from the AFL- POSTMASTER'S ATTENTION: Form 3579 cards committee. he sent to Seafarers International Union, Edwards said President John­ rity today," Edwards said. of our merchant marine ... to CIO Maritime Trades Department, shoild Atlantic, Gilf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, 675 Foirth Asenis, Brooklyn, N.Y. Edwards also stated in re­ meet the challenge presented by the Maritime Committee, Marine AFL-CIO, son does not appear to compre­ 11232. hend the seriousness of the mer- marks made earlier that. Russia the Soviet Union." Engineers Beneficial Association, Twelve more SIU men have passed U.S. Coast Guard examina­ tions and have been issued their engineer's licenses after attending the training school jointly-sponsored by the SIU and District 2 of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. This brings the MEBA, DISTRICT 2 number of SIU men who have UPGRADING obtained their engineers licenses In addition to the 43 Seafarers to 42. who have obtained their engi­ neers licenses as a result of the joint SIU-MEBA District 2 train­ ing program, 25 members of MEBA District 2 have raised their licenses after preparing at the jointly operated school. Of the 25 MEBA men up­ graded, nine raised their licenses to Chief Engineer, seven to First Assistant Engineer and nine to MuUeri Black Second Assistant Engineer. The qualifying Seafarers are A total of 68 men have there­ sailing or are about to' sail in fore received either their original engineers' berths aboard. Ameri­ licenses or upgraded existing li­ can-flag ships. censes since the program started. Eleven of the men who re­ cently passed their Coast Guard member for 18 years; Miguel A. Velez, 55, a union examinations were licensed as Third Assistant Engineers, while the twelfth man received a Second Engineer's license. The new third Engineers are: Ernest Mulieri, 47 years old, an SIU member since 1948 who sailed as fireman-water tender; James Black, 32, who sailed as a fireman-water tender and has been a member of the SIU since Bobbe Velez 1957; Christopher A. Bobbe, 42, who member since 1948 who has sailed sailed as an electrician, oiler and as a fireman-watertender and oiler; fireman-watertender as an SIU (Continued on page 10) SIU Wins Fight to Prevent Cut In Manning of Lakes Ship Cong. Edwards Says Lack of Adaiiaistratioa Support Is Major Maritime Problem, Urges Positive Policy •,'^1 j : • T< • { / i •*, •4 SEAFARERS#LOG oie^i. f- .a ^-,1 : i':: L.v •ill I t I �Page Four SEAFARERS SlU Urges Fair Shake For Shipping In Federal Food Transport Policy <$>• The Seafarers International Union has urged that all segments of the U.S. economy, including the shipping industry, be allowed to benefit from national policy relating to overseas transportation of agricultural commodities. The SIU stated its position only about eight per cent of our per cent of all exports by United before the National Advisory total foreign waterbome com­ States tankers and some 96 per Commission on Food and Fiber merce." cent of all exports carried by which has been holding hearings United States dry-cargo tramps." Half of this eight per cent con­ on various aspects of U. S. agri­ The SIU maintained that the sists of Government-aide cargoes, cultural and related trade policies. commission should first consider The commission was created by three-quarters of which are agri­ the importance of maintaining the President Johnson to consider cultural shipments sent abroad by "defense and commercial value of the Department of Agriculture, United States policy for the trans­ the American" fleet in formulating portation of foods and fibers as the SIU stated. ".. . it is easy to see how impor­ its policies. well as technical assistance and "We should make every effort surplus food distribution to needy tant these Government-financed to increase the volume of our ex­ agricultural cargoes are to the nations. American-flag merchant marine," ports, including agricultural com­ A1 Maskin, SIU Research Di­ modities both for economic and rector, presented the union's posi­ the SIU continued. "Even our humanitarian reasons," the SIU tion a week ago at a commission subsidized liners, which receive position pointed out, but not "at hearing in New York on July 13. Government assistance in both the expense of a vital and integral construction and operating The SIU spokesman told the com­ segment of our economy and our mission that today Government- spheres, probably could not con­ national defense structure—our tinue to survive without aid car­ financed agricultural exports make maritime industry." goes, since they make up nearly up the major portion of the car­ goes available to the American- half of all export cargoes which they carry." flag merchant marine. Under the 50-50 Cargo Prefer­ The SIU position explained that 30 years ago when the Mer­ ence Act, half of all Government chant Marine Act was passed the foreign-aid cargoes shipped over­ American-flag merchant navy seas must be sent in Americanmostly carried mixed general flag ships. The SIU explained to the com­ cargo of the "so-called package variety" and little agricultural mission that the nation's unsubThe United States is failing to sidized fleet "which now makes up commodities. develop its coastal fishing re­ Today, the SIU pointed out, two-thirds of our total active sources, the "richest and most ex­ fleet" is dependent for its very American-flag ships "because of the manner in which our Govern­ existence on agricultural cargoes. tensive" in the world. Representative Hastings Keith Government-aid shipments, the ment has allowed the merchant fleet to deteriorate—are carrying Union said, make up "over 70 (R-Mass.) charged in a speech be­ fore the House recently as he urged passage of a Senate resolu­ tion authorizing a survey of United States fishing. The resolution (S. J. Res. 29), now before the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fish­ by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative eries Comimttee, would allocate More than 90 per cent of the West Coast's eligible hospitals have $200,000 to start an inventory on been approved under Title 6 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for partici­ the population and migration of pation in the National Medicare program which went into operation fish along the nation's coasts. last week. A total of 90.8 per cent have been approved as of June 17, Representative Keith said that 1966, according to the United States Department of Health, Education without such a survey "we cannot and Welfare. make reasonable regulations for Carrol Sypber received his Sec­ fisheries, nor can we exploit these San Francisco ond Mate's license a few days ago resources." Shipping here in the port of and wasted no time in shipping He said that America's coastal San Francisco is still very active out. He said he was very pleased waters could yield 28 billion and we have plenty of jobs open to be making his first trip as a pounds of fish annually instead of for AB's, Oilers, FWTs, Electri­ mate on an SlU-vessel and hopes the present five billion pound haul. cians, Cooks and Bakers. to ship out here regularly so he Proof of the richness of the fish Paying off during the last period can keep track of his old ship­ in our coastal waters is the fact were the RIdgefield Victory, Dela­ mates. that many foreign fishing vessels ware, John €., Montpelier Vic­ Seattle are being attracted to the waters tory, and Mount Vernon Victory Shipping has been extremely off the United States. in Honolulu. good for all ratings and indica­ "My own area—Cape Cod and The Bowling Green, Trans­ tions point to continued good the Islands—has had this problem pacific and Coeur De Alene were shipping. for several years and we are, of signing on crews while the Portcourse, aware of the potential mar was in transit. Ships sched­ problem of foreign fishermen who uled to come in soon include the may not follow good conservation Pecos, Hercnles, Free America, principles and over whom our reg­ Ames Victory, Our Lady of Peace ulations have no control," he said. and Meridian Victory. The convention, he said, recog­ Walter H. Sibley, an SIU Bos'n nizes a nation's basic right to uti­ who just pulled in after an eastern lize and protect its coastal fishery seaboard vacation, is ready to sail resources and added that unless on the first ship he can get to the action is taken "it is likely that the Far East. Brother Sibley is a 20Sullivan Arsbon foreign fisherman will not auto­ year SIU man. Charies Faircloth The freighters Mauldin Victory, matically practice the convention came into town after a short vaca­ measures that we feel are neces­ Duke Victory and Fairisle had tion in Mobile to catch the Bos'n's sary." pay-offs since the last report and job aboard the freighter Delaware. Representative Keith said that Brother Faircloth, with the SIU a total of six ships were in transit. John Sullivan, a 20-year SIU the United States had better take for 22 years, has been shipping member, made his last trip out quick steps to implement the 1958 from the West Coast for the past as an oiler aboard the Delaware. Geneva Convention on Fishing two years. Jack Ryan, who has been an SIU, and Conservation of the Living Wilmington member for 16 years, is now on Resources of the High Seas. Shipping is extremely good from the beach waiting for the first Without the Senate move being this port but we still have plenty bosun's job that hits the board. passed. Representative Keith of jobs for all ratings. The Iber­ Jacob Arsbon, now sailing with pointed out, the United States will ville and Penn Victory paid off the Seattle, dropped by to let us not have the information it needs during the past shipping period know that it is a fine ship with for both conservation and exploi­ and eleven ships were in transit. a fine crew. tation of its rich seafood resource. Rep. Keith Urges U.5. Launch Study On Coust Fishing The Pacific Coast • i|;i m: July 22, 1966 LOG The Gulf Coast by Undsey Williams, Vice-President, Gull Area A five-million-bushel grain elevator is planned for the New Orleans area. It will be built by the Farmers' Export Company and will have facilities for receiving grain from barge, rail and truck as well as have the necessary deep water berth for shipment overseas by ocean-going vessels. Its location in this area will mean an increase of grain ships through the port of New Orleans. here. Brother Dunn, who has been Also, the Dock Board has al­ shipping in the deck department lotted more than $758,000 for improvement of. and equipment for the last twenty years, was last on the Penn Vanguard carrying for, its port facilities. Part of the allocation is for an engineering flour to the Far East. Brother study to improve various wharves Brewer, with twenty years in the engine dept.. recently left the in the port. Ocean Anna where he was Chief New Orleans Pumpman. Also Junior F. Aus­ Joe Savoca, who has been sail­ tin, who sailed as steward on the ing for nearly 45 years, is on the Ocean Evelyn is now waiting for beach having just a ship. completed two Enjoying his stay on the beach trips on the Del is Chief Electrician J. D. Cantrell Campo as Bos'n. who last sailed on the Alcoa After Joe settles Mariner. some family mat­ John E. Sam­ ters he looks for­ uels, who recently ward to another ended a tour on Delta Line ship to the Fanwood as South America. Savoca chief cook, is re­ He said that, "the newing old ac­ Del Campo was a good ship, a quaintances good run, and especially, a good around the hall. crew." All hands were Chief Cook Woody Perkins left glad to see Sea­ Samuels the Alice Brown for medical rea­ farer Dan W. sons. He had nothing but praise Summer back in good shape after for the entire crew. TThe last eleven a year in the hospital. Sommer's months were spent on the Viet last ship was the Penn Vanguard. Nam run. Woody says he will rest Houston a couple of months, then will look Waiting for a South American forward to a steward's job on any run is A. B. C. Dammeyer whose ship, any run. last ship was the Yellowstone. Seafarer Nolan Savoie flew Dammeyer made two trips on the home from LaGuaira, Venezuela, Yellowstone and said that he'd where he left the Del Mar because like to get another .ship just like of kidney stones. Savoie is now her. Also taking in the Texas sun­ fit for duty and ready to ship. shine is W. Cosgrove, most re­ Mobile cently on the Coeur D'Alene Two SIU oldtimers B. E. Dunn Victory which just returned from and B. J. Brewer are on the beach the Far East. SIU Great Lakes District Vote Gets Underway On August 1 DETROIT—The SIU Great Lakes District Credentials Com­ mittee report on nominations for the 1966 union elections was concurred in at ports holding regular Great Lakes District mem­ bership meetings on July 18. ^ (in good standing) before they will The report was submitted in be allowed to vote. compliance with the SecretaryNomination notices and elec­ Treasurer's Pre-Balloting Report tions notices were sent to all mem­ and the Union constitution. bers at their last known address, The offices to be filled and the utilizing the union's records. No­ qualifying nominees are: Secre­ tices were also sent to all SIUtary-Treasurer, Fred Farnen; As­ Lakes District contracted vessels sistant Secretary-Treasurer, Roy and union halls for posting. Boudreau; Buffalo Agent, Stanley Credential Committee members Wares; Chicago Agent, Scotty Auelected on July 5 were Joseph Duluth Agent, Don Bensbusson; man, Arnold Perry; and Frankfort Arnold (Book No. 8680), Vern Agent, Floyd Hamner. (Frankfort Battering (Book No. 9508), and balloting is on a separate ballot Joseph Salisbury (Book No. 12in accordance with the constitu­ 710). The alternates were S. Quinlivan (Book No. 8623), William tion.) Doyle (Book No. 11753) and R. C. In determining the eligibility of all candidates, the Credentials Rafferty (Book No. 12781). Due Committee checked the seniority to the fact that J. Salisbury was shipping records and the welfare not present at 9:30 a.m. at head­ plan records, as well as the union quarters on July 16, 1966, he was replaced by elected alternate S. records. Quinlivan, in accordance with the The election will be held be­ constitution. tween August 1 and August 31, 1966. Polling places will be lo­ In addition to having been sub­ cated in all SIU Union halls in mitted and approved in those ports Duluth, Chicago, Frankfort, Al­ holding regular Great Lakes Dist­ pena, Cleveland, Detroit and Buf­ rict membership meetings on July falo as well as aboard all SIU- 18, 1966, the Credentials Commit­ Great Lakes District contracted tee report has been posted in all vessels as per the constitution. Great Lakes District Union halls, Members are reminded that they in accordance with.Article XIII, must present their full union books Section 2 of the constitution. �Juljr 22, 1966 FJA Page Five SEAF/ARERS LOG The Great Lakes by latin American Nations Aid Fleets Through Cargo Preference Laws Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen,Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes WASHINGTON—The United States is not the only nation that supports its merchant marine through cargo preference laws and other assistance, a recently released Maritime Administration Election ballots have been mailed to all members of the Great Lakes study indicates, but it has been one of the least successful in channeling cargoes to its own vessels. District at their last known addresses, as well as all contracted vessels The report revealed that many f and all SIU halls throughout the Great Lakes District for posting. On able to attract only 8.3 percent of through cargo preference how­ June 10th the Seafarers' Log carried an article giving details on the Latin American nations are also its international waterborne com­ ever. The report found that be­ nomination and election procedures. giving extensive aid to their in­ merce to U. S.-flag ships. Nicara­ tween 1964 and 1965 the gross The Defense Department an­ '$>dividual national fleets. These He described plans for a series South American fleets, the report gua on the other hand, has been tonnage of 15 Latin American nounced that the Great Lakes able to attract 25 percent of its seagoing nations increased by ports will be given an even break of four "super-locks" on the all- notes, are also for the most part foreign waterborne trade to its 676,000 gross tons or better than in competition for government Canadian Welland Canal between government-owned and controlled. own vessels. Columbia has suc­ 9 per cent. shipping of military cargoes. Sen­ Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. He Critics within the United States ceeded to the tune of 30 percent. The report admitted that "as­ ator William Proxmire (D-Wis.) forecast that the canal would be Government have been attacking To do this, these nations have sistance in one form of another to a nation's maritime industries has applauded the decision stating that able to accommodate over a 100 the nation's 50-50 cargo prefer­ provided their merchant fleets it was long overdue, but mighty million tons of cargo in a naviga­ ence laws which, require that half with such varied indirect aids as been accepted as a necessity by welcome. Proxmire was one of tion season. Its capacity is ap­ of all U. S. Government-generated favorable tax rates, accelerated many governments. "Other nations whose entry in­ the 12 senators, who last month proximately 60 million tons and it cargoes be carried in American- depreciation, loans at low inter­ urged the department to include is expected to rise to 70 million flag ships. These critics claim that est rates, preference arrangements to maritime affairs was more re­ Great Lakes traffic in competi­ tons after the completion of cur­ our 50-50 laws are offensive and the reservation of their cabo­ cent, found that if such industries tive bidding on military cargo. rent improvements due in 1970. toward other maritime nations and tage trade to ships of their own were to survive in one of the most engender hard feelings toward the registry—plus the direct assistance competitive of international busi­ Dredging operations have been Dr. Camu made it clear that United States which could result of operating and construction sub­ nesses, they too would have to completed, opening the Calumet Canadian authorities are not think­ in retaliatory action in the area of sidies. extend one or more kinds of River to bigger ocean-going vessels ing in terms of only domestic shipping. The principle means of support­ assistance to their shipbuilding in­ for the 6.2 miles into Lake Calu­ Great Lakes traffic. He pointed Many of the Latin American ing these fleets was found to be dustries." met. Deepening of the 200 foot to the campaign of Japanese ship­ nations who complain most bitter­ wide channel from 21 to 27 feet builders to produce ever larger ly about U. S. cargo preference means full utilization of the St. laws themselves offer cargo pref­ super-carriers as the trend toward Lawrence Seaway into Chicago by erence and other subsidy aids to ships of the 25,000 ton class, and newer efforts in transportation their own national fleets. Some economies. An additional advan­ full use of the port by big lake have offered these aids for genera­ tage of enlarging the locks to ac­ carriers. tions, and many of the Latin The tanker, Transbay, paid off commodate the new super-carriers American cargo preference regu­ by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area in Lorain, Ohio which was a would be that they could handle lations are far more stringent than surprise at this time of the year, two conventional ocean ships at the U. S. law. A recent newspaper article pointed out that extreme right-wing since most deep-sea ships are out a time, thus improving traffic In general these nations have groups will attempt to infiltrate legitimate democratic organizations in on the West Coast. The crew had movement along the Seaway. also been far more successful than the hope of eventually controlling them. been aboard for five and oneEventually, Dr. Camu foresees the United States in guaranteeing The Minutemen, Birchers and others of the same like have failed half months. All hands consid­ eliminating the seven locks by cargo for it's ships, the report to sell their trash on the open market of American opinion and now ered the trip a good one. The will resort to subversion of legi- ^ replacing them with a concept of notes. that appears on the board. Lewis steward department was rewarded The U. S. for instance, has been timate groups. Labor members has -been a union member since with a vote of thanks from the four "super-locks." who have fought hard for their crew. rights as union men should re­ 1944. Also watching the board member that these are the same for a good job is Ira Wilioughby, The Transbay will be cut in people we have had to fight since Jr. His last ship was the Alcoa half and a 70 foot midsection will the beginning of the labor move­ Master. be added. It is anticipated that ment; only the names have • Norfolk the job will take a couple of changed. months. Some time in September Looking forward to a wellthe Transbay will probably crew earned rest is Walt Butterton after The College of American Pathologists, an association of about Philadelphia up again. a long trip as bosun on the Duval. 4,500 medical doctors specializing in pathology, has been charged John Pierce is spending a week A complete rebuilding of the with anti-trust conspiracy by the Justice Department. Members of with his family before he starts Also, recently off the Duval is Carl Carlson who would like to 'St. Lawrence Seaway is distinctly the college own virtually all the ^ shipping again. sign on the ship again when she on the maritime horizon, Dr. 20,000 commercial medical lab­ medical laboratory services. The Rick Rest is ready crews up after a ten day lay up. Pierre Camu, President of the St. laboratories have sales totaling in to go with the Edwin Thomas is now fit for duty Lawrence Seaway Authority of oratories in the U. S. excess of $3 billion. first bosun's job and hoping for a fireman's job Attorney General Katzenbach Canada, told a meeting of the that appears. Jim­ soon. Looking for a steward's job The civil suit filed by the Jus­ International Association of Great said that the public has been tice Department in Chicago, my Chadzak said is John Harris. His last ship was Lakes Ports of projected plans forced to pay excessive prices for stated that the association and its that he would like the Eagle Traveler. for a new and improved Seaway. blood tests, urinalysis and other members are engaged in a con­ to ride a coal ship Boston come the end of spiracy aimed at complete control Armond Ramos watching the the month. An­ of all commercial medical labora­ SIU Hosts Japanese Unionists ... Chadzak thony Adomatis board. Armond says he will take tories solely for the profit of path­ expects to be fit for duty and first job that ologists. shows. After eight The College was also charged ready to ship in the near future. months on the with making price-fixing agree­ New York beach Paul Nor­ ments under which prices for Stopping by the hall to see old ton is looking for laboratory services have been friends after paying off the Globe a floating hotel. maintained at artificially high Carrier in Norfolk was J. R. Shan­ Amos Buzzelle is levels and under which prices for non. He plans to take a rest be­ anxious to get to goods and services purchased by fore his next trip. O. P. Oakley is sea again. Buz­ laboratories from hospitals and zelle was last on other institutions have been main­ also taking a small vacation prior Ramos to looking for his next ship. Broth­ the Rohin Gray tained at artificially low levels. er Oakley was last on the Platte As a result of these actions, the where he was chief steward for as third cook. Puerto Rico Justice Department charged, the a year. P. J. Garcia is on the public has been forced to pay beach waiting for a bos'n's job A month long stand against higher prices for medical labora­ heading for Puerto Rico. Enjoy­ participating in Medicare by 25 tory services and for insurance ing the heat wave with Garcia was Puerto Rican private hospitals covering these services. The De­ F. Teti who dropped by to say ended last week when the U.S. partment said that laboratories not hello. Labor Department stated that operated solely for the profit of existing federal minimum wages Baltimore pathologists, are prevented from would not apply to hospital per­ expanding their markets because sonnel. Also in regard to Medi­ Shipping has been very good Members of the Kanagawa Regional Labor Team from Japan visited of the unreasonable restraints im­ care the Department of Health during the last period and it ap­ SIU facilities in the port of Detroit recently on a two-day inspec­ posed by the College of Pathol­ pears that it will continue for said that they will pay most of the tion tour. The group is shown at Metropolitan Airport prior to ogists. the next two weeks. Ascension bills not covered by Medicare in departing for New Orleans. Left to right, are, interpreter Matsuo; The Justice Department has Torres, a Seafarer since 1948, is cases involving impoverished pa­ K, Koono, jsresident of the Toshiba Workers Union; .T. Yoshida, asked for an injuction against on the beach waiting for an oil­ tients. of the All Japan Seamen's Union; Pat Finnerty, representing the further .monopolistic practices by er's berth. Torres was last on Eugenio Nunez took a brief SIU Great Lakes District; T. Yashuda, of the Yokohama Mitsu­ the College and an order requiring the Chilore as an oiler. Seafarer rest after an extended stay on bishi Heavy Industrial Workers Union; Fred Dough from- the whatever action is judged neces­ Oliver Lewis recently left the the Alcoa Explorer. Calixto Gon­ inited States Labor Department; H. Kuze, of the All Japan Auto sary to restore competition to the Yorkmar to get a physical check­ zalez was on the same ship and up. He's ready now for any run is ready to go again. laboratory testing industry. The Atlantic Coast Cov't Charges Doctors' Group With Anti-Trust Conspiracy �Page Six SEAFARERS July 22, 1966 LOG 'm:. QUESTION; Have you learned a good opportunity for a Seafarer any foreign languages during to learn a foreign language. your years of sailing. <|> Mashack Battle: Yes, French John Fanoll: Yes, I've learned and Spanish. I found learning a smattering of Spanish, French, Spanish easiest Indian and Japa­ since I had stu­ nese. Surprisingly, died it in high I think Japanese school. A langu­ is an easy lan­ age is learned fas­ guage to leam. ter when you Of course, I spent have to speak it some time in Jap­ to get along. Hav­ an while I was in ing shipmates the Navy. English who speak a for­ is a universal lan­ eign language also helps a per­ guage and will work for you any son to become fluent in a particu­ place in the world. I was in Sai­ lar language. However, in most gon and I think that is the most countries you will find that the difficult place to get around with­ people speak at least a little Eng­ out knowing the local language. lish. ^l> Adam Swiszczowski: I learned Portuguese after a number of trips to Brazil. I also know a little Polish and a little French. The Pol­ ish I learned at home as you might guess. The French I picked up around the M e d i t e r r anean ports that I have visited dur­ ing my years of sailing. I find that English is good almost every­ where, and it seems that Spanish is second as far as general world­ wide usage. Fazil All: Yes, I learned Dutch while on an Atlantic run. I think most Seafarers learn a foreign language after they have gone to a particular coun­ try often enough. Usually, they pick up a few impor­ tant words that will help them get around. And of course slang. I think France is the most difficult place to get around without know­ ing the native language. Edgar Vazquez: No, I never learned a foreign language. But, I have found it easy Chuck Ellis: No, I never have to get along speak­ learned a foreign language through ing Spanish and sailing. However, English. Even in I think that this is the Far East a because, of all the Seafarer can get countries I've along with Span­ been to I have ish and English. been able to get However, I think along with the two that India is the languages I al­ hardest place to get around if ready knew, Eng­ someone is not familiar with the lish and German. language. Not many people seem I have only sailed to Europe and I to be aware of English there. I have found that English or Ger­ think most Seafarers are able to man can get you around anywhere get around without speaking a for­ in Europe. Sailing certainly offers eign language. SlU of Canada Ship Narrowly Averts Head-On Collision With Oil Tanker The SIU of Canada-contracted lakes carrier Frankcliffe Hall nar­ rowly averted a collision with a large oil tanker on July 13. A rain squall had shifted an anchored, fully-loaded oil tanker into a posi­ tion where it blocked the chan- f; nel off Longue Point in the East aster that could have matched the End of Montreal Harbor. The recent New York harbor disaster, would have been probable. tanker, Petro Emperor, was heav­ The Frankcliffe Hall is owned ily loaded with high octane. by the Hall Corporation of Can­ The Frankcliffe Hall, upbound ada. It is the third ship of the in the St. Lawrence river, was a company to be involved in a col­ mere 1,000 yards from the tanker lision on the St. Lawrence in re­ before the pilot spotted it through cent years. the dense rain and mist. The The Lawrencecliffe Hall, a sis­ laker immediately dropped an­ ter ship of the Frankcliffe Hall, chor and veered aside, barely collided with the freighter Sunek missing the tanker. off the Island of Orleans. The In its efforts to avoid a colli­ vessel capsized and sank, but was sion with the tanker the Frank­ later refloated and is scheduled cliffe Hall scraped the bow of to be back in operation shortly. another anchored ship, the freight­ The Leecliffe Hall sank on Sep­ er Gloxenia, and ran aground at tember 5, 1964, after colliding a yacht club amidst a group of with the freighter Apollania, east anchored pleasure craft. Damage of Ile-aux-Coudres. to the Frankcliffe Hall and the The 20,000 ton Frankcliffe Gloxenia were described as Hall proved more fortunate than "light". There was no damage to her sister ships. After a cursory the tanker. If there had been a check of damage, the vessel con­ collision between the tanker and tinued her trip up the St. Law­ the carrier, observers felt a dis- rence to the Seaway. Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville .. Tampa Mobile New Orleans . Houston Wilmingd;on .. San Francisco Seattle Totals Oilif ft bilmMl Wat«ri July 1 to July 14, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED All Groui)S All Groups Class A Class E( Class C Class A Class B 0 0 1 1 7 21 17 31 24 56 3 0 9 2 4 6 4 19 11 36 0 1 0 3 6 5 4 5 9 4 1 1 3 2 1 16 14 19 18 11 6 23 37 33 49 30 14 13 43 35 6 7 2 2 12 24 11 41 17 47 6 7 1 6 9 97 117 222 151 277 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals Class A 1 56 4 16 2 5 4 20 44 15 11 19 14 231 Class B 2 32 4 15 4 5 1 13 22 20 6 23 6 153 Class A 0 33 2 16 4 1 4 15 60 24 8 21 9 197 SJF TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 0 1 42 7 3 4 9 18 4 1 4 4 5 0 12 9 36 32 20 16 8 4 31 15 6 10 188 113 Class B Class C 1 1 19 18 4 5 9 4 3 0 5 5 0 2 16 4 16 5 10 23 11 5 34 22 7 8 131 107 ARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 1 28 3 17 5 4 4 9 8 3 0 1 0 2 5 0 3 0 0 6 10 13 21 30 2 18 10 18 6 4 10 11 39 14 3 4 7 137 78 117 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 24 4 171 66 32 18 102 44 16 21 10 11 9 8 75 23 127 64 135 48 19 0 50 1 36 4 811 307 REGISTERED on BEACH Class A 7 136 18 69 9 7 7 41 78 98 14 48 32 564 Class B 2 51 18 44 16 5 5 20 59 100 2 1 6 329 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 3 4 40 128 17 11 35 60 6 13 6 8 0 13 16 45 73 108 83 38 7 2 0 48 27 13 250 554 YOUR DOULAR'S WORTH igSeafarer's Gqide to Better Buying By Sidney Margolius A man named James L. Goddard, the new Com- special medical needs, there is no scientific basis for misisoner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, recommending routine use of dietary supplements." is putting on a determined campaign that can save Moreover, the labels will no longer use the words your family money on vitamins and medicines. "minimum daily requirements." Manufacturers have In a series of actions, Dr. Goddard is requiring been playing on these words to boast that the various drug and vitamin manufacturers to label their prod­ vitamins in their capsules, tablets or liquids provide, ucts more truthfully. Thus you, and in some cases for example, twice the minimum requirements for your doctor too, will be able to know more accurately vitamin D, five times the MDR for vitamin Bl, and what you are buying, whether you really need it, and so on. to compare values more knowledgeably. But. says the Food and Drug AdminisU-ation, the The drug and vitamin manufacturers are threaten­ "minimum daily requirement" guide it established 25 ing to kick up a row over some of Dr. Goddard's new years ago, "has been widely misunderstood and fre­ rules. But the scientific facts and the law are on his quently abused. The implication seemed to be that side, and quite evidently, he's on the consumer's side. more than the 'minimum' was beneficial to health." In his latest action, the Commissioner has clamped The FDA also points out that some vitamin sup­ down on the labeling of vitamin products and food plements contain as many as 75 ingredients, only a supplements. There is little doubt that some people few of which have any real value as food supple­ over-use such products, buying them over the counter ments. or from door-to-door salesmen without consulting a Under the forthcoming rules, such supplements will doctor first to see whether the vitamins are actually be restricted to 11 vitamins and six minerals. needed. It would even be less expensive to ask a doctor, They also should bd cheaper on that basis. But in as well as safer. Multi-vitamin preparations cost a any case, there is a wide disparity between namelot of money. While some ill people and small chil­ brand vitamin products and the private brands of dren may need vitamin supplements, most people eat large retailers. The wholesale prices indicate that the a sufficiently varied diet to get the vitamins they brand-name vitamin packages charge the public 500 require. to 600 per ce..: more than the wholesale cost. Excess vitamins of the water-soluble types are The Direct Drug Service, in Washington, D. C., merely excreted from your body, but overconsump- operated by co-ops, the Senior Citizens and the Farm­ tion of some types of vitamins may affect your well- ers' Union, sell such preparations used by older peo­ being if they accumulate in your body. ple, as "Tonic Tabs" for $1.95 per 100 tablets, com­ Unless the vitamin manufacturers manage to knock pared to $4.95 for the widely-advertised Geritol. out the proposed restrictions in forthcoming hearings, "We have become habituated to the use of drugs about six months from now you are going to see quite and automatically reach for a bottle of medicine to a change in the labels of vitamin products. They all relieve any distress we have," Dr. K. V. R. Wrightwill say on their packages: "Vitamins and minerals man, Professor of Medicine at Toronto University, are supplied in abundant amounts by the foods we told a conference of the Consumers Association of we eat. The Food and Nutrition Board of the Na­ Canada. Among other points he made: "If you have tional Research Council recommends that dietary a sore throat, don't reach for a wonder drug. Salt needs be satisfied by foods. Except for persons with and water, are a tried and true remedy." i - I �July 22, 19M SEAFARERS Pace Seven LOG i-Man, One-Vote Ruling Compjled With In 46 States The shift to population-based apportionment in the country's 50 state legislatures has almost been completed, a Congressional Quarterly survey shows. While minor adjustments still will be required in some states, the latest count shows 46 of the 50 state legislatures will enter elections this year and next with districts based substantially on the population principle. The four states which still deviate the most from the Supreme Court s one-man, one-vote" standard appear to be Lx)uisiana, Mis­ sissippi, Hawaii and Maine—but additional reapportionment is expected in all of these within the next two years. Many other states still have a few districts vap^ing to a lesser degree from the population principle and may be required to correct these defects in future years. The move toward population-based apportionment began immediately after the Supreme Court's landmark 1962 decision in Baker v. Carr and accelerated rapidly following the 1964 Reynolds v. Sims decision that made it clear that not just one but both houses of each legislature must meet the "one-man, one-vote" test. The process of achieving a clear population base of apportionment, however, has not been without political battles of proportions never before witnessed at the state legislative level. In virtually every one of the states where apportionment action oc­ curred, there was a determined but losing struggle by rural elements to retain a controlling voice. But with the prodding of the courts, the vast bulk of the states have moved decisively to change representation to reflect the new urban- suburban majorities. Reapportionment plans have been effected in 49 states since 1962. (Oregon, the only exception, already had strict population-based apportionment.) Where legislatures were hesitant or refused to act, the courts inter­ vened directly to speed legislative action or even handed down appor­ tionment plans of their own. Court-devised apportionment schemes have been ordered into effect in 12 states—Alabama, Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Okla­ homa, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Wyoming. The U.S. Supreme Court itself has been involved in reapportion­ ment cases from 21 states since its 1962 ruling in a case in which the Tennessee General Assembly was being challenged. In addition to Tennessee, the states whose cases have been carried to the high court include Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington and Wyo­ ming. The Textile Workers of America have re-elected William Pollock as president and John Chupka as secretary-treasurer at their con­ vention in Montreal. The dele­ gates approved resolutions calling for a Congressional investigation of the J. P. Stevens Co., the anti­ union Southern textile firm; at­ tacked wage guidelines in the ab­ sence of price and profit limita­ tions; supported pending civil rights legislation and supported the President on Viet Nam while calling for more economic assist­ ance to that nation. AFL-CIO president George Meany has announced a change in the regional structure of the AFLCIO along with the appointment of two regional directors. George Craig has been named director of the newly reorganized Region III and John Schreier, director of Region XI, Michigan. Under the reorganization plan Region II made up of New York and New Jersey will now cover only New York. Region IV, covering Dela­ ware, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia will exclude Delaware. The new Region III, now covering Pennsylvania will include Delaware and New Jersey. Western Greyhound Lines workers have won a six-week strike that granted them wage in­ creases, dental care for office em­ ployees and an employer-financed pension plan. The dental care program was the first in the indus­ try for the 5,500 people employed by the line. The settlement also raises wage rates for the drivers and provides for a managementfinanced pension plan. Women workers now repre­ sent 35 percent of the total work force, according to the Labor De­ partment's new 1965 Handbook of Women Workers. Women workers have accounted for more than 60 per cent of the gain in the nation's work force between 1940 and 1964. Projections indi­ cate that the present 26 million women workers are likely to in­ crease by 41 percent between 1964 and 1980, while male work­ ers will gain only 27 per cent. Half of all women workers are more than 40 years old and nearly 40 percent are 45 or older. Half of all women between the ages of 45 and 54 are in the workforce. Union, Mississippi, was the site of a victory by the United Furni­ ture Workers of America. The union not only faced stiff com­ pany opposition, but also had to contend with harrassment by the Ku Klux Klan. Both company and Klan were repudiated in an NLRB election when the UFWA came out on top 85-42. Klan members spread racist rumors and prevented the union from finding a hall where all workers could meet. Workers solved that problem by meeting outdoors in a field. The company equated a vote for the union as a vote for the NAACP. Workers responded by wearing union buttons on the job. What's the Matter With Uncle Sam? The position of the U.S. as a major polit­ ical and economic power demands that it have a first-rate shipping industry. Instead, it has a fifth-rate industry, and except for the resurgence of shipping activity necessi­ tated by the demands of the Viet Nam con­ flict, its decline would be continuing even now. Foreign maritime nations, which under­ stand the importance of their merchant fleets and are determined to assure their growth and expansion, are not unhappy with the plight of U.S. shipping. In fact they fervently hope that our Government's indifference and sabotage of the American maritime industry continues. They hope for the day when the U.S. flag-ships would be driven from the seas and they could take over its functions and they could deal with the U.S. as a "havenot" nation in respect to a merchant marine and all that it would imply. The attitude of the foreign maritime nations is not difficult to understand. It is based on their own self-interest. What is difficult to accept is that our own Government is pushing us toward the point where, if there is not a reversal of attitude and policy, the U. S. could become a nation without a merchant marine. The basic argument for allowing the mer­ chant marine to dwindle as advanced by the so-called advisors to our Government seems to boil down to "foreign-flag ships are cheaper." Well, so is everything else that is produced abroad. Workers and industries outside the U. S. do not participate in the American standard of living. If the Government atti­ tude toward maritime was extended to other American industries and the concept was to favor foreign industries which produce at lower costs and wages than our own, then you could kiss America goodbye. It is Government's responsibility to pro­ tect the American standard of living and to do so by providing the atmosphere and poli­ cies that makes it possible for every segment of our economy to grow and share in the national prosperity. It applies to maritime as it does to other U. S. industry. A Healthy Reversal The failure to repeal section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act was in part due to the neg­ ative attitude of the nation's press. Too often the editorial pages parroted the management cliches whereby "right to work" was pictured as the last stand for free enterprise in America. Too often there was no presenta­ tion of the labor viewpoint. An editorial entitled "Right to Work Laws a Fraud," which appeared in the Dominion News of Morgantown, W. Va., is a healthy reversal of the standard editorial on 14(b). The News points out that right to work laws do "not give anyone the right to work but rather give him the dubious privilege to be unorganized and at the mercy of any employer." "Right to Work" is a catchy slogan cal­ culated to appeal to the American sense of fair play and the protection of individual rights. In fact the principle of "right to work" is hypocritical doubletalk. It denies the laborer his basic right: the right to organize and bargain collectively for decent wages and conditions. The editorial explains that "the union shop is not compulsory unionism," but rather that it is a "basic principle that a worker benefiting from collective bargaining should pay his share and not become a freeloader." "Right to work" laws, the editorial points out, deny to labor what is unquestioned among professional and business groups. These laws are less than subtle efforts at union busting. The Dominion News has named them for what they are: frauds— frauds perpetrated not only against the work­ ing man, but against the general public. �Page Eight SEAFARERS LOG The we miMA- <• IIUI f! J. i|:" iff A , ' ,1 July 22, 1966 t'i ^ .V ' . • ij ,. " 1 ^ A . ^ �Jnlr 22, 1966 O VER the last twenty years the U.S. economy has been expanding steadily. In 1945, the gross national product was 213.6 billions of dollars; in 1964 the gross national product had advanced to 622.6 billions of dollars. In recent years the gross national product has been increas­ ing at the rate of better than 5 % annually. — In the same period the nation's foreign com­ merce has more than doubled. But the U.S. mari­ time industry has been declining dangerously during this period of boom and prosperity. While there were some 5,(K)0 US ships in 1945, there are today less than 1,000 active vessels. The U.S. shipping industry, like other domestic industries, provides jobs for thousands of seamen and other workers in the building and repair yards and in the many allied and related service indust­ ries. The seamen who man the ships are paid wages based on-the U.S. standard of living. Mari­ time workers and the industry generally contribute to the economy by the payment of taxes to the Federal Government and to states and municipali­ ties. The industry and its workers are an integral part of the American economy. In these respects maritime is like any other domestic industry. I SEAFARERS LOG given a wide range of support by their own govern­ ments to assure that they are able to compete effectively. W HILE U. S. shipping is allowed to suffer and deteriorate from the effects of lower cost, low-wage, foreign competition, most other American industries are protected against such competition by various means, among them protective tariffs—taxes which are placed on im­ ported raw materials and manufactured goods that compete in the American market with Amer­ ican products. This form of protection, in addition to a range of other forms of assistance to assure their con­ tinued functioning, is made available by our Gov­ ernment to virtually every U. S. industry con­ fronted with foreign competition. The qamera manufacturing industry is protected. The watch making industry is protected. So are the drug, plastics, chemical, petroleum, textiles, sugar, wear­ ing apparel, steel and auto industries. Without the tariff and the other forms of assistance and protection which these industries receive from Government, it is certain that they would be in the same danger of extinction that U.S. maritime now faces. TTOW long, for example, could the American XI auto industry survive, if Tower cost foreign cars could be shipped into this country and sold in our cities more cheaply than comparable American cars? Not long. Without the protec­ tion of tariff, Detroit would become a ghost city in no time and American auto workers would be lucky to work a few weeks a year, until the indus­ try disappeared entirely. That is why a tariff is Pmge Nine N an imported watch valued at $10.00 there is a tariff of $2.25, plus 35 % of the value plus 12ViC for each jewel. Thus there is a tax of approximately $3.15 on a watch valued at $10.00. On drugs the tariff amounts to 25% of the value. In many chemical products there is a tax amounting to half of the value of the products. Similar protection is given in the form of quotas and tariffs on sugar and petroleum pro­ ducts. Protection is also provided for the domes­ tic plastics industry, textile industry, apparel in­ dustry, automobile and steel and others. If protective tariffs, depletion allowances, im­ port quotas and other forms of assistance and protection are deemed essential for most Ameri­ can domestic industry, what is the logic and sense in saying that in respect to shipping this nation should depend for the carriage of its foreign com­ merce on foreign flag vessels because they are O cheaper—as many responsible for establishing policy have been ad­ vocating? If the American maritime industry is forced to compete with low cost foreign competition with­ out support or assistance from our Government, then it surely cannot survive. But then neither could any oAer American industry survive if it was forced to compete with low cost foreign in­ dustry without the protections they now enjoy. T is extremely dangerous for anyone concerned with the preservation of American standards to accept the concept that American industry should be protected against foreign competition—• with the exception of the American maritime industry. Such a concept has within it the seeds of destruction of the American standard and the American economy. If the U. S. shipping is cut adrift and allowed to sink for the lack of Government protection, what assurance is there that the same line of reasoning will not be applied next to the camera industry which under such circumstances would also surely die? And then to the drug industry, and to textiles, to chemicals, to wearing apparel land so on, down the line. I N one other respect, however, the Maritime industry is unlike any other segment of our economy. And in this difference lies the rea­ son that the U. S. shipping industry has not been able to share in the expanding Ameriean economy; in fact, while the economy generally expands, while other industries grow and prosper, the U. S. shipping industry continues to decline. The reason for. this difference between the State of the mari&ne industry and other key industries is that our Government does not assist or protect maritime in the same way it does other industries. placed on a foreign made car sold in the United^ States. In virtually every industry the story is Because of its pecuUar nature, U. S. shippings faces problems uiilike those of the rest of the the same. For no U, S. industry can compete economy. For example^ the shipping industry with goods and services from abroad if we are must compete on a more open Gompetitive market to maintain the American standard of living which than industries based and operating in the United: has made this nation a major economic and States.; In seeking cargo in the open marketpolitical power. both in the United States and abroad—American ; The U. S. shipping industry makes an impor­ Our nation is quite obviously determined to vessels>must compete directly with vessels of na­ tant contribution to the American economy and maintain the Americanv standard of living by tions whose crews are paid less than American to the well being of all American citizens. It is protecting domestic industry against the otherwise^ seaman, just as auto workers, textile workers^i : in the national interest that the United States services. '.isteel workers, watch makers, and all other work-^ I have a thriving shipping setup, one that shares ' era in foreign nations are paid less than their For example, on camera equipment brough|£3^ f in our expansion and development as a nation. iitoerican counterparts. in from abroad, tariffs must be paid ranging from Should the American maritime industry he aban­ TMiile the American maritime industry must || 12 to 25 percent of the value of the producti On doned, the effects will not be felt alone by marl' also meet the higher U. S. safety and opera- • a motion picture camera of $:^ value or higher, , : time workers. The whole nation will be affected rion^ standards, it must compete with forei^ - a tariff of 12 to 15 percent of the vahie is im^^ t, and weakened. ijh^^hich„amiiee of these standairia:an^ i|||ased, in addition to $50 per camerav Thttt, Ghp'' The maritime indnstiy's ooe for survival and further able to operate morc <dieaply^|gi^ $100 camcmr;: a nrinimum tariff of ;$70 is ; ii^ ''v-'ilfe'a „ �•?'-1 i. •1" Page Ten Jnlr 22, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG 46th SlU Member Is Lkensed To Sail As Ship's Engineer i I- r -• 1; One of the sharpest critics of United States pol­ fundamental to any kind of disarmament by iieaty icy in Viet Nam is the noted American columnist has long been evident to those who have worked Walter Lippmann, whose articles appear in News­ on the problem. The Chancellor's willingness to week magazine and in hundreds of newspapers submit the whole German military power to inter­ throughout the nation. They are widely read here national inspection is, therefore, as definite an and abroad and many people consider his views on evidence of good faith as it was in his power to international affairs as authoritative. In regard to offer the world. Viet Nam, Lippmann contends that the U. S. ex­ For the address itself, both as to its substance aggerates the threat of Communist expansion and and its manner, there must be a very high degree of Communist China's aspirations to dominate of general approval. The difficulty, which will Southeast Asia. cause the world to be reserved in its judgment, Lippmann's views are no doubt shared by other will come from trying to reconcile it with the Americans, but what makes his particularly sig­ Nazi propaganda, with Herr Hitler's own speeches nificant is that he is, as a syndicated columnist, an in the past, with the recent speeches of some of influence on public opinion. His estimate today of his own ministers, with the ruthless injustice of the character and aims of Communist totalitarian­ the treatment meted out to the German Jews, with ism recalls how he underestimated another totali­ the violence of the attack, as symbolized by the tarian regime—Hitler's Nazi setup in Germany— burning of the books, upon the spirit of peace and back on May 19, 1933. Although it was already international comity. How does one reconcile the clear that Hitlerism was bent on the destruction of genuinely statesman-like address with official words the liberty of minorities and trade unionists, Lipp­ and official actions that have caused consternation mann urged the world to believe that Hitler was throughout the civilized world? There will be some who will say that the address sincere in his desire for peace and urged the world to accept "the evidence of German goodwill and is merely a shrewd maneuver and that it must seek by all possible means to meet it and justify it." be rejected as insincere. I do not take this view. The suffering and destruction that Hitler later The truer explanation, I believe, is that we have visited on the world underscored the error of heard once more, through the fog and the din, the Lippmann's judgment. Lippmann's readers today hysteria and the animal passions of a great revolu­ should weigh his evaluation of Hitler's foreign tion, the authentic voice of a genuinely civilized policy as set down in his article of May 19, 1933, people. I am not only willing to believe that, but reprinted below against his current judgment on it seems to me that all historical experience compels one to believe it. The idea that any people is Viet Nam. intrinsically outcast has no foundation except in ignorance and cupidity. It was an intolerable idea when it was applied to the German nation and It was evident from the first impression of Hen- written like the Treaty of Versailles, and it is an Hitler's speech that he had chosen the path opened intolerable idea when it is applied now by the to him by President Roosevelt, and that the im­ Germans themselves to an integral part of their mediate crisis had therefore been surmounted. A own nation. To deny today that Germany can close reading of the full English text of the address speak as a civilized power, because uncivilized is even more reassuring. In so far as words can things are being said and done in Germany, is in bind the actions of a people the Chancellor went itstelf a deep form of intolerance. Like all in­ further than any one had dared to hope in offering tolerance it betrays a lack of moral wisdom, in specific guarantees that he does not wish to disturb this case the moral wisdom of religious insight the peace. Not only was he definitely reassuring into the dual nature of man. on those very points which are at the root of the Those who have that wisdom will pass judgment European political disorder, but in the manner upon the actions of men but never upon their which he employed to present the German case whole natures. Who that has studied history and no fair-minded person can fail to recognize that cares for the truth would judge the French people the bitter truculence of the Nazi propaganda was by what went on during the Terror? Or the British singularly lacking, and that Herr Hitler remained people by what happened in Ireland? Or the Amer­ strictly within the limits of honest indignation at ican people by the hideous record of lynchings? the injustices and humiliation to which Germany Or the Catholic Church by the Spanish Inquisition? had been subjected. Or Protestantism by the Ku-Klux-Klan? Or the The specific assurances are to be found in his Jews by their parvenus? Who then shall judge discussion of the problem of the frontiers. Thus, finally the Germans by the frightfulness of war after saying that Versailles had failed to find a times and of the present revolution? If a people is solution of the eastern boundaries which "met to be judged solely by its crimes and its sins, all Poland's understandable claims just the same as the peoples of this planet are utterly damned. Such Germany's natural rights," the Chancellor stated judgments can produce only the deepest kind of that "nevertheless no German government will of anarchy. The civilized judgment, on which de­ its own volition break an agreement that cannot pends all the possibilities of a decent human life, be abrogated except by substituting a better one. requires that men, while condemning and resisting However, this acknowledgment of the legal char­ evil deeds, should be unfaltering in their faith in acter of such a treaty can only be a general one. and their response to the healing impulses of their Not only the victor has claims to the rights granted fellow men. therein, but also the vanquished. The right to So the outer world will do well to accept the demand revision of this treaty, however, is founded evidence of German goodwill and seek by al on the treaty itself. As the motif and measure of possible means to meet it and to justify it. He; its demand, Germany desires nothing but the ex­ Hitler has said that "the generation of this youn; periences thus far attained, and the undeniable Germany, which in its life hitherto came to kno findings of logical, critical reason." Unless I am only the distress, misery and woe of its own people, greatly mistaken, this is the most definite pledge has suffered too tremendously under the madness that has yet been given by any German govern­ of our time to intend to inflict the same upon ment that it would pursue its .claim for revision others." It is the intention of the young Germany within the framework of the Covenant of the which Adolph Hitler leads that has troubled man­ League of Nations. For it is in the Covenant, most kind, as the German Chancellor must know from particularly in Article XIX, that the right of the the reports of every honest German diplomat and "vanquished" to appeal to the "findings of logical, emissary in the outer world. He will find that critical reason" is stipulated. the further he can go to prove that it is not the This pledge as to the territorial ambitions of intention of young Germany to inflict upon others Germany was supplemented by a specific offer the misery and humiliation it has suffered, the which is certainly of the utmost importance. This greater will be Germany's dignity and power in, was in the Chancellor's emphasis on that part of the council of nations. For the world, and most' the MacDonald plan, which is also a fundamental certainly the American part of it, desires neither requirement of the French plans, that armaments that Germany should be morally isolated or poli­ should be subjected to international supervision. tically encircled or economically destroyed, and What is important here is that he offered, provided every interest of the American nation is to prevent other nations took a similar position, to submit that from happening. This is not 1914. As world not only the Germany army to international super­ power is now distributed, Germany can become vision, but all the semi-military and semi-official isolated or encircled only in so far as she rejects organizations, such as the Nazi storm troops and the common standards of civilized men and by the Steel Helmets. That such supervision of all deliberate injustice or calculated violence cuts her­ kinds of actual and potential military force is self off from the confidence of mankind. (Continued from page 3) Joseph Zeschitz, 49, an elevenyear union member who sailed as a fireman-watertender; Richard Ranly, 43, who sailed with the SIU for 14 pars in all engine department ratings; William Biskas, 48, a member of the SIU for 21-years has sailed as a fireman-watertender and oiler; Alfred Davis, 35, has been sail­ ing with the SIU since 1962 as its kind in maritime history. It allows engine department seafar­ ers to obtain instruction in pre­ paration for their Third Engineer's License, their Temporary Third Engineer's License, or their ori­ ginal Second Assistant Engineer's Rodriguez Michaels Barnes a wiper, fireman-watertender and tankerman. Jim Smith, 47, an SIU member since 1939 who sailed as electri­ cian; Walter Dawson, 39, a five-year union member, who shipped as a fireman-watertender, oiler and pumpman; Harry Mitchell, Jr., 26, who joined the union in 1964 and sailed as a fireman-watertender and oiler; License in either steam or motor vessel classifications. The training school is opermeals, hotel lodging and subsis­ tence payment of $110 per week while in training. Engine department Seafarers are eligible to apply for any of the upgrading programs if they are 19 years of age or older and have 18 months of Q.M.E.D. watch standing time in the engine Ranly Zeschitz Davis Thomas Barnes, 31, an SIU member since 1956, who sailed as oiler; Thomas Scanlon, 33, a 10-year SIU man, with ratings of oiler and fireman-watertender; William McChesney, 56, fire­ man-watertender and oiler, who has been an SIU member for 15 years. The Seafarers who obtained Dawson their Second Engineers licenses are: Charles Michaels, 50, an SIU member for 10 years, who sailed as electrician; Adolph Rodriguez, 36-years old, who has been a member of the SIU 10 years and sailed as a fireman-watertender. The SIU-MEBA District 2 training program is the first of Biskas department, plus six months ex­ perience as a wiper or equivalent. The joint Union training pro­ gram was instituted to enable Seaated under a reciprocal agreement between the SIU and District 2 of MEBA. SIU men who enroll in the program are provided with farers to obtain their licenses and to help meet the shortage of mar­ ine engineers arising from the Viet Nam crisis. McChesney Smith Mitchell Scanlon The joint SIU-MEBA District 2 licensed engineers training pro­ gram is the first opportunity that unlicensed seamen have had to obtain a license and employment as engineers, at no cost to them­ selves. SIU engine department men in­ terested in the program should ap­ ply immediately, or obtain addi­ tional informatioil at any SIU hall, or directly at SIU headquar­ ters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ lyn, N. Y. 11232. The telephone number is HYacinth 9=6600. CASH BENEFITS PAID Hospital Benefits . . . Death Benefits .... Disability Benefits , Maternity Benefits Dependent Benefits Optical Benefits . . . . Out-Patient Benefits Number of Benefits 6,610 47 870 43 675 966 5,373 Amount Paid 68.541.90 $ 113,020.83 130,500.00 8,507.32 134,726.05 14.510.91 37,899.50 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFiT5 PAID THIS PERIOD 16^)35 $1A>83,806.23 �Jalr 22, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG lod# Pension Possible To The EditoR I have been an SIU pensioner for eight years and I wanted to sit down and write you a letter expressing my thanks and my appreciation to the SIU for maktnjg it possible. Back in 1942,1, and probably most of my fellow seafarets, never dreamed it would someday be possible for a seaman to reI tire on pension. The Union has I made this possible and words cannot express my gratitude. Many dianks to the SBU. William Pat DriscoH LETTERS !f To The Editor • • = fhanks Seafarers For Condolences |To Bie EditoR j I wish to thank all the crewihembers aboard the Canton Vic­ tory for their kindness and the help they extended to me after I the death of ray mother. It l^rtainly was a pleasure to be .jjll; associatedWith them all. BIDIe L. Masoni. Seafarer Criticizes Rsjnaway Shippers To the EdiftKR I read in the last issue of the that Liberia heads the list if ship tonnage lost by wreck foundering. This is sonaeling that should come as no irprise to seafarers. It has long been known that iberia is a favorite haven for idy U. S. shipowners. It is ipt only a risk for them to send argoes on these ships but the :ieamen who sail these vessels do |M> at an unnecessary risk to their |wn liv^s: Many of these ships lire death traps. In addition, ,!|:onditions for seamen and wages ^re way behind the times, i It is time for the United States j|3overnment to close the tax loopholes that permits these ship fowners to run away to Liberia ^nd other runaway flag nations. I The United States also has |the dubious honor of leading the |ist in ship scrapping, another ample of this country's lack f eiSbrt in keeping the Mer;hant Marine among the world's leadei^o.-;;; Altos'^ WStehriDL ieafarersWidovif frat^ul to SIU I T wish to express my fhahks id gratitude to the SIU for the lost sympathetic letter I reUpon the death of my lusband. I would also like to thank the tmion for the death benefit check. jMy son and I deeply appreciate all the kindness and considerar tion extended to us by the union. Mr& Mabdl S, Marini^. Gordon Marbuiy^ Shipping Helpful TotheEdltoR 1 am grateful that the SIU and other maritime unions are doing such a fine job in trying to prod the Government into action on a ; of our merchant fleet. Perhaps, stmn our government officials will come to the realization that our nation needs a Merchant Manne, but for the time being the unions nrust remind the gov­ ernment of the vital role the merchant marine plays in the health and welfare of our coum try. Washmgton has been seem­ ingly indifferent to the future of Merchant Marine and the many men who are dependent on the merchant marine for their liveli­ hoods. I am thankful for the fight that the SIU and other maritime un­ ions are waging is behalf of the American seamen. lohnRawlii^ Praises Alice Brown StewardUepaffmeht To The EdftoR There are two plaques dis­ played on the Saloon mess bulk­ head of the Alice Brown which read; "In recognition of their maintaining the highest stand­ ards of cleanliness and sanitary excellence, and for achieving a perfect score of 100% ." I'd like to use this as the basis for a com­ mendation to the steward depart­ ment aboaid the Alice Brown. In addition, I'd like to say, the officers and crew of this vessel deeply appreciate the high stand­ ards of cleanliness and culinary excellence the steward depart­ ment maintained aboard ship. AtS far as we are concerned, these men are number one. With special emphasis and commendation, to Mr. Woodrow W. (Woody) Perkins, chief cook, who never for one meal let up oh his culinaiy genius hnd who never failed to deliver up an epicurean delight. To quote his motto, "Seasoning is to food as charm Is to a woman. It can only make it better." To a Teal menace to naviga­ tion, the bane of all dieters, Mr. Leon Franklin, for his never ceasing efforts to provide pas­ tries and other delists that both ^ please the palate and broaden the waistline, my genuine vote o| thanks. Mr. Duane Hendricks; genius of the vegetable arts, who mak^ Our canned stuff taste like it came straight from the gar­ den, a full round of applause fpr his efforts. -V,, To all other membera of the steward department, a vote of thanks for a job well done. Since my own personal experience is limited to saloon messman Char­ lie Johnson, I'd iike to say that I have never in all my years at sea been treated so well nor served so well and expertly. I think Charlie is wasting his talents at sea, he should be at the Waldorf Astoria. Don't think that Mr, Brosig, our Chief steward is forgotten. I've saved hira for last. His ad­ ministration has made possible a all the service, good food, good will and harmony throughout his department and reflected throughout the entire ship. I'd like to thank him and wish him well on hjs forthcoming retire­ ment. The industry will lose a good man. . This letter will not only be ; read to the* entire crew aboard the S, S. Alice Brown, but will be .sent to the Seafarer's Log. I want the entire membership:^.!© know and appreciate these men as we aboard this vessel do, L. H. Howard. M ' tf. E. Cohen. Chief Page Eleven WHitmr Of 7965 StU Sthofarship Graduates College WiOi Honors Karen Hilyer, a 1962 SIU scholarship winner, graduated in June with honors from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, N. J., and is now working as an actuary trainee. Karen is the daughter of Seafarer and Mrs. Vincent Hilyer of Bergenfield, N. J. In a letter to the SIU, she ex­ pressed her thanks to the union for "The assistance you have given me throughout my college career. I owe the Seafarer's Union much more than just thanks. I hope I can always honor them by saying they sponsored my college career." Karen maintained a fine scho­ lastic record graduating "Cum Laude." A math major, she minored in English and was a member of the Dean's List. Her hobbies include reading, sports, dressmaking and art. In the sum­ mer of 1964 Karen also took a course in Logic. Karen is a graduate of the Academy of the Holy Angels High School in Fort Lee, N. J. In high school she was president of her art class and won numerous Karen Hilyer, an SIU scholarship winner and a 1966 graduate with awards for her work. Karen was honors from Fairleigh Dickinson University, is shown with her father. also a member of the Catholic Seafarer Vincent Hilyer and her mother, Rita, at h"er High School Youth Organization. graduation in 1962. Karen is now working as an actuary trainee. Karen's father, Vincent Hilyer, The SIU Scholarship Plan is grams of its kind, and Seafarers sails aboard SlU-contracted rail­ recognized as one of the most as well as their children are eli­ road tugs in the port of New York. liberal no-strings-attached pro­ gible to compete for the awards. Hilyer served in the Infantry En­ gineers during World War II. He is a native of New York City. The SIU scholarship plan has been operating on an annual basis for the past 13 years. Of the 68 awards to date 44 have gone to the dependents of SIU men, and 24 have been awarded to Seafarers themselves. Bill Cahlan, ship's quar­ termaster. keeps steady hand on wheel as captain, John P. Emmans observes view on the radar screen. _ Michele Snyder, born June 17, 1966, to the John Snyders, Brooklyn, New York. Car! Edward Willis, born April 10, 1966, to the Thomas Willis, Winnsboro, Texas. <t> Lori Patricia Currie, born May 7, 1966, to the Norman Curries, Baltimore, Md. 4/ June Nandkeshwar, born June 22, 1966, to the R. Nandkeshwars, Brooklyn, New York. — Diann Schrieber, born May 6, 1966, to the A. Schriebers, Biloxi, Miss. — 4/ — Willard Huggins, an oiler' from Mobile, takes advan­ tage of haircutting talents of Robert N. McRight and gets. quick trim. ' iMkBoscin' Tex Alexander I drops by the galley to ' chat with Chief Cook Bill ay thanks of crew for first-rate chow. John Anthony Forhes, bom June 17, 1966, to the John Forbes, Mobile, Ala. Amy Cahral, born June 16, 1966, to the J. Cabrals, Bristol, R.I. — 4^ — James Richard Logan, born June 27, 1966, to the J, Logans, Valley Stream, N. Y. <|> Sheriil Amundsen, born June 24, 1966, to the C. Amundsens, Jif., Port Arthur, Texas. Ray Cranford (standing) pays visit to fellow oiler.; Eddie Wisenhandt, The Seafarers hail from the same area in Alabama, • �!1 Page Twelve July 22, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG FINAL DEPARTURES I When hot weather rolls around, there's nothing like a dip in the pool and that is what the crew of the Alice Brown (Bloomfield) can look forward to, Woodrow (Woody) Perkins informs us. The crew and officers are constructing a swimming pool for the return trip from Viet Nam. This will surely be the favorite form of ^ recreation until the vessel deck department. Mail is coming arriving regularly as the ship heads for Yokohama. A suggestion was reaches Wilmington, N. C., and in regularly. made not to use the galley as a the payoff. A vote of thanks was passageway since it is already Two new additions to the stew­ extended the steward department crowded. for the truly outstanding job they ard department made a big hit with the crew of did, according to the Meridian Vic­ A 16mm sound projector was meeting secretary tory (Waterman), purchased by the crew of the Steel Frank Brink. meeting secretary Recorder (Isth­ Ship's delegate Edward Martin mian) out of the Tom Gannon re­ writes. Eugene ship's funds, meet­ quested seafarers Salvador, chief ing secretary An­ to familiarize steward and gel Seda writes. themselves with Thomas Robin­ Films will be rent­ the shipping rules. son, chief cook ed in San Fran­ Mail was received Robinson Gannon have both done cisco, with the $10 periodically, there fee contributed by were no beefs and only a little dis­ such a fine job that Robinson was voted ship's delegates and Salva­ Seafarers aboard puted overtime. Gannon said the Palmer dor, meeting secretary. The entire the vessel. Meet­ entire crew was cooperative and steward department came in for ing chairman Charles Palmer re­ the trip was a pleasant one. a vote of thanks for the excellent ports the projector cost $250. By­ food they prepared. The vessel has ron C. Barnes, ship's delegate re­ Edward Laroda was elected new been shuttling to Saigon for about ports everything is running ship's delegate by acclamation eight months, now. Robinson re­ smoothly with no beefs. Barnes aboard the Robert ports the crew is hoping a fieet replaced Palmer as delegate, the D. Conrad (Mari­ post office can be set up soon in latter getting a vote of thanks time Operations). Saigon to speed up mail delivery. from the crews for a job well done. Tokyo is a swing­ Some painting is in store for ing port, crew members report the crew of the Wingless Vic­ tory (Consoli­ and they had a dated Mariners), good time while meeting chair­ ashore there. man, M. Casa­ Meeting secretary Smith nova reports. The M. P. Smith re­ ports that the crew is looking for­ messroom, pantry ward to returning to New York and galley are on after visiting Adak, Victoria and the list and deck Panama. Due to a water shortage, department sea­ seafarers aboard the vessel have farers will be Casanova all been doing their part in con­ brushing up soon. serving water. There has been Larry Santa Ana, meeting secre­ some disputed overtime in the tary, writes that chairs in the rec­ reation room have been fixed. Everything is running smoothly and there are no beefs. — 4^ — •fr- — 4^ — Adams Brothers Of the SlU Joseph Vanacor, 36: Brother Vanacor died of a heart attack on April 29, in New Orleans, La. He was a tugboat captain employed by the Coyle Lines. Brother Vanacor was born in Westwe"^ •, La. and resi .d in New Orlta.iS. A member of the SIU Inland Boatman's Union, he last sailed on the MV Mobile. He is survived by his wife, Doris. Burial was in Westwego. 4^ Richard Seiling Please get in touch with your wife, Mary, in San Francisco in regard to your income tax papers, as soon as you can. vl> Peter F. Di Capua Please contact your sisters as soon as possible, in regard to an urgent matter. <1> C. J. Rollins Please contact, Floyd Rollins at 199 Messick Road, Poquoson, Va., as soon as you possibly can. — 4^ — Roland Lanoue Please contact headquarters as soon as possible. They are holding your check from J. H. Winchester & Co., Inc. ItEION f AYOFP? I.EAVE CLEAN SHIP^ 'i Seafarers are reminded that; when they leave a ship after ; articles expire in a foreign port, the obligation to leave a cleeh i ship for the next crew is the same as in any JStateside port^ j Attention to details of house­ keeping and efforts to l|ave quarters, messrooms and other Working Spaces clean will heappreciated by the new crew, it comes One of the problems of being a seafarer is long absences away from home but the crew of the R. E. Webster (Kinsmen) has solved that prob­ lem. The crew has each chipped in a quarter for phone calls, meet­ ing chairman Ro­ Sampson bert Sampson writes. The money was given to Joseph Mikloczak, engine room delegate for safe keeping. Now seafarers can talk to their families on those long voyages. Another item to keep the crew happy is the new coffee urn in the galley, the old one gave it's last cup. Chocolate milk will be provided, awnings fore and aft and two deck benches for the crew. All the com­ forts of the home for Webster crewmembers. 4^ Eddie (left) and shown on Earl's northern in Viet chance meeting Earl Adams are ship, the TransNam after their in a local bar. Two seafaring brothers discov­ ered it's a small world after all during a recent trip to Viet Nam. When Eddie Adams walked into a local bar, he saw his brother Earl having a couple of cool ones. "Boy, were we surprised," Eddie told the Log. Not only was this the first time they had met while shipping out, it was also their father's birthday. "We went to town and had a party," Eddie said. Earl, who was crew messman on the Transnorthern, spent the night on his brother's ship, the Fairisle. Eddie was Bos'n on the Fairisle. "He made me sleep on a cot and on the deck," Eddie relates. Eddie is headed back to Viet Nam as Bos'n on the Southwestern Vic­ tory, while Earl returned home to visit his new bom daughter. Nollie Towns resigned his post as ship's delegate on the Oceanic Cloud (TransWorld) with a vote of thanks from the crew. He wants to give someone else a SIGN LETTERS shot at the job, meeting secretary I'or obvious reasons the i.OG J. M. Nelson re­ cannot print any letters other TOWTIS ports. R. Spencer conimunicatiyns sent ii>' Seaf'tirers is the new ship's unless (,he atithor' signs his name. delegate. Jack Trusclair says all if circumstances jiisiify.'the I'OG hands are asked to keep the laun­ will withhold a signature on re­ dry and recreation rooms clean. quest. There are no beefs and mail is — 4^ — 4^ Hazen Schneider, 60: Pneumo­ nia proved fatal to Brother Schnei­ der, June 10, in Community Me­ morial Hospital, Mackinaw City, Mich. A member of the Engine department, he joined the union in Detroit. He was born in Michigan and resided in Mackinaw City with his wife, Irene. Schneider sailed as an oiler, FWT. Burial was in Aloha Township Cemetery, Sheboygan, Mich. Meet in Viet Joe Balatbat, 62: Heart failure claimed the life of Seafarer Joe Balatbat in Yokahama, Japan, on June 15. A mem­ ber of the engine department, he ^ sailed as a wiper. I\M: Balatbat joined the SIU in the port of Seattle, where he resided with his wife, Iva May. Brother Balatbat was a native of the Philip­ pines. He served two years in the Navy. The body was returned to the United States for burial. 4^ Frank Kubek, 58: Heart dis­ ease claimed the life of Brother Kubek in Bayonne, N. J., June ' 16. He was born in Bayonne, where he made his home with his wife, /'i Hohanna. Kubek = " sailed in the stew­ ard department where he was a chief cook. His last ship was the Linfield. The seafarer joined the union in the port of Norfolk. Burial was in Bayonne. James William Cox, 53: Brother Cox died of an intestinal ailment in Pampanga, Philippine Islands, on March 5. Born in West Virginia, he join­ ed the SIU in New York in 1948. Brother Cox sailed with the Steward de­ partment. He was in the U.S. Ma­ rines from 1937 to 1947. Sur­ viving are his wife, Lottie S. Cox of Baltimore, Md.; and their seven children, Patricia, James, William, David, Lonnie, Marcella and Phyl­ lis. Brother Cox was buried in Fairfield, Calif. — 4.— Frederick Burrus, 39: A heart attack claimed the life of Sea­ farer Burrus on May 21, in Nags Head, N. C. Brother Burrus had sailed in the deck department as a bosun and AB. He joined the union in the port of Norfolk. Broth­ er Burrus was born in Manteo, N. C. He is survived by his fa­ ther, Orlando Burrus of Manteo. Burial was in Wanchese, N. C. — 4^ — Joseph Lae, 49: A nerve ail­ ment caused the death of Brother Lae at the U. S. Public Health Service Hospital in New Orleans, La., May 2 8. Born in New Or­ leans where he made his home, the seafarer sailed in the steward de­ partment. His last vessel was the Alice Brown. He is survived by his widow, Alda. Burial was in New Orleans. John Buttimer, 51: A lung ail­ ment claimed the life of Brother Buttimer at the U. S. Public Health Service in New Orleans, La., March 2. He was born in Georgia > and resided in Mobile, Ala., where he joined the SIU. The sea­ farer sailed in the engine department. Surviving is his wife, Louise. Burial was in the Catholic Cemetery, Mobile. Editor, .-V SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 • 1I • v. • ...l 1 would like to receive the SEAFARERS tO(5—please puf nty I name on your mailing jiist, rtvinf tnfprmoMon) • NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY 4 •. StATE -I : ZIP,I TO AVOID .bWUCATtON!; If y6o ar^ an old subscriber land 6f address, please give your fenner address below: change :j| | ADDRESS ^'7Y K'SHS ^ STATE ZfP,\ I - �Julr 22, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Sill Lifeboat Class No. 155 Casts Off Page Thirteen SIU Man Records Events of Big Blow That Struck His Ship Off Fla. Coast Sailing through a hurricane is a harrowing experience for any seafarer, no matter how many years he's sailed and Seafarer Howard Campbell is no exception. Campbell saw first hand the effects of one of these storms in the Straits of Florida in November, 1963, while sailing in the Deck department aboard the Transeasterri (Transeastern). The seafarer describes his adventures while the Transeastern battled the hurricane. W E started North after picking up a load of fuel oil for the port of New York. The weather coming out of the Gulf was typically Gulf, sunny and rather warm for that time of year. As we rounded the tip of Florida and headed North through the Straits of Florida, the radio operator Recent graduates of SlU Lifeboat Class No. 155 pose for their class photo following graduating ceremonies. The newest addition to the list of lifeboat ticket holders to complete the course at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in New York includes (seated, l-r): John Pandermalis, Ellwood Perlie, Randolph Torres and Joseph Zechewitz. Standing (l-r) are: Edward Grindle, Paul Hartwig, Jackie Lee Spencer and class instructor Ami Bjornsson. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), June 19—Chairman, Leyal Joseph; Sec­ retary, Mae Caampued. Ship's delegate reported everythink OK. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Request to have water tanks cleaned, especially drinking water. Crew asked steward de­ partment to improve on the menu. Also that the chief steward be around at mealtime. Request that patrolman con­ tact company and captain about manila Iniinch service which is very poor caus­ ing men to come back late. Crew was requested to keep feet off messroom chairs. Crew was also requested to help keep messroom and pantry clean at night and between watches. Discussion to be careful with washing machine. Motion made to have galleyman put hack on the C3 ships as they are very much needed and creates a lot of hardship in galley at meal time. Motion made to have company live up to the agreement and put a crew TV set in messroom. DIGEST of SIU DEL MUNDO (Delta). February 21— Chairman. E. P. Leonard; Secretary. Michael Toth. Brother Benjamin C. Bengert resigned as ship's delegate and Brother Dominick DeMaio was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. $27.39 in ship's fund. Everything is running smoothly. No complaints. DELAWARE (Atlas). February 13— Chairman. Wm. F. Chapman ; Secretary. J. R. Bgan. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Crew requested to clean washing machine after using. Also to keep screens in portholes and screen doors closed in port. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa). March 5— Chairman. C. E. Turner; Secretary. B. Ortiz. Ship's delegate reported that ev­ erything is running smoothly. Crew re­ quested to cooperate in keeping crew's pantry clean at night. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. BELGIUM VICTORY (Isthmian). March 6—Chairman. Vernon Porter; Sec­ retary. R. L. Huddleston. Ship's dele­ gate informed crew that no action was taken by company regarding mail de­ liveries. Ship has not received any com­ munications from the Union for the en­ tire voyage. COLUMBIA (Oriental) January 16— Chairman. E. Wheeler: Secretary. J. Wong. No beefs reported by department delegates. New trip nothing to report. MEETHSTGS WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metals). February 20—Chairman. P. T. Maldonado; Secretary, W. B. Yarbrough. Every­ thing is running smoothly. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Crew requested to continue to keep ship clean, OVERSEAS JOYCE (Maritime Over­ seas). March 2—Chairman. Cecil Wig­ gins ; Secretary, James T. Mann. $44.00 in ship's fund. One man hospitalized in Canal Zone. No action taken on crew's request for installation of pop-up toilet seats, as per order of Public Health. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian). March fi—Chairman. Joe Kramer; Secre­ tary, W. J. Miles. Disputed OT from coastwise trip was sent to headquarters. Two men were hospitalized in Bombay. Crew donated $116.00 to be split be­ tween them. A letter of appreciation was received from both crew members. Motion made that the negotiating com­ mittee request a minimum of two hours for deck department when called to work overtime. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa). March 3— Chairman. Henry W. Miller; Secretary, rr. H. Sanchez. Disputed OT to he taken up with boarding patrolman. Donation taken up for one brother who. left ship due to illness. Motion made that regard­ less of what articles a crew signs, they be paid day for day. CHATHAM (Waterman). March 3— Chairman. M. T. Morris: Secretary. T. A. Jackson. Performing in engine depart­ ment to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Vote of thanks to the steward for getting milk. TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Com­ mercial). March 6—Chairman. H. Har­ row ; Secretary. R. Carrigan. Some dis­ puted OT in deck department. To con­ tact patrolmen regarding duties of stew­ ard utility. DE SOTO (Waterman). January 30— Chairman. William McArthur. Jr.: Sec­ retary. J. F. Castronover. $20.75 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas), March 1.3—Chairman. Thomas Self ; Sec­ retary. Peter Goodzuk. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running okay. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. the machine came to a stop, the ship gave a mighty lurch to port, sending the machine leaping at least 30 feet over all the center deck pipes and ended up lying precariously against the port side safety chains. Just then, the Bos'n, Chief Mate and three day men made a dash for the machine and worked with the greatest speed possible under the circumstances to secure the machine to nearby cleats and anything that was solid and handy. All the time, the ship was wallowing in swells and taking water in great gulps over the bows, but it looked like we were going to save the valuable machine. Just when we thought the situation was under con­ trol, the ship gave a snap type of roll in a great swell that sent machine, cables, lines and everything else, flying in a graceful arch into the boiling sea. Five men came back up quite unhappy that the sea had beat them but fully realizing that the odds had been with the sea all the time. Slowly, almost painfully, we plowed, fought, and at times, it seemed, clawed at the sea to inch our way toward New York. It was still tough eating on the third day of the hurricane, and while the meals were not up to the usual standards of our cooks, they were more than adequate. Indications were that picked up reports of a storm brewing up about the latitude of Jacksonville—we were due up there within 30 hours at our present rate of speed. The Chief Mate and Bos'n were brief and to the point: "Let's get the ship secured and ready for the blow men, for it looks as if we're headed into hurri­ cane force winds." It took no further urging, for all of us m the deck department realized the importance of having a secure ship in such weather. Several hours later the Bos'n knocked off all hands who were not on watch—we had tied, screwed, or bolted down everything that we had any idea might move about in any type sea—much less hurricane force winds. The storm hit us late that night, the first indication for most of us was that the ship commenced to gently roll and the wind came up rather strong. Within a very short time it went from a gentle moan to a rather eerie howl as she made her way through the rigging. The sea of course, as if acting in concert, commenced to show its strength and beauty, as only we would be out of the storm in 24 to 30 hours, so the sea and wind of the Atlantic can. we ate our scrambled eggs, held on to our coffee cups and talked about the weather. Water Breaks Over Vessel The fourth day of the storm saw the sun high in - Even to a veteran seaman,-this is a beautiful, yet the sky and the wind, while still strong was nothing awe-inspiring sight. As we continued on into the more than a good stiff breeze. We knew the storm hurricane, the wind rose to all its mighty hurricane was behind us and within a few hours we would strength and the seas mounted until they easily broke sight "old faithful," Ambrose lightship and start our over the bow. The seafarers in the wheel house some way into New York harbor. We maiJe the lightship 50 feet above the water level were receiving a solid right on the nose that afternoon at 4 p.m. sheet of water every time the ship took her bit of water trying to inch her way forward, and just as Leaves Storm Behind determinedly the sea and winds seemed to be united The sea was now calm and it was hard for us to in a determined effort to drive us back to the Gulf look out at the peaceful section of the Atlantic and of Mexico. realize that just a few short miles down the coast, The first day of the storm we awoke to a dull the other arm of this great body of water was giving gray day with driving wind and a sea that was both the entire East Coast, a real lacing. threatening and aggressive. There was no let-up in the driving intensity of either and our ship rolled and heaved in the giant waves and swells. She rolled and heaved as if she were a small boat instead of the giant super tanker that she was. Late that afternoon one of our big evacuator machines broke loose from her moorings just aft of the forepeak and came crashing to the deck, knocking down everything in its mad dash. Rushing first one way, then the next, depending on the tilting of the ship, the machine made its way over 200 feet. I was in the mid-ship house with some other men, waiting for an opportunity to get down on deck and resecure the machine. I thought she would wedge herself against the house, but no such luck. Just as We tied up at the oil pier about 7 p.m., all our thoughts of the storm gone. Now, all we thought about was getting on land as quickly as we could. However, the storm was still very much in the minds of the Captain and Chief Mate who were busy making out their reports on damage and loss of the evacuator machine. It was said later that damage amounted to $7,000, which we felt was slight, considering the intensity of the storm and its duration. We picked her up South of Jacksonville and did not get out of it until we were just north of Philadelphia. That there was no loss of life, no injuries and slight loss of property was a tribute to both the officers and men abroad this ship. 'ANV> i % �; 0EI, CAMPO a)elta Steamsiip), July 2—Chsirman, N. Hagaa; Secretary, Clay­ ton Thompaon. beefs reported by deck and e&Kine departments. Some disputed OT reported by steward department. Special vote of thanks Btvo to men in deck department for cooperation and fine job. Vote of thanks srive to steward department for job well done. Motion made to send SIU representative to Washington to fight taxes taken from seamans pay. AIXIOA VOYAGER (Alcoa Steamship), July 4—Chairman. McBride; Secretary, i Larry Chapman. Some disputed OT re­ port^ by department delegate. Crew was requested to help keep messhall clean. Galley asked that only the men working in the galley be permitted to use galley. 'FEKN VICTORY (Waterman), July 4 -rGhairman, R. R, Paschal; Secretary, Arthur Coleman. Ship sailed short two men. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew gave vote Of thanks to the steward department. Suggestion made that all new locks be put on the doors to the crews quarters. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Cartiers), June 26 — Chairman, A. J^ Marano; Secretary. B. Mace. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew members said that steward is incapable of performing his job satisfactorily, this matter to be taken up with the boarding patrolman. Motion made that the mem­ bers aboard the Mankato Victory are in sympathy with the British National Union <Mf Seaman and show our symathy by donating 1,000 pounds toward lurclmsing of groeeri^, old clothes for * iildren of striking seaman and furf ^or the fsmiiies of strikers. Being as he main issue of the strike is a 40 hr. eek (which we had far 20 years), we pfeel that the National Union of Seamen ^ave a just cause for striking and the IpITT should come out and give them ;|nora} and financial support. Motion ac­ cepted unanimously. DIOEST of SIU MEETINGS July 22, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen MANHATTAff (Hudson WaUrwiiys), June 20—Chairman, William R. Daviesj Secretary, H. L. Ringo. Disputed OT in engine department. No beefs reported by department delegates. COTTONWOOD CREEK (Oriental), Juno IB—Chairman, J. Dickerson; Sec­ retary, S. Rothschild. Ship's delegates reported that everything is running smoothly. MADAKET (Waterman), May 29 — Chairman, Victor Bernell; Secretary. Clavence V, Dyer. Brother Herbert Laiche was elected to serve as ship's delegate. 68.00 in ship's fund. No be^s reported by department delegates. TRANSGLOBE (Hudson Waterways), June 6—Chairman, J. Kucharski; Sec­ retary, J. L. Gibbon. $28.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made that negotiations be opened for a $60.00 monthly raise. - ROBERT 0. CONRAD (Maritime Operations), June 14—Chairman, G. B. Gapac; Secretary, M. P. Smith. Disputed OT in deck department. Brother Edward Laroda was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made that ship's crew receive bonus due to 10% tons of explo­ sives aboard. CHATHAM (Waterman), June 26"— Chairman, Edward Sherris; Secretary Thomas Jackson. Few hours disputed OT In engine department. IBERVILLE (Waterman). July 8 — Chairman. T. Liles: Secretary, J. Q. Lindley. Some disputed OT reported in engine and steward departments. Bted discussion on the subject of running out of food at meal time. Crew gave vote of thanks to baker. MERIDIAN VICTORY (Waterman), April 9—Chairman, Edward Martin; Sec­ retary, Eugene O. Salvador. Brother Thomas Robinson elected to serve as new ships delegate. Some disputed OT re­ ported by deck and stewards departments. Crew gave vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory CaHfiera), June 89—Chairman. B. Noom^f; Secretary, H. L. Skyles. $5.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reimrted by de­ partment delegates. Discussion held that there isn't enough milk being taken cm board. New ice box needed in the crew messroom. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfield). July 2— Chairman, Woodrow Perkins; Secretary, Frank Brink. Request made that aH crew members familiariie themselves with the shipping rules and the new agreement. Grievance concerning launch service for shore leave in Quin Nhon to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Some disputed OT reported by engine department. Steward department extends vote of thanks to the crew for being; appreciative. Vote of thanks to the ste-ward department for job well done. • CALMIAR (Calmar Steai JJO-^haliman, Elbert Hoggs r Secretary, y. Douglas. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Brother !<. P. Ccnticillo! was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Crew is requested to •keep recreation room locked while in GENEVA (U. S. Steel), July li-r; seacB---pott TV must be fixed.'l.'iVv- '"Chahmjan. Richard rHefley;' Shcretaisl Richard Marcucoi. No beefs reported by ' WINGLESS VICTORY (Consolidated department delegate. Vote of thanks Mariners), July 3—Chairman, M. Casa­ given to the steward department for nova ; Secretary, Larry Santa Ana. Ship's •job well done. Also vote of thanks was delegate reported everything running given to the ship's delegate for job; smoothly. Ship sailed short one man. well done. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Paint crew messroom, pahtry and OCEAN PIONEER (Pioneer Tankers) j galley. Check on; washing machine. Keep •January 8—Chairman, J. Selby ; Secre­ door cl<»ed to fengine room on main deck tary, T. R. Sanford. Brother Sanford at all times. Chairs have been fixed in resigned'as ship's delegate and Brother ••recrtation .room; • : . Simmons was elected to serve in his place. No beefs were reported by depart­ DEL AIRES (Delta Line), June 28— ment delegates. Chairman, Frank'B. Rowell ; Secretary, F. R. Charneco. BroJUier Stanley A. VBNORB (VeiiCre), February 18— Freeman whs .elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs rspcrtsd by; Cb.ain«an, Ssbert A. Clarke; Secretary; M. Olsoit- No beafs reported by departi depatimcni delegate. Ship's delegate re­ ment delegates- Some disputed OT in deck; ported that he 'will see patrolman about aud.-sngiue depsrtsneats..; getting crew passageways painted. Vote of thanks given to steward , dqiartment. Vote of thanks was extended from the LINFIELD• • VICTORY^- (Alcoa), FS>-; Steward d^mrtment to the deck depart­ ruary 19i—Chairman, John Nash: Secrev ment standing watch at night for kecptary, Norman D. Tober. No beefs m .;itog ;i«e8«lMdL-'C|ean; i/'-^./V-'^.-Vported Iw department delegates. BvCiyv Hting-;ib;:runn{ng .smoothly,'.; 'STEBL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), June ;j2---<!hairihah, W. J. Miles : Secretary, George Flnklea. No beef# reported by : DEL: MAR,.. . (Delta), v .-^^rch •:;6—Chalr»<' ;depart»jettt delegates. Request made that man, P. Blalaek; Secretary, J. R. John­ hteward put more cups, put at coffee son. Vote of thanks was extended- to tfrwh; Request made to have wind scoops: ^ip's delegate who is residing. Brother put on portholes. Motion made to have J. V. Whalen, Jr., was eiireted to serve phe pmiife of silence for our departed as new ship's delegate. No beefs were brothers. Discussion had em ; menus heresported by department delegates. $l06.94 •ihftMdrinted^JinoTev riesriy.^ • . • in Movie Fund. Schedule of Memberahip Meetingrs SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York . . Aug. 8—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia Aug. 9—2:30 p.m. Baltimore . . Aug. 10—^2:30 p.m. Detroit .... Aug. 12—2:30 p.m. Houston . . .Aug. 15—2.30 p.m. New Orleans Aug. 16—2:30 p.m. Mobile Aug. 17—2:30 p.m. Wilmington Aug. 22—2 p.m. San Francisco Aug. 24—2 p.m. Seattle Aug. 26—2 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Aug. 1—2 p.m. Alpena Aug. 1—7 p.m. Buffalo Aug. 1—7 p.m. Chicago Aug. 1—7 p.m. Cleveland Aug. 1—7 p.m. Duluth Aug. 1—1 p.m. Frankport Aug. 1—1 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit . .. .Aug. Milwaukee .Aug. Chicago ... Aug. tSault Ste. Marie Aug. Buffalo ... .Aug. Duluth ... .Aug. Cleveland .. Aug. Toledo Aug. 15—7:30p.m. 15—7:30p.m. 16—^7:30 p.m. Philadelphia ... Aug. 9—7 p.m. Baltimore Aug. 10—7 p.m. tHouston Aug. 15—1 p.m. New Orleans .. Aug. 16—1 p.m. Mobile Aug. 17—7 p.m. • Meetlny held at Labor Temple, Newport News. fMeetinr held at Labor Temple, SanI Ste. Marie, Mich. t Meetiny held at Galveston wharves. DIBECTORYof UNION HAUiS SIU Aflantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Wafers Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRKIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cat Tanaar VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shapard Lindioy Wllllami Ai Tahnar Robtrt Matthswi SECRETARY.TREASURER AI Xarr 475 4ih Ave.. Bvlvn HY ¥-6600 127 River St. EL 4-3616 •BALTIMORE. MD. T2I6 E. Baitiaore St. EA 7.4900 177 Stete St. BOSTON. Maw, ... Ri 2-0140 735 Waihington St. BUFFALO. N.Y. ..; TL 3-92S? ... ¥383 Ewing Ave. CHICAGO, 111. ; SA 1-0733 1420 W. 25th St. CLEVELAND. Ohio MA 1-5430 DETROIT, Mich. ., I922S W. Jefferson Ave; VI 3^4741 DULUTH. Minn. ... E,... 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 P.O. Box 287 FRANKFORT. Mteb. ? 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON. Tex. 5804 Canal St; WA 8-3207 i JACKSONVILLE. FlawSi..2408 Pearl St. . EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N-J. v-..99 Montgomery St. ".,HE3-0I04. MOBILE, Ala. ...W.I South Lawrence St. HE2-I7S4 NEW ORLEANS. La. .. 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va. ..I.,.'........... IIS 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHIUDELPHIA, Pa 2604 S. 4th St. OE 6-3616 PORT ARTHUR. Tax; . . ...1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO. Calif. 350 Frenmont St. ••••;-••.DO 2-4401 ; SANTURCE. P.R; 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 ' Tel. 723rBS94i SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 First Avenue ;• MA 3 4334 ; ST. LOUIS, Mo; 805 Del Mar CE-I.t434 TAMPA. Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229'2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ,. .505 N. Marine Ave. -.•.•.-.••'ir;:-''";;;-':; '•TE,4-2523 SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia .. Aug. 9—5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) .. Aug. 10—5 p.m. Norfolk Aug. 11—5 p.m. Houston Aug. 15—5 p.m. New Orleans . .Aug. 16—5 p.m. Mobile Aug. 17—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City Aug. 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia Aug. 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Aug. 17—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk Aug. 18—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial WiHkers New Yoric Aug. 8—1 p.m. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS ' . .. FINANCIAL EEPOR'TS, (the cohatitutidn of the SIU Atlantic; Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specifie provision for saf^yuardiny the mcmbewhip'a money and Union finances. We constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee eteeted by the member^ip. All Union records are aysllable af SIU beadquairters in Brooklyn;i: JTBUST, FUNDS. Ail frusi funds of the SIU AtlantJc, Guff; lAkes ahd^^^^^^ i Watein District are administered in accordance with the prdvisioha of various trust ; fnnd aKreemehts. All th^ agreements specify that the trastem in cfuwge of these funds i shall equally eonslet; of union and management representatives and their alternates. I All expenditures add dfsbursmnehts of trust futt'te are made only upon approval |hy a ;m«joidty of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the I headquarters''of :;.the:;'eariotw trust funds-;.' ';:;SHlPPIiSfG,;KlGBiT8. ^Your/shh dng r^hts and seniorit^^re , . _ protected exclusively by the contracts between; the Union and the shipownerd. Get to know your shipping rights; Cdmles of theee Contracts are posted and available id all Union halls. If you feel; there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the' Cdntracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maB, return receipt requested. /n»e proper address.for this is; PAYMENT OP MONIBE.; Hd nidnies are: id hd paid to anyone Id capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt ia: given for .same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reaaon unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be ma& without supplying a receipt, or if a mmnber is required to moke a payment and is given an official receipt, but feeis that he should not have been required to such payident, this should imtuediately, be reported to headquarters. CONSTltUTlONAL BIGtlTS AND OBiaGATIONS. 'The SIU publisbCs evei months in the SEAFAEERS LOG a verbatim copy of Ha constitutioM. In ad< copies are available in alt Union Iddld Ali dmmbeiv sldwId obtain copies of tl^^ constitution so as to familiarise thediselvm with its contents. Any time you fe^ add' member or, ofltc«r Is attempting to deprive you Of any constitdtional right Or d)d& gation by any methUds such as deaiffig with chgigee, trials, rite., «ui well as all ' de^Bs, then the idembmr so afiTected should; Immediately notify beadquartera. ;';RBTIBED SBAFABEES;: "Old-time' SIU'meinberB' diwwidg ;;di8abBity>pension bwuS fits have always been encouraged to continue their union actlrities, including attend^ ance at dtemberiBiip meetings. And like all other SIU memheri) at these Umon mee#; ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service cm rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimcrs cannot takfi shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the lottg-staddlng Union pol«j Battery Flac^ Suite 1980. New York 4, N. Y. icy of atlpwing them to retain their good standidg through tlw waiving of their du«|i FuU :«;Wes of are available to you at all; times, either by ; . EQUAL BIGHTS, AU Seafaren are guaradt^ equal riiihts in employment an|P writing didBcSJy to the union or ; ;a8;;me>dhers; of the SIU. Tb«de righm ire clearly set forth.in the, SIU eonstitdl iuOlWTRACTE. CoideS;^Mt in all SIU halls: Thme sdd in the Contracts which the Union haa negotiated with the; employers, yontracid 'sp«rif> the wages and conditions under which you work and live abOaxd quently, no Seafarer mdy be discriminated against because of race, creed, «doi hip; Know jU)ur contract rights, M asVyoud tditigations, such filing for GT national or geographic origin. If any member feela that.hd; ia denied the <N)oai ridhi n the proper sheets and Id the prpp^ jgumnmr. If; at any ;time, any SIU Patrolman to which be is ^titled, he rd^^ notily headquarters. T other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights propSEAFABEB8 POLITICAL ACTIVITr DONATIONS. One of the bwic rights •ly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. ; S^ifarem di^ td' pnd^ smd political; <d>|iMtivea which will E03TOE1AL POLICY—8BAFABEBS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained '';;tlm;bd»t;lntxsftiM»';'Of;;thdmsBlv««,:;thrit."Yawaies^ To achieve'_ ae^wllshing any urtivlc ssryiss the peliti^l purpo-ss <rf,any individual in the •;;;:dMccri9da,:;tlto.;s Seifdrmf«-';PriitlcaL.:A«liiltir;;;I^ ;:eatahl^ed.: Donations *didd, oifficei' or lOeniher. It has from publtthidg articles; deemed SPAD;;arU tmilrely voluntary and eonsUtate^;funds through vvbich legislative eirmful to the Union cr its ooUactive memhenihip. This estahltobed policy has been piriiticaJ ariiVities are condu bmiefit Of' the mmnbershlp and the Union: If at any Gme a Seafarer fed* that any of the above righta have been viatatad, or that ho haa been donlcd bis cenatltntioaal right of aeeesa te Union reeards or " .'"•iOrindtbsn»;1h»;;shenld;lmmedtately!;rM|%icS^ Pael;HaU .at headqaarteiw; efrtMcd jnail, mmm receipt roqueatad., ^ art's ,t DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin StiH," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiriieys (Distillery Workers) r « ij y 'J I;i HEADOUARTERS ALPENA, Mich. 18—7:30 p.m. 17—^7:30 p.m. 19—7:30 p.m. 19—^7:30 p.m. 19—7:30 p.m. UNFAIR TO LABOR J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) — — Kingsport Press "World Book," "Chfldcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) ^ 1 ) I t i' \ — 4lF — Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) — — (; f 4 Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) ;^ \ 4 s t White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes ... Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) ^ Tyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock Cornish 'Eysmi's Pride Manor House-Safeway Cornish Game-Armour and A & P's SuperRight Cornish Game Hen (Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Wprkmen of N. America) •• V •f <l> Di Giorgio Fruit Corp. S and W Fine Foods Treesweet (National Farm Workers Association) i f I I .. t; *• �July 22, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen In photo at right chief cook Santos Reyes (left) watches George Register, AB, lower gangway during Beauregard's recent arrival at Sea Lahd's N. J. terminal. Above, (l-r), SlU representative Bill Hall chats with Floyd Fritz, AB and Register prior to pay off. t' :ll I . I f I } 'i I •• /I Seafarer Luis S. Medina, steward, signs for his pay as steward Howard Robinson looks on. Seated are paymaster Mike Beshada (left) and Mayaguez master J. F. Randolph. Seafarer Andy Lavezoli, AB (right), looks over overtime sheets with SlU headquarters representative Bill Hall (right) and SlU patrolman Freddie Stewart at payoff of the Mayaguez at Port Elizabeth, N. J. The voyage produced no major beefs but there were some questions about overtime that needed some clarification. �SEAFARERSlk^LOG Vol. XXVIII NO. 15 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO For Seafarers in the Deck Department Deck Department Seafarers, here is your chance to get your deck officers license —at no cost to you! ^ If you are 19 yeare of age or over and have 24 months of watch standing time in the deck department ^d an ABs endorsement on your Seaman's papers, you can qualify immediately to prepare for a deck officers license under the new training program offered to Seaifarers by the SIU's Harry Lundcberg School of Seamanship. While you are enrolled in^the program you will be provided with meals, hotel lodging and subsistence payments of $110 per week. You can start the course of mstruction at any time. The period of instruction The training school is located at SIU Headquarters in Brooklyn. HURRY IUMDEBSR® f®"®®*" Of SSAIRAMSHIP Name . Address -»C ^ ^sjumber Book No. . . No. Years Seatlme.. Date Joined SlU Ratings •• AB Bosun. Dk. Maint. Full details and apidicatlons may be ob* talned at any SIU hall w from SIU Head' quarters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Bnxddyn, N. Y. 11232. The telephone number is HYacinth 9-6600. IVfoke your application now! Tim. Slg,n«turo / .,r"•SI • • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource July 22, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MARINE UNIONS TEL HOUSE COMMITTEE MARAD MUST BE INDEPENDENT AGENCY PHILIP PEARL IS DEAD AT 62; WAS VETERAN UNION PUBLICIST SIU LAUNCHES PROGRAM TO ASSIST DECK SEAFARERS TO OBTAIN LICENSES SIU URGES FAIR SHAKE FOR SHIPPING IN FEDERAL FOOD TRANSPORT POLICY LATIN AMERICAN NATIONS AID FLEETS THROUGH CARGO PREFERENCE LAWS ONE-MAN, ONE-VOTE RULING COMPLIED WITH IN 46 STATES THE CASE FOR THE AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE WINNER OF 1965 SIU SCHOLARSHIP GRADUATES COLLEGE WITH HONORS SIU MAN RECORDS EVENTS OF BIG BLOW THAT STRUCK HIS SHIP OFF FLA. COAST UPGRADING TO DECK OFFICER’S LICENSE 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 07/22/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 15 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/de1976a0f49241905be4db03016b156a.PDF 384895f59037d9c2d7d3877f03cb7fd1 PDF Text Text Yeur Copy of THl SlU CONSnTUTtON Vol. XXVIII No. 14 I SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT • PAGES 9-16 SEAFARERS»LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO I O. S. WIABlTlWie o NI T E ,H SOS. eOMfSMNCS SAVE SHIP'**''® 1% :• !l •- 1- dm iJ. •4 •A:- ^^1 ' • « • • • 4 • d U>v V -ael-K- «• • »» , I WE AIN'T DEAD YETI STORY ON PAGE 3 - 1 . » »% * r * I i �Page Two SEAFARERS Julr 8, 1966 LOG Continuing U. S. Maritime Deeiine Shown In Annuai MARAD Report Report of International President by Paul Hall The Maritime Administration's annual report has presented the most gloomy forecast ever on the The 'Save Our Shipping' conference, which took place last week in status of the American-flag merchant marine. Washington, displayed the growing concern of all segments of the For many years impressive data was issued by the Government stating that the United States ranked American maritime industry, both labor and management alike, over first among the maritime na- ^ however, for nearly two-thirds of stated, continued on the down­ the continuing decline of the U.S. merchant fleet. In addition to the tions of the world. The report the total — about 1,600 ships — grade, having dropped from 415 many representatives from maritime unions and the maritime industry, still made that claim, stating that were not in service. These were ships in 1955 to 212 vessels in many legislators attended to voice their growing alarm over the decline the United States had 2,449 ves­ Government-owned ships held in­ 1965. The number of tramp ves­ of the nation's merchant marine and promised to carry the fight to save sels of 28,963,000 tons as of June active in reserve fleets for emer­ sels has also dropped during this our shipping to the halls of congress. 30, 1965. gency use." The primary note of the 2-day conference was one of unity. Mari­ time to only 313 ships, mostly warBut it added: time labor and management delegates called for an intensified and "Of the reserve fleet ships, about built tonnage. "These figures are misleading, 900 are kept readily available for The report explained that while united effort to halt the decline of the industry and put it solidly back emergency use; in addition, sev­ there were 53 ships added to the on its feet. Speakers called for a a strong, modem American-flag mer­ eral hundred Libertys could be put nation's fleet within the past five chant marine able to carry at least 30 percent of U.S. foreign com­ into service as a commercial re­ years, many of these were war- merce, more ship construction subsidies and aid to the rapidly disap­ serve if necessary. The others are built tonnage that had undergone pearing domestic segment of the American merchant fleet. To best bring about these goals, conference delegates representing all being scrapped at the rate of about conversions to adapt to modem segments of the industry called for the creation of an independent gov­ 100 a year. All of these reserve ocean commerce. fleet ships are about 20 years old." Despite the fact that shipown­ ernment maritime agency not tied to or submerged in any other gov­ SIU President Paul Hall has One of the points that the re­ ers were building faster and larg­ ernment transportation agency. The establishment of such an independ­ been named to the board of direc­ port made was that of the 950 er ships using standardized meth­ ent agency was called for by the AFL-CIO at its last convention, and tors of the International Rescue privately-owned ships only 100 ods of constmction and building delegates to the Save Our Shipping conference urged passage of a pend­ Committee. Six other labor rep­ were new vessels. The others in large blocs for greater econ­ ing House bill which would set up an independent Federal Maritime resentatives on the board are Pres­ "were war-built ships with many omy, the report stated the replace­ Administration. ident Paul Jennings of the Electri­ years of hard service behind ment program for subsidized com­ One of the key themes of the Save Our Shipping conference was the cal, Radio and Machine Workers; them." panies is still about 90 ships be­ need for increased political action by maritime unions. Direct political David Sullivan, president of the action is becoming an increasingly important factor in reversing the Rating Drops hind schedule. Building Service Employees; Un­ maritime industry's decline, and the large number of House ahd Senate When the report was prepared ion Charles S. Zimmerman, vice- the United States ranked eleventh legislators who appeared at the conference shows that the industry's de­ president of the Ladies' Garment among the world's major ship­ cline and the grave implication^ of that decline on the national security Workers; B. F. McLaurin, vice- builders. At present the nation has stirred increasing alarm among responsible legislators, who share president of the Sleeping car por­ has sunk to fourteenth place. the determination of maritime labor to reverse that destructive process. ters; Jacob Sheinkman, legal coun­ . . . The dramatic decline in the sel for the Amalgamated Clothing American-flag fleet was evident by The drastic decline of the American-flag merchant marine, which Workers and Irving J. Brown, the loss of cargoes carried in the Save Our Ships Conference was designed to halt, was again brought AFL-CIO International Affairs ocean commerce. Regular liner WASHINGTON — James W. into sharp focus recently by the latest annual report of the Maritime representative. services carried only 29.7 per cent Gulick has been named Acting Administration. The International Rescue Com­ of the nation's trade compared Maritime Administrator to re­ In previous years, the annual MARAD report has tended to cover mittee is a worldwide organization with 39.2 per cent in 1955. Tramp place former Maritime Adminis­ up the steep slide down which the American maritime industry was dedicated to the rescue and reset­ carriers suffered a loss of 9.8 per trator Nicholas Johnson, who has plunging by juggling figures like the manager of a last-place baseball tlement of civilian refugees from cent dropping from 15.6 during been appointed to the Federal team juggling his lineup. This year, howover, the MARAD report war and political oppression. The the past ten years to 5.6 per cent. Communications Commission by sticks much closer to the realities of the situation and paints a bleak group has been active recently in Tankers dropped from 23 per cent President Johnson. picture. providing aid to Vietnamese to 3.6 per cent during that time. A native of Virginia, Gulick has As in former years, the latest report still makes the claim that the civilians uprooted by the conflict Domestic shipping both coast­ been Deputy Maritime Adminis­ United States merchant fleet, as of June 30, 1965, consisted of 2,449 there. wise and intercoastal, the report trator since March 18, 1962, and vessels of 28,963,000 tons. For the first time, however, the report ad­ 6 has approximately 35 years expe­ mits that this figure is "misleading" because two-thirds of the total, 4 rience in Federal Government or about 1,600 of these ships, are not in service but repose inactive service in the maritime field. in the nation's reserve fleets. 4 He was appointed Acting Mari­ The report admits some other startling statistics for the first time— time Administrator by Secretary although the SIU and other maritime unions have been making the of Commerce John T. Connor. same revelations for years. For instance, MARAD reports that of these The Maritime Administration reserve fleet ships, only about 900 are readily available for emergency LONDON—Liberia, the haven of U.S. runaway-flag ship opera­ functions as part of the Depart­ use and all of these are about 20 years old or older—^which means that they are approaching or have already passed their effective useful lives. tors, led the world in merchant ship tonnage lost by wreck and ment of Commerce. foundering during the last quarter of 1965, according to figures released by Lloyd's register of SfU Pacific District Hosts Moroccan Labor 'Norway held second place. shipping. The number of merchant ships Other runaway-flag nations— lost worldwide during the final Greece and Lebanon were right three month period of 1965 up there also, standing third and showed a sharp increase over the fourth, respectively, in ship losses. previous period. In all, 75 ships of 218,132 gross tons were writ­ ten off as total losses, compared with 51 vessels of 140,142 tons lost during the third quarter of 1965. June 10,1006 Vol. XXVIII, JNo. ia During this last period Liberia OSicia] PabJicatton of the SlUltA Atlantic, Gulf, I.ak«s S Inland W«%g .> led the list with seven ships lost District. AFI,.0X0 totaling 51,704 tons. Norway was second with four losses of 39,271 "BAITU HAIX, President.: CAL TANMBB EABr, SKjsPABn tons, followed by Greece with 10 losses totaling 38,212 tons; and Lebanon with three losses of 21,FfccrFr««its^ B03E»rMAITHBWa . ALTANNHt 729 tons. The United States lost Vies-PreMmt three ships of 7,809 tons, well be­ HBBBESIT BRAND Director of Orgmicing md hind Japan with 13,525 tons and Pvbliaatiana Panama with 10,684 tons lost. •Managing Editor • MiKM'PovUi-CK. BBRNABDSBAMAN The United States led the world Assietmit Editor in ship scrapping during the last NATBAN SKYEJt Staff Writhe quarter of 1965 however, with 22 ships totaling 162,689 tons going to the breakers. This was slightly less than during the previous quar­ ' *t 8X0 mods ttfw4 ter when 25 U.S. ships of 175,598 tons were scrapped. rmsad DWfirt, AFtiCiO, «7S fi Visiting Moroccan labor represefitatives got a warm greeting recently in Santa Rosa, California from PU. BratlUfn, *.y. 11232. T*l. The total of vessels scrapped «»an tarn* at Earl Lee, administrator of the SIU Pacific District-affiliated Marine Cooks and Stewards Union Train-, worldwide during 1965 was down mriiAsm's AtrcNTtoH; FU ing School. Left to right in photo are: Robert Ricther, African American Labor Center guide; schooli| I sharply, dropping to 524 ships of administrator Lee: Mohamed Bahij of Rabat Workers Federation; Mustafa Mouhoub of the Moroccan 1,988,637 tons from the 1964 level of 740 ships of 2,480,704 Railroad Workers; and Adbelkadar Fadii of the Moroccan Chemical Workers. African visitors enjoyed tons. tour of MC&S school, visit to San Francisco Bay area and close-up view of S. F. Labor Council meeting? I SlU President Hull Named To Board Of Intl. Rescue Committee Culkk Is Named Actiug Maritime Admimskator Liberia, Runaway Tax Haven, Heads List In Ship Wreckage • �Jnlr 8, 1966 SEAFARER'S LOG Highfigbts of Remarks REPRESENTATIVE JAMES A. BYRNE (D-Pa.), Member House Merchant Marine Committee: "We must have a strong shipping and shipbuilding industry. Putting Marad in the new Department of Transportation would mean the end of the Merchant Marine. Seamen risked their lives in two wars. Who are we going to depend upon them if we need them again today. It burns me up when I see these foreign-flag ships carrying our cargoes." * • » REPRESENTATIVE ABRAHAM J. MULTER, (D-N. ¥.): "By neglect the American Merchant Marine is dying and now we have a reorganization plan that is ready to bury it even before it is dead. The merchant marine must be made strong by giving priority attention to a single department." • • » REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS M. PELLEY, (R-Wash.) Member of the House Merchant Marine Committee: "No matter how hard that Congress works to push for a stronger merchant marine, the President is the key to the problem. . . . The merchant marine is in budgetary purgatory from which it must be relieved if it is ever to prosper. The major battle to save the merchant marine is still to come. The unity of purpose of the maritime labor movement in behalf of a strong merchant marine should be emulated by all segments of the industry. I hope that this conference will not pass unnoticed by the White House and that the president will provide the leadership to restore the merchant marine." • • * REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT A. SWEENEY, (D-Ohio): It's time that the lines were drawn and we determined whether our outside shipping interests are to be favored over American flag. We are concerned in the free world with the delivery of food and materials and other essential commodities and we are attempting to do it with a second rate delivery capacity. I wonder hpw long it would take the President to respond if it was the automobile industry (instead of the maritime industry) or if na­ tional security and that of the free world were involved." * « REPRESENTATIVE EDWARD GARMATZ, (D-Md.) Chair­ man of the House Merchant Marine Committee: ". . . this joint meeting is ... an indication of the kind of unity which is not only needed but is absolutely essential if our merchant marine industry is to survive and prosper. I can assure you that my committee is also keenly aware of the dangers at hand. ... I sincerely believe that our recent actions are convincing proof that we are moving in the right directions. Only last Wednes­ day we introduced important legislation into the house which would give our committee more control over maritime affairs. There has been too much loose talk about a new maritime policy. We already have a policy. It is clearly defined and set down by the merchant marine act of 1936. What we need now is initiation and implementation of the programs. These programs are needed not only for economic reasons but for national defense purposes." * * * CAPT. J. W. CLARK, President of the Mississippi Shipping Com­ pany and President of Committee of American Steamship Lines: ". . . the critics of the American Merchant Marine have been obsessed with economics. They forgot that this is the world's greatest trading nation. . . . Economic theorists have gained a great deal of attention and convinced themselves that this industry is sick and has been getting handouts tr keep going. We are allow­ ing recipient nations to control our own laws. We have to go to those countries for fifty per cent of our own cargoes. The foreign competition has the choice of attractive cargoes and leaves what is worse for American flag ships ... 98 per cent of all the logis­ tical support for our troops in Viet Nam goes on ships." * * >•> ARCHIBALD E. KING, Chairman of the American Maritime Association and President of Isthmian Steamship Lines, Inc.: ". . . The problems of so-called overage vessels has been high­ lighted in recent months by the actions of cargo insurance under­ writers in world markets imposing heavy penalties on cargo owners utilizing such vessels. The action of cargo underwriters has had the result of driving cargoes away from vessels on which the penalty was imposed and often thereby forcing business onto foreign-flag vessels, many of which are less than 20 years of age. This adverse circumstance is not limited to unsubsidized vessels but has detrimental effect upon the majority of American-flag vessels owned and operated by the subsidized lines. ... It is in­ escapable that if top level governmental policy makers expressed a determination to have an adequate modern merchant marine, those (Government) agencies would respond." * » • SENATOR DANIEL BREWSTER (D-Md.) Member of Senate Commerce Committee: "I would think the experience of four major wars would have taught us a lesson.. . . We need a powerful fourth arm of defense. Our fleet now is a withered arm. . , . One small nation carries twice as much cargo as we do in our own ships. . . . We have had a transportation message but no maritime policy. There is still time to influence maritime policy. ... We have a reserve fleet that can properly be labelled a paper fleet and which will be utterly useless in a few years. ... I hope for a maritime admin­ istrator who will head an independent maritime agency," (Continued on page 18) 7 Page Three ^ U. S. Maritime Vows Strong Fight To Save American Merchant Marine WASHINGTON—In an unprecedented and powerful demonstration of unity, some 500 repre­ sentatives from every segment of maritime labor and management participated in an emergency con­ ference here June 28 and 29 to spotlight the crisis in American shipping and laid the groundwork for a continuing campaign to ^ ment of Transportation and urged ment of the shipping and ship­ save the industry. instead that it be established as building industries — labor and Representatives of more than an independent agency. management on the East, Gulf 40 unions whose members are The conference called for all- and Pacific Coasts and the Great engaged in seafaring, longshoring, out support of legislation just in­ Lakes—^was represented. They shipbuilding and related fields troduced to create an independent enthusiastically endorsed the con­ were joined by all major maritime maritime agency—H.R. 15567 in ference decision to continue the employer groups, individual steam­ the House and S. 3530 in the Sen­ American Committee to Save Our ship operators and shipbuilding ate. Shipping as a permanent organ­ companies in participating in the The policy statements adopted ization that will press the fight two-day meeting. Thirty members by the conference followed rec­ to restore U. S. shipping to its of the U. S. Congress visited dur­ ommendations made by the Com­ proper place in the nation's econ­ ing the sessions and a number of mittee on Deep Sea Shipping, omy. them addressed the participants. whose chairman was NMU Vice In pushing its campaign, the Messages of greetings and support President Shannon Wall; the Com­ Committee will utilize and coor­ came from many others. mittee on Domestic Shipping, dinate the efforts of the organiza­ chaired by Joseph Chrobak, Dis­ tion, with offices in Washington, The conference, which was call­ trict Director of the United Steel- to impress upon the Congress the ed by the recently-formed Ameri­ workers; the Committee on Ship­ dire state of the merchant marine can Committee to Save Our Ship­ building, chaired by Page Groton, and the need for remedial action. ping, sponsored by the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department and Director of the Marine Council It was announced that the support the AFL-CIO Maritime Commit­ of the Boilermakers and Iron Ship­ of all management groups in re­ tee, designated a 5-man commit­ builders, and the Committee on lated industries will be sought. tee to meet with President John­ Transportation, chaired by Ray A concerted effort will be made son to discuss the dire state of McKay, president of District 2 of to enlist the backing of all AFLU. S. shipping and to seek solu­ the Marine Engineers Beneficial CIO departments, state and local Association. tions to the problems it faces. labor bodies, as well as that of local unions throughout the coun­ Named to the committee were Determined Effort try affiliated with participating na­ Lane Kirkland, executive assist­ Dominant note of the confer­ ant to AFL-CIO President George ence was the determination of all tional and international unions. Meany; Paul Hall, president of participating groups to unite their Conference sessions were sus­ the Seafarers International Union efforts for a strengthened mer­ pended on the morning of June 29, of North America; Joseph Curran, chant marine. Virtually every seg­ (Continued on page 18) president of the National Mari­ y time Union; Russell Berg, presi­ dent of the International Brother­ hood of Boilermakers and Ship­ builders and Thomas W. Gleason, president of the International Longshoremen's Association. The WASHINGTON—In addition to the members of Congress who four union heads are co-chairmen spoke at "Save Our Shipping" conference here on June 28 and 29, of the "Save Our SBiipping" com­ a number of Senators sent messages voicing their support and mittee. encouragement of the conferPolicy Statement Adopted . day. As Alaska is economically an At the final session the confer­ ence's efforts to revitalize the island, it is separated from normal ence adopted a policy statement American merchant marine. sources of supply available readily endorsing the proposals to Following are excerpts from to other states in the Union. strengthen the American merchant some of the Senatorial messages: Hence, Alaskans realize more marine made in the majority re­ Senator R. L. Bartlett (D- fully than others the enormous im­ port of President Johnson's Mari­ Alaska), Member Senate Com­ portance of maintaining in good time Advisory Committee. The merce Committee: "Merchant ma­ condition our lifelines—the ships conference also called for exclu­ rine at this time needs nothing that bring cargo to our ports. My sion of the Maritime Administra­ more than a concerted and dra­ sympathy is with your cause and I tion from the proposed Depart- matic effort to marshall all forces will give my efforts to achieving a in support of an enlightened ex­ healthy, stable maritime industry ecution of our present merchant for the entire United States." • • • marine problems. Only those as­ Senator Harrison A. Williams, sociated with SOS are in a position to command necessary respect and Jr. (D-N.J.): "I want to assure you to coordinate this effort. I wish of my wholehearted support for the work of the American Com­ you well and stand with you." * * mittee to Save Our Shipping. This Senator Jacob K. Javits (R- meeting of the S.O.S. conference CHICAGO—-Paul Hall, presi­ N. Y.): ". . . You may be sure demonstrates the urgency of the dent of the ^afarers International that I am aware of and very much crisis in the American merchant Union of North America, has an­ concerned with the pressing need marine. As you meet on the an­ nounced that the union is offer­ to revitalize our maritime industry, niversary of the passage of ing a reward of $5,000 for infor- and wish the conference every suc­ the merchant marine act I think it imperative that the Congress niation lea(ding to the apprehension cess." • • * re-emphasize its intention to ful­ of the person or persons respon­ sible for the planted bomb blast Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D- fill the solemn obligations of that vriuch criticany injured Joseph^ Hawali): "As a citizen of Hawaii, Act. As in the past, I will continue Longmeyer, art organizer here for an island state surrounded by to work toward that end and I the SlU's Transportation and iM- ocean waters, I am naturally deep­ salute the joint efforts of labor and lied Setyices Woidcers division.s? ly aware of the importance and management to revitalize this im­ Longmeyer was injured on June significance of a healthy maritime portant industry." « « * 27, when he and another TS&AW industry. I am therefore most Senator Oaiborne Pell (D-R. I.): grateful to the conference for dis­ nianv Charles^^^^ left union headquarters to pick up the car cussing this most important mat­ ". . . You may be assured that I hfc Dominio Abata, president Of ter. I extend to all of you my very am aware of the plight of the mar­ the SIU-TS&AW. best wishes for a successful con­ itime industry and wish the con­ ference every success . . ." ference. Aloha." When Longmeyer turned the ig­ « « * • • • nition key, the bomb exploded.. Senator Lee Metcalf (D-Mont.): Senator Ernest Gruenlng (DHe was blown into the middle of ". . . Am aware present situation the street and his legs were shat-»: Alaska): "... Alaska is a state totally de­ in maritime industry and sym­ tered. Moses received lesser In­ pendent on water transportation pathetic to the needs. All success juries. «aU termed the incident "e yjj for shipment of virtually all com­ to Conference." (Continued on page 18) modities required for life every Senators Express Their Support Of Shipping Conferente Ohjectives •ti j : ( J �Page Foar SEAFARERS July 8, 1966 LOG Farm Workers Win Major Victory California Grape Workers' Union Signs Contrast With Ssheniey, Ins. The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Areaj With the November Congressional elections not too far off, it's time that we all took a good look at the voting records of our representatives, especially keeping in mind how they voted on issues that were important to labor. Unfortunately, the truth is that indifference on the part of voters has in many cases resulted in loss of a liberal Congressman and the election of a candidate who was anti-labor and who opposed all the liberal measures that labor has backed and is currently backing. It is especially important in the upcoming election that labor union members turn out in force to make certain that those representatives who share the interests of the working man are reelected. Philadelphia ^ New York Shipping has been fair at this Shipping in and out of all At­ port. Tony Nerosa is standing by lantic Coast ports continues to be fit-for-duty and waiting for the first excellent for all ratings. Patty job in the steward Ryan just returned to New York department that after an uneventful trip aboard the comes along. Wil­ Choctaw Victory. George Evans liam "Commo­ is currently on the beach here dore" McKeon, waiting to ship out. whose last berth was aboard Norfolk the Rebecca, is Shipping has been good in this also looking for a port during the just-completed pe­ slot on the next riod and is expected to remain McKeon ship that comes good for the next few weeks. We along. George Biliek is registered had 3 payoffs, 2 sign-ons, and serv­ and waiting for a bosun's job, iced 5 ships in transit during the while John Chaplinsky is watching period. the board for the first ship he can Warren Cassidy, who last sailed get. aboard the Cities Service Balti­ more, hopes to find another BR Boston Shipping, on the slow ball this job on her as soon as he again period, is expect­ has his fit-for-duty. Jim Spencer ed to pick up stopped by the hall here after get­ soon. George ting off the Yaka on which he "Blackie" Black- sailed as bosun. Jim expects to more, a 22-year spend a few weeks at home before SIU man, is on shipping again. Alfred Everett, Jr. is registered the beach and happy to spend and looking for a long trip. His some time with last ship was the Eagle Traveler his family. Joseph on which he sailed as ordinary. Wescotf Wescott, a 20Clarence Cornelius, a 17-year year SIU member, is passing out SIU member, is spending some the cigars as his wife just presented time on the beach in Virginia be­ him with a little seafarer. fore shipping again. He last sailed as AB aboard the Commander. LOS ANGELES—The National Farm Workers Association, representing striking California vine­ yard workers, has signed a one-year contract with Schenley Industries, Inc., one of the biggest grow­ ers in the area. The new pact, the first of its ^ grower in the area and the leader wage increases, better housing and kind for Delano County area of resistance to union organizing. improved working conditions. vineyard workers, was charac­ The new pact with Schenley In­ Shortly after Schenley first offi­ terized by NFWA Director Cesar cially recognized the NFWA as dustries calls for a 35-cent hourly Chavez as "a milestone in the his­ bargaining agent for its farm wage increase, increasing the mini­ tory of U.S. agriculture." It calls workers and agreed to negotiate mum to $1.75 an hour. Piece rates for wage increases, a union hiring back in April, DiGiorgio also of­ will also be adjusted to correspond hall and other first-time benefits. fered to negotiate a contract pro­ to the new basic wage. The con­ The NFWA and the AFL-CIO vided the union first signed a no- tract also provides a union shop Agricultural Workers Organizing strike clause and submitted to ar­ and a union hiring hall agreement Committee have been conducting bitration. This was totally unac- under which the company must a joint strike against nearly 40 the union but no contract has yet give the union advance notice of a companies in the Delano, Cali­ been negotiated. need for workers so the union can fornia area for over nine months. provide them. The striking farm workers, who The strike against other grow­ Settlement of fringe benefits, ers in California's $3.8 billion agri­ are among the lowest paid workers such as vacations, insurance, med­ cultural industry is continuing, in­ in the nation and who also labor ical and hospitalization benefits cluding the AFL-CIO-supported under possibly the poorest condi­ will be arrived at through further boycott of DiGiorgio Company tions of any American workers, discussions. Negotiations were products. DiGiorgio is the largest are seeking union recognition. conducted at the offices of the Los Angeles County Federation of La­ bor. The farm workers' victory in their dispute with Schenley was hailed by the AFL-CIO national organizing director, William L. Kircher, who predicted that recog­ nition by Schenley wouid prove San Francisco—An attempt to trap striking farm workers with a giant step toward eventual un­ a "phony" grower-sponsored union representation election was ion organization of all workers on effectively intercepted here by AFL-CIO Organizing Director Wil­ large corporate farms. Schenley liam F. Kircher. owns about 3,500 acres of vine­ He angrily denounced plans of the Di Giorgio Corp. to sponsor yards in the Delano area out of such an election on June 24 as "improper, invalid, immoral, flying the 47,000 acres involved in the in the face of every decent democratic procedure." total dispute. ceptable to the union in view of He accused the firm of bad faith. He charged it violated its the anti-labor history of California pledge to refrain from press statements during negotiations with growers. DiGiorgio grows grapes farm worker union representatives and with continuing attempts and other fruits and markets wine to coerce the votes of farm workers. and allied products. A meeting had been planned for June 22, he explained, to com­ Another grower. Christian plete arrangements for a consent election. , Brothers, has already recognized Kircher said it all as the uninvited and unwelcome guest at a press conference summoned by President Robert Di Giorgio of the giant corporation that has been labeled "the symbol and leader of resistance to farm worker organizing." The firm's products are targets of an AFL-CIO supported consumer boycott. Di Giorgio had just finished reading a five-page mimeographed statement to more than a score of reporters and a battery of micro­ phones and television cameras. He said, in short, that the corpora­ by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Guif Area tion had asked a firm of public accountants to conduct a repre­ sentation election among its "hourly employees" on June 24. The Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO Committee on Political Edu­ cation has made its endorsements for the Democratic Primary at a Ballot Lists Three meeting held at the Seafarers Hall here. Listed on the ballot, he said, would be the National Farm Work­ State Senator J. D. DeBlieux of Baton Rouge was endorsed in his ers Association, the AFL-CIO Agricultural Workers Organizing move to unseat incumbent United States Senator Allen J. Ellender Committee, and the Teamsters. of Houma. Also backed were ^~r. TT—, . T The proposed election, Di Giorgio said, would be held near two Alec C. Norris, who opposes Rep­ ship. John Whited has been reof the corporation's ranches—Borrego Farms, in San Diego County, resentative F. Edward Hebert for pairing his home for the past few and Sierra Vista Ranch, near Delano. The latter has been the focus the First District post and incum­ weeks and is now ready to ship out of the grape pickers' 10-month strike. bent United States Representatives again. Philip Mechling, who had He had barely finished reading the prepared statement when Hale Boggs and James H. Mor­ six good months on the Del Oro Kircher stepped into camera range. is looking for a new ship again. rison. "I'd like to correct Mr. Di Giorgio's statement," he said. While Seafarer Harold Welsh is a Seafarers who are interested in happy man. His son Harold EdDi Giorgio protested from the rostrum, reporters crowded around upgrading themselves to FOWT or mond Welsh, who had been at­ Kircher. Di Giorgio suggested calling the police. Someone pulled AB, are reminded that they should tending Loyola University at New the switch, cutting off the television lights. After a moment, they take advantage of the SIU's Up­ Orleans on an SIU scholarship, were restored. As Kircher resumed speaking, Di Giorgio left the grading programs. Information on graduated May 31 with a Bachelor room. enrollment can be obtained at any of Music Education degree. Kircher demanded the company remove NFWA and AWOC SIU hall and SIU representatives Young Welsh plans to enter the from the company-sponsored ballot. will aid you in making application service, preferably the Navy, and Failing that, Kircher declared, lawyers would go into court for the programs. will make future plans when he within hours to obtain an injunction barring the use of the two union's names without their consent. gets out. New Orleans Mobile He called on the Teamsters, too, to demonstrate solidarity by Frank Russo is on the beach withdrawing. A. F. Wright, who was last after three months aboard the Kircher explained that he and NFWA representatives had met supertanker Montpelier Victory. aboard the Alcoa Runner, is look­ with Di Giorgio representatives only two days before and had He said the ship was one of the ing for an offshore run. A. F. reached agreement on a consent election at Borrego Farms. He best he ever sailed on and he is Pehler, whose last ship was the said they were still apart on a vote at the Delano property. now sort of spoiled. He will stay tanker Connecticut, is looking for The understanding, Kircher explained, was that the agreement on the beach a couple of months a good supertanker. Raymond would be referred to the company and the union for ratification. and be pretty choosy in picking'his Orso, last off the Alcoa Com­ next ship. Maurice Duet has made mander, is waiting for a short run They had agreed earlier that neither would make statements to the press while negotiations continued. two trips on the Del Mar as a deck to the Caribbean. B. R. OverBut he reserved his strongest condemnation for the company's maintenance man. He would have street, who last shipped out aboard stayed longer but he had to the Claihome, will look for a Far refusal to allow strikers to vote. It was a violation of law, ethics and morality, he said, to deny the right to vote to employees who straighten out some personal mat­ East run when his money runs out. ters ashore. He's now looking for E. J. Riviere is taking a midwest had gone through hardship and bitterness for 10 months. a bosun's job and will take any vacation. J AFL-CIO Organizer Raps Phony Do Giorgio Vote Plan The Gulf Coast Baltimore Raymond Lavoine, who is pres­ ently sailing as AB aboard the Columbia, stopped by the hall here recently. He says he likes the Co­ lumbia and will stay put for a while. Bosun Victor Makko, an SIU member since 1942, is look­ ing for a nice long trip after get­ ting off the Alcoa Trader. An SIU mem^r since 1942, Makko didn't state any preferences as to what ship he would like to sign on or where he would like to go. Gustav Holgerson just got off the Yorkmar on which he held down an FWT slot. A member of the Union since 1946, he's waiting for an intercoastal run aboard a Calmar C-4. Puerto Rico The Puerto Rican Government has announced it is working on a plan to help detect improperly la­ beled trailer vans coming into the island. The Federal Maritime Commission recently began a drive against shippers who mislabel the contents and weight of sealed vans moving between the mainland and Puerto Rico to get lower shipping rates by cheating ship owners while at the same time paying lower excise tax rates. Governor Sanchez signed two bills here recently that will result in higher wages for some Puerto Rico workers. One bill authorizes a $6.6 million appropriation that will increase minimum wages for government employees, and the other is a bill authorizing a $7.6 million hike in teachers salaries. i' 1 1 ) 1 « ; A - * ! i 4^ I ^ 4 �July 8, 1966 SEAFARERS Page Five LOG 7 Subcommittee Studying Yarmouth Castie Disaster The Pacific Coast by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative Labor issues have begun to play an increasingly important part in the California gubernatorial race between incumbent democratic Gov­ ernor Pat Brown and conservative Republican candidate Ronald Rea­ gan. Brown, who has the endorsement of California labor, outlined his platform recently before a meeting of the Retail Clerks' state council in Los Angeles. clair, who sails as Bosun has been If re-elected. Brown promised a member of the SIU for 20 years. to work to increase the benefits San Francisco and scope of workmen's compen­ sation; support an increase in the Shipping is extremely good in national minimum wage, plus ex­ this area and still in need of entry tension of coverage to presently ratings to crew up Bay Area unprotected workers; support mi­ vessels. nimum federal standards for un­ Orlando Frezemployment insurance with ex­ za. Chief Steward tended coverage to those not pres­ aboard the Trans­ ently covered; promised to work pacific, just re­ hard to maintain high levels of turned from a employment in the state. He chal­ two - and - a - half lenged Reagan to follow suit and month trek to state his position on labor issues. Japan. He told With the shortage of AB's, about his ship's FWT's, Oilers, Electricians and collision with-a Frezza other entry ratings, we urge that Liberian freighter all Seafarers try harder than ever in Tokyo Bay. They spent 3 to upgrade themselves, and by weeks in Yokahoma for ship's helping themselves thus help the repairs. Union man these West Coast Last period we paid off and ships. signed on the following ships: Del Alba, Anniston Victory, AnWilmington tinous. Vantage Progress, Steel Shipping here has remained at Traveler, Longview Victory, a steady pace and the outlook for Ocean Evelyn, Western Clipper the future is good. There are and Express Buffalo. plenty of jobs available for AB's, C. F. Just is waiting to get a Oilers, Electricians and FWT's. ship for the Far East as soon as During the past couple of weeks possible. Brother Just sails as we have had the De Soto, Steel Bosun-AB and has been a mem­ Architect and Andrew Jackson ber of the SIU since 1947. He just pay off. Three ships signed on and came off a 10-month trip. eight ships went through in Roland Francisco, Chief Cook, transit. also off the Transpacific, will be While the Oceanic Cloud was signing back on again for another in port, we were visited by Red trip. Brother Francisco is a 10Spencer. With him was Nollie year member of the SIU and hails Town, Ship's Delegate. Jack Tros- from Houston, Texas. Must Sell Strikebound RR Congress Orders Break-up Of Dupont's Florida Empire WASHINGTON—Congress has passed legislation requiring the breakup of the vast DuPont estate's business and banking empire in Florida, which includes the strikebound, sometimes scab oper­ ated, Florida East Coast Rail­ masterminded by Edward Ball, way. The bill now requires only boss of the vast DuPont Estate President Johnson's signature to empire, were in the past greatly become a law. aided by the huge financial power The legislation eliminates cer­ made available to the DuPont es­ tain exemptions from the Bank tate through the loopholes in the Holding Company Act, which for­ banking laws. The estate's assets bids such companies from owning are estimated at more than $700 both banking and non-banking million and include 31 banks, the properties at the same time. Un­ railroad, paper mills and thou­ der the terms of the new legisla­ sands of acres of real estate. tion, the DuPont estate would Action against the DuPont Es­ have to get rid of either its bank­ tate's legal and financial setup was ing interests or its other interestsinitiated by the Federal Reserve which include the Florida East Board, which administers the Bank Coast Railway. Another company Act. affected by the recently passed leg­ The AFL-CIO was among oth­ islation is the Washington-based ers to call upon Congress to end Financial General Corporation, the banking law exemption en­ along with other enterprises. joyed by the state, which it said Railroad union members have has served in the past to frustrate been on strike against the DuPontnational labor policy. ' owned Florida East Coast Railway The bill allows the DuPont Es­ for over three years. Although tate five years in which to break they are only asking for wage and up its holdings. Because of a working condition improvements more complicated financial setup. which have been standard in the Financial General was given 12 rest of the nation's railroad indus­ years to accomplish its breakup. try for years, the company has House action in passing the leg­ flatly rejected all settlement at­ islation was brief after Senatetempts by the unions. initiated amendments were ac­ Anti-Union Activities cepted. The bill had been under The Florida railway's scab herd­ consideration for more than a ing and union busting activities, year. ffoffse Group Urges Higher StanJarJs For Foreign-Flag Passenger Ships WASHINGTON—A House subcommittee conducting an investigation of safety standards aboard foreign-flag ships that carry U.S. passengers, has urged the Coast Guard to immediately tighten its inspection procedures for all passenger ships calling at U.S. ports. The subcommittee further • Called for the issuance of an standards, upgrade all inspection recommended that if foreign na­ "information sheet" on passenger and survey work, improve crew tions do not accept higher safety ships written in easily understand­ training, require radio equipment standards within two years, the able terms which would "clearly in lifeboats and require a radio­ U.S. should "return to bi-lateral reflect" each particular ship's con­ man on duty at all times. agreements for reciprocal exami­ dition and in which ways it "fails • Urged immediate worldwide nation of foreign and U.S. passen­ to meet U.S. standards in con­ adoption of recently-proposed ger vessels." struction and fitting out ... in­ SOLAS Convention improvements The recommendations, made by cluding materials used," installa­ without waiting for final adoption the House Legal and Monetary tion and maintenance of fire fight­ of the changes by the entire body Affairs Subcommittee of the ing equipment and other impor­ at its next convention. House Government Operations tant safety equipment. • Called for the U.S. to "re­ Committee, grew out of the sub­ • Urged that these informa­ turn to bilateral agreements for committee's investigation of the tion sheets be made readily avail­ reciprocal examination of foreign fire and sinking of the Panama­ able to the general public. and U.S. passenger vessels" if the nian-flag Yarmouth Castle last • Called for the use of a "uni­ safety recommendations made by November with a loss of 90 lives. form checkoff" for Coast Guard the Maritime Safety Committee The SIU and other maritime inspectors to use when examining are not adopted within two years. unions, in addition to various foreign ships. • Urged the U.S. to press for other U.S. groups, have called for • Prevent any vessel from car­ 100 percent noncombustible mate­ stiffer regulation of foreign-flag rying passengers out of U.S. ports rials on all new passenger ship cruise ships operating out of U.S. if there is "any question" about construction everywhere, as well ports and have repeatedly called whether the vessel could proceed as for older vessels undergoing upon Congress to take action. In without danger to passengers and "material alteration." addition to the House Government crew, and maintain the ban until Various bills to tighten controls Operations Subcommittee, several all safety deficiencies are cor­ over passenger ships operating out other investigations of foreign-flag rected. of U.S. ports are presently pend­ cruise ship safety standards are • Urged amendments to the ing in the Senate Commerce Com­ presently underway. SOLAS Convention to improve mittee. No action has yet been Vigorous efforts are also being internationally-accepted safety taken on them however. made to upgrade the 1960 Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Conven­ tion, under which virtually all ma­ jor maritime nations have agreed to meet certain minimum safety standards on new construction and to encourage upgrading of older vessels. by International Meeting SIU Vice-President Earl (Bull) Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes Shepard attended a recent meeting With the constructions trades unions being forced to take strike in London of the 14-nation Mari­ time Safety Committee of the In­ action in the Michigan area, the cement demands have been greatly tergovernmental Consultative Or­ reduced lately. The crew of the cement carrier, E. M. Ford, was ganization, a United Nations recently recalled just in time to good in all ports, with a slight agency, which met to deal with hit all the hot weather. slow-up entry rating calls. fire protection and safety aboard After a delay of three years, Duluth reports that shipping for passenger ships. Shepard served negotiations with the Mackinac rated men is especially good. Sev­ as labor advisor to the U.S. dele­ Transportation were recently con­ eral men have gotten off their gation. The Safety Committee cluded. Mackinac Transportation vessels in Duluth to take advan­ recommended amending the 1960 is the owner and operator of the tage of the union's upgrading pro­ SOLAS Convention to improve carferry Chief Wawatan which gram. Leslie Loons of the ^ysafety standards. services the upper peninsular area mond Reiss passed his oilers test. In its most recent report, the of Michigan. Negotiations had Earl Sausman and Frank Hardt House Subcommittee, under the been postponed due to the fact of the James D. Davidson and the chairmanship of Representative that the railroads attempted to Lackawana respectively, received Dante B. Fascell (D-Fla.), an­ eliminate rail service in northern their A.B. tickets. Congratulations nounced that its examination of Michigan that would have also to all taking advantage of the op­ the Yarmouth Castle disaster eliminated the Chief Wawatan. portunity to advance themselves. showed that the Coast Guard "has Cleveland reports that Radio exercised to the maximum its ex­ SIU Death Benefit Pete is hitting the amination authority over foreign hall daily waiting passenger vessels," but that exam­ for the right job ination authority is insufficient to to come in, along assure U.S. passenger's safety. with George No degree of examination ef­ Mitchell. Don forts "can eliminate the hazards Maukonia just left of disastrous fire which repose in the Lakes area to the combustible materials built try his hand at salt into many of the foreign vessels," Sausman water sailing out which present treaty arrangements on the West allow to operate out of U.S. ports, Coast. the subcommittee noted. The Interstate Commerce Com­ Makes Recommendations mission handed down its decision Based on its hearings and inves­ ordering the railroads to maintain tigations, the subcommittee report their present railroad service to included nine major recommenda­ northern Michigan, thereby open­ tions for greater protection of U.S. ing the door to negotiations result­ ing in substantial increases in passengers. wages and welfare contributions • Urged the Coast Guard to by the company. The company stop issuing certificates of exami­ will also pay all wage increases Mrs. Jane Van Ert, widow of de­ nation to foreign-flag vessels "thus ceased SIU Great Lakes District obviating the possibility of passen­ retroactive to January 1, 1966. gers believing that the Coast The contract is for three years Seafarer Joseph Van Ert, receives Guard has approved a vessel's with a wage and welfare re-opener. $4,000 SIU death benefit check Shipping for rated men remains from Duluth port agent Jack Hall. general safety." The Great Lakes ' I i J ! . - ! T:' - t :i 4". �Page Six ITHB Question: When you get back from a voyage, do you enjoy dis­ cussing your trip with others? Ralph Mamn: I enjoy discussing nly voyages with my family. I'm not too interested in talking about them with stran­ gers because many of them are mis­ informed about our business. They don't know anything about sailing and many of them think we are connected with the military. I like to talk about the trip with my fellow shipmates, but after a num­ ber of years the trips are much the same. Victor Santos: I like to discuss my trip with my fellow shipmates, as I think most Seafarers do. Most of the time the single guys talk about the girls they've seen in the different ports and the nice times they had. B m We like to sit around the tables in the union hall and talk about our trips. Joe Lapham: I always discuss my trip with my wife, son and two daughters. They are very in­ terested in the job, including my daughters, and al­ ways ask a lot of questions about how the voyage went when I get home. I will fre­ C ft quently take mov­ ies of the ports I visit. My family always reads the Log to keep up with the shipping news and I'd guess it's about the most read pa­ per in our house. SEAFARERS SEAFARER Tolbert Adkins: Yes, usually I will discuss my voyage with other people. Mostly, I talk about the trip in general and the places I've seen. There's a lot of interesting things to talk about when you've vis­ ited foreign lands and interesting ports. In a job where you get to travel all over the world, there's always some­ thing to talk about. <1> Reginis Vazquez: I discuss the trip with my wife, especially if it was a good voy­ age. We talk about the different peo­ ple I shipped with. I'll talk about the trip with ship­ mates, but other people usually aren't interested. I find about half the fellows like to talk about their trips, while the others don't. Some of the men just like to complain, just for the sake of complaining. They just squawk like a seagull sometimes. Carlos Sy: I can recall one un­ usual question a stranger asked me when he found out that I was a profes­ sional seaman; he wanted to know whether I'd ever caught a fish while I was on a voy­ age. And funny thing, I have caught one or two trolling behind a freighter, a 58pound wahoo and a couple of dol­ phin; but he must have been ask­ ing a baited question, because he didn't believe me when I told him about it. Also, I get a good many questions nowadays about how it is to work on a ship going to Saigon and whether we've ever been attacked. Norfolk 5IU Pensioner Receives Check Retired SlU Inland Boatmen's Union member James Vetra picked up his first regular $150 monthly pension check recently from SlU-IBU representative Steve Papuchis at the Norfolk hall. Vetra sailed for many years aboard Sheridan Transportation Company tugboats. July 8, 1966 LOG nigPATeHBByftf June 18 to June 30, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals Class A 7 56 4 36 6 4 1 11 49 35 12 47 9 277 Class B 1 24 2 11 3 9 2 18 33 13 2 17 6 151 REGISTERED on BEACH Class A Class B Tiassfi 0 0 1 21 17 31 0 3 9 6 19 4 0 0 1 4 5 5 1 3 1 16 19 14 5 37 23 14 30 43 5 7 2 24 11 41 6 1 7 97 117 222 Class A 24 171 32 102 21 10 9 75 127 135 19 50 36 811 Class B 4 66 18 44 16 11 8 23 64 48 0 1 4 307 ENGl NE DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Class A Class B 1 0 1 Boston 1 2 18 19 32 33 New York 56 5 Philadelphia j,... 4 4 2 4 9 4 Baltimore 16 16 15 0 3 Norfolk 4 2 4 5 5 Jacksonville 1 5 5 Tampa 0 2 4 1 4 16 4 Mobile 20 13 15 16 New Orleans 5 22 60 44 10 Houston 23 20 24 15 Wilmington 11 8 5 11 6 34 San Francisco .... 22 19 23 21 Seattle 7 9 8 14 6 107 131 Totals 197 231 153 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 7 2 136 51 18 18 69 44 16 9 5 7 5 7 20 41 59 78 100 98 2 14 48 1 6 32 329 564 STElIMiURD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups All Groups Class A Class B ClassC Port Class A Class B 0 0 Boston 1 0 1 3 28 17 New York 7 42 5 Philadelphia 3 4 4 4 9 Baltimore 8 3 18 9 Norfolk 0 1 0 4 1 Jacksonville 2 4 4 5 0 Tampa 0 0 0 5 3 Mobile 6 12 9 10 13 New Orleans 36 32 21 30 2 Houston 20 18 10 16 18 Wilmington 6 8 4 10 4 San Francisco .... 31 15 11 39 14 Seattle 10 6 3 4 7 Totals 188 113 137 78 117 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 3 4 128 40 17 11 35 60 6 13 6 8 0 13 16 45 73 108 83 38 7 2 48 0 13 27 554 250 YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide to Be tter Bu By Sidney Margollus Business leaders are trying to blame what they call a "slump" in auto sales on the current criticisms of unsafe features of modern cars. Actually there is no real slump. After two years of runaway sales, and a busy winter, auto sales have dropped a little but are still very good. And there are other reasons for what moderate drop has occurred. One is the higher costs of financ­ ing cars this year. Another is the general inflationary trend, especially higher prices of basic necessities as food, shelter and medical care, and the increased Social &curity deductions this year from pay checks. Earnings of industrial workers have not been large enough this year to offset these increases. Spendable earnings actually decreased late this winter, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported. Sales of Corvairs especially have been hit hard because of the publicity given to accidents involving earlier models of this car. A number of lawsuits were filed against General Motors, because of the charges that the suspension system on the earlier Corvairs was unsatisfactory under certain circum­ stances. Most of these incidents involved 1960, '61 and '62 models. These earlier models currently are selling at bargain prices because people now are afraid to buy them. In any case, some larger discounts now are avail­ able on both new 1966' and used cars as the result of the moderate sales drop. The 1966's already have had some of the safety devices added that will be more widespread on the 1967 cars. Further improve­ ments are expected in 1968, on the basis of new requirements proposed by the General Services Ad­ ministration, including such devices as a defogger for rear windows; dual braking system (with two master cylinders); recessed instrument panels; crashresisting fuel tanks; greater glare reduction in wind­ shields, and roll bars on convertibles. The auto industry is still insisting that drivers are responsible for most accidents rather than the cars. Of course, drivers and unsafe roads cause most acci­ dents. But what is worrying everybody is that the way cars are designed increases the severity of acci­ dents and the harm to the occupants, and that the cars themselves in some cases have been largely re­ sponsible for even the accidents. One point all drivers should realize from the revelations of unsafe cars, is the need to keep cars in good operating condition, with regular attention to brakes, tires, wheel alignment and other critical areas. Heed Dealer Notices It is especially vital to heed immediately any notices from dealers or the factory to bring your car in for correction of defects. There have been more such "recalls" than the public ever realized before U.S. Senator Abraham Ribicoff of Connecticut started his safety investiga­ tion. In a little more than seven years, some 9,000,000 cars have been recalled for correction of various defects. That's almost 20 per cent of all the cars manufactured in that period. Not all of these defects involved safety. Some affected convenience or economy. But you always should assume that any notice from a dealer or fac­ tory to bring your car in for inspection and cor­ rection of defects, does involve safety, auto clubs are warning members. In fact, as far as this writer can judge from the reports released by the manufacturers to the Senate committee, a very large number if not most of the recalls do involve safety. Some of the most frequent recalls have been for defects in brake systems, steer­ ing and suspension systems. Some owners may have paid little attention to notices asking them to bring in their cars because the letters did not always say frankly that a safety factor or defect was involved. Even if you have not gotten a letter or call from your dealer, if you see a public notice concerning your make and model, check with your uealer. �Jnljr 8, 1966 SEAFARERS 7 Page Seven LOG Upcoming Off-Year Elections Key To Fnture Legislation The 1966 elections will determine whether new liberal legislation will be enacted to meet the needs of the nation and its people. They will either mark the beginning or the end of a new wave of liberal laws. This is the sobering judgment of one of the most articulate of the new liberal congressmen elected in 1964. He feels 1966 is a pivotal year. It will test, in his view, whether or not liberal congressmen can go back to the districts, campaign on a record of progressive achieve­ ment and win re-election despite the natural odds against them in an election like this one. In an address to a meeting of union officials in Washington, he made these points: • Dozens of liberal newcomers have gone down the line for pro­ gressive legislation, often withstanding severe heat from conservative interests in their districts. • They have succeeded in building a solid record. They will cam­ paign on that record. • Most of them come from previously conservative districts and were elected by close margins. If they are re-elected, they will have proved that voters respond to achievement and reward it. • If most, or many of them are defeated it will impose caution as a way of life in Congress for years to come. Future liberal newcomers will always be reminded of the fate of the Class of 1964 and warned by their elders in years and congressional seniority that the price of courage and liberalism is defeat. The slogans of Congress will be "Don't stick your neck out" and "Don't rock the boat," hardly a spirit to encourage progress. It's a valid argument, and a serious warning, and what it means to the labor movement is this: Unless total political effort is put forth this year, unless everything possible is done to re-elect liberal newcomers and other liberals, we can write off legislative progress for years to come. The elections of 1966 are vastly more important than the individual liberals, or the collective group of liberals, involved in them. The potential penalty of defeat has never been more severe, nor longerlasting. Similarly, the fruits of victory would be the sweetest yet. It would prove political courage is not wasted, that Americans—when truly informed about what liberal programs mean to them—will welcome those programs and the men and women who make them possible. Victory would give heart to the liberals to push for newer, better, broader programs, to use the break-throughs of the 89th Congress as a launching pad toward higher achievement in the future. Mary Heaton Vorse, veteran la­ bor reporter and author who wrote an early definitive history of the beginnings of the CIO, died here at 84. Beginning in 1912, Mrs. Vorse was involved in and covered the major labor struggles of the cen­ tury including strikes at Lawrence, Mass., Paterson, N. J., the Mesaba, Minn., iron range, the steel struggle of 1919, Passaic, Gastonia, the 1931 Kentucky miners battles and the rise of the CIO— rubber, auto, steel, etc. From a conservative New Eng­ land upbringing, she traveled the world and served as a war corre­ spondent in Europe in World War I. She wrote 14 books, including the story of the rise of the CIO "Labor's New Millions." <1> The AFL-CIO Collective Bar­ gaining Institute conducted its 1966 session at the University of Wisconsin. The institute's oneweek course of study is designed to teach unioii men how to be more effective during collective bargaining sessions and arbitration proceedings. Students with long years of union experience put in 12-hour days in workships rang­ ing from calculating fringe benefit costs to mediation procedures. A mock arbitration case w^ also presented during the sessions. The institute's teaching staff includes labor leaders and university pro­ fessors. The program is spon­ sored by the AFL-CIO Depart­ ment of Education and Research and the School for Workers. Henry T. Wilson of the Labor­ ers has been appointed director of the union's Federal Public Service Employees District Council by Union President Joseph V. Moreschi. The council is expanding its organizing activities in the Federal employee field and serves as a clearing house for relations with federal agencies at the Washington level. Wilson, an attorney with experience in public employee or­ ganizing, has been on the staff of the Laborers for the past two years. <I> A demonstration by striking professors marked the graduation ceremonies at St. John's Univers­ ity. The picket line was the big­ gest since the walkout began on January 13 over the arbitrary fir­ ing of 31 teachers. The pickets were dressed in flowing academic robes and car­ ried signs reading, "Good teachers should be rehired and not fired." The line was made up of members of the United Federation of Col­ lege Teachers, Local 1460 of the AFL-CIO. About 150 union men and women marched at the main gate during the exercises while 60 educators picketed two side gates. i Time Is Running Out 'i There was a time, not too long ago, when many in the United States were ready to hang black crepe for the merchant marine. Several government agencies, particularly the Defense Department, had already wished maritime a Rest in Peace and fixed their eyes on the airplane as the cargo-mover of the future. They changed their minds quick­ ly, however, once they realized the over­ whelming transportation needs of the Viet­ nam conflict, a need which only shipping could fulfiill. The need for a strong merchant marine exists today and will always exist as much as ever before in our nation's history. Yet there are still many Government agencies and administrators who continue to drag their feet when it comes to recognizing the facts and the need to halt the maritime industry's decline, a decline that grows more serious daily. The recent Save Our Shipping conference in Washington was called because direct political action has become necessary if the U. S. maritime industry is to be revived to the point where it can be strong enough to serve both our commercial and military needs in peacetime and in war. Legislators have expressed increasing alarm in recent months over Government agency neglect of maritime, which has led to the decline of our shipping capacity as is so glaringly spotlighted by the Viet Nam conflict. The Save Our Shipping conference served as a focus for this growing concern among the nation's legislators. It was made clear at the conference that legislative action must be taken now to force the responsible Government agencies to end their neglect of maritime and develop, support and enforce a constructive, forward-looking maritime pol­ icy that will rebuild our decaying fleet and once more make the United States a mari­ time power. A Move To Curb Union-Busting Representative Frank Thompson Jr. (D-N.J.), recently urged that the NLRB be given the authority to assess stiffer penalties, involving double and triple damages, on de­ liberate, repeated or flagrant union-busting bosses. Thompson also called for amendments to the Davis-Bacon and Walsh-Healey Acts so that government agencies could withhold contracts from companies found by the NLRB to be in violation of U.S. labor laws. These acts govern wages and other condi­ tions to which contractors on government work must adhere. The J. P. Stevens textile empire, which is the largest supplier of textiles to the armed forces, and is also one of the biggest unionbusters in the nation, was cited as practicing the type of anti-labor tactics which require government action. NLRB complaints and orders have been filed against Stevens re­ peatedly, with little or no effect. The com­ pany simply keeps litigating continuously in the courts against NLRB orders, while at the same time continuing its union-busting activ­ ities. Without the power to impose stiff pen­ alties for violating its orders, the NLRB has thus far had its hands tied when it comes to enforcement. The need for tougher penalties by the NLRB is becoming increasingly clear as the AFL-CIO continues to press its drive to or­ ganize previously unorganized workers in the South and West, where anti-labor and union-busting tactics are still the order of the day for many employers. It is significant that the J. P. Stevens plants are located in the South. A similar example of anti-labor, un­ ion-busting tactics is readily available in the California farm industry's continuing at­ tempts to prevent farm workers from organ­ izing for collective bargaining. 1 T V ii �Page Eight SEAFARERS The emergency conference tio save the V. S. sjuppm industry which was held in Washington on and 29 gave every evidence that a strong umted effort would be made by all segments of maritime to save the U. S. shipping industry. Called by the American Cornmittee to Save Our Shipping, which is sponsored by the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department and the AFL-CIO Maritime Committee, the conferetKe was attended by 500 persons representing virtually everj section of maritime labor and management, from the East to the West Coasts, from the Lakes to the Gulf. Spotlighting the crisis which confronts U. S. shipping and shipbuilding, the conference made the Save Our Shipping committee a permanent structure and laid the groundwork for a continuing campaign to revitalize the maritime industry. When the conference ended it was very obvious that the carnpaign to save American shipping was on. On these pages are photos taken during the two-day conference, captions for which appear below: I. The two'day conference sessions were marked by heavy •turnout. 2. Robert Mayer, head of Western Shipbuilders Ass'n 3. Stephen McCluskpy of Mass. Port Council re­ ports. 4. ILA pres. Thomas W. Gleason. a, co-chairman of conference. 5. IBEW's Joe Keenan and OEIU s How. ard Coughlin. 6.;LI<wd Sheldon, pres. of Masters. Mates ' and .Pilots, 7. Rep. tdward Garmatz. chairman of l^use Merchant Marine Cornmittee. 8. From left. ILA's Glea­ r.'i-- V son. NMU sec.-treas. Shannon Wall, Boilermakers presf Russell Berg and SlU pres. Paul Hall. 9. MTD exec, s®"®* • i "'M tafy Pete McGavin calls conference to order; TO. NMU, vice-pres. James Martin reports on visit to Congress; II. Lloyd Middleton of Boilermakers and Irpn'Shipbuilders reports on talks with Congressmen. \1- Rep, Eugpne • Keough of New York was interested observer. 13. A : member of House Merchant V^arine Committee. Rep. Jacob Gilbert of New York favors independent maritime agency. 14. New York Congressman John Murphy urged firm maritime policy. 15. Connecticut Congressman Rob­ ert Giaimo speab at conference. 16. SlU vice-pres. Earl Shepard reports on Congressional response. 17. Thomas' Pelly, member of House Merchant Marine Committee, speaks out. 18. Capt. J. Clark, head of Committee of; American Steamship Lines. 19. MEBA' Dist. 2 pres. Ray McKay headed Transportation Committee.; 20. Senator Daniel Brewster sard U.S. lacks a maritime policy. 21. Steelworkers' Joseph Chrobak was chairman of Domestic Shipping Committee.. 22. Hbyt Haddock, exec. sec. of Maritime Committee, addresses conference. 23. Ship­ builders Council pres. Ed Hood cited industry problems. 24. Arch King, chairman of American Maritime Associa­ tion and pres. of Isthmian Lines. 25. Emanuel Cellerf chairman of House Judiciary Committee, discusses con­ ference with SlU pres. Paul Hall. 26. NMU's Wall and Martin in confab with other participants. 27. AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew BiemiHer tells of Federation support. 28. Conference registration desk was busy '' scene. 29. SIUNA vice-pres. Morris Weisberger talb with SlU New Orleans Agent Buck Stephens: SlU yicepres. Lindsay Williams is in center. 30. SlU pres. Hall urges maximum effort to save U.S. merchant marine.; p:^ - k. -V -U �t> I I ' 'J .1IT 5 ' .• 1 • { ;: ^ 4 -i ¥ tif' * * •' v-,-V Kf - !• i '*t <•';•* W •-* #• n- ^•;in 'i '3 V ,T*. i'*? •p *1 sn f,<e -««KM-'»• i'> (omniTiiTioii For SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes And Inland Waters District ^ *•*'• • Supplemeai SEAFARERS LOG " •» • v'.'" I ' ' . • -•-• Jnly m 1966 �SEAFARERS Tw CONSTITUTION THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAATLANTIC GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRia AMMMI wiA AiMriMii af labw — CwiflraM af iMlaalrial Orflaabatiaf (AaAawdMMayU 19M) rREAMBll As maritime and allied workers and realizing the value and necessity of a thorou^ organization, we are d^icated » the foming of one Union for our people, the Seafarers International Unira of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Disttict, based upon the following principles; All members shall be entitl^ to all the rights, privileges and guarantees as set forth in diis Constitution, and such rights, privi­ leges and guarantees shall be preserved in accordance with itt terms. We declare tlwt American seamen are entitled to receive their employment without interference of crimps, shipowners, fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the Government. We affirm that every worker has the ri^t to receive fair and just remuneration for his labor,' and to gain sufficient leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. We proclaim the ri^t of all seamen to receive healthful and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to r«t. We defend the right of all seamen to be treated in a decent and respectful manner by those in command, and, We hold that the above tights belong to all workers alike, irrespective of nationality or creed. Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we are con­ scious of corresponding duties to those in command, our employers, our craft and our country. We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote harmonious relations with those in command by exercising due care and diligience in the performance of the duties of our profession, and by giving all possible tassistance to our employers in caring for their gear and property. Based upon these principles, it is amorg our objects: To use our influence individually and collectively for the purpose of maintain­ ing and developing skill in seamanship and effecting a chsmge in the maritime law of the United States, so as to render it more equitable and to make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development of a merchant marine and a body of American seamen. To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments of mari­ time workers and through its columns seek to mainuin their knowledge of, and interest in, maritime affairs. To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of organi­ zation and federation, to the end of establishing the Brotherhood of the Sea. To form and to assist by legal means other bona fide labor organi­ zations whenever possible in the attainment of their just demands. To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals so as to make seamanship what it -rightly is—an honorable and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are migratory, that our work I 'les us away in different directions from any place where the majority might otherwise meet to act, that meetings can be attended by only a fraction of the membership, that the absent members, who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded from what might be the results of excitement and passions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those who are present may act for and in the interest of all, we have adopted this Constitution. Statement of Principles and Declaration of Rights In order to form a more perfect Union, we workers in the maritime and allied industries, realizing the value and necessity of uniting in pursuit of our improved economic and social welfare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the Seafarers Inter­ national' Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Disuia, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the fol­ lowing principles: In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our duties and obligatioiu as members of the community, our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat die menace of communism and any other enemies of freedom and the democratic principles to whi^ we seafaring men dedicate ourselves in this Union. We shall affiliate and work with other free labor organizaitons; we shall support a journal to give additional voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers of the sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations to the fullest extent consistent with our duties, obligations, and law. We shall seek to exert our individuaf and collective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor and other legislation and policies which look to the atteinment of a free and happy society, without distinaion based on race, creed or color. To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind that most of our members are migratory, that their duties carry them all over the world, that their rights must and shall be proteaed, we hereby declare these rights as members of the Union to be inalienable. I No member shall be deprived of any of the ri^ts or privileges guaranteed him under the G>nstitution of the Union. II Every qualified member shall have the right to nominate hit himself for, and, if elected or appointed, to hold office in this Union. Ill No Bwrnber shall be deprived of bis membership without due July 8, 1966 LOG process of the law of this Union. No member shall bo compelW to be a witness against himself in the trail of any proceeding in which he may be charged wiA failure to observe Ae 1*^ f Union. Every official and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the rights of every member in accordance wiA Ae priiKiples set forth in Ae Constitution of the Uniom IV Every member shall have Ae right to be confronted by his accuser whenever he is charged wiA violating Ae law or Ais Union. In all such cases, the accused shall be guaranteed a fair and spe^y uial by an impartial committee of his brother Union mem^rs. V No member shall be denied the tight to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. VI A miliant membership being necessary to Ae security of a frw union, Ae members Aall at all times stand ready to defend Ais Union and the principles set forA in Ae Cotutitution of Ae Union. VII The powers not delegated to Ae officers, job holders, and Execu­ tive Board by Ae Constitution of Ae Union shall be reserved to the members. CONSTITUTION Articia I Nama and Ganaral Powers This Union shall be known as the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and executive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance of charters to, sub­ ordinate bodies and divisions, corporate or otherwise, Ae forma­ tion of funds and participation in funds, the establishment of enter­ prises for Ae benefit of the Union, and similar ventures. This Union shall exercise all of its powers in aid of subordinate bodies and divisions created or chartered by it. For convenience of admin­ istration and in furtherance of its policies of aid and assistance, Ae Union may make its property, facilities and persoimel available for the use and behalf of such subordinate bt^ies and divisions. A majority vote of the membership shall be authorization for any Union action, unless otherwise sfiecified in the Constitution or by law. This Union shall at all times protect and maintain its jurisdictioiu Article II AffiliaHon Section T. This Union shall' be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America and the American Federation of Labor—Otngress of Industrial Organizations. All other affilia­ tions by the Union or its subordinate bodies or divisions shall be made or withdrawn as determined by a majority vote of Ae Executive Board. Section 2. In addition to such other provisions as are contained herein, all subordinate bodies and divisions seeking a charter from and/or affiliation with this Union, shall be required to adopt, within a time period set by the-Executive Board, a constitution containing provisions as set forth in Exhibit A, annexed to this Constitution and made a part hereof. All other provisions adopted by such subordinate bodies and divisions as part of their constitutions shall not be inconsistent Aerewith. No such constitution or amendments Aereto shall be deemed to be effective without the approval of the Executive Board of this Union, which shall be executed in writing, on its behalf, by Ae President or, in his absence, by any other officer designated by it. Such approval shall be deemed to be recog­ nition of compliance herewith by such subordinate body or division. Where a subordinate body or division violates any of the fore­ going and, in particular, seeks to effectuate any constitutional provision not so authorized and approved, or commits acts in violation of its approved constitution, or fails to act in accordance therewith, this Union, through its Executive Board, may wiAdraw its charter and/or sever its affiliation forthwith, or on siich terms as it may impose not inconsistent with law, in addition to exercis­ ing any and alLrights it may have pursuant to any applicable agree­ ments or undersundings. Section 3. This Union shall also have the power, acting Arough its Executive Board, and after a fair hearing, to impose a trustee­ ship upon any subordinate body. or divisions chattered by and affiliat^ with it, for the reasons and to the extent provided by law. Article III Membership Soc^n 1. (^ndidates for membership shall be admitted to meml^rsbip in accordance with such rules as are adopted from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Membership classifica­ tions shall correspond to and depend upon seniority classifications established in accordance with the sUndard collective bargaining agreement of Ais Union. In addition to meeting Ae oAec lequire- laents duly promulgated pursuant hereto, no person Aall become • full bo^ member unless and until be has attained the highest seniority rating set out in Ae uid colleaive bargaining agreement. Only foil bwk members Aall be entitled to vote and to hold anjr office or elective job, except as otherwise specified herein. All mem­ bers shell have a voice in Union proceedings and shall be entided to vote on Union contracts. SactiM 3. No candidate shall be granted membership who is a member of any dual organization hostile to Ae aims, principles, and policies of this Union. Sactian 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues Aall be automatically suspended, and shall forfeit all benefits and all other ri^u and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically dismissed if Aey are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arrearage in dues shall be computed from the first day of Ae applicable quarter, but Ais time shall not run: (a) While a member is actually participating in a strike oc lockout. (b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital. (c> While a member it under an incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union. (d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided the member was in good standing at the time of entery into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement wiAin ninety (90) days after discharge from die armed forces. (e) While a member has no oppormnity to pay dues, because of employment aboard an American flag merchant vessel. Sactian 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time speci­ fied in Section 3 shall not run. It shall be the right of any member to present, in writing, to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with regard to the application of Action 3, in accordance wiA procedures established by a majority vote of the membership. A majority vote of the membership shall be necessary to decide such questions. Sactian S. The membership shall be empowered to establish, from time to ume, by majority vote, rules under which dues and assess­ ments may ^ excused where a member has been unable to pav dues and assessments for the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4. Sactian 4. To preserve unity, and to promiMe the common welfare of Ae membership, all members of the Union shall uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. Sactian 7. Any member who gives aid to the principles and policies of any hostile or dual organization shall be denied further membership in this Union to the full extent permitted by law. A majority vote of Ae.membership shall decide which organizations are dual or hostile. Sactian 3. Evidence of membership or other affiliation wiA the Union shall at all times remain the property of the Union. Mem­ bers may be required to show their evidence of membership in order to be admitted to Union meetings, or into, or on Union property. Article IV Reinstatement Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated in accord­ ance with such rules and under such conditions as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Article V Dues and Initiation Fee Saciien 1. AH members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Constitution as amended and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment. Saction 2. No candidate for membership shall be admitted into membership without having paid an initiation fee of three hundred (1300.00) dollars, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. Section 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be waived for organizational purposes in accordance with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the Executive Board. Article VI Retirement from Membership Saction l. Members may retire from membership by surrendering their Union books or other evidence of affiliation and paying all unpaid dues for the quarter in which they retire, assessments, fines and other monies due and owing the Union. When Ae member surrenders his book or other evidence of affiliation in connection with his application for retirement he shall be given a receipt Aerefor. An official retirement card shall be issued by Headquarters, upon request, dated as of the day that such member accomplishes these payments, and shall be given to the member upon his pre­ senting the aforesaid receipt. Saciion 2. All the rights, privileges, duties and obligations of membership shalj be suspended during the period of retirement, except that a retired member shall not be disloyal to the Union nor join or remain in any dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of his right to reinstatement. ftciion 3. Any person in retirement for a period of two quarters or more shall be restored to membership, except as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current quarter, as well as all assessments accruing and newly levied during the period of retirement. If the period of retirenaenc is less than two quarters, the required pay­ ments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said period of retirement, including those for the current quarter, and all assess­ ments accrued and newly levied during that period. Upon such payment, the perstin in retirement shall be restored to membership, and his membership book, appropriately stamped, shall be returned to him. Saction 4. A mem^r in retirement may be restored to membership after a two-year period of retirement consisting of eight full quarters only by majority vote of the membership. Saction 5. TTie period of retirement shaU be computed from the first day of Ae quarter following Ae one in which Ae retirement card was issued. �rVl Jnly 8, 1966 SEAFARERS AfiricI* VII System of Organfzatlen _ SMIIM f. This Unloo, and all officer], lieadquarter't representstivea, port agents, patrolmen, and mem^rs shall be governed' in this order by: (a) The G>nstitution. (b) The Executive Board. (c) Majority vote of the membership. headquarters of the Union shall be located in New York Md the headquarters officers shall consist of a President, and Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of ^ntracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one • " r' Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President 111 Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters. ^ction 3. The staff of each port shall consist of such personnel as IS provided for herein, and the p>ort shall bear the name of the city in which the Union's port offices are located. Sactioii 4. Every member of the Union shall be registered in one of three departments; namely, deck, engine and stewards depart­ ment. The definition of these departments shall be in accordance with ^stom and usage. This defiaition may be modified by a majority vote of the membership. No member may transfer from one department to another except by approval as evidenced by a majority vote of the membership. LOG (f) The President shall be chairman of the Executive Board and may cast one vote in that body. (g) He shall be responsible, within the limits of his powers, for the enforcement of this Constitution, the policies of the Union, and all rules and rulings duly adopted by the Executive Board, and those duly adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Within .these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, position, and prestige of the Union. (h) The foregoing duties shaH be in addition to those other duties lawfully imposed upon him. (i) The responsibility of the President may not be delegated, but the President may delegate to a person or persons the execution of such of his duties as he may in his discretion decide, subject to the limitations set forth in this Constitution. (j) Any vacancy in any office or the job of Headquarters Repre­ sentative, Port Agent, or Patrolman shall be filled by the President by temporary appointment of a member qualified for the office or job under Article XII of this Constitution, except in those cases where the filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for by this Constimtion. (k) The President is direaed to take any and all measures and employ such means which he deems necessary or advisable, to protect the interests, and further the welfare of the'Union and its members, in all matters involving national, state or local legislation issues, and public affairs. (1) The President shall have authority to require any officer or Union representative to attend any regular or special meeting if, in his opinion, it is deemed necessary. Saction 2. Exaculiva Vica-Prasidsnt. Article VIII Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrolmen Sartion 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected as otherwise provided in this Constitution. These officers shall be the President, an Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of ContracR and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one VicePresident in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Charge of the lakes and Inland Waters. Saction 2. Port Agents, Headquarters Representatives, and Patrol­ men shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. Article IX Other Elective Jobs Section I. In addition to the eleaive jobs provided for in Article Vin, the following jobs in the Union shall be voted upon in the manner prescribed by.this Constitution: A. Delegates to the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. B. Committee members of: (1) Trial Committees ( 2) Quarterly Financial Committees (3) Appeals Committees (4) Strike Committees ( 5 ) Credentials Committees (6) Polls Committees ( 7 ) Union Tallying Committees (8) Constitutional Committees Section 2. Additional committees may be formed as provided by a majority vote of the membership. Committees may also be ap­ pointed as permitted by this Constitution. Article X Duties of Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, Other Elected Job Holders and Miscellaneous Personnel Soction T. Tha Prfsidont. (a) The President shall be the executive officer of the Union and shall tepresentj and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all matters except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Con­ stitution. (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, except as otherwise herein expressly provided. (c) The P'resident shall be in charge of, and responsible for, all Union property, and shall be in charge of headquarters and port offices. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations affecting Union action, the President shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereof. (d) In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities, he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ any help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting or otherwise. (e) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, the President shall designate the number and location of ports, the jurisdiction, status, and activities thereof, and may close or opensuch ports, and may re-assign Vice-Presidents and the SecretaryTreasurer, without reduction in wages. He may also re-assign Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, to other duties, without reduction in wages. The Ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit may not be closed except by Constitutional amendment. Where ports are opened between elections, the President shall desi.gnate the Union personnel thereof. The President shall designate, in the event of the Incapacity of any Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or any officer other than the President, a replacement to act as such during the period of incapacity, provided such replacement is qualified under Article Xll of the Constitution to fill such job. At the regular meeting in July of every election year, the Presi­ dent shall submit to the membership a pre-balloting report. In his report he shall recommend the number and location of ports, the number of Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrol­ men which are to be elected. He 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 delivered at the close of each day's voting, except that the President may, in his discretion, postpone the recommendation as to the depository until no later than the first regular meeting in October. This recommendation n)ay also specify, whether any Patrolman and/or Headquarters Represenutive, shall be designate as depart­ mental or otherwise. The report shall be subject to approval or laudification by a majority vote of the membership. The Executive Vice-President shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the President. In the event the President shall be unable to carry out any of his duties by reason of incapacity or unavailability, the Executive Vice-President shall take over such duties during the ixriod of such incapacity or unavailability. Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office for any reason of the President, the Executive Vice-President shall immediately assume the office, duties and responsibilities of the President until the next general election. The Executive Vice-President shall be a member of the Executive Board and may cast one vote in that body. Saction 3. Vica-ProiidanI in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcamsnt. The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contraa Enforce­ ment shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the President. In addition, he shall be responsible for all contrart negotiations, the formulation of bar^ining demands, and the. submission of proposed coileaive bargaining agreements to the membership for ratification. He shall ^o be responsible, except as otherwise provided in Article X, Section 14 (d) (1), for strike authorization, signing of new contracts, and contrart enforce­ ment. He shall also act for headquarters in executing the adminis­ trative functions assigned to headquarters by this Constitution with respect to trials and appeals except if he is a witness or party thereto, in which event the-Secretary-Treasurer shall act in his place. In order that he may properly execute these responsibilities he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ such help as he deems necessary, be it legal, or otherwise, subject to approval of the Executive Board. The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contrart Enforce­ ment shall be a member of the Executive Board and may cast one vote in that body. SttppteneBt—Pace Three the ports, and the personnel diereof oa the lakes and InbnJ Waters, including their organizing activities. In order that he may properly execute his retpoosibilities he is empowered and authorized to retain any technii^ or professional assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive' Board. Soction 8. Diroctor of Organizing and Publications. !l •iit: •'f The Director of Organizing and Publications shall be appointed and may be removed at will by the Executive Board of the Union. He shall be responsible for and supervise all publications and public relations of the Union and shall serve as coordinator of all organizational activities of the Union. In addition, he shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the Executive Board. Ssction 9. Hssdquartars Rsprssantativas. The Headquarters Representatives shall perform any and all duties assigned them or delegated to them by the President, Execu­ tive Vice-President or the Executive Board. Saction 10. Port Agants. (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of Ae administra­ tion of Union affairs in the port of his jurisdiction subject to Ae direction of Ae area Vice-President. (b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his ^rt, be responsible for Ae enforcement and execution of the Qmstitution, Ae policies of Ae Union, and Ae rules adopted by the Executive Board, and by a majority vote of Ae membership. Wherever Aere are time restrictions or oAer considerations affecting port action, Ae Port Agent shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereofJ (c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or otherwise, for the activities of his port, whenever demanded by the President, Ae Vice-President of Ae area in whiA his port js located, or by Ae Secretary-Treasurer. (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward to Ae SecretaryTreasurer, a weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly income and expenses, and complying wiA all other accounting directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. (e) The Port Agent may assign each port Patrolman to suA duties as fall wiAin Ae jurisdiction of Ae port, regardless of Ae departmental designation, if any, under whiA Ae Patcolmaa was elected. (f) The Port Agent shall designate which members at that port may serve as representatives to other organizations, afffiliatioa wiA which has been properly auAorized. Saction II. Patrolman. Patrolmen shall i^rform any duties assigned Aem by Ae Agent of Ae Port to whiA Aey are assigned. Saction 12. Exacutiva Board. The Executive Board shall consist of Ae President, die Executive Vice-President, the Vice-President in Charge of Contracts* and Contract Enforcement, Ae Secretary-Treasurer, Ae Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Area, the Vice-President in Charge of Ae Gulf Area, Ae Vice-President in Charge of Ag Lakes and Inland Waters, and the National Director (or chief executive officer) of each subordinate body ot* division created or cfaanered by the Union whenever such subordinate body or Avision has attained a membership of 3,200 members and has maintained Aat member­ ship for not less than three (3) months. SuA National'Director (or chief executive officer) shall be a member of the respective subordinate body or division and must be qualified to hold office under the terms of the Constitution of such division or suborAnate body. Saction 4. Saeralary-Troaturar. The Executive Board shall meet in headquarters no less than The Secretary-Treasurer shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the President. He shall be responsible once each quarter and at suA oAer times as Ae President or, for the organization and maintenance of the correspondence, files, in his absence, Ae Executive Vice-President may direct. "Ihe Presi­ and records of the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound dent shall be the chairman of all Executive Board meetings unless accounting and bookkeeping systems; the setting up, and mainte­ absent, in whiA c^ the Executive Vice-President shall assume nance of, proper office and other administrative Union procedures; Ae Aairman's duties. Each member of the Executive Board Aall the proper collection, safeguarding, and expenditure of all Union be entitled to cast one vote in that body. Its decision Aall be funds, port or otherwise. He shall submit to the membership, for determined by majority vote of Aose voting, providing a quorum each quarterly period, a detailed report of the entire Union's finan­ of three is present. It shall be the duty of Ae Executive Bwd to cial operations and shall submit simultaneously therewith, the develop policies, strategies and rules whiA will advance and Quarterly Financial Committee report for the same period. The protect the interests and welfare of Ae Union and Ae Members. ^retary-Treasurer's report shall be prepared by an independent It shall be Ae duty of Ae Secretary-Treasurer, or in his absence, Certified Public Accountant. He shall also work with all duly elected an appointee of Ae Executive Board, to keep accurate minutes of finance committees. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible all Executive Board meetings. The l^ecudve Board shall appoint one person who shall be designated Director of Organizing and for the timely filing of any and all reports on the operations of the Union, financial or otherwise, that may be required by any Publications. The Executive Board shall determine per capita tax Federal or state laws. In order that he may properly execute his to be levied and other terms and conditions of affliation for any responsibilities, he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ group of workers desiring affiliation. The Executive Board may any help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting, or otherwise, direct the administration of all Union affairs, properties, policies and personnel in any and all areas not otherwise specifically pro-' subject to approval of the Executive Board. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member of the Executive vided for in Ais Constimtion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive Board may act wiAout holding a formal meeting pro­ Board and may cast one vote in that body. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member ex-officio of the vided all members of the Board are sent notice .of Ae proposed Credentials and Ballot Tallying Committees. In addition he shall action or actions and Ae decision thereon is reduced to writing and make himself and the records of his office available to the Quarterly signed hy a majority of Ae Executive Board. In the event that death, resignation or removal from office for Financial Committee. any reason Aould occur simultaneously to Ae President and Execu­ Section 5. Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast. tive .Vice-President, Ae Executive Brard by majority vote shall, The Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast shall be a name successors from its own membership who shall fill Aose member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one vacancies until the next general election., If Ae Executive Vice-President duly assumes Ae office of the vote in that body. He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all President and dies, resigns, is removed from office, or is inmpacithe ports, and the personnel thereof on the Atlantic Coast, includ­ tated for more than 30 days during the remainder of Ae term, Ae ing their organizing activities. The Atlantic Coast area is deemed Executive Board shall elect a successor for Ae balance of Ae term to mean that area from and including Georgia through Maine and from its own membership. shall also include ihe Islands in the Caribbean. In order that he Section 13. Delegates. may properly execute his responsibilities he is empowered and (a) The term "delegates" shall mean Aose members of the authorized to retain any technical or professional assistance he Union and its subordinate bodies or divisions who are elected in deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive Board. accordance with the provisions of Ais Constitution, to attend Ae convention of the Seafarers International Union of NorA America. Section 6. Vice-Pratidenl in Charge of the Gulf Coast. (b) Each delegate shall attend Ae convention for which elected The Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast shall be a member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one and fully participate Aercin. (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and oAerwise, support Aose vote in that body. He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all the policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to Ae Ports, and the personnel thereof on the Gulf Coast including their Convention. organizing activities. The Gulf Coast area is deemed to mean the (d) The President shall assign to each subordinate body or State of Florida, all through the Gulf, including Texas. division that number of delegates to which this Union would have In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he been entitled, if its membership had been increased by Ae number is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or professional of members of Ae subordinate body or division, in accordance assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive with Ae formula set forth in Ae Constitution of Ae Seafarers Board. International Union of North America, except Aat this provision shall not be applied so as to reduce the number of delegates to Saction 7. Vi'co-Frosidont in Charge of the lako* and Inland Walort. which Ais Union would oAerwise have been entitled. The Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters Saction 14. Committoot. shall be a member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one vote in that body. (a) Trial Commiltao. He shall supetvise and be responsible for the activities of all The Trial Committee shall conduct die trials of a person charged. i1(1 �Segplewet—he# F#«r SEAFARERS July 8, 1966 LOG .1 : «i«i ^11 lubmit findinek and recommendations as pKscribad in this Constitution. It shall be the St^ial obligation of the Committee to observe all the requirements of this Constitution wiA regard to ^arges and trials, and their finding and rKtmmendations must specifically state whether or not, in the opinion of the . Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this Constitution, were properly safeguarded. (b) Appaaia Cammitlaa. 1, The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from trial judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth in this Constitution and such rujiM as maybe adopted 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 findii^ and recommendations in accordance with the provisions of this Constimtion and such rules as ipay be adopted by a majority vote of the membership not inconsistent therewith. (c) Quartarly Financial .Commhtaa. if V' 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall^make an examina­ tion for each quarterly period of the finances of the Union and shall report fully on their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, separate recom­ mendations and separate findings. 2. The findings 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 ^retary-Treasurer who shall cause the same to be read in all ports, as set forth herein. 3. All officers, Union personnel and members are responsible for complying with all demands made for records, bills, vouchers, receipts, etc.; by the said (^arterly Financial Committee. The committee shall also have available to it, the services of the inde­ pendent certified public accountants retained by the Union. 4. Any action on the' said report shall be as determined by a majority vote of the membership, 5. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall consist of seven (7) members in good standing to be elected as follows: One member from each of the following ports: New York, Philadelphia, Balti­ more, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. No officer. Headquarters Representative,' Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee. Committee members shall be eleaed at the regular meeting designated by the SecretaryTreasurer. In the event a regular meting cannot be held in any port for lack of a quorum, the Agent shall call a special meeting as early as possible for the purpose of decting a member to serve on the Quarterly Financial Committee. Such committee members shall be furnished transportation to New York and back to their respective ports and they shall be furnished room and board during the period Aey are performing their duties in New York. Com­ mencing on the day following their election and continuing until they have been returnied to their respective porti each committee member shall be paid for hours worked at the standby rate of pay but in no event shall they be paid for less than eight (8) hours per day. (4) Striha CanmittM. 1. In no event shall a general strjke take place unless approved by a majority vote of the membership. •2. In the event a general strike has been approved by the mem­ bership the Port A^nts ii» all affected .ports shall call a timely special meeting for the purpose of electing a strike committee. This committee shall be composed of three full book members and their duties shall consist of assisting the Port Agent to effectu­ ate all strike policies and strategies. ArticI# XI W#s#s ami Terms of OfRc# of Officafrs and Oilier Elective Job Holders, Union Employees, and Others At''' .','S Sectien 1. The following elected offices and jobs shall be held for a term of four years: Presideiit Vice-Presidents Secreury-Treasurer Headquarters Representatives Port Agents Patrolmen The term of four.years set forth herein is expressly subject to the provisions for assumption of office as conuined in Article XIII, Section 6(b) 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 thereof, unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the membership or segment of the Union, which­ ever applies, whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or onA serving. Sactien 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of any office or other elective job shall be determined from time to time by the Executive Board subject to approval of the membership. Sactian 4. The foregoing provisions of. this Article do not apply to any corporation, business, or other venmre in which this Union participates; or which it organizes or creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by the Executive Board shall be followed. vessels, covered by contract with this' Hnion, or four (4) months of. employment with, or in any office or job of, Ae Union, its sub­ sidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Unions direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and me time of nomination in the election year; and (d) He is a citizen of the United States of America; and (e) He is not disqualified by law. Saction 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be full book members of Ae Union. Sactien 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices and jobs, whether elected or appointed in accordance with this Ctmstitution, shall maintain full book membership in good standing. Article XIII Elections for Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrolmen Saclion 1. Nominationi. Except as provided in Section 2(b) of this Article, ar»y full b<3ok member may submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolimn, by delivering or causing to be delivered in person, to me office of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or sending, a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the SecretaryTreasurer, at the address of headquarters. This letter shall be dated and shall contain Ae following: (a) The name of the candidate. (b) His home address and mailing address. (c) HiJ book number. (d) The title of the office or othet job for which he is a candi­ date, including Ae name of the Port in the event the posi­ tion sought is Aat df Agent or Patrolman. (e) Proof of citizenship. (f) Proof of seatitpe and/or employment as required for can­ didates. (g) In the event the member is on a ship he shall notify the Credentials Committee what ship he is on. Ihis shall be done also if he ships subseqiient to forwarding his cre­ dentials. (h) Annexing a certificate in the following form, signed and dated by the proposed nominee: "I hereby certify that I am not now, nor, for Ae five (5) years last, past, have 1 been either a member of Ae Communist Party or convicted of, or served any part of a prison term resulting from conviction of robbery, bribeiy, extortion, embezzlement, grand larceny, burglary, armn, violation of narcotics laws, murder, rape, assault with intent to kill, assault which inflicts grievous bodily injury, or violation of title II or III of the Landrum-Griffin Act, or conspiracy to commit any such. crimes." Dated: .... Signaturt of mtmbtr Book No... Printed forms of Ae certificate shall be made available to nomi­ nees. Where a nominee cannot truthfully execute such is certificate, but i^ in fact, legally eligible for an office or job by reason of Ae restoration of civil rights originally revoked by such conviction or a favorable determination by the Board of P4role of the United States Department of Justice, he shall, in\lieu of the foregoing certificate, furnish a complete signed statement of the facts of his case togeAer wiA true copies of the documents supporting his statement. All documents required herein must reach headquarters no earlier than July 13A and no later than August 13A of the election year. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged wiA the safekeeping of Aese letters and shall turn Aem over to the Credentials Committee upon the latter's request. Saetlon 2. Cradantialt Cemmittaa. (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the regular meeting in August of the election year, at the port where head­ quarters is located. It shall consist of six full book members in attendance at the meeting, with two members to be elected froin each of the Deck, Engine and Stewatds Departments. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or candi­ date for office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In the event any committee member is unable to serve, the committee shall suspend until the President or Executive Vice President, or the SecretaryTreasurer, in Aaf order, calls a special meeting at the port where Headquarters is located in order to elect a replacement. The Com­ mittee's results shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by a majority vote of the membership at a special meeting called for that purpose at that Port. (b) After its election, the Committee shall immediately go into session. It shall'determine whether Ae person has submitted his application correctly and possesses' the necessary qualifications. 'The Committee ihall prepare a report listing each applicant and his b<x)k number under the office or job he is seeking. Each appli­ cant ^hall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the findings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked "disqualified", the reason therefor must be stated in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of the Article Xfl membership, that fact shall also be noted, wiA sufficient detail. Qualifications for Officers, Headquarters Representa­ The report shall be signed by all of the Committee members, and be completed and submitted to the Ports in time for the next tives, Fort Agents, Patrolmen and Other regular meeting after their election. At this meeting, it shall Elective Jobs be read and incorporated in the minutes, and Aen posted on the Sactian I. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate bulletin board in each port. On Ae last day. of nominations, one member of Ae Committee for, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, shall stand by in Headquarters to accept delivery of credentials. Port Agent or Patrolman provided: All credentials must be in headquarters by midnight of closing day. (a) He has at least three <-3) years pf seatime in an unlicensed (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the commit­ capacity aboard an American-flag merdiant vessel or vessels. In coinputing time, time spent in the'employ of the Ubion, its sub­ tee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at the addresses sidiaries and its affiliates, or .in any employment at the Union's listed by him pursuant to Section 1 of this Article. He shall also direction, shall count the same as sea time. Union records. Welfare be sent a letter containing the reasons for such disqualification by Plan records and/or company records can be used to determine air mail,. special delivery, registered, to the mailing address desig­ nated pursuant to Section 1 (b) of. this Ar,ticle. A disqualified appli­ eligibility; and cant shall have the right to uke an appeal to the membership (b) He hu been a full book member ioi. continuous good sund- from Ae decision of Ae committee. He shall forward copiel of such ing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to appeal to each port, where Ac appeal shall be presented and his nomination; and vofed upon at« regular meetjng no later Aan the second meeting (c) He has at leasF /our (4) months of tea time, in an un­ after Ae committee's election, It is Ae'responsibility of the appli­ licensed capacity, aboard an Ameticau-flag merchant VCSKI or cant to insure timely delivery of his appeiL In any event, wiAout prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may appear in person before the committee within two days after Ae day on which Ae telegram it sent, to correct his application or argue for his qualicommittee's report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before it within Ae time set forth in Ais Constitution and still reach the ports in time for the first regular meeting after its election. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the case of suA appeals, be sufficient to over-rOle any disqualification classification by the Credentials Committee, in which went the one so pre­ viously classified shall then be deemed qualified. (e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the qualifi­ cations of candidates, shall have the right to conclusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections for candi­ dacy for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, has met all the requirements of Section 1(8) of Article XII. Saclion 3. Balloting Frocodurot. (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or ports. The ballots may contain general information 4nd instructive com­ ments not inconsistent with the provisions of this (^onstinition. All qualified candidates shall be listed thereon aplhabetically within each category. The listing of the ports shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with th?most northerly port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly port on that coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of ports is exhausted. Any port outside the Continental United States shall then be added. There shall be allotted write-in. space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be voted upon.^Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so per­ forated as to enable that portion containing the said number to be easily removed to insure secrecy of the ballot. On this removable portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting date thereof. (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the SecretaryTreasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the preceding para­ graph and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer, who Aall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain separate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect.and count the ballots, when received, to insure that Ae amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to Aat port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute and return to the Secretary-Treasurer a "receipt acknowledging the correctness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or Aall notify Ae Secretary-Treasurer of any ^discrepancy. Discre^nciei shall be corrected as. soon as possible prior to the voting period. In any. event, receipts shall be forwarded fpr ballots actually received. .TTie Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and. correspondence draling 'with the election. This file shall at all. times be available to any member Sskmg for Inspec­ tion of. the same at Ae office of the Secretary-Trrasurer. (c) Balloting shall .ttke place in person, at port offices, and shall be secret. No signatures of any voter, or other distinguishing mark, shall appear on the ballot, except that any member may write in the name or names of any member or members, as appro­ priate, for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman. (d) Only full book members may vote. However, immediately prior thereto they must present their btxiks to the Polls Committee of the port in which they are voting. The voter's book number shall be placed upon the roster sheet (which shall be kept in duplicate) in the space opposite the profier ballot number, and the member shall sign his name. The portion of the ballot on which the ballot number is printed shall then be removed, placed near the roster sheet, and'the member,shall proceed to the voting site with the ballot. An appropriMe hotation of the date and of Ae fact of voting shall be placed in Ae member's Union book. (e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the establishment of a booth or other voting site where each member may vote in privacy. (f) Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He shall then drop the. ballot into a narrow-slotted ^llot box, which shall be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent and kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. (g) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the election year and shall continue through December 31sr, exclusive of Sun­ days and (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognized in the city in which the port affected is located. If November 1st or Decernber 31st falls on B holiday legally recognized in a port in the city in which that port is located, the balloting period in such port shall commence or terminaw, as the case may be, on the next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all ports shall commence at 9:00 A.M., and continue until 5:00 P.M., except that, on Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 A.M. and continue until 12 noon. Saction 4. Fells Cemmittaat. (a) Each port shall elect, prior t<) the beginning of the voting On each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three full book members none cif whom shall be a candidate, officer or an elected or appointed job holder. For the purpose of holding a meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwith­ standing the provisions of Article XXlll, Section 2, or any other provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall constitute S j meeting to be held between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. with no notice thereof required. It shall be the obligation of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Committee, or to_ observe the eleaion Aereof, to be present during this time period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls Comrnittee is railed, and that the minutes of the said meeting are sent daily to the Secretary-Treasurer. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused ballott, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots already u*d, the ballot box or boxes and the. ballot records and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and amounts of stubs wiA Ae number of names and corrMponding serial nulnbers on Ae rostei, and Aen compare 4he serial number and amounts of ballou used wiA Ae verifica- �Jnljr 8, 1966 rion list, u corrected, and ascerttin whether the unused ballots, both serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between •what appears on the verifiication list, as corrected, and the ballots used. If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such discrepancies, which report shall be in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such Polls Committee. Each member of the Committee may make what separate comments thereon he desires, provided they are signed and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agept, to be presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as com­ pleted, with recommendations "by the Secretary-Treasurer. A ma­ jority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, shall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Constitution, the Executive Board shall not make any determination in these matters. (c) The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is set forth in the preceding paragraph with regard to discrepancies shall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the lock and seal have been illegally umpered with. (d) The Polls Committee shall permit full book members only to vote. Prior thereto. It shall stamp their book with the word "voted" and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, collect stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. (r) III order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting, the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, as required, which shall then tie sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall there­ upon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or enve­ lopes, with their book numbers next to their signatures. The committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said envelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the ballot bo* or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope or envelopes dated for that day and voted in that Port. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the discretion of the Executive Board, official envelopes may be pre­ pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid .certification, with wording embodying' the fore­ going 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 th; comments are signed and dated by the member making them. The envelop of envelopes shall then be placed in a wrappef or envelope, whi^, at the discretion of the Executive Board, may be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or registered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the depository named in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The Pojls Committee shall not be discharged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished and evidence, of mailing or deliVery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box or boxes are locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent, and shall place the key or keys to the boxes in an enveloi^, across the fiap of which the members of the committee shall sign their names, bdok numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope securely. In addition to delivering the key and ballot box or boxes as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day, the unused ballots, any reports called for by this Section 4, any files that they may have received, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be responsible for the proper safeguarding of all the aforesaid material, shall not release any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally umpers 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 the Secretary-Treasurer, by certified or regis­ tered mail or delivered in person. (f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without com­ pensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving or provide meals in lieu of cash. Section 5. Ballot ColUction, Tallying Procadura, Protaita, and Spocial Votat. (a) On the day the balloting in each port is to terminate, the Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail to headquarters (by certified or registered mail), all the unused ballots, together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of thp Committee that all ballots sent to the port and not used are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the Committee to make separate comments under his signature and date. The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the committee shall forward to headquarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, _ together with a certification, signed by all members of the committee, that all the stubs collected by the committee are enclosed therewith subject to the right of each member of the committee to make separate com­ ments under his signature and date. The said Polls Coinmittee members sball not be discharged from their duties until the for­ warding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Ageiit, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. (b) Ail forwarding to headquarters called for under this Sectiott 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Oimmittee, at the address of headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to termiiute, the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifi­ cally 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 Committee to execute those functions. SEAFARERS SaviMenent—TfV* LOG All certifications called for under this Article XHI shall be deemed made according to the best knowledge, and belief of those required to make such certification. (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 full book members. Two shall be elected from each of the seven ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, and Detroit. The election shall be held at the re^lar meeting in December of the election year, or if the Executive Board other­ wise determines prior thereto, at a special meeting held in the aforesaid ports on the first business day of the last week of said month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Pa­ trolman, or candidate for office, or the job of Headquarters Rep­ resentative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying Committee shall be charged with the tallying of all the ballots and the preparation of a closing reyiort .setting forth, in complete detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of 'the same with the rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each total broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall be permitted access to the election records and files of all ports, which they may require to be forwarded for insi^ction at its discretion. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these dis­ crepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof to submit a dissentiiig rejtort as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protests 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 De had no later than within the period of its proceedings, on such terms as are practical, effective, .and just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of Section'3(c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site of the port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a special vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contaitied in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing and must be received by the Union Tallying Committee during the period of its proceedings. The reports of this committee shall include a brief summary of each protest received, the name and book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the disposition of the said protest. '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(<;) to be com­ pleted 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 ullied. (d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall pro­ ceed to the port in which headquarters is located, as soon as possi­ ble after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at that pmrt prior to the first business day after December 31 of the election year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port in which headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transporution, meals, and Ipdgitig expqnse occasioned by their traveling to and returning from that Port. All members df the committee shall also be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay From the day subse­ quent 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 terriis of this Con­ stitution, adopt its own procedures. Decision 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 rhereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository imme­ diately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe custody during the course of the committee's proceedings. "The proceedings of this committee, except for the actual preparation of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open to any member, provided he observes decorum. In no event, shall the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th immedi­ ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com­ mittee shall be discharged upon the Completion of the issuance and dispatch of its reports as required in this Article. In the event a recheck and recount is ordered pursuant to Section 5(g) of this Article, the committee shall be reconstituted except that if any member thereof is not available, a substitute therefore shall be elected from the appropriate port, at a special meeting held for that purpose as soon as possible. (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient copies to comply with the following requirements: 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 the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from the close of this committee's proceedings, then at least five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meeting 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. TTiis copy shall be kept posted for a period of two inOnths. At the Election Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Section 5(c) of this Article atid the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what action, if aity, in Accordance 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 Rpeort Meeting, may order a recheck and a recount when a dissent to the closing report has been issued by three or more members of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the con­ tingencies provided for in this Section 5(f) the closing report shall be accepted as final. (g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Seciton 5(f) must take place and ^ completed within seven (7) days after die Eleaion Report Meeting, at each port where the discrepancies so acted upon took place. Subject to the foregoing, and to the limits of the vote set by the membership, at aforesaid, the Port Agents in each such port shall have the functions of the Tallying ^mmittec as set fonh in Section 5(c), insofar as that Section deals with the terms of such special vote. The Secretary-Treasurer shall make a sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immediately avail­ able to Port Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. Imme­ diately after die close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize the results and communicate them to the Secreury-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Traesurer, all in the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means practicable, but, in any case, so as to reach the Secretary-Treasurer in time to enable him to prepare his report as required by this Section 5(g). An accounting and certification, made by the Port Agent, similar to those required of PoHs Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report containing 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 latter's reporr'shall be followed as closely as possible. Two (2) copies shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report Meeting. 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 Tally­ ing Committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and final without modification. If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report thereon by the Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of and deemed accepted and final, by majority vote of the membership at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting. If such recheck and recount is ordered, the Union Tallying Com­ mittee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly, ,1 I i Sactien A. Installation into office and the Job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman. (a) The person elected shall be-that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determina­ tions shall be made only froin the results deemed final and accepted as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President to notify each individual elected. (b) .The duly elected officers and other job holders 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 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, notwithstanding anything to the contrary conuined in Article XI, Section 1. This shall not apply where the successful candidate-cannot assume his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of. the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the provisions of Article X, ^tioa 2, as to 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. taction 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged wjdi the preservation and retention of all election records, including the ballots, as required by law; and is directed and authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the eleaion procedures as are required by law.'which direaives shall be part of the election procedures of this Union. ArticU XIV Other Elections Saction 1. Trial Committaa. A Trial Committee shall be eleaed at a special meeting held at 10:00 A.M., the next business day following the regular meeting of the Port where the Trial is to cake place. It shall consist of five full book members, of which three shall constitute a quorum. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Port Patrolman, or other Union personnel may be elead to serve on a Trial Com­ mittee. No member who intends to be a witness in the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shall be the duty of every member to decline nomination if he knows, or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing disqualifications apply to him. The members of this committee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Saction 2. AppoaU Committaa. The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven full book members, five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the port where headquarters is located. The same disqualifications and duties of members shall apply with regard to this committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Committee decision, if the said member was a member of the Trial Committee. Saction 3. Dalagalat. As soon as the President is advised as to the date and duly authorized number of delegates to the convention of the Seafarers International Uniqn of North America, he shall communicate such facts to the Port Agent of each Port, together with recommendations as to generally applicable rules for the eleaion of delegates. These facts and recommendations shall be announced and read at the first regular meeting thereafter. Unless changed by a majority vote of the membership during that meeting, the election rules shall apply. These rules shall not prohibit any full book member from nominating himself. The results of the election shall be communi­ cated to each Port Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and an­ nounced at the next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of eleaion hereunder may include provisions for automatic election of all qualified nominees, in the event the number of such nominees does not exceed the number of delegates to be elected. ArHci* XV Trials and Appeals Saction I. Any member may bring charges against any other mem^r for the commission of an offense as set fordi in this Con­ stitution. These charges shall be in writing and signed by the accuser, who shall also include his book number. The accuser shall deliver these charges to the Port Agent of the port nearest the place of the offense, or the port of pay-off, if the offense took place al^rd ship. He shall also request the Port Agent to present tnese charges at the next regular meeting. The accuser nuy withdraw his charges before the meeting takes place. i<i �six SEAFARERS July 8, 1966 LOG (c)' Misconduct durlnk any meetliif or odier offidal Union wdi a finding and, in mdi case^ die Anpeab S. After presentation of the charges and the request to evidence to su] noc make its own fitMings as «> die weight of pmoaeding; or bringing on Uako loan dlsfCpM* by ooodnct not die Pbtt Agent, die Port Agent shall cause those diarges to be read Committee provided lot eliewben in this Aidde; at die said meeting. evidence. (d) Refusal or negligent failure to cauty oat orders of tbbse If the diarges ate reiected hf a majoritf rote of the port, no (b) In no event shall increased ^nishment be tecomme'nded. further action may be ndcen thereoo, unless ruled otherwise by a duly authorized to mm such orders at any time. (c) A new trial shall be recommended if the Appeals Committee majority vote of the membership of the Union within 90 days finds—(a) diat any member of the Trial Committee should have SactiM 4. Upon proof of the commission of any of the followmg thereafter. If the charges are accepted, and.the accused^ is iiresent, been disqualified, or (b) that the accused was not adequately offenses, members shall be penalized up to and including a fine of he shall be automatically on notice that he will be tried the fol­ informed of the details of the char^ offense, which resulted in lowing morning. At his request, the trial shall be pos^ned until his not having been given a fair trial, or (c> that for any other $50.00; (a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-oos or pay-offs; the morning foUqwing the next regular meeting, at which time the 'Trial Committee will then be elected. He shall also be handed a reason, the accused was not given a fair trial. (b) Wilful failure to submit Union book to Union represenu(d) If there is not substantial evidence to support a finding of thres at pay-off; written ct^y of the charges made against him. If the acaised is not present, the Port Agent shall immediately guilt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend that the charge on (c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off or sign-on; cause to be sent to him, by registered mail addressed to his last which the finding was based be dismissed. (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in dis­ (e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser punishment. known mailing address on file with the Union a copy of the charging their duties; char^, the names and book numbers of the accusers, and a noti­ Section 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its dnision and (e) Disorderly conduct in the Union hall; fication, that he must appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the dissent, if any, to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies morning after the next regular meeting, at which meeting' the to be publish^ and shsill have them sent to each port in time to (f) Gambling in the Union hall;Trial Committee will be elected. (g) Negligent failure to join ship. reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. Headquarters In the event a majority of the membership of the Union shall shall also'send a copy to each accused and accuser at their last Sactien 5. Any member who has committed an offense penalized vote to accept charges after their rejection by a port, the trial shall by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to waive his rights take place in the Port where Headquarters is located. Due notice known address, or notify them in person. thereof shall be given to the accused, who shall be informed of the Soction IS. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of this Article, under this Constitution subject to the provisions of Article XV, name of his accusers, and who shall receive a written statement the membership, by a majority vote, shall accept the decision of the Section 19 and to pay the maximum fine of $50.00 to the duly of the charges. At the truest of the accused, transporution and Apfieals Committee, or the dissent therein. If.there is no dissent, authorized represenutive of the Union. subsistence shall be provided the accused and his witnesses. the decision of the Appeals Committee shall stand. Section 6. This Union, and its members, shall not be. deemed to If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held jn the port waive any claim, of personal or property rights to which it or its Soction 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent evidence where is located, in the manner provided for in members are entitled, by bringing the member to trial or enforcing and shall noc be bound by the rules of evidence required by courts Section headquarters 2 of this Article. Any decision so providiiig for a new trial a penalty as provided in this Constitution. of law but may receive all relevant testimony. The Trial Committee may grant adjournments, at the request of the accused, to enable shall contain such directions as will insure a fair hearing to the Section 7. Any member under suspension for an offense under him to make a proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee accused. this Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and must falls beneath a quorum, it shall adjourn unnl a quorum does exist. Section 16. Headquarters shall notify the accused and each accuser, observe his duties to the Union, members, officials, and job holders. either in person or in writing addressed to their last known Soction 4. No trial shall be conducted unless all the accusers are addressp of the results of the appeal. A further appeal shall be present. The Trial Committee shall conduct the trial except that the Aritcia XVII accused shall have the ri^t to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, allowed as set forth in Section 17 of this Article. ud the witnesses, as well as to condua his own defense. The accuxd Soction 17. Each member is diarged with knowledge of the pro­ Publications imay select any member to assist him in his defense at the trial, visions of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union provided, (a), the said member is available at the time of the of North America, and the rights of, and procedure as to, further This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals, newspapers, trial and (b) the said member agr^ to render such assistance. appml as provided for therein. Decisions reached thereunder shall magazines, periodicals and general literature, in such manner as If the accused challenges the qualifications of-the members of the be binding on all members of the Union. may be determined, from time to time, by the Executive Board. Trial Committee, or states that the charges do not adequately inform Soction 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the Union to him of what wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of such commission, such matters shall be ruled upon and dis­ take all steps within their constitutional power to carry out the Article XVIII posed of, prior to proceeding on the ineritS of the defense. The terms of any effective decisions. Bonds guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven by the weight Soction 19. Every accused shall receive a written copy of the of the evidence, and the burden of such prcxif shall be upon the charges preferred against him and shall be given a reasondile time Officers and job holders, whether elected or appointed as well accuser. Every finding shall be based on the quality of the evidence to prepare his defense, but he may thereafter plead guilty and as all other employees handling monies of the Union shall be and not solely on the number of witnesses produced. waive any or all of the other rights and privileges grant«l to him bonded as required by law. by this Article. If an accused has been properly notified of his Sactioii 5. The Trial Committee shall make finding as to guilt trial and fails to attend without properly requesting a postpone­ or innbceiKe, and recommendations as to punishment and/or other Article XIX Union action deemed desirable in the light of the proceedings. These ment, the Trial Committee may hold its trial without his presence. findings and recommendations shall be those of a majority of the Expenditures committee, and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent The Article XVI committee shall forward its findings and recommendations, along Saction 1. In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in Offenses and Penalties with any dissent to the Port Agent of the pon where the trial took existence, the President may authorize, make, or incur such ex­ place, while a copy thereof shdl be forwarded to the accused and Soction I. Upon proof the commission of the following offenses, penditures and expenses as are normally encompassed within the the accusers, either in person or by mail addressed to their last authority conferred upon him bv Article X of this Constimtion. known addresses. The findings shall include a statement that the the member shall be expelled from membership: Saction 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly apply to (a) Proof of membership in any or^nization advocating the rights, of-die accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ the routine accounting and administrative procedures of the Union guarded. The findings also must contain the charges made, the date overthrow of the Government of the United States by force; those primarily concerned with trials, appeals, negotiations, of the. trial, the name and address of the accused, the accuser, and (b) Acting as an informer a^inst the interest of the Union except strikes, and elections. each witness; shall describe each document used at the trial; shall or the membership in any organizational campaign; contain a fair summary of the proceedings, and shall state the Saction 3. The provisions of this Article shall supersede to the Acting as an informer for, or agent of, the company against finding as'to guilt or innocence. If possible, all documents used at the(c) extent applicable, the provisions of Article X of this Constitution. interests of the membership or the Union; the trial shall be kept All findings and recommendations shall be (d) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy to madCia'i>aI't'of the regular files. destroy the Union. Article XX Sacfiiin 6. The Port Agent of the Poirt of Trial shall, upon receipt Section 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the following Income of the findings and recommendations of the Trial Committee, cause the finding and recommendations to be presented, and entered offenses, the member shall be penalized up to and including a penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event the penalty of Saction I. The income of this Union shall include dues, initiation into the minutes, at the next regular meeting. expulsion is not invoked or recommended, the penalty shall not fees, fines, assessments, contributions, loans, interest, dividends, as Section 7. The Port Agent shall send the record of the entire exceed suspension from the rights and privileges of membership well as income derived from any other legitimate business operation proceedings to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies for more than two (2) years, or a fine of $30.00 or both: or other legitimate source. thereof to be made and sent to. each Port in time for the next (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union property of Soction 2. An official Union receipt, properly filled out, shall be regularly scheduled meeting. the value in excess of $50.00. given to anyone paying money to the Union or to any person auth­ Soction S. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall be dis­ (b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps, seals, orized by the Unioii to receive money. It shall be the duty of every cussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority vote of the mem­ etc., for the purpose of personal gain; person affiliated with the Union who makes such payments to bership of the Union shall: (c) Wilful misuse of any office or job, eleaive or not, within the demand such receipt. (a) Accept the findings and recommendations, or Union for the purpose of persot^ gain, financial or otherwise, or Soction 3. No assessments shall be levied except after a ballot (b) Reject the findings and recommendations,, or the wilful refusal or failure to execute the duties or functions conducted under such general rules as may be decided upon by a (c) Accept the findings, but modify the recommendations, or of the said office or job, or gross neglect or abuse in executing majority vote of the membership, provid^ that: (d) Order a new trial after finding that substantial justice has such duties or functions or other serious misconduct or breach of (a) The ballot must be secret. not been done with regard to the charges. In this event, a new trust. The President may, during the pendency of disciplinary (b) The assessment must be approved by a majority of the uial shall take place at the port where headquarters is located proceedings under this subsection, suspend the officer or jobholder valid ballots cast. from exercising the functions of the office or job, with or without and upon application, the accused., the accusers, and their witnesses pay, and designate his temporary replacement. shall be furnished transportation and subsistence. Section 4. Except as otherwise provided by law, all payments (d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of ballots, by members or other affiliates of this Union shall applied suc­ Section 9. After the vote set forth in Sectiorr-S, any punishment stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or election files, or cessively to the inonetary obligations owed the Union commencing so decided upon shall become effective. Headquarters shall cause election material of any sort; with the oldest in point of time, as measured from the date of notice of the results thereof to be sent to each accused and accuser. (e) Preferring.charges with knowledge that such charges are accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears shall be calculated Section 10. An accused who has been. found guilty,- or who is •false; -ccordingly. under effective punishment.may appeal in the following manner: (f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false reports He may send or deliver a notice of appeal to Headquarters or communications which fall within the scope of Union business; Article XXI within 30 days after receipt of the notice of the decision of the (g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's ship, or mis­ membership. Other Types of Union Affiliation conduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detriment of the Soction II. At the next regular meeting of the port where Head- Union or its agreements; To the extent permitted by law, this Union, by majority vote cuarters is located, after receipt of the notice of appeal, the notice (h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, or deliberate and of the membership, may provide for affiliation with it by individ­ r '.all be presented .and shall then become part of the minutes. An malicious villification, with regard to the execution of the duties uals in a lesser capacity than membership, or in a capacity other Appe^ Committee shall then be elected. The Vice-President in of any office or jobj than membership. By majority vote of the membership, the Union charge of contracts is charged with the duty of presenting the (i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment aboard a may provide for the rights and obligations incident to such capaci­ before-mentioned prtxreedings anc) all available documents used as ties or affiliations. These rights and obligations may include, but evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as any vessel, exclusive of proper earnings and Union payments; (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for the are not limited to (a) the applicability or non-applicability of all written statement or argument submitted by the accused. The accused may argue his appeal in person, if he so desires. The purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to the Union, or any part of this Constitution; <b) the terms of such affiliation; appeal shall be heard at Union Headquarters on the night the or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving evidence of Union (c) the right of the Union to peremptory termination of such affiliation and, (d) the fees required for such affiliation. In no committee is elected. It shall be the responsibility of the accused affiliation, with intent to deceive; to insure that his written statement or argument arrives at head­ (k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the order of those duly event may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation equivalent to that of members, receive priority or tights over quarters in time for-such presentation. authorized to make such orders during time of strike. members, or be termed a member. (1) Failure or refusal to pay a fine or assessment within the time Sectiim 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the appeal as limit set therefor either by the Constitution or by action taken in soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration of the evidence Article XXII and arguments before it. It may grant adjournments and may accordance witli the Constitution. request the accused or accuxrs to present arguments, whenever Quorums Saciion 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of the following necessary for such fair consideration. offenses, members shall be penalized up to and including a susSeetion I. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specifically provided, SactiMi 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall be by pension'from the rights and privileges of membership for two (2) the quorum for a specul meeting of a port shall be six full book majority vote, and shall be in the form of findings and recommen­ years, or a fine of $50.00 or both: members. dations. Dissents will be allowed. Decisions and dissents shall be in (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union property writing and signed by those participating in such decision or dissent of the value under $50.00; Sactien 2. Ihe quorum for a regular meeting of a Port shall bs In ma^g Jts findings and recommendations, die committee shall (b) Auuming any office or job, whether .elective or not with fifty (50) members. be goveii^ by the following: knowledge of the lack of possession of the qoalificationa tequited Se^on 3. Unless otherwise specifically set forth herein, the (M) fto finding of guilt shall be leversed if there is substantial therefor; dectsioas, t^rts, cecommendations, oc other functions of aay 0 '•h • •m r:| t 1 �July 8, 1966 SEAFARERS segment of ^Union requiring a quotum to act offidallv, shall be a mjontr of those voting, and ihaU not be official or effective unless the quorum requirements are met. SactiM 4. Unless otherwise indicated herein, where the require­ ments for a quorum are not specifically set forth, a quorum shall be deemed to 1M a majority of those composing the applicable segment of the Union. Ariicia XXIII Meetings Sactlen 1. Regular membership meetings shall be held monthly only in the following major ports at the following times: During the week following the first Sunday of every month a meeting shall be held on Monday—at New York; on Tuesday—at Philadelphia; on MC^ednesday—at Baltimore; and on Friday—at Detroit. During the next week, meetings shall be held on Monday at Houston; on Tuesday—at New Orleans and on Wednesday—at Mobile. All regular membership meetings shall commence at 2:30 P.M. local time. Where a meeting day falls on a Holiday officially designated as such by the authorities of the state or municipality ill which a port is located, the port meeting shall take place on the following business day. Saturday and Sunday shall' not be deemed business days. The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all regular nfeetings in ports in thier respective areas. In the event the Area Vice Presidents are unable to attend a regular meeting of a port, they shall instruct the Port Agents, or other elected job holders, to act as chairman of the meetings. In the event a quorum is not present at 2:30 P.M. the chairman of the mwting at the pertinent port shall postpone the opening of the meeting but in no event later than >3:00 P.M. Saction J. A special meeting at a port may be called only at the direction of the Port Agent or Area Vice President. No special meeting 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. The Ar^ Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all special meetings in ports in their respective areas. In the event the Area Vice Presidents are unable to attend a special meeting of a port, they shall instruct the Port Agents, or other elected job holders, to act as chairmen of the meetings. The contents of this Section 2 are subject to the provisions of Africle XIII, Section 4(a). Sartion 3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, all regular meetings shall be governed by the following: 1. T)ie Union Constitution. 2, Majority vote of the members assembled. Article XXIV Definitions end Miscellaneous Provisions Relating Thereto Saction 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any illness or situation preventing the affected person from carrying out his duties for more than 30 days, provided that this does not. result in a vacancy. 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 e::ist with regard to the regular job or office 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. Saction 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the term "vacancy" shall include failure to perform the functions of any office or job by reason of death, or resignation, or suspension from membership or expulsion from the Union with no further right to appeal in accordance with the provisions of Article XV of this Constitution. Saction 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole the term, "majority vote of the membership", shall mean the majority of all the valid votes cast by full book members at an official meeting of those ports holding a meeting. This definition shall prevail not­ withstanding that one or more ports cannot hold meetings because of no quorum. For the purpose of this Section, the term "meeting" shall refer to those meetings to be held during the time peri^ within which a vote must be taken in accordance with the Con­ stitution and the custom and usage of the Union in the indicated priority. Saction 4. When applicable solely to port action and not con­ cerned with, or related to, the Union as a whole, and not forming part of a Union-wide vote, the term, "majority vote of the mem­ bership", shall refer to the majority of the valid votes cast by the full brok members at any meeting of the Port, regular or special. . Section 5. The term, "membership action", or reference thereto, 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 iti this Constitution, all references thereto and the provisions concerned therewith shall be deemed to be equally applicable to whomever is duly acting in such office or job. LOG Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed to mean that calendar year prior to the calendar year in which elected offi­ cials and- other elected job-holders are required to assume office. The first election year hereunder shall be deemed to be I960. Soction a.JThe 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, 1956. Saction •. The term, "member in good standing", shall mean a member whose monetary obligations to the Union are not in arrears for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension or expul­ sion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Unless other­ wise expressly indicated, the term, "member", shall mean a member in good standing. Section 10. Unless plainly otherwise required by the context of their use, the terms "Union book", "membership book", and "book", shall mean official evidence of Union membership. Saction II. The term "full book" or "full Union book" shall mean only an official certificate issued as evidence of Union membership which, can be attained only by those members who have first acquired the highest seniority rating set forth ,in the standard collective bargaining agreement. Section 12. The term, "full book member'>shall mean a member to whom n full book has been duly issued and who is entitled to retain it in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. Article XXV Amendments This Constitution shall be amended in the following manner: Sortion 1. Any full book member may submit at any regular meeting of any Port proposed amendments to this Constitution in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership of the Port approves it, the proposed amendment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further action. Saction 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by a ma­ jority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to a Constitu­ tional Committee in the Port where Headquarters is located. This Committee shall be composed of six full book 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 Com­ mittee 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 President. If a majority vote of the membership approves the amendment as recommended, it shall then be voted upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the Union by secret ballot in accordance with the procedure outlined in Article XIII, Seaion 3(b) through Section 5, except that, unless otherwise required by a majority vote of the membership at the time it gives the approval necessary to put the referendum to a vote, the Union Tallying Committee shall consist of six (6) full book members, two from each of the three (3) departments of the Union, elected from Headquarters Port. The amendment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all ports and made avail­ able at the voting site in all ports. Section 3. If approved by a majority of the valid ballots cast, the amendment shall become effective immediately upon notifica­ tion by the Headquarters Tallying Committee to the President that the amendment has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the amendment. The President shall immediately notify all ports of the results of the vote on the amendment. Supplement—Pace Seven 4 ) 'r' III '3 This Union is chartered by (and/or affiliated with), the Sea­ farers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and this Constitution and any amend­ ments thereto, shall not take effect unless and until approved as set forth in the Constitution of that Union. IV An object of this Union is, within its reasonable capacity, to promote the welfare of, and assist, the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. The charter (and/or affiliation) relationship between this Union and the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall not be dissolved so long as at least ten members of this Union, and the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes tod Inland Waters District acting through its Executive Board wish to continue such relationship. •t VI No amendment to this Constitution shall be effective unless and until approved by at least a two-thirds vote of the membership in a secret referendum conducted for that purpose. In, any event, the adoption of'this Constitution and any amendments thereto, will not be effective unless and until compliance with Article II of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America —^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distria is first made. VII The Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District -shall have the right to check, inspect and make copies of all the books and records of this Union upon demand. '•t VIII This Union shall not take any action which will have the effect of reducing its net assets, calculated through recognized accounting jrocedures, below the ariiount of its indebtedness to the Seafarers nternational Union of North America-r-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, unless approved by that Union through its Executive Board. IX So long as there exists any indebtedness by this Union to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, that Union shall have the right to appoint a representative or representatives to this Union who shall have the power to attend all meetings of this Union, or its sub-divisions, or governing boards, if atiy; and who shall have access to all books and records of this Union on dethand. This representative, or these representatives, shall be charged with the duty of assisting this Union and its membership, and acting as a liaison between the Seafarers International Union of North America —Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District and this Union. So long as any unpaid per capita tax, or any other indebtedness of any sort, is owed by this Union to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, such indebtedness shall constitute a first lien on the assets of this Union, which lien shall not be impaired without the written approval of the Seafarers International Union of North America— Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through its Executive Board. XI EXHIBIT A Minimal requirements to be contained in Constitution of subordinate bodies and divisions chartered by or affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. All members shall have equal rights and privileges, subject to TCi^nable rules and regulations, contained in this Constitution, including secret election, freedom of speech, the right to hold office and the right of secret votes on assessinent and dues increases, all in accordance with the law. II No member may be automatically suspended from membership except for non-payment of dues, and all members shall be afforded a fair hearing upon written charges, with a reasonable time to pre-, pare defense, when accused of an offense under the Constitution. The per capita tax payable by this Union to the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall be that which is fixed in accordance with the terms of the Constitution of that Union. XII This Constitution and actions by this Union pursuant thereto ate subject to those provisions of the Constimtion of the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District pertaining to affiliation, disaffiliation, trustee­ ships, and the granting and removal of charters. XIII This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America through the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Di.strict. It shall share in, and participate as part of, the delegation-cf that District to the Convention of the Seafarers International Unic.-j of North America in accordance with the provisions of the Coi» ttitutiofi of the Seafarers International Union of North America^ Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Disuict /' I 'I t i .—1""— > . i| �aessib EVERY SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED • 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 he 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, i. m . u .•. i-.t -M" !. ri ! •. �July 8, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Seventeen - jl I ••i * 'I �Page Eighteen J Hits Taceless' Gov't Advisors For Merchant Marine Decline "Faceless" economic theorists were blamed for the dangerous de­ cline of the American-flag merchant- marine by Robert E. Mayer, president of the Western Shipbuilding Association. Speaking at the "Save Our <>issued another which said that it Shipping" Conference, Mayer would be cheaper to employ for­ said that maritime policy is "be­ eign seamen on American-flag ing made, or at least strongly pro­ ships without very much risk. posed 'way back in the woodwork' Mayer recalled that the lie was by the economists whose faces do given to this statement within a not show out on the debating few months after the Viet Nam floor," but who advise the defense war began. "Foreign crews on two ' agencies. Military Sea Transportation char­ The question of whether the tered ships refused to sail their United States should be a first rate vessels to Viet Nam because they seapower is being answered by contained our war materiel." such theorists rather than by "pro­ Rapping also noted in this same fessional military people, military study that "shipyards might never historians and qualified maritime survive an initial attack" in the people." next war but "most active ships One such economist, Mayer would." Mayer termed the state­ singled out, was Leonard Allen ment "astounding." Most of Rappmg's recom­ Rapping, who once worked as a research economist with the Rand mendations have crept into the Task Force report, Mayer Corporation. When Rapping was 27 he charged, and cited an article in helped author a study published Challenge Magazine where in by Northwestern University's Rapping lauded the Task Force Transportation Center that de­ Report. The president of the Western clared the United States merchant marine did not make a "substan­ Shipbuilding Association said he tial net contribution to the econ­ wondered to what degree people like Rapping influence Defense omy." Two years later, while with the Department decisions. He called Rand Corporation, Rapping made for a move to "find out who the a study for the Department of De­ others are who are spawning these fense called "Federal Maritime policies and bring them out in the Policy and Military Shipping Re­ open for the American public to see their credentials" quirements." Mayer said that when the Mer­ Among his conclusions. Rap­ chant Marine act of 1936 was ping noted that: "The present level of merchant passed the nation had no idea that seamen reserves appears too large it would be at war within four in light of our present military years. "There was no hostile sub fleet needs. More important, it seems likely that we have too many mer­ when we moved up on seapower chant seamen in relation to our in 1936 and Germany had only 47 present military establishment. In subs when she started sinking our short the study concludes that as ships. Now Russia has close to a military program, the present 500 subs and has threatened to merchant marine seaman stockage bury us—and the economist the­ orists say let's move down on (labor pool) is inadvisable." Two years after this report, he seapower." US Maritime Vows Strong fight To Save American Merchant Marine (Continued from page 3) Shannon Wall, NMU vice-presi­ as participants personally visited dent, representing NMU President with members of the House and Joseph Curran, who was out of Senate to inform them of the the country; ILA President Thom­ plight of the merchant marine and as Gleason, MTD President Peter urge their support of legislation McGavin and NMU Legislative Director Hoyt Haddock. and efforts to revitalize it. SIU President Paul Hall told Shipping and shipbuilding in­ the participants that the next six dustry representatives who ad­ months could be critical for Amer­ dressed the conference included ican shipping but that "we must Archibald King, president of the assume that maritime is going to American Maritime Association survive—and we must fight to and head of Isthmian Lines; Capt. make sure that it does." J. W. Clark, chairman of the Commenting on the broad rep­ Committee of American Steam­ resentation at the conference. Hall ship Lines and president of Mis­ said "we must work for an even sissippi Shipping Co.; Ralph Ca­ greater degree of unity." sey, president of the American He said that the key problem Merchant Marine Institute; Ed­ in maritime is the Government. win Hood, president of the Ship­ "We cannot accept the govern­ builders Council of America, and ment attitude that maritime should Robert E. Mayer, president of the be an exception to its policy of Western Shipbuilding Association. ^ thrive," he said. Also present at the sessions were In urging a maximum effort in Monro B. Lanier, vice president the fight to save U. S. shipping. of Ingalls Shipyards; Admiral Hall said that "we can no longer Hirschfield, president of the Lakes be satisfied with an approach, to Carriers Association; Michael Klethe coastal states alone for sup­ banoff and Richard Kurris, repre­ port; we must reach into the cen­ senting the Tramp Shipowners, ter of the country with our mes­ and Theodore Kheel, labor arbi­ trator and Prof. James Healy of sage." Among other representatives of Harvard University, both of maritime labor who addressed the whom are members of the Presi­ conference were Russell Berg, dent's Maritime Advisory Com­ president of the Boilermakers; mittee. SEAFARERS Jnly 8, 1966 LOG Congressman Urges NLRB Invoke Stiller Fines For Union-Busters Representative Frank Thompson (D-N. J.) has urged that the National Labor Relations Board be given the authority to invoke stiffer penalties against union-busting companies who continuously vio­ late and ignore the nation's labor law. He asked that the National poration which flagrantly, cynic­ ously fought against the right of its Labor Relations Board be given ally and unlawfully defies a Fed­ workers to organize for the pur­ authority to assess double or tri­ eral statute," the resolution stated. pose of collective bargaining, us­ ple damages against firms which "For more than three years, ing tactics which have been out­ have been "deliberate or repeated Stevens has openly and continu­ lawed," the Council added. or flagrant violators of the law." He also called for amendments to the Davis-Bacon and Walsh-Healey Acts, so that Federal contract­ (Continued from page 3)' ing agencies can be given power to REPRESENTATTVE JACOB A. GILBERT, (D-N. Y.), Member withhold Government orders from of House Merchant Marine Committee: companies who violate the law. "... I am opposed to the reorganization plan, (the proposed Representative Thompson's pro­ Transportation Department). We need a separate agency to take posal came in the wake of notori­ care of the Merchant Marine and it can't be combined with any ous flouting of U.S. labor laws by other transportation agency." the J. P. Stevens Company, one of « « * the largest textile empires in the HENRY DOWD, Executive Vice-President of the Marine Carriers nation. Corp.: The J. P. Stevens Co., the larg­ ". . . Only llVz per cent of United States foreign aid cargoes est supplier of textiles to the armed have been shipped on US vessels in the first six months of this forces. Representative Thompson year. . . . 200 tramp ships, more than we have sailing today were charged, was guilty of repressive bankrupted within the past two years. . . . There will be many and persistent anti-union activities. fewer operators in business if we have any more studies and no Complaint after complaint had action." been received at the NLRB about • • • the Stevens firm but little could RALPH E. CASEY, President of the American Merchant Marine be done, he said. Institute: The company, Thompson point­ ". . . One thing we can be sure of, and that is, if any of the ed out, employs some 40,000 President's reasons for delay are in any way related to Nicholas workers in over 60 mills and has Johnson, apparently that factor has been removed. Unfortunately, kept the courts tied up in legal I am very much afraid that our problems are not now and never snarls, while continuing to sup­ have been directly related to Nicholas Johnson as a personality. press union organizing at its plants. Long standing Federal fiscal policies have brought us to the depths The net effect of all Federal ac­ of block obsolescence and our position is founded in desperation. tion he said, "has been merely a These policies have existed for years." slap on the wrist" for the com­ « « * pany. "We send the board with ANDREW J. BIEMILLER, Legislative Director of the AFI^CIO: a slingshot, to enforce our laws "I don't know of any law that has been so consistently dis­ against an armed Goliath. If we regarded (merchant marine act of 1936) unless it was the Volstead want the laws we pass to be en­ act. . . . The Merchant Marine Act created a national policy . . . forced, we must equip the agen­ it has been disregarded by the Government which is supposed to cies we create with the power to carry it out. . . . There are others in the world who have a clearer deter law violators." view of the value of a strong merchant marine—in particular, the In March, the National Labor men in the Kremlin. . . . We are convinced that the security of the Relations Board unanimously or­ United States and of the free world requires an adequate Ameri­ dered Stevens to reinstate 71 dis­ can merchant marine including the continuing maintenance of charged workers and take steps to shipyards and a supply of skilled maritime workers. . . . This undo the effects of massive and country cannot turn over its merchant marine requirements to deliberate unfair labor practices" Liberia, to Panama, to the Soviet Union any more than it could all aimed at frustrating and de­ turn over its aircraft needs to France or its small arms orders to stroying union organization at its Czechosloakia." * * * Carolina plants. REPRESENTATIVE JOHN M. MURPHY, (D-N. Y.): The Executive Council of the AFL-CIO has already adopted a • "America's merchant marine is headed for the rocks at full resolution asking President John­ steam ahead. I have submitted a bill to make the Maritime Ad­ son to withhold further contracts ministration an independent board. We don't feel that the nation's from the Stevens Company. maritime interests should be put on a third level. This is a question of national interest. "It is clearly a gross violation » * * of the public interest for the Fed­ REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIP BURTON, (D-Calif.): eral Government to enrich a cor"I support the idea of American ships being built in American yards and manned by American crews. I hope to see that the maritime industry is not drowned out by the proposed Trans­ portation Department." Highlights Of Conference Remarks Senate Messages... (Continued from page 3) Senator Winston L. Prouty (RVt.): Member Senate Commerce Committee: "The glory of this country was manifest in our ship­ ping industry from the days of the clipper ships through the days of the liberty ships. The United State merchant marine must not be permitted to founder, nor to be abandoned to the salvage opera­ tions of foreign nations. I applaud your efforts to develop a sound workable program for the ad­ vancement of American shipping." « Messages were also received from Senators unable to be pres­ ent because of involvement in leg­ islation. Among these were Sena­ tors Paul Douglas (D-Ill.), Frank E. Moss (D-Utah), Joseph S. Clark (D-Pa.), William Proxmire (D-Wis.), and Jennings Randolph (D-W. Va.). » • » REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT N. GIAIMO, (D-Conn.): "The fact that the nation's merchant marine has problems in competing with other maritime nations arises from our higher standard of living. We should not suffer for this in order that we may be competitive. We should see to it that those against whom we compete have their standards raised rather than drag ours down to their level. As for the newly proposed Transportation Department, we hope to see that you are not hurt by pending legislation." REPRESENTATIVE EMANUEL CELLER, (D-N. Y.), Chainnan of the House Committee on the Judiciary: "Certainly this nation was built by its strong merchant marine. ... It is incumbent upon us to build up the merchant marine so that it will become more effective because our ships are needed not only to carry cargoes but in time of war. They are vital to the carriage of troops and to feed and house them. . . . When we find that so much money has been spent on projects such as the National Aeronautics and Space Agency we feel like a dog with its tail between his legs. NASA received about five billion for the development of rockets, space ship and aviation research. The merchant marine received a pitful %1V2 million, two of which are used to operate the nuclear-powered ship Savannah. Help must be coming expeditiously and I pledge you every possible support." I �Jtdr 8, 1966 Page Nineteen SEAFARERS LOG SIU ARRIVALS Jesus Gonzalez, born April 19, 1966, to the Jesus Gonzalezs, Pto. Nuevo, Puerto Rico. Beverly Smith, born March 16, 1966, to the Tracy Smiths, Hazlehurst. Miss. Jeffrey Rosati, born March 30, 1966, to the Raymond Rosatis, Roseville, Mich. Lee Michael Coats, born Feb­ ruary 20, 1966, to the Lonnie Coats, Port Neches, Texas. Brian Hunt, bom May 6, 1966, to the M. R. Hunts, Philadelphia, Pa. Troy Payne, born March 29, 1966, to the Burlin Paynes, Cairo, Illinois. Kevin Gene Rogers, bom March 12, 1966, to the Berton Rogers, Galveston, Texas. — Ivan Wade Watson, born April 2, 1966, to the Monroe Watsons, New Orleans, La. <1> Craig Joseph Romero, bom De­ cember 14, 1965, to the Emest J. Romeros, Port Arthur, Texas. ^ Daniel Comieis, bom June 2, Rudolph R. Cefaratti Please contact your mother, Mrs. Mary Cefaratti, at 51 Clinton St., New Britain, Conn., as soon as possible. She has your papers and would like you to notify her as to where you want them for­ warded. — John C. Maddy Please contact your father in Brooklyn, as soon as you can. 1966, to the Walter Comieis, Joliet. 111. Robert Elliott, born April 16, 1966, to the Albert Elliotts, Ore­ gon, Ohio. <1> Christopher Hagan, bom May 17, 1966, to the Clifford Hagans, Ecorse, Michigan. Betty Sue Kelly, born March 20, 1966, to the Floyd Kellys, South Houston, Texas. ^ Trent Noffslnger, bora May 28, 1966, to the Glenn Noffsingers, Elverta, Michigan. Joseph Remko, born March 21, 1966, to the J. Remkos, Baltimore, Maryland. Amos Joe Jaramillo, Jr., born June 12, 1966, to the Amos Jaramillos, Seattle, Wash. ^ Tanya Sue Sears, bom May 20, 1966, to the J. Sears, Houston, Tex. <|> Sharon Ann Taylor, born April 27, 1966, to the Lawrence Tay­ lors, Hammond, La. Helena Strawini^, bom June 1, 1966, to the Adolf Strawinskis, New York, New York. Pat Murphy Please get in touch, with Jean Woods at 69 N. W., 26 Ave., Apt. 6, Miami, Fla. 33125, as soon as you can in regard to a very im­ portant matter. Seafarer Crews' Mascots Run Gamut From Rabbit to Cheetah to Sea Lion Ships mascots come in all shapes and sizes but few ships ever have a Sea Lion, normally found in the Pacific Ocean, especially when the ship is a dredge-barge in New York harbor. The crew of the SlU-contracted Ezra Sensibar found the 69-pound female during the summer of 1965 when she jumped aboard ^ named Sandy, has traveled from Tarzan," one crewmember said. the vessel. It is a mystery how Seattle to Anchorage through the Peter Gunn was a popular tele­ the creature ever got into the At­ Gulf of Alaska and Cook Inlet. vision show and also a rabbit who lantic Ocean and then into The dog loves the snow and also became the mascot of the crewNew York harbor. Crewmembers loves to swim. She swims "like a members aboard the tanker Man­ aboard the SIU ship collared her four legged female version of hattan. and called the Director of the Coney Island aquarium who ar­ ranged for the Sea Lion to be brought in for study. The crew named her "girl." She had to be treated for illness suf­ fered in the polluted waters of New York harbor and a 12-inch patch of tar on her chest. Another SIU crew once had a Cheetah aboard thanks to Smiley Claussen, who was serving as Bosun. He purchased the animal in India for $150. The animal quickly got his sea legs and the crew had no objections to the beast. The'Cheetah would eat all the scraps of meat fed to it and never tried to hurt anyone. The ship's captain made Claussen keep his unusual pet in a rope locker. He kept having dreams about the ani­ mal attacking him, even though the Cheetah got along with every­ one aboard ship. Neighbors Object Claussen's big problems came at home as his New Orleans neigh­ bor complained about the animal's presence and soon he had to give his pet, whom he named Trouble, to a zoo in New Orleans. The zoo provided a female Cheetah to keep Trouble company. k k - J A Golden Labrador pup be­ Seafarer Paul B. Gladden, Sr. (at right), finds the fishing excellent came a familiar sight to seafarers in Tampa as he enjoys his new life on pension. The former AB along the West Coast after she was adopted by the crew of the is shown with a friend, C. L. Wilson, and some of the fish they Sea-Land Seattle. The animal. hauled in after spending four hours on the waters of Tampa Bay. L6G-A-RHYTHM ^ Ray Raoul Young, Jr. Please get in touch with your wife, Caroline L. Young, at 945 North Rendon, New Orleans, La., as soon as possible. -if Emilio Sierra Please contact the Seafarers Welfare Plan Office as soon as possible in regard to an unpaid claim. vl> Frank Rotolo Please contact your wife, Mar­ garet, at 400 W. Baker, E-2, Fullerton, Cal., as soon as pos­ sible. On Fasting By Thurston John Lewis Something there is about a secret That percolates my blood If you have one, please keep it; I've too much brotherhood. If another needs to know And It's just between you and me, How furiously electrons flow! I long to 'tell, you see? But if one knows the gospel true And buries it in his heart. He'd better tell—as others do— Or it's apt to fly apart! I know a thing on fasting I thought to hide within myself; There is power most ever lasting, If it's not put on the shelf. No Gospel truth is tainted— It's in the Bible, ain't it? ro fier, THE OLO AVW WAISTS ALL TUe CRBN OA DECK... HE'S OOAAA A £HtP's 6tA6FCKlUS- t Leisure Time Poses No Problems For Pensioned AB In Florida Ii Fishing, baseball and just soaking up the sun in Tampa, Fla., are keeping SIU pensioner Paul Gladden a happy man. Gladden, who sailed as an AB, took time out from his fresh and salt water fishing to let the ^ Lack of Talent LOG know how he's spending Gladden pointed out in his note his retirement years and also to the LOG that the baseball sent regards to his union brothers scouts in the area are not having and former shipmates. He also an easy time finding the talent to expressed his appreciation to the replace some of the aging baseball union for the promptness in which his pension claim was handled. players who are nearing the end of The retired SIU member last their careers. sailed on Our Lady of Peace. His plans for the future are simply to enjoy life with plenty of When he's not angling for fresh fishing and plenty of baseball. and salt water fish. Brother Glad­ den attends night baseball games. Seafarer Gladden's philosophy on Tampa has a minor league team how to spend your retirement in the Florida State League. He years can be pretty well summed reports that Big League scouts are up in the closing sentence of his often seen in the area and he re­ letter to the LOG: "It only takes a cently chatted with former Yan­ few hours to have some fun and kee great Spud Chandler, and with fish," he concluded, and from the Lloyd Brown, who spent his pitch­ looks of the picture that he en­ ing days with the Senators and closed with his letter (above) he's having plenty of fun. Indians. Et 1^ f I: O.K.-O.K.! m (SO/AC- SUTAS SOON AS WE HIT PORT'- h sz I'/A VBiAAmtN' OVERTHAB i ~ 4 I s' �Page Twenty SEAFARERS Jalr 8, 1966 LOG SfU Lifeboat Class No. 154 Casts Off Bill Kaiser, treasurer aboard the Del Norte (Delta), reports that, although the movies shown aboard the ship are very popular, some additional contributions to the movie fund would be welcome. Kaiser writes that the ship is in the red for $112.65 for the movie and ship's fund. Contributions from the deck, engine, galley, topside. from the deck de­ J. W. Bland was extended a vote messmen and waiters delega­ partment and one of thanks by the crew of the Oce­ tions totaled $84 for the ship's from the steward anic Tide (Trans fund and $270 for the movie fund. department miss­ World) for the John Kennedy, who succeeded H. ed the ship in fine job he did as B. Donnelly, as ship's delegate, Okinawa, W. H. chairman. He was told his fellow Parker reports replaced by R. seafarers aboard from the Sea Pio­ Buie, who was the vessel that neer (Pioneer elected by accla­ this is his first Tankers). This mation. The ship's Viloria trip on a passen­ oversight was cor­ fund has $7.60. ger vessel and he rected, he writes and the men were No beefs or dis­ Buie wants to thank puted overtime not blamed. A vote of thanks was everyone for help­ but Smokey Schreiner reports it ing him make the extended to Chief Cook Charles would be a better trip if some sea­ delegate's job a Locke for the many hours he put farers would keep loud talk down Kennedy little easier. Meet- in baking and cooking to keep his when men off watch are sleeping. chairman Robert Callahan writes fellow seafarers happy. A payoff The ship expects to be paid off in everything is fine but the crew is expected in Baton Rouge, ac­ San Francisco. would be happier if passengers cording to R. Viloria. kept their dogs on the aft decks. John Nash, meeting secretary, on the Liniield Victory (Alcoa) re­ A good ship on a good run with ports that every­ John Gardner resigned as ship's thing has been a top crew all adds up to a pleas­ delegate on the Volusia (Suwan­ running very ant voyage, ship's nee) and he ac­ smoothly on the delegate P. J. cepted the posi­ ship as it heads Douzat, Jr., tion of deck dele­ for Qui Nhon. writes from the gate. His old job Ship's delegate Steel King (Isth­ was awarded to Norman D. Tober mian). The fine Thomas Morris. says the men are food put out by Albert Reid had taking care of the the Steward de­ Tober the honor of read­ washing machine partment helped ing the ship's del­ make the East and that a new ringer has been in­ Cole egate report at the Gardner Coast, Gulf, and stalled on it. Engine room dele­ last meeting, Pegate Alford K. Keenum added a ter Triantafillos informs. Apart Hawaiian voyage an enjoyable few words about the machine from a few hours of disputed over­ one. Meeting chairman Lonnie when he told the meeting that time in the engine department, the Cole writes that the ship's fund has everyone had been reminded not trip has been a smooth one with $8.05. In addition to his delegate to make the mistake of leaving the no beefs reported. job, Douzat was elected treasurer machine running after they fin­ by acclamation, meeting secretary ished using it. Bill Simmons reported. There Because of the failure to post was also some disputed overtime a sailing board, a crewmember aboard the vessel. <I> — 4^ — DIGEST of SIU Chow Time On Alcoa Trader MEETINGS AMERICA SUN (Marine Carriers), June 24—Chairman, H. Westphall; Sec­ retary, R. E. Jackson. No dispute OT reported by department delegates. Brother Jimmy Clarke was elected ship's treas­ urer. No beefs and no disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. PENN CARRIER (Penn Shipping). June 25—Chairman, E. Mesaros ; Secre­ tary, Ted Schultz. Motion to amend the constitution so that no elected union of­ ficial may serve more than two suc­ cessive terms, and must have minimum sea time to be re-elected after leaving office. Brother Mesaros was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate, and was given a vote of thanks for a job well done. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. Many repairs needed. $5.00 in ship's fund. Crewmembers of the Alcoa Trader are shown enjoying sonne of that good chow prepared by steward dept. From left to right are, Allen Raymond, AB, Issac Hancock, OS and K. C. McGregor, Dayman. The Alcoa Trader was docked in New Jersey when photo was taken. Editor, SEAFARERS lOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 . , I I would like to receive the SEAFARERS lOG—please Put my J name on your mailing list. (PrM MamoHon) • i . CITY STATE. • ZIP........ ^ to AVOID DUPHCATION: If you are an old cubscribar and have a change | your former address below; I i mmm DEL ORO (Delta), June 12—Chairman. Dexter A. L. Worrel; Secretary, Ramon Irizarry. Brother Worrel resigned as ship's delegate and was given a vote of thanks for a job well done. Brother John A. Denais was elected to serve in his place. $114.38 in ship's fund. No dis­ puted OT and no beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. RAMBAM (American Bulk). June 19— Chairman. C. Gibbs: Secretary. W. Young. Brother B. Falk was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Letter of protest was sent to the Union regarding Company plac­ ing foreign seamen to work on Ameri­ can ship. PENN CARRIER (Penn Shipping), June 12—Chairman. B. J. Clement: Sec­ retary, Theodore Schultz. $5.00 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Medicine chest to be checked. Mail service is poor. Re­ quest written clarification on what basis draws are made. Vote of thanks to the steward department, especially crew mess William Wilmore. HASTINGS (Waterman), May 29— Chairman. John P. Trocster: Secretary, John Wells. No beefs reported bv de­ partment delegates. Brother Richard 'Harp was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Discussion about water being ra­ tioned,—water is off 12 hours. Crew will expect subsistence pav. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Crew want to be informed about progress of retire­ ment plan. The newest group of graduates from the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in New York, pose to have their pictures taken after graduation ceremonies. Latest additions to the ranks of lifeboat ticket holders are (seated l-r): Robert Detemble: Irving Pearlman and Octavio Silva. Standing (l-r) are: George Walsh; Walter Gleaton; George Ebaugh and the lifeboat instructor. Ami Bjornsson. Irvin Tate, 52: A heart attack claimed the life of Brother Tate in Saigon, March 22, while he was serving as a sec­ ond cook aboard the Columbia Vic­ tory. His body was sent to Travis AFB, Calif, for transshipment to Waynesboro, Mis­ souri, where the seafarer will be buried. A native of Alabama, he made his home in Millry, Ala. He joined the SIU in the port of Mobile, Ala. He is survived by his wife, Lucille Pearman of Millry. Frank P. Herzlch, 70; A heart ailment claimed the life of Brother Herzich, March 31 in 7' Huntington Hos­ pital, East Northport, N. Y. Born in Yugoslavia, he joined the SIU in 1960 in the port of New York. He shipped in the Deck department and was on a pension at the time of death. Burial was in Calvary cemetery. Long Island City, N. Y. his wife, Katherine Hassett Herzich sur­ vives. 4^ Jaqies Fort, 67: A bronchial ail­ ment caused the death of Sea­ farer Fort, April 7, 1966 in Norristown. Pa., after a 6-month illness. Born in Pennsyl­ vania, he sailed SIU ships in the Steward depart­ ment. Brother Fort joined the union in the port of New York. He had been on a pension at the time of his death. A veteran of the Navy, he is survived by his sister, Mrs. Edith Havener of West Conshohocken, Pa. m Gordon Marbury, 58: Leukemia claimed the life of Seafarer Marbury, June 6, at the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital in Nor­ folk, Va. Born in Mississippi, he re­ sided in Norfolk. A member of the engine depart­ ment, Marbury joined the SIU in the port of Mobile, Ala. Brother Marbury's last ship was the Steel Flyer. He is survived by his widow, Mabel. Burial was in Nor­ folk. — 4/ —• Maximo Tangalin, 67: Hepatitis caused the death of Brother Tan­ galin, May 10, in the United States Public Health Service Hospital in New Orleans, La. Born in the Phillippine Is­ lands, the seafarer lived with his wife, Geneva, in New Orleans. He joined the SIU in the port of Nor­ folk, Va. Brother Tangalin served in the Coast Guard for 19 years. He sailed as a member of the Steward department. — 4f — Jesse Lowe, 71: A pensioner, Brother Lowe succumbed to a lung ailment, Feb. 20, 1966, in Montelepre Hos­ pital, New Or­ leans. A lifetime resident of the city, he joined the SIU there. He was bom in Mis­ sissippi and had sailed some 30 years as a mem­ ber of the Deck Department. Sur­ viving is a sister, Mrs. Eunice Guy of New Orleans. The sea­ farer was buried in Hope Mau­ soleum, New Orleans. �July 8, 1966 Union Brotherhood Extends Across Sea To the Editon First of all many thanks for having sent the LOG to us for the last few years. It keeps us in Brenner, Germany, well inform­ ed about your struggle and prog­ ress in the interest of our union brothers in the United States. In addition, we are learning from your newspaper about how an American union is run and how it benefits its members. Franz Pietnric Thanks Ship's Crew For Their Sympathy To the Editon We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the crew members of the Hudson for their sympathy in our recent time of tragedy. Their thougbtfulness for one of their fellow crew members was greatly appreci­ ated. Mnton A. Havens fomfly and Houston LETTERS To The Editor SPAO Donations Aid Labor Candidates To fee Editor; For the past few days I have been putting in a lot of thought in regards to the coming Novem­ ber elections for members of the House of Representatives, the Senate and various state officers. Every member of the SIU and its affiliates should not only give it serious thought but do what he can to put the people in office who can accomplish the results the maritime industry and labor so badly need at this time. My thought is that there are many good men dedicated to our well-being but due to the tremen­ dous costs of conducting a cam­ paign cannot afford to do so. f In a nutshell it amounts to one thing—money. I How can we help? i Here is my answer: In our laffiliates and the SIU we have some 80 thousand members joid to accomplish this means o^||isiiig a sum large enough to do a job I suggest that each and eyery member of our affiliates contri­ bute n suitt of ten dollars ^ i^ SPAD. Now this would mean a Political Education Fund of some six hundred thousands dpllars. could support the can­ didates whom we know would do the right job for us and our affiliates. Many are going to say "ten dollars," as though it was a mas­ sive fojtune, but really it means a few less drinks a year, a moyie or two less, one less horse race to bet on. You know. Brothers; it would be a great feeling if our people were elected and we as an organization doUId devote more time to the jobs pii hand instead of h^htg to watch every move the people in Washington make for fear they will make the w:rong moves as far as the mari­ time trades and labor movement is pdncemed. What a relief it w be to ja candidate who is dedicated to bor's principles to know that he SEAFARERS ously and faithfully without the debt harassment. So, Brothers, when the patrol­ man comes aboard, don't have him ask for a donation of SPAD; get it up and let us pull a vigor­ ous campaign for our chosen people. LOG Page Twenty-One li Finding A Good Barber Overseas —The Dilemma at AH Seafarers A seafaring life offers a man many rewards and also presents many hardships. One example of the many minor problems that a Seafarer must confront due to the nature of his work is the simple need for a haircut. The shoreside worker simply Cites Ship Hazards finds a barber who does a good you a massage, when they really Seafarers prefer having their hair In Viet Nam Waters didn't. A lot of foreign barbers cut by a fellow crewmember who job cutting ^his hair and returns just don't have the skill of Ameri­ To the Editor: has developed some barber skills. each time he needs a haircut. The can barbers, and Cid pointed He doesn't charge his fellow ship­ For three days in early May, seafaring man however, never out the fact that some machines mate much and in addition, will Hanoi Hannah told us over the knows where in the world he'll be U.S. barbers use are unheard of cut your hair the way he is asked. radio that the ships Northwestern when his hair needs cutting and abroad. Some countries have a different Victory and Our Lady of Peace must exercise some caution when style of wearing hair and the bar­ Most foreign barbers just use a were doomed for carrying ammo he looks for the right man (or bers might not be used to cutting "scissor and comb," Cid explained, to Viet Nam. Her radio spiel was woman in some hair the way it's done in the U.S., adding that American barbers are getting to be quite the joke ports), to do the Seafarer Cid pointed out. far better trained. A number of among GIs who unloaded both job. ships. Finally, both ships depart­ Seafarer Carlos ed with Hanoi Hannah's threat Cid, who sails in still ringing in our ears as we the steward de­ head for Saigon. partment, prefers On the morning of May 26, New York and while in the harbor of the Nha Japanese barbers, Be river, the Panamanian ship. as do many Sea­ Eastern Mariner is hit by a mine. farers, and sug­ Seafarers on the SlU-contracted oceanographic research vessel At 9:30 a.m. of the same morn­ gests that his fellow seamen stay Anton Brunn were singled out for their "superb work" recently in ing another ship is hit. Both ships away from Indian barber shops. supporting the objectives of a scientific expedition in a letter to the are very close to Our Lady of "The conditions are bad in In­ Peace. Both suffered damages, dia," Seafarer Cid pointed out. ship's captain, John E. Rothrock ^ job which has been done" by the with the Eastern Mariner prac­ Sanitation is very poor and scis­ from J. T. Spencer, program di­ crew. Wrote Spencer, "this is truly tically a total loss. At 1 p.m. of sors and clippers are often dirty, rector for facilities and special an impressive tribute for the co­ the same day, the Navy decides he explained. Avoid having a programs for the National Science operation and loyalty which has to search aU ships in Nha Be been displayed by all hands." haircut in India, he recommends, Foundation. harbor, particularly ones carry­ The Anton Brunn had made The National Science Founda­ citing the fact that restrooms in ing ammo. tion has received a number of let­ nine major scientific cruises from the shops are also often unsan­ All ships were declared safe ters from scientists who have been 1963 to 1965 and covered 72,000 itary. with the exception of the Our aboard the Anton Brunn and the miles. Scientists, including a few If Indian barbers are poor and Lady of Peace^ on which was scientists reported women, from the U. S. and 24 unpopular with seafarers, Japa­ found two 100-pound mines trig­ that the crew "ex­ foreign countries took part in the nese are just the opposite. One gered to go off at 4:30 p.m. and cels that of any voyages. feature of a Japanese barber shop 9:30 p,m. They were to go off other vessel on SIU crewmembers had a chance that Cid pointed out is the prac­ with the action of the tide. All which they have to see parts of the Indian Ocean tice of having women barbers, un­ hands deeply appreciated the embarked." far removed from the regular ship­ known in the United States, but a support coverage after that. Five Seafarers ping lanes. Chances to explore frequent sight in Japan. These The question still remains: "Is manned the were many, and once, when the barbers are the "best," Cid stated, Hanoi Hannah still going to 'get yacht-type vessel ship arrived in Africa, the crew not just because they have talent us,' or is the Lady of Peace too during her two- organized, a safari to look for wild at cutting hair but because of the much of a lucky omen for her. year trip in the game. massage they give customers. They Me—well after we leave DaIndian Ocean which ended in masage you like a fight champ." The men had a chance to eat nang we are supposed to head 1965. The trip was used to con­ rare seafood after the scientists for Friseo. If such happens, and Japanese Give Massage duct oceanographic research. were finished using the fish for you look real good, you'll find "Japanese barbers are inexpen­ The five seafarers who manned their research. It was a fine voyage me in an air-conditioned bar, sive, Cid explained, and sometimes the vessel at the time, were: Don­ during the two years with no beefs drinking cold beer. I'll be notice­ only charge a pack or two of ald Leight, Rafael Toro, Donald reported the entire time. Before able by the sweat running down American cigarettes." A Japanese McMillan, Fred Woodard and becoming a research vessel, the my face as I think of the Our barber will give you the exact type Eight Moon (Eddie) Wong. Spen­ Anton Brunn was the Presidential Lady of Peace. of haircut you want and, in a cer's letter cited the "outstanding yacht Williamsburg." A crewmember nation famous for cleanliness, san­ XName withheld on request) itation is outstanding. Although many seafarers find Glad of Union Fight Italian barbers well qualified, per­ To Protect Consumer haps the best in Europe, Seafarer Seafarer Teamwork Frees Ship To the Editor: Cid thought that they cut the hair too short. Hungarian barber shops V I've bean reading with inter­ employ women, but since few SIU est the stories in the LO(^ about men get there, Japan has little the fight to pass laws that would competition for seamen who want require manufacturers to tell the the gentle touch. truth about their products in their advertising and on the ip>dck"-| Hawaii has good barbers, but age. You'd think we'd have had Cid found California to be an ex­ such a law a loitg time ago. ; pensive place to have a haircut, ;Ndfa a going as high as $3 and in addi­ seaman how the public can be tion, the barbers *expect a big tip. gypped, il^ the "You really have to be careful vgarbage/.thaL used to be sold io overseas," he said, pointing out them by shipchahdlers before the that in addition to overcharging, union began strai|b^ out some barbers claimed they gave the problem by setting up the Sea Chest. Remember the phony junk that would be passed off PAVom as legitimate merchandise. LIAVf CLEAN SHIP lust as a union protects itss; Seafarers are reminded that members against being taken by® when they leave a ship after • the;'.hQSs;';or\:anyone; else who articles expire in a foreign port, SIU Great Lakes District-manned self-unloader Adam E. Cornelius gets might gyp on him, the public the obligation to leave a clean an assist from SlU-lnland Boatmen's Union contracted tugs in getting needs protection. That's why for the next crew is the off sandbar in the St. Claire River where the vessel went aground I'm in favor of the law to make same as in any Stateside port. recently in heavy fog and zero visibility. The 666-foot vessel, oper­ business people tell the truth Attention to details of house­ about their products. Millions ated by the Boland and Cornelius Steamship Company was freed keeping and efforts to leave of dollars a year are taken from with the help of Great Lakes Towing Corp. tugs after discharging quarters, messrooms and other the pockets of working people, part of cargo onto another ship by using self-unloading boom. No working spaces clean wnll be and their families in this way. crewmembers were injured and the ship was undamaged in the mis­ appreciated by the ne«y I'm glad to see the unions hap which occurred off Russell Island, Algonac, Michigan, approxi­ vfeen it comes aboard. making a fight over this Issue. mately 300 yards from SIU Great Lakes Dist. Algonac Service Center, Fred Hartln. Fraternally, E. A. (Andy) Anderson. Crew Of R/Y Anton Brunn Wins Praise Of Scientist ^ •'i ' -J �^ ) July 8, 1966 SEAFARER^S LOG — SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT Page Twenty Two UNFAIR FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeauardina the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fundi are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts betvreen the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1980, New York 4, N. Y. Fuli copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt ia civen for same. UndCT no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reaaon unless he ia riven such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplyinr a receipt, or if a member is required to make a i>ayment and is riven an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every sU months in the SEIAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of ita constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarise themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attemptinr to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED BEAFARERB! Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at iliembership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings. they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their g(^ standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic righte of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the UnionIf at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he haa been denied his constitntional right of access to Union records or informatioa, he shonid immediately notify SIU President PanI Hall at headqnartcrs by certified mail, retnm receipt reqaested. S SACttAMENTO (Oriental), May 1— Chairman, Bill Link; Secretary, David Sachu. Brother B. A. Hoffman was rieeted to serve as ship's delegate; No sjlbeefs reported by department delegates. SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York .. Aug. 8—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia Aug. 9—2:30 p.m. Baltimore .. Aug. 10—2:30 p.m. Detroit .... Aug. 12—^2:30 p.m. Houston .. .Aug. 15—2.30p.m. New Orleans Aug. 16—2:30 p.m. Mobile .... Aug. 17—2:30 p.m. Wilmington Aug. 22—2 p.m. San Francisco Aug. 24—2 p.m. Seattle .... Aug. 26—2 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit July 18—2 p.m. Alpena July 18—7 p.m. Buffalo July 18—7 p.m. Chicago July 18—7 p.m. Cleveland July 18—7 p.m. Duluth July 18—^7 p.m. Frankpoit July 18—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit . .. .July 11—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee .July 11—7:30 p.m. Chicago July 12—^7:30 p.m. tSanlt Ste. Marie July 14—7:30 p.m. Buffalo July 14—^7:30 p.m. Duluth July 15—7:30 p.m. Cleveland . .July 15—7:30 p.m. Toledo July 15—7:30 p.m. Philadelphia ... Aug. 9—7 p.m. Baltimore Aug. 10—7 p.m. ^Houston Aug. 15—7 p.m. New Orleans . .Aug. 16—7 p.m. Mobile Aug. 17—7 p.m. * Meetinc held st Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meetinc held at Labor Temple, Sanit Ste. Marie, Mich. ^ Meetinc held at Galveston wharves. DIRECTORYof UNION HAM^ SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Gal Tanner Earl Shapard A1 Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsay Williams Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS ALPENA, Mich BALTIMORE, MD BOSTON, Mass BUFFALO, N.Y CHICAGO, 111. CLEVELAND, Ohio SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia .. Aug. 9—5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) .. Aug. 10—5 p.m. Norfolk Aug. 11—5 p.m. Houston Aug. 15—5 p.m. New Orleans . . Aug. 16—5 p.m. Mobile Aug. 17—5 p.m. i I Railway Marine Region Jersey City Aug. 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Phfladelphia Aug. 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.ni. Baltimore Aug. 17—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. *Noifolk Aug. 18—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. I' i (; United Bidustrial Workers New York .1, Aug. 8—^7 p.m. &75 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6400 127 River St. EL 4-3616 1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 735 Washinqton St, TL 3-9259 93B3 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, All I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jaclcson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo BOS Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fie 312 Harrison St Tel. 229-278f WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 DEL NORTE (Delta), June 19—Chair­ man, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Ship's delegate reported having wonderful trip and thanks crew for help­ ing make his Job eaeier. $84.00 in ship's fund. Ship sailed 5 men short in engine department. I SAPPHIRE GLADYS ^Sapphire Steamfihip), Jfciy 6—Chairman, Jack W. Arellanm; Secretary, EMward P. Achee. Ship saQed short one man. Request for repair . Uste to be turned in as goon as possible;; Some disputed OT reported by deck sad ^ engine Jcparunent delegatea. Suggestion i made that baker kuprove on his baking. t New messhall chairs should be protected I somehow from paint and greasy clothing. MARGARET BROWN (Bloomfield), May 29—Chairman, J. Oouldinan; Secre­ tary, x. Conway, some disputed OT re­ ported by desk department detcgs^;l^p sailed short one man. Letter toa ^aent to headquarters about hot wator ?.^tant temperature nt 120°. Crew would appre­ ciate meals being served 6 minutes esrlikr for men going on watch. PBNN CHALLENGER (Penn Shipping). June 13—Chairman. J. T. Spievey, Jr.: Secretary, B. J. Riviere. B15.68 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made that proper and sufficient venUlation be put ; in ship's galley. Steward department given vote of thanks for job well done. i : I r, ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman). June 12—-Chairman, Alfred Miineberg; Secretary, Cesar A. Pena. Repair Hats have been turned into the Chief engineer maie, |8,00„ in ship's fundi repo^rtfU by depftrtihent dete, 'gati^''' DIGEST of SIU MEETINGS LOSMAft {Calmar S.S.), June IBChairman, W. W. Reid: Secretary, Rich­ ard Tapman. Ship's delegate reported evezytbing running smoothly. No beefs reported by department deleg:ate8. Motion made to new T.V. also washing ma­ chine and new fans for crew's quarters. SEA: FIONEER (Pioneer 'TankeMt), June 12—Ghainaan; W. H- Parker ; Sec-retary, ;R, Vilwia, $11.66 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT reported in engine de­ partment, Ship saQed short one man: Motion made that mattreesea enJ pillows be replaced with new ones. Sugg^ion to buy new washing' machine, Vofee of thanks to chief Icook for keeping erew happy and putUng in many hours of work at baking, etc. VOLUSIA (Suwanee Steamship), June 12--Chairinan, John B. Gardner; S^retary, Pete Traintafilloe. Brother John p. Gardner was elected to serve as de^ delegate. No beefs reported by depdrt^ ment delegates. Brother Thomas SI ltotr» ris was elected to serve as new ship's delegatel pbip's delegate reported every­ thing running smoothly. One minute of silence b^d for our departed brothers. ^ ; INGER (Reynolds Metals), June Chairman, B.; D. : Scroggins; Secretary;: Ulas G, ttoffman, , N beefs, reported by. •Jepartmbn'ty-delates.;'; gotten : totalk to: the patrolman about adding a: third cook and pantryman to the Steward department. Vote of thanks extended to stewards department for job well don#.. Vbte of thinks given to ship's delegate. : STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian),/June 8—Cbairman, W- Smdta ; Secretary, J. AMaelow. Some disputed OT reported by deck and: engine r departm delegbtesv, $109,0(1 to oMp's fand. Ship's ddegato reported,, "that ' Wat(to:::".tan1ka",: should": bb-' eemented, painted, and crew agreed. STEEL KING (Isthmian), June 12— Chairman, Ode Lonnie; Secretary, Wil­ liam H, Simmons. Ship's delegate re­ ported everything OK. Ship sailed short one man and another put in hospital from steward department. $8.60 In ship's fund. Brother P. J. Doucat elected ship's treasurer. No beefs reported by depart, ment delegates. Suggestion made that ship be fumigated. Vote of thanks given to the steward department fronv crew members. Question for headquarters in pro and con discussion on board as to whether yearly assessments have to be paid by ^e first of the year or <m first trip after first of the year, or do you pave the whole year to pay them. OCEANIC TIDB (Transworld HsrinP), June 6—Chairman, J. Schreiner; Secre­ tary, R. Buie. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. $7.80 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Brother R. Bute elected to serve as cbairman. Suggestion made that crew help keep messroom cleaner. FENN BAILOR (Penn Shipping), May 28—Chairman, H. M. Kartsen; Secretary, Collier Loper. Jr. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Teddy P. f I Jernlgan woe elected to- serve as heWft ship's delegate. DEL ALBA (Deim), •J«ne:''l2---Cliliij| man, J. Collins; Secretary,'Z- Y, Chtng. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother (Icorge Bums was elected to'serve as new ship's delegate. Sugges­ tion made to have ship fumigated. Vote ^ thanks to steward deportment for ligb well done. DEL RIO (Delta), June 6-Chairman. G. Lee; Secretary, P. Plaecik. Purser thanked crew for their cooperation dairing the voyage- $20,00 to ship's ruhd. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a job well done. Vote of appsectotlm* to the :^«t«in, electrician and radio operatorf' for their work in ipstalling the TV .antenna, and other work Involved. Also.; a vote of thanks to the purser for his efforts to looking after the erew. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), June 26^Chairman, Dsn :Dean:: Seiaetory, C.: Heard. $19.00 in ship's' fund. Some dis­ puted OT: In engine department, Thrto rtooltttions submitted to headquarters; Various repairs have not been taken care of. ;/OCEAN . :UDLA^(Maritime- Overaeos),; May 16—-Chairman; W; Lawton : Secr.^. tary, J. McDonald. Brother J. W, Mc­ Donald was elected to serve as ship's: ;delfajrato.,;h^e:: men: •.lefts .ship::, to''.OOam)"' Seven replaced in Guam. BTBEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian). June "::2^i(5hairma«,. Rayip'ond.: Storetory, Brown Huscar. $18.45 ' in /stop's' •futtdr/Few '.hi>uto:idlBP<itod' OT-::!®: deck "and: steward.'sfepartmehts'.: ' DEL man, Robert Callahan; Secretary, .Bill,; :::'::/|fOHNT'(fASHINeT<W Kaiser. Stop's delegate reported every, riers), June 26—Chairman, M. thing running smoothly. Me hopes next ton; Sewretory, C. Ganiar. - $18.06 trip Is as pleasant a» past one. $11Z,«6 HiiiHa DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved. and will be amended from time to time.) H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) — — Stitzel-WeUer DistiUeries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Stiff," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) <1> Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders)' (Machinists, Stereotypers) Jamestown Sterling Cmp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) ^ Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) White Fm^alture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Staffer Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworfh, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) — 4,— Tyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock Cornish Tyscm's Pride Manor House-Safeway Cornish Game-Armour and A & P's SuperRight Cornish Game Hen (Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. America) ^ Di Giorgio F)rait Corp. S and W Fine Foods Treesweet (National Farm Workers Association) �July 8, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Twenty Three £ -I •" mOMT WIHS'S MIUtOMS .I" THxeAnM ; ; --'V /" • ^ iiit f,, „ AMmeAM msmunoMs h • '''iS.yS-SftiifeltesSSir'i, T pi HE nation's radical right is stocking up its war chest for an all-out political attack on liberal legislators during the 1966 off-year elections, as a means of destroying upcoming social legislation and the gains made in achieving greater security for Amer­ ican workers. Target for November is the election of some 325 conservative Congressional candidates. The election districts rightists will be conceiitratJog on are the same ones they lost when Barry Goldwater was over­ whelmingly defeated in 1964. ' Never before in recent history has the radical rightwing been in such a powerful position in Americah politics. They have big money behind them and can use such time-tested propaganda technique? as the big lie, smear and slander to help gel their candidates over. ; /More than 10,700 right-wing radio and TV pro- , grams are broadcasted each week / to* over 1,000 American communities. These programs smear labor unions, call the civil ri^ts movement Comihunistic, rail at the Supreme Court, defame tlie United Na­ tions and attack the democratic method of teaching children/in the nation's public schools.. RADICAL RIGHT-WING GROU^ p : ;' v TO WATCH OUT FOR • •• The John Birch Society—A 100,000-member orgahization that was founded by rightist Robert Welch, lex-chairman of the National Association of Manu­ facturers. This right-wing organization alone is amassing a $12 million bankroll for the 1966 elec-^ tions. It now has a staff of 250 paid employees and five regional offices with headquarters oh the East and West Coasts. Its 360 official bookstores are selling reams of hate manuscripts to the public vriiile hun­ dreds of thousands of pamphlets and other printed material never matdhed in quantity before by any other American rightist group is flooding the nation. Kg y The Americans for Coi^mficnal Acfioi>---A right- . - ist group that acts as a political blitzkreig unit during ' 1?^ elections. It sends field men, big money and orga­ nizational know-how into key Congressional, and other political races. $300,000 donation. Major rightist films, books and The Free Society Asspoclation-—'An ultra-rightist : ^ begun, to some $595,000 in 1960. The show is carradical propaganda pamphlets are produced at |ried oh 55 radio stations five days a week'and on : group founded by, exipresidential candidate Bai^ •'seven weekly TV stations, f:Goldwater. This recentiy-formed organizariori hoped T^ year's right-wing campaign fuhd received $42,when it was founded, to get some ^00,000AmericMsf ^ g| Radio Editikmbf the Independent American—Keiit 000 from the Ada Hearn Foundation, xon by A. H. V Courtney's radio program. Courtney is the publisher as du^paying members. Recent reports indicate that; Heinsohn, a John Birch Society supporter, $14,700 ';, of the Independent American and organizer of the it is well on its way to achieving that goal. • from Lemuel R. Boulware, a former General Electric T| , Conservative Society of America. This 15-minute The American Conservative Unioh—A suspiciqda 'i • commentary of-ri^tist propaganda is carried weekly ;;vS| oificial; $250,000 from the Coast Federal Savings . Republican splinter group which Js attracting a great and Loan, which specified that the money be used amount of big money from rightist supporters. r-pn, 39-'StationsTnTff'states.. for the radical right speakers bureau and literature; R. Scott—A fifteeh-minute news analysis proThe United RepubHcans of American^This rigfat-i $19,200 from Charles Edison of McGraw-Edison wing ^linter club of the ReplubliCan Party has set up r^-gram prpicJuced by America's future, the rhdio branch Corp.; $1.55 million from J. Howard Pew of Sun •of the COfhmitteC for Constitutional Government and a purge list of 77 liberal Congressmen including those Oil and $24,000 from the J. Howard Pew Trust. distributed through the Mutual network. It is carried Islated to.;run Jn NoyendJeiv;; ; Robert E. Wood of Sears, Roebuck & Co. donated by 365 radio stations in 46f states: $7,000 while the ARMCO Foundation (ARMCO ; RIGHT-WING PROGRAMS ON STEEL) bontributed $193,000; $165,000 from the | THE AIRWAVES " -. THE BIG MONEV MEN BEHIND THE Milliken* Family and Foundation (textile industrial­ RADICAL iHGHT D, C.-based radio and * ists); $80,000 from the Ingersoll Foundation, oper­ i y .TV program backed by the arch-rightist Texas oil There are some 25 blue chip companies noW sup­ ated by Robert M. Gaylord, a former president of porting the radical right, accprding to Cohimbia tJni-' f man H. L. Hunt. The program is heard once and ,5' the National Association of Manufacturers; $115,000 sometimes twice daily on 325 radio stations. ' versity govermnent professor Alan Westin. Prof, from the Lilly Endowment set up by the Lilly Drug - Westiri sta^tes ihat "A cautious estimate would show Dan Smoot Reports—Run by Dan Smoot, a formfflti r family and $665,000 from the Alfred P. Sloan Founthat the business •comrhunlty contributcdl abqut $10 • radio coxhmenthtor for H, L, Hunt. Heard weeSiil ; dation. ^.,^*over 70 radio stations and 40 TV stations. fhiflion to radical right in 1961." He said the ' - Manlon Fomm—Operated by Clarence Manion, figure was gqipg up and that hundreds of national ,1, HOW THE RIGHT-WING THREAT Sa form^ Government official during the Eisehhowefe nfms now help to ciicW literature and CAN BE FOUGHT Administration. It is heard weekly over 240 radio ' films! • Every Central Labor Council and State Federation stations and on 31 TV stations. i R;ichfield Gil, &bick Safety Razor, Technicolor fpflfce gets regular reports from COPE on the menace Twentie^ Centtoty Refdriii^iM^ sup­ and the AllM Corp, nto hackers of of the radical right. out that alert posedly pious program is handled by a deposed PresDr. Fred Schwarz's organization, the Christian Crus, byterian minister, the Rwerend Carl Mclntire; It sadC; Dr. Schwarz who freely advises other Ameri- •' Americans can form coordinating committees made» up of clergymien, union ofiicials, local politicians ancf s ' heard five days a week on 546 radio stations in 45 cans on "hpw to be good citizens'- is not an American businessmen to fight local right-wing moves. ! states. \ / bitizen"himself, - ' ^ Howard Kershner^s Gommenfaty on the News— Members of these cpordinating committees can at­ g Gulf Oil, Lone Star Cement, the Texas Com­ : Produced by the Christian Freedom Fdunddtion and ^ tend right-wing lectures and ask for equal time to pany, W. H. Regnery, right-wing publisher, and a ^ beamed to 48 states weekly on 148 radio stations. counter radical rightist radio and TV programs. Most fiiember of the Pu Ppnt family poured an estimated rightists are not properly informed of the facts they ^ Ouistfait Cnisade—^Billy James Hargis, a sclf$73,000 into the rightist National Economic Council, are dealing with. Fast experience has shown that •nvowed anti-Communist evangelist runs this rightformed by aoti-semite Merwin K. Hart. they can be humiliatingly exposed merely by de­ wing show with the aid of L. E. "Pete" White, a Alfred Sloan of Genera! Motors helped Dr. George nson to establish a right-wing academic organiza?Tulsa advertising man. White has run the shows' eding answers to questions about Its up from hardly a penny in 1950 when it at Harding Qallege, Ark,, by giving him a ^d programs, COPE points out. • '* ; *-"r -.1: �Vol. XXVIII No. 14 SEAFARERMLOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION > ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT > AFL-CIO SlU Training Sihool Produces Its 30th Licensed Engineer As Eight More Seafarers Pass Their Coast Guard Exams Eight more engine department Seafarers have passed the U.S. Coast Guard examinations qual­ ifying them for engineer's licenses after attending the training school jointly sponsored by the SIU and District 2 of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. The train­ ing program has now produced 30 licensed engineers. The Seafarers are sailing, or are about to sail, in engineers' berths aboard American-flag ships. Of the eight men who passed their license examinations in the past week, four were licensed as Second Engineers, three were li­ censed as Third Engineers and one man received a license as a tem­ porary Third Engineer. The newly-licensed Third Engi­ neers are: Kenenth Rentz, 27, who has been sailing as a fireman watertender and oiler. He has been a member of the SIU since 1958. Donald White, 44, who sailed as a fireman water-tender. He has been sailing as a chief electrician, been with the union since 1965. Mauro Matonte, 45, who has i Rentz Matonte He has been a member of the SIU since 1947. The temporary Third Engineer is John Keller, 38, a firemen and water-tender who joined the imion in 1963. The following SIU engine de­ partment men received their Sec­ ond Engineers licenses: Dennis Zwicker, 47, who has sailed as a fireman and watertender on SIU ships since 1946. Alexander Becker, 37, who has Medicare Program Underway For Nineteen Million Elderly Nineteen million Americans who have reached 65 are now eli­ gible to have most of their hospital bills paid under the long-sought medicare program which became effective on July 1. About 17.2 million of them ^ who have signed up for the vol­ built the reputation of the 89th Congress as a socially-aware body. untary supplemental plan are Enacted last year, as an amend­ now also eligible to have a large ment to the Serial Security Act, part of their medical bills paid. it is a program to lighten the fi­ This supplementary plan costs $3 nancial burden of men and wom­ per month, but Seafarers will be en 65 and older by removing the reimbursed by the SIU Welfare threat of crushing hospital and Plan for each of the $3 monthly medical bills at a time when they payments, so the supplementary usually pile their highest. benefit coverage will cost Seafar­ The benefits are divided into two ers nothing. sections—the basic plan, which / Medicare, the fruit of a decade- covers hospitalization and related long fight by organized labor and costs and for which practically all liberals, was one of the forward- persons 65 and over are eligible; looking pieces of legislation that and the voluntary supplemental plan, for which persons 65 must apply and which helps pay for certain physicians' and dentists' services, home health services and additional medical services. The basic program covers near­ ly all men and women who are now 65 or who reach that age For the first time since the 1964 before 1968. For those not cov­ Alaskan earthquake the SIU Pa­ ered by social security, protection cific-district contracted Alaska will be financed by general reve­ Steamship Company has resumed nues. Excepted are most federal its weekly service to Seward with employes and some aliens. After the sailing of the van ship Tonsina. 1968, coverage will be limited to Alaska's greatest shipping needs beneficiaries under the Social Se­ are in the Seward-Anchorage area, curity Act's pension provisions or where the bulk of the state's 235,- the Railroad Retirement Act. 000 population are settled. Each The plan is financed by pay­ year Alaska receives about 1.5 ment of 35 one-hundredths of 1 million tons of cargo from main­ percent of a worker's annual earn­ land United States ports. Most of ings up to a maximum of $6,600 this consists of petroleum prod­ total income for a year, added to ucts and groceries. the regular Social Security levy. The Tonsina's arrival at Sew­ Collections began last Jan. 1. with ard came during the celebration the employer paying a similar of the oflScial reopening of the amount; the rate is due to rise port and dedication of the new gradually to a maximum of 85 $10 million Alaska Railroad ter­ one-hundredths of 1 per cent in 1987. minal there. SIU Pacific Ships Renew Calls At 'Quake-Hit Towns M-.- S'-fe 111' been a fireman, oiler and watertender on SIU ships since 1955. T. D. Owen, 40, a member of the SIU since 1946. He sailed as a fireman, oiler and water-tender. Fred Fleischmann, 40, a fire­ man-oiler who has been a member of the SIU since 1951. The SlU-MEBA District 2 training program is the first of its kind in maritime history. It allows engine department Seafar­ ers to obtain instruction in prepa- nal Second Assistant Engineer's License in either steam or motor vessel classifications. Becker Keller Zwicker ration for their Third Engineer's License, their Temporary Third Engineer's License, or their origi­ Owen The training school is operated under a reciprocal agreement be­ tween the SIU and District 2 of MEBA. SIU men who enroll in the program are provided with meals, hotel lodging and subsist­ ence payment of $110 per week while in training. Engine department Seafarers are eligible to apply for any of the upgrading programs if they are 19 years of age or older and have 18 months of Q.M.E.D. watch stand- ing time in the engine department, plus six months experience as a wiper, or equivalent. The joint Un­ ion training pro­ gram was insti­ tuted to enable Seafarers to ob­ tain their licenses and to help meet the shortage of marine engineers arising out of the Fleischmann crisis in Viet Nam. The joint SlU-MEBA District 2 licensed engineers training pro­ gram is the first opportunity that unlicensed seamen have had to obtain a license and employment as engineers, at no cost to them­ selves. SIU engine department men in­ terested in the program should apply immediately, or obtain ad­ ditional information, at any SIU hall, or directly at SIU Headquar­ ters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ lyn, N.Y. 11232. The telephone number is HYacinth 9-6600. Five Additionai Seafarer Veterans Join Growing SIU Pension Roster. Five additional names were added to the growing list of Seafarers on the SIU pension roll. The Seafarers who are now eligible for benefits of $150 a month include: Konstant Kain, Bryan Gibson, Cristobal Bellarosa, Daniel Covaney, and Porter Carroll. Kain was bom in Estonia. ^ He joined the union in the port of Baltimore and sailed in the Engine department. Seafarer Kain resides in New York City. Gibson joined the SIU in New York City. He was bom in North Carolina and re­ sides in WhiteCarroll Bellarosa Covaney Kain house Station, New Jersey, with his wife, Anna. The Seafarer ship­ ped in the Engine department where he was an electri­ cian. Brother Gib­ Gibson son served in the Army from 1915 to 1921. His The United States merchant marine, already in a weak com­ last ship was the Steel Traveler. petitive position due to long years of Government neglect, is now Carroll first joined the SlU's getting shortchanged by unscmpulous shippers. Inland Boatmen's Union in Port Spot checks by Federal Mari- ^ Arthur, Tex., where he now makes time Commission investigators pay ofl heavy expenditures and his home With his wife, Ethel. A earlier this year found that 50 the net result is that the consumer member of the Engine department, to 60 per cent of containerized simply must pay more for his goods," Admiral Harllee said. Carroll last sailed on the D and cargo was mislabled. The main purpose of the in­ M Picon. This type of vicious cheating is vestigation, he said, was in mak­ Covaney joined the SlU's Rail­ one of the most threatening ever ing certain that shady shippers way Marine Region in the port of uncovered by the commission. realize cheating will not be tol­ New York. Bom in New Jersey, Rear Admiral John Harllee, erated by the Government. he resides in Jersey City with his Federal Maritime Commissioner In opening a container at Seawife. Pearl. A member of the and containership operators re­ train Lines as part of his investi­ Deck department, he was em­ cently declared war against the gation, the Commissioner discov­ ployed by the Penn. R. R. for 40 cheaters. Admiral Harllee ex­ ered that what was described on years. plained that illegal container cargo the manifest as refinery machinery Bellarosa joined the union in misweighing and mislabeling could bound for St. Croix, Virgin Is­ lands, turned out to be copper the port of New York. Born in run into million dollar losses. Manila, he now resides in Brook­ "The shipping industry loses wire and other cargo taking a lyn. A member of the Engine de­ since it must hear the losses by much higher commodity rate. partment, he has sailed on SIU keeping rates high enough to ab­ He said that the investigation is ships as an oiler. His last ship sorb the illicit lower rates gained beltig concentrated on two areas, was the Kyska. by false billers. Ship lines must Puerto Rico and Alaska. Shippers Found Cheating Containership Operators � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource July 8, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: U.S. MARITIME UNITES IN S.O.S. CONFERENCE TO SAVE AMERICAN SHIPPING CONTINUING U.S. MARITIME DECLINE SHOWN IN ANNUAL MARAD REPORT U.S. MARITIME VOWS STRONG FIGHT TO SAVE AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE CALIFORNIA GRAPE WORKERS’ UNION SIGNS CONTRACT WITH SCHENLY, INC. HOUSE GROUP URGES HIGHER STANDARDS FOR FOREIGN-FLAG PASSENGER SHIPS TEST OF SIU CONSTITUTION CONGRESSMAN URGES NLRB INVOKE STIFFER FINES FOR UNION-BUSTERS SEAFARER CREWS’ MASCOTS RUN GAMUT FROM RABBIT TO CHEETAH TO SEA LION FINDING A GOOD BARBER OVERSEAS – THE DILEMMA OF ALL SEAFARERS THE RIGHT WING’S MILLIONS THREATEN AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS – DOLLARS TO DESTROY SIU TRAINING SCHOOL PRODUCES ITS 30TH LICENSED ENGINEER AS EIGHT MORE SEAFARERS PASS THEIR COAST GUARD EXAMS 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 07/08/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 14 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b0000d656a8447d93b3229b2a3f6d143.PDF dbdaea90bef3685f80a2d8741215d446 PDF Text Text "An Independent Maritime Agency" SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT . . . PAGES 9 • 12 SEAFARERSALOC Vol. XXVIII No. 13 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN Annual Report — -t. . , , y SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN y Annual Report » Filed With the New York State insurance Department Filed With the New York State Insurance Department Poge 17 Page 18 i �Page Two SEAFARERS AFL-CIO Coumil Votes Full Support Of no Conference Protest Vfulkout WASHINGTON—Full support and endorsement of AFL-CIO President George Meany's position and the protest walkout of U.S. Worker Delegate Rudolph Faupl from the International Labor Orga­ nization conference was voted by the AFL-CIO Executive Council at a meeting in Washington. The council adopted a reso­ with Secretary of State Dean Rusk. cies sometimes expressed by the lution pointing out that the Meany said Rusk urged that Faupl Administration, Meany said, that protest against the election of a stand for re-election to the ILO is nevertheless the AFL-CIO posi­ Communist nation's delegate as Governing Body. Faupl did and tion. chairman of the annual confer­ was re-elected. As for himself, Meany empha­ ence was not a "withdrawal from sized, "I stick to the AFL-CIO Meany emphasized that it was the ILO." "absolutely untrue" that the Presi­ policy" on these matters. The protest was "the most ef­ dent or Rusk exerted any pressure Meany said Reuther had at no fective means a"ailable," the to change the AFL-CIO position time contacted him about the council declared, "to indicate the and that if they had, despite his Geneva situation and that Reureaction of the free workers of own feelings, he would have called ther's letter appeared first in the America to the election as Presi­ Faupl and told him to respect the press before he had received it. dent of the conference of a rep­ request. He emphasized also that the resentative of a totalitarian regime real problem was the Communist Long-standing Policy whose record and practices are a plan to take over the ILO and standing denial of everything that Meany strongly reaffirmed for make it another governmental the ILO stands for and was cre­ reporters the AFL-CIO position agency, rather than a tripartite ated to achieve." of many years, recently adopted group representing workers, manaThe council's action by a vote again at the 1965 convention, that 'gement and governments. The of 18 to 6 came at a special one- the federation will not support in free nations have the votes in the day meeting called by Meany after any fashion exchanges of trade ILO to stop this, he stressed, and AFL-CIO Vice President Walter union delegations with Communist the AFL-CIO is not making any P. Reuther had protested the walk­ nations because they do not have determinations about pulling out out of the worker delegation at free trade unions but government, of the ILO, but at the moment is the Geneva conference, in reaction state-directed agencies posing as protesting—a tactical decision— to the election of Leon Chajn of unipns. If this differs from the the election of a Communist chair­ Poland. so-ttalled "bridge-building" poli­ man. Meany told a press conference after the meeting that he had re­ ceived a call from Faupl from Geneva in which Faupl had said he could not "in good conscience sit in a conference presided over by a representative of a totalita­ rian country" and that he was Thomas W. (Teddy) Gleason, president of the International withdrawing from the delegation. Longshoremen's Association, has recently returned from Viet Nam Meany said he told Faupl, "You on his third survey of cargo handling techniques in the Port of are the delegate, you are in a posi­ Saigon. The union-financed ILA team's tion to weigh the situation. If I The union president, along trips to Viet Nam has resulted in were in your position I would do the same thing, but don't do any­ with eight other ILA men, has raising the capaicty of the Port of thing that would commit the AFL- been investigating port problems Saigon by some 100,000 tons of CIO to withdrawing from the in Viet Nam for the State Depart­ cargo. organization—which is a decision ment's Agency for International Gleason's earlier visits in Oc­ that neither you or I can make, Development. tober and January were made at "When I was there last time the invitation of AID which finan­ but only the Executive Council." The AFL-CIO president told the problem was with the ships, ces the importation of goods at reporters he then called President barges, lighters and other craft. the rate of about $25 million a Johnson and gave him a full report Now the problem has been trans­ year for shipments from Saigon and that the President asked him ferred to the docks, warehouses to up-country ports. to discuss the situation further and other areas," Gleason said. Gleason blamed unscrupulous Chinese importers with the present cargo tie-up. He said they were delaying the basic distribution of consumer goods so that the mar­ ket would rise. "We are working against time to get the merchandise into the WASHINGTON—As of June 1, millions of "Cold War" hands of the people," he said, add­ veterans, including many members of the SIU and other union ing that "the progressive strangu­ members, came under the Veterans' Readjustment Benefit Act of lation that has taken place in the 1966 which provides widespread educational advantages similar last six months will cut Viet Nam's to those of the famous "GI Bill of Rights" after World War 11. economic lifeline, thereby accom­ The new act provides veterans having at least 180 days active plishing economically what the duty service after January 31, 1955 with monthly benefits rang­ Communist aggressors have been ing from $50 to $150 per month to help defray the costs of unable to do militarily." attending high school, college, vocational, business or other institution and correspondence courses—provided they are ac­ credited or approved by the Veterans Administration. Next SIU Meeting The institutions of learning must generally be in the United Jn N.Y. on July 5 States although special exceptions can be made for training in higher institutions of learning abroad. Seafarers are urged to keep itk Each eligible veteran may select a program of education at any mind that the next SIU regular approved institution which finds him qualified to follow such membership meeting in the Port courses. Each veteran may make one change of program and of New York will be held on will need special approval by the Veteran's Administration if he Tuesday, July 5 ait the usual meet­ seeks any further changes. ing time of 2:30 p.m. Eligible veterans will be entitled to aid for a period of one Under normal circumstances month, or the equivalent in part-time training, for each month of the meeting would have been held service on active duty after January 31, 1955, but not to exceed on Monday, July 4, but the Union 36 months. Eligibility for educational aid ceases at the end of constitution provides that when a eight years from the date of the veteran's last release from active meeting date falls on a legal holi­ duty after January 31, 1955. day the meeting is to be held Full time training at an educational institution entitles a veteran on the next business day—in this with no dependents to $100 a month; a veteran with one dependent case Tuesday, July 5. i to $125 and a veteran with two or more dependents to $150. SIU members should make ndte^; Part time training carries benefits correspondingly less while of the date. July meetings in the correspondence courses carry costs only. Benefits do not include other jSIU ports will be held on theK apprentice or other training on-the-job training courses. regular meeting days.i A completei Application forms are available at all Veterans Administration list of the dates appears in they offices. 'ileason Makes Third Trip to Viet To Speed Handling of Ship Cargoes Many Seafarers To Benefit From New Gl Bill Coverage June 24, 1966 LOG Report of International President by Paul Hall The AFL-CIO supported truth-in-packaging bill was passed by the Senate recently in spite of .strong opposition by certain Senators and numerous attempts to tack on weakening amendments which would have pulled the teeth out of the bill before it was even born. Fortunate­ ly, the majority of Senators remembered their sworn duty to represent the best interests of the people who elected them and overrode the latest attempts to either make the bill ineffective or shelve it entirely. The bill now goes to the House for action. Truth-in-packaging legislation, which is designed to give the Ameri­ can consumer some long overdue help in getting his money's worth when buying packaged goods, has the strong support of the AFL-CIO, which fought to get the bill through the Senate and will now continue the battle to bring about House passage. The legislation would bring to an end many deceptive and outright fraudulent practices which the American food and packaging industries have practiced for years. Under the bill's provisions. Federal regulatory agencies would set up definite standards on weights and measures, package sizes, labeling and other marketing devices, which would make it easier for the con­ sumer to compare the true values of competing packaged goods and have at least a fair chance of getting their money's worth. The fight for Senate passage of the legislation was a long and bitter one, and is significant when one notes which Senators displayed the strongest and most stubborn opposition to the bill. In general they are the same legislators who regularly oppose any piece of progressive legislation and automatically oppose any piece of legislation which the American labor movement supports. They are the same legislators who have fought tooth and nail against social legislation, legislative reform or economic reform of any kind. They are the same men who continue to cling to their outmoded 19th Century values and refuse to budge in spite of the wishes of the American people, or the realities of the 20th Century. Republican Senator Everett McKinley Dirkscn, who led the losing fight against the passage of truth-in-packaging legislation in the Senate, is the prime example. Dirksen is making a career of pitting his 19th Century thinking against the rest of the nation and opposing any and all progressive legislation. He has become the representative of reaction in the U.S. Senate. Dirksen led the fight against repeal of Taft-Hartley Section 14B. He led the fight against Medicare.' He led the fight against legislative re­ apportionment. He led the fight against truth-in-packaging. He is against unions. He has shown himself to be against progress of any kind. Dirksen, along with a small clique of similarly backward-looking legislators views the labor movement as an enemy. And within the boundaries of their nineteenth century viewpoint they are right to a degree, because the American labor movement has always represented progress and a better life for all of the American people and continues to do so today. The labor movement has therefore become an enemy. One of Dirksen's strongest supporters in the fight against passage of truth-in-packaging for example, was Republican Senator Thruston B. Morton of Kentucky. According to Morton, he was one of the legislators who helped to write the anti-labor Section 14B of the TaftHartley Act. Senate passage of truth-in-packaging is just another in a long string of defeats suffered by Dirksen in recent congressional sessions. He was defeated in his opposition to Medicare and legislative reapportionment. Social and economic reform is progressing in spite of him. With the aid of the outmoded filibuster concept he was able to stymie the rest of the Senate and succeeded in blocking 14B repeal by threaten­ ing to tie up the nation's entire legislative process until he got his way. But the fight for 14B repeal will continue. Progress cannot be stopped. The 19th Century is gone for good, as Senator Dirksen and others are learning the hard way. Turkish Unionists Visit SIU I H >4 Representatives of Turkish trade unions visited SIU hall in New York last week. Here Cliff Wilson (glasses) explains training program at SlU's Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship to group. At right is M. Gezer, Longshore Union; second from right, A. Akyuz, Seamen's Union; center, A. Akap, of Textile Workers. �June 24, 1966 SEAFARERS TT ^Save Our Ships' Conference Set for June 28-29 In D. C. LOG Page Three SlU'BackeJ Bill IntroJuceJ in House For Independent Maritime Agenry WASHINGTON—The emergency conference to save the American Merchant Marine which is set for June 28-29 here^ has WASHINGTON—A bill backed by the Seafarers International Union which would create an in­ stirred considerable interest throughout the maritime industry, dependent maritime agency has been introduced in the House of Representatives. among members of Congress The proposed legislation follows closely along the lines recommended by SIU President Paul Hall administrative agencies in con­ and in the trade union move­ tributing to the industry's decline when he testified recently as known as the Federal Maritime Commerce under the Reorganiza­ ment. Representatives of each by their failure or refusal to carry spokesman for all AFL-CIO Administration. . . which shall be tion Plans of 1950 and 1961 to the of these groups will be among the out the intent of maritime law in marine unions at hearings be­ an independent agency not under new independent agency. 500 persons who will attend the the period since the '36 Act. fore the Senate and House Gov­ any other department, agency, or Under terms of the bill, the sessions, at which plans will be ernment Operations subcommit­ instrumentality of the executive Representatives of labor and Federal Maritime Administrator, made for a campaign to revitalize management and members of the tees and stressed the need for branch of the Government. . ." "shall not submit his decisions for U.S. shipping. Introduced by Representative the approval of, nor be bound by Congress will address the confer­ legislation to create an indepen­ The unprecedented conference ence. Policy for the campaign to dent agency for maritime. Frank Clark (D., Pa.) on June 8, the decisions or recommendations was called by the newly-formed save the American Merchant Ma­ The bill—H.R. 15567—would H. R. 15567 has been referred to of any committee, board or other American Committee To Save Our rine which will be launched at the amend Section 201 of Title II of the House Merchant Marine Com­ Shipping, which is sponsored by conference, will be drafted by the the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 mittee. It would transfer the pres­ organization created by Executive order." the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades conference delegates. by establishing "an agency to be ent functions of the Secretary of Representative Clark's proposed Department and the AFL-CIO legislation would also create a Maritime Committee, representing Maritime Subsidy Board which the great majority of the nation's "shall have complete and final shipboard and shoreside maritime authority to pass upon all matters workers. related to construction differential Seafarers International Union and operating differential sub­ President Paul Hall is a co-chair­ sidy." The Board would be com­ man of the committee, along with posed of the Federal Maritime Russell Berg, President of the In­ Administrator an two members ternational Brotherhood of Boiler appointed by the President with Workers and Shipbuilders; Thom­ As the LOG was going to press announce­ His inquisitiveness about the industry and the advice and consent of the as W. Gleason, President of the ment was made that Maritime Administrator his talents and energy in acquiring knowledge Senate for a term of five years . ." International Longshoremen's Nicholas Johnson has been appointed to the of it and getting involved in its every aspect In his testimony calling for the Association, and Joseph Curran, Federal Communications Commission. are qualities not often found in pubilc servants. creation of an independent mari­ President of the National Mari­ As head of the agency responsible for U. S. A vigorous opponent of status quo, Johnson time agency. Hall said such an time Union. shipping, Johnson was often a center of con­ performed no special favors. He called the agency "would focus greater at­ Significantly the conference will troversy, much of it stormy. Intelligent, ener­ shot as he believed it should be called. That tention on our decaying fleet." occur on the thirtieth anniversary he was nevertheless able to perform valuable of passage of the Merchant Ma­ getic, with a probing mind and definite views, Hall cited the fact that the Johnson said what he felt, frequently provoking public service, considering the pressures he rine Act of 1936. The Act was Maritime Administration now has "no independent power and must approved on June 29, 1936, and it violent criticism. In a Maritime Administrator was subjected to not only from various other compete with other programs ad­ was the Congress' intent to "foster this was unprecedented. government agencies but from within his own ministered by the Department of the development and encourage And more than any of his predecessors, John­ department as well, is all the more remarkable Commerce." He said that the pro­ the maintenance" of an adequate and a tribune to the man. son thus churned the stagnant waters in which motional activities of the merchant and well-balanced merchant ma­ SIU President Paul Hall said of Nick John­ the American shipping industry was settling. marine are "buried within the De­ rine to serve the peacetime and son's service as Maritime Administrator: "We He stirred the waters to a point where virtually partment of Commerce." defense needs of the nation. are probably the only organization to express all of the industry got off its seat and began The Act has never been imple­ Hall said that in the interests regret over Nick Johnson's departure. But we thinking and talking out loud about all of mented so that today's merchant of American seamen, the indus­ do so even though we differed with some of the industry problems. And now we have some­ marine is substantially weaker try and the nation, the SIU will his opinions. Nick Johnson performed the great­ thing approaching a total industry position for than the fleet the act was intended wage an all-out effort for passage est service to the maritime industry that it has the first time. In this respect—aside from his to assist. of H. R. 15567. He called on The conference will take note all SIU members to write their had in many years. He gave it a shot of ad­ particular views and attitudes—Johnson per­ of the '36 Act's anniversary with Senators and Representatives, urg­ renalin that it badly needed for a long time, formed a most valuable service to maritime. conference participants calling ing them to support the measure. with the result that it began to show movement At times during Johnson's directorship of personally on members of both (Seafarers are requested to re­ and interest. MARAD, the SIU was among the most voci­ houses of Congress on June 29 to move and read the special supple­ "You did not have to agree with Nick John­ ferous critics of many of his proposals and inform them of the plight of the ment in the center section of this son in order to respect his intelligence and policies. Although it disagreed many of the Merchant Marine and to impress issue of the LOG for details on ability, and these qualities, along with his vital­ Maritime Administrator's views, the SIU ac­ the proposed bill to create an upon them the urgency of prompt ity, will be missed. We hope the industry will knowledged that Johnson stimulated interest independent agency and instruc­ action to save American shipping. not now go back to the sleep it was in when and thinking in almost every comer of mari­ tions on how they can assist in The conference participants will Nick Johnson came along," Hall said. the fight for its passage.) time, to a degree that had never existed before. point up the role of government Nicholas Johnson Appointed to FCC; Awakened Maritime From Deep Sleep Fight Additionai Seafarers Reteive Engineers Licenses Engineers licenses have been issued to eight more engine department Seafarers who passed the U. S. Coast Guard Skuba Lanimore examinations after preparation at the training school jointly spon­ sored by the SIU and District 2 of the Marine Engineers Benefi­ cial Association. The union train­ ing program has produced 22 licensed engineers since it recently went into effect. The 22 recently-licensed en­ gineers are sailing, or are about to sail, in engineers' berths aboard American-flag ships. Of the eight Seafarers who passed license examinations in the past week, five were licensed as Third Engineers and three were licensed as Second Engineers. The newly-licensed Third Engi­ neers are: • John T. Skuba, aged 40, who has been sailing as oiler and has been an SIU member since 1958; • Ellie H. Larrimore, 45, an oiler and 23-year member of the SIU; • Michael Kindya, 26, a fireman-watertender and member of Kindya Rockwell the Union since 1959; • Eugene V. Rockwell, 26, an oiler and member of the SIU since 1964; • George Ebberwein, Jr., 32, who has sailed as fireman-watertender and oiler and has been a Union member since I960. The following SIU engine de­ partment men received their Sec­ ond Engineers licenses: • Rocus Vellinga, 57, who sailed as oiler and reefer engineer and has been an SIU member for 19 years; • John J. Kennedy, 40, a fireman-watertender and 15-year member of the SIU; • Vaughn J. Nelson, 38, a member of the SIU since 1963. Nelson shipped out as Second aboard the Steel Architect. The SIU-MEBA District 2 training program is the first of its kind in maritime history. It allows engine department Seafar­ ers to obtain instruction in prepa­ ration for their Third Engineer's License, their Temporary Third Engineer's License, or their origi­ nal Second Assistant Engineer's License in either steam or motor vessel classifications. The training school is operated under a reciprocal agreement be­ tween the SIU and District 2 of MEBA. SIU men who enroll in the program are provided with Ebberwein VelUnga meals, hotel lodging and subsis­ tence payment of $110 per week while in training. Engine department Seafarers are eligible to apply for any of the upgrading programs if they are 19 years of age or older and have 18 months of Q.M.E.D. watch standing time in the engine de­ partment, plus six months experi­ ence as a wiper, or equivalent. The joint Union training pro­ gram was instituted to enable Sea­ farers to obtain their licenses and to help meet the shortage of ma­ rine engineers arising out of the crisis in Viet Nam. The joint SIU-MEBA District 2 licensed engineers training pro­ gram is the first opportunity that unlicensed seamen have had to obtain a license and employment as engineers, at no cost to them­ selves. SIU engine department men interested in the program should apply immediately, or obtain ad­ ditional information, at any SIU Kennedy Nelson hall, or directly at SIU Headquar­ ters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ lyn, N. Y. 11232. The telephone number is HYacinth 9-6600. ; i| •I i' • i �Page Four SEAFARERS June 24, 1966 LOG House Merchant Marine Subcommittee Hearings Shipbuilders Blast Gov't Agencies, Urge Adoption of MAC Proposals by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area] A charter as an AFL-CIO affiliate was recently presented to 24.000 New York taxi drivers and garage workers in ceremonies held at AFLCIO headquarters in Washington. AFL-CIO President George Meany presented the charter to the newly-formed taxi union and congratulated them on their success in winning a first-time contract. <S> New York who has been shipping out of Shipping in New York con­ New York for the past two years, tinues to be exceptionally good for is now registered here for a deck ratings. Major maintenance job. Rrid stopped in PhUadelphia to say hello and Shipping has been fair in this pick up his vaca­ port. Ed Gallen, who sails black tion check. He is gang and was last aboard the currently the sa­ Rohin Hood, is ready for the first lon pantryman job that hits the board. William aboard the Robin Gray. One of his Underwood, would like to ship to shipmates aboard the Far East as a cook or baker. Nuckob the Robin Gray is Francis Corcoran, now fit for duty Billy Nuckols. Joe Domino just after a stint in the hospital, will got off the Western Oipper and take any steward department job stopped in to say hello. He was available. Edward Morris, an SIU old-timer, is registered here wait­ out for ten months. ing for an AB's or dayman's job. Boston Mobile Shipping has picked up a bit and Shipping is on the slow bell is expected to be good for the next here. Fred Phelw is currently reg­ period. Salvatore Alpedo, a 23- istered group one in the deck de­ year union man, recently signed partment here. Fred's last trip was off the Norfolk. Sal is happy to on the super-tanker Connecticut be home with his family for the and he has been shipping out of Summer. Thomas Fleming who Gulf ports on and off for the past last shipped out on the Robin 25 years. Albert E. Bourgot, who Locksley, just got his fit-for-duty made a couple of trips to Viet clearance and will work on sum­ Nam aboard the Brigham Victory mer boats running to Nantucket. as a boatswain, is ready to ship Baltimore out again. Howard B. Davis, who Shipping has been good here last sailed on the Puerto Rican run and is expected to stay that way. aboard the Maiden Creek, is now At present the Chilore and Alamar thinking about going to SIU-Disare tied up waiting to be crewed. trict 2 MEBA Upgrading School The Chilore should be crewing up to get his engineering license. next week, but there is no report Puerto Rico as to when the Alamar will take The Office for Economic Op­ on men. John Mueller is waiting portunity has set aside $32 mil­ for any AB's job in the deck de­ lion for anti-poverty projects in partment. Puerto Rico. The money will set Norfolk up four Job Corps Conservation Shipping has been good here and Centers, adult basic education and the outlook for the immediate fu­ community action programs as ture also is good. well as a neighborhood youth William Kuhl, corps and rural loan system. The oiler, who served AFL-CIO is opposing an amend­ as ships delegate ment tacked onto the minimum aboard the Al- wage bill which would deny mini­ dina, dropped by mum wage benefits to unskilled the hall and workers such as farm hands who wanted to thank need it most. James Dixon is still the union for the the bosun on the Claiborne. He way beefs were remained with the ship while it Kuhl settled at the pay­ was in drydock after a recent col­ off in Jacksonville. Kenneth Wells, lision. WASHINGTON—A strong counter-attack against the Interagency Maritime Task Force Committee report (Boyd Report) was made recently in testimony before the House Merchant Marine Subcom­ mittee by Russell K. Berg, president of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers ^ President Johnson promised 18 men, has created such a climate of & Helpers. months ago. uncertainty that U.S. shipyards In his testimony before the To provide immediate aid to and the rest of the industry can­ House Subcommittee, which is maritime, Berg urged Congress to not modernize because they can­ holding hearings on the state of bring pressure to bear on the Ad­ not be sure what course U.S. ship­ the U.S. merchant fleet. Berg ministration to force full compli­ ping policy will take and whether blasted the Interagency Task ance with the provisions of the foreign building will be permitted. Force report and urged instead 1936 Merchant Marine Act, in He named shipyards which may adoption of the proposals ad­ order to bring the U.S.-flag mer­ be forced to close down entirely vanced in the President's Maritime chant fleet back to such a state in the near future "because of the Advisory Committee report. where it is again able to haul at uncertainty and mass confusion in The SIU and other maritime least 30 percent of U.S. foreign the industry." unions have also urged adoption commerce, instead of the le.ss than He also urged Congress to put of the MAC report and have flatly 9 percent it is able to carry at a lid on statements emanating rejected the Task Force report present. from the Maritime Administra­ which would, if adopted, result in Berg blamed much of what is tion constantly knocking and un­ the continuing decline of the U.S. wrong with U.S. maritime today dermining U.S. shipyards for be­ maritime industry. on the continuing attitude of in­ ing more expensive than foreign "Unrealistic Programs^ decision, drift, neglect and uncer­ yards, and proposing that Ameri­ In addition. Berg also attacked tainty on the part of those in gov­ can ships therefore be built for­ the Maritime Administration for ernment charged with fostering eign as called for in the Inter­ statements tending to "run down" and maintaining a strong and ac­ agency Task Force report. This the American shipyards for their tive American-flag merchant fleet. "is something that's going to have shipbuilding costs relative to for­ Berg blasted the Maritime Ad­ to be stopped," Berg told the con­ eign yards; accused the Defense ministration for "expedient ac­ gressmen. He also took the op­ Department and the Maritime Ad­ tions," "wholly destructive" pro­ portunity to urge that a "thorough ministration of pushing "unrealis­ posals, and a "mish mash of erro­ study" be made comparing U.S. tic ship programs which involve neous or misleading statistics, cu­ and Soviet shipbuilding, and over­ "throwing money away"; and rious arithmetic and outright all sea-power programs. rapped the Administration for not hocus-pocus." Other Testimony yet coming up with a "new policy" All of this indecision and policy for the merchant marine which juggling. Berg told the congressIn other testimony before the House Subcommittee Thomas A. Rotell, executive secretary-treas­ urer of the Pacific Coast District Metal Trades Council criticized the Maritime Administration and the Defense Department for downgrading the importance of American sea-power for defense by Undsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area purposes and for suggesting that American ships be built in for­ The SlU-contracted Delta Steamship Lines has moved its head­ eign yards. quarters to the new International Trade Mart Towers, a 33-story high building in New Orleans and a very familiar sight to Seafarers. Delta Rotell also urged that Congress will occupy the entire 17th floor of the building, which is just across not allow the merchant marine to Canal Street from the Alcoa docks and very close to the Poydras "be swallowed up by any new Department of Transportation." Street Wharf where Delta ships Louis (Eddy) Bollinger is back He also urged Congress to make previously docked. on the beach after two trips to New Orleans, which is the West Africa as AB aboard the Maritime an independent agency world's leading grain port, became Del Oro and is presently taking and to take action to force the ex­ ecutive branch to act in the inter­ the home of the world's largest care of some personal business. ests of the nation's security. grain drier recently with the in­ Berg told the subcommittee that Houston stallation of a $250,000, 6,000"there is evidence that the Soviet J. L. Moncrlef is just off the bushel-per-hour piece of equip­ Union is moving to control the ment that more than doubles the Missouri and will spend a few oceans of the world and presently capacity of the Public Grain Ele­ weeks on the beach here until is engaged in what can be called vator. Previous drying capacity the next good tanker comes in. a lop-sided ocean-space race." He's hoping for a trip lasting a was approximately 4,000-bushelscouple of months. per-hour against the new installa­ Ben Ladd, who has been on tion's 10,000 bph. The huge drier the beach for a couple of months creates enough heat per hour to now says he's about ready to ship June 24,1966 warm 750 houses. Vol. XXVlii, No. 13 again and is looking for a good Official Publication of the SIUNA New Orleans feeder going to India. Just off Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO WASHINGTON—bill which would eliminate special privi­ Joseph Scaramutz is on the the National Defender is Bill JoyExecutive Board leges now enjoyed by the billion-dollar DuPont Estate in Florida PAUL HALL, President beach here looking for an engine ner, who says he will take a little vacation and do some Ashing be­ has been approved by the Senate Banking Committee. This rep­ CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD room slot on a Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President resents a big step toward enact- " ship going to fore he looks for another ship. AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS banking laws. Enactment of the Sec.-Treas. Vice-President ment of the legislation, which South America, Mobile measure would force the DuPont ROBERT MATTHEWS AL TANNER has already been approved by financial empire to sell either its preferably a Delta Vice-President Vice-President Oldtimer Fred Pehler, who last HERBERT BRAND Lines passenger shipped on the supertanker Con­ the House and has the strong extensive industrial holdings, in­ Director of Organizing and support of the AFL-CIO. ship. His last ship necticut as AB, is Publications cluding the Florida East Coast was the Anniston Managing Editor Art Editor Enactment of the bill would on the beach here Railway, or its banking empire. MIKE POLLACK BERNARD SEAMAN Victory on which close a loophole in the banking enjoying a rest. Assistant Editor Railroad union members have NATHAN SKYER Stag Writers aws through which the giant been on strike against the EEC A 25-year SIU Scaramutz he spent two and a half months on MELVIN PURVIS corporation, has been allowed to Railway since January, 1963. The member, Pehler Perrrat WEISS a trip to Vietnam. It was a good and his wife make control both banks and industries size and extent of the DuPont Em­ ship with a good crew, he reports. their home in Mo­ in Florida—including the long pire holdings has enabled Edward Looking for a berth and not bile. Anthony E. Pibllshed bIwMkly at 810 Rhodn Island Avsnae strike-bound Florida East Coast Ball, boss of the vast empire, to too particular about what ship he Bourgot is looking N.E., Washington, D. C. 20018 by the Seafarers Railway. Union, Atlantle, Galf, Lakes and flatly refect all settlement attempts for a bosun slot International sails on is FrankUn N. Cain, who Inland Waters DIstrlet, AFL-CIO, 675 Foarth A«ePehler The proposed legislation would by the railroad unions — which Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tel. HVaelnth was last aboard the Cities Service on a trip that will noe, 9-6600. Second class postage paid at Washing­ end the DuPont Estate's exemp­ have only asked that their mem­ Mhuni as cook and baker. Cain, will have him back in the States ton, D. C. who makes his home in Bay St. in time for the duck hunting POSTHASTER'S ATTENTION: Form 3579 cards tion from the Bank Holding Com­ bers receive the same pay and ho sent to Seafarers International Union, pany Act, which has allowed the working conditions that have longLouis, Mississippi, sailed aboard season. Tony's last ship was the shoild Atlantle, Golf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, , the Dd Mar for a good while prior Brigham Victory on which he 11232. 675 Foarth Asonao, Brooklyn, N.Y. giant financial empire to operate since been provided for other raiVsailed to Vietnam. ... in violation, iOl .the. intent of. the. road, >vorkqrs .across .the natlpn. to that. liSiTiifca..' ItfJiLgB iJuui I idjilvi edi •iliuimL .s i.aai oil; .i/J %aiwtT li bfiij sd) (-J i 379i{/nabiKai won ufl .aiof i >)gd t;i .Bmavivanual ni nroB .(Kisbsi i The Gulf Coast IS The Atlantic Coast SEAFARERSjfeLOC Sarate Financial Conunittee Mis ScalhHerders Financial Fmpire �Jnne 24, 1966 The Pacific Coast by Frank Orozak, West Coast Representative SEAFARERS Page Five LOG Senate OKs Truth-in-Paikaging Bill; Passage Awaits Approval of House WASHINGTON—^The Senate has passed a truth-in-packaging bill designed to end deceptive pack­ aging and labeling practices by the food, drug and other similar industries, and give the American consumer a chance to get true value for money spent in the supermarket. The measure, passed by a ment of contents in a conspicuous stant coffee and potato chips, for 72 to 9 vote in the Senate now place on the package. The net example, are sold in 50 different goes to the House, where hear­ quantity of the package's contents sizes at present. ings are expected shortly. Under this provision the FTC would have to be stated either in The bill, sponsored by Senator ounces or in even pounds, pints or the FDA would act after a Fhilip A. Hart (D-Mich.) and or quarts to end confusion of the formal deterr.?ination that a pro­ strongly supported by the AFL- consumer. For example, a label duct was being packaged in so CIO and the Johnson Administra­ stating contents at 18 ounces many different sizes that the con­ tion, covers almost all food, drugs would be allowed, but not a label sumer's ability to make price-perand other packaged household giving contents as one pint, two unit comparisons was likely to be impaired. goods normally sold in super­ ounces. Other provisions of the bill After such a determination, the markets—with the notable excep­ would let the FTC and FDA en­ industry would have 60 days to tion of meats. The legislation would require force standard definitions for the request appointment of a products that containers be labeled in such presently confusing "small," "med­ standards committee by the Secre­ a way that the consumer could ium" and "large" designations and tary of Commerce, composed of easily determine the weight or vol­ for measurements in terms of representatives of manufacturers, ume of the contents and make "servings." It would also regulate distributors and consumers. If the committee could not reach a con­ meaningful comparisons between use of "cents-off" labels. The administering agencies sensus on voluntary standards af­ competing products. The meas­ ure would also give the Federal would also have stand-by authority ter 18 months, the Commerce Trade Commission and the Food to control the number of different- Secretary would establish manda­ and Drug Administration stand-by sized packages in which some pro­ tory standards. He would also authority to standardize the size ducts are marketed if the industry make voluntary standards manda­ of packaged products marketed in failed to take voluntary action. tory for packagers who faUed to a confusingly large number of It has been pointed out that in­ conform voluntarily. different sizes. Overwhelming Vote Senate passage of the bill by the overwhelming 72 to 9 vote, followed rejection of a series of amendments aimed at weakening the measure. Opposition to the by bill was led by Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen (R-Ill.), who Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen,Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes Your SIU representatives attended a special conference of the Michi­ earlier this year also led the op­ position to repeal of section 14B gan Federation of Labor called for the purpose of conducting a secret vote on political endorsements for all candidates for both governor of the Taft-Hartley Act. The truth-in-packaging bill had of Michigan and United States senator for the state of Michigan. The been stalled in committee for four conference was held at the Civic Auditorium in Lansing on Wednesday, years and prior to passage the June 1st. More than six hundred 'f Senate defeated a last-ditch at­ delegates turned out for this im­ gan Employment Act to eliminate tempt by Dirksen to again have portant meeting, coming from all the waiting week presently re­ the bill sent back to the Judiciary parts of Michigan and represent­ quired prior for collection of un­ Committee, which had jurisdiction ing well over seven hundred thou­ employment insurance. Fassage of of the bill in the last Congress, sand members of AFL-CIO unions the bill represents recognition of but took no action. This year in the state of Michigan. All can­ the fact that the unemployed the bill was handled by the Com­ didates for governor and U. S. worker and his family need un­ senator, both democrat and re­ employment insurance just as merce Committee. Under the Senate-passed ver­ publican, were allotted twenty much in the first week of un­ sion of the bill, the Federal Trade minutes to address the delegates in employment as in the twenty-sixth. Under the provisions of the bill, Commission and the Food and attendance. unemployed individuals will con­ Drug Administration would re­ Republican Senator Robert Grif­ tinue to receive a maximum of quire and regulate a clear state- fin, recently appointed by Repub­ 26 weeks of benefits. However, lican Governor George Romney the worker, upon becoming un­ to replace the late Senator Fat employed. will be eligible to col­ McNamara, told the delegate lect unemployment insurance im­ body that labor should not in­ mediately. volve themselves in politics, and The Michigan labor movement attempted to defend his refusal has been in the forefront of the to support repeal of the right-to- struggle to achieve economic and work section of the Taft-Hartley social equality for all working Act, without the adoption of his citizens in the country. The elim­ own conditions. One of these con­ ination of the presently-required ditions would have made it illegal waiting week, is a step in the right to hold this very meeting at which direction and is of even more Griffin, along with other Repub­ importance to seamen, consider­ licans spoke. It goes without say­ ing the pending federal legislation ing that Griffin's reception was in Washington with respect to un­ cool. employment insurance across the The highlight of the conference country. was the address of former Gov­ Powers Shellenberger Blaylock Slrickland Seamdirus Wright In this day and age, it is in­ ernor of the state of Michigan, G. conceivable that some states are Six more names have been added to the growing list of Seafarers who have retired on an SIU Mennen Williams, who is seeking attempting to further limit un­ pension and are now receiving pension benefits of $150 a month. The new Seafarer pensioners are: the Democratic nomination for employment insurance, as is the Billie Shellenberger, Jose Searadeus, T. G. Blaylock, J. J. Powers, Paul Strickland and John Wright. U. S. Senator. Williams called for case in Ohio where a seaman is the abolishment of the filibuster Blaylock joined the SIU in deprived of coverage during the Shellenberger and his wife Isa­ with his wife, Mary. rule in the Senate as the first the port of Norfolk and sailed winter months. In the state of bella, reside in San Fedro, Calif. Strickland joined the union in step towards the enactment of Michigan, a move is on to expand American-flag ships almost 50 Searadeus joined the union in the port of Philadelphia. He was progressive legislation. Governor coverage while the Ohio laws re­ years, starting as a deckhand in 1917. He sailed on the tugboats the port of Miami and he sailed in bom in North Carolina and now Williams detailed the voting re­ main discriminatory. For this rea­ of the Pennsylvania Railroad. the Steward department. His last resides in Baltimore. The retired cord of Griffin, which he felt to son all union members are urged Born in Blakes, Va., he resides vessel was the Del Mar. He had seafarer sailed as a member of the be against the war on poverty, to immediately write their Sena­ some 30 years aboard American- Steward department. He last the economic development act, tors and Representatives advising there with his wife, Ethel. and aid to education. them of the deplorable condition Shellenberger joined the SIU flag ships. Searadeus was a native sailed on the Losmar. of Spain. On Monday, June 6th, the that exists in Ohio and asking Wright joined the union in the in the port of New York in 1947. Powers joined the SIU in the port of Houston, where he makes Michigan House of Represent­ them to support Federal legisla­ He sailed all ratings in the Engine department. His last vessel was port of Baltimore. He sailed as an his home. Brother Wright was atives passed Senate Bill No. 91. tion that would make it illegal tlie Hercules Victory (Wall St. OS in the Deck department. Born born in Texas,, und was employed This legislation, previously passed for the state of Ohio to discrim­ by the Senate, amends the Michi­ inate against seamen. in Baltimore, he now resides there by the G and H Towing Co. The King County (Seattle) Labor Council last week has recommend­ ed that Republican Congressman Thomas Felly be relected. The SIU and other maritime unions are totally in accord with the endorsement, due to Mr. Felly's voting record on maritime issues. This endorsement will be recommended to the Washington State Labor Council, which holds its convenSeattle tion on August 22. Since our last report, shipping It will be a Brown-Reagan gubernatorial battle in November has picked up and looks like it for the Sacramento White House. will continue to be fairly good for Brown is in for a battle with all rated men. Faying off during the last ship­ Reagan, who beat his opponent in the Republican primaries with ping period were the Tbetis, Kyska, and Cboctaw. Signing on ease. were the Brigbam Victory, Choc­ San Francisco Shipping continues to be very taw and the Minot Victwy. In good. We just hnished crewing transit we have had the Seattle, up the Western Clipper for a fly- Anchorage, Marymar and the out to Japan. On June 11 we Vantage Progress. On the beach here is Bill O'Con­ crewed up another fly-out to nor after an eight Japan on the Mount Vernon Vic­ month trip as tory. bosun. Bill plans Paying off during the last ship­ to take it easy for ping period were the Topa Topa, a couple of weeks Antinous, Wild Ranger, Del Alba before he'll be and Anniston Victory. ready to ship Signing on we had the Topa again. Also on the Topa and Anniston Victory. In beach is Early transit were the Marymar, San Punch, just off O'Connor Juan, Loma Victory and Bethex. the Warm Spring Ships due in for payoff are the on which he sailed as Ordinary, Ocean Evelyn, Steel Traveler, Longview Victory and Enid Vic­ Early had to leave his last ship because of illness and is still unfit tory. Ships due in transit include for duty but hopes to be ready to the San Francisco, Longbeach and ship again soon. Western Clipper. Wilmington Bosun Roland C. Perody has been on the beach here recently. Shipping activity in this area He stuck around until he made remained good and the outlook the Western Clipper on the Far for future shipping looks very East run. Another SIU oldtimer, bright. We still have plenty of jobs F.F.Reese, pulled for AB's and FWT's. in recently and During the past couple of will take a little weeks had to pay off seven ships rest before ship­ in transit. ping out again in Ken Singh and Bill Oppenhorst, a deck depart­ who have been shipping out of ment slot. Wilmington for the past few years, Kasimir Fucb- have both received their 2nd As­ alsld, AB, is wait­ sistant Engineer's licenses. These ing to get a new members took advantage of the ship headed for SIU-MEBA District 2 upgrading Vietnam. He hails school in New York. Ken has al­ Pucbalski from New York, ready shipped out. Bill has taken a but has been shipping the West little vacation to get married and Coast route for the last 8 months. have a brief honeymoon before Brother Fuchalski has been sailing shipping. We wish Ken and Bill much success in their new ratings. with the SIU for 22 years now. Six Additional Seafarer Veterans Join Growing SIU Pension Roster The Great Lakes �Page Six SEAFARERS Boston Maritime Trades Council June 24, 1966 LOG DISPATCHERS , Afriantie/ District| June 4-June 17 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals Class A 4 69 10 29 6 1 7 19 48 55 3 26 16 292 TOTAL SHIPPED Class A 1 49 5 40 7 3 10 17 29 55 6 29 9 260 Class B 3 34 9 15 6 5 5 6 21 33 5 19 11 172 Class B Class C 0 1 40 21 1 6 4 12 4 11 4 2 6 2 3 9 1 10 28 36 6 4 16 22 10 9 150 118 NOW ON THE BEACH Class A 22 174 28 94 15 11 12 82 148 150 19 52 37 844 Class B 3 62 11 r• 15 7 6 21 71 67 2 2 7 296 ENIGINE DEPARTMENT Members of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Council of Boston met with Massachusetts Congressmen at recent luncheon in Boston. Left to right above are: Austin B. Skinner, SlU-affiliated New Bedford Fish­ ermen's Union: John Roman, Council President; Joseph Algina, SlU Safety Director; Congressmen Torbert MacDonald and Thomas P. O'Neill; and Patrick King of the Masters, Mates and Pilots union. THE INQUIRING SEAFARER QUESTION: When you are electing a ship's delegate, what qualities do you look for? S. Ferrer: I would like to know the delegate personally because I feel that the better you know the man the more you can judge what kind of a delegate he will be. He should be a seafarer who has been sailing for a number of years he will have a greater knowledge of the prob­ lems aboard ship. He should also know all of his fellow crew mem­ bers. — vi> — E. P. Rosenqvist: The poten­ tial delegate should be able to han­ dle tough situa­ tions and of course, he needs to be the kind of man who can get the coopera­ tion of the crew or his job is use­ less. He should also be able to deal with topside. If a member of the crew doesn't cooperate with the ships delegate they can make his job very tough for him. <1> Bradle Pinden I look for the qualities of manliness, by that, I mean the ability to meet all levels on an equal foot­ ing. He must be an intelligent man who can get along with topside and also maintain good relations with the rest of the crew. A delegate must be easy to get along with. Experience is a most important quality, of course. ^ Phil Kugien I think a potential delegate should be intelligent and have the ability to deal with dif­ ferent kinds of people. He has to be an effective gobetween for the crew and topside. He should be an experienced sea­ man who has won the respect of the crewmembers. The delegate has to be a man who could be acceptable to the whole crew. Jose Ross: 1 look for an ex­ perienced seafarer. A delegate should be famil­ iar with the op­ eration of a ship and be able to handle any prob­ lems that come up. He should be a man who is popular with the crew. The dele­ gate has to be a man who can present the crews problems effi­ ciently to the men upstairs. Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 1 1 45 23 6 8 28 11 6 4 5 2 1 2 10 9 27 19 30 36 7 4 30 11 9 10 203 142 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 3 0 1 31 45 18 10 4 8 6 29 14 5 8 14 6 6 2 3 6 1 7 8 2 16 9 6 27 12 29 8 10 10 24 34 12 16 8 7 217 129 119 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 6 1 50 140 12 11 82 60 9 15 6 4 5 4 45 18 68 91 83 86 6 14 41 1 26 10 561 333 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Rattle Totals TOTAL REGISTERED AH Groups Class A Class B 0 2 15 46 2 5 16 12 7 5 5 4 5 2 15 7 19 28 17 15 8 6 25 1 12 4 95 188 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 1 7 20 21 0 0 4 21 13 4 6 12 4 3 2 4 7 1 0 12 1 2 6 25 3 22 18 7 7 5 8 30 5 24 13 4 11 169 76 88 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 3 4 117 38 3 11 55 43 5 13 7 6 9 1 50 17 113 86 77 35 7 2 48 0 22 9 256 525 !IU Coast Fish, Cannery Unions Aid Fight SlUFish,Cannery Workers to Benefit Ship Collision As CaL Increases Anchovy Allotment Spurs Inquiry The Coast Guard is conducting an investigation into the collision of two tankers in New York Har­ bor which resulted in the death of over 20 merchant seamen. Rear Admiral 1. J. Stephens said that the investigation will seek to uncover the causes of the crash between the American-flag tanker Texaco Massachusetts and the British oil ship Alva Cape, in the Kill Van Kull in Newark Bay be­ tween Staten Island and New York. The British ship suffered a huge hole in her starboard side and part of the vessel's highly volatile cargo of naphtha spilled onto the water. The naphtha caught fire and ig­ nited both ships. Rear Admiral William B. Ellis, chief of staff of the Third Coast Guard District will head the Coast Guard's Board of Investigation into the matter. Marine boards of investigation are only convened by the Coast Guard for serious ship disasters. The board was last called up after the tragic sinking of the grain carrying freighter Smith Voyager in 1965. After long-time urging by fishery biologists, canners and fish and cannery unions, including the SIU, the state of California has permitted the landing of anchovies for reduction purposes. A pilot program has been set up by the State Department of Fish and Game to permit the landing of about 75,000 tons a year. mercial fishing groups, the Cali­ vestigation had recommended at This amount, it is reasoned, fornia legislature last year author­ least 200,000 tons, a figure en­ will enable biologists to gauge ized the landing of 100,000 tons dorsed by John Hawk, an SIU the effect of the fishery on an­ for reduction (by-product) pur­ international representative. chovy stocks without causing de­ poses. The Fish and Game Com­ Sportsfishing interests opposed pletion. mission decided on a 75,000 ton the use of anchovies for by-prod­ So far, landings have been quota. uct purposes on the grounds that slightly more than 6,500 tons, Fishery biologists of the Cali­ this would lead to overfishing and with one seiner accounting for fornia Cooperative Fisheries In- end up in depletion of the an­ most of the catch, but fishermen chovy, vital to party fishing boats believe that this total will jump for use as bait. considerably this summer as more ' New SIU Pensioner They pointed to the fact that boats equip themselves for the unrestricted exploitation of sar­ new fishery. A net costs about dines led to virtual oblivion for $10,000, a considerable invest­ this once-huge and profitable fish­ ment for small craft. Fish have ery. been selling at $20 a ton at San The catch of Pacific sardines Pedro and Port Hueneme. increased from 28,000 tons in Dr. Wilbert Chapman, world1916 to nearly 800,000 tons in known fisheries authority and di­ 1936 because of increasingly in­ rector of the Van Camp Founda­ tensive fishing. After 1945, land­ tion, believes that a considerable ings started down until they plum­ fishery, supporting many boats meted to 20,000 tons in 1964. As and men, can be built on the the sardine was overfished, say Pacific Coast anchovy stock with­ biologists, the anchovy took over out depleting it. as the dominant species. He estimates anchovy resources Chapman and other experts be­ off the coasts of California and SlU-lnland Boatmen's Union lieve that the sad story of man's Baja, California, at from four to member Skinner Waff (left) re­ rapaciousness with the Pacific six million tons. This basic re­ ceives his first $ 150 monthly pen­ Coast sardine will provide suffi­ source he claims, can sustain land­ cient restraint against similar dep­ sion check from Union rep. Steve ings of several hundred thousands redations in the anchovy fishery. of tons a year without endanger­ Papuchis in Norfolk. Before his They believe that intelligent har­ recent retirement, Waff sailed vesting of anchovies will provide ing the anchovy stocks. After many years of argument aboard tugs of the Sheridan employment for a sizeable fleet of between sports fishing and com­ Transportation Co. in Norfolk. boats and men. •I �Jane 24, 1966 SEAFARERS 7 California Gubernatorial Vote Shapes Up as Close Contest Page Seven LOG "Nurse"! Former actor Ronald Reagan has emerged as the conservative Republican candidate for Governor of California after a 2 to 1 defeat of moderate Republican George Christopher, ex-Mayor of San Fran­ cisco, in a Republican primary battle held on June 7. Reagan will face incumbent Democratic Governor Edmund G. Brown this November in what experts predict will be the bitterest election campaign ever held in that state. Brown, who is running for his third term as Governor, defeated Los Angeles Mayor Samuel W. Yorty in the Democratic primaries by an 11 to 8 margin on a slate that listed four other candidates. Lt. Gover­ nor Glenn Anderson, who easily won renomination over two primary opponents, will face Robert H. Finch, Reagan's running mate this Fall. Reagan has played down his right-wing conservatism during the current campaign. In the 1964 Presidential elections he was one of Barry Goldwater's most effective campaigners. Four years ago, a Goldwater-backed candidate was easily defeated in the GOP primary by former vice-president Richard M. Nixon, who was in turn defeated by Governor Brown. California's Democratic strength in Congress was bolstered when Jerome Waldie won a special election to fill out the term of the late Representative John F. Baldwin, a Republican from the 14th District. Waldie will run for re-election in November. All other California Congressional representatives who had primary opposition won. These ten Democrats and four Republicans defeated a number of so-called "peace" candidates. In other primaries around the country conservative factions also won renomination over progressive political forces. In Mississippi Senator James O. Eastland, (D.) and other con­ servative Democratic candidates easily breezed through their primary fights. In South Dakota, Republican Senator Karl Mundt won over his first primary opponent in 18 years by a 4 to 1 margin. i •; 1 The big Magnavox plant at Jef­ ferson City, Tennessee has gone union again after a five-year lapse. Workers voted 929-792 for the Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers in a National Labor Re­ lations Board election. The Jef­ ferson City Cabinet Co., a Mag­ navox subsidiary, employs more than 2,200 workers in the lUE bargaining unit. lUE called the election its biggest victory since 1964. The plant had been rep­ resented by lUE Local 748 until management replaced 800 work­ ers and temporarily floored the union during a 1961 strike. When the 800 won reinstatement in an arbitration order last October, they intensified the union drive that had been carried on in their ab­ sence. Next step, the union said, is a contract spelling out employee rights. A salute to Delano, California grape strikers for their "courage­ ous spirit" and "fine demonstra­ tion of union solidarity" was paid by AFL-CIO President George Meany in a letter transmitting a $5,000 check from Sargent and Eunice Kennedy Shriver, winners of the Murray-Green award of the AFL-CIO Executive Council. The Shrivers asked that the money accompanying the award go for needed social services for the strik­ ers' families. Meany, therefore, sent half to the AFL-CIO Agri­ cultural Workers Organizing Com­ mittee and half to the National Farm Workers Association. The AFL-CIO has voted full support of a national consumer boycott of food products grown and mar­ keted by the DiGiorgio Co., larg­ est grower in the Delano area and spearhead of opposition to union organization of workers. ^ First-year wage increases aver­ aged 3.7 percent in major agree­ ments negotiated in the first three n'.onths of this year compared to 3.8 percent for the entire year .nt;m 1965, the Labor Department re­ ports. The department's Bureau of Labor Statistics noted that bar­ gaining activity was relatively light during the first quarter with major settlements affecting about 325,000 workers. For the same three months a year ago, the first-year wage increase was 4 percent. Firstyear increases are the amount of wage hikes agreed to for the first year of a contract running two or three years. The BLS report noted that the first quarter 1966 agree­ ments averaged 3.7 percent over the full term of the contract, com­ pared to 3.3 percent for those negotiated in the same quarter of 1965. The Clothing Workers have cleared the way for a vigorous organizing campaign by doubling the organizing budget to $6 mil­ lion in the coming two years. President Jacob Potofsky an­ nounced at the close of the union's 25th biennial convention at At­ lantic City, N. J. ACWA's current organizing progress has been satis­ fying but "now is the time to really drive hard" in the unorganized apparel plants, mainly in the South and Southwest, Potofsky said. Convention delegates representing 385,000 workers in the U.S., Can­ ada and Puerto Rico pledged the union's resources to a continuing campaign of organization. ¥.>35, • Victim of Its Own Protectors When concern was expressed for his wellbeing, someone in a difficult spot replied: "It's not my enemies I'm worried about— it's my friends." The plight of the American merchant marine is a classic example of what he was talking about. U. S. shipping is a victim of its own protectors. And the evidence of this fact sticks out throughout its modern history. Thirty years ago, this country was rightly concerned about the status of the merchant marine. The President and the Congress especially felt that the number of Americanflag ships and their participation in our com­ merce was grossly inadequate. They were concerned over the fact that the U. S. lacked shipping strength to match its needs. They were alarmed that foreignflag ships carried some 75 per cent of our foreign commerce. And they were concerned that our shipping and shipbuilding were below the level at which they could properly meet the nation's defense requirements. They moved to correct the situation, and the Congress passed and the President signed the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, which clearly set forth what was intended to be the nation's merchant marine policy for a fleet adequate in every respect in peace and war. But since the end of World War II the intent of the Act has been scuttled. The "substantial" share of cargoes which the 1936 Congress wanted American shipping to carry is today less than nine per cent, foreign shipping having increased its share of American foreign commerce from 75 per cent to 92 per cent. Obviously, the Merchant Marine Act has not been implemented. Worse, it has been obstructed by the government agencies and people whose responsibility it is to carry out the intent of the Act. They have consistently sought to smother American shipping and the result has been a tremendous increase in the role of foreign ships in our foreign commerce. It is clear that the American maritime industry doesn't like U. S. shipping policy. It should be equally clear that foreign flag shipping interests could like it more. The Same Old Names And Faces When any professional group gets to­ gether it is natural for them to talk about what they have achieved in the past and dis­ cuss their goals for the future. So it was at a recent Senate Republican fund-raising dinner. The only past "achieve­ ments" they could point to however, were dubious ones. Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen was tl' re bragging about his important role in blocking repeal of Taft-Hartley Section 14b. Former Republican Vice-President Richard Nixon, not to be outdone, jumped on the bandwagon. Not only is he in favor of 14b, Nixon bragged, but he helped to write it. He did condescend however to give some credit for 14b passage to Senator Thurston Morton, chairman of the Republican Senate Cam­ paign Committee. 4^ Edward S. Haines has been named assistant director of the AFL-CIO's Organizing Depart­ ment, federation president George Meany announced recently Haines, 48, has served as assist­ ant director of the AFL-CIO Re­ gion 14—Illinois and Iowa—since 1955. He had been on the or­ ganizing staff of the former CIO after serving as an assistant direc­ tor of organization for the Pack­ inghouse Workers. He also served as a UPWA international repre­ sentative and president of UPWA Local 580 in New York City. •.r The fund-raising dinner was a whopping success, bringing in $500,000 for Republi­ can campaign spending in the upcoming offyear elections. There will be 34 contested Senate seats in 30 states, so the Republicans made enough from their labor-baiting dinner to finance the campaigns of the GOP candi­ dates to the tune of $16,000 per candidate. The message is clear for union members. Liberal pro-labor legislators running foi re­ election in November will be opposed by Republican candidates well supplied with reactionary anti-labor money. To keep li­ beral, progressive legislators in office, it is important for every union member to get out and vote and to encourage his family and friends to exercise their rights at the ballot boxes across the country. I r. c ; ! 1 ,lLt. or A fa.ill yi; fi-• �Page Eight SEAFARERS LOG Kindya, NowLkensed 3rd Engineer, Took SlU Training AH the }Nay Up Michael Kindya is a Seafarer who is determined to take advantage of every opportunity the Union offers. During his seven years with the SIU he participated in every SIU training program he could. The result is that today he is a Mike said the training he got "I'll be back at the school then Third Assistant Engineer. was "the best." for my Second Engineers License. Brother Kindya is one of the The staff at the Engineers After that 1 plan to go on for First 22 SIU men who thus far have School hasn't seen the last of Sea­ and all the way up. You can do it gotten their engineers licenses after farer Kindya. After one year at if you want to," he said with a preparing for their Coast Guard sea for enough time to qualify, he smile, "especially with the kind of exams at the SIU's Engineers intends to return to prepare for his cooperation and the program the training school. Second's license. SIU offers its members." The union upgrading schools, Kindya told the Log, helped him fulfill a promise he made to his stepfather, SIU old-timer Albert Jones, who sails in the engine department. When Mike was 13 his dad made him promise that one day he would "make the grade" and be an engineer. "Now everyone at home is proud of me, dad most of all," he said. Seafarer Kindya first shipped out as a 19-year saloon messman aboard the freighter Valley Forge. He found the work at sea "exci­ ting and different," and decided to make it a career. Later, he swit­ ched to the engine department. Mike's first training was gotten at the SIU's Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. He ship­ Seafarer Michael Kindya (center) tells LOS reporter (right) and ped out after graduation. After a few trips he enrolled in the life­ SIU representative George McCartney that it pays to take advan­ boat training course, and com­ tage of the SIU training programs as he displays Third Engineers license obtained after preparing at the Union school. pleted that successfully too. Increases Earnings "Every time I completed union training I was able to increase my earnings. Before I started the SIU Engineers School I was a firemanwater tender. The union training program gave me a chance to increase my earning power," he The chief of the Navy's Military Sea Transportation Service has said. stated that the best way to meet national emergencies such as Viet The 26-year old SIU man lives Nam would be to have a stronger American-flag tramp ship fleet. at Ridge, Long Island with his Speaking before the ninth seawife, Janet, and children, Stephan, power symposium of the Navy merchant fleet. Speaking at the same sympo­ four and Cheryl two. League in Washington, Admiral sium, Edwin M. Hood, president Glynn R. Donoho said that tramp of the Shipbuilders Council of vessels have no regular shipping America said that the economic commitments or sailing schedules life of a merchant vessel was 20 such as regular liners follow. Be­ years old. There are 658 mer­ cause of this factor, he explained, chant ships already over this age they are on the market and always in the 950-vessel privately-owned ready. American-flag fleet. The Admiral paid tribute to "If we are to undertake to build American-flag lines for making 94 new ships a year it would take ships available to the Military Sea until 1975 before our fleet got The Russians are preparing a Transportation Service when they down to an average age of 10 vast merchant fleet to use "as an are needed. The United States years—an age at which the fleet instrument of international pol­ merchant marine, he said, was un­ could be considered of average icy," a U.S. Senator has warned. dergoing one of its severest tests desirable quality," he said. Sen. John Tower said that the in the Viet Nam War. HoOd also blasted those whom Severe Strain Rusisans then would "be able to he called "spokesmen for the destroy the economic basis of But he added that if enough Washington bureaucracy" for say­ ocean service upon which we so American-flag tramp ships were ing that there was little relation­ vitally depend." available on the open market for ship between American seapower We have no defense against use in the Viet Nam military and the importance of its ship­ this sort of commercial brigand­ build-up, there would not be as se­ yards. age, he claimed, because "the sim­ vere a strain on subsidized liners He said these bureaucrats feel ple fact is that our merchant ma­ to support the sealift as well as to that they "could predict with a rine does not measure up to our carry the nation's foreign com­ high degree of certaintly the ex­ stature as the world's foremost merce. tent to which the shipyards would power . . . our active merchant For this reason, he said, MSTS be needed to serve up to five Viet marine consists of about 900 ves­ would "like to see a larger, mod­ Nam emergencies at any one sels—^most of them obsolete car­ ern fleet of tramp ships." There time." rying less than nine per cent of are only 27 vessels of the 125 Another spokesman at the meet­ our foreign trade, compared with now sailing for MSTS which are ing, William H. Jory, president of 24 per cent ten years ago." the American Shipbuilding Co., not tramp ships. said that as "long as there are Rear Admiral Edward J. Fahy, The need for more Americanchief of the Naval Ships System those in government who suggest flag merchant ships is highlighted that all or any part of our naval Command (formerly Bureau of by the Viet Nam conflict, he said. "We have already found it neces­ Ships) also spoke at the sympo­ and merchant shipping might be sary to break out 108 over-age sium and said that the average built in shipyards of other coun­ Victory ships from the World War american's fascination with the tries, the proper environment (to II fleet. We are scraping the bot­ strides of the aircraft industry and build up the merchant fleet) will created and our seatom of the barrel in an efifort that "glamour in space" has left the never involves no enemy action at sea." nation with a rusting, over-age power will suffer accordingly." Admiral Holds Stru^ Traa^t Fleet Needed for Natleaal Emergencies Senator Warns Of Russia's Fleet Expansien June 24, 1966 Del Mundo Crew Wins Safety Award Crew of the SlU-manned Del Mundo was the recipient recently of Delta Line 'Certificate of Merit' in recognition of high degree of safety achieved by crew. From left to right at presentation cere­ monies in New Orleans are: Chief Mate S. Wagner; Delta Safety Director P. Pollatt; Ship's Master M. L. Leger; Delta Port Captain E. R. Seamen; Seafarer D. D. Maio, AB, Ship's Delegate; and Seafarer A. Tolentino, Chief Steward. Prize money of $100 that went along with certificate of merit was placed in the ship's recreational fund. YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer'is Guide to Better Buying By Sidney Margolius The second mortgage rate increase by FHA and V.A. in three months is a further blow to working families hoping to buy homes. In two steps (one-fourth of 1 per cent at a time), the FHA and V.A. rates have been boosted to 5 and % per cent. With the additional "insurance" fee of one-half of 1 percent, to guarantee the lender against loss, the full FHA rate now is 6'^ per cent. The latest increase brings the rate back to the level it had reached under the Eisenhower Ad­ ministration in 1959-60, which was the highest in history. The FHA's explanation is that mortgage lenders have been refusing to put out money for FHA mortgages at the old rates. In other words, the lenders went on a strike for more interest. They won quickly and easily. The Government housing officials folded up like a toy balloon without trying any of the other possibilities for holding down rates. The immediate effect of the rate hikes is to price another segment of American families out of the housing market, and to force those still able to buy, to pay an additional $5 a month in interest on a typical $16,000 FHA mortgage, or a total of $1,800 in additional interest over the typical 30-year mortgage term. A 6V4 per cent charge for mortgage raises the total interest cost to a startling level. To pay back a $16,000 mortgage over 30 years, costs $100.07 a month, or a total of $36,000. You pay $20,000 just in interest. And if you try to make the monthly payments a little less burdensome by stretching out the repayment period to 35 years, you'll pay back $40,000—a total of $24,000 in interest fees on a $16,000 mortgage. The continuing rise in the prices of houses themselves further pyra­ mids the cost, and is causing a real housing crisis for many moderateincome families. The typical FHA house last year carried a price tag of over $18,000. With the jump in construction costs this year of ap­ proximately 5 percent, this house now costs close to $19,000. In comparison, the average industrial wage of about $111 a week provides an annual income of just $5,800. If you use the normal yard­ stick, that a family usually can afford a house costing about IVi times its annual income, this means the average working family can afford a house costing about $14,500. Another rule of thumb for calculating how much house a famliy can afford, is its mpnthly income in comparison to monthly housing ex­ pense. Total expense should not exceed one-fourth of after-tax income. But the average family can't get into the new home through that door either. Even if a family can make a $3,000 downpayment on the typi­ cal $19,000 home, it will need $100 a month for the mortgage pay­ ment. Then you have to estimate 4 to 5 per cent of the cost of the house annually, for taxes, insurance and maintenance. On a $19,000 house this is about $855 a year, or an additional $70 a month, not even in­ cluding heating. What can the average family do to protect itself? • If you do have to undertake a mortgage now, make sure you get a reasonable right to prepay with little or no penalty (an extra fee), if and when rates subsequently come down or you accumulate some extra cash. Some lenders permit prepayment after one year with no penalty charge. On G.l. mortgages there is no penalty. Other lenders may permit prepayment up to 10 per cent in one year withoiit penalty. FHA permits prepayment of up to 15 per cent at any time without penalty. • Cut down on other installment buying to save those big finance charges (usually two or three times the mortgage rate percentage), and to help free credit. The pathetic fact about the Federal Reserve Board's tight money policy, which has forced up interest rates all around, is that it has not restrained installment buying significantly. It simply has forced installment buyers to pay higher finance charges. Current in­ stallment buying and borrowing is running 7 per cent ahead of a year ago, according to the Index of Credit Repohing of 4he Associated Credit Bureaus. J �June 24, 1966 SEAFARER'S LOG — SPECIAL SVPPLEMENT Page Nine . '^7 ^ AN INDEPENDENT MARITIME AGENCY... T HE Seafarers International Union has been waging a vigorous and continuing campaign to halt the decline of the U.S. mari­ time industry. The Union's objective is to secure a federal program that will enable the industry not only to survive, but to grow and expand so that it can meet the nation's transportation needs in peace and defense commitments. The realization of this objective is of paramount importance to Seafarers and their families whose economic security is dependent on the industry's health. It is also'of importance to all Americans because a strong, flourishing merchant marine is essential to a strong America. To reach that point, the U.S. must have a vigorous and realistic program for promoting and strengthening the Ameri­ can merchant marine. It was toward this end that President John­ son's Maritime Advisory Committee, of which SlU President Hall is a member, formulated a set of proposals and recommendations and placed them before the President. Experience in the maritime industry, however, has shown that no program can be any good unless it can be effectively adminis­ tered and implemented. And this calls for on independent and autonomous maritime agency with clear-cut responsibilities. The establishment of an independent maritime agency was one of the major arguments made by SlU President Hall when he appeared recently as a spokesman in behalf of all American maritime labor before the Senate and House Government Operations subcom­ mittees and stressed the necessity for legislation to create such an - V , independent maritime agency. Since Hall testified before the Congressional committees, a bill along the lines he recommended to the Congressional subcom­ mittees hcr^ been introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Frank Clark of Pennsylvania. The Bill is known as H.R. 15567 and would amend the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 to create a "Federal Maritime Administration . . . which shall be an inde­ pendent agency . . The passage of this Bill would be an im­ portant step toward revitalizing the American merchant marine. The SlU, along with the other segments of shipboard and shoreside maritime labor, supported by the American labor movement, will fight hard to secure enactment of this badly needed legis­ lation. SlU members whose welfare and security is so directly involved, - 4i!- should actively support and assist the Union's effort. You can help by urging your representatives in the Congress to support the fight for passage of H.R. 15567, the Bill to create an independent maritime agency. Write to them, or if you can, visit or call them and let them know that this bill is important to our na­ tion's well-being, that without an independent maritime agency we cannot get effective administration of the maritime laws, pro­ grams and policies and, therefor, we cannot have the merchant marine which our nation must have in the interests of all. On the following pages is a list of the Senators and Representa­ tives from every state. Your Representative in the House is listed by district. Write or call both your Senators and the member of *u C* Representatives who represents your home district. Wrir.o^hem core of the Senate and House office buildings, Washington, D.C. Prompt action is importaflf to you as a Seafarer and an Amer­ ican. Act now! mi Mmmmi �Jane 24, 1966 SEAFARER'S LOG — SPECIAL SV PPLEMENT Page Ten Representatives 1. White, Compton I., Jr. (D) 2. Hansen, George V. (R) Write ILLINOIS Your Senator The Representative From Your District (Representatives are Listed by Congressional District) ALABAMA Senators Hill, Lister (D) Sparkman, John J. (D) Representatives 1. Edwards, Jack (R) 2. Dickinson, William L. (R) 3. Andrews, George (D) 4. Andrews, Glenn (R) 5. Selden, Armistead I., Jr. CD) 6. Buchanan, John H., Jr. (R) 7. Martin, James D. (R) 8. Jones, Robert E. (D) ALASKA Senators Bartlett, E. L. (D) Gruening, Ernest (D) Representative At large—Rivers, Ralph J. (D) ARIZONA Senators Hayden, Carl (D) Fannin, Paul J. (R) Representatives 1. Rhodes, John J. (R) 2. Udall, Morris K. (D) 3. Senner, George P., Jr. (D) ARKANSAS Senators McClellan, John L. (D) Fulbright, J. W. (D) Representatives 1. Gathings, E. C. (D) 2. Mills, Wilbur D. (D) 3. Trimble, James W. (D) 4. Harris, Oren (D) CALIFORNIA Senators Kuchel, Thomas H. (R) Murphy, George (R) Representatives 1, Clausen, Don H. (R) 2, Johnson, Harold T. (D) 3, Moss, John E. (D) 4, Leggett, Robert L. (D) 5, Burton, Phillip (D) 6, Mailliard, Wi Ham S. (R) 7, Cohelan, Jeffrey (D) 8, Miller, George P. (D) 9, Edwards, Don (D) 10. Gubser, Charles S. (R) 11. Younger, J. Arthur (R) 12. Talcott, Burt L. (R) 13. Teague, Charles M. (R) 14. Baldwin, John F. (R) 15. McFall, John J. (D) 16. Sisk, B. F. (D) 17. King, Cecil R. (D) 18. Hagen, Harlan (D) 19. Holifield, Chet (D) 20. Smith, H. Allen (R) 21. Hawkins, Augustus F. (D) 22. Corman, James C. (D) 23. Clawson, Del (R) 24. Lipscomb, Glenard P. (R) 25. Cameron, Ronald Brooks (D) 26. [Vacant] 27. Reinecke, Ed (R) 28. Bell, Alphonzo (R) 29. Brown, George E., Jr. (D) 30. Roybal, Edward R. (D) 31. Wilson, Charles H. (D) 32. Hosmer, Craig (R) 33. Dyal, Ken W. (D) 34. Hanna, Richard T. (D) 35. 36. 37. 38. Utt, James B. (R) Wilson, Bob (R) Van Deerlin, Lionel (D) Tunriey, John V. (D) COLORADO Senators Allott, Gordon (R) Dominick, Peter H. (R) Representatives 1. Rogers, Byron G. (D) 2. McVicker, Roy H. (D) 3. Evans, Frank E. (D) 4. Aspinall, Wayne N. (D) CONNECTICUT Senators Dodd, Thomas J. (D) Ribicoff, Abraham A. (D) Representatives 1. Daddario, Emilio Q. (D) 2. St. Onge, William L. (D) 3. Giaimo, Robert N. (D) 4. Irwin, Donald J. (D) 5. Monagan, John S. (D) 6. Grabowski, Bernard F. (D) Senators Douglas, Paul H. (D) Dirksen, Everett McKinley (R) Representatives 1. Dawson, William L. (D) 2. O'Hara, Barratt (D) 3. Murphy, William T. (D) 4. Edward J. Derwinski (R) 5. Kluczynski, John C. (D) 6. Ronan, Daniel J. (D) 7. Annunzio, Frank (D) 8. Rostenkowski, Dan (D) 9. Yates, Sidney R. (D) 10. Collier, Harold R. (R) 11. Pucinski, Roman C. (D) 12. McClory, Robert (R) 13. Rumsfeld, Donald (R) 14. Erlenbom, John N. (R) 15. Reid, Charlotte T. (R) 16. Anderson, John B. (R) 17. Arends, Leslie C. (R) 18. Michel, Robert H. (R) 19. Schisler, Gale (D) 20. Findley. Paul (R) 21. Gray, Kenneth J. (D) 22. Springer, William L. (R) 23. Shipley, George E. (D) 24. Price, Melvin (D) INDIANA Senators Hartke, Vance (D) Bayh, Birch (D) Representatives Madden, Ray J. (D) Halleck, Charles A. (R) Brademas, John (D) Adair, E. Ross (R) Roush, J. Edward (D) Roudebush, Richard L. (R) Bray, William G. (R) Denton, Winfield K. (D) Hamilton, Lee H. (D) Harvey, Ralph (R) Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. (D) DELAWARE Senators Williams, John J. (R) Boggs, J. Caleb (R) Representative At largeMcDowell, Harris B., Jr. (D) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. FLORIDA IOWA Senators Holland, Spessard L. (D) Smathers, George A. (D) Representatives 1. Sikes, Robert L. F. (D) 2. Bennett, Charles E. (D) 3. Pepper, Claude (D) 4. Fascell, Dante B. (D) 5. Herlong, A. Sydney, Jr. (D) 6. Rogers, Paul G. (D) 7. Haley, James A. (D) 8. Matthews, D. R. (Billy) (D) 9. Fuqua, Don (D) 10. Gibbons, Sam M. (D) 11. Gurney, Edward J. (R) 12. Cramer, William C. (R) GEORGIA Senators Russell, Richard B. (D) Talmadge, Herman E. (D) Representatives 1. Hagan, G. Elliott (D) 2. O'Neal, Maston (D) 3. Callaway, Howard H. (R) 4. Mackay, James A. (D) 5. Weltner, Charles L. (D) 6. Flynt, John J., Jr. (D) 7. Davis, John W. (D) 8. Tuten, J. Russell (D) 9. Landrum, Phil M. (D) 10. Stephens, Robert G., Jr. (D.) HAWAH Senators Fong, Hiram L. (R) Inouye, Daniel K. (D) RepresestSnves (at large) Matsunaga, Spark M. (D) Mink, Patsy T. (D) IDAHO Senators Church, Frank (D) Jordan, Len B. (R) Senators Hickenlooper, Bourke B. (R) Miller, Jack (R) Representatives 1. Schmidhauser, John R. (D) 2. Culver, John C. (D) 3. Gross, H. R. (R) 4. Bandstra, Bert (D) 5. Smith, Neal(D) 6. Greigg, Stanley L. (D) 7. Hansen, John R. (D) KANSAS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Senators Carlson, Frank (R) Pearson, James B. (R) Representatives Dole, Bob (R) Mize, Chester L. (R) Ellsworth, Robert F. (R) Shriver, Gamer E. (R) Skubitz, Joe (R) KENTUCKY Senators Cooper, John Sherman (R) Morton, Thruston B. (R) Representatives 1. Stubblefield, Frank A. (D) 2. Natcher, William H. (D) 3. Famsley, Charles P. (D) 4. Chelf, Frank (D) 5. Carter, Tim Lee (R) 6. Watts, John C, (D) Uti D. (D) LOUISIANA Senators Ellender, Allen J. (D) Long, Russell B. (D) Representatives 1. Hebert, F. Edward (D) 2. Boggs, Hale (D) 3. Willis, Edwin E. (D) 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Waggonner, Joe D., Jr. (D) Passman, CXto E. ^) Morrison, James H. (D) Edwards, Edwin W. (D) Long, Speedy O. (D) MAINE Senators Smith, Margaret Chase (R) Muskie, Edmund S. (D) Representatives 1. Tupper, Stanley R. (R) 2. Hathaway, William D. (D) MARYLAND Senators Brewster, Daniel B. (D) Tydings, Joseph D. (D) Representatives At large—Sickles, Carlton R. (D) 1. Morton, Rogers C. B. (R) 2. Long, Clarence D. (D) 3. Garmatz, Edward A. (D) 4. Fallon, George H. (D) 5. Machen, Hervey G. (D) 6. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. (R) 7. Friedel, Samuel N. (D) MASSACHUSETTS Senators Saltonstall, Leverett (R) Kennedy, Edward M. (D) Representatives 1. Conte, Silvio O. (R) 2. Boland, Edward P. (D) 3. Philbin, Philip J. (D) 4. Donohue, Harold D. (D) 5. Morse, F. Bradford (R) 6. Bates, William H. (R) 7. Macdonald, Torbert H. (D) 8. O'Neill, Thomas P., Jr. (D) 9. McCormack, John W. (D) 10. Martin, Joseph W., Jr. (R) 11. Burke, James A. (D) 12. Keith, Hastings (R) ) MICHIGAN Senators Hart, Philip A. (D) Griffin, Robert P. (R) Representatives 1. Conyers, John, Jr. (D) 2. Vivian, Weston E. (D1 3. Todd, Paul E., Jr. (D) 4. Hutchinson, Edward (R) 5. Ford, Gerald R. (R) 6. Chamberlain, Charles E. (R) 7. Mackie, John C. (D) 8. Harvey, James (R) 9. [Vacant] 10. Cederberg, Elford A. (R) 11. Clevenger, Raymond F. (D) 12. O'Hara, James G. (D) 13. Diggs, Carles C., Jr. (D) 14. Nedzi, Lucien N. (D) 15. Ford, William D. (D) 16. Dingell, John D. (D) 17. Griffiths, Martha W. (D) 18. Broomfield, William S. (R) 19. Famum, Billie S. (D) MINNESOTA Senators McCarthy, Eugene J. (D) Mondale, Walter F. (D) Representatives 1. Ouie, Albert H. (R) 2. Nelsen, Ancher (R) 3. MacGregor, Clark (R) 4. Karth, Joseph E. (D) 5. Eraser, Donald M. (TD) 6. Olson, Alec G. (D) 7. Langen. 0. Blatnik, John A. (D) MISSISSIPPI Senators Eastland, James O. (D) Stennis, John (D) Representatives 1. Abernethy, Thomas G. (D) 2. Whitten, Jamie L. (D) 3. Williams, John Bell (D) 4. Walker, Prentiss (R) 5. Colmer, William M. (D) » J V ^ % �Jane 24, 1966 MISSOURI 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Senators Symington, Stuart (D) Long, Edward V. (D) Representatives Karsten, Frank M. (D) Curtis, Thomas B. (R) Sullivan, Leonor Kretzer (Mrs. John B.) (D) Randall, Wm. J. (D) Boiling, Richard (D) Hull, W. R., Jr. (D) Hall, Durward G. (R) Ichord, Richard R. (D) Hungate, William L. (D) Jones, Paul C. (D) MONTANA Senators Mansfield, Mike (D) Metcalf, Lee (D) Representatives 1. Olsen, Arnold (D) 2. Battin, James F. (R) NEBRASKA Senators Hruska, Roman L. (R) Curtis, Carl T. (R) Representatives 1. Callan, Qair A. (D) 2. Cunningham, Glenn (R) 3. Martin, David T. (R) NEVADA Senators Bible, Alan (D. Cannon, Howard W. (D) Representative At large—Walter S. Baring (D) NEW HAMPSHIRE Senators Cotton, Norris (R) Mclntyre, Thomas J. (D) Representatives 1. Huot, J. Oliva (D) 2. Cleveland, James C. (R) NEW JERSEY Senators Case, Clifford P. (R) Williams, Harrison A., Jr. (D) Representatives 1. Cahill, William T. (R) 2. McGrath, Thomas C., Jr. (D) 3. Howard, James J. (D) 4. Thompson, Frank, Jr. (D) 5. Frelinghuysen, Peter H. B. (R) 6. Dwyer, Florence B. (R) 7. Widnall, William B. (R) 8. Joelson, Charles S. (D) 9. Helstoski, Henry (D) 10. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. (D) 11. Minish, Joseph G. (D) 12. Krebs, Paul J. (D) 13. Gallagher, Cornelius E. (D) 14. Daniels, Dominick V. (D) 15. Patten, Edward J. (D) NEW MEXICO Senators Anderson, Clinton P. (D) Montoya, Joseph M. (D) Representatives (at large) Morris, Thomas G. (D) Walker, E. S. Johnny (B) NEW YORK Senators Javits, Jacob K. (R) Kennedy, Robert F. (D) Representatives 1. Pike, Otis G. (D) 2. Grover, James R., Jr. (R) 3. Wolff, Lester L. (D) 4. Wydler, John W. (R) 5. Tenzer, Herbert (D) 6. Halperh, Seymour (R) 7. Addabbo, Joseph P. (D) 8. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. (D) 9. Delaney, James J. (D) 10. Celler, Emanuel (D) SEAFARER'S LOG — SPECIAL SVPPLEMENT 11. Keogh, Eugene J. (D) 12. Kelly, Edna F. (D) 13. Multer, Abraham J. (D) 14. Rooney, John J. (D) 15. Carey, Hugh L. (D) 16. Murphy, John M. (D) 17. [Vacant] 18. Powell, Adam C. (D) 19. Farbstein, Leonard (D) 20. Ryan, William F. (D) 21. Scheucr, James H. (D) 22. Gilbert, Jacob H. (D) 23. Bingham, Jonathan B. (D) 24. Fino, Paul A. (R) 25. Ottinger, Richard L. (D) 26. Reid, Ogden R. (R) 27. Dow, John G. (D) 28. Resnick, Joseph Y. (D) 29. O'Brien, Leo W. (D) 30. King, Carleton J. (R) 31. McEwen, Robert C. (R) 32. Pimie, Alexander (R) 33. Robison, Howard W. (R) 34. Hanley, James M. (D) 35. Stratton, Samuel S. (D) 36. Horton, Frank (R) 37. Conable, Barber B., Jr. (R) 38. Goodell, Charles E. (R) 39. McCarthy, Richard D. (D) 40. Smith, Henry P., 3d (R) 41. Dulski, Thaddeus J. (D) NORTH CAROLINA Senators Ervin, Sam J., Jr. (D) Jordan, B. Everett (D) Representatives 1. [Vacant] 2. Fountain, L. H. (D) 3. Henderson, David N. (D) 4. Cooley, Harold D. (D) 5. Scott, Ralph J. (D) 6. Kornegay, Horace R. (D) 7. Lennon, Alton (D) 8. Jonas, Charles R. (R) 9. Broyhill, James T. (R) 10. Whitener, Basil L. (D) 11. Taylor, Roy A. (D) NORTH DAKOTA Senators Young, Milton R. (R) Burdick, Quentin N. (D) Representatives 1. Andrews, Mark (R) 2. Redlin, Rolland (D) OHIO Senators Lausche, Frank J. (D) Young, Stephen M. (D) Representatives At large—Robert E. Sweeney 1. Gilligan, John J. (D) 2. Clancy, Donald D. (R) 3. Love, Rodney M. (D) 4. McCulloch, William M. (R) 5. Latta, Delbert L. (R) 6. Harsha, William H. (R) 7. Brown, Clarence J., Jr. (R) 8. Betts, Jackson E. (R) 9. Ashley, Thomas L. (D) 10. Moeller, Walter H. (D) 11. Stanton, J. William (R) 12. Devine, Samuel L. (R) 13. Mosher, Charles A. (R) 14. Ayres, William H. (R) 15. Secrest, Robert T. (D) 16. Bow, Frank T. (R) 17. Ashbrook, John M. (R) 18. Hays, Wayne L. (D) 19. Kirwan, Michael J. (D) 20. Feighan, Michael A. (D) 21. Vanik, Charles A. (D) 22. Bolton, Frances P. (R) 23. Minshall, William E. (R) OKLAHOMA Senators Monroney, A. S. Mike (D) Harris, Fred R. (D) Representatives 1. Belcher, Page (R) 2. Edmondson, Ed (D) 3. Albert, Carl (D) 4. Steed, Tom (D) 5. Jarman, John (D) 6. Johnson, Jed, Jr. (D) OREGON Senators Morse, Wayne (D) Neuberger, Maurine B. (D) Rqwresentatives 1. Wyatt, Wendell (R) 2. Ullman, A1(D) 3. Green, Edith (D) 4. Duncan, Robert B. (D) PENNSYLVANIA Senators Clark, Joseph S. (D) Scott, Hugh (R) Representatives 1. Barrett, William A. (D) 2. Nix, Robert N. C. (D) 3. Byrne, James A. (D) 4. Toll, Herman (D) 5. Green, William J. (D) 6. Rhodes, George M, (D) 7. Watkins, G. Robert (R) 8. Curtin, Willard S. (R) 9. Dague, Paul B. (R) 10. McDade, Joseph M. (R) 11. Flood, Daniel J. (D) 12. Whalley, J. Irving (R) 13. Schweiker, Richard S. (R) 14. Moorhead, William S. (D) 15. Rooney, Fred B. (D) 16. Kunkel, John C. (R) 17. Schneebeli, Herman T. (R) 18. Corbett, Robert J. (R) 19. Craley, N. Neiman, Jr. (D) 20. Holland, Elmer J. (D) 21. Dent, John H. (D) 22. Saylor, John P. (R) 23. Johnson, Albert W. (R) 24. Vigorito, Joseph P. (D) 25. Clark, Frank M. (D) 26. Morgan, Thomas E. (D) 27. Fulton, James G. (R) RHODE ISLAND Senators Pastore, John O. (D) Pell, Claiborne (D) Representatives 1. St. Germain, Femand J. (D) 2. Fogarty, John E. (D) SOUTH CAROLINA Senators Thurmond, Strom (R) Russell, Donald (D) Representatives 1. Rivers, L. Mendel (D) 2. Watson, Albert W. (R) 3. Dorn, W. J. Bryan (D) 4. Ashmore, Robert T. (D) 5. Gettys, Tom S. (D) 6. McMillan, John L. (D) SOUTH DAKOTA Senators Mundt, Karl E. (R) McGovem George (D) Representatives 1. Reifel, Ben (R) 2. Berry E. Y. (R) TENNESSEE Senators Gore, Albert (D) Bass, Ross (D) Representatives 1. Quillen, James H. (R) 2. Duncan, John J. (R) 3. Brock, William E., 3rd (R) 4. Evins, Joe L. (D) 5. Fulton, Richard H. (D) 6. Anderson, William R. (D) 7. Murray, Tom (D) 8. Everett, Robert A. (D) 9. Grider, George W. (D) TEXAS Senators Yarborough, Ralph W. (D) Tower, John G. (R) Representatives At Large—Pool, Joe (D) 1. Patman, Wright (D) 2. Brooks, Jack (D) 3. Beck worth, Lindley (D) 4. Roberts, Ray (D) Page Eleven 5. Cabell, Earle (D) 6. Teague, Clin E. (D) 7. Dowdy, John (D) 8. Thomas, Albert (D) 9. Thompson, Qark W. (D) 10. Pickle, J. J. (Jake) (D) 11. Poage, W. R. (D) 12. Wright, James C., Ja. (D) 13. Purcell, Graham (D) 14. Young, John (D) 15. de la Garza, Eligio (D) 16. White, Richard C. (D) 17. Burleson, Omar (D) 18. Rogers, Walter (D) 19. Mahon, George H. (D) 20. Gonzalez, Henry B. (D) 21. Fisher, O. C. (D) 22. Casey, Bob (D) UTAH Senators Bennett, Wallace F. (R) Moss, Frank E. (D) Representatives 1. Burton, Laurence J. (R) 2. King, David S. (D) VERMONT Senators Aiken, George D. (R) Prouty, Winston L. (R) Representative (at large) Stafford, Robert T. (R) VIRGINIA Senators Robertson, A. Willis (D) Byrd, Harry F., Jr. (D) Representatives 1. Downing, Thomas N. (D) 2. Hardy, Porter, Jr. (D) 3. Satterfield, David E., 3rd (D) 4. Abbitt, Watkins M. (D) 5. Tuck. William M. (D) 6. Poff, Richard H. (R) 7. Marsh, John O., Jr. (D) 8. Smith, Howard W. (D) 9. Jennings, W. Pat (D) 10. Broyhill, Joel T. (R) WASHINGTON Senators Magnuson, Warren G. (D) Jackson, Henry M. (D) Representatives 1. Pelly, Thomas M. (R) 2. Meeds, Lloyd (D) 3. Hansen, Julia Butler (D) 4. May, Catherine (R) 5. Foley, Thomas S. (D) 6. Hicks, Floyd V. (D) 7. Adams, Brock (D) WEST VIRGINIA Senators Randolph, Jennings (D) Byrd, Robert C. Representatives 1. Moore, Arch A., Jr. (R) 2. Staggers, Harley O. (D) 3. Slack, John M., Jr. (D) 4. Hechler, Ken (D) 5. Kee, James (D) WISCONSIN Senators Proxmire, William (D) Nelson, Gaylord (D) Representatives 1. Stalbaum, Lynn E. (D) 2. Kastenmeier, Robert W. (D) 3. Thomson, Vernon W. (R) 4. Zablocki, Clement J. (D) 5. Reuss, Henry S. (D) 6. Race, John A. (D) 7. Laird, Melvin R. (R) 8. Byrnes, John W. (R) 9. Davis, Glenn R. (R) 10. O'Konski, Alvin E. (R) WYOMING Senators McGee, Gale W. (D) Simpson, Milward L. (R) Representative At Large—Roncalio, Teno (D) �•1. Page Twelve June 24, 1966 SEAFARER'S LOG^SPECi AL SUPPLEMENT p.. .w -• "S.5T," ...^^.fcrrcd to the Board— H.R. 15567 differential and '^^IlTlllTin i -l lt-retaryofcon™ THf SferS^o SSgimSiiin Plan Numbered 7 of on'SamVSS In" Fisheries A BILL AclZ' be cued as -The Federal Maritmrc A^' „ „f the Merchant Ma- hereafter in this chaptsi Jl" noymijg rion, which shall be an . iclc • imv other department agcncs, m m •, ex cn.ive branch of the thority of the head of any suchWp.aiS^. instrumentality I ^ Acimiu istralion a Hdaeh ^ ^ be appomted ^ and consent o the Sena ^ ,ey The y'a^l *all be conaposcd^^i ,n«-_ eral Maritime A^"^!"'^'^[''4ith he advice and consent pointed by the ,vho shall receive of the Senate for ^ $28,000 per annum. Of compensation at the yat the members " on Ju^e 30, 1970. and one pointed for a term cxpi ^ Their successors for a term expiring years except that shall be appointed , ^hall be appointed any person chosem tojrll jyyacy;cy^;^^^ une.«rc»ei| ||H whom ire succcc«J ^iree (d) The Board. Board members to J' shall thereafter The onjj:; Lni ^ ttoear. bcsin- ,,,,, ..^vice shall receive com- bc'mV<^Sie for the exercise of ^ numstraior shall '.y J d of the agency powers and the dischaige section (?) of this liththc single be discharge of Act, in the "crc.sc of J J .,o, submit his fet'TOt^hiht'et- 1' J j,;. |,oimd by the his decisions lor the app < committee, board decisions or recotnmcttdaito. or other organizatiim created by ,, »(2, mc Adtttinis ator yrll,__^ United Slates, r'"t-b' „,.•. Fjjccharoe of the powers for bis fitness tor the f this ^EapJr'pre^TscmpioCmcnmor^ ™SSre"nr„LpM constitute a bar to appoint- "'™(cT mtT hereby transferred to the sXdminis"""d) all functions of .he Secretary of Commerce f oF " Sng ^siy in htaby section 202(al of Reorganization Plan Num"".'m "all fmimions of the Secretary of Commerce ning maritime industiy ^he term of office as BoardjjW'll''• • ''is "I '' * '' MEN ^."•;SWPP0' cTirnrmnv cng^^ ^ ...fu.ffviih thaWmust business or wilh tmy ""'""f iVo 'st.eh company • m he »vyh^eW " bu^ yercifcOthei ;lillSS-illll:ilion or employment siuiing the • fu > Rn-ird so lonE as there shall (f) A vacancy m the ^he power of be two members in office the Board to execute i. „<,dtute a quorum for the members of the Boau s < - • ^ pj ^d and coitcurring transaction of the Board shall be sufhvotes of any two dent foiMhe disposition ,,. before the Board. Any _ „ neelcct of duty moved by the Prestdeffi for inefficiency, . and malfeasance m office personnel, property, rec­ ords'anEmexpendedbalan^^^^ tions iransfti red to tion and Maritime ^"^sidy B dds Act as the Director of provisions of .• the Fed- SfrMmUinrAdmlnisftation and Maritime Substdy 5, See,ions 201, 203 and Reorganization - HE Sk Asr s "minSoJ^^ynitro ™e member of the Martttme b^^^^^^^^ Reorg'anization Plati Num- iyr7n?™bf-yomby^ and the amcndmentf. miK e W • SEC, «Af' .M, Acf taU be temed to affect (1) ments made by this • established by part I :!rR^:J^irnTlSSd 7 of ,061. or (2) the Mad- any of the "f Act shall take effect sixty days after cnactmen , Seafarei :'• r.;V imerka • AFL- �June 24, 1966 v*- SEAFARERS From the Ships at Sea Seafarer Will Pursue Art Career — "•i'.'anrr'iini i The necessity for emergency repairs aboard the Western Comet gave seafarer John Coates, who sails in the engine department, an unexpected five-day stay in Hong Kong recently. The extra liberty proved popular with the crew-'®' Crewmembers of the Portmar members, Coates reported. In (Calmar) had nothing but praise addition to inexpensive hotels ' for the job Rich­ and good food, the port provides ard Rigney was the opportunity to buy clothes doing as ship's from tailors who rank with the delegate. Jim best in the world. Seafarer Coates Archie, meet­ ,,-j was sporting a ing secretary, re­ new jacket, ports everything bought for half what it would is running along have cost in the smoothly with no United States. beefs reported. Brother Coates, Rigney There has been who has been sail­ a great spirit of cooperation be­ ing with the SIU tween the officers and the seafar­ for two years re­ Coates ers, Archie reports. A vote of ports that the thanks was extended to the Stew­ ship's steward department turned ard department. out plenty of good chow. <1> A. Joosepson was elected the ship's delegate on the Transerie (Hudson) and he reports the ship reached the half­ way point in it's voyage. The ship has received or­ ders to load oil for a trip to Ma­ jorca, Spain, then back to the Gulf Joosepson Coast. First, the Transerie will stop off in the Bah­ rain Islands for boiler repairs. A payoff is expected in Houston about July 2. Joosepson writes that there are iio beefs and the only unpleasant note on the trip was the illness of A. Brooks, Jr., who had to be sent to the hospital for observation and transferred back to the states. The crew of the Del Sol (Delta) has a little spending money, meet­ ing chairman J. A. Rusheed re­ ports, thanks to a balance of $39.10 in the ship's fund after investing $20 for a new TV an­ tenna. R. N. Boyett was elected ship's delegate. Rusheed The ship is head­ ing for Ghana, Congo, Angola, then home for a New Orleans payoff. Jf ^bf obvious rea^m tn# V ;annot print any letters or oth© iominunicattODS sent by Seafar© iiiiess' the: author;sijgsas;:,hit''n8 circumstances justify, the LC vil) withhold a signature on luest The pizza pies baked on the Steel Age (Isthmian) made a big hit with the crew and everyone re­ quested some more soon. The steward depart­ ment came in for a vote of thanks for the well pre­ pared menus, Al­ fred Salem, meet­ Salem ing secretary in­ forms us. The ship's treasury shows $20, according to Ron Carraway, meeting chairman. Things are running smoothly and there were no beefs. TBANSPACIPIC (Hudson Waterways), April 17~Ch»lrman, Orlando Freaza: Secretary, Ellsworth W. Reynold. No beefs reported by department delesratea. Motion made that TV seta be put on all i SIIJ ships at expense of company. Second ' electrician was eleetdd to serve as ship's delegate. STEEL KOVBK (Isthmlnn), April 17— Chairman. Stanley Jandorai Secretary, ii Howard K. Fnulklner. J46.01 in ship's 4 fuEid. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks was given to , Brother Oreste Volo, who was reelected to serve as ship's delegate. DIGEST of sru MEETII'^GS MT. VBBNON VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), May 28—Chairnan, M. Del Prado; Secretary, • $16.90 in ship's fund. One man missed ship in Yokosuka, Japan. (Motion made that at least two inflatable life rafts be installed on all P Bill ships.) Motion made that Cong«s8 adopt a law to have all passenger ships ' using U.S. ports comply xvith the high standard of safety which apply to TJ-S. ttaBaettiter BIIIIW^ Voie of tbaiikB to the. ;dteward department for a job well done. 81 STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), May' » • V*~.: A*>OliairiXU»9lf Mttn kawCAvvoi./, AI Jtml Hupt. Brother Robert Carbone was Elected to servd as "ship's delegate. No ^^;r^rted by department delegates. you •<.'•" • - Page Thirteen LOG With 1966 SIU Scholarship A ward Bernard Maret, one of six winners of the SIU's annual $6,000 scholarships, hopes to utilize his scholarship grant to further his talent as an artist and possibly go on to teach art after graduating from college. Maret, who sails in the stew- ^ ard department, plans to go to John Brown University in Ar­ kansas where he will major in art and minor in Bible education. Brother Maret makes his home in Trailer Haven, Melbourne, Fla., where he resides with his mother. The seafarer has accumulated 27 hours at Brevard Junior College. Although he has never held an art show Maret has nonetheless turned out a number of promising paintings and has shown a great willingness to work hard to fur­ ther his development as an artist. Seafarer Maret gives much of the credit for his winning the scholar­ ship to Dr. Mary Cathryn Park, a social studies teacher at Brevard, who encouraged him. As a token of his gratitude for the help Dr. Park extended, Maret presented her with one of his original oil paintings. The sea­ farer is a deeply religious man and active in the Central Baptist Church in Melbourne. He has been especially active in the church's youth program. Maret is presently an inactive Deacon. Brother Maret last sailed aboard the Walter Rice and has sailed on SlU-contracted ships of the Alcoa and Waterman Steamship Seafarer Bernard Maret, who recently won a SIU scholarship, is Lines and the Reynolds Metals shown with an original oil painting that he presented to Dr. Mary Co. Among the countries he has Cathryn Park, a social studies teacher at Brevard Junior College, visited are, Spain, Yugoslavia, Ja­ Melbourne, Fla. Maret gave Dr. Park the painting as a token pan, Libya, Korea, South America of his gratitude tor encouraging him in his artistic career. and the Caribbean Islands. CUBA VICTORY (Alcoa). April 28— Chairman, Walter H. Sibley; Secretory, fi. Krawcxyk. Restricted shore leave In Yokohama. Captain said there will be no shore leave except for medical pur­ poses. One man missed ship in Saigon. Disputed OT for standing watches in Saigon and Yokohama in engrine department. • BETHPLOR (BctMeheni Stdd), May 22 —Chairman, Henry Armstrong: Secre­ tary, Raymond Perry. Ship's delegate' reported that everything is running smootbty. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Motion made that the company furnish transportation from the ship to the gate and back, as it is at least 4 miles, and the road is snake infested. LOMA VICTORY (Delta), April 27— Chairman, E5. Eden; Secretary, Jfamto Naylor. No disputed OT and no beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job we!! do—•' ROBERT D. CONRAD (Maritime Oper­ ation), May 14—Cbainnan, M. Smith; Secretary, L. Lamphere. Ship sailed short two men. Some disputed OT reported by deck department. Vote of thanks to steward department from crew on job w^ done. COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), May 1—Chairman, Predericb A. pehler; Secretary, Robert M. Kennedy. Some disputed OT in engine and steward department. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done, BANGOR (Bermuda Shipping), May 16 —Chairman, Paul Dew ; Secretary, Ernest Hatt^. Two oilers missed ship in Ger­ many. No bee&, reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the ship's dri^te and to the steward .department. OCEANIC SEE AY (Trans-World Marine), April 25 — Chairman, Frank Natole; Secretary, H. Kennedy, Pour men missed ship In San Francisco. $12.00 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in each department. HENRY LA LIBERTE (Buckeye), May 6—Chairman, Dennis Frarck: Secretary. John Anderson. Brother L. Connolly was elected to serve as ship's delegate.^ $9.00 in ship's fund. Complaint about all four mooring winches and hatch winches and motion made that they be repacked because steam in the air makes it im­ possible to see signals. ROBIN TREND (Moore-McCormack), April 10—Chairman, Chief Electrician; Secretary. Ralph Pettit. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a job well done. Still having trouble with mail deliveries to foreign porta. ALCOA MAHKBtER^(Alcoa). June 6— Chairman. Carl Franchlns j Secretary, George Cavallaro, No beefs reported, by department delegates. - : DEL MUNDO (Delta), May 2—Chair­ man, Albert J. Doty: Secrebtty, A1 M. Toientino. Brother Milton J. 'Hjlbod^ux was elected to serve as new ship s dele­ gate, No bee& reported. Everything is running smoothly. $97.38 In ship's fund, which includes $70.00 from Delta Lines to ship's; crew for safety award. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), May 1 —Chairman, J. G. Lakwyk ; Secretaw, Floyd 0. Nolan. No beefs reported by department delegates. One man was hos­ pitalised and one man missed ship at Bijeka. Couple hours disputed OT in steward department. Water tanks need to be cleaned or cemented. This matt« to be taken up with patrolman. NORBERTO CAPAV (Liberty Naviga­ tion), March 26—Chairman. James V. Smith: Secretary, A. D. Hill. In general, everything is running smoothly. Repair# are numerous hut are being taken care of slowly. No beeto reported by depart­ ment delegates. Discussion about wcCpr ing outsiders out of messrooms and pan­ tries while in port overseas. PENN VANGUARD (Penn Shi, _ , Hay 1—Chairman, Stephen H. Fulford Secretary, J. Calhoun. No beefs and no disputed OT r^rted by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Vote of thanks to the steward and ehief cook for exterminating roaches. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service)^! May 22—Chairman, Red Donahue; Sec­ retary, T. Densemore. No beefs reported by department del^ates. Motion made that ali SIU ships be air conditioned. HUDSON (Oriental Export), May 16—^ Chairman, David E. Edwards;.Secretary,' Donald P. Mason. Some disputed OT In deck and steward departments to be taken up with boarding patrolman. FAIRISLB (Pan Oceanic Tanker Corp.); April 28—Chairman, Ira Brown; Secre­ tary, T. J. Hubbard. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. No mail was re­ ceived during entire voyage. It was suggested that action he taken by the company to insist that longshoremen he provided with their own bathroom fa­ cilities. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), May 30 —Chairman, Frank Throp; Secretory, Walter H(Aemeyer. Motion made to have dri^ate submit compiaint about roaches. Suggestion was made to move water cooler from crew mess to recreation hall. No beefs and no disputed OT rcjiorted bydepartment delegates. VOLUSIA (Suwannee), May 10—Chain.; man, Wilson Deal; Secretary, R. MeCutloch. No beefs and no disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. Brother Wilmn Deal was elected to serve as ship's ;t(easurer.. MAIDEN CREEK (Sea-Land). May 24: -^Chairman, M. J. Dans*®; Secretary, Pate. No beefs and no disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. Brother Hugh R. Hallman was rieptdd aa ship's delegate, ^ �mmm Page Fonrteen Teacher Commends LOO Labor Feature To 0!« EdBtim A friend of mine has been passing along your fine paper, "The Seafarers Log." I would like to know how I can get on the mailing list of your paper. Also, I would like to know if you have reprints of your series on the story of American Labor, "All This Happeaed." This in­ formation on the American labor movement is very int»esttng and valuable and I would ike to circulate it among my friends and possibly get it into the school library for reference material. If it is printed in book orm this would be best for add­ ing it to our library collection. £. F. Williams gLocalNo. 1273 Ventura County Federation df Teachers, AFL-CIO LETTERS To The Editor Raps U.5. Policy On Lakes Shipping SEAFARERS getting three squares a day with wages. Their families are warm and comfortable, so they say: 'To hell with the American sailor, even though he made me a millionaire. He can find an­ other job. American sailors are nothing but a bunch of vaga­ bonds, bums, and riff-raff any­ way. They come right from the bottom of the barrel; it was the only job they could get. We'll drop the Marine Hospital and make sure they can't draw un­ employment in the winter. Hell! Let the bums kick off; we'll hire new ones, come spring fit-out. They're a dime a dozCn any­ how." So thank you, Mr. Million­ aire and Mr. Washington, D. C, But, I'll bet when you Big Boys get yoursleves in trouble, you won't forget to call on us. Robert Lonb Ullom Mailed Log Story To His Congressman To tiie Editon T clipped the item in your June 10th issue of "Seafarers Log" concerning Congressman Byrnes' (R-Wis.) introduction of a bill in the House, to spur American ship construction, and I mailed it to my congressman, Joseph Vigorito (D) and asked his wholehearted support of the bill. You should visit any of our Great Lakes and see for yourself the sad shape Of our Great Lakes fleet and at the same time see all of the beautiful super ships (730 ft. long) that the Canadians have built and are still building. Your very informative paper should be on the desk of every congressman and senator and you should urge every one of your members to hammer down the doors of our legislators with requests to see that this bill be­ comes a reality. I'm not a seaman myself, but the lakes and seas and ships are my love. I come by it naturally; my grandfather and my uncles were shipmasters and naval offi­ cers. I'm a postal worker. Local 269, UFPOC, AFL-CIO. With best wishes for you id your continuing efforts to better the lot of the American seaman, I remain, LOG Jane 24, 1966 Seafarer Honored By Hometown In Tribute To U.S. Merchant Seamen Wayne DeGeer, one of many Seafarers who have been doing their part in moving vital military supplies to South Vietnam, was honored on Maritime Day by the Mayor of his home town, Torrance, California, and the Governor of the State. Seafarer DeGeer, whose last ^ DeGeer added that there were DeGeer told the Log. trip was to Viet Nam aboard Carl Backland, Torrance Post­ some uncomfortable moments for the Norberto Capay as an OS, master, enthusiastically went along the American seaman and he re­ was cited during the May 23 cel­ with the Mayor's plans and even called the time when the Viet Cong ebration as a home-town boy who a step further. Maritime Day post­ tried to sabotage an American was a credit to the United States ers, which usually are displayed tanker. and its merchant marine. on mail trucks during Maritime Other than the Viet Cong, the Albert Isen, N'ayor of Tor­ Week, May 23-27, were posted on heat was another thing that struck rance, first heard oi Wayne's good the trucks for the entire month of him as being uncomfortable. work through a May. "It got as high as 140 degrees," mutual friend, TTie Maritime Day celebration Seafarer DeGeer claimed. one of the town's was also something that Seafarer Brother DeGeer has been sail­ policemen. May­ DeGeer will never forget. ing with the SIU ever since he or Isen was so Governor Attends Ceremonies graduated from Narbonne High impressed with School in Torrance a year-and-a"Governor Brown attended the Wayne and the half ago. honors at City Hall and made a role seamen man­ "I really love sailing and have ning the nation's speech lauding the contribution of American seamen to the nation. seen interesting countries like merchant ships DeGeer After receiving a citation from Spain, Germany, Arabia, Okina­ were performing, that extraordinary plans were the city in recognition of his and wa, Thailand, the Philippines and other American seamen's efforts Viet Nam," he said. made for Maritime Day. But Seafarer DeGeer, the son of "The Mayor and the City Coun­ for the United States in Viet Nam, cil of Torrance wanted to do DeGeer pointed out that the a retired Army sergeant, will soon something for the seaman to show "Vietna-mese people appreciate have to give it all up—at least he was more than just a seaman what we're doing for them." It temporarily. He was drafted soon but an important contributor to was obvious, he said, that the ma­ after he returned from his last trip the welfare of the United States," jority of the Vietnamese like us. to Viet Nam. To the Editor: The seamen I have met are men of many talents. Some of the finest riggers in the world sail aboard these lake ships. When need be, they are mighty handy with a line. TTiey have jobs that no one wants, and they are gone nine months of the the Balitmore hall; Edward At­ Avery at Seattle Hall. This is ur­ Leon C. Brown year. kins; Harold Gaffney; I. Reed; gent. Please contact your wife in New Things used to be pretty good. Carl J. Kozioh; J. McCarthy; Orleans as soon as you can. — — There were a lot of lower lakers James Keavney, Francis X. Wherin all classes of tonnage. But, of Herbert O. Leake rity; John Jones; E. W. Bartoh. course, that was before diesel Jochim F. CircireUo Please contact your mother, Please pick the baggage up as power and the Seaway. Then the Please get in touch with your soon as possible or notify Rex E. Mrs. Haywood Leake at Rte. 1, Big Boys got down to brass tacks. attorney, Alfred Marroletti, Es­ Dickey, agent, as to where it Berryville, Va., as soon as possi­ They called a big meeting and quire, Suite 3223 Penn Center should be shipped. ble. said to one another: "Well do Plaza, Phila., Penna., immediately, away with our small craft and in connection with a matter he — — tonnage. Well make one big is handling for you. Frank Rotolo George Phillips ship in the place of two small Please write to your wife, Mar­ Please get in touch with your ones. Tliink of all the seamen garet, at 400 W. Baker, E-2, FulPaul Petak wife at her address or John H. we won't have to pay wages to! lerton, Cal., as soon as you can. Please call or write Frank WasRegner at 606 Scanlan Building, And well make each port quick­ mer, W-8, at 3415 Anderson, Kan­ Houston, Texas 77002, as soon as er with all this new speed." sas City, Missouri, telephone BE. possible in regard to a very impor­ And then came the St. Law-V William Gunther 1-8629. tant matter. fence Seaway. Foreign ships now Please contact Paul F. Quinn, sail our Great Lakes waters — ^ 1589 Union port Road, Bronx, Baggage Held without pilots of knowledge of William Maid N. Y. 10462, immediately. The following seafarers have onf lafceis or rivers. Our men Please contact E. L. "Smokey" baggage being held for them in study hard for their AB tickets and their licenses in order to Richard Welch Lifeboat Class No, 153 Sets Sail navigate our lakes and rivers. Please get in touch with Stan­ But the White Honse says the Pharmacist Program ley J. Jacobs of Ungar, Dulitz and foreigner doesn't need a licen^. Martzell, 328 Chartres St., New He can go wherever he pleas^; Called Step Forward Orleans, La., or phone 523-6504, What the boys in the White To The Editon regarding a personal injury case House are thinking - is this: that was settled in your behalf. I read the story in the last "There is too much money in­ Anyone knowing Mr. Welch's issue of the Log about the Staff volved, and we might be able Officers Association of Amer­ whereabouts is asked to call Mr. to break the unions. We don't Jacobs collect at the above num­ ica's plans to open a pharmacistwant to hurt the foreigner's feel­ ber. mate training school for its ings, either." members. But 111 tell you one thing: un­ I think this is a very good Michael E. Halpin employment doesn't make good time. idea, since it would provide Please get in touch with Mrs. ship's with a man qualified to ad­ E. Michalski, Rte. 4, Dowagiac, In fog, the foreign ship doesn't minister proper emergency aid Mich, 49047. blow his whistle, nor does he an­ to crewmembers at sea. In the swer for that matter. He takes his share of the sea lane right .. event a man got sick at sea, he W. Alderman would be able to get the tem­ down the middle and he says: Please get in touch with your porary treatment from a trained "To hell with the telephone." mother at 2186 N. W. Glison, person, which, woidd be a Ma:=^! Those foreign boys a Portland, Oregon 97210, as soon help. Many times, proper medi­ hazard to navigation!- So now, as possible. Also, please send your cal treatment is unavailable in , due; to diesel power, bigger boats forwarding address to her as the cases of emergency. and foreign shipping, our fleets union is holding your 1965 W2 are cut in half and Jobs are I know that the SIU supports SIU Lifeboat Class No. 153 assembled for graduation picture after forms on file until they hear from tr to find. the Staff Ofltcer's union objective they successfully completed their lifeboat training course at the you. to get pharmaciste'-mates aboard ^ surprised to Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. The newest additions to the American ships. I hope that some some fine morning and ranks of SIU lifeboat ticket holders are (l-r, bottom row): Mike John Caionna day this will be po.ssible because yourself out of a job. We owe Salles, George Hill, Jose E. Rodrigues and Irving Pearlman. Back Please contact Georgia Kratsas it involves the well-being of all our thanks to the Big Man, row, l-r are: Rolpert L. Lane, Alexander Janes, Ed LaRoda, Greg at this phone number, CL. 5-7069, diesel power, foreign shif Bass, Ulysses Bedbe and lifeboat school instructor Ami Bjornsson. as soon as you can. White House, ' i — 4/ — <t> 4 •PI ..•Fv i �fune 24, 1966 Page Fifteen SEAFARERS LOG Sea-tand Safety Award Members of the crew of the Los Angeles are shown with the tape recorder that was awarded to the crew for winning the Sea-Land Safety Award for 1965. From left to right are: Ali M. S. Mathala, fireman-water tender; Manuel Sanchez, deck maintenance: Raymond Torres, oiler; Efrain Garcia, fireman-water tender and Ramon Vila, BR, The crew will be out to win again this year. SlUSUP Windjammer Veterans Reialf Days Of Towering Topsails SAN FRANCISCO—^That exclusive and fast diminishing breed of blue water sailors:—^the wind­ jammer men—have started a Square Rigger Club here, a sort of "last man's" club to commemorate the days of wooden ships and iron men. More than 75 windjammer ^ cisco, now 82, is an old-timer north with Chinese and Mexican veterans, including some SlU­ who can tell of shanghaiing days cannery hands in the spring and SUP old-timers, have joined the when a night of fun on San Fran­ racing home With the season's organization since its first meet­ cisco's Barbary Coast was liable salmon pack in the fall. ing in February. Many an SUP-SIU old-timer to end up the next day with a Prominent among the charter headache and a hefty pull on served on these tall masted "Stars" members is Bob Anderson of San the ropes aboard some outward- along with Square Rigger Club Francisco, who holds the number bounder. Coffman started his sea­ members Paul Jahnkae and Fred one retirement card in the Sailors faring career by being shanghaied Klebengat, who sailed, respective­ Union of the Pacific. ly, on the Star of Holland and on the bark Belfast in 1902. His first trip to sea was on the Club members also include vet­ Star of Poland. Swedish brig Lotton in 1896, two erans of the big "Star" fleet of Any sailing ship veteran can years before Dewey blasted the windjammers operated by the affiliate with the Square Rigger Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. In Alaska Packers Association be­ Club by writing to Capt, Fred E. the years between then and his tween San Francisco and the Bris­ Conrad at 180 Cotter St., San last sailing voyage in 1918, Bob tol Bay salmon canneries, running Francisco, Calif. 94112. served in barks, barkentines, ships and schooners, under Swedish, Norwegian, British and American flags. Old SUP men will recall some of Brother Anderson's later ships: the schooner Cecelia Sudden, After 14 futile attempts, Seafarer George Zintz, Jr., one of the Sophie Christenson and barkenSIU's most dedicated bottle writers, has finally found a pen pal tine Newsboy, all well known schooling grounds for many a in the person of a British Army Sargeant, John White. West Coast sailor in years gone by. Zintz, who has sailed with the to find anyone who shared his W. M. Coffman of San Fran­ SIU for 14 years, was never able penchant for enclosing messages in bottles uqtil now. Sargeant White is stationed in the British protectorate of Sharjah Trucial Oman in the Per­ sian Gulf. Seafarer Zintz James Walsh, 46: Heart disease recently com­ Samuel Bailey, 47: Brother claimed the life of Brother Walsh, Bailey died of natural causes. May pleted a voyage on the Topa Topa May 16, in Cleve­ V while sailing as an AB. He's land, Ohio. He on the Manhat­ Zintz not the only sea­ had sailed with the tan, off the coast Great Lakes Tow­ of Madris, India. farer who cast mesages in bottles ing Co., as a fire­ He sailed as into the sea. James Balmy, a veteran of the man. T^e seafar­ pumpman. Sea­ er joined the un­ farer Bailey made engine department, estimates that ion in the port of his home in New some 20 per cent of the bottles Cleveland, where Orleans, where he's thrown overboard have re­ he was born and he joined the SIU. ceived replies. Balmy casts at least made his residence. Walsh served Brother Bailey was bora in Missis­ three bottles over the side of every in the Navy from 1943 to 1945. sippi. He is survived by his wife, ship he sails on. The seafarer Burial was in Holy Cross Ceme­ Naomi, six children and two doesn't care about the type of tery, Cleveland. grandchildren. Burial was at sea. bottle used, as long as it's glass, sealed and buoyant. 4f Brother Zintz got started on his Clarence Shively, 67: Heart Aouad Mohamed Massoudy, disease claimed the life of Brother bottle writing career while in the 52: A kidney ailment took the Shively, March Navy, in 1950. He sails out of life of seafarer 23, 1966, in the New Orleans. There are many Massoudy, April Veterans Admin­ cases on record of seamen being 1, at the U. S. istration Hospital, rescued after their bottled SOS Public Health Memphis, Tenn. messages were found. Zintz said Sargeant White Service Hospital, Born in Missouri, found his bottle on the beach be­ Baltimore, Md. he joined the SIU He joined the in the port of tween Shariah and Dubai. SIU in Houston, Mobile. The sea­ iTex. in 1963. farer was a mem­ Couldn't Compare Born in Arabia, ber of the Steward department. By Herbie Mueller he sailed in the engine room. Bur­ His last ship was the Alcoa Clip­ Tfie moon light shining ial was in Baltimore. He is sur­ per. A widower, he is survived by In a sky so blue vived by his brother, Mohamed a sister, Mrs. Maggie Vowels of My heart ever longing Ali Massoudy Hid Almael of Charleston, Miss. Burial was in For little baby you! Yemen, Arabia. Charleston. Message ^Mailed' In Bottle Gets Pen Pal For Seafarer Charlene DeSlatte, born April 17, 1966, to the Dalton DeSlattes, Sabine Pass, Texas. Timothy DeVogel, bom April 15, 1966, to the Joseph DeVogels, Superior, Wise. <1> Randy Mclntyre, born January 19, 1966, to the Malcolm Mclntyres, pad Axe, Michigan. Joy Sawyer, born October 4, 1965, to the Leroy G. Sawyers, Norfolk, Va. <|> Constance Frances, born Janu­ ary 4, 1966, to the Carlo Lopeparos, Chicago, 111. Daniel Henry Bigham, born April 21, 1966, to the Henry Bighams, Waxhaw, N. C. Richard Boone, bora March 11, 1966, to the William Boones, Pasa­ dena, Texas. Leslie Carol Underwood, born Febraury 10, 1966, to the Wil­ liam Underwoods, Phila., Pa. 1966, to the Juan Carcamos, Kenner. La. ^ Olga Castro, bora May 13, 1966, to the Arturo Castros, Hous­ ton, Texas. Patrick and David Lyons, born June 10, 1966, to the Merton Lyons, Alpena, Mich. — — William David Morris, born May 25, 1966, to the William Morris, Jacksonville, Fla. — if Rhonda Hebert, born March 3, 1966, to the Maxie Heberts, Abbe­ ville, La. <1> Terraine Mark Sanders, born March 4, 1966, to the Windell Sanders, Baltimore, Md. if — Vernon Meyers, born May 28, 1966, to the Russell Meyers, Mo­ bile, Ala. <1> Dawn E. Allman, born April 10, 1966, to the John W. Allmans, South Hill, Va. if Harold Gleaton, bora May 27, 1966, to the James Gleatons, Brooklyn, N. Y. — if — Terry Trippe, bora June 2, 1966, to the Robert Trippes, New Orleans, La. <1> Rosemary Anne Milanesis, bora May 12, 1966, to the Eugene Mi­ lanesis, Brooklyn, N. Y. Denise Caragiorgio, born De­ cember 3, 1965, to the Antoine Caragiorgios, New Orleans, La. David Troy GUless, born Febru­ ary 19, 1965, to the Joseph F. Gilless, Robert, La. Raymond Bron Ennis, bora Sep­ tember 30, 1965, to the Thomas Ennis', Philadelphia, Pa. — if — Patsy Anita Roma, born March 23, 1966, to the R. Romas, Hous­ ton, Texas. —: John Southard, bora May 16, 1966, to the John Southards, Edgewater Park, New Jersey. —— if — Gilherto Sanchez, born April 7, 1966, to the Heraclio Sanchezs, Detroit, Michigan. if — Mark Smith, born May 4, 1966, to the R. J. Smiths, Lakewood, Ohio. <|> Ivette Carcamo, born May 22, <1> <t> Tresa Malynn Jones, born April 21, 1966, to the Cyril Jones, New Orleans, La. ^ Mary Lee Holian, bora May 11, 1966, to the Thomas Holians, Cleveland, Ohio. <I> Melvin Talcott, bora May 10, 1966, to the Gordon Talcotts, St. Louis, Missouri. ^ Teodoro Diangson, Jr., bora. December 1, 1965, to the Teo­ doro Diangsons, Brooklyn, New York. Virginia Hicks, born May 10, 1966, to the Dannie L. Hicks, Baltimore, Md. <1> I Editor, I SEAFARERS .ere.-, LOG, fon 6^: Fourth Brooklyn I li I -•••• ' • I • • With stars softly shining High in the sky For your warm tender love So lonely / sigh! I'll give you the Moon The heaven and the stars When you promise darling Forever I'm yours! I would like to receive the SEAFARERS tOG-r-please pW^ oh your mailing list. fWnl fitformafhn) I lAE j NAME I STREET EET ADDRESS • , . ^ ^ 1 "J ! CiTr STATE........ ZIP. , | I TO AVOID DUPLICATION! If you are an old tuburlber and have a change | " of address, please give your former address belowr . . • I'll take the darkness Won't need any light Only a loving smile From you each night! The moon—the stars The heaven and sun Couldn't compare To the love I've won! .v ^ �Page Sixteen SEAFARERS UNFAIR TO LABOR DO NOT BUY I li Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) <|> H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clotbes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) <I> Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Welier Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) ¥OUR BIGHTS FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safexuardintr the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. , . Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU iwtrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrain^ from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles demed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings jn all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Bbcecutive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among ita ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. Schedule of Membership Meetings SHJ-AGLIWD Meetings New York . .July 5—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia July 5—2:30 p.m. Baltimore ..July 6—2:30p.m. Detroit .. . .July 8—^2:30 p.m. Houston .. .July 11—2:30 p.m. New Orleans July 12—2:30 p.m. DlRBCTORYof UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Gal Tanner Earl Shepard Al Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsay Williams Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) HEADQUARTERS ALPENA, Mich BALTIMORE, MD BOSTON, Mass 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. NY 9-6600 127 River St. EL 4-3616 1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 177 State St. Ri 2-0140 Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) 4,Tyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock Cornish Tyson's Pride Manor House-Safeway Cornish Game-Armour and A & P's SuperRight Cornish Game Hen (Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. America) Di Giorgio Fruit Corp. S and W Fine Foods Treesweet (National Farm Workers Association) June 24, 1966 LOG BUFFALO, N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa 2604 S. 4th St DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mer CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. \ TE 4-2523 Mobile . . . - July 13—2:30 p.m. Wilmington .July 18—2 p.m. San Francisco July 20—2 p.m. Seattle July 24—2 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit July 18—2 p.m. Alpena July 18—7 p.m. Buffalo July 18—7 p.m. Chicago July 18—7 p.m. Cleveland July 18—7 p.m. Duluth July 18—^7 p.m. Frankport July 20—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit . .. .July 11—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee .July 11—7:30 p.m. Chicago . . . .July 12—7:30 p.m. tSault Ste. Marie July 14—7:30 p.m. Buffalo . .. .July 14—7:30 p.m. Duluth . . . .July 15—7:30 p.m. Cleveland . .July 15—7:30 p.m. Toledo . . . .July 15—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia . . . July 5—5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) . . July 6—5 p.m. Norfolk July 7—5 p.m. Houston July 11—5 p.m. New Orleans ..July 12—5p.m. Mobile July 13—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City July 11—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia July 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore July 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. "Norfolk July 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York ... .July 5-—7 p.m. Philadelphia .. .July 5—7 p.m. Baltimore July 6—7 p.m. ^Houston July 11—7 p.m. New Orleans ..July 12—^7p.m. Mobile July 13—7 p.m. * Meeting held at Labor Temple. New­ port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple. Sanlt Ste. Marie. HIeh. t Meeting held at Galveston Wharves. PAYMENT OF MONIES.^Nb' monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU" unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member la required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarise themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other detoils, then the member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracta which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic righte of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights hove been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. SANTA EMILIA (Liberty Navigation). May g—Chairman, James Myers; Secre­ tary. W. Knchta. B6.00 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine department to be taken up with boarding patrolman. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Victory Carriers), May 16—Chairman, F. J. Smith; Secretary. H. h. Skyles. $6.00 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. JOHN P. REI8S (Reiss). May 18— Chairman, Sam S. Goins; Secretary, Roy Wilmers. $14.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa). May 18— Chairman. Joe McLaren ; Secretary. C. E. Turner. $1.26 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Every­ thing else is running fine. Motion made that ship's delegate ask patrolman for an SIU library. Discussion about getting an engine utility on all ships so that if a man misses a ship they will have someone to replace him. Question was brought up about a retirement plan. Vote of thanlu extended to the steward department. UHLMANN BROTHERS (Kinsmen Transit), May 16—Chairman, Charles B. Simpson; Secretary, Walter Drcher, Each crewmember contributed 25 cents to ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Engine room washing machine is not working properly. TV in messball is out of order and in bad shape. OCEANIC SPRAY (Trans-World Mar­ ine), May 16—Chairman, Paul Arthofer; Secretary, T. E Markham. Brother Jim Masters was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Ship sailed short two men. in engine department STEEL AGE (Isthmian). May 25— Chairman, Ronald Carraway; Secretary. Alfred Salem. $20.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. MARORE (Venorc Transportation), May 18—Chairman, Thomas Littlefield : Secretary, Leslie Boudreaux. No b^fs reported. Request that ship be fumigated for roaches. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), May 30 •—Chairman, Arlen Quinn j Secretary, Fred Shaia. Some disputed OT in the deck and engine departments to be taken up with boarding patrolman. $31.73 in ship's fund. Ship needs to be fumigated. ROBIN TRENT May 8—Secretary, beefs reported by It was suggested messball In better (Moore McCormack), Patrick White. No department delegates. that crew help keep condition. DIGEST of SIU MEETINGS JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), May 22—Chairman, Gilbert J. Troscalalr: Secretary, Eugene W. Auer. No beefs reported by department delegates. Mo­ tion made to have a contraici ciarificsition In book form to be printed as in the past for each department. The crew Was asked not to hang any gear on the alarm bell in passageway. Brother Fmnquia was elected to serve as ship's delegate. TRANfiaA'TTERAS (Hudson WaterWays), Max 24—Chaimarti Ray Hodgers; Secretary, Mike Miller. No beefs rei ported by- department detegat«s. Shipls; delekatef i reported - everything rnnning smoothly..:'Vote of thaPk«;'to:'.toe.)iteWl^' department for Job well done. ner; Secretory. Herbert Peace. Ship's delegate reported everything OK. No beefs reported by department delegates. WARRIOR (Sea-Lond Service), May 24 —Chairman, Charles W. Jordan; Secre­ tary, Charl^ W. Jordan. Everything is running smoothly. Few hours disputed OT in engine department. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Vote of thanks to the shore gang who relieved the crew while in port. TRANSERIE (Hudson Waterways), April 13—Chairman, C. Murray; Secre­ tary, L. D. Pierson. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother A. Joosepson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Captain to get screens for galley before arriving in Bombay. OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritime Over­ seas), May 1—Chairman, Tom. A. Martineau; Secretary, O. G. Chafin. $8.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart- ; ment delegates. Everything is running smoothly. Steward department extended a vote of thanks to the "hOsun, Tom A. • Martineau, for his quick resiionse in mak­ ing repairs. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), May 22— Chairman, Kevin Ryan; Secretary, Mike Ard. $6.36 in .ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Brother Boy W. Corns was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. DEL MAR (Delta), May 12—Chairman, Robert Johnson; Secretary, Joseph V. Whalen. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. He re­ signed with a vote of thanks. Brother George Annis was. elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. GENEVA (U.S. Steel). June 3—Chair­ man, Richard Hefliey; Secretary, Sebas­ tian Fercira. $5.00 in ship's fund. Sev­ eral hours disputed OT in steward depart­ ment. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. NICOLET (Gartiand), January 6 — Chairman, I. Wizesenski; Secretary, Ju­ lius H. Johnson. OT beef to be taken up with boarding patrolman. PORTMAB (Calmar Steamship Corp., June 6—Chairman, Corbet ^B. Myrick ; _ "l Secretary, James B. Archie. Brother Richard Rigney was elected to serve as ship's delegate and he has done a great job. Bverrthing running fine. Full, co­ operation of the Captain, officers and ' members of the crew. No beefs were reported by department delegates^ COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), " May 21—Chairman, J. A. Shorten; Secre­ tary, Fred D. Lynum. $26.16 in ship's .* fund. Brother K. Crews was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. MADAKET (Waterman), September 80 , —Chairman, Chadboume Gait: Secretary, Thomas Liles. Ship's delegate reported that everything is going smoothly with no complaints of any kind. ;DEL VALLE (DeltaU May 29—Ch«iri man, Ramon Ferrera; l^retary, Ray Hif Casanova. Brother Avery Lee Edwards was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department deleil .gates. OT looks good for this trip. ;• DEL SOL (Delta). May 29—Chalrmanl A. Ruaheed; Secretary, R. EL Stoughi Jr. Nothing much to report. Everything^ is going along O.K. with no beefs. $89.ll in ship's fund. Brother R. N. Boyett wag elee^ to B^rve as new ship's delegate. Motion nnade that the ship's deiegate con toct headquarters to clarify whether o) not the black gang is entitled to lodgin: while ship ia at sea, on sea watches, wbil Chipping and scaling is being perform^ around after house between the hours OJ g a.to> and S p.i». an we^ dafs. • Ohahman, mitor H. Sibley rjertrtary. JKrawc$yk,::'';No.: dicpoted:. O'ls^ an^ nc beefs regortsd by dcpnrti^t ' ' �Jane 24, 1966 SEAFARERS Page Seventeen LOG DISBURSEMENTS ANNUAL REPORT For the fiscal year ended November 30, 1965 SEAFARERS WELFARE FUND 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 11215 to the SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE of the STATE OF NEW YORK 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 abbrevi­ ated. For a more comprehensive 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, 123 William Street, New York, N. Y. 10038. EXHIBIT B-1 7. Insurance and annuity premimums paid to insurance companies for participants benefits .. 8. Benefits provided other than through insurance carriers or other service organizations See attachment 9. Administrative expenses (a) Salaries (Schedule 1) (b) Fees and commissions (c) Interest (d) Taxes " (e) Rent (f) Other administrative expenses 10. Other disbursements (a) See attachment (b) 11. Total lines 7 to 10, inclusive •12. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 6, less line 11) 13. 14. 15. SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES i As of November 30, 1965 (Name of plan) Seafarers Welfare Fund (Address of plan's principal office) 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y 11215 16. —o— 3,931,241.39 336,318.75 59,600.74 14,865.64 21,930.58 170,387,94 603,103.65 471,924.66 471,924.66 5,006,269.70 (310,734.20) RECONCILIATION OF FUND BALANCES Fund balance at beginning of year 2,826,880.09 Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 12) (310,734.20) Other increases or decreases in funds (a) See schedule attached 95,700.00 (b) Increase in reserve for welfare benefits to pensioners and their dependents (475,011.00) (379,311.00) Fund balance end of year 2,136,834.89 SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN ASSETS* Column (1) 1. Cash 2 Bonds and debentures (a) Government obligations ... (b) Nongovernment bonds (c) Total bonds and debentures. 3. Stocks (a) Preferred (b) Common 4. Common trusts 5. Real estate loans and mortgages 6. Operated real estate 7. Other investment assets U. S. Treasury bills 8. Accrued income receivable on invest­ ments 9. Prepaid expenses 10. Other assets (a) See Attachment (b) (c) 11. Total assets 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Column (2) 715,024.60 Column' (3) 796,752.58 2,115,200.00 2,911,952.58 NOT APPLICABLE 1,175,302.24 4,136,188.10 176,162.46 LIABILITIES AND FUNDS Insurance and annuity premiums payable Reserve for unpaid claims (not covered by insurance) Accounts payable. See Attachment .. 7,740.27 Accrued payrolls, taxes and other expenses Total liabilities Funds and reserves (a) See Below 2,882,800.00 (b) Fund balance 2,136,834.89 (c) (d) Total funds and reserves .. Total liabilities and funds November 30, 1965 Item No. 1. Seafarers Welfare Plan is identified with various Atlantic, Gulf Coast and Great Lakes steamship companies, tugboat and dredging operators who have collective bargaining agreements with the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, the Inland Boatmen's Union of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America, Great Lakes District. 5B. Classes of Benefits Provided Death Rehabilitation Medical Examination Program Special Therapeutic Equipment Dental Scholarships Hospital Optical Medical —o48,93328 ATTACHMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT-FORM D-2 Surgical Blood Bank Consultative Services Maternity Burial Plots Sickness and Accident Blood Transfusions Rehabilitation Therapy Disaster Victim Aid EXHIBIT B-1—Item 10—Other Assets Investment in stock of wholly owned corporations (at cost) Miscellaneous receivables Deposits Capital donated to wholly owned corps Less: Reserve for donated capital Fixed Assets Furniture and fixtures—Plan office ... Furniture and fixtures—Detroit Medical and Safety Program facilitiesBrooklyn, New York Puerto Rico New Orleans, Louisiana Baltimore, Maryland Furniture and fixtures—Blood Bank Program, New York, N. Y Equipment outports Cemetery plots 176,162.46 5,027,375.16 7,740.27 5,019,634.89 5,027,375.16 > Indicate accountinK basis by check: Cash • Accrual_n. Plans on a cash basis should attach a statement of significant unrecorded assets and lis liabilities. See attachment ' The assets listed in this statement must be valued in column (1) on the basis regularly used in valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Tretisury Department, or shall be valued at their aggregate cost or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement is not so required to be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department (Act, sec. 7 (e) and (f) (1) (B). State basis of determining be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department (Act. sec. 7 (e) and (f) (1) (B)). State basis of determining the amount at which securities are carried and shown in column (1) : Bonds, stocks and treasury bills at cost. 'If A (2) in item 13, PART III is checked "Yes," show in this column the cost or prraent value, whichever is lower, of investments summarized in lines 2c, 3a, and 3b, if such value differs from that reported in column (1). Item 17(a)—Reserve for welfare benefits for pensioners and their dependents$2,882,800.00 10,000.00 73,203.46 259.00 $3,646,359.17 3,553,659.17 92,700.00 249,248.48 9,516.20 96,730.58 65.502.91 45.769.92 46,345.97 558.78 1,181.43 887.50 515,741.77 515,741.77 Less: Reserve for fixed assets $176,162.46 Total other assets ... Item 14—Accounts Payable Payroll Taxes Withheld Accounts Payable $ 6,142.89 1,597.38 $ 7,740.27 EXHIBIT B-1—Statement of Significant Unrecorded Assets and Liabilities ASSETS EXHIBIT B-2 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS For Year Ending November 30, 1965 (Name of plan) Seafarers Welfare Fund (Address of plan's principal office) 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, N, Y 11215 RECEIPTS Contributions (a) Employer (b) Employees (c) Other (Specify) Interest, dividends and other investment net income Proceeds from disposal of assets, net Dividends and experience rating refunds from insurance companies Other receipts (a)Interest on delinquent contributions (b) Equipment and office improvement rentals (c) Miscellaneous Total lines 1 Contributions Receivable—Note Interest Receivable on Bonds $1,339,295.18 43,066.42 $1,382,361.60 LIABILITIES Incurred Benefits Payable Administrative Expenses Payable $ 251,802.32 32,339.69 $ 284,142.01 4,372,293.48 195,001.98 94,347.94 2,599.89 30,176.44 1,115.77 Note: Included herein are delinquent contributions in the amount of $395,848.41 due from various companies as principals for their own vessels or as agents for other companies. Attorneys for the Plan have instituted suits libeling various vessels under the control of the companies and the parties involved are presently engaged in bankruptcy or admiralty proceedings. EXHIBIT B-2—Line 8 and Page 2—Item 7 Benefits provided other than through insurance carrier or other service organization. Cost of Benefits Paid $3,925,550.87 Cost of fixed assets acquired for purpose of providing specific benefits 5,690.52 $3,931,241.39 33,892.10 (Continued on pa,ge 18) �Page Eighteen SEAFARERS 8. Accrued income receivable on invest­ ments 9. Prepaid expenses 10. Other assets (a) (b) (c) ANNUAL REPORT EXHIBIT B-2—Line 10—Other Disbursements Trustees Meetings Travel Expenses ! Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment Maintenance of Real Estate Capital Donated to Wholly-Owned Corporation $ 8,073.69 9,510.88 64,283.77 20,056.32 370,000.00 $2,800,065.47 ($2,712,365.47) $95,700.00 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE i /SyAlS::?.. J *nd Hi- KMJS- Tnutta of the Fund and bein* duly •worn, each for himaelf depoaea and aaya that thia Annual Report ia true to the beat of hia Informatioa. knowledge and belief. Employer tnn^; Employee truatee;, -X. 12. Insurance and payable 13. Reserve for unpaid claims (not cov­ ered by insurance) 14. Accounts payable 15. Accrued payrolls, taxes and other expenses 16. Total liabilities 17. Funds and reserves (a) Reserve for future benefits 11,713,817.19 and expenses (b) (c) (d) Total funds and reserves .. 18. Total liabilities and funds —0— 11,713,817.19 11,713,817.19 > Indicate accountinit basis by check: Cash • Accrual •. Plans on a cash basis should attach a statement of significant unrecorded assets and liabilities. 2 The assets listed in this statement must be valued in column (1) on the basis regularly used in valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Department, or shall be valued at their aggregate cost or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement is not so required to be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department (Act. sec. 7 (e) and (f) (1) (B)). State basis of determining the amount at which securities are carried and shown in column (1) : All Securities at Cost. »If A (2) in item 13, PART III is checked "Yea," show in this column the cost or present value, whichever is lower, of investments summarized in lines 2c, 3a, and 3b, if such value differs from that reported in column (1). EXHIBIT B-2 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS For Year Ending Nov. 30, 1965 (Name of Plan) Seafarers Pension Plan (Address of plan's principal office) 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 WELfARE STAT* or 11,713,817.19 LIABILITIES AND FUNDS annuity premiums Note 1—Represented by 20 shares of common stock—no par value in each corpora­ tion except Welfare New Orleans Building Corp. which has 3 shares. Note 2—It is the continuing policy of the Plan to provide a reserve against fixed assets donated to its wholly-owned corporation and thereby reflect its fund balance on a cash basis. Comm or 1,896.26 11. Total assets $ 471,924.66 EXHIBT B-2—Line 15(a)—Other Increases in Funds Return of investment in wholly-owned corporations due to termination of agree­ ment of July 1, 1962, with the Plan of the Maritime Advancement Programs: Capital Reserve for Stock Donated Donated Capital (Notel) Capital (Note 2) Total Welfare Baltimore Building Corp. .. $2,000.00 $1,221,063.40 ($1,178,963.40) $44,100.00 Welfare Mobile Building Corp. .. 2,000.00 201,239.81 (189,439.81) 13,800.00 Welfare Philadelphia Building Corp. .. 2,000.00 339,627.81 (323,627.81) 18,000.00 Welfare New Orleans Building Corp. .. 2,000.00 1,038,134.45 (1,020,334.45) 19,800.00 $8,000.00 June 24, 1966 LOG M± Subacribed and awsm-^ before me thia r ./^T^i^fay of.....^^^,. RECEIPTS 1. Contributions (a) Employer Schedule Attached (b) Employees (c) Other (Specify) 2. Interest, dividends, and other investment net income 3. Gain (or loss) from disposal of assets, net .. 4. Dividends and experience rating refunds from insurance companies 5. Other receipts (a ) (b ) (c) 6. Total lines 1 to 5, inclusive 4,691,421.00 388,860.04 6,449.25 5,086,730.29 DISBURSEMENTS Otben (Indicate titlca): 7. Insurance and annuity premiums paid to in­ surance companies for participants benefits 8. Benefits provided other than through insur­ ance carriers or other service organizations 9. Administrative expenses (a) Salaries (Schedule 1) (b) Fees and commissions (c) Interest (d) Taxes (e) Rent (f) Other administrative expenses 10. Other disbursements (a) Trustees Meetings Expense (b) Travel 11. Total lines 7 to 10, inclusive 12. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disburse­ ments (line 6, less line 11) HARO^ J. MAHER Natw Pu^. Stal* of N«w Yerfc ^2^34.2474350 QutliM in KinO« Cummiiiinn £*pu#» W*ch 30, 1967 ANNUAL REPORT For the fiscal year ending November 30, 1965 SEAFARERS PENSION FUND 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 11215 to the 1,374,764.53 47,551.68 20,731.74 2,087.15 3,068.00 19,254.07 7,246.29 74.99 92,692.64 7,321.28 1,474,778.45 3,611,951.84 '1 RECONCILIATION OF THE FUND BALANCES SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE of the STATE OF NEW YORK 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 abbrevi­ ated. For a more comprehensive 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, 123 William Street, New York, N. Y. 10038. W, 13. Fund balance at beginning of year 14. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disburse­ ments (line 12) 15. Other increases or decreases in funds (a) Net increase or decrease by adjust­ ment in asset values of investments .. (b) Net Increase in Reserve for future Benefits and Expenses (c ) 16. Fund balance end of year 3,611,951.84 (3,611,951.84) 'V v; (3,611,951.84) ANNUAL REFORT OF THE EXHIBIT B-1 Seafar«rJ^ SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES i STAT* O* As of November 30, 1965 (Name of Plan) Seafarers Pension Plan (Address of plan's principal office) 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 ASSETS' Column (1) 1. Cash 2. Bonds and debentures (a) Government obligations ... (b) Nongovernment bonds (c) Total bonds and debentures 3. Stocks (a) Preferred (b) Common 4. Common trusts 5. Real estate loans and mortgages ... 6. Operated real estate 7. Other investment assets U.S. Treas­ ury Bills Column (2) 265,865.88 251,785.00 5,181,167.51 5,432,952.51 891,165.29 4,536,544.65 250,000.00 275,994.10 59,398.50 11,446,055.05 Column' (3) Couim O* Fund 1 (C. ) ^ A^ Tnialtc* of the Fund and„, bdng duly aarorn, aacb for himaelf depoaaa and aaya that thia Annual Report la true to the beet of hIa informa. tioo, knbwiedge and belief. Employer 1 •v Employee truatae: Not *.• ; 11 •< SubMTlb^tnd yy-Cf /fe:.....jdayof. Applicable „ ) befof* ma thia <-••5 Othata (Indicate titlaa); ^ 1 J No. 24-2474350 QujffiM ift Kino» Coynfy CemniMkH) Upirti Mmth 30* mf �lune 24, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nineteen •;vf' > .^.•x:\: UlTHIS I APL-CJO Pres. Msany ialfe with Pres. Johnsbit as latter signs into law a iabor-backeci bill ?#; bringing new benefits to American workers. , >1 he merging ai; the American Federation o. Labor of Industrial Or ^ ganizations on Dec. 5, 1955 made the nev ' federation the largest labor body in the history of the United States and of the free \vorld. Th6 J .membership of the AFL-CIO affiliated union, • "today is approximately 13V2 million workers. The effectiveness of the organized Americar •labor movement was strenghtened considerabb ¥py the mergers if enabled the re^urces of th entire movement to be put into the task of resol^^ving the complex and complicated problemf 3facing American workers and the community as a whole in the' second half of the 20th century. THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR PART 10 of a Seafarers Log feature "the Seafarers International Union, which wages I .»continuing and aggressive campaigns oh a muU rnitude of issues, ranging from the fight to re-' l^.tain the Public Health Service Hospitals for the |.'/;are and treatment of merchant seamen to the tbattle to effect legislation and policies that Swould halt the decline of the U.S. merchant ma­ rine and instead encourage its growth and expansion. ^ Af SlU convention deiegates map plans to press for adequate merchant marine in in­ terests of maritime workers and the nation. ?6vemment "home nile" for the District of ,' /Columbia; situs picketing legislation to pro­ tect the economic freedom of workers at multi­ employer construction sites, &id adequate ap-, propriaiions for health, educatimi, welfare, antir- . 'verty, labor protection and manpower deI^elopment programs. The AFL-CIO will also continue its fight to repeal Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley law NIONS, individually—again as in the case i ivhich restricts the freedom of collective bargaining and through which states are enabled of the SIU—and collectively—-through the to adopt the so-called "right-to-work laws," en, - • AFL-CIO Committee On Political Educacouraging unionbusting by employers and detion (COPE)—also engage in political action on the broad economic and social issues which : priving workers of the benefits of imion se­ curity. IHE struggle of the organiTied labor move- " merit to provide American workers with The importance of. organized labor's activi- . decent wages and conditions and the secuties to the v/ell-being of Americans was noted The American labor movement is the strongby President Lyndon Johnson on July 14, 1965 ^ >yUy and dignity to which they are entitled, .. est, most active single force for social welfare wed its greatest successes in the years folwhen he said; **The AFI^-CIO bos done mmre improvements in the nation. Its effectiveness in good for more people than any other group h| Jiiowing World War II and in the decade since" behalf of the interests of, organized workem America in its lepslative efforts ... No groiijpe formation of the AFL-CIO. Going beyond and the community at large is evidenced by the in the cmintry wdrics harder In the inBteresrt success of its fight for a great range of bene­ everyone ... It helps yonhg and old ai^ ficial legislation in the first session of the 89th die-aged ... I believe die American lembers and their families. By negotiating Congress. The AFL-CIO unions saw many of ought to know the remarkable contribution lealth and welfare plans, the unions won a wide • their legislative goals become law, among them range of new benefits that gave vital protection Medicare, federal aid to education, federal pro- 1 which organized labor makes to the ,|>romotio# of souud {illation." :o the worker and his family. The union health lection of voting rights, a stepped-up war on ;hnd welfare plans made available to American poverty, a new Department of Housing and UT victories and improvement in any are ^workers, medical care, hospitalization and a Urban Development, legislative reapportion­ JL#—^whether it be across the bargaining table/ Variety of related benefits that previously had ment, a better housing program, immigration in increased wages, vacations, welfare cr^' been out of their reach. This meant better aiid reform, and a broad ,d attack on health problem.?. pension benefits, or in the form of legislatior |nore healthful lives for union members and to cite a few providing social welfare gains—do not raeai :lheir dependents. The unions also tackled the any lessening of organized labor's continuing problem of providing security in old age; they struggle for greater security and dignity for its/ - tablished pension plans that enabled workers ...members and .the rest of the nation's people. these new programs, not because they spe­ • approach, later life without the fear of helpIt is the union movement's role to fight con­ cifically helped labor unions and union mem­ ssness and dependency that bad haunted bers, but because they are good for the country tinually for an ever better life and maximuhr every working man and woman. And the and good for all the American people. We sup­ security for workiug luea aud women and die unions continue to press for improvement and assurance ffiat they will enjoy these benefits in-. ported these programs in our role as the peo- ' a society that respects and protects their indi- ~ pie's lobby." vidual liberty and freedom. This is the never-1 . job and in retirement. Not all of labor's social welfare goals have been achieved yet. Among those for which the < ; ending job of a trade union, It is the story of< : But organized labor was also aware of the struggle will continue are prdteciion for the-.;\ American labor, fact that in today s complex society, with its. g increasing and diallenging problems, it must go I beyond the area of collective bargaining with hhe employers in order to best protect and serve I its members and the community as a whole. It is for this reason that unions today are engaged in , political action on a broad scale. Individual un­ ions have legislative and public policy programs which are of immediate concern to their own ^ ' embers, and to the nation, as in the case of •• •: ••-•M} f Aiut-rican consumer in the marketplace, ai " embodied in the AFL-CIO supported bills j I (This is the concliuiing installment of "All for "truth-in-packaging" and "truth-in-Iending;'^ j this Happened — The Story of American) I Labor,"—which began in the issue of Feb. JS,i expansion of social security coverage for the 1966, Preparations are being made to printi nation's older citizens, extension of federa*' the entire series in booklet form. When pub-f minimum wage and hour protection to tht pcation is completed, amwuncement of the\ millions not covered by the Fair Labor Stand^availability of the booklet and how copies ,^rds Act; broadening the coverage and stxcn^h11.., ijg iff fifg SEAFARERS\ ing the enforcement of Civil Rights Act; sclf- �SEAFARERS*LOC Vol. XXVili No. 13 OmCIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO 4 / FAYOFF. Wh;ie fit' '! /--'rtsBH**! Heberf, fwt. gcrf-hlshafr cut aboari^ tbe'Mayaquer by Sea Land barbet while %-• -vessel was in Sea Land's Port -Elizabeth terminaL Looking on is A. E. Diaz, oiler and engine delegate, -.^aa—IMUk.. . , H . '' r ' K. • •, . , J i Ja 3 ^41-^-. .1 Pi \1 I rii f?# I t rJ ^ ' '• r • f • V, ti V, 1 i'i - '* • ' P CLINIC. Carol Janavarls, daughter of Seafarer Cusil Janavaris, who sails as bos'n, ""j is shown above having blood J tested by lab technician^ Richard Brigham during family day at the New York SlU J clinic. Blood test is part of | L complete diagnostic checkup y ' | i available, to all Seafarers and'Si i dependents at SlU clinics in f ports and'Puerto Rico, j ; :; ! V ! ,• i "t-i •A ^ ^ [•^ T ly f |'8sie in' fci mm iii »5>sS«5:®2ii ^ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource June 24, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO COUNCIL VOTES FULL SUPPORT OF ILO CONFERENCE PROTEST WALKOUT SIU-BACKED BILL INTRODUCED IN HOUSE FOR INDEPENDENT MARITIME AGENCY NICHOLAS JOHNSON APPOINTED TO FCC; AWAKENED MARITIME FROM DEEP SLEEP SHIPBUILDERS BLAST GOV’T AGENCIES, URGE ADOPTION OF MAC PROPOSALS SENATE OK’S TRUTH-IN-PACKAGING BILL; PASSAGE AWAITS APPROVAL OF HOUSE KINDYA, NOW LICENSED 3RD ENGINEER, TOOK SIU TRAINING ALL THE WAY UP FOR AN INDEPENDENT MARITIME AGENCY… URGE YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO SUPPORT H.R. 15567! SEAFARER HONORED BY HOMETOWN IN TRIBUTE TO U.S. MERCHANT SEAMEN SIU-SUP WINDJAMMER VETERANS RECALL DAYS OF TOWERING TOPSAILS THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR – ALL THIS HAPPENED: PART 10 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 06/24/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 13 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b6fcdbe6bc350389cb58381491dd5009.PDF ad60c421f59ec313f5dbdb663581b3d3 PDF Text Text Vol. xxviii No. 12 SEAFARERSaLOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO -A", • MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1936 [48 S»l.1*. wpW"!•!»" ®' ^ „£ an adequate aud To further oatloMl defense, to repeal certain form . assebled, „ Eepresenta- is? I__DECEAKATION OF POLICT " I if)- si'r' t' *-« f'«v . Ar ti- * -<- r ,• STORY PAGE 3 " „ \• . '} ,• •*? '• i • V I 5 . ''."J n I Li!'. �/ SEAFARERS Page Two LOG Meony Urges Civil Rights Bill Passage White House Civil Rights Conference Charts Program To End Racial Injustice Jooa 10, 1966 Z Report of International President by Paul Hail Maritime Day has once again come and gone amid speeches all WASHINGTON—An action program to bridge the gap between America's promise and per­ across the nation lauding the contribution of the maritime industry formance in overcoming centuries of racial injustice was laid before 2,400 delegates summoned by to the nation's history and calling for the development of a strong, mod­ em American-flag merchant fleet to meet the future commercial and President Johnson to a White House civil rights conference. defense needs of the nation. Representatives of the Sea­ by a 30-member leadership coun­ gates began the dialogue—seek­ Many of these sentiments are expressed in good faith by men who farers International Union were cil, headed by Ben. W. Heineman, ing to break down broad generali­ are truly interested in the future of the American merchant marine and among conference delegates, chairman of the Chicago & North ties into specific actions they can alarmed at its steady decline in recent years. who were urged, in a message Western Railway. AFL-CIO Vice undertake in their home com­ For some others however, this is merely standard procedure for Mari­ from AFL-CIO President George President A. Philip Randolph, munities and programs they can time Day. Then, after the speechmaking is over and the news cameras present to their organizations. Meany, to keep in mind the over­ served as honorary chairman. stop grinding, most of the high resolve to do something about our Joining in the two days of dis­ deteriorating martime situation is quietly shelved until next Maritime Vice President Hubert H. riding importance of a full em­ ployment economy to make equal Humphery sounded the keynote, cussions was a cross-section of Day, and pretty soon it is again only the maritime unions and a few declaring the 20 million Negro concerned America — Negro and truly interested parties who continue to call for action and make con­ opportunity meaningful. Meany's message called for pas­ Americans "will no longer be paci­ white, college deans and slum structive suggestions for putting the brakes on U.S. maritime's down­ sage of the pending civil rights fied by slogans or tokens . . . nor dwellers, union ofiicials and cor­ ward slide. poration presidents, civil rights bill and urged "a far faster pace" should they." The lip-service paid to maritime once a year represents a substantial Fulfilling the legitimate expecta­ militants and moderate white about-face when compared with the lack of interest displayed by most of school desegregation aided by "a special multi-billion dollar fed­ tions of the civil right revolution, southerners, clergymen of all legislators and government officials during the rest of the year. Obvi­ Humphrey said, "will be faiths and ranks. Labor's contin­ ously, as their speeches indicate, they recognize the important role that eral school fund." Above all, he said, "there must America's most urgent domestic gent of about 100 came from maritime has played in the nation's histor y both in peacetime and war­ large and small unions and from time, and acknowledge that a strong maritime capability is one of the be jobs at good wages for all who task for many years to come." state and.city central bodies. /In a dozen workshops, the dele­ can work. There must be an ade­ major foundation blocks for the nation's future greatness. Yet, when quate system of income main­ it comes to doing something about assuring that we have a strong, mod­ tenance for those who cannot." em merchant fleet capable of meeting our future needs, constructive action becomes bogged down in red tape and petty bureaucratic rival­ The program drawn up by con­ ries and nothing is done. ference leaders called for bold new An example of the way this type of thinking continually works steps at every level of government against maritime is the Interagency Task Force report, which, under the and by private groups to: Three more ships have been added to the list of Free World guise of proposing constructive action to assure the future strength of • Create immediate job oppor­ the U.S. merchant fleet, would actually, if adopted, lead to the certain tunities for Negroes at all levels of vessels which have called at Cuban ports since Jan. 1, 1963, ac­ death not only of the U.S. merchant fleet but of the nation's shipbuild­ skill, coupled with stepped-up cording to a Maritime Administration report issued last week ing capability as well. It was the SIU and other maritime unions that training for better jobs. The three vessels are the Brit­ their eligibility to carry govern­ pointed out the dangerous contradictions of the Task Force and sup­ • Provide "quality education ish-flag Ardrossmore, of 5,820 ment-financed cargoes from the ported instead the report of the President's Maritime Advisory Com­ for all" equal to that now available gross tons; the Italian tanker United States have reacquired that mittee, which contains many truly constructive proposals regarding to "the fortunate few," while re­ Elia, of 11,377 gross tons, and the eligibility since the last Marad the rejuvenation of American maritime. ducing racial concentrations in Cypriot-flag Aktor, of 6,993 gross report in May. Both reports are presently before the President of the United schools through "color-conscious" tons. States and have been for some time, yet nothing has been done to Of the 255 ships that have planning. (The Aktor was reported sunk called at Cuba since Jan. 1, 1963. act on them. Testimony is taken, proposals are made, many platitudes • Provide adequate open hous­ 800 miles southwest of San Diego, British-flag ships led with 73. The are mouthed, yet nothing constructive is done. This is typical of the ing for low and moderate income Calif., on June 1. The 441-foot rest consisted of 57 Lebanese, 36 attitude of neglect and lack of interest which the government is dis­ families and, in the process, break ship, believed to be carrying a Greek, 19 Cypriot, 18 Polish, 15 playing towards maritime. down the ghetto walls of inner cargo of sugar to the Orient, sank Italian, nine Yugoslav, seven For these reasons. Maritime Day is usually a tragic farce. Speakers cities and the exclusion barriers stern first after pumps dropped by French, five Moroccan, five Mal­ recall the vital role played by American maritime I'uring the two of the suburbs. a Coast Guard plane failed to curb tese, four Finnish, two Dutch, two world wars and Korea in making victory possible by supplying our • Assure equality in justice and the flooding. The Coast Guard Norwegian, two Swedish, and one fighting men with huge masses of supplies and equipment in the face of enemy fire and the ravages of the sea. But they continue to ignore law enforcement, protect Negroes rescued the 27 persons aboard.) Monacoan. the fact that the American merchant fleet has been allowed to fall into seeking to exercise new-won rights According to the Maritime Ad­ such a condition of decay that it cannot meet the needs of our fighting in the South, and strive to defuse ministration report, none of the men in the present conflict in Vietnam. the powder-keg relations between ships which formerly called at President Johnson has promised a new policy towards maritime, yet police and Negro communities. Cuban ports and were placed on all that the responsible government agencies have come up with is the The action program was drafted the U.S. blacklist and thereby lost Maritime Task Force report, which if adopted would spell the doom of the U.S. maritime industry,, and the proposed inclusion of maritime in a new Department of Transportation—which would have the same BALTIMORE — The SIU effect of destroying what is left of the maritime industry by submerging United Industrial Workers Union it in such a maze of red tape and petty bureaucratic rivalries that it has been certified bargaining agent could not survive. for employees of H. Klaff and At the same time, the President's Maritime Advisory Committee Company here, following a recent Report and other concrete and constructive proposals to aid maritime NEW YORK—Leon Climenko, Deputy Industrial Commis­ NLRB election victory over Team­ and stop its continuing decline are ignored, gathering dust on some sioner of the New York Labor Department and a member of the sters Local 311. Contract nego­ bureaucrat's shelf. It is no wonder then that the yearly Maritime Day speechmaking Seafarers International Union, died suddenly on May 29. He was tiations with the Baltimore scrap metal processing firm are already comes with a hollow ring. 53 years old. underway. terested in refugee problems, an Brother Climenko interest he maintained after he Of the 71 eligible voters among tending a civil Gov. Brown and Seafarers joined the Labor Department. Klaff employees, 40 supported the rights seminar at Former Governor Thomas Dewey SIU-UIW and 25 voted for the Unity House of appointed him executive secretary Teamsters. Not a single vote was the International of the New York State Commit­ cast for "no union" although the Ladies Garment tee on EMsplaced Persons. Teamsters challenged six SIU Workers Union His first job with the Labor De­ votes—not enough to effect the when he was partment was editor of the Indus­ election outcome. stricken. He was trial Bulletin. When he took over Teamsters Local 311 had made in charge of the his latest position as deputy in­ two earlier attempts to organize New York Office LeonCKmenko dustrial Commissioner, Brother the Klaff employees but lost NLRB of the Labor De­ partment and had been appointed Climenko was given wider admin­ elections each time. In the mbst deputy commissioner in April, istrative and planning responsibili­ recent election the SIU-UIW in­ 1965, after having served in the ties within the department. He was tervened in the election petition respected and admired for seeking and won the May 20 NLRB bal­ department since 1945. Born in New York, Brother to interpret the state's unemploy­ loting. Climenko attended Fordham Uni­ ment insurance laws liberally dur­ The UIW also recently won a versity for three years. He be­ ing strikes. first-time contract for limousine SIU representatives attended drivers employed by the Baltimore came an SIU member while sail­ ing aboard SlU-contracted ships the funeral services which were Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. Con­ during World War II. He then conducted in New York on May tract negotiations, which were served as an assistant to the late 31. completed after the UIW was Brother Climenko is survived recognized as bargaining agent for Matthew Woll, first vice-president of the American Federation of by his wife, Sylvia; two daughters, the limousine drivers, doubles California's Governor Pat Brown was guest speaker at recent Los An­ Mrs. Laura Johnson and Miss Jo­ their hourly wages, an eight-hour geles County Federation of Labor luncheon in Wilmington. Left to Labor. While working in the AFL's hanna Climenko; his mother, Mrs. day with extra pay for overtime, right in photo are: Frank Boyne, SIU Wilmington Port Agent; Gov­ League for Human Rights, Broth­ Busky Climenko; a brother, Jesse, vacation and holiday pay and ernor Brown: Frank Gill, Wilmington Patrolman for the SIU Pacific District'M'arine Cooks and Stewards and Seafarer-Mike•Ohannqsjan, er Climenko becafhfe actively in­ and a sister, Mrs. Lillian Taufef. ' other benefits. 3MoreFree WorU ShipsBlacklisted For Cuba Trade; Total Now at 255 Leon Climenko, Labor Aide, Dies at 53; Was SlU Member SIU Beats Teamos In Balto. Vote �Inne 10, 1966 SEAFARERS For Viet Ham Area Based <m reports received from Saigon, the Maritime Admin­ istration has advised the SIU of the latest regulations governing liberty for merchant seamen aboard vessels in Viet Nam ports, SIU representatives have participated in a series of meetings with rep­ resentatives of the Maritime Administration and other agencies in an effort to obtain the most liberal possible shore leave provisions consistent with the necessities of the military situation., The follow­ ing is the most recent report on liberty in the Viet Nam area: 1. Nha Tnmg No restrictions; curfew from 2400 to 0500. 2. Cam Ranh Bay No liberty Cam Ranh peninsula com­ plex. 3. (C^ l4U») C^n for liberty; use of ship's boats TC^ufeed.''' ,• 4.V ViBBg. .Tao Liberty pemiissibte; use of sMp's boats required; [Krsonnel permitted to land only betwmt 0800 and^ 1730 in c(»npliance with Area Commander's Security Regu­ lations issued 9 April 1966; curfew from 2400 to (MOO. , ' J,Liberty permissflsle; not-ewer S3 per cent; of crew on ^re at any one time. No liberty. • ^ - ' Ji' <• SlUliA lasers Umoa ReavesSdm! Fwr Phta-madst-Mate hatrmdon NEW YORK—The SIUNA-affiliated Staff Officers Association of America has taken a major step toward providing upgrading training for its members with the proposed opening soon of a pharmacist mate training school. <$>The SOA has obtained a facility State Board of Education and the Federal Government sharing in in which to conduct the program development of the training pro­ at the Marine Hospital at Staple- gram, he added. ton, Staten Island, N. Y., which Graduates of the purser-phar­ makes the establishment of the macist school, which is expected school a virtual certainty, accord­ to open sometime in September, ing to SOA Secretary-Treasurer will be certified by the . United Burt Lanpher. States Coast Guard. Instructors Opening day of the reinstituted will be members of the staff of the purser-pharmacist mate program, Stapleton Hospital—both doctors which became extinct following and nurses. World War II, will culminate more Under present plans, the school than two years of a vigorous cam­ term will be at least nine months; paign by SOA officers. and in addition, purser-pharmacist The school, which will offer new mate graduates will have special opportunity for job advancement, training for shipboard conditions represents a victory for the union and will be qualified to handle which had labored arduously radio pratique. through a maze of red tape and It is contemplated that some a labyrinth of inter-connecting 20 to 30 purser students will at­ Federal, state and local agencies. tend the first term of school. They Secretary - Treasurer Lanpher will not reside at the hospital but said the program will be conducted will receive a per diem allowance under the auspices of the U. S. contributed by the SOA and the Public Health Service under the Department of Labor. The funds immediate supervision of Dr. for the schools operation will come Thomas Shinnick and the New from the Federal Government, York State Board of Education though the New York State Board under the direction of Dr. John of Education and the Public Leslie. It will be a joint project Health Service will provide the with the Union, the New York classroom facilities. Questiotinaires concerning ap­ plication for study at the school have already been distributed Iviitt 16,1««6 Vol. XXVIII, No. 1: among SOA members. SOfflcIal PubKotion of the SITJNA • Ottlf. Lakes & Inland -Wi Distriet, AFL-CIO Sm9e%i,ihnBo»m HAU, ®AIUi SHKPABD .t. fANilER pi.Viee-Prea. :T. WII.UAI«S •A Ah K«im' ^ , '' ' N MATTBEWa ;• -i rAt TANNrai'' •' . 'HESBBIW BBABD ' Vireetof of Oiganitma aiiA fuMieatiena : '^aHaai»a Editor Art Editor M^KJB POUACIC BiiiaKABnSKAiit)!^^. A*»i»tant Editor •-,NAt)ttAN:SKy«R: Staff Writers MBUVJN PURVIS Psrm WB)SS pibll*N>i WWMH* *t no Rtirts AW* «Wtrtlssten. 0. C. 20018 ky. th# IsUniitlsMl UalM, AManMe, Oilt, Ukts anit IttlMd WUtrt OlitrUt, AFt-CIO, (575 Fesftb A«-| ««, BrMWys, l».y. 11232. T.I. HYatlfltIt 9.6600. StMSF «lM. iitttw paid at Waihlnil ton. D. C. FOSrilASTErS ATTESTIOB! FOMB 3579 Wdl (Aaald ka Mttt te Saafarar. Inftrnatlenal Unianl Atiantla. Calf, Lakti a«d Intanil Vattn Dl.tr>«t| AFt-CIO, 675 FoiHli A».B«. ' Braallyii, A-TI 11232. LOG Page Three tmergemy Conference Summoned To Save American Merchant Marine WASHINGTON—A national emergency conference to chart a course for action to revitalize the American maritime industry will be held here on the thirtieth anniversary of the passage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. More than 500 persons will attend the two-day conference on June 28-29 which has been called by the American Committee to Save Our Shipping, sponsored by the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ partment and the AFL-CIO Maritime Committee. The two AFL-CIO maritime units represent the great majority of the nation's ^ that the "law has never been im­ The privately-owned American shipboard and shoreside mari­ plemented." flag-fleet has decreased by some 25 time workers. The committee pointed out that percent since the passage of the The highlight of the confer­ the fate of the American merchant Act, the volume of American ence will take place on June 29, marine will be determined by the foreign commerce carried by U.S. when conference delegates will course of action which President ships has declined by about twocall personally on members of Johnson will take with respect to thirds. coastwise and intercoastal both houses of Congress to ac­ two alternative programs for the shipping has virtually disappeared, quaint them with the dire condi­ future of the U.S. merchant ma­ tramp ships face extinction, in­ tion of the American merchant rine that are presently on his desk. dependent tankers must struggle marine and to impress them with One, the Interagency Maritime for survival, and the bulk cargo the urgency of prompt action to Task Force Report would condemn fleet is outrageously inadequate for halt its further decline and to re­ U.S. flag shipping to death, the the carriage of vital U. S. supplies. store it to its required position in committee said, while the other, Yet when the 1936 Merchant the interests of the nation. the President's Maritime Advisory Marine Act was signed into law by The co-chairman of the Ameri­ Committee Report, calls for action Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt it was can Committee to Save Our Ship­ to implement the Merchant Ma­ designed to accomplish the fol­ ping are Russell Berg, president rine Act of 1936. lowing: of the International Brotherhood The conference will be ad­ 1) Maintain a fleet able to of Boilermaker and Shipbuilders; dressed by representatives of la­ carry the nation's domestic trade Thomas Gleason, president of the bor, management and government. as well as a substantial portion of International Longshoremens As­ Policy for the campaign to save our foreign trade and provide sociation; Joseph Curran, presi­ the American merchant marine shipping services on trade routes dent of the National Maritime which will be launched at the con­ deemed essential by the Govern­ Union, and Paul Hall, president ference, will be drafted by the ment. of the Seafarers International delegates. 2) Keep a fleet which could Union of North America. . (Seafarers will be advised of serve as a military auxiliary. In issuing the call for the emer­ all details of the campaign and 3) Make certain that the mer­ gency conference to save American of the ways in which they can cantile fleet be owned and oper­ shipping, the Committee said that assist in achieving the confer­ ated under United States registry its action was prompted by "the ence goal for revitalizing Amer­ and run by United States citizens. fact that the U.S. merchant ma­ ican shipping at SIU halls in all 4) Have a fleet consisting of the rine is now physically and eco­ ports and through the Seafarers best equipped American-built nomically obsolete and carries less Log.) ships afloat. than nine percent of our foreign The conference climax on June Responsibility for the decline of commerce." 29, the 30th anniversary of the the American merchant marine 50 Percent Carriage 1936 Merchant Marine Act, has rests with the administrative agen­ Under the Merchant Marine special significance inasmuch as cies which have failed or refused Act of 1936/lhe committee said, the Act had as its purpose a mer­ to carry out the intent of the mari­ the intent ^d goal was to realize chant fleet capable of adequately time law over the years. It is the the carriage of 50 percent of the serving the nation's needs in peace maladministration and the failure nation's foreign commerce in and in war. However, instead of a of these agencies to properly im­ American bottoms. strong fleet that was the objective plement the 1936 Act's intent that The committee charged that of the Act, the U. S. merchant the American Committee to Save failure to achieve the intent of fleet has steadily deteriorated in our Shipping will campaign vigor­ the 1936 Act results from the fact the 30 intervening years. ously to correct. y AFL-CIO Marine Unions Move to Prevent Switch of U.S. Cargoes to Foreign Ships NEW YORK—American seamen, shipyard workers and longshoremen served notice today that they would "use all legal means available to us to prevent the chartering of foreign-flag vessels and their carriage of American cargoes.' The notice was contained in KS>-shipyard workers; Joseph Curran, "Rather than insisting upon a statement jointly issued by president of the National Maritime firm and positive steps to correct Russell K. Berg, president of Union; Thomas W. Gleason, presi­ these errors," the unions said, the International Brotherhood of dent of the International Long­ "these companies are seizing upon Boilermakers, which represents shoremen's Association, and Paul the expedient of chartering for­ Hall, president of the Seafarers eign flags. Thus they are not only International Union of North displaying extreme short-sighted­ America. ness with respect to their own fu­ The Unions said they had ture welfare, but providing a con­ learned that the Department of venient escape hatch for the same MIAMI—The crew of the SlU-contracted freighter Del Monte Commerce had agreed to allow Government officials whose in­ (Delta Steamship) has been commended by the Coast Guard for subsidized American shipping difference or lack of sound judg­ companies to charter foreign-flag the touch-and-go rescue of the foundering pleasure yacht Honey vessels to carry this nation's com- ment has led us into the present Bee II in stormy seas off the f safety. The Del Monte was de­ merical cargoes while the Ameri­ critical situation." Bahamas. The unions urged that as a tem­ layed for 12 hours in order to can-flag vessels were diverted to The crew's performance in rescue the foundering yacht and military service in Vietnam. porary measure the Government hunting down the small yacht in its occupants. They said that the condition of immediately step up its program heavy seas was hailed as being in The mercy mission took place the American-flag fleet in the of reactivating American-flag ves­ the "best tradition of the sea" by May 20 in response to an emer­ Vietnam emergency is due to past sels from the reserve fleets and the commandant of , the Seventh gency AMVER radio call. The Government indifference and neg­ that meanwhile it proceed imme­ District Coast Guard Headquar­ Amver system, operated by the lect and charged that the com­ diately with the implementation Coast Guard, is a maritime mu­ panies involved are now "display­ of a long-range program to restore ters in Miami. tual assistance program that co­ ing a readiness and a willingness the American fleet to its proper Towed to Safety ordinates search and rescue ope­ to participate with the Govern­ strength, based upon the recom­ The commendation stressed the rations in the Atlantic Ocean, ment in this action which will mendations made last November crew's willingness to tow the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico serve only to compound the errors by the President's Maritime Advispry Onnmitt^,,.,. . » .. .» of the past. -Honey Bee -II 'to< a -• position- of and Pacific Ocean. DelMonte's Crewmen Commended For Resrue of Yneht in Heavy Sens ! tJ If �[*age Four SEAFARERS Jane 10; 1966 LOG Seatrain Plans Expansion Program, Adding Eight New Vessels To Fleet The Gulf Coast by Undsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area The Louisiana Legislature opened its 1966 session recently and it The SlU-contracted Seatrain Lines is moving ahead with a major expansion program that will add looks like it will be a busy legislative year for labor in the Gulf area. eight newer, larger and faster container ships to the company fleet. Of the almost 550 bills already introduced into both houses of the The new Seatrain freighters are being converted at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock State Legislature, the Louisiana AFL-CIO tabulation shows that labor Co., Newport News, Va., from company would add new ports of the enlargement of existing facili­ has a vital interest in more than 44 percent of pending legislation. former Mission-type tankers. call, construct new shore facilities ties. In addition, it's beginning to*®^ The modem container ships will and increase the capacity of its look like a "right-to-work" pro­ deck department. Married, Mer­ The SlU-contracted Sea-Land be two knots faster than the 14.5 existing facilities. Service Inc. was also awarded a posal will be introduced by the rill makes his home in Mobile. It was noted by the company Defense Department contract for Council of Associated General Until repairs are completed on the knot ships now used by Seatrain. Contractors in an attempt to re- Claiborne, he intends to spend his Seatrain announced the expan­ that the total cost of converting the use of container ships for enact a "right-to-work" law in the time catching up on his hobby of the ships comes to more than $30 service to Viet Nam. sion right after a $1.85 million million. This includes the pur­ Sea-Land operates 19 ships and state. Labor was able to repeal fresh water fishing. Another Sea­ Defense Department contract was chase price of new containers, has on order six new, container this anti-labor proposal in 1956, farer who had to get off the Clai­ awarded to Seatrain for the use construction of new facilities and vessels. but the anti-labor "right-to-work" borne is Carl B. Andrews who was of three container ships in haul­ people have neyer given up. If aboard her as oiler. Andrews also ing military supplies. The com­ such a proposal really is brought wants to sign on again as soon up again, organized labor in this as repairs are complete. pany expects delivery of the three area will marshall all of its re­ Several Seafarers whose last ves­ new ships within a few weeks. sources to prevent passage. sel was the Monticello Victory The new ships moving into are taking it easy On a brighter note, the river Seatrain berths are the Seatrains here. Among town of Yazoo City, Mississippi Puerto Rico, Carolina and Mary­ them are Clarence recently saw the christening of its land. They will replace the slower J. Nail, whose first vessel since the Confederacy. Seatrains Texas, New Jersey and regular shipboard On May 11 the new towboat Little SEATTLE—There were no serious injuries reported to Seafarers Savannah which are now being slot is steward. Helen, built at Greenville for the used on the Military Sea Trans­ in the recent collision of the SIU Pacific District-contracted vessels SlU-Inland Boatmen's union con­ Nail intends to portation Service run to Puerto Washington Mail (American Mail) and Ohio (State Line), in a tracted Coyle Lines of New Or­ rest up for a short Rico. heavy fog off the coast of Korea. ^ while at his home leans, was given its official sendoff Faster Vessels Both vessels suffered exten­ miles off the southwest coast of in Mobile before there. Nail shipping again. Each converted Mission-tytpe sive damage and are presently Korea in rain and fog. New Orleans The collision was described by Jack Green was last aboard the tanker is being made over at a undergoing repairs in Japan. The crewman Mike Grimison aboard $2.5 million cost and features an 7,900-ton C-3 Ohio was struck After laying up for 12 days for Monticello Victory as FWT. expanded cargo carrying capacity. near the No. 2 hold and was the Ohio, who said he was awak­ repairs, the Del Sud re-crewed re­ Groen has shipped out of the Gulf The specialized freighters will cut through as far as the star­ ened from sleep by a "big crash." cently and it was like old home for over 20 years and makes his "The Washington Mail was week around the hall here for home in Mobile with his wife and hold 177 containers measuring 40 board hatch combing. For some sticking half way through the Delta regulars. Eddie Fnselier children. He intends to get in a by eight feet and 36 rail cars of time she was in danger of sink­ Ohio," he said. "Then in 10 or got off the Sud after a stay of little vacation time before shipping 55-foot length. They are two ing and her crew was taken 15 minutes, our captain told them about six months as passenger out again. Another former Mon­ knots faster than 14.5-knot ves­ aboard the Washington Mail, sels now serving the Puerto Rican which suffered severe bow" dam­ to back out. I thought we were bedroom steward. He spent some ticello Victory crewmember who cut clean in two. She went into time visiting relatives in the area. wants to get some rest before run. age but remained seaworthy. the'No. 2 hold and went clear The collision occurred on the through to the starboard side of Oyde Lanier, chief steward, spent looking for another berth is Ray­ Seatrain said that along with the most of his layoff time around the mond F. Devine, who sails as company's fleet expansion the morning of April 25, about 100 the ship clear down." hall. Others were Al Tocho, bar­ second cook. An SIU member of tender; and Lloyd Schenk, elec­ long standing, he also makes his Taking Water trician. Lloyd home in Mobile. After the ships came apart the signed on again Houston Ohio began taking water badly. when she reThe sea rushed into the 30-foot . crewed as third Bill N. Thompson has been hole in her side faster than her electrician. Others around the hall here looking for pumps could clear it out. It was signing on were a trip to the Far East. TTiompson, by at this point that her crew, with Bobby Gam, deck who- last sailed aboard the Qiocthe exception of several officers, maintenance; taw Victory, wants a steward de­ Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes was taken off as a precautionary Mike Dunn, chief partment slot. Another Seafarer measure. baker; John who is raring to go is Kenneth GaThe 660 foot self-unloader, Adam E. Cornelius, operated by the Gam The Ohio was later taken in Adams, butcher; bagan. After spending some lei­ Boland and Cornelius Steamship Company of Buffalo, ran aground tow by a Japanese tug and sure time exploring New Mexico, on the northern tip of Russel's Island in the St. Clair River approxi­ beached near Pusan, Korea. It and Otto Tinun, waiter. Gahagan is keeping his eye peeled mately 300 yards from the Algonac Service Center. The grounding was taken in tow only after at­ Mobile for a deck job on a ship going to occurred Sunday, May 22nd, in a heavy fog. Two SIU-IBU tugs were tempting the run to Pusan under When the Claibome put in here India. Another man with India summoned from Detroit to move ^ its own power with the Washing­ for repairs after her recent colli­ on his mind is Eugene W. Wil­ the vessel off the bottom, with Hall honoring Maritime Day. The ton Mail standing by. Eventually no success. It was necessary for ceremonies were attended by Mr. however, the Ohio went so far sion with a Liberian tanker, sev­ liam who last sailed aboard the the Adam E. to discharge part of Frank Alter, representing the U.S. down in the bow that its propeller eral SIU oldtimers found them­ Azalea City as FWT. After riding selves on the beach temporarily. coasters for a while, a long run her cargo into another vessel Department of Commerce; Mr. was out of the water. Among them are C. D. Merrill sounds good to him and he says using the unloading boom in order Edward L. Baker, U.S. Postmas­ Another Ohio crewmember, who was sailing in the Claiborne's India would be just fine. to lighten her enough to be freed ter; Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treas­ carpenter Frank Wawroski, com­ from the bottom. No injuries or urer of the SIU's Great Lakes mented "It's a wonder she stayed District. Detroit Mayor Jerome damage were reported. afloat. . . . The water came up All local union and local cen­ Cavanaugh issued a proclamation awfully fast in No. 1 hold. She tral labor bodies affiliated with the designating the week of May 23rd, was sinking a foot an hour." Michigan State AFL-CIO have as Maritime Week. The only injury in the collision been notified to designate their Wyandotte Chemical Settlement was reported by crewman W. E. respective" delegates for the pur­ Sumner, who was lookout in the pose of attending a special meet­ After several meetings over the Ohio's bow who was severely ing on June 1st, in Lansing, Mich­ winter months with representa­ The National Labor Relations Board report for the year 1965 bruised when knocked from his igan. tives of the Wyandotte Chemical showed that refusal to bargain charges leveled against employers All delegates present will be Company, the SIU has won sever­ feet by the force of the collision were up 25 percent over the prior year and that illegal discharge polled in order to determine which ance pay for all members of the and thrown about the deck. The and other forms of discrimination against employees continued to candidates will receive COPE en­ SIU Great Lakes District who crash was described by all hands be the. dominant charge against employers. dorsements, for the offices of Gov­ were employed by the company. as a metal splintering, bone jar­ ring impact that threw many Unions won 4,680 elections in the 12-month period, or about 60 ernor and U. S. Senator. From The fact that Wyandotte Trans­ percent of the total, the board reported. all appearances, former Governor portation Company did not ac­ crewmen to the decks of both G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams is tually go out of business, but vessels. Thirty years ago the National Labor Relations Board, in its Damage to the Ohio was esti­ a "shoe-in" for United States rather got out of the shipping first year of existence, handled 31 employee elections. In the fiscal Senator, having already • received end of it, presented a strong legal mated at about half a million dol­ year 1965 the figure was 7,824—a measure of the increase im the support of many unions in point that enabled the union to lars. At latest report she was activity in the area of labor-management relations. this area. Detroit Mayor Jerome make monetary demands in be­ awaiting drydock facilities at The NLRB made the comparison in its 30th annual report. Cavanaugh is also seeking the half of all Wyandotte men for­ Shimonoseki, Japan. Repairs will Putting its statisticians to work, the agency found that over the merly employed by this company. take about 60 days according to Democratic nomination. The SIU 30-year period it had handled 200,000 unfair labor practice cases In addition, although the Wyan­ present estimates. Repairs to the .will send delegates to this all im­ and had conducted for than 140,000 representation elections dotte vessels have been sold, the Washington Mail, presently un­ portant meeting. which permitted more than 19 million workers to decide whether Wyandotte plants are still receiv­ derway at Yokahama, are expect­ Maritime Day, 1966 they wanted to bargain collectively with their employer through ing materials at their dock facili­ ed to 'take about 45 days. a union. Ceremonies were held Monday, ties that are used in the manufacThe crews of both vessels were May 23rd, at Detroit's WJBp turipg of. ywqijs, , repatriated fiy.W . . il •' Y ' t No Serious Injuries Reported As SlU Pacific Ships Collide The Great Lakes Unfair Labor Practite Charges Hike NLRB Case load in 1965 f •I �June 10, 1966 SEAF The Pacific Coast by Frank Orozak, West Coast Representative ERS Page Five LOG £a/res SIU Sets Vote for August; Nominutions for Officers Open July 1 DETROIT—Procedures are now underway for the biennial election of officers of the Great Lakes SIU under the terms of the Union's constitution. The procedures require the completion of nomina­ An all California voter poll taken last week shows .that Governor Edmund G. Brown is trailing both Republican candidates in voter tion by July 15 so that actual voting can be held during the month of August. preference at the present time. In accordance with the Sec- f As in 1964, since the Secretary- Detroit, Duluth and Frankfort be­ The poll was conducted among a cross section of eligible voters of retary-Treasurer's pre-balloting Treasurer of the Lakes SIU is sta­ tween the hours of 9 A.M.-5 P.M-. both parties throughout the State. The California primary is this week. report, six Great Lakes posts tioned in Detroit, no position of Mondays through Saturdays. In .Representative Robert Duncan off in the near future are the: are to be filled by a secret ballot Port Agent for Detroit is included addition, the constitution estab­ won the Oregon primary over vote of the Lakes SIU member­ on the Lakes SIU ballot. lishes a specific procedure for Kyska Thetus and Choctaw. Howard Morgan for the Demo­ ship, as a result of action taken A credentials committee of shipboard balloting during the Billie Harris's ship was the cratic senate seat. Duncan will on the secretary-treasurer's pre- three rank-and-file members will voting period in August. oppose Governor Mark Hatfield Alcoa Voyage on which he sailed balloting report at meetings held check the qualifications and eligi­ Accordingly, all members are in the November general election. as bosun. He piled off in San in Great Lakes District ports on bility of air nominees and see to urged to carry their membership Francisco after a trip to Vietnam, June 6. The report recommends the preparation of the ballots. San Francisco books with them at all times during and is now ready to go the first The actual voting will take the month of August and to in­ Shipping is still going good in group 1 job that hits the board. the number and locations of ports the Port of San Francisco. Plenty Billie has been with the SIU 18 and the number of Assistant Sec­ place throughout the month of form themselves on the constitu­ retary-Treasurers and Agents to August at Lakes SIU halls in Al­ tional procedures covering ballot­ of jobs are available for FWTs, years. pena, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, ing. Oilers and Electricians. James Pender­ be elected. A notice spelling out the offices graf has been on Last period we paid off and to be voted on and the eligibility the beach for a signed on the following ships: while but now is requirements for nominees was Wild Ranger and Topa Topa. In ready to ship. Jim sent to all Great Lakes members. transit are the: Marymar, Steel has been an SIU It provides for a July 1-15 nomi­ Designer, Geneva and Port Mar. member for 21 nations period during which nomi­ Ships due in for the next period years and thinks nations can be made by mail, in by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atiantic Coast Area for possible payoffs: De Alba, Mt. the vacation plan person or at the regular port Vernon Victory, Fairport, San and sickness and The SIU is happy to welcome the employees of H. Klaff and Com­ Pendergraf Juan, Anniston Victory, Antinous, accident benefits meetings of the Lakes SIU during pany in Baltimore to the union after they voted for the SIU United the first half of July. San Francisco, Vantage Press, are two of the finest things that Industrial Workers Union as their bargaining ageilt in a NLRB elec­ Posts to be filled during the elec­ Iberville, Desoto and Ocean Eve­ any Maritime union has ever tion against the Teamster Local 311. Negotiations with the scrap metal achieved. Steve Dontes just ar­ tion are those of Secretary-Treas­ firm for a contract, are being held now. lyn. rived from the East Coast to take urer and Assistant Secretary<$>On the beach for a short spell, a Vietnam run and is now waiting New York Philadelphia Treasurer and for Port Agents in and waiting to make his fourth for a BR slot. Duluth, Chicago, Frankfort and Shipping is exceptionally good Riley Carey who sails in the trip to the Far East this year, is Buffalo. in New York for all ratings and deck department, visited the hall Wilmington Chester Lee Owen, Fireman-Oiler. Two Ballots from all indications will remain after spending a few weeks in Shipping in the Wilmington James Stroud is Two ballots will be used in the that way. In the hall to say hello Boston. Carey will take the first just off the Topa area remains active and brisk. And was Dutch Palmer. Dutch is ship's AB's job that comes along. Frank Topa after a 2Vi there are plenty jof jobs for key election. The first one will be for delegate on the Steel Recorder McGarry, is ready, willing and month Far East rated men in all departments. The all offices except the post of Frank­ which paid off clean and in good able to take the first deck job that voyage. Brother Halaula Victory paid off after a fort Port Agent, as provided in the shape. Palmer was assisted by the hits the boards after spending a Stroud, an AB, three-month trip to the Far East. constitution. This first ballot will other delegates, namely Joe Duffy, few weeks on the beach here. Constanino Antoniou, deck be used by all Lakes SIU mem­ wants a slot on S. Wala and Alii Nasroen in Frank visited his brother who is delegate abroad the Hercules Vic­ the first ship head­ bers, except carferrymen. The bringing the ship back with few stationed at the Philadelpha Navy ed for the West­ tory, dropped by the office to pick carferrymen will use the second beefs. This ship had quite a few Yard. Fred Clopton, an oldtimer up some logs. Fred Blunkberg, ern Pacific. Stroud with the union is registered and deck maintenance on the Roswell ballot, which will carry the names old timers on it. George Zintz will visit old friends before ship­ Victory, also came by while his of nominees for Frankfort Port Jr., a 14-year member of the SIU, ping out. His last ship was the Baltimore ship was in for bunkers to pick Agent, as well as for Secretaryfresh off the Topa Topa, will up a delegate's kit. F^ed is headed Treasurer and Assistant SecretaryColumbia. Ywaswant Somani is Shipping has been good during now fit for duty and should be check in for a physical exam be­ for yietnam. Treasurer. the past two weeks with plenty of ready for a pumpman's job soon. fore returning to sea. Brother jobs on the board and prospects Zintz, an AB, is known for his We have five payoffs, five signfor the coming two weeks look To Maritime Urged "bottle writing escapades." After ons and 11 ships in transit for very good. At present, the Santore, 14 attempts at enclosing messages this period. Alamar and ^amar are laid up. in bottles at sea, he finally found The Seamar is due to crew up a pen pal in the person of Sergeant June 4 and the Santore, June 6. Puerto Rico No report yet on the Alamar. John White, British Army, who's The Supreme Court of Puerto During the last period, there were located in the British protectorate Rico has decided that labor con­ three payoffs, three sign-ons and of Sharjah Trucial Oman in the tracts between industry and work­ six ships in transit. Persian Gulf. ers remain in effect even though James Long, a 25-year SIU the workers change their union WASHINGTON—A bill designed to aid the development of a Seattle veteran who last sailed as Bosun Shipping slacked off a little modern American-flag merchant fleet by encouraging replacement on the Seamar is waiting for the before the contract expires. Pepe since the last report, but is now and modernization of obsolete vessels has been introduced into the vessel to come out of layup, and Garcia is shipping as an AB on the Ponce after sprucing up his going good again for all ratings, House by Representative John would like to sign on her again. home. Juan Sanchez is taking it our maritime capacity. We are Jose Martinez, AB on the Seamar, and indications are that it will W. Byrnes (R-Wis.). easy for a while after a long voy­ The bill would allow ship­ still struggling with this problem hopes to sail with the Santore continue. age on the Alcoa Explorer. Teddy when it makes a grain run to Tur­ Ruiz is looking for a Seatrain ship. The following ships paid off: owners to deposit amounts from today." He noted that "despite the key. Bill Simmons would like the Anchorage, Seattle, Hattiesburg earnings in a tax-free construc­ Victory, Brigham Victory and tion reserve fund and would pro­ clearly stated goal" of the Mer­ same trip, sailing as a deck engi­ Norfolk vide for a depreciation allowance IVlinot Victory. Signed on were of 15 percent, provided the money chant Marine Act of 1936 to pro­ neer. His last job was on the Bethmote a strong merchant marine, tex. Henri Robin a 16-year SIU the: Anchorage, Seattle and Hat­ saved through increased deprecia­ "the American merchant marine veteran is registered and waiting tiesburg Victory. tion is placed in the construction has been continuing its decline in Boston for a stewards In transit are the Inger, Pmt- reserve fund. recent years." job. His last ship Shipping has been on the slow mar, Losmm-, Pennmar, Seattle In addition, the bill would was the Potomac Addressing himself specifically bell this period but the outlook and Anchorage. Ships due to pay change the present requirement to the American-flag Great Lakes as Chief cook. that construction or reconstruc­ fleet, Byrnes noted that "the per­ for the next period is good with Thomas Stubbs, a tion must begin within two years centage of the Great Lakes ship­ the summer boats starting on June 12-year union vet­ 15. of the time deposits in the fund ping carried by American fleet mmm PAYOFfT eran, is on the Remigius McDonald, a 20-year are made. beach looking afships has been declining substan­ LEAVE CLIAN SHIP In introducing his proposed tially in recent years." He pointed union man, is happy to spend time Vi ter some personal Seafarers are reminded that legislation, Byrnes commented on out that "No new American-flag with his family after two trips business after sail­ when they leave a ship after Stubbs the serious deterioration which Great Lakes ships have been con­ to the Far East. His last vessel ing as an oiler on articles expire in a foreign port, has taken place in the U.S.-flag structed since 1960, and there was the Robin Trent. George the Yellowstone. Elbert Winslow tha obligation to leave a clean fleet. have been no conversions since Swift is back in good health after paid off the Commander in Phila­ ship for the next crew is the Problem Remains 1961. During this time there has a spell in drydock. He's OK now delphia when he heard the Balti­ same as in any Stateside port. more was in a shipyard here and "Over 100 years ago," he re­ been a decline in our carrying and ready to ship out again. Attention to details of house­ is waiting for it to .crew up so George Hubner, another SIU capacity of Great Lakes vessels as minded his fellow Congressmen, keeping and efforts to leave "a select committee of the House well as a decline in our share of oldtimer, is fit for duty after six he can get an AB job^im-the ves­ quarters, messrooms and other of Representatives lamented the the Great Lakes trade. . . . This months in drydock. He said he sel. Thomas Gower, a 14-year SIU working ^aces dean will be decline of America's status as a is a sad commentary on our rec­ will grab the first job put on the veteran, is fit for duty after a stay appreciated by the new Orew maritime nation and emphasized ord of meeting the objective of board. His last ship was the Spit­ in Staten Island Hospital for three , when it comes aboard. weeks: fire where he sailed'as aV AB." the. need for. Ihe development of the Merchant Marine Abt."-'- V ' The Atlantic Coast House Bill Would Spur New Ship Construction ( �SEAFARERS Page Six June 10, 1966 LOG REPORT Seafarer On Pension Atiantic# Gwif & Inttind W^*rs Dlitrict May 21 to June 3, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals All Groups Class A Class B 5 1 45 17 9 1 20 13 8 5 10 4 9 3 13 9 40 13 52 20 16 8 22 8 38 22 287 124 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B 4 2 34 16 7 3 15 6 4 3 5 3 5 1 17 5 39 17 40 26 4 7 27 11 23 19 224 119 Class C 0 9 0 5 0 3 1 0 3 16 7 22 12 78 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 20 0 175 61 54 16 109 33 18 19 19 7 19 8 83 22 134 68 147 63 21 1 58 0 35 3 892 301 ENGINE DEPARTMENT I i Seafarer Frank Meggle (right) picked up his first regular $150 monthly SlU pension check at New York headquarters recently from Union rep Leon Hall. The new pensioner, a native of Panama who now makes his home in New York with his wife Florence, has been a Union member for over twenty years. His last ship was the Mankato Victory, on which he sailed as chief steward on a trip to Vietnam and Ankara, Turkey. THE INQUmiNO SgAgABBM QUESTION: Of all the ports that you have visited which one do you consider the most expen­ sive for a Seafarer and why? . Juan Lerni: I would say that Naples, Italy, is the most expen'sive port I've ever visited. In fact, I would say that it just costs too much money to go there, because it seems that they have raised their prices just for seamen. Take, for example a few of the thing that I myself have bought over there: dolls for my children and bedspreads to take home. I found out later that they were priced higher than they would have cost in other ports. Edward Yaniga: Strange as it may seem, I find New York to be the most expen­ sive port a sea­ man can visit. This is probably because of the high taxes on such items as cig­ arettes. Then, too, going out for a meal is very cost1 y. I f a m a n wants to go to a restaurant for supper, he ends up paying through the nose. Also, the price of a decent room in a hotel is very expensive. The least a man can pay for this is five dollars. — — Bill Norman: Of course, the cost of going ashore anywhere depends on whether a man plans to spend a lot of money. One fellow can go ashore and spend a couple of I; F bucks, while an­ other might blow a hundred. But as far as ports of call go/ I'd call Saigon the most expensive. There's a lot of Amer­ ican money floating around over there due to the war, and I guess that automatically runs the prices "P- . ^ . Willie Lindsay: I would pick Barcelona, Spain, as the most ex­ pensive port I've ever visited; al­ though it might be due to the fact that I like the place better than most. I'm a fel­ low that likes to pick up a souve• nir or two when i I'm in Spain, and I find the prices very high. When I arrive back in the States, I usu­ ally have with me such Spanish souvenirs as perfume and woodcarving; and when I get back to the States with those items, I find my pocketbook quite a bit lighter. ^ Pete Cortes: I would say that Japan is the most expensive place for a seaman to go a s h o r e. Al­ though I'd be the first to admit that the place is clean in the American way, anything you buy over there really costs a lot. You take for example food, drinks and lodging. The quality and service is excellent, but the high prices go right with it. It's completely different in South America where a man can get along on practically nothing, pro­ viding he knows what he's doing. A lot of things, such as clothing and watches, are real cheap in places like Brazil. ^ Arte Lange: Although it didn't used to be that way, I find the various German ports very expen­ sive. I haven't spent any great length of time over there, for the simple reason that a Seafarer's got to get back to the ship; but the few times I've been on the beach there have cost a good bit of money. I imagine the reason is that the country is getting more modern and so prices are bound to go up. TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B Boston 4 1 New York 20 51 Philadelphia ..... 5 5 Baltimore 10 23 Norfolk 2 4 Jacksonville 7 2 Tampa 3 7 Mobile 8 13 New Orleans 27 21 Houston 32 26 Wilmington 7 6 San Francisco .... 19 22 Seattle 38 19 Totals 229 153 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 1 3 1 13 12 30 4 7 4 2 9 13 1 2 4 3 5 5 2 1 3 1 8 18 3 27 34 7 21 24 S 9 3 18 20 16 11 20 37 69 134 202 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 7 2 154 48 30 25 87 63 21 20 4 8 7 7 46 21 68 86 94 78 6 16 40 0 24 5 616 351 STE^IViARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B Boston 0 0 New York 25 5 Philadelphia 4 2 Baltimore 19 8 Norfolk 3 7 Jacksonville 4 0 Tampa 14 1 4 Mobile 15 33 New Orleans 21 Houston 21 15 6 Wilmington 0 San Francisco .... • 24 5 Seattle 30 21 Totals 190 97 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 1 7 22 7 0 3 5 0 10 13 0 0 2 6 3 3 0 2 0 9 7 0 0 25 51 7 20 16 4 4 5 21 11 20 37 14 21 185 110 61 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 3 5 34 122 21 3 63 44 8 19 3 6 16 3 64 15 80 124 71 24 3 9 0 54 6 29 592 237 YOmDOO^'SA^^ Seafarer's Guide to Be tter Buying By Sidney Margolius The Federal Trade Commission's rules for tire ad­ that system goes into effect, which may be two or vertising and labeling went into effect in May. Hope­ three years from now, you'll be able to buy with the fully, they may help you look for values in the early assurance that a tire sold as first line or premium, summer tire sales without being fooled by the tricks "Grade 1" or whatever designations are adopted, does often used in the tire business. meet at least the minimum quality for that grade. It will pay you to shop the tire sales carefully. Tires Tire manufacturers are not fighting the expected will cost more later this year. Most manufacturers minimum safety standards as much as the proposed have announced increases. official grade standards. They are aghast at the pros­ Tire advertising and selling for many years has pect that they may have to follow mandatory grades been a jungle of frequent deceptive pricing and mis­ when no other industry is required to. representations of performance and quality. The FTC One of the major current controversies is over the reports that despite the Tire Advertising Guides it is­ two-ply tires advertised as "four-ply rating." Many sued in 1958 and subsequent orders to "cease and new cars now come equipped with these two-ply tires. desist" from various deceptions, questions of safety, The manufacturers contend that they have stronger price misrepresentation and guarantees still arise. cords and also tend to run cooler. But many auto The Better Business Bureaus also have been trying owners have insisted on buying real four-ply, not bravely to stem the near-deceptions and outright mis­ just "four-ply rating," for replacement tires. One rea­ representations, sometimes to their own loss. One son may be the frequent complaints of car buyers large tire manufacturer even discontinued its mem­ that tires on their new cars have not lasted as long bership in the St. Louis BBB because of the bureau's as expected. In fact one of the largest chains now criticism of advertising by the company's local tire has discontinued selling two-ply tires altogether. distributor. Until tire advertising finally is cleaned up, we sug­ The FTC itself says it is convinced by its experi­ gest watching out for these tricks when shopping for ences that there is a need for mandatory minimum your new tires this summer: safety standards and tire grading. The FTC believes The Odd Size Priced Low: One device is to adver­ that existing voluntary safety standards, even as re­ tise a less-frequently bought size at a very low price. cently revised, arc inadequate to assure the public For example, a big chain currently is advertising of safe tires. 6.50x13 tires at $12.99 in big bold type. But in Presently you have no way of knowing how good smaller type the prices of the more, widely bought i "deluxe," "super deluxe," "imperial," "premium," 14- and 15-inch tires range from $17.99 to $24.99. first" or "second line" tire really is. A manufacturer's Actually there is only $1 or $2 difference between deluxe" tire may really be his second grade. In fact, the prices of the 13-inch tires and the larger sizes. in recent ads one of the largest national chains adver­ Perpetual Sales: Some sellers have perpetual tised "Premium" tires for as little as $13-$19. They sales." Their "sale" prices have been found really can call that tire "Premium" under present laws. But to be their regular prices. Comparison-shopping is the price makes that designation seem dubious. Real your only safeguard against fake tire sales. premium tires usually cost twice or more those prices. Second Tire at Half Price: Don't take this for Now Congress is about to enact legislation which granted. Sometimes the combined prices of the two will require the Secretary of Commerce to set mini­ tires may be much the same as for two tires bought mum safety standards, and also, tire grades. When individually from other retailers. t' ft t I^ I .1 i/lj Vi! �lone 10, 1966 SEAFARERS Page Seren LOG "S. O. S." Anti-Pollutioii BHI The Mu^kie Anti-Water Pollution Bill has gained the support of the AFL-CIO as an "honest response to a crying need" for water conservation. The bill, introduced by Senator Edmund S. Muskie (D., Me.) contrasted with other proposals in that it "makes more money available to communities for cleaning up their waters," AFL-CIO Legislative Rep. James F. Doherty stated on the AFL-CIO radio program. Labor News Conference. Doherty told reporters in an interview that "There is plenty of water in this country." The real need, he noted, is for effective controls and intelligent use of existing supplies. Although "great progress" has been made in research and planning under existing anti-pollution legislation, Doherty doubted that "a single mile of America's rivers has been cleaned as a result of any legislation that is now on the books." Doherty cited money as the major roadblock in pollution con­ trol, pointing out that many state and local governments feel they have reached the maximum tax level. He rejected the concept of "affluent charges," contained in the Administration's anti-pollution measure, under which fees or fines would be levied against indus­ tries that discharge, pollutants into lakes, rivers and other waste sources. He argued that the wealthier industries could afford to pay the fine and go right on polluting. It would be "a license to pollute," Doherty stated. * * * The AFL-CIO is urging Congress to pass a law making manu­ facturers responsible for putting their goods in standard containers of clearly defined weights and measures. Labels such as "super-size quart" and "giant economy size" which confuse and cheat the American shopper would be wiped off the market if the bill is passed. Two strong attacks hit the legislation in the Senate just before it came to a vote last week. Senator Norris Cotton, (R.-N.H.) moved to water the bill down to a simple clarity-in-label law while Senate Majority Leader Everett Dirksen, 111. said that if Senator Cotton's motion was de­ feated he would move to refer the bill to the Senate Judiciary Committee. In asking that the Senate vote against Senator Dirksen's motion, AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller said that "Sueh a move ean be interpreted as only a hostile effort to kill this much needed legislation by interminable delay." An agreement to restore a form of seniority to the union-manage­ ment contract after a lapse of 18 years, was voted on by members of the Seattle, Washington, Ma­ chinists at 38 Boeing company lo­ cations. The vote replaces the controversial performance analy­ sis system with a manpower con­ trol system. vl> Workers District 50 to win bar­ gaining rights at the Certain Teed Products Co. plant in Riverside, Calif. The vote was 57-1 in the election supervised by the National Labor Relations Board. Fourteen workers voted for no union. Harold Alpert, president of the Electrical Radio & Machine Work­ ers Local 244, Milford, Conn., has been named winner of the 1966 Labor Education Internship spon­ sored by Local 189 of the Ameri­ can Federation of Teachers. The award entitles President Alpert to eight weeks of labor education training financed by an $800 scholarship. Frank C. Barnes, Jr., treasurer of the Pulp, Sulphite & Paper Mill Workers, from 1944 until his re­ tirement in 1960, died at his home in Apache Junction, Ariz., after a long illness at the age of 71. He joined the union in Longview, Wash., in 1933 and was an inter­ national representative. He also, ^ served on the union's Research and Education Department. Sur­ Lawrence Rogin, AFL-CIO viving are his widow and two Education Director has advised children. union members that they and their children will be able to take ad­ ^ vantage of the new Cold War GI John T. Haletsky, 48, of Phila­ Bill now available to servicemen delphia, was elected tenth vice who were on active duty for at president of the Retail Clerks, least six months and were dis­ RCIA President James A. Suff- charged after Jan. 31, 1955. The ridge reported. Haletsky had bill went into effect June 1, 1966. been organizing director of the Benefits for fulltime students range eastern division, which includes 13 from $100 a month for a single states and three Canadian prov­ veteran with no dependents to inces. $150 for those with two or more. The AFL-CIO Cement Lime & Counseling service, Mr. Rogin Gypsum Workers beat back a raid said, will be available from Vet­ attempt by the unaffiliated Mine erans Administration offices. The Distress Signal No one with even a casual knowledge of the condition of the American merchant marine will deny that it is in distress. It is a condition that U.S. shipping has suffered from for so long that it is a national dis­ grace, particularly so since it is within the power of the United States to correct it. And in the national interest to do so. Unfortunately, those in our governmental structure who are responsible for the main­ tenance of a strong merchant fleet show little or no inclination to fulfill their re­ sponsibility. It is 30 years since the passage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, which was enacted to assure that this country would be served by a fleet adequate for its needs in peace and war. But the implementation of the Act has continually been obstructed by bureaucrats over the years to the point where we are in a crisis. The S. O. S. which is being sent out by the American Committee to Save Our Ship­ ping in the form of a call to the emergency national conference to be held in Washing­ ton on June 28-29 is therefore timely and important. The sponsors of the Committee, the AFL-CIO shipboard and shoreside mari­ time unions, the SIU among them, are firmly united in their resolve to bring to a halt the decline of U.S. shipping and to get it on its way to the position it was intended to hofo. The June 28-29 conference will mark the launching of such a campaign. Each and every SIU man can play a part in this necessary fight. Among other places, the Congress will be an important area, and it is in bringing the message to their elected representatives that Seafarers can do much good. And the Union will inform them of how they can help. Off-Year Elections Are Important Because the upcoming 1966 congressional elections Won't get the fanfare and publicity reserved for presidential election years, American trade union members must keep in mind that the off-year elections are of great importance nevertheless. It is traditional that the majority party loses Congressional seats in off-year elec­ tions. If this holds true this year, it would mean the loss of many liberal, pro-labor legislators who have already proved their de­ votion to progress in the legislation intro­ duced and acted upon during the last session of Congress. Many of these liberal congressmen will be facing tough reelection battles this year. In addition to the off-year-election jinx, many right-wing extremist groups have declared war against these progressive legislators and have amassed large war chests to use to bring about their defeat. The right-wing seeks to replace them with legislators of strong rightwing, anti-labor leanings. In spite of the many accomplishments of the last session of Congress with regard to long overdue and much needed liberal legis­ lation, there is still much to be done. The fight to repeal Taft-Hartley Section 14B will continue, as will the fight for higher mini­ mum wage standards and the important situs picketing bill. To carry the fight for this important legis­ lation through to victory, the votes of liberal congressmen will be of the utmost impor­ tance. It is therefore vital for every trade union member to get out and vote in the 1966 congressional elections to keep the lib­ eral, progressive legislators in Washington— and to elect even more—so that the nation and all its people can continue on the road to progress instead of being led down a de­ tour toward reaction. �Jnne 10, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Pmge Eiglit lone 10, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Pmge Nine wi I •In.s.tari, *'"> "'""nor rsrr'r"'«h.. M. r^:TTi.'• 'I::;.. '"."."", "• <l"c-Mions«at,,n,Ih arise as,o„'|n. Asa resa niann.nK cer,i,ica,e far ,he M\ f)i-,moml I k "" Some of the Duties Required of the Diamond Alkali's Oiler on Watch Which Coast Guard Apparently Chooses to Ignore—Question Is Why? porarj; IS |)rei)ariii« (Idemnenr C ARRYING out the duties of an oiler aboard the Great Lakes ves­ sel MV Diamond Alkali is a busy job. A man is kept going from one end of his watch to the other. So when the SIU learned that the Coast Guard had arbitrarily made drastic reductions in the — f m>-n •% '•SSsl engine room manning scale that would have eliminated the oilers on watch, it was easy to present evidence of the Coast Guard's unjustified action. The SIU representatives on the Great Lakes simply set about detailing in words and pictures some of the multitude of duties performed by the oiler on the watch oti Diamond Alkali. The result was a picture story that exposed the Coast Guard's arbitrary and unwise ac­ tion. At a meeting in Washington with the Coast Guard and maritime unions, the SIU submitted a detailed and docu­ mented presentation explaining the duties of the oiler on watch, along with the photos of the oiler carrying out his functions. The duties described in these columns and pictured in the correspond­ ingly numbered photos below are but some of the duties in which the oiler on watch is involved. It would seem the Coast Guard could have made such a study before it attempted the unwar­ ranted manning cut. Anyway, after the SIU presented its position, the Coast Guard said it would review its action. 1. Greasing C.P. pump pulleys. Checked every 20 minutes. Greased manually to prevent burnout and possible fire danger. -"V 2. Greasing bilge pump. Checked every 20 minutes. Greased manually as needed. m h""- i 4. Greasing steering engine. Twelve fit­ tings greased manually and linkage oiled each watch. Cleanup of oil spillage or leaks very important for safety. 1 /-/ 5. Oiling linkage Kemewa. Oil checked every hour and added as needed. Con­ tains many moving parts in addition to linkage. Controls propeller pitching. •mw .r \ 11 !• ^ rS I^ • 3 i!- I pthe SIU and other maritime un^ Since the King the Diamond Alkali sailed , the United States Coast Guard with a neat of five unlicensed personnel 'J'® 'angton to register their collective (three watchstandhig olicis and two wipers oh' ' opposition tfe^ny arbitrary reduction of manning day work). However, the Coast Guard recently scales on Gr^ Lakes ships. The unions vigor­ issued a temporary manning certificate which ously insisted^^n. adequate manning requifewould have eliminated the oilers on watch. ments to insur®^ximum ship!boafd safety. The TTie Coast Guard's arbitrary action was taken union meeting the Coast Guard stemmed' despite the fact that the oilers continue to perform from attempts by Cloast Guafd m the same duties and functions they have performed make drastic reductions in the engine room man­ since fetrofitting." In fact, the oilers have more ning scale. work to do now than they had to do before the The SIU's protest Aps^ based on an arbitrary ship was changed over to diewl propulsion. attempt by the Coast Gimrd to reduce the engine Such a drastic and sweepihg change in; die Man4^^ room manning scale on the SS Diamond Alkali, a ning schedule for eiigine robm personnel retro-fitted ship, for whiclf%|he Coast Guard— course, a matter of concern to all Seafarers, The without advising or consulting^with the union in safe navigation of the M/V Diamond Alkali is not any manner—had issued a teiSpprary mannmg possible with only one inan on watch in &eh^ne certificate calling for one Q.M.E13(^; (jQuaiified room. Moreover, the engineer cannot properly Member of the Engine Department) to,serve in perform all the duties required of him without tlie place of the three oilers on watch anclti^lJE^ ' ij^^ting hnlicensed personnel. wipers on day work. As a result of the strong postion made by In presenting its position, the SIU submitted a^ SlU and the joint stand taken by all of i' detailed, documented study of the duties of the the^rithne unions, tbe.Coast Guard bavS engine room personnel involved and the demands announSfdposition. placed upon them in the interests of the ship's This, it is presejj^^wHB^ss of doiiii&:i safety. The SIU's position included a pictorial summary accompanied by a detailed description The photographs and the description of the of the oiler's many duties while on watch. oiler's duties appearing on these pages were taken The M/V Diamond Alkali was built in 1917 from the SIU's presentation to the Coast Guard, and was a coalburning vessel until repowered in The SIU document was set forth in considerably 1964. In that year she was re-outfitted with a greater detail and the reproductions here represent Nordberg diesel engine of 4,300 h.p. The Dia­ only some of the duties performed by the oiler on mond Alkali has two boilers of 105 pound steam watch. The SIU presentation rebuts the Coast pressure, both of which are operated by an auto­ Guard's unwarranted and flimsy attempt to arbi­ matic burner control system. trarily reduce manning requirements. 3. Checking O.D. sump tank oil level. Checked every 20 minutes. Oil added manually. Tank contains lubricant pumped to main engine governor. 6. Filling out routine hourly Log. Oiler required to fill in information every hour for use of engineer on watch. Pressures, temperatures, etc., collected during oiler's regular rounds from meters and gauges all over engine room. 7.' Engineer's station — Engineer Room. Nordberg diesel engineer checks-out Nordberg equipment. Nordberg engineers are on call and often aboard ship. id U:m n ' • 8. Changing main engine duplex oil strainer. Done each watch. Removal, cleaning and replacement takes 15 min­ utes. Done more often when main en­ gine filters are changed. Clogged strainer could lead to increased pressure and dam­ age to main engine. 9. Checking hourly Log. Oiler must re­ cord 56 oil and temperature readings hourly. 10. Checking sump pump oil level. Level checked manually every 20 minutes with dip stick. Oiler must add oil by hand as needed. This oil lubricates C.P. pump which controls propeller pitching. 11. Opening. main discharge valve on ballast pump. Time-consuming chore for The Diamond Alkali's houriy Log Indicates the oiler has many necessaiy functions. oiler each time ship discharges cargo. Operated manually to keep vessel straight while discharging cargo. 12. Checking water level in after-peak. Done manually each time ship leaves port, sometimes several times in 24-hour period. Oiler must go to lower engine room to start pumps. 13. Adding mud removed before filling ballast tanks. Empty ballast tanks must be injected with mud remover before fill­ ing to prevent sludge and mud buildup which could make ship run with danger­ ous list. 14. Mixing Zemmite mud remover. Must be done manually by oiler each time bal­ last tanks are filled to assure safe control of ship when underway. 15. Changing bilge strainers. Done man­ ually at least once each watch. Gear is located in lower engine room. 16. Opening suction on deck wash and fire pump. Performed whenever ship is washed down and during fire and ^at drill. May be done several times in 24hour period, at any time of day or night. Very necessary for safe operation of ship. This complicated job involves isolating direct line from fire pump, opening man­ ual valves to steam de-icer and steam regulator on deck, maintaining even tem­ perature and manning sanitary pump. 17. Sfartihg auxiliary ballast pump. Must be operated by oiler each time ship loads cargo and ballast must be pumped out. Manual operation of valves from lower engine room may be required for 3 or 4 hours at a time to maintain ship's stability and safety. During this time oiler must also perform all his regular duties and maintain hourly Log. 18. Checking water level in expansion . jacket water tank. Checked every 20 minutes and topped off manually at end of each watch. Breakdown would cause overheating of main engine. 19. Opening main ballast pump in mani­ fold. Performed whenever vessel is bal­ lasting. Forty different valves must be operated rnanually. Necessary to main­ tain ship's trim and assure safe navigation of vessel. 20. Checking reduction gears sump level. Oil checked every 20 minutes and added manually as needed. Must be checked visually because there is no gauge in con­ sole room. Reduction gears transmit power from main engine shaft to pro­ peller shaft. 21. Changing strainer on main suction pumps. Pumps provide raw water for cooling entire plant, which must be strained before entering system. Strainer is changed at least once each watch. But when sailing in dirty rivers or harbors, close to bottom or in ice, five men, in­ cluding two engineers and all three oilers may be kept busy keeping strainers clear of sludge, fresh ice, pulp and other for­ eign matter. Clogged strainers could cause shutdown of entire plant—espe­ cially dangerous when ship is moving up river. 1 1 '5 : �"f-.: SEAFARERS LOG Page Ten Jniw 10, 1966 SlUNA Affiliate in Cooperative Effort l/Vest Coast OHUnions Map Program For Joint Attion in Standard of Cal Robin Line is holding unclaimed money due for the Sea­ farers listed below. Men whose names appear on the list can obtain their money by getting in touch with the Accounting Services Department, Robin Line — Moore-McCormack, 2 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 10004; phone (212) 363-6600. SOCIAL SECURITY NO. AMOUNT NAME .54 020 24 1558 Abeam, Ardior J. .. 121.65 218 36 0706 BUksvaier, RoaM .. 24.06 064 12 3822 Burgos, Angef .,.., 1.30 .... 013 22 8627 Burnett, D> Jr* 121.65 009 30 7561 Chfttenden, DomM . 140.90 025 18 1914 ConneU, Charies ... 120.10 004 10 5371 Dfaiass, George ..... 35.34 FnschiDo, D. J. .. .... 047 03 4798 25.76 .... 212 14 4739 Gordy, Henry S. Jr. . 18.43 Hughes, Thomas P. . 199.18 209 12 4441 Ingram, Robert .. 3.75 475 32 8898 Kre^, Stanley 93.75 261 07 0043 Lowe, Edward B. ... 4.81 065 07 9524 Metsnit, John J. ... 121.65 365 12 1542 Nnnn, Nason ...... 189.75 Quinn, Richard A. .-. .... 119 28 4596 18.43 117 05 0794 Salemo, I. T. ...... 121.65 Scheuing, Lewis .... ,,.. 139 05 8579 20.63 116 34 5769 Schneider, Paul L. . 22.27 Schopfer, Kuno G. G. ... 077 26 4608 22.83 , 101 24 4223 SmiA, James H.„ . . 232.49 530 01 8730 Taylor, Franz C. ... 2.93 006 24 3951 Valladares, Clande . 4.40 159 12 5666 Ward, Francis ..... 23.13 103 26 7925 White, William D. .. 93.75 White, Yemon G. . . 221 03 8428 ^ 22.36 Yablonsky, T. £. ... San Francisco—Four unions, including the SI UNA affiliated International Union of Petroleum Workers, have agreed to an unprecedented joint action program within the huge Standard Oil Co. of California, with cooperation to include mutual organizing efforts. The agreement also covers ^ • Coordination of collective Joe Misbrener of Richmond; Carl coordination of collective bar­ bargaining efforts. Anderson of Seattle, representing gaining for the more than • Mutual organizing programs WSSSEU; Joseph A. Hughes of 15,000 employees in the four un­ under which the unions will coop­ Walnut Creek, representing PWU, ions' jurisdiction. The affected erate in completing organization and Dave Kiel of Richmond, employees are a majority of non- of company workers. lUPW executive board member. supervisory workers in every • Joint meetings of officers Data before the San Francisco phase of the company's opera­ and stewards of different unions meeting indicating that Standard tions throughout the West, from joint training efforts. of Cal can afford to meet reason­ extracting crude oil to selling the The conference set up a four- able union economic proposals in­ finished product to the motorist. man subcommittee which is to cluded the company's $391,200,The four unions are the Oil, meet July 7 at OCAW Local 000 net profit in 1965, up 13.3 Chemical and Atomic Workers; 1561 headquarters in San Pablo, percent from 1964, a return the International Union of Petro­ Calif., to work out implementa­ which union economists set at leum Workers, an affiliate of the tion of the program. Subcommit­ 11.9 percent of net company SIU; the Western States Service tee meters are OCAW Intl. Rep. worth. Station Employees, and the Petro­ leum Workers. The last two are unaffiliated. The trailblazing agreement was signed after a daylong conference here. It follows last year's success­ ful three-month boycott against the company. Washington—The SIU and other maritime unions who have A conference spokesman, Jo­ been pressing the Congress to force fire-trap foreign cruise liners seph Appelbaum, C>CAW organiz­ to obey the same safety laws American-flag ships sail under, are ing coordinator, declared: seeing the results of their cam­ "Standard Oil of California is hazards. The Coast Guard had paigns pay off. one of the five largest and one of previously allowed the ill-fated the wealthiest oil firms in the na­ Rep. Paul G. Rogers (D- Yarmouth Castle and the Viking tion. It has long been able to play Fla.), a member of the House Princess to sail on voyages that employee groups off against each Merchant Marine and Fisheries resulted in tragedy at sea. other, frustrating legitimate col­ Committee, noted last week that Representative Rogers noted lective bargaining aims. the 350-passenger Italian liner that the "Coast Guard suspects This agreement is a major step Franca C. has sailed back to Italy that many foreign-flag cruise ship BOSTON—A determined effort to stop Russia's destructive in ending fragmentation of union empty because the Coast Guard operators in South Florida and fishing off New England and other coastal waters of the U.S. will efforts and should result in sub­ refused to allow the ship to sail elsewhere in the United States will be made at the meeting of the International Fisheries Commission stantial improvements" for all. from Florida on a Caribbean take the hint and begin upgrading at Madrid, Spain this month, o cruise. any potential firetraps." each nation, and whether on a Union Goals SIUNA fish unions in New Eng­ monthly, quarterly or annual The Congressman is also push­ In a switch due to publicity and The conference invited unions land are supporting the move. basis, the United States and Can­ not present to join in the agree- union demands the Coast Guard ing legislation to make foreign-flag John B. Skerry, chief resources ada have already cooperated suc­ ruled that the liner possessed fire liners declare in their advertising .ment, which provides for: that their "safety standards do not manager of the Northeast Region, cessfully in a halibut quota ar­ match those imposed on United U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fish­ rangement, he noted. eries, at Gloucester, said he be­ States passenger vessels." Time schedules would be im­ Last December the AFL-CIO lieved that one approach by the portant with a quota system since Maritime Trades Department Con­ United States will be a discussion one nation might appear early, for vention declared as a matter of of the possibility of establishing example, "to cream" the cyclical policy the need to protect passen­ fishing quotas for various nations appearance of various species of The AFL-CIO urged the Senate to defeat crippling and delaying gers and crews from unsafe for­ in off-shore international waters. fish during the year. amendments to the truth-in-packaging bill, which it termed the eign ships. The MTD also urged Such quotas, he said, may be There is optimism in some that vessels in these trades be re­ the way to protect the American "minimum legislative protection due to the public." quarters that the United States, quired to comply with United The Senate opened debate on multi-million dollar fishing indus­ which has strong backing of sev­ in which packaging and labeling States safety standards. the key consumer bill, but put practices have been under study eral other members of the Com­ The AFL-CIO has even sailed try in the years to come. off votes on the major amend­ in Congress and the extensive While there are many problems mission, might be able to prevail out into international waters in ments until the week of June 6. compromises incorporated in the order to keep up the fight for in quota systems, such as how upon Russia at least to modify AFL-CIO Legislative Dir. An­ present bill, such a move can be safer passenger liners. big a catch should be assigned to her intensive operations off the New England coast. drew J. Biemiller noted, in a letter interpreted only as a hostile effort to all senators, that the legislation to kill this much-needed legislation "The plain truth," said one Striking for Union Security had been somewhat watered down by interminable delay." U.S. expert, "is that if the big, scientific Russian fishing fleets in the Senate Commerce Commit­ The bill, long-sponsored by Sen. keep at it for another four or tee. Philip A. Hart (D-Mich.), sets five years we'll be in trouble. The standards for labeling which in­ "Frankly, we would prefer a rate of depletion can't keep up clude conspicuous display of stronger bill," Biemiller said, "but forever. weight and contents, unclouded we are satisfied that the com­ promise legislation proposed will with adjectives such as "giant half"The supply of many species will be exhausted from a com­ make a significant contribution to quart." It authorizes the Food & Drug mercial standpoint. Even, our the interest of the consumer." Administration and the Federal own vessels have to work harder Two strong attacks were being Trade Commission to establish all the time to catch less. And launched at the bill as the Senate standard weights and measures some popular species of fish are debate got under way. where there is presently such a showing signs of becoming less Sen. Norris Cotton (R-N.H.) numerous." confusing variety of sizes that a was pressing for an amendment consumer is hard put to make a It was reported that Russia is , which would strike from the bill meaningful comparison. However still going forward in building the all references to packaging—mak­ manufacturers would be given a world's largest scientific fishing ing it, in the senator's words, full opportunity to adopt volun­ fleet, constructing trawlers not merely a "clarity in labeling" bill. tary standards before the govern­ only in her own shipyards but on And Senate Republican Leader ment acts. order also from Japan, East and Everett McKinley Dirksen (111.) Six Republican members of the West Germany, Denmark, Po­ served notice that if the Cotton Commerce Committee attacked land, Sweden and Finland. amendment were beaten, he would the packaging section of the bill U.S. officials say the new move to refer the entire bill to the as interfering with the "free equipment won't do Russia much Senate Judiciary Committee, de­ choice" of consumers and a step spite its approval by the Com­ towards "1984" government dom­ Officers of AFL-CIO American Newspaper Guild join picketline at good if the catching of fish be­ merce Committee. ination. They claimed the pub­ Bureau of National Affairs. Guild struck because of SNA anti-labor comes uneconomic. "It would be Asking senators to vote against lic will "rebel in disgust" if the practices, including refusal to grant union security. At left is American like a farmer pouring salt on his this motion, Biemiller said: number of sizes of potato chip Newspaper Guild Exec. Vice-Pres. William Parson, Picket chairman land," commented one U.S. offi­ "In view of the lengthy period packages is reduced. Matt Amberg and American Newspaper Guild Pres. Arthur Rosenstock. cial. Foreign Cruise Ship Barred From U.S. Trade as Unsafe US Seeks to Halt Russian Threat To Deplete Hew Bi^land Fish Run J AFL-CIO Urges Senate to Defeat Truth-in-Packaging BillAmendments I- . �June 10, 1966 SEAFARERS 5IU Lifeboat Class No, 152 Graduates w- .J I "^7" r/AJlf &/2AC>L/^r^Aj(S /9^ Successful graduates of SlU Lifeboat Class No. 152 have their class photo taken following graduating ceremonies. The latest group of lifeboat ticket holders to complete course at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in New York includes (seated, l-r): Pedro Velez, Nelson Saez and Kary Thomas. Standing (l-r) are: Mike Ryarfi Henry Reed, Christobal Morales and class instructor Ami Bjornsson. • m Leroy Donald Please get in touch with John Dorman at 135 South 19th St., Philadelphia, Pa., as soon as you can. Rem Carroway Please contact your wife. You Wha Ja Carraway, c/o Cha Sung" Joon, No. 2, 3Ka, Jung Ang Dong, Inchon, Korea, as soon as you possibly can. Haik J. Alexanderian Please contact your brother, S. A. Alexanderian at 165-14 65th Ave., Flushing 65, N. Y., as soon as you can. Friend of Larry Ray, my address is 2330 1st Ave., C/O Catholic Seaman's Club, Seattle, Washington. Audly Foster Please contact your wife at 911 Clinton St., Apt. 11, Hoboken, N. J., as soon as possible. ^J> W. Alderman, A-95 Please contact your Mother at 2186 N. W. Glison, Portland, Oregon, 97210. Also, send her your forwarding address, as she is holding your 1965 W-2 forms until she hears from you. Anthony Williams Please contact your wife im­ mediately, as one of your nep­ hews is seriously ill. ^ J. P. Morris Please call your brother collect at his number in Houston, Texas. He is holding some important mail for you and would like to talk with you on some business matters. ^ Joseph Wagner Please contact your wife at her address in Montevideo, Uruguay. ^ Harry Lowry Please contact James McDonald regarding his gear which you have, at 1515 Wisconsin Ave., Racine, Wisconsin. Jose M. Gomez Please contact your wife at 19 Windwardside, Saba, Netherlands, Antilles. <l> Watch Lost Would anyone who found a Tissot watch with a stopwatch hand in the Brooklyn Union Hall, please contact John Gearie, at 445 Wilkens Avenue, Norfolk, "Vir­ ginia. Patrick Scanlon It is very important that you contact A1 Bernstein at the Union Hall, 675 Fourth Ave., as soon as you can. LOG Page Eleven Seafarer Recounts Rollicking Times WithLatePlaywrightBrenJanBehan A new book, "Confessions of an Irish Rebel," by Brendan Behan, holds special significance to Sea­ farer Pete Arthurs, a friend of the hard drinking, colorful author-playwright who died in 1964. Pete was one of the guests at a recent party tendered by Bernard Geis, publishers, in honor of the book, which was released f 'I thought he had fractured his One incident in a restaurant after Behan's death. The lunch­ skull," Pete said, but as soon as which Pete remembers with fond­ eon, as wild as a Behan party he sobered up, he asked me to join ness, occurred at a well-known should be, was held in Downey's him for another drink. I told him Chinese restaurant on 48th St. at a corner table the author used he was in no condition, Pete re- "We had a big meal and Brendan to occupy. The guests, all friends of the Irish playwright, were re­ calling Behan tales and Pete was no exception. Among the guests were. The Reverend Thomas A. Fox, Ural Wilson, a member of Katherine Dunham's dancing troupe, George Kleinsinger, musician, Bernie Hoffman, writer and Jeanne Garfinkle, owner of the Oasis bar near the Hotel Chelsea, a favorite Behan hangout. Pete's association with the au­ thor began in Hollywood, Calif., under "unusual circumstances," the seafarer related. It was in May and Pete was swimming in the Hollywood YMCA pool when Behan, who was on the diving Pete Arthurs, second from right, is shown at a Los Angeles party board, dove on top of him. Behan with Brendan Behan, third from left, a few years ago. From left repeated this a few times to the to right are Beatrice Behan, the author's wife: Michael O'Herchapin of Seafarer Arthurs who lihy, a movie executive: Behan, Laurie Shields, Arthur Shields, decided he would tell this fellow Irish actor: Pete Authurs, and Kenneth Vils, Los Angeles resident. off. Although the seafarer knew of members, but the writer was in a meal, he'd say what meal?—and Behan and that the author was no mood to be admonished. "You he'd want to start eating again." in town for his play, "The Host­ young fellows," he said, "I'll eat gave the waiter $20. When the change arrived, Behan complained age," he did not recognize the cabbages on your grave." The house Behan lived in was he was shortchanged. The waite< writer. Pete always pictured him located on Anglsea Road across called the host and Brendan stated as tall and fat while in reality, the street from the famous Dublin he had given the waiter a 10 he was a short man, about 5'5. Horse Show. While Pete lived pound Irish note worth $28." Pete caught up with Behan and "I told him the fellow probably there he had a bit part in the film, began to admonish him. Recog­ "Of Human Bondage," with Kim never even heard of an Irish note, nizing the seafarer's Irish accent, the writer replied "You meet bas­ Novak and Laurence Harvey, a but that didn't faze him." To tards like you everyday." The movie he would just as soon for­ make it worse, Pete said, Brendan started talking Gaelic which he writer decided to invite his fellow get. and I would frequently do when When Behan was working on Irishman for a drink and the two his autobiography in New York's we wanted to leave some place became good friends. Pete wound without offending anyone." Chelsea Hotel, Pete would help up playing the part of a junior him tape his material for about warden in the film version of Ordered To Leave Behan's "The Quare Fellow," three hours a day. Behan stayed "There's a Spanish Restaurant at the hotel from April to June filmed in Ireland. near the Chelsea called "El CoIt was Pete who introduced of 1963 at the seaman's sug­ hoyte," Pete recollected. "It's a Behan to Arthur Miller at the gestion. Pete remembers Behan as a famous place and they once order­ Chelsea Hotel, where Pete fre­ ed Brendan to leave. When they quently stays in New York. He sentimental man. Once, at a place found out who he was, they also brought Behan to the SIU called the "Five Spot" in Green­ changed their minds and offered hall for a look at the union's wich Village, they ran into a man him a free meal. Brendan invited with a bulldog and the animal facilities. tried to bite the author, who me and we ate $40 worth of The Seafarer remembers one lobster. Irishmen love to fight on incident in particular while he was promptly told him off. "I asked a full stomach and we got into filming "The Quare Fellow." Pete Brendan how he could do a thing an argument. The host stopped was staying at the author's home like that," Pete said. When the me just as I was going to dump while Mrs. Behan was ill. Behan writer was stymied, Pete told him some lobster on Brendan." came home after a drinking bout that the man had been lame. Pete Arthurs recounted the Fdt Remorse and pounded on the door. "He Behan story while waiting to ship never heard of opening a door, Behan was remorseful and out of New York. He recalled that even when he had a key," Pete spent hours looking for the man he came to America in 1959, on recalls. to apologize. "I also remember his St. Patrick's day. His career in­ Fell Forward appetite," Pete said. "He would go cludes the 63-pound boxing cham­ "When I opened the door, he into a restaurant and eat a hugh pionship of Ireland when he was fell forward over my shoulder and meal, then we'd leave, walk a few 12 years old, a milkman at 13, a I carried him up the steps to his minutes and pass another restau­ circus roustabout, stowaway, room," Pete said. However, rant. Brendan would look inside butcher boy, plumber's helper, Behan, who was quite drunk, top­ and suggest we get something to ferry hand, sparring partner, pled over and fell down the steps. eat. When I told him we just had dredgeman and seaman. �t. I Page Twelve SEAFARERS JiiD« 10, 1966 LOG Pre-Unlon Days Of Tanker Shipping Recalled By Seafarer Deck Veteran 1 I Albeit Pfisterer, who ships in the steward department, hopes any futlire trips he makes on the Hercules Victory will be more relaxing than the last voyage he made on the Wall Street Traders vessel. According to the 20-year vet- <S>A motion was made by the crew . eran, two of the ship's three of the Transhatteras (Hudson Wa­ boilers broke down between terways) that ef­ San Francisco and Panama. For forts be made to days the Hercules Victory was have air condi­ forced to plod along at five or tioning installed six knots an hour instead of the on ships sched­ usual 16 the vessel is capable of uled for conver­ doing. Finally, sion. Karl Hellthe ship made it man, meeting to Brooklyn where chairman sends her cargo of HeHman word that Sea­ lumber was un­ farers aboard the loaded and she vessel would like American dol­ was dispatched to lars for draw instead of travelers a shipyard in Ho- checks in the port of Bombay. boken for the nec­ ^ essary repairs. Pfisterer The new ship's delegate on the The Hercules Vic­ Steel Navigator (Isthmian) is tory soon made it back to sea .< Michael Arman­ again for a trip to the Far East. do. It was sug­ gested at the ships meeting that re­ There's often a vote of thanks pair lists be hand­ for a job well done but the crew ed in before the aboard the Del ship arrives at Monte (Delta) the last port. have outdone Meeting chairman themselves. Armando I. W. Paradeau First there was reports there are the vote of no beefs. The crew will visit thanks to the Beirut, Bombay, Madras and Cal­ steward depart­ cutta before their payoff in New ment and the Orleans. ship's delegate Sullivan — and then they The best crew of seafarers in topped it off with votes of praise many years was the way Captain to Ae three department delegates, E. E. Butler de­ Lee Snow (Deck), H. Menz (En­ scribed the crew gine), and Ben Jam^ (Steward), of the Penn reports Alberto G. Espeneda. Transporter (Penn With every department coming Shipping) and he through to take care of problems, has hopes of sail­ everything is running smoothly ing with them since leaving Santos, Brazil. The again. Philip ship is in shape after some re­ ^ Payne, ship's delepairs. "No beefs and the repair Alexander gate' rePof ® that work has been taken care of", the crew felt just says Frank Sullivan. as strongly toward the captain. Meeting chairman A. G. Alexan­ der said the steward department The crew of the Steel Recorder did a fine job. (Isthmian) will be reclining iq — ^ The Robin Goodfellow reports new aluminum chairs soon. that George Stanley has been elected ships dele­ Meeting chairman gate. Stanley re­ Bill Hcmie reports ported that the a motion was captain was very made and ac­ cooperative re­ cepted by the crew to purchase garding union the chairs out of matters and he the ship's fund. would take up the Home Seafarer Home's matter of paint­ suggestion that a TV set be placed ing the crew's Stanley on every ship, foreign or coastfo'castles with hugger, met with unanimous ap­ him at the earliest opportunity. proval. Meeting secretary Angel Ship's treasurer Aussie ShrimpSeda reports that there are no ton reports that the ships fund beefs and everything is running was used to purchase a television smoothly on the vessel. that was set up in the Messhall. 1 I Editor, I SEAEARERS LOG; 1= 675 Fourth Ave.; I Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 I I I would tike to receive the SEAFARERS tOG-please put my " lih^me Oh your mailing li8t^"V{W«»t tnftwmafien; • ; I I STREET ADDRESS .v.. V I I CITY STATE........ ZIP I 1 TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change | 2 address, please give your former address below: | "It was rough back in those days to get anybody to man a ship," said SIU pensioner Raymond J. Reddick, "because the conditions were so bad. The food was lousy, and there were bedbugs galore—as natural a phenomena as the wind blowing now and then." Seafarer Reddick, a real oldtimer in the SIU deck depart­ Mexico, along with the rest of the that the man was a hospital case: ment, first shipped out in 1925. crew of the Norman Bridge. The he had broken a leg, his knee and It happened that he was walking ship had unloaded her cargo of hip and two ribs." When Brother Reddick started down the street in the shipping crude oil, and he was unlucky out as a seaman, there was no enough to get the gangplank watch district of Tampa, Florida, and ran such thing as overtime. To the for the holidays. across a fellow by the name of seaman an eight-hour day was un­ "There was a Dutch seaman Captain Thames, who was sitting heard of and he had to stand aboard the ship," said Reddick, on a bench across from the local watch at night, without any com­ "who had gone out with a com­ poolroom. pensation for his extra time. . panion to celebrate the Christmas "Who are you," "There was no such thing as a the man asked season, and they came back really shower aboard ship either," he loaded. The friend, who was a Reddick. small fellow, was attempting to said. "When you wanted to wash, "Nobody," carry the big Dutchman. They you Just lathered down with soap Reddick said. pair of them got safely through and rinsed yourself off with a "Ever been to the midship area, but someone had bucket of water. The mattresses sea?" he asked. left the cover off the fuel tank. were stuffed with excelsior and "No," Reddick The Dutchman grabbed for the wood shavings. That was because replied. railing, missed and fell into the the bedbugs liked cotton so much. Reddick But," he went on to say, "I really "Where are empty tank. don't know who suffered the most, your clothes? Captain Thames Gantline Used the bedbugs with nothing to eat, asked. "We had quite a time getting or me sleeping on those lumpy "On my back," said Reddick. him out," Reddick went on to say. mattresses. "Then let's go on down to the "One of the crew went down in a "Somehow, though," Reddick ship," the Captain said, "we need bosun chair, and we finally raised concluded, "I survived those times another ordinary seaman." him up with a gantline. When we of bad wages and poor conditions, And that is the story of how got him topside, a Mexican doctor and now the union has changed Seafarer Reddick first went to sea. was called in. The doctor poked all that. For the better, it goes It turned out that this "Captain around a few times and concluded without saying." Thames" was employed by the ship company to find men to man the tankers, and he was paid by the head—one seaman, two dol­ lars; two seamen, four dollars, and so on. "Shanghai-man" "I also found out," said Red­ Theresa Burton, bom December Edward Fike, bom May 6, dick, "that Thames was the 3, 1965, to the Herman Burtons, 1966, to the Edward Fikes, Parma, "Shanghai-man" for the company, Gastonville, Pa. Ohio. and that he wasn't really a captain at all. It turned out that the feed Michelle Denise Goodwin, born Ronald Fondren, born April 10, was so bad on that tanker that December 17, 1965 to the John 1966, to the Ronald J. Fondrens, the last crew had stayed abroad Dallas, Tex. only long enough to sample one C. Goodwins, Balti., Md. meal, and then they had left. Bernard Rodrignes, born April Jennifer Creef, bom March 2, When I'd seen that so-called "cap­ tain" cast his eye in my direction, 14, 1966, to the L. B. Rodrigues, 1966, to the Del^rt Creefs, Nor­ folk, Va. I should have known something Constancia, Ponce, P.R. was up, but I didn't have a job, so I went ahead." David Watkins, born March 5, Kenneth James Medford, bom According to Reddick, the other 1966, to the John Watkins, Lin- May 8, 1966, to the Harvey Medfords, Lynwood, Wash. crew that left the ship after a denwood, N.J. single meal had good judgment. The staple food aboard the ves­ Brian Herbert, born May 9, Larry Barnes, bom April 21, sel was grits and spoiled liver, 1966, to the Paul Herberts, New 1966, to the Larry Bames, Padualthough eggs were served for Orleans, la. cah, Ky. breakfast twice a week. These <|> eggs, however, were served in a Cynthia Cede, born May 8, Arthur Leo Harrington, bom heap on a tin platter. The eggs 1966, to the Robert Coles, Mobile, May 6, 1966, to the Arthur C. were cooked in this platter, black Ala. Harringtons, Charlestown, Mass. on the bottom and rare on the : top. The seamen, when they were George Henry Herbison, born Robert Pnhl, born May 5, 1966, hungry enough to stomach the April 4, 1966, to the George to the John Pubis, Ecorse, Michi­ dish, simply reached in and helped Herbisons, Guttenberg, N. J. gan. themselves to a pile of the food. Quite A Trip Virginia Diltz, bom April 4, David Sears, born April 7, "That was quite a trip even for 1966, to the Cecil Diltzs, New Or­ 1966, to the Dick Sears, Houston, the year 1925," said Seafarer Red­ leans, La. Texas. dick. "The ship was named the ^ Norman Bridge, and on it were Johnny Foley, bom May 7, Lanette Whisman, born May the damndest assortment of people 1966, to the Harold Foleys, Port 18, 1966, to the John Lauren you've ever seen. We were on the Arthur, Texas. Whismans, Long Beach, Calif. Tampa-Cuba-Tampico run. One educated kid had taken the job Yadirai Passapera, born May Linda Ong, born May 8, 1966, just for a lark. I was on watch on 5, 1966, to the J. Passaperas, to the Ching S. Ongs, San Fran­ the bow and noticed that the ves­ cisco, Calif. sel was zig-zagging. I went up top­ Bronx 19, N. Y. side and relieved hjm, and he told Tyrone Slack, born April 27, Karen Schnltz, born April 19, me later. To tell you the truth, 1966, to the George J. Slacks, Ber­ 1966, to the Burckhard V. Raymond, I almost died at that Schultzs, New York, New York. wheel. I never worked harder keley, Calif. before in my life. That blasted ^ Owen Patrick Thompson, born magnetic compass was rolling all Chrisie Ann Marrero, born May around, and my feet were so tired February 8, 1966, to the I. W. 18, 1966, to the Angel Marreros, I thought I was going to collapse Thompsons, Lafayette, La Philadelphia, Pa. any minute.' ^ Seafarer Reddick, living on a Connie Denice Thompson, born Tina Trevisano, born May 14, salary of $48 a month, spent the December 16, 1965, to the Carl 1966, to the Dominick Trevisanos, Gbristmas of 1925 in' Tampieb," Thompsdnslj^ HiloUaaj-Ala» Bfoofciyh; SIU \I> <I> vl> <I> <I> <1> — <i> — <I> .t,— . STATE �June 10, 19^ SEAFARERS Rajf9sV.S^ Potion tin MSr€ha0ftPet To the Editor. I see where another National Maritime Day has come and gone. As usual, our legislators spoke glowingly of the American Merchant Marine and what a great contribution it makes. The fact is, their do-nothing attitude toward the Merchant Marine hai let a once strong ihdustry lag behind other na­ tions to a point where some peo-, pie believe it is heading for ex­ tinction. Much smaller nations Kke Sweden and Japan are ahead of us, while the Soviet Union is expanding its cargo fleet. Only the United States seems to feel a Merchant Marine is no longer necessary. Not only does the U. S, do nothing for the industry, to make matters worse, they give business to foreign flag vessels, many of whom do not even meet the •safety standards set for Ameri­ can ships. Fortunately, the Mari­ time unions reco^ize the prob­ lem and are doing something about it although they are get­ ting little encouragement from our Washington representatives. Perhaps, if they keep plugging away, the public will understand the gravity of the situation and demand that Washington- do something about it, BiU Stacey. LETTERS To The Editor Seafarers Snjoy LOG in Foreign Port To the Editor: I wish to express thanks on behalf of the seamen who have come to this port of New Kandla, India, and who enjoy the copies of the Seafarers Log which you mail to me, -The men were surprised and happy to see the Seafarers Log in this.port, ( Several members of your union who visited our shop here |-ecehtly wish to include their signature on this letter to show how much they appreciate your ;providing me with a copy of the i^Seafarers'Log for them to read in this lonely place. They are ifirom the SS Platte and their names are Willie L. Mitchell, Oliver P. Oakley and Charles pemovielle, R, A. Menfa. Curios International He*s f0Ung 'BelfeT: To the Editor: I am just dropping a Sfee to let all my friends know that I am now in the McComb, Miss., hospital after having been under the weather for awhile and I would really appreciate hearing from some of my, buddies who have shipped out with me over the:-yearsv'v If some of my friends saw me flpW they pr^^ would not •recpgoizeihie •hiu, httle-iBht:;! lug a lot better now and I am looking fbrWard td the day wheti I csm check out of hete ai^ able to enjoy the beautiful sce­ nery down here again. Cffes Importance Of COPS Action ToHKEdKon I read in the fast issue of the LOG that the Maritime un- : ions were instrumental in the government's decision to retain USPHS Hospitals that would have otherwise been forced out of existence. It seems to prove to me mat the SIU and our COPE dollars are at work in Washington and on other polit­ ical fronts. Someone once said that "in unity there is strength," and the retention of our USPHS Hos­ pitals is an excellent example of this type of action at workJ Aside from the advantages of USPHS services to Seafarers^ if would seem awfully strange to discontinue any kind of medical care in the United States when there is such a shortage of hos­ pital beds throughout the nation, I, for one, am a witness to the decent. care we Seafarers have received in those hospitals, and I personally know that my fellow members of the SIU, owe their lives to the USPHS Hos­ pitals. Again my thanks to the union for their successful stand in Washington and their derrionstration that the COPE dollars con­ tributed by Seafarers are not going to waste. Reginald P. Davis. SIU Member Thanks (Crew for Kindness To the EditoK * On behalf of my mother and myself I would like to. voice our thanks and appreciation to the crew of "Our Lady of Peace" for their condolences and con­ tribution upon learning of the death of my father. I would just like to add that we have a damn good bunch of fellows', aboard ship and their aid in our time of need.is greatly appreci­ ated, Valdermars Redins» Right'Wing Groeps Menace to U. S. To tlte Editor: I saw an article in the last issue Of the LOG about the at­ tempts of the National Right-toWork committee to extend their organization to 30 states by the end of the year. The story also i said that one newly^oiganized: group is in the state of Missouri where I live. I am very familiar with the methods used by right-wing or­ ganizations as this state is full of such or^nisEatiphs and you can turn on your radio and catch one of the shows that they spon­ sor at about any time of the night OP day. These organizations are antieverything, I* have never heard them say what they are for—the only thing they seem intent on doing are destroying institutions , such as the labor movement which are the backbone of our free society. r LOG Page Thirteen Skindiver Lost At Sea Owes Life To Sharp-Cared Seafarer Lookout A young Florida skindiver marooned 15 hours in choppy seas off Jacksonville Beach, Florida, is alive today thanks to the fast action of an alert crewman aboard the SlU-manned Azalea City. Stephen Obsharsky, who had drifted for 11 hours after getting lost on a skin-diving excursion, owes his life to the sharp ears ^ following me, eyeing the fish I snorkle and knife and swan to an of Seafarer Polo Vazquez, who speared," Obsharsky said. 18-inch square styrofoam buoy. was lookout on the Azalea City "I went ahead and let him have Once at the buoy he prepared at the time. it," he said, "but it mustn't have to swim a final 25 yards to reach Brother Vazquez's role in sav­ been big enough because he kept the safety of the boat. But his ing Obsharsky's life might have looking at my feet." friends had moved around him At that point Obsharsky de­ searching in the other direction. all but gone unnoticed except for a letter sent to the Log by his cided he had enough of cat and Giving up hope they returned to mouse with the shark. He sur­ shore and asked for help. shipmate A. C. Carpenter. faced quickly and started to wave Carpenter said Civilian, Coast Guard, Navy that the "Coast as hard as he could to his com­ and Florida Air National Guard Guard and radio panions who were 20 yards away pressed the search. No sight of broadcasts didn't in a boat. The shark, attracted the stranded Obsharsky was re­ mention us at by all the noise and splashing, ported. all," but added began to come even closer. "Around midnight I heard a that he knew Shark's Nose Sensitive freighter close by and hollered. Brother Vazquez In a panic Obsharsky pulled off They tried to throw a light on me would "get just his six-pound weighted belt and credit in the using it as a weapon dropped it on but missed. I yelled again and they hit me with a light," Vasquez Log." the man-eater, hitting him on the The light went on again for Obsharsky's life and death nose. A shark's nose is its most Obsharsky because of Seafarer struggle against the sea started sensitive area and the belt did Vazquez who was lookout on the as a pleasant Sunday afternoon the trick. The shark was fright­ Azalea City at that time. He of fishing and skindiving some 16 ened away. called the bridge and they spotted miles off Jacksonville Beach. In outwitting the shark Ob­ the swimmer. His trouble began after he sharsky had manuevered himself Since the Azalea City was sail­ speared a plump 20-pound group­ far away from his companions ing too fast to pick up the swim­ er. He spotted a 12-foot white and the safety of their boat. He mer they radioed the Coast Guard. shark about 20 feet from him that had a long swim ahead. "That freighter put the Coast was contemplating the grouper as "There was a bad current push­ Guard right on me. They came hungrily as he was. White sharks ing the other way. I just couldn't and got me," Obsharsky said. are considered man-eaters and make good time," he said. In The Azalea City had radioed reach maximum lengths of about order to be able to make time and the Coast Guard cutter Point 30 feet. swim the distance he decided to Roberts and Obsharsky was picked "This one was stilt a baby. I drop his heavy skin diving equip­ up at 1:30 a.m. Monday, a few didn't bother him but he kept ment. He kept his suit, mask, fins hours after Vasquez spotted him. FINAL DEPARTURES John Garber, Jr., 37: Brother Garber drowned near Pier 4, Pratt St., Baltimore, Md., April , 18. He was born in Ohio in 1928 and had been living in Baltimore. He joined the union in Norfolk as a member of the Deck department. A veteran of the Army, Brother Garber served in Korea. He is sur­ vived by his wife, Evelyn, of Bal­ timore, where the burial was held. James McCarthy, 62: Brother McCarthy died in New Orleans on February 14, from a liver ail­ ment. He was born in New Or­ leans and joined the SIU in the port of New York. He sailed in the Engine de­ partment as an FOW. His last vessel was the Del Santos. Surviving is his niece, Mrs. David N. Smith of New Oreans where Brother McCarthy was buried. Robert Scales, 69: An intesti­ nal disease claimed the life of Seafarer Scales in Church Home Hospital, Balti­ more, Md., March I have found that these organi- ; 19. Bom in Flor­ zations are far from harmless. ida, he had been They represent a threat not only •making his home to the labor movement but to in­ in Baltimore. He stitutions whose function it is to sailed in the Deck better the lot of the U.S. citizen. ' department and was. AutoufTyear veteran of, the Navy. Brother Scales joined the SIU in the port of Galveston, Tex. He had been on a pension at the time of his death. A widower, burial for Scales was in Baltimore National Cemetery. \J> Sten Zetterman, 38: A brain laceration resulting from the crash of a plane he was pilotingcausedthe death of Brother Zetterman, near Seattle, Wash., March 4. Bom in , Sweden, he joined the union in the port of Norfolk, Va. He sailed on American ships since 1947 and was a member of the Deck depart­ ment. Zetterman made his home in Seattle. A friend, Ivar Lundquist of Seattle, was the designated beneficiary. Burial was in Yak­ ima, Wash. Harry Phillips, 64: Heat pros­ tration claimed the life of Brother Phillips in Cal­ cutta, India, Ap­ ril 15, 1966 while serving aboard the Hudson in the ca­ pacity of cook in the steward department. He joined the SIU in the port of New York. Born in Kansas, he lived in Califon, N. J., with his wife, Julia. A 26-year veteran of the Navy, he had experience as a baker, steward and butcher. ^ John Fergusen, 68: Brothet' Fergusen, who was on disability pension, passed away in Savan­ nah, Ga., due to pneumonia and emphysema. He had sailed on SIU ships since 1939, joining in the port of Savannah. Holding a FOW rating, he sailed in the engine de­ partment. He served in the Army in 1916 and 1917. Burial was in Savannah. Boyd Wilbur Spear, 47: A pan­ creas ailment claimed the life of Seafarer Spear, July 31, 1965, at the USPHS Hos­ pital, Seattle, Washington. He sailed in the deck department as an AB. Brother Spear joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of New York. Surviving is his daughter, Martha Spear of Greeneville, Tennessee. Burial was in Hood River, Ore. — <t.— Antoni Wojcicid, 56: Brother Wojcicki died in Miami, Fla., at Jackson Memor­ ial Hospital, from a liver ailment, December 30, 1965. Sailing in the Deck depart­ ment, he joined the SIU in the port of Tampa. Burial was in Southem Memorial Park, Miami. Surviving is his wife, Antpipgtte .wpjcickj, of MiamV v.y.;, AV. m! �SEAFARERS Page Fourteen STEEL »I3»1GNER (Isthmian), ttarch 26—Chairman, F. McCall; Secretary, Ray Crane. $27.00 in ships fund. New TV antenna to be urcbased out of al fund. Vote of thanks extended to tl steward department. .LA SALLE (Waterman), May 15— Chairman, Allen Bell; Secretary, Jack Goldman. No beefs reported by deport­ ment deleRates. Motion made to issue •;I D cards to dependents for emergency use in the event dependent has to go to hospital. VOLUSIA (Suwannee), May 10—Chair­ man, Wilson Deal: Secretary. R. McCulloch. Hot water beef still pending. No disputed OT reported by deportment dele­ gates. Brother Wilson Deal was elected •to serve as ships delegate. DEL SANTOS (Delta), May 15—Chairnan, A. R, Booth: Secretary, W. J. deehan. The secretary advised the mem­ bership that the captain had expressed }hLs sincerest appreciation for their eiforta In keeping the ship free of safety hazards. Vote of thanks extended to the steward tdepartment for a job well done. BEAM AH (Calmarl, May 7—Chairman, F. C. Greeff; Secretary, R. R. Obidos. Brother Bennie F. Gresham was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. LONG BEACH (Sea-Land), April 27— Chairman, D. Harrison; Secretary, J, Roberts. Brother Grant Mariett was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian). May 1— Chairman, Kiven Ryan: Secretary, Mike Ard. Ship's delegate reported that money due from last trip will be paid at' payoff. $8.46 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in steward department to be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Various topics discussed. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), April 80—Chairman, Lawrence Mitchell; Secretary, Ralph H. Smith. $8.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Alfred Niineberg was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department fo* a job well done. PSNN TRANSPORTER (Pam N«v^ tion). May 22—Chairman, A. G. Alex­ ander : Samatary, P. P. Payne. Tim captain informed the crew that this was the best crew he sailed with in many years, and he weald like to keeji tlria crew to sail with again. The crew prai*^ Captain Batler. and said Hmt dl the officers were very fins shipmates. No beefs were reported by department. Sb^ abould he fumigated for rata. Vote of tbanka to the steward department for a job watt' done. 30SBSIIMAN^ VICTORY iWiiUaann). May 8—Chairman, Luke A; Cianiboii ; Secretary, E- Salvador. Repairs frpm last %oyBge not completed. Brother Lake A. Ciambou was , elected to serve as new ships, delegate. Vote of thanks to «*ship's delegate. Brother T. Robinson. MERIDIAN VICTORY (Waterman), April 9—Chairman. Edward Martin; Sec­ retary, &gene O. Salvador, Brother Thomas Robinson was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Brother Robinson is chief cocA, and a vote of thanks was extended to him and Brother E^ene Salvador, chief steward, for the fine food, and to the entire steward department for a job well done. Disputed OT In deck and •^bteward department to be taken up with i'lmtrolman. PETER REKB (Reiss), May 7—Chair­ man, Al Nobel; Secretary, Thomas J. ; Velliguett. Crew complaining about food. Would like some action taken to improve meals. ; qOEUR D'ALBNE VICTORY (Victory S Carriers). May 21—Chairman, A. H. |Reaako; Secretary, Robert Kennedy. BeI pairs from last voyage not completed as yet. Brother Mike Curry was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks was extended to former ship's delegate. Brother C, Cook. Request for $1.00 from each crewmember for ship's ! fund. No beefs reported by department " elegates. GLOBE TRAVELER (Maritime Overs), April 19—Chairman, Elmer 0. Samhill; Secretary, Robert D, Brown. Pew beefs and some disputed OT to be ken up with patrolman. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Moore-MeCorjilnack). May 16—Chairman Duke Gardner ; JSecretary, Charles Gilchist. Ship's delegate •areported that everything is running |smoothly. No beefs and no disputed OT. i|Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for the good food and service, S:. TRANSHATTERAS (Hudson WaterS^ays), April 12—Chairman, Karl Hellapian; Secretary, John Flanagan. Some disputed OT in each department. Motion jinade to have American dollars for draw ::|nstcad of travelers checks. In Bombay ithere is a $10.00 loss on travelers checks. i|Wotion made to have Union meet with dH companies in regard to having all future conversions, such as mission tankllersj air conditioned. Vote of thanks ie*tended to the steward for the great IBERVILLE (Waterman of Calift May 14—Chairman; Thomas Lild^ Jr., Secretaiy, James S; U/adiBS'. No beefs reported by department ckdegaten. Sonia disputed OT in engine department. MANHATTAN (Hudson Waterways). May 1—Chairman, Leonard Karalunas; Secretary, Homer Ringo. No beefs . re­ ported by department delegates. DEL SUD (Delta), April 4—Chairmsa, 1. Glass; Secretary, H. Crane. No 'beefa reported by department delegates. BroUwr:> Hans Spiegel was eleeted to serve aa ship's delegate. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), March 13—Chairman. I. W. Paradeau; Secretary, C. A. Coliins. $81.10 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Michael Armando was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Diseussioh regarding wash water being unfit for washing clothes. This matter to be taken up with chief engineer, as these tanks have to be cleaned. FAIRISLE (Pan Oceanic Tankers),, April 24—Chairman, Ira C. Brown; Sec­ retary, T. J. Hubbard. No disputed OfT and no beefs iiending. A meeting will be requested in San Francisco with an elected official present regarding madl^ delivery to ship, catwalks over deck car­ goes, and ship's toilets. *0 EXPRESS VIRGINIA (Marine Car­ riers), May 7—Chairman. Bed Welch; Secretary. A. F, Lesh. $12.36 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Jan­ uary 16—Chairman, Bill Home; Secre­ tary, Angel Seda. $249.00 in ship's fund. ' Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments to be taken up with boarding patrolman. GLOBE CARRIER (Maritime Overseas). May 8—Chairman, T. L. FarreU;f; Secretary, None. No bMfs reported by« department delegates. One man missed ship in Newport News. COLUMBIA (U. S. Steel), April 10— Chairman, R. T. Lavoine; Siecretary, M, S. Sospina. ESverything is running smooth­ ly. No beefs reported by department delegates. Suggestion was made that the patrolman cheek with the Port Cemtaih regarding the air conditioning and "TV in the crew messhail. Crew extended a i vote of thanks to the three O.S.'s for showing Uie movies. Vote of thanks to . the steward "department for a job well S FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee eleeted by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fun^ are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. .SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: i Esrl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1980, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or mernbOT. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in ail constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Ehcecutive Board of the Union. The Ehcecutive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. June 10, 1966 LOG Schedule of Membership Meetings SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York ..July 5—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia July 5—2:30 p.m. Baltimore ..July 6—2:30p.m. Detroit ....July 8—2:30p.m. Houston . . .July 11—2:30 p.m. New Orleans July 12—2:30 p.m. Mobile . . . .July 13—2:30 p.m. Wilmington June 20—2 p.m. San Francisco Jnnc 22—2 p.ni. Seattle Jniie24—2 p.m. Great Lakes Meetings Detroit jHne20—2p.ni. Alpena Jnne 20—7 p.in. Buffalo Jnne 20—7p.in. Chicago Jnne 20—7p.B. Cleveland ' Jnnc 20—7 p.m. Duluth June 20—7 p.m. Frankport ... .June 20—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit .. . .July 11—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee .July 11—7:30 p.m. Chicago .. .June 14—7:30 p.ni. tSault Ste. Marie Jnne 14—^7:30 p.ni. Buffalo June 15—7:30 p.m. Duluth ... .June 17—7:30 p.m. Cleveland . .June 17—7:50 p.m. Toledo June 17—7:30 p.m SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia ...July 5—rSp.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) ..July 6—5p.m. Norfolk July 7—5 p.m. Houston July 11—5 p.m. New Orleans . .July 12—5 p.m. Mobile June 15—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City July 11—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia June 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore June 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk June 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York July 5—7 p.m. Philadelphia . . .July 5—7 p.m. Baltimore July 6—7 p.m. j:Houston July 11—7 p.m. New Orleans . .July 12—7 p.m. Mobile July 13—7 p.m. • Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sanlt Ste. Marie, Mich. UNFAIB TO LABOR DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Gal Tanner Earl Shapard Al Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Lindiey Williams Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Karr HEADQUARTERS 675 . 4tb Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA. Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE. MD 1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 177 State St. Rl 2-0I4O BUFFALO. N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO. Ill 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. I022S W. Jefferson Ave. H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men's ciotiies (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) — — Stitzei-Weller DistiUeries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin StlU," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) J.' R. Simpiot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) VI 3-4741 DULUTH. Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich P.O. Box 287 4IS Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tox 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY. N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE. Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS. La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA. Pa 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO. Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS. Mo 805 Del Mer CE-l-1434 TAMPA. Fla 312 Harrison Sit. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON. Calif. .. .505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such paymept be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes pvery six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in ail Union bails. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquartera. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in ail rank-and-file functione, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. . EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Sesfsrers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their famliies and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and iwiiticai activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the ubove rights have been violated, or that he has been denied hie eonstitntional right of accesa to Union records or Inforraation, he should Immediately notify SIU President Pan! Hall at headquarters hy certified mail, return receipt reqnested. Kingsport Press "World Book," "ChUdcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) <I> White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Wm-k Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Cbest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) Tyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock Cornish Tyson's Pride Manor House-Safeway Cornish Game-Armour and A & P's SuperRight Cornish Game Hen (Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. America) 4^ Di Gioi^o Fruit Corp. S and W Fine Foods Treesweet (National Farm Workers Association) �10, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen £niiaii4iii^^ sr^xTpifis--!, * ^ •\:il-^ &V0,\ jSEiS' Siix- M wfedb like ^it en Uhifed Slefes ships iitHeci in a lots of 1,554 American vessels in l^rld War II af a cost of 6,000 seamen's live^ UlTHIS Km THE STORY OF AMERICAN EABOR AFL and CIO were mergedl on Dec, 5, 1955. Scene here is of historic first convention of J AFL-CIO whidi was held in New Yc«4c Cityi; m SffS® ''S|4 S y|^ ^ hoj diwe during Wo^ War I, AmerlFan Labor threw its full support to the g. war effort after the Japanese attack on 'fPearl Harbor in 1941. The AFL and the CIO §unions put victory over the forces of totalitari-§ anism as their number one objective. Deipffe 'rising living posts and mounting grievances, , ~$abor took a hc^strike pledge for the wads dtL ... ••••••-.••• •' i Ircfton. StatiMcs show that during the four war ^ears only one one-hundreths of one percent of Scheduled working hours was lost through 'Strikes. Union members across the nation ^^^ked virtually without let-up to provide 3imerican fighting men in Europe ana the Farpific with the huge quantities of supplies and 0qmpmeM necessary for victory. Hfe' iriipSr role play^ by American union members in achieving victory was If exemplified by the nation's seamen, who l^ed the terror of Nazi U-boats and divelimbers to keep the sea lanes open. The mer­ chant marine as a whole lost 6,000 men, dead Si pi- missing, during the war. Man for man, the Inerchant marine suffered greater losses than lihy of the armed services. More than 1,500 p[U members gave their lives at sea during the Ivar while engaged in delivering vital war sup­ plies to the fighting fronts. Such widely scatrired bodies of water as the North Atlantic and^ the Gulf of Mexico became the graveyards for thousands of American seanien, particularly in the early period of the war when merchant ships braved the run to our allies with little or I no protection. ^ At the end of World War II, American work^ ers found themselves faced with many of the s 4 same problems encountered by labor after fi; World War I. Prices had skyrocketed during; the war years, as had business profits. Yet be­ cause of their adherence to their no-strike i pledge, workers' wages had hot kept pace With rising prices. During the war, wOrkers w^ref r often able to make Up the lag in buying power f to some extent by working harder;^ was often available and the wage-price pinch could be overcome. With the war ended how-ever, workers could no longer ignore the fact that wages lagged far behind prices. : Another similarity to the period after World War I was the fact that American business came out of the second conflict fat with profits ' and assumed an arrogant, anti-labor stance, • But organized labor also emerged from the I .war strong and determined, and clashes between labor and management were inevitable. In the early post-war years strikes occurred in almost every major industry as workers tried to catch ,:up with rising living costs. Major strikes took place in the automobile industry, steel, the raib® roads, coalfields, maritime, and many other! major industries. In addition to wages, new union contracts resulting from these post-war conflicts also began to place increased stress on other necessary improvements, such as health, welfare and retirement benefits fm^ tSII workers. duced and pushed through Congress by two notoriously anti-labor congressmen, Howard W. Smith of Virginia and Tom Connally of Texas. I It outlawed strikes for a 30-day "cooling off! period," during which a strike vote had to M taken by the NLRB; provided for government seizure of strike-threatened plants, criminal prosecution of strike leaders, and made un contributions to political campaigns illegal. The provisions of the post-war, 1947 Talfel Hartley Act wete drawn up in large measiuej according to suggestions made by the National| Association of Manufacturers, a notoriousiyi anti-labor management group. The T-H Act T was in the immediate post-war period that hampered the organizing efforts of the unions - . | the first general sWike in maritimeuccurred. I !rr-paMcularly in the South. Section 14(b) cd\ ' The strike was called in 1946 when the| the Act permits individual states to pass so-: Wage Stabilization Board, a Government • called "right-to-work" laws which outlaws agency, refused to allow wage gains negotiated p union shop. Section 14(b) has allowed 19 i by the SIU and SUP with the shop operators. states, mainly in the South, to exploit theirl The SIU and SUP immediately threw up pick- i workers by giving greedy, unscrupulous en|^| etlines in every U. S. port, which were respected ployers a free hand in union busting. by all unions connected in any way with the waterfront. Within hours every port in the • HE sharp rise in anti-labor fervor in Con­ U. S. was completely tied up. gress, which culminated in theTaft-Hartley Act served to spotlight the fact that the The week-long strike ended in complete vic­ continued split between the AFL and the CIO tory for the SIU-SUP as the Wage Stabilization was hurting the American labor movement. Sea Board reversed its previous ruling. The SIUrious efforts at reunification began in 1946, and SUP victory over the WSB was a victory for were intensified greatly by Taft-Hartley passage the entire labor movement because it put an in 1947. But unification of the two major labor abrupt end to Government attempts in peace organizations was spurred by the Republican time to abridge labor's right to free collective victory in the 1952 presidential election op^^ bargaining and led directly to the elimination ; platform that totally rejected almost all of la?, of WvSB authority over wages. bor's goals and made it clear to all that It was also during these early post-war years tion, for greater strength, was a must. that many American unions began to rid themIn 1952 a change occurred in leadership in • selves of communist infiltrators who had man-, both the AFL and the CIO. Philip Murray, aged to attain positions of influence and control who had led the CIO since John L. Lewis' during the depression and the war years. Amer­ resignation in 1940, passed away in Novembef ican labor reaffirmed its strict adherence to the 1952 and was replaced by Walter Reuthei:| betterment of the conditions of American labor Only 12 days later William Green, long-time and rejected those who sought to use the Amer­ AFL President, also passed away and was re^! ican labor movement as a pawn in an inter­ placed by AFL Secretary-treasurer George national ideological struggle. Meany. The basis for unity between the AFll? NTI-LABOR business forces were also and CIO took place hi 1953, with the signing hard at work duirng this period^ Their of a no-raiding agreement by 65 AFL and 29 . chief victory was Congressional passage CIO unions. of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 over the veto On Dec. 5, 1955, the American Federation of President Harry S. Truman. of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Or­ In many ways the Taft-Hartley Act, with its ganizations merged, and George Meany was infamous, anti-labor Section 14(b), had a pre^ elected president of the new AFL-CIO. cursor in the 1943 Smith-Connally Act T �E. Vol. XXVill No. 12 SEAC4RERS ynciAL ORGAN OF THF INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTI ~ -llOG JUNe 10, 1966 GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO 14 Seafarers Get engineers Licenses^ Under SlUs New Training Program : J io'^ Eleven more SIU engine department men have passed the United States Coast Guard examina­ tions and received their Engineer's licenses after preparing at the engineer's training school jointly sponsored by the Seafarers International Union of North America and District 2 of the Marine Officers Beneficial Association. inal Second Engineer's licenses of its kind in maritime history. It This brings to 14 the number during the past two weeks: allows engine department Seafar­ of Seafarers who have obtained • Kenneth Singh, 39, who has ers to obtain instruction in prepa­ engineer's licenses and who are sailing or are about to sail in been a member of the SIU for ration for their Third Engineer's License, their Temporary Third licensed berths as a result of the 16 years; • Harry Singleton, 49, who recently-instituted union program. Engineer's License, or their origi­ The following SIU engine de­ joined the SIU in 1939; nal Second Assistant Engineer's • Robert Geddings, 39, who License in either steam or motor partment men received their orig­ inal Third Engineer's license dur­ has been a member of the Union vessel classifications. The training ing the past two weeks: since 1946; school is operated under a recip­ • Leif K. Dalen, 41, a native • William Oppenhorst, 39, rocal agreement between the SIU of Norway who joined the SIU in who joined the SIU in 1951; and District 2 of MEBA. SIU • William Logan, 33, an SIU 1959. (Dalen also received his men who enroll in the program member since 1953, (Logan also First Assistant's DieseJ license); received his Third Assistant's Die­ are provided with meals, hotel • Thomas Rejevich, 38 who lodging and subsistence payment sel license). joined the SIU in 1946; In obtaining their engineers of $110 per week while in train­ • Robert Poore, 26, who has ing. (See additional details below.) been a member of the Union since licenses, these 11 SIU members Engine department Seafarers followed on th^ heels of three 1956; other Seafarers who were the first are eligible to apply for any of the • William Powell, 31, who group to be issued original Third's upgrading programs if they are joined the SIU in 1959; licenses under the program. They 19 years of age or older and have • Joseph Sojak, 42, who has were: 18 months of Q.M.E.D. watch been a member of the SIU since standing time in the engine depart­ • Robert Anderson, 37, a plus six months experience ment, 1959; member of the SIU since 1937; as a wiper, or equivalent. • Michael Aversano, 32, who • Robert Wray Perry, 35, an The joint Union training pro­ joined the SIU in 1952, (Aversano SIU man since 1958; gram was instituted to enable Sea­ also received his Second Assist­ • Kenneth G. Laughlin, 24, farers to obtain their licenses and ant's Diesel license). who has been a Union member to help meet the shortage of ma­ The following SIU engine de­ since 1958. rine enginers arising out of the The training program is the first crisis in Viet Nam. partment men received their orig- Kefeykh - fe SUbij^ktoa '•giKfc'a • Of the 14 Seaif h'censes in tf,~ sfitution of or over " ®^'^enced hv fi, ^^o have ah/J success time obtained In addition, their Sirt niented by the n.! • . Pensions will h» approximLly 2, ^EBA pTnsion " WI'Mm must be jo „ W lor b/s Temp together with c- tnan or inn; ' .A apeorCur?nas a S rSe2""""T movet^r ^'•t^'out anoth msfruction a. •"««« a Te^''' SdS11- rul. '^^^y to his peZ PP^'oants can heoh !i. SIU iSt wh'r O"" the hcense and emni^^^'"®" had "• •J^setve:""""''-"' - -Sl-Vatf t; -A >1 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 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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WHITE HOUSE CIVIL RIGHTS CONFERENCE CHARTS PROGRAM TO END RACIAL INJUSTICE LEON CLIMENKO, LABOR AIDE, DIES AT 53; WAS SIU MEMBER EMERGENCY CONFERENCE SUMMONED TO SAVE AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE AFL-CIO MARINE UNIONS MOVE TO PREVENT SWITCH OF U.S. CARGOES TO FOREIGN SHIPS SEATRAIN PLANS EXPANSION PROGRAM, ADDING EIGHT NEW VESSELS TO FLEET AID TO MARITIME URGED – HOUSE BILL WOULD SPUR NEW SHIP CONSTRUCTION WEST COAST OIL UNIONS MAP PROGRAM FOR JOINT ACTION IN STANDARD OF CAL SEAFARER RECOUNTS ROLLICKING TIMES WITH LATE PLAYWRIGHT BRENDAN BEHAN PRE-UNION DAYS OF TANKER SHIPPING RECALLED BY SEAFARER DECK VETERAN SKINDIVER LOST AT SEA OWES LIFE TO SHARP-EARED SEAFARER LOOKOUT THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR – ALL THIS HAPPENED: PART 9 14 SEAFARERS GET ENGINEERS LICENSES UNDER SIU’S NEW TRAINING PROGRAM 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 06/10/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 12 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/c0f03a5b9bddd2d5aff6e63f324efb6f.PDF e924fd78bc02520465a9cde54e64a0a6 PDF Text Text .'isSrsefiteHwv. .T:X • 7- SEAFARERSaLOC Vol. XXViii Nc. 11 OFFICIAL ORGAM OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Make MARAD Independent, AFL-CIO Sea J Unions Urge V..V- SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS \ 5 ^ M 7ii"]M-iiiftt('iflr-tf iU- —Page 3 Union Fight Halts Closing OfTwoPHS Hospitals The 1966 Seafarers $6,000 college schol­ arships have been awarded to an SIU member who sails in the Stewards Depart­ ment and to the children of four other Seafarers. The college-bound Seafarer is Bernard Maret (photo 1). The other award wimiers," shown here with their fathers, are Jommy Miller (photo 2), son of Seafl^^Blmer E. Miller (photo 3); Thomas l^er (photo 4), son of Seafarer James T. Baker (photo 5); Dedra Rotertson (photo 6), dai^ter of Seafarer Robert Robert­ son (photo 7); and Michael J. McCann (photo 8), son of Seafarer Francis H. McCann (photo 9). Selection of winners was made by SIU College Scholarship Ad­ visory Committee. In photo 10 Miss Edna New%, Assistant Dean of Douglass Col­ lege for Women of Rutgers Universitys, submits committee's decision to SIU Secretary-Treasurer Ai Kerr. From left to right are Dr. F. D. Wilkinson of Howard University; Dr. Charles D. O'ConneU, Director of Admissions at the University of Chicago; Dr. Elwood C. Kastnef, Dean of Registration and Financial Aid at NeW York University; Kerr; Dean Newby; Dr; i R. M. Keefe, Director of Admissions at St. Louis University, and Dr. Bernard P. Ireland, Regional Director of the College S Entrance Examination Board. This year's awards brings the number of SIU scholar­ ship winners to 68 since the program was instituted. Of the 68 who have gone to college under the program 24 have beOn Seafarers and 44 the children of Seafarers. -Page 2 Two More SIU Engineer School Graduates Win Third's Licenses —Page 3 S/nRaps CG Attempt To Abolish Jobs 8 —Page 3 • K. r Fakes and Swindles In the Health Field —Page 8 I I Tbo 14 Strike o R 10 • • —Labor History -Page 15 >1 i^> H! "V\ . .... • 1^ •Sj i; �Page Two SEAFARERS Union Fight Pays Off Covernment Ageney Rescinds Order To Shut Down Two PHS Hospitals WASHINGTON—The continuing fight waged by the SIU and other marine unions to prevent the closing of seven United States Public Health Service Hospitals has achieved success as the re­ sult of the decision by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare to continue operating the USPHS hospitals in Detroit and The SIU hailed the HEW deci­ such as PHS, but their expansion Savannah—two of the facilities sion to retain and upgrade these wherever possible." which had been scheduled for hospital facilities, noting that In announcing the recent HEW closing. "aside from the value of PHS fa­ decision, Garmatz also hailed the The HEW decision was made cilities to its direct beneficiaries, move, noting that "These facilities public by House Merchant Ma­ the national interest requires not are a definite asset in the field rine Committee Chairman Ed­ only the retention of all existing of health and in the maintenance ward A. Garmatz (D-Md.). The high-quality medical facilities. of our Fourth Arm of Defense." USPHS hospitals have, since the earliest days of our nation's his­ tory, been of great importance to the health and welfare of Ameri­ can merchant seamen. Following hearings held last year before the House Merchant Marine Committee, the Comptrol­ ler General of HEW ruled that the agency had no legal author­ ity to close the institutions. As a result, eight of the 10 USPHS hospital facilities are not only to remain open, but will undergo modernization. Only two hospitals have been closed—one in Chi­ cago and one in Memphis. I- • ^ i §• May 27, 1966 LOG jU.S. Ship Shortage Slows War, Hall Tells House Committee WASHINGTON, D. C.—SIUNA President Paul Hall told the House Merchant Marine Committee that the war in Vietnam is creating "a vicious shipping circle in which the American merchant fleet is becoming the chief vic­ commitments, because their own tim of its own deficiencies." vessels were diverted to military The House committee, under service. the chairmanship of Representa­ "We must recognize that there tive Edward A. Garmatz of Mary­ is an inter-relationship between land, began hearings in February these events," Hall told the ComUntimely Scheme on a broad range of U. S, mari­ gressmen. "We must remember At the time of the House Mer­ time problems, with particular that when these foreign crews re­ chant Marine Committee hear­ stress on the adequacy of the U. S. fuse to carry our military cargoes, ings, the SIU, in testimony, at­ merchant marine in the current they not only place the entire bur­ den of this effort upon the Ameri­ tacked the planned closings as an Vietnam crisis. "untimely and ill-conceived Testifying before the committee can fleet, but at the same time put scheme to wipe out a vitally ne­ last week in behalf of the SIU and themselves in a position to carry cessary service . . . which in the the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades off the commercial cargoes which long run can only result in in­ Department, Hall noted that since these American vessels, diverted to creased costs" to the government the U. S. became intimately in­ military use, themselves cannot and the taxpayer. volved in the Vietnam war last carry. summer, this country has had to "Thus, because the American Modernized Facilities turn to foreign-flag shipping for fleet is inherently weak, its for­ According to the latest HEW the carriage of both military and eign-flag competitors are able to decision, the USPHS hospital in commercial cargoes. exploit it in this emergency situa­ Detroit will be modernized to tion. And because its foreign-flag Cargoes Turned Down provide merchant seamen and competitors are able to exploit it, He also noted that in a number the American fleet becomes even beneficiaries with a higher degree of competent medical care. It was of instances the crews of foreign- weaker than it was before." also noted that negotiations are flag vessels had refused to carry Fleet Inadequate presently underway to acquire U.S. military supplies to South The Vietnam crisis. Hall assert­ the modern hospital facility at the Vietnam, and that in other in­ Hunter Air Force Base to serve stances American-flag shipping ed, has made it clear that the pres­ Savannah area seamen rather than companies had been obliged to ent American-flag merchant fleet try to upgrade the old Savannah charter foreign-flag vessels, in or­ is inadequate to meet either the de­ hospital. der to fulfill their commercial fense or commercial requirements of the nation, as called for in the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, King-Size SIU Vacation Check and has also made it clear that re­ liance in an emergency situation cannot be placed upon foreign flags, although such a concept has been supported by both the De­ fense and State departments. "Finally—and most important —the Vietnam situation has shown us that the only way we can ever achieve real strength and security on the seas, in either the defense or commercial areas, is through the creation of a strong and adeQuate merchant fleet which flies the American flag and which is manned by American seamen," the SIU president declared. He called upon the members of the committee to support the pro­ posals of the President's Maritime Advisory Committee for an ex­ panded American-flag fleet and also urged them to reject the rec­ ommendations of the Interagency Maritime Task Force which, he Seafarer Harry J. Thompson (right) picked up his $1,490 vacation said, "would result in an even check recently from New Orleans SIU patrolman Herman Troxclair, smaller merchant fleet than we have now—a fleet which would The vacation benefit covered a period from July I, 1964 to April carry an even smaller percentage IS, 1966. After visiting his mother in Minneapolis, Thompson plans of our commercial cargoes than it to take it easy for a while in New Orleans before shipping again. does now, and which would be He last sailed on the Ocean Dinny as fwt, making several trips to even less adequate to our security Vietnam. He reported the Dinny a good ship with a top-notch crew. needs." i Report of International President by Paul Hail Over the years, the SIU and other maritiihe unions have been in the forefront in the fight to retain the USPHS hospitals throughout the country. Not only are these facilities necessary from the standpoint of the American seaman whose peculiar employment conditions make them most dependent on this type of medical care, but also from the standpoint of the national welfare. In an era when hospital services have not kept pace with the nation's needs, with beds often virtually impossible to get, the closing of these facilities would be completely inconsistent with the national objective of giving every person medical care when he is in need. Not only are the services provided by the USPHS Hospital is important to Seafarers, but they are essential to the other beneficiaries as well. Even considering these facts, a plan was announced last year by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to close many of the USPHS hospitals, and- especially those in Detroit, and Savannah. This ill-conceived move to deprive American seamen and other benefi­ ciaries of PHS hospitals of proper medical care has touched off a campaign by the SIU and other segments of the maritime labor to save the hospitals. As a result of our battle and the support of sym­ pathetic members of the Congress, HEW not only withdrew its plans to close the Detroit and Savannah hospitals but decided to modernize the operations. * * « The 23rd annual Union Industries show, which ran for six days early this month, was a rousing success. The more than 203,000 visitors who toured Baltimore's Fifth Regiment Armory viewed over 130 ex­ hibits of the products, services, and community activities of American trade union members, including the SIUNA. It was a gala affair, en­ joyed by union participants and visitors alike. But the true meaning of the Union Industries Show goes much deeper than the fact that everyone had a good time. The products and services on display at the show were produced by union members working under union conditions. Visitors discovered that the union-made products were of the highest quality possible, produced by skilled practitioners of their trades enjoying wages and working conditions unequalled any­ where in the world. In short, they saw the finest products in the world, produced by the finest craftsmen in the world. The two facts go together, and the message was not lost on the visi­ tors to the show. It became obvious after going from exhibit to exhibit, viewing the products and talking to the men who made them, that buy­ ing union-made products makes sense in more ways than one. First of all, the purchaser gets for his money the finest quality products made anywhere. Second, purchasing goods and services under the union label places full public support behind the American labor movement and the high quality of craftsmanship, wages and working conditions which American labor represents. ^ Stiffer Fire, Safety Rules Proposed By World Ship Unit Steps have been taken by an international committee to stiffen maritime fire prevention regulations to avert recurrences of the Yarmouth Castle sea disaster. The 14-nation Maritime Safe- f built before 1948 from its more ty Committee of the Intergov­ severe requirements. The draft ernmental Maritime Consultative amendments will be presented to a Organization, a United Nations special assemble of IMOC prob­ agency to which 60 nations be­ ably in December, Shepard re­ long, has recommended that the ported. Should the proposed rec­ use of incombustible materials be ommendations be adopted they required in the construction of will become effective in 1968. passenger ships. However, Shepard said that the The Maritime Safety Committee committee strongly recommended meeting had been called to deal that member nations act to en­ with fire protection and safety force the proposal immediately, aboard passenger ships and was without waiting for completion of held in London, May 2-10. SIU the long ratification procedure. Vice-President Earl (Bull) Shepard Demands for action to prevent attended the sessions as the labor unsafe, substandard vessels from advisor to the United States dele­ operating followed in the wake gation. of the Yarmouth Castle fire in Shepard has submitted a report the Bahamas last November, with of the meeting to AFL-CIO Presi­ the loss of 90 lives, and the subse­ dent, George Meany, who recom­ quent fire aboard the Viking Prin­ mended the SIU official's appoint­ cess. Congress is now considering ment. legislation that would require the Shepard reported that the Safety U.S. to enforce its own safety reCommittee also specified types of auirements on all cruise ships sail­ fire fighting equipment to be car­ ing from American ports regard­ ried aboard passenger and cargo less of their registration. ships, and requirements for the Shepard reported that although training and drilling of fire bri­ the Maritime Safety Committee's gades. recommendations would represent The Safety Committee recom­ an improvement in the present sit­ mendation would amend the Safe­ uation, he expressed dissatisfac­ ty of Life at Sea Convention, last tion to the U.S. delegation over the revised in 196u, which permits reg­ fact that tougher standards were istering nations to exempt ships not imposed. �May 27, 1966 SEAF^ERS Page Three LOG LP' Congress Hears Joint Position AFLCIO Marine Unions Stress Need For Independent Maritime Agency WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO marine unions have declared their opposition to inclusion of the Maritime Administration in the Department of Transportation proposed by President Johnson, and urged that the Maritime Administration be removed from its present position within the Depart­ ment of Commerce and re-es- ^ become lost in a bureaucratic an entirely independent and au­ tablished as an independent and maze." tonomous agency." autonomous agency. The AFL"The merchant marine," he Hall noted that some 11 sepa­ CIO also urged the creation of an said, "would have a far better rate bills have already been in­ independent maritime agency. chance for survival and growth if troduced in Congress to make the Both the Senate and House its affairs were under the jurisdic­ Maritime Administration inde­ Committees on Government Op­ tion of a Federal agency whose pendent but added that none of erations have been holding hear­ sole concern was maritime. For the bills would provide the kind ings on legislation designed to im­ this reason, we strongly oppose of independent Maritime Admin­ plement the recommendations for inclusion of the Maritime Ad­ istration really needed, particu­ a new Cabinet-level Department ministration in the Department of larly since none of these bills of Transportation made by the Transportation and urge that the separates the promotional and ad­ President in his Transportation Maritime Administration, be re­ ministrative functions of the Message of last March 2. Iden­ moved from the Department of Maritime Administration from tical bills to achieve this objec­ Commerce, and re-established as quasi-judicial subsidy functions. tive—S. 3010 and H.R. 13200— have been introduced in both houses of Congress by Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Wash­ ington and Representative Chet Holifield of California. The position of the AFL-CIO marine unions was presented to WASHINGTON—The SIU and other maritime unions met with subcommittees of the Senate and the United States Coast Guard here on May 14 to register opposi­ House Committees on Govern­ tion to any arbitrary reduction of manning scales on Great Lakes ment Operations last week by Paul Hall, president of the Sea­ ships. The unions were vigorous ^Engine Department) to serve in farers International Union of in their insistence upon adequate place of the oilers who are on North America, who testified in manning requirements to insure watch and the two wipers on day behalf of all maritime unions maximum safety aboard the ves­ work. The ship's complement has represented by the AFL-CIO sels involved. included, three watch standing oil­ Maritime Trades Department, Appearing for the SIU were ers and wipers on day work. The AFL-CIO Metal Trades Depart­ Great Lakes District Secretary- duties of the oilers have increased ment and AFL-CIO Maritime Treasurer Fred Famen, SIUNA since the vessel was retro-fitted. Committee. Vice-President William Jordan, The Coast Guard had not ad­ AFL-CIO Legislative Director and Jack Bluitt. vised the union of the reduction Andrew Biemiller appeared before Representatives from the follow­ in its requirement and the union the House subcommittee and ing organizations also attended the learned of it through a communi­ stated that the AFL-CIO believes conference: cation from the company, asking "it is desirable to create an inde­ for an engine room personnel re­ R. Solomon, Norman A. Bou­ pendent maritime agency with duction in accordance with the such compulsory consultative re­ chard, Marine Engineers Benefi­ Coast Guard temporary certificate. cial Association; Hoyt Haddock, lationship with the new Depart­ Tal Simpkins, AFL-CIO Maritime It was learned at the meeting that ment of Transportation as may Committee; M. G. Fist, C. Arm­ the Coast Guard had arbitrarily be desirable." and unilaterally made a reduction The views of the maritime un­ strong, S. F. Nolawski, Joseph upon a request from the company. Chrobak, United Steelworkers; ions were also supported by other In presenting its position, the AFL-CIO unions in the air, rail Peter McGavin, AFL-CIO Mari­ and highway transportation fields, time Trades Department; and Ir­ SIU submitted a documented study and the recommendation for an ving A. Desroaches, District 50 of the duties of the engine room United Mine Workers. personnel involved and the de­ independent Maritime Adminis­ The unions were jointly opposed mands placed upon them in the tration had been unanimously en­ to any reduction in manning scales, interest of the ship's safety. The dorsed by the AFL-CIO at its convention in San Francisco last and demanded that the Coast Coast Guard announced that it Guard notify all parties concerned would review its position in re­ December. whenever reduction in the agen­ gard to this dispute. Unclear About Position cy's manning requirements are Similar objections with respect contemplated. Asserting that neither the to Coast Guard reduction of man­ The SIU vigorously protested ning scales aboard vessels manned Transportation Message nor the proposed legislation is clear about an attempt to reduce the engine by their members on Lake ships maritime's position within the room manning scale on the were voiced by the other union new department, nor about future SS Diamond Alkali, a retro­ representatives at the meeting. The Federal maritime policy, the fitted ship, for which the Coast MEBA stressed its opposition to AFL-CIO union spokesman con­ Guard has issued a temporary the so-called concept of a "onetended that the Maritime Ad­ manning certificate calling for one man engine room," a view that ministration "could very easily Q.M.E.D. (Qualified Member of was supported by all of the unions. Z. Displaying Ifieir newly-issueS U. S. Coast Guard thircl Engineers Li­ censes, Seafarers Robert Wray Perry (left) and Kenneth G. Laughlin congratulate each other in New York SlU Hall. Both men have already' been assigned berths as Third Engineers. They prepared for exam at joint SlU and MESA, District 2, License Engineers Training School, NEW YORK—Two more SIU engine department men, Robert Wray Perry and Kenneth G. Laughlin, passed the examination for Third Engineer and were is­ sued licenses by the Coast Guard last week after preparing at the engineer's training school jointly sponsored by the Seafarers Inter­ national Union and District 2 of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. Perry signed on as Third Engi­ neer aboard the SS Steel Age, now outward bound. Laughlin will take the Third Assistant's berth on the SS Bangor, due in New Orleans late this week. Perry and Laughlin followed in the steps of Seafarer Robert An­ derson, who was the first SIU man to obtain his third engineer's license under the recently-insti­ tuted joint program for training engine department Seafarers to sit for their licenses. The training program, operated under a reciprocal agreement be­ tween the SIU and MEBA-District 2, is the first of its kind in maritime history. SIU men who enroll in the program are provided with meals, hotel lodging and sub­ sistence payments of $110 per week while in training. The joint Union training pro­ gram was instituted to enable Sea­ farers to obtain their licenses and to help meet the shortage of ma­ rine engineers arising out of the crisis in Viet Nam. Seafarers who complete the pro­ gram and receive their licenses and sail as engineers will get full cred­ it and protection for all the pen­ sion benefits which they have built up under the SIU pension plan. In addition, their SIU pensions will be supplemented by the Dis­ trict 2, MEBA Pension Plan in approximately an equal amount while they sail as engineers, and welfare benefits are also covered. SIU men who qualify for their engineers licenses and sail aboard MEBA District 2-contracted ships will not be required to pay the MEBA $1,000 initiation fee, which that Union will waive. Nor will they be required to drop their SIU membership if they do not choose to do so. Engine department Seafarers are eligible to apply for the train­ ing program if they are 19 years of age or over and have three years of watch standing time in the en­ gine department. The period of instruction ranges from 30 to 90 days and will be determined by the member's individual ability and knowledge and by the instruc­ tor's satisfaction of his readiness to take the exam. Applicants can begin receiving instruction at any time. There are 56 men presently re­ ceiving instruction under the joint Union training program. SIU en­ gine department men interested in the program should apply immedi­ ately at any SIU Hall, or directly to SIU Headquarters at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. The telephone number is HY. 9-6600. Sea Unions Fight CG Attempt To Slash Johs on Lakes Ships T^ been operating on an YGRK—One Seafarer and the children of l annual basis for Yhe past 13; years of the 68 awards to I four Seafarers have been named as the winners of the date have gone, to the dependents of SIU: men, and 24 ^ five $6,000 iSlU GoUege Seholarships for the year have been awarded to Seafarers themselves. I 1966. The awards will enable the wiiiners to pursue four Tffie SIU Scholarship Plan is recognized as one of the years of study at any college or university ill the United States or its possessions. They also may choose any most liberal no-strihgs-attached programs of its kind; and Seafarers as weU as their children are eligible to academic field that interests them. .:';eompete''{br''the •'awards,:,' I Thewinnersof the 1966 SIU Scholarships are; Recipients of the five SIU Scholarship Awards for I • Seafarer Bernard A. Maret of Melbotirne; F'loridal 1966 are; to • Thomas M. Baker, son of Seafarer James T. Baker • Bernard A. Maret, who sails in the steward depart­ ' of Wilmington, California-. ment of the SIU and makes his home in Melborne, • Michael J. McCann, son of Seafarer Francis H. Florida. Brother Maret is now attending night school ^ McCann of Cleveland, Ohio. at Brevard Junior college and plans to use his SIU • Tommy Miller, son of Seafarer Elmer E. Miller scholarship toward an art major at John Brown Uni­ - of Norfolk, Virginia. versity in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, • Dedra Robertson, daughter of &afarer Robert F. • Thomas M. Baker, son of Seafarer James T. Baker, who serves in the engine department. Baker; whO lives in Groton, Connecticut, plans to attend the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture. • Michael J. McCann, son of the Seafarer Francis H. McCann, who sails In the engine department. Michael, who is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, was accepted to Day- ^ ton University, where he plans to major in chemistry. • Tommy E- Miller, son of Seafarer Elmer E. Miller,- • a resident of Norfolk, yirginia. T^ who was an honor graduate in high school and a member of the track teani, plans to study bio^:hemistry at the University ; Virginia. • Dedra Robertson, daughter of Seafarer Robert F. Robertson of Port Arthur, Texas. Dedra who already reads French and German, plans to major in foreign languages at either the University of Florida or Louisi­ ana State University. She has already been chosen as one. of the special honors groups that will attend a summer • session at the University Of Florida. ^ - �Pa^e Fonr SEAFARERS May 27, 1966 LOG Boss of Struck Florida RR Fights Congress Action J Legislation Sought to Break Up Fla. Scab-Herder's Financial Empire by Ear! (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area] The Central Labor Council of San Juan unanimously adopted a strong resolution demanding that the President and the Congress of the U. S. investigate the burning of the Viking Princess and adopt laws to make all passenger ships using American ports comply with the high standards of safety which apply to U. S. passenger vessels, I recently returned from London for a meetNewspaper Guild in its strike ing of the International Maritime against the Bureau of National Consultative Organization which Affairs, Inc., in Washington, D. C. discussed this very same problem. Norfolk New York Shipping has been slow but the New York shipping is excellent outlook for the future is good. The in all ratings. On the beach and C-S Baltimore is in the shipyard registered for shipping are two of and will crew up next month. Bol­ our old friends, Joseph Lapham lard Jackson will be ready to ship out after a few weeks on the and Juan Pola, Jr. beach. Bill Culpepper broke his Boston arm while aboard the National Shipping has been on the slow Defender in the Persian Gulf, and bell this period but is expected hopes to ship out as soon as he to pick up during the next two mends. Bill Powers who has been weeks. Charles Council a 20-year shipping out of New York has seafarer, just had a new deck come down here to register as a hand join his family and reports group one and hopes to land a job wife and baby are doing fine. His as pumpman of the Baltimore. last ship was the Spitfire where he Nelson Steadman who spent seven sailed as an AB. Angelo Antoniou, months in the Far East aboard the another 20-year SIU vet, will grab Hurricane is on the beach for a the first job put on the board. short rest. Angelo, who last shipped on the Philadelphia C-S Baltimore, said he hated to Jorge Marrero, who sails as see this floating Chief Steward, is back in town hotel lay up. John after getting off the Spitfire. John Wallack who last Shannon is back in the hall after last shipped on getting off a Sea-Land ship. He the Pefrochem as sails in the Deck department. an oiler, told us Richard (Larry) Savior is around someone has to the hall after shipping on the Sanfeed the horses tore as a member of the Steward Wallack and he's out to department. He told us he's ready make a killing. to ship again. Richard Cummings is fit for duty and ready for the Baltimore first bosun's job that comes along. Bill Sears has paid off the Pennmar to go to the Marine Hospital Shipping has been fair here. Puerto Rico to have his hand checked. As soon as he's FED, he will be ready Puerto Rico President Commis­ to ship out on an intercoastal run. sioner Santiago Polanco said in Chuck Rawlings will have a Washington that the Johnson ad­ medical check up after paying off ministration has adopted a hands the Southwestern Victory on the off policy toward Puerto Rico's West Coast. Irv Glass of the deck fight for exemption from federal department paid off the Del Sud minimum waoe legislation in Con­ and is taking it easy for awhile. gress. Shipping for the past two weeks A two-month old trucking strike has been good and the outlook which halted work at a number for the future is very promising. of sand and gravel companies and Four ships paid off, four signed left 8.000 construction workers on and seven ships are in transit. idle in the Bayamon area ended The SIU is aiding the American here recently. WASHINGTON—Rebuffed by the general public and Florida legislators alike for his intransi­ gent 19th Century anti-labor stand, Edward Ball, boss of the vast duPont Estate empire in Florida which operates the struck Florida East Coast Railway, is now charging the railroad unions with be­ ing the "brains" behind recent ions, which are only asking that quested by the Federal Reserve attempts in the Congress to their members receive the same Board, which administers the end a complicated financial set­ pay and working conditions that Bank Act. up through which the giant cor­ have long since been provided for Legislation has been introduced poration has for years used a loop­ other railroad employees across into Congress which would end the hole in the banking laws to make the nation. Since the strike be­ duPont Estate's exemption from millions of dollars profit in viola­ gan over three years ago, the rail­ the Bank Holding Company Act, tion of the law's intent. road has operated on and off an exemption which allows du­ Railroad union members have manned by scabs. Pont to control both banks and The inquiry into the duPont businesses and industries in Flor­ been on strike against the PEG Railway since January, 1963. Estate's legal and financial setup ida in violation of the law's intent, Since then Ball has flatly rejected is being conducted by the Senate and has made the 78-year-old Ball all settlement attempts by the un­ Banking Committee and was re- perhaps the most powerful man in Florida. In addition to the FEC Railway, the duPont Estate also controls 31 banks and various business and in­ dustrial enterprises. The pending legislation would force Ball to sell off either the Estate's great bank­ by ing empire or its non-banking em­ Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes pire, including the struck FEC Railway. On May 11, 1966, SIU Representatives attended a meeting in Wash­ The AFL-CIO has called upon ington, D. C. with the United States Coast Guard that was called for Congress to end the banking law the express purpose of discussing manning requirements on various exemption enjoyed by the duPont Great Lakes vessels with relation to Engine Room crews. Until a short Estate, which it says has served time ago. Great Lakes vessels were not affected by the rules laid to frustrate national labor policy down by the United States Coast and caused the three-year-old FEC Guard on retro-fit and fully auto­ that the United States Coast Railway strike. At the same time, mated ships; however, automation Guard is not carrying out its the federation urged Congress to on the Great Lakes now presents duties by assuring the maintaining retain the bank law exemption for a serious problem to all maritime of maximum safety requirements labor and agriculture organizations unions due to the U. S. Coast on board Lake Vessels, but rather inasmuch as labor banks are Guard's drastic reduction of crews the Coast Guard on issuance of "models for the type of banking under the vessel manning cer­ certificates for various Lake Ves­ service which should be provided sels is going far below the very tificates. in the public interest," in sharp The Coast Guard feels that minimum of basic safety require­ contrast to the duPont-controlled these ships can operate without ments. banking empire. any unlicensed personnel whatso­ Detroit Marine Hospital The controversy over the du­ ever in the Engine Rooms. The We have received notification Pont Empire's exemption from the SIU has entered a strong protest that the Health, Education and banking laws centers around the to the Coast Guard and your Welfare Department does not in­ fact that the operation is set up representatives pointed out that tend to close the U. S. Public financially as "Charitable Tru.st." Great Lakes vessels are virtually Health Service facility at Windmill Questioned bv Senator Harrison maneuvering eight hours out of Point, Detroit, Michigan. The de­ Williams (D-N.J.) about who gets every 24 hours in channel waters cision to maintain the Detroit the Estate's income however. Ball on all of the Great Lakes every Marine Hospital was made after conceded that his sister, Mrs. Jes­ day during the sailing season. protests on the closing had been sie Ball duPont, gets most of it It is obvious that the Coast made by the SIU's Great Lakes (over $10 million last year). But Guard officials in Washington do District as well as other affiliated his sister's taxes are so high and not fully understand the problems unions, to the Public Health au­ she gives so much to charity. Ball existing on the Great Lakes. In thorities and the various govern­ opined, that "at times I wonder fact, one of the top officers of the, ment agencies, members of Con­ howihe's able to eat." Coast Guard did not even realize gress, and the Senate. that many Great Lakes vessels Senator Hart and the late Sen­ presently operating are still burn­ ator McNamara played a strategic Rap Soviet Trawler Fleet Off West Coast ing coal. At this juncture, the SIU role in the preservation of this cannot predict what the outcome needed medical facility. of this meeting in Washington The Detroit Marine Hospital will be. We do, however, know presently services approximately 100 in-patients and 125 out-pa­ tients. According to a study of facilities, the capacity of this hos­ May 27, 1966 Vol. XXVIII, No. II pital can be increased greatly by Official Publication of the SIUNA modernization and some remodel­ Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO SAN FRANCISCO—A large Soviet fishing fleet which appeared off the U.S. West Coast in recent ing. Executive Board Your SIU Representatives are weeks, has been accused by American fishermen of taking fish from nearby spawning grounds a PAUL HALL, President contacting both the U. S. Public practice which could lead to the^ eventual depletion of fish resources in waters near the U.S. CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD Exec. Vice-Pret. Vice-President Health Service people and the De­ The Soviet fleet, estimated at AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS At the same time, many Soviet deep-sea fishing fleets. Russia's partment of Health, Education up to 200 fishing and factory Sec.-Treas. Vice-President trawlers and factory ships have ROBERT MATTHEWS AL TANNER and Welfare in Washington re­ 1965 catch has been placed at Vice-President Vice-President questing that the modernization processing ships, has been most also appeared off the coast of New 5,6 million metric tons and by HERBERT BRAND of the facilities at Windmill Point active off the coast of Oregon on England. Director of Organizing and 1970 is expected to reach 8.5 mil­ the Stonewall Bank, about 30 Publications This is just the latest of many lion tons. be effected immediately. Managing Editor Art Editor miles at sea. recent incursions by Russian fish­ MIKE POLLACK BERNARD SEAMAN Seaway Tolls The huge Russian fishing fleet ing boats into traditional U.S. Assistant Editor American commercial fisher­ NATHAN SKYER Staff Writers has also been utilized to serve fishing grounds. There have been Hearings will be held in Ottawa, men have voiced strong complaints MELVIN PURVIS many complaints in the past of several other purposes besides fish­ Canada on May 25th and in Chi­ about the heavy Soviet fishing on PETER WEISS depletion of fish resources due to ing. Many are equipped with cago in early June for the purpose the spawning grounds, which tends the intensive fishing practiced by sophisticated electronic equipment of revising the present Seaway toll to destroy female fish before they Pgbllthed biweekly at 810 Rhode Island Avenne the Soviet fleets. Soviet practices rates. The United States St. Law­ can deposit their eggs. American to monitor Western scientific and N.E., Washington, D. C. 20018 by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gilf. Lakes and rence Seaway Development Cor­ trawlers working the Stonewall in the whaling field brought nu­ military procedures near the U.S. Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foerth A»enie, Brooklyn, B.Y. 11232. Tel. HVaclnth poration and the Canadian St. Bank are closely monitored by merous accusations that the Rus­ coasts and on the high seas. Many 9-6600. Second class postage paid at Washing­ Lawrence Seaway authorities who the Oregon State Fish Commis­ sians were ignoring international Soviet fishing boats are also equip­ ton, D. C. POSTMASTER'S ATTEMTIOH: Form 3579 arit are the controlling agents having sion to assure that future fish re­ standards of conservation. ped for oceanographic studies and fhoald be sent to Seafarers International Union, jurisdiction on the Seaway, are During the last ten years the sources will not be depleted. How­ have provided Russian scientists Atlantic, Gilf. Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Faarth AveniC, Brooklyn, B.V. recommending an increase of ap­ ever, the Commission has no au­ Soviet Union has built up one of with a wealth of information about 11232. proximately 10 percent. the world's largest, most modern the world's oceans. thority over the Soviet vessels. The Great Lakes SEAFARERS#LOG P The Atlantic Coast Fishermen Charge Huge Red Fleet Depletes American Fishing Grounds �iT-st'.-atw^noessSiiSteT- Mar 27, 1966 The Pacific Coast by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative SEAfARERS LOG Page Five defense Dept. Lied About Ships In North Viet Trade, House Told WASHINGTON—A charge of attempting to cover up ineffective Government policies by with­ There are plenty of jobs here for AB's, oilers and FWT's in the west holding full information about the true number of Free World ships trading with North Vietnam has coast ports of San Francisco, Seattle and Wilmington. been leveled against the Defense Department by a Michigan Congressman in a speech before The State of Oregon will be holding its primary election this week the House of Representatives. with California's primary following on June 7th. Washington has Representative Charles E. here at home by the official dis­ months of 1966 included 29 Brit­ scheduled a September 20 primary election. Don't forget to get out to pensing of misinformation which ish flag; 4 Greek; 2 Cypriot and the polls and vote and support Chamberlain (R-Mich.) accused is designed not to protect our se­ 1 Italian, he said. uled for this time. your labor-COPE endorsed ticket. the Defense Department of keep­ curity but to cover up ineffective According to the latest figures Tiny Kennedy just blew into ing "two sets of books," one classi­ San Francisco policies. released by the Maritime Admin­ town and registered for a chief fied secret and the other unclassi­ Shipping continues to be very steward's job. He recently got off fied, in order to keep from the According to the true figures, he istration concerning the U. S. Gov­ good ihere and we continue to have the Oceanic Spray in S^ Fran­ American people the true number said, the 44 Free World ships call­ ernment blacklist of ships which plenty of jobs for AB's, FWT's, cisco and will probably spend of Free World ships engaged in ing at North Vietnam during the are ineligible to carry U. S. for­ oilers and electricians. last three months of 1965 included eign aid cargoes because they are some time in drydock here at the trade with the Hanoi regime. Paying off during the last ship­ USPHS hospital. We hope that 35 British flag; 3 Norwegian; 3 engaged in the North Vietnam In his recent House speech he Greek; 2 Cypriot and 1 French. ping period were the Pan Oceanic he'll be out in a short time. trade, only 10 Free World ships charged that the list of 119 Free Faith, Pecos, Oceanic Tide, MoqtTwo more Seafarers from this World ship arrivals in North Viet­ The 36 Free World ships in the are listed as having traded with pelier Victory and Monticello Vic­ port joined the pension ranks re­ Hanoi trade during the first 3 Hanoi. nam during 1965, which was re­ tory. cently. Brothers Herman Thomp­ Signing on we had the Coe Vic­ son and Harold Shellenberger both leased by the Defense Department, tory, Couer D'Alene Victory, received their first pension checks was not the true figure but was just released Loma Victory and the Steel Flyer. and are planning to live a life of "unclassified" figure strictly for public consumption. In transit we had the Steel Ap­ leisure from now on. He said that after much prod­ prentice, Longbeach, Steel Woriiding the Defense Department has er, Eiizabethport, Portmar, LosSeattle now agreed to begin releasing the mar, Steel Desdgner and Keva by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Guff Area Shipping remains good, espe­ true figures. The first set of true Ideal. cially for rated men and we have Ships due in are the Los An­ plenty of jobs available for AB's, figures received, he said, shows Traffic lights on the Mississippi River at New Orleans, a familiar that a total of 44 Free World geles, Fairport, Topa Topa, Wild FWT's and oilers. sight to Slli members in this area and especially familiar and impor­ ships called at North Vietnam dur­ Ranger and the Anniston Victory. tant to members plying the Mississippi, have been put back in operation. Paying off since our last report ing the last quarter of 1965 alone, On the beach is P. Korol, chief The lights, operated by the U.S. Corps of Engineers, will be used when pumpman, who just pulled in and were the Warm Springs and the while a total of 36 Free World Young America. ships have already delivered sup­ the river reaches 10 feet on the Carrollton gauge on a rising stage, immediately got the Monticello and until the gauge reads 12 feet on a falling stage. Signing on we plies to Hanoi during the first Victory on a fly-out to Yokohama. had the Warm quarter of 1966. E. Sierra, an SIU oldtimer who New Orleans He pointed out that original fig­ Springs and in sails as deck maintenance also It was like old home week at the New Orleans hall when the Del transit were the ures showed only 21 such ships pulled in and got the same ship. Norte recrewed as a passenger ship recently after making a trip to West Walter Rice, An­ in the North Vietnam trade during Africa as a freighter. All aboard agreed it was a good trip and extended Wilmington chorage and the the last quarter of 1965 and only thanks to the captain for letting the crew use the swimming pool and Shipping activity has really 16 during the first quarter of Seattle. to the chief engineer for letting them use the passenger movie projector picked up here over the past two Bosun Karl 1966. so that carpenter Maurice Kramer could show two movies an evening. weeks. 70 men shipped with 62 "American people have been Hellman who's on Simpson The captain, in turn, thanked the whole crew for a of them being shipped in a onethe beach here greatly disturbed by reports of job well done. week period. has been a member of the SIU this trade even when told less than Some of the regular Delta Line passenger ship men During the past week we had for the past twenty years. Dick half the truth about it," Repre­ signing on for the Del Norte's latest run were: Anton the Connecticut call for a full Simpson, who sails as steward, is sentative Chamberlain declared. (Tony) Evenson and Tom Garrity, watehmen; Clar­ crew and the Oceanic Spray resting up after a long trip on the "Our efforts to win the struggle in ence (Red) Cobb, reefer utility; Louis (Buck) Estrada, signed on. No payoffs are sched­ Jefferson City Victory. South Vietnam cannot be aided second steward; Jake Cuccia, steward storekeeper; Joe Vaccaro, bartender; Frank Ploppert, linenkeeper; Reuben Belletty, BR; Cosmo Argis, gloryhole stew­ ard; Curley Weisbrot, waiter; Jack Callaway, laundryCuccia man; and many others. Many SIU pensioners were on hand for the last membership meeting in New Orleans. Charlie Nuber was in from Waveland, Mississippi, where he makes his home and says the fishing has been real good. He extends an invitation to his shipmates to look him up when they are By Sidney Margolius in Waveland. A conflict over the quality of the goods you buy and finishes have been developed without adequate Walter (Shorty) Cook, another SIU pensioner, was on hand telling has broken out between retailers and manufacturers standards of performance. One example is "durable about the gardening and chicken raising with which he is now occupy­ as the result of complaints about shoddy merchandise. press" or "permanent press" garments. Such gar­ ing his time at home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Pensioner EmU Herek You're the one who pays for and gets the substand­ ments are a real boon since they eliminate most if was in for the meeting from Omaha, Nebraska, where he now makes ard goods. But because retailers have to listen to your not all ironing. But on some types of fabrics the his home. He told the boys about the traveling he has been doing complaints and make exchanges or repairs (if they're chemical treatment which gives a garment is per­ lately in Canada and Alaska. reliable retailers), they too are rebelling over defective manent press, also "tenderizes" the fabric. This re­ Frank Fraone, last off the Columbia Victory as steward, is spending sults in premature deterioration. Too, with some 400 some time on the beach with his wife. He said his last trip to Formosa, products shipped by factories. Many of the recent complaints about quality have different "durable press" processes in use, textile in­ Hong Kong and Vietnam was an enjoyable one but he needs a bit more concerned furniture especially. But complaints are dustry technologists themselves are concerned that rest before shipping again. being voiced also over rugs, draperies, clothing and some may not be truly permanent, especially because of the lack of standards of what constitutes durability Mobile children's toys. The quality complaints erupted into public view or permanence of the finish. One trade paper even Several SIU oldtimers have been on the beach here recently taking when a leading department store president (Walter recently reported that some low-price manufacturers it a little easy between runs. Dewey C. Bell, who last sailed aboard Rothschild, of Abraham & Straus, New York) told a are applying the durable press finish to collars and the Warrior as AB, has been around chatting with meeting of the American Management Association fronts of shirt, leaving backs untouched. friends. Bell, an SIU member for about twenty years, that in many lines "the standards are set too low" now makes his home in Century, Florida, with his But even paying a high price is no assurance of and "we must exercise constant vigilance to keep quality. One of the nation's largest clothing retailers wife and children. Also in the hall was Osborne M. from having our customers victimized with substand­ complained that sometimes dresses selling for as Brooke, an SIU member since the inception of the ard products.'-' much as $150 have poor-quality thread that puckers union. Brooke, who lives near Mobile with his^wife The department store president revealed that much the seams after even the first cleaning. and children, last sailed aboard the Long Beach in of the defective furniture comes from Southern furni­ In fact, the National Institute of Drycleaning re­ the engine department. ture factories which in recent years have come to ports there is a "tremendous increase" in the number William E. Mores is watching the board again dominate the furniture industry. He did not say this, of fabrics and garments which do not dryclean prop­ after last sailing in the steward department on the Brooke but it is significant that these also usually are non­ erly. John B. Waterman's European run. Married, he lives union factories who make the lower-quality furniture. The effect of such widespread incidence of poor with his wife and children in Mobile. Another Mobilian, R. M. As a result of the retailer's public charges. Fair- quality is to increase the risks of getting unsatisfac­ (Pinkey) McEvoy is looking for an engine department slot as electrician child News Service made a nationwide survey and tory merchandise when you buy, and also, to raise the or oiler. His last ship was the Clairhorne. Also last off the John B. found many other businessmen reporting widespread prices all families must pay to cover the high cost of Waterman is Jimmie Jordan who makes his home in Mobile with his wife and children. dissatisfaction with quality of many types of goods. returns and repairs. Some blame the widespread incidence of defects on Houston Look over the fabrics too, to guard against misautomation, others on big volume in a time of rising weaves, thin weaves or thin spots that will soon wear Seafarer D. Horn, a longtime deckhand, has been on the beach in sales. When business is good, factories seem to get lax. out. more ways than one here recently. Between ships he's been ^oing down What this means to you is that when you shop And don't hesitate to return defective goods. One to the beach regularly to cultivate a sun tan, which is coming along nowadays, you can't take quality for granted, but big retailer says that only 8 per cent of defective mer­ nicely. Jimmy Jackson, who sails in the steward department, has been have to inspect closely and don't be afraid to ask chandise is returned. "The other 92 per cent remains in the hall recently waiting for a good trip to South America. Jackson stores for necessary repairs or adjustments. in the hands of unhappy customers," reports Fairchild says he's found the South American climate suits him best and he'll try to hang on until he gets the run he wants. One of the problems is that many new materials News Service. The Gulf Coast YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH •Seafarer's Guide to Better Buying I •'1: • �Page Six SEAFARERS Delta Crew Awarded Safety Certificate Six Additional Seafarer Veterans Join Crowing SlU Pension Roster Ferenc SlU-manned Del Rio is one of several Delta Line vessels recently awarded Certificates of Merit in honor of the high degree of safety consciousness displayed by SlU crews. In addition to the merit certificate, Del Rio's recreational fund is $100 richer be­ cause of prize money that goes with award. At presentation ceremonies are (l-r): Chief Officer R. A. McDonald, Third Cook James Simmons, Deckman Robert. Merritt, Del Rio's Master E. C. Garrison, Delta Port Captain E. R. Seamen, Delta Safety Direc­ tor Paul Pollatt, and Seafarer Abner Abrams, Chief Electrician. QUESTION — When you're shipping out and the weather gets hot, what do you do on board ship to keep cool? • |! • I ;1 Herhie Gray; Many of the tank­ ers have air-conditioning now, so heat isn't much of a problem. At least, that's the case on most of the tankers I've shipped out on. If there's no air con­ ditioner, the best thing to do is get under a fan tail or awning. I drink a lot of water, of course. ^ Juan Colpe: When the weather gets very hot, T find it's best to just get your mind off it. I try to keep my body cool and a hot shower is very helpful. I drink a lot of milk and cold drinks. There's no place in particular I like to go during the summer, but countries like France and Germany are never very hot. Jorge Gonzales: I like to slip out on deck when it gets too hot. I open my cot and soak up lots of sun. Of course, I drink a good deal of water. I'm usu­ ally not bothered by the heat since I collie from Puerto Rico which can get very hot. 4^ Edward Krcha: If the ventilator shows it's getting too hot, I have several ways of cooling off. I drink a lot of cold water and also keep my wrists cool. I find that salt pills are a good method of preventing cramps. Some of the ships sailing nowadays have air conditioning. ' '' Adolph Demarco: I take my cot and go up on deck for some sun. I like to take my transistor radio along on long trips and listen to a little music. A big pitcher of lem­ onade is my fa­ vorite thirst quen­ cher. For hotweather reading, I find that a good magazine or book gets my mind off the heat. — 4^ — James M. Young: I ship in the engine room and it can get pretty warm down there. I really welcome the chance to go up on deck. That fresh air can feel real good. I also drink a lot of wa­ ter, of course. If I get the chance, I take several cases of coke and soda along with me. In hot weather, I like sailing in Persian Gulf waters. British Seamen Hit the Bricks For 40-Hr. Week LONDON—^The strike of Brit­ ish seamen that has tied up the nation's ports went into its second week with the National Union of Seamen and the shipowners still deadlocked over the issue of the 40 hour week. It marked the first time that British seamen have struck in 55 years and the Queen has declared a state of emergency. The union has refused to budge from its demand for a reduction in the work week from 56 to 40 hours at the same pay, plus over­ time for the additional 16 hours. Average wages for British sea­ men are around $168 a month for the 56 hour work week. An AB gets a little over $200 a month. Some 500 ships of the nation's fleet of 2,500, largest in the world, are already idled. The men are walking off the vessels as they retitrn to British ports. May 27, 1966 LOG Oakley Pearson Holt Denny Hudgins Six more Seafarers have been added to the SIU's pension roster and are now collecting monthly pension checks of $150 a month. The new additions are: Joseph Ferenc, Weil Denny, Laurence Holt, August Pearson, Ferris Oakley and Joseph Hudgins. Ferenc joined the SIU in the^ Holt joined the union in the port port of Elberta, Mich. His last port of New York. Bom in of Mobile, Ala. His last vessel was vessel was the Arthur K. Atkinson Hungary, he resides with his the Yaka (Waterman) on which he (Ann Arbor) on which he sailed as wife, Josie, in New York City. sailed as a messman in the Stew­ an AB. Brother Oakley was born His last ship was the Linheld Vic­ ard department. Born in Ala­ in Michigan and lives in Elberta tory (Alcoa) on which he sailed as bama, he resides in Mobile. Holt with his wife, Viola Mae. a deckhand. saw service in the U.S. Army. Hudgins joined the SIU in the Denny sailed SIU ships since Pearson joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk and was em­ 1943, joining in the port of New York. He was born in the Philip­ port of Chicago, III., and sailed as ployed by the M. Lee Hudgins pine Islands and will continue to a scowman in the SIU's- Great Towing Company. He last sailed reside in New York City with his Lakes Tug and Dredge Region. aboard the Motor Tanker Haven wife, Kusnah. His last vessel was He had been sailing since 1927. Belle and was with the company the Steel Admiral (Isthmian). He Born in Sweden, Pearson and his 31 years. He and his wife, Thelma, reside in Matthews sailed in the deck department and wife, Linda, reside in Chicago. Oakley joined the SIU in the County, Va. achieved a bosun's rating. ISPATCHERS REPORT Atlantic, Gulf & inland Waters District May 7 to May 20, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT ,/ TOTAL SHIPPED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals All Groups Class A Class B 0 7 22 58 21 8 3 32 6 6 8 5 3 2 27 10 19 59 35 27 7 5 10 25 14 14 297 136 All Groups Class A Class B 0 3 40 18 6 13 7 17 4 2 6 5 2 0 5 8 17 50 36 40 13 8 24 15 7 8 128 226 Class C 0 15 0 0 0 5 1 0 3 10 11 32 4 81 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 2 26 65 164 15 46 35 90 19 21 9 15 9 5 19 . 93 68 141 64 140 1 10 61 21 11 39 855 334 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals All Groups Class A Class B 4 2 25 57 10 13 25 15 6 6 7 4 1 1 17 5 43 23 16 36 12 7 19 22 22 8 164 242 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 0 19 24 45 3 2 4 11 0 15 0 2 0 9 6 9 0 2 1 1 0 14 31 27 13 29 17 24 7 13 10 17 26 35 10 3 11 196 144 100 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 4 7 49 145 20 25 43 46 21 23 10 7 5 4 19 42 68 101 77 87 3 16 17 39 6 31 583 432 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville .. Tampa Mobile New Orleans . Houston Wilmington .. San Francisco Seattle_^_;_;_^ Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 0 1 12 44 1 12 12 16 5 2 1 4 5 0 9 20 35 61 30 10 0 3 5 24 7 15 98 236 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 1 32 8 14 2 2 2 14 3 2 3 2 0 4 3 8 1 0 1 2 6 0 55 33 5 29 15 23 2 0 18 25 21 12 8 7 5 177 87 104 NOW ON THE BEACH AlLGroujg^ Class A Class B 5 5 109 32 18 3 53 38 8 14 6 6 11 1 63 20 151 87 88. 35 12 0 60 12 30 8 603 261 �May 27, 1966 SEAFARERS II Shop Group Seeks To 30 States '•••I • !• Page Seven LOG "Down in Davy Jones' Locker" Open shop movements have sprouted in seven states since January 1, the National Right to Work Committee claims, and it boasts RTW groups will be functioning in 30 states by the end of the year. The seven newly-organized groups are in Iowa, North Dakota, Mon­ tana, West Virginia, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Missouri. Iowa and North Dakota already have open shop laws. Missouri is the latest to join the rolls. RTW supporters will push for a state open shop law in the 1967 state legislature. Predictably, there are hints of rightist affiliations among the Missouri leadership. One director of the new committee is vice president of A. B. Chance Co., Centralia, Mo., whose head man, F. Gano Chance, is a leader in the John Birch Society. The national committee, in an effort to drum up additional support in the wake of 14(b) repeal failure, is conducting a series of regional seminars over the next two months. Two Republican groups have urged their party to repudiate Dixie GOP attempts to build party strength through racism. The groups are Republicans for Progress, a national organization of moderate and liberal Republicans headed by Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati, and Re­ publican Advance, a movement of students and teachers centered at Yale University. In a report to the GOP National Committee, the groups called for disciplining of lily-white GOP organizations in the south and urged southern Republicans to appeal to Negro and moderate white sentiment in their campaigns. The report condemned the white-only approach of Mississippi, Ala­ bama and South Carolina GOP organizations. It warned that while courtship of segregationists and John Birch-type extremists may win short-term gains, decades of defeat would come in the long run. It warned that already new Democratic movements to shake the grip of racism have "captured the torch of progress in much of the south" and attracted moderates and liberals, while in exchange Dixie GOP groups have won over "thousands of the most reactionary Democrats." iiABOll ROUND-UP ^ ' President Joe Davis of the Washington State AFL-CIO has been named by President Johnson to serve on a new Citizens Ad­ visory Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty. Johnson es­ tablished the committee and ex­ panded the President's Council on Recreation to include natural beauty in an Executive Order. Vice President Meyer H."Mike" Weintraub of the Distillery Work­ ers suffered a heart attack and died in a Miami hospital while he was in town for a meeting of the union executive board preceding the organization's convention. Bur­ ial was in New York. Weintraub, an officer and for 20 years a mem­ ber of Local 1, New York Wine Workers, had been a Distillery Workers' vice president since 1958. His widow and two chil­ dren survive. — — Dr. Albert Sabin, who devel­ oped the oral vaccine for protec­ tion against infantile paralysis, gave the oath of office to Cin­ cinnati AFL-CIO board members recently and in a talk to delegates praised the labor movement for protecting the right to free asso­ ciation and preserving the right to strike. Dr. Sabin is a University of Cincinnati research scientist who was named winner of the 1967 Murray-Green award by the AFL-CIO Executive Council last February. He was chosen for his "lasting contribution" to human health. Chase Department Store em­ ployees in Newark, Summit and East Orange, N. J., have changed their minds about union represen­ tation after a two-year trial of promises by new management and switched to the union side. They voted for Department Store Em­ ployees Local 21 of the Retail ... Clerks, 397 to 135, in a National Labor Relations Board election. The Retail Clerks International Union announced the appoint­ ment of Vice President James T. Housewright, the union's director of organization, as executive as­ sistant to President James A. Suffridge. Housewright, 44, succeeds Vice President Murray Plopper, who retired after 30 years of union service but will be "on call" for the rest of 1966 in con­ nection with his former assign­ ments. Vice President William A. McGrath took over Housewright's post as director of organization. McGrath, 44, has been organiz­ ing director for RCIA's eastern and central divisions. The Carnegie Hero Fund Com­ mission has awarded its coveted medal and a $750 check to a rail­ road worker who risked his life to save a migrant farm worker. The award went to Leo H. Murphy of Wallingford, Conn., local chair­ man and treasurer of Lodge 201 of the Railroad Trainmen, and a freight conductor on the New Haven. When the 60year-old farm worker failed to respond to the warning of the locomotive horn. Murphy leaped from the footboard of the engine, shoved the man off the track and fell on top of him. — Funeral services for John P. Burke, who was president and secretary of the Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers for 48 years until his retirement 15 months ago, took place on April 29. Burke was 82 when he died at Miami Beach, Fla. He got his first job at 13 in a paper mill and later, while working for the International Paper Company at Franklin, N.H., helped form the union. He headed the or­ ganization from 1917 to 1965. For An Independent Maritime Agency President Johnson has asked Congress to establish a new cabinet-level Department of Transportation in which 11 Federal trans­ portation units, including the Maritime Ad­ ministration, would be combined. Hearings on this proposal are now being held before the appropriate committees on government operations in the Congress. The SIU and the other AFL-CIO marine unions have strongly opposed inclusion of the Maritime Administration in such a new department, and further urged that MARAD be removed from its present position within the Department of Commerce and re-estab­ lished as an independent and autonomous agency. In the years during which MARAD has been an agency of the Department of Com­ merce, it has continually been mired in a tangle of red tape which has led to a serious deterioration of U.S. maritime capability. As SIU President Paul Hall pointed out to the Congressional hearings on the subject last week, MARAD "could very easily be­ come lost in a bureaucratic maze," if it were included in an even larger Department of Transportation. Maritime would be in very real danger of being completely swallowed up and ig­ nored within the huge, complex structure of the proposed Transportation Department. In such a case neither the best interests of the merchant marine or the nation would be served. In line with the resolution endorsed by the AFL-CIO Convention in San Francisco last December, the AFL-CIO marine unions have submitted to the Congress a proposed bill under MARAD would be removed from the Department of Commerce and re-estab­ lished as an independent agency. Only if the Maritime Administration en­ joys an independent status will it be able to promote the interests of the maritime in­ dustry. If it remains shackled in red tape or becomes even more enmeshed in an even larger, more complex Department of Transportation, U.S. maritime will in all likelihood continue to deteriorate past the point of no return. Good Luck to the Scholarship Winners The 13th annual awards of the $6,000 SIU college scholarships was made last week. As a result, a Seafarer and four children of Seafarers are enabled to attend the college of their choice to pursue any course of studies. The SIU college scholarships, have since their inception, enabled 24 Seafarers and 44 children of Seafarers to obtain their higher education. Graduates of past SIU scholarship programs are presently active in a variety of fields including medicine, teach­ ing, community services and engineering. The SIU scholarship program represents just one of the ways in'which the American trade union movement benefits not only un­ ion members, but the nation as a whole. The SIU is proud of the record compiled by Union scholarship winners in the past and wishes the 1966 award winners the best of luck in pursuing their studies. �Page Edght May 27, 1966 SEAFARERS LOC May 27, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG M. -.if'lt:-' Mm S-S"!, • . a Kg* w If'v:' PALORIES l\i\ ol the aa^BS o\ DON'T COONT CQiggyjlllinsaVm ot \l\e tooA \\M 1/ Honegar < Now ;::;J Wf-M •'iSK'S - -I •isns'^^ 'srnm ^•I'm t- Awr- ^ :- i IM •> :/hl 'EES'; AKES and swindles in the field of health have tion of the U.S. Department of Health, EduCatibn^ becOTne big business in the United States. It and Welfare and the Senate Subcommittee on Frauds mSml has been estimated that Americans spend $1 and Misrepresentation Affecting the Elderly. Ihe ion a year on falsely promoted, worthless, or following facts should be read carefully because they ..r . t igerous health produots. are of vital importance to everyone's life: Much of this fakery is aimed at the nation's elder i ^ VITAMINS. No dne will deny that a balanced p atizeas those who can least afford to waste their vitamin supply is essential to good nutrition and money on fake treatments and products, and who iii^^ health. Yet vast amounts of money were wasted can be harmed by delaying necessary professional yearly on expensive vitamin supplement simply be­ K| medical treatment while in pursuit of non-existent . ..... cause people fail to reaiize that abundant supplies "miracle" cures. But no one is immune from the of vitamins are already present in the American food • faults of these health quacks and frauds. TTiey supply, which is the best in the worlds Daily use t ' f.j make appeals to people of all age gropps, all social of common foods sueb as ve^tables,E fruits, milfcjfi| - and economic levels, and the highly, educated as eggs,, meats, fish, and whole grain or enriched bread3 well as the poorly educated. Vast amounts are spent wiU supply all of an average individual's nutritiona]|i on advertising products and techniques which have IKOCEMTSM needs. High pressure sales techniques are Used ta£; I at best limited value, and at their worst can be met nEHMu ATURAb iflNER/Usell millions of dollars worth of . vitamins which arei? J deadly to the individual who falsely places his trust ; in their effectiveness. II not needed. They are often pushed as cure-alls fori; ; At hearings conducted by the Senate Subcommit- ii" every kind of disease. The fact, is however, thati some vitamins are actually harmful if one takes tod^i i tee on Frauds and Misrepresentations Affecting the? much for too long. Weil-planned meals will supply Elderly, which is part of the Special Committee on Aging, witnesses estimated that, of the $1 billion? I all the vitamins needed by the average individual. 5 spent annually on health frauds, $500 million goes - : In case of any doubts about individual requirsmsnts,?; I self treatment with vitamin supplements Is a serious E for dietary frauds in the form of "health" foods, One of the phoniest of health swindles is the sale of sea I mistake. In such cases the money would be much food supplements, weight-reducing gimmicks and salt or bottled ocean water with the claim that it sup^better spent by visiting the family doctor for a • literature, and fads and cults of this nature. ArthriEplies minerals essential to life. Plain food is better. complete checkup, tis sufferers alone are bilked for another $250 mil­ lion yearly on misrepresented remedies. But far ? ; HEALTH FOODS. A11 sorts of wild claims are worse than the staggering financial loss involved in i tiiade for so-called "health" foods by food faddists ': self-diagnosis and self-treatment With ineffective prci-ftis; ipnd dietary cultists. These claims invariably ? i> "ducts, is the danger that reliance on them can cause d; [ialse because the "sf^ial" foods, which are sold fatal delay in getting proper medical treatment. iSj ||d grossly inflated prices, contain the same nutri; . Under the suggestion of Senator Harrison A. Wil-| J|iional value as the foods jmu dan purchase at any ; hams, chs.rman of the Special Senate Committee*• sprocery store or supermarket. Food fads can be ? on A^ng, a nationwide study is to be made of factors! dangerous to health as well as expensive when the! .J induce people to fall for fakes and swindlesS ?|^iet is limited to one food or family of foods. Much | . in the field of health. The study will be Coordinated of this food faddism has been aimed at the nation's % •'--"'-"fby the Food and Drug Administration of the Fed­ Plder citizens,^yet the same rule applies. No matter I eral Government, with the cooperation of other what his age, if an individual is in good health these ®: government agencies. ! special foods are of no value. If an individual is not^ wdrthiess gaiiih "Micro = D^smete^" wai? The variety of frauds and misrepresented remedies ri in good health a doctor should be consulted--—at-f : 'curing" arthritis supposed to treat seriou^ l^ich are practiced a^nst the American public tempts at self treatment with special di^ of pro^' l Vender Glove, diseases but was a |s staggering, Th«^ range ftpm complicated, worth- i| ducts are daapious, ; •••' v "E EE-I; and very expensive m^hines which supposedly j| In this same category are the so-called "folk medi- ; liagppse or treat various aUments, to miracle charms •Sir- cines," often popularized in do-it-yourself health | liif magnetized iron. Vitamins, health foods and books ^b(mks. The potions they advocate for treating everytE^ ^n folk medicine are classifbd under the category thing from arthritis to warts are often common plants-fc :|tjf fraud when exaggerated claims are made con-| and substances which have no appreciable medicinal p cerning their nutritional value to the individual. value. All things being equal, for instance, consume p Many highly advertised patent medicines must be | ing quMtities of unsaturated fats will not prevenri| placed in this same category when the advertising hardening of the arteriesj cod liver oiF and oran^^ri qoes not make clear to the public that although the juice will not cure arthritis; garlic has do effect oi| product may give temporary relief of the symptoms high blood pressure; and royal bee je% WiU not re^^f of an illness, it does not provide a cure for tl» ill- store an ag^ individual's lost manhood. What oftenl| pess—-as is often implied. happens with frdse reliance on these quack cuie$,il The^ health fakes and iS He "^6oite", ohe of phony devicos demonrirated dri ««« swindles awuiwwB discussed WWUSBCU dh uu these lucsc unfortunately, is that proper medical attention issl loiia+e lubcomnitifoo hearing, cradded. buzzed and jls pages represent only a paitial listing, compUed from posteKMied until successful medical treatment is eitherl gave off gazes Hiat eSegediy cured major illnesses. a<»umulated by the Food and Drug Administraimpossible or mitremely diiffcult. I •; ^.. i- cMMiJwhhrarieM ; !, ( ii s :):i: if J • •: f ! I t 1 ,lf i> I . i ' • I i I : "• M f--"- ,., S^'yoctor book'* can «rve aiTjiubstituf® for .y rmiB^t4»! dccfor yet one which fafseiy promoted honeyl Iand Vinegar as cure-aH recently made bestseller list. he "Oscillotron" was one of 13 phony dswces pro^w • moted by Electronic Medical Foundation. Photo shows'' device giving "treatment" for exophthalmic goiter^ flower Oif ca^ies^ recommended in best selling ^ ^ "Calories, Don't Coiint" were taken off the market because of false health aid claims made in book. : methods could save millions of lives Which are now I' OR TREAT DISEASE. One of the biggest and most needlessly lost ^ I dangerous health swindles is the mechanical or eleoCancer can be cured with early treatment by trical gadget that is supposed to tell what disease a surgery, X-ray, or radiation. Some specific types II person has and how to treat it. Thousands of such • of cancer wili also respond to certain dru^. Early JI machines have been manufactured and are in use diagnosis and treatment by a trained physician is ; by various kinds of health practitioners to diagnose f of the utmost Importance. To be cured, cancer must • and treat every kind of human ailment. |LIMITED.yALUE MEDICATIONS. Limited-vali^ ;|be nipped in the bud. The earlier it » caught and ^ Keep in mind that there are legitimate medical |niedications ate the kind that most Americans arri treated, the greater are the chances of recovery. i| devices such as those used by physicians to deter^exposed to most often through advertising. In geh^ : Regular medical checkups are your best protection , mine blood pressure, and to record heart action, Ipral they offer relief for the symptons of a disease against cancer. In addition, see a doctor without 5; (electrocardiograph). However one must immedhitely Irather than making an attack on the disease itself. delay if you olwerve any of the following warning Is beware when pi^nomenal daims are made for mejTfais can be extremely dangerous because, relieved signals: |chanica! or electrical devices. They are invariably of tite painful, embarrassing or discomforting symp§ dangerous frauds. Such devices include uranium • Any lump, especially in the breast. llimpregnated gloves fOr the treatment of arthritis, j|itons of an ailment, people often postpone seeking • Iiregular bleeding or discharge from body ^machines which emit gasses supposedly beneficial for Iprofessional treatment for the disease itself. Such, opening. i^arious diseases (but which are often themselves inelttde pain IdDecs, cong^ and cold zeme• Persistent di^stion. .^angerous to health), devices which supposedly trans|]ie$» canOte treaimentSi, • Unexplained changes in bowel movements. unit beneficial electrical currents through the body, pain tclicvcsa, arthritis ren^ies, diab^ foods, • Unexplained weight loss. ||md other such fake gadgets. nicer pieparaffoBSj ane^ (fired Mood) pre- :0 • Omn^^ in color or size of a mote/! : The vibrator or massage devices are often useful ^ paradons^ and nwmy others ' 9 Any sore that does not heal promptly^T | give temporary relief of muscular aches and pains, . Hie use of these products involves the ever-presenti ' COSMETIC MEDICINES. No one can seriousi Jbut are not eflfective for arthritis, rheumatism ori i danger that relief of symptons often masks the fact lij deny the value of good cosmetic preparations, pro-|i t heart conditions—nor for "spot" reducing. that a serious and often deadly disease is at wdrkri II perly ai:pUed. They can improve personal appear-i^ ^ TO KVOW IF IT'S FAKE OR HAS VAiuii I A persistent cough, for example, may be the warning ance and in so doing contribute greatly to improving e Food and Drug^ Administration sugj^sts the sign of throat cancer. Frequent colds may be the the individual's mental health and general outlook following ways to determine whether a remedy is f-Warning sign of a badly infected internal organ. I Ton life, and even, because of psychological factors, worthwhile: I General weakness (tired blood) may be caused by' il; make them feel better physically. Many unscrupun is a "secret remedy? If so, you can be almost .-.f any number of serious bodily ailments. Stomach H lous persons, however, have cashed in on human ; certain that it is a fake. Does the sponsor claim he I pains m^ mask cancer. The list is practically endlessy ? ;; vaiiity which makes many people willing to spend a ' . Is Imftliag die medical profession or the government Limited-value medications have their place, but great deal of money for products that promise what || whidi is tryii^ to suppress his wonderful discovery must not be considered as cures or depended upon ( ^ they cannot perform. and keep it from the public? This one of the surest i for long periods of time. The admonition which s| The worst of these promises are made for products signs of quackery. How did you hear aboP it? If S goes along with the most reputable of these prepara- 1| containing supposed miracle chemical or scientific the treatment was advertised or promoted in a sen­ |tions to "See your doctor if pain persists" is exi| ||; discoveries which will return the body, or portions sational magazine or by a faith-healers' group, or tremely important and usually not stressed nearly df the anatomy, to a state of youth. This is im­ by some crusading organization of people with little enough in advertising or printed prominently enough possible. The process of aging cannot be reversed. or no medical training, be skeptical. Reputable phy­ fl on the package. Diagnosis of a condition must be Proper care can often improve the condition of '-?f I sicians or medical researchers do not operate that ^ left to a qualified doctor who, after a thorough the skin, for example, if it has been neglected or ,; way. I examination, will teU you whether temporaiy relief ' exposed to wind, weather or other irritants. There THE SAFE THING TO DO. If you feel ill, are ?|or senotis treatment of a disease is necessaiy for is no preparaiiott iiowevar, wfakh can return dbe sldii ! worried about unexplainable symptoms or bodily Whatever condition is troubling you. I to a state of yonth; Such a faJse clsuni is often made ; changes, or suspect for any reason that something is I ARTHRITIS REMEDIES. Arthritis is a painful. I Jfor royal bee jelly, for example. Wrinkle removers wrong physically, visit a reputable doctor for a com­ are worthless. Similarly, there is no cure for Imldness I^metimes crippling disease, which affects both young plete physical examination. Seafarers and the depend­ land old, although it is more frequent among the I (part of the process of agui^ eiHier throu^ medlca- M: ents of Seafarers should take advantage of the free Imaged. Because of the severe pain and crippling?| |IOm) or massage treatments. Another procej» of diagnostic medical examinations available to ffiem in igittg, the loss ci the hair's c<d<Mr, is similarly im- •v;» ffiecmnpetently-snpervisedSIU clink facfliticKS. These ||efifects associated with arihiitis^ a booming busine l^ssiUe. The hair can be dyed) but its natural color fin phony cures has sprung up. Over $250 facilities are staffed by experienced doctors and tech­ be restored. Spectel vitamins or oAer prer yes^y is spent on worthless preparations and treatnicians utilizing the latest in diagnostic equipment itioas itte worthless tte stehieye this end. ||mente for arthritis and riieumatisip, ranging fr^ and techniques. The SIU urges all Seafarers and pills composed of varying chemicals to expensiv*^: ^PUCING FOODS AND SCHEMES^ One of M their dependents to take advantage of this service leleetrie. machinesi; post lucrative fields of fekery involves reducing piw! tegulariy, even if they do not feel sick or suspect the I Inexpensive drugs can lelfeve arthritic pain to Igjliicts. Many fraudulent promoters have gotten rich presence of an ailment. In the early stages of m(»t l^me extent, but there are as yet no drii^, devices^ • quick by "fooling the fat" as they cynically put it, J, diseases the patient feels no discomfort and shows methods which can cure arthritis. Early treatment| in the sale of dru^, gadgets, and diet plans anff I no physical symptoms of illness. In the earliest stages, a physician can reduce the pain and crippling I / books. Barring serious glandular disturbance, over­ when they are most easily treated and complete ects. Diagnosis and treatment by a competent| eating is the basic cause of overweight and careful recovery is most likely, many diseases are discoverlysician is of the utmost importance because there | proper dieting under tlte supervision P a phy-. |able only with the aid of complete diagnostic facflis many forms of arthritis which t^pira diflforei^^, ; sicjan, is the only ti®at^ what any- - ties utilized by competent physicians and laboratory of treatment. \ • one says, no matter how many titles a convincing technicians. The lives of many Seafarers and of the |GANCER :TREATM^ There/are no serums,' huckster has plaited after his name, you cannot eat • dependents of Seafarers have been prolonged beM mudi as you and stfll lose we^L cmise in the igp, or diets which have bean proved to be effeoslim gnicie* is nothing but the worthless slogan ot; p ailments were discovered that they might not have in curing caiocer although many cancer victiihs their famffies;Spei!d large amounts of money on get rkb gnldL, c « i otherwise learned of until it was too late for medical snciak' winqi swrosEM,* DIAGNOSE | orthless treatments. Prompt treatment by effective ^ I "H. i : 4>l d 'i| . :i" -. ' •I \\ 4 �Pace Ten Mar 27, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG ONE OF THE GREAT HOAXES papefrated on the nation's newspa^ readers Is "canned copy"—editorial matter written by propagandfots in places like Wash­ ington and whidi appear in papers thron^nt the country witlmnt revealing the source. The irse of "canned copy" i^^afaist organized labor hf» been effectively ex­ posed in die AFL-CIO magazine American Federationist, prompting Rep. Frank Thompson (D-N. J.) to suggest a law requiring canned material to ]i^ so labeled. A CENTcB, 7EX. vage earner r I When [ Januai^. on^ legUW 1 I \I ^ "J CHAMPION '5^ 9'*m nSt-Ssrs-°1 convenes When ....rs I When confess oat. orders ot^ W ("ws- 'mi-ti,-\ ... "••Work' I V HAMLIN, W. VA. ^^ """ Earners? ' conere« I 1 wrpcal ot ^ ^-9x^119 mlAct Tin I " Ii f:.' polsory u.""."- ^.h»iuene»v.i-ii« of the 15 St»t^PlNCDALC, WVO. SSS: •esiSs'JSS.-'^ ^MiSil^il^ewho Itodlvidual s^^ ^ it J Ipulsory urioni I t ii 1 i i fc^'S^VAFUao.^ iT^pei ol 'i!! ,<w ol hoth houses M ^'y-'*_npsl loraon^ lorgoth ^Pler^,^'"!!!". And p ^.."5°"-^ DOES WORK" HURT "•"•H SERIOUS fraud is being practiced against the readers of small town daily and weekly news­ papers all over the country. They are being fed "canned" newspaper material and editorials, pre­ pared in .Washington, D. C., by high-powered publi= cists in the employ of various special interest groups ~most of them right-wing, anti-labor groups. This growing problem, which is important to every American and to American labor in particular, was exposed and expired recently in an article ^litten I ture of bountiful prosperity and high pay for work[ for the AFL-CIO Federationist magazine by Ray \ ers in the 19'right-to-work'states. "The reader could be expected to assume that the I Denison of the AFL-CIO Department of Public Reeditorial was the conclusion of the local editor—-re­ I lations. (Dension was formerly the managing, editor spited Rotaiian, community leader and doting i of the Sharers Log and later rqiresented the SIU parent—who had examined facts and figures ahd the in several other capacities.) In the Federationist economic climate around him (most of the stories article, Denison pointed out that thousands of these appeared in'right-to-work'states). canned editorials in support of 14B were printed in "This editorial, however, was actually the product newspapers at the time when the question of 14B of National News-Research, a 'boiler room' operation reped was before Congress. in Washington, and had been distributed to hundreds Readers of these newspaprs were led to believe, of weekly and small town daily newspapers, the article pointed out, that the "news" came from ' "The cost to the local editor was nothing. The tab recognized, r^ponsible, and impartial sources, or had been picked up by the 'right-to-work' sponsor, were the creation of their local editor's mind after as was the cost of a steady stream of simUar put careful and objective study of the Issues involved. powings by other 'news services.'" Actually however, they were the slick, calculated The nature of National News-Resehrch company^ .. writing of anti-labor "right-to-work" lobbyists based a typical "boiler room" producer of canned news was!l| in Washington, D. C., Denison wrote. revealed in the Denison piece as an outfit whose ; i The problem of biased, "canned" news and edi­ "major source of income is variou.s extreme right-. torials has become such a serious problem in the wing causes espoused by its founder, Ralph deTol«ii ;J. United States that the weekly trade magazine of the dano. A long-time advocate of radical rightwing • daily press. Editor Se Publisher, which normally de­ causes, deToledano is a functionary in such far right | votes much of its editorial space to denunciation of outfits as Young Americans for Freedom and the. -; the printing trades unions and the Newspaper Guild, American Conservative Union. He is also the authw^ recently startled its readers by wholeheartedly sup­ of the 1963 book. The Winning Side, a CUre fbf porting the Denison article and the AFL-CIO stand Goldwater Conservatism' and in the 1964 presidci^|^ against canned editorials. tial campaign had as a client the Citizens for Gpld^ Denison's study points out that "Far from being water-Miller organization." ^ a phenomenon peculiar to the 14B fight, the "we'll The Federationist article points out that deTbl)^ peddle your cause as news for a fee* business has be­ dano's "good standing with America's far right was come a substantial Washington industry, thriving on evidenced by the disclosure in the New York Times" ! the" deception that a point of view presented as a that some of the $200,0(X) lefr over from the Gold- " nevro stc^ is more likely to be read and believed water presidential campaign was given to National than an advertisement-—and a lot cheaper." News Research and other conservative fringe groups. "The effect this editorial bombardment" the Fed­ Another of the anti-unlmi canned news operators , erationist article continued, "can have on a com­ described in the Federationist article was U, S. Press, munity mind was described by veteran reporter and which offers its "editor-serving service'' available tp press critic Ben Bagdikian in the February issue of 1,500 editors. the Federationist: "For U. S. Press, an attack on the U SMabtSr "The editorial page helps create community movement WM e^," Denison noted, adding that standards for discussion, if for no other reason than "In I96I, at the time of Senate inquiries into lobby­ its effect on the commercial community. It is a ing activities on behalf of foreign nations, U. S. Press major factor in deciding which issues become issues offered its editors an attack on United States foreign and it tends to limit the breadth of alternatives con­ policy. Editorially criticized was the U. S. govern­ sidered respectable or viable; it provides the b^ic ment position in the United Nations' debate on the arsenal of ideas and of the vocabulary of public dis­ Portuguese colony of Angola. The client? The cussion. Portuguese government, whose American public're­ "This is where the American editorial page has lations representative paid U. S. Press $175 for dis­ failed most significantly.'" tributing the editorial. No identification was made The AFL-CIO Public Relations staffer said that to the recipient editors as to the editorial's spcttsori'' "Shortly before the 89th Congress reconvened in Jan­ "If the editor had small chance of knovrihg"uary, identical editorials appeared in scores of small thcHigh he might well surmise—the reader had nb^^ town newspapers. Each successive editorial deplored chance at all," the AFL-CIO writer said. "And, even 'the union bosses' control over federal legislative if an astute reader eventually figured out that there processes;' bemoaned 'President Johnson's payoff to just might be more to I4B than he was being fed,!" labor cronies;' applauded 'Senator Everett Dirksen was too late to react. and a loyal band of American senators who were "Besides, the 'boiler room' outpourings never ceasb; preventing the demise of democracy,' et cetera. The reader is now finding another labor 'iraue' on his "None of the stories and editorials gave any clue local newspaper's editorial page. Tlje purrent edi­ that the views being printed had been paid for by torial starts off The name sounda like some kind an organi^Uon with a dinxX personal stake in the disease; and perhaps in a seiose it is. Thwe's a biU "issue,".. now before Congress (H.R. IfXill) palted the"loiii^ m^ situs' or 'secondary boycott' hilj. It would a3= in the "canned news'* operaticm . ;lmv a constructicm workers' union to stop ell worit JL dsscrfbed by Denison in this way: •'Does on a building project if the union b the 'right-ti>work' Hurt the Wage Earner? asked (hie editorial. And in seven choi(» parai^ajphs the "Looks like U. S. Press is already answer was obviously 'no.' Instead it painted a pic^JnT^alf of anoUipr client f 1 m , ill A.' ^ e e ^ i . -T * r, - .' • •- • �Mar 27, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SlU Oldtimer Remembers Old Days When Charleston Was Leading Port My brother always carried his double-barreled shotgun with him on the mail runs." This is one of the recollections of SIU pensioner Moses A. Lucas who first went to sea in 1906 and served in the steward department on the old Clyde Steamship Company passenger ships. When Brother Lucas first set people I know. Everywhere I go port cities. Aside from his recent out on his seafaring career, his I remember what used to be lo­ trip to his native city of Charles­ brother was running the U.S. cated on a certain spot. There are ton, Lucas took a trip to New Or­ mail boat between Charleston and hardly any small grocery stores, leans last year during the Mardi a small South Carolina town called butcher or poultry shops remain­ Gras; and when he is not travel­ Cainhoy, which could be reached ing. 1 guess everything is now ling, Brother Lucas spends his only by water. handled through the supermar­ time with his married daughter, "Back then there were wild tur­ kets." who lives in Hyannis, Massachu­ key and ducks up and down the setts. Still Wonderful river where the "Now," Lucas concluded, "it's "There were many things to see boat ran, and it time for this old Seafarer to sit was a rare day in that colorful city," he said, "and back and take notes and leave the when we didn't in my opinion there still are. Of rest to the younger generation. But come home with course, no one travels about in I've no regrets about the way I've something in his buggies any more, but the mag­ managed my life. I have my good game bag. As a nolia gardens and the grand houses days—and I wouldn't call my bad matter of fact, he filled with antiques still remain. I ones very bad." kept his family visited there last month, and had "I have, however," he said, Lucas and friends pretty an excellent time just walking "seen a good bit of life while work­ well supplied with about recalling old memories of ing at sea, and I thoroughly enjoy meat just by slowing down his my life there as a boy. "As I remember," Lucas went my travels back to the old ports, boat occasionally to do a little on to say, "Charleston was a big­ where I used to visit as a boy." shooting." ger port than it is now, compara­ "I guess you could say that my tively speaking, and the place was whole life has been connected with bustling with activity. Everybody the sea one way or the other," seemed to be in some.kind of busi­ Lucas explained. "Not only did I ness—even if he had to rent a work in the steward department shack and sell stickwood or tur­ on those passenger ships, but I nips and cabbages. It was truly a also was employed on a buoy city of ships and small markets." Friends of Billy Pitner tender servicing the rivers and in­ Now on Pension lets in the Carolina low country. Seafarer Pitner is under the When Brother Moses first start­ Now that Seafarer Lucas has re­ weather and would like to hear ed shipping out, he was paid $20 tired on SIU pension benefits, he from his buddies. His address is a month plus room and board. He spends a good bit of his time 1455 Rivers Avenue, Boston, was then serving as pantryman on travelling about the United States, Massachusetts, and he will be at passenger ships running between reliving his early days in the vari­ this address for the next two New York, Charleston and Jack- ous Gulf and eastern seaboard months. •sonville. When the passengers would disembark at the port of LOG-A-RHYTHM Charleston, Lucas recalls, they would take a tour of the city in horse-drawn carriages. The port city of Charleston was By Harry Woiowitz nothing like it is now, Lucas ex­ plains. Nearly all of the sidestreets were dirt, although some When I retire at sixty-five. had cobblestones, which were hard Or maybe sixty-two, on a horse's feet. Meat and vege­ I'll say goodbye to my shipmates. tables were boueht in open-air With this sea sailing I'll be through. markets, supplied by the people who lived on the nearby islands I've sailed the seas forty years, Had my share of everything, and farms. "But the biggest Been to just about every port in the world. change I notice now," he said, "is Had my ups and downs, what life will bring. ont the change from the horse car to the electric car to the automo­ I started to sea forty years ago. bile. The big change as far as I'm Where you slaved all day, kept on the go,. concerned is that I don't see many The food was slop, the pay was nil; If you spoke at all, your job they'd fill. When I Retire FOREIGN PAYOFF? ^ LEAVE CLEAN SHIP ' :;:.^eii''they-i ship:.; ; article port, f the to ieaye a clean ; ship for the next crew is ^ i same as in any Sfat^ide port. Attention to details of bouse•keepmg;;,aaa'-eff(^:: to leave ;qufii:5^;';m^stoothi^^ - other working spaces clean will be appreciated by the new crew There was no Union, just fink shipping halls; If you didn't have a five spot, you didn't ship at all. Besides your eight hours, there were field days galore. When I think of all this now, my back still gets sore. I hit the bricks in thirty-six. And I'm glad I've done my share; I can look the world straight in the face. Smile and say, "Hello, there." Now I'm getting that middle spread, also middle age. Just a happy-go-lucky Union man, not an oriental sage. I'm looking forward to my pension, I've dreamed of it before. When I can relax with a bottle of Vat, and take it easy forever more. SIU Lifeboat Class Sets Sail • f 11 1i V'c' " 5 •9 A' t HARRY LUNDEBERG -."rtV- SCHOOLx'SEAMANSHIP Uf£BOAT CLASS I 7.<?. Recent graduates of SIU Lifeboat Class No. 151 pose for their photograph at graduation ceremonies, after completing the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship's lifeboat training in New York. Graduates include (seated, l-r), Clifford Leahy, Clifford Zink, Bill Owens and Henry Lawrence. Standing (l-r); Dan Shafarmen, Tho­ mas Peden, Mathew Henehen and class instructor Ami Bjornsson. Joe Bjowski Your wife is holding important letters for you at home. If you are unable to drop by to pick them up, please send a forward­ ing address. Passport Lost Would any Seafarer who has found the passport of James T. Simmons, please leave it at the counter at New York head­ quarters. <1> Candide Aicides Ortiz Please contact your wife at her home at 3400 Springdale Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21216, as soon as possible. Walter Wright Please contact Mrs. N. Matthis, 304 Haines Avenue, Barrington, New Jersey, as soon as possible. Joseph L. Sheahan Please get in to^ich with your niece, Mrs. Mary Ann Verwey, Route 1, Rosebush, Mich. Carroll J. Rollins Please contact your family at the following address: Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Rollins, 199 Messick Road, Poquoson, Virginia. ^3/ Bernard C. Hamer It is important that you get in touch with your uncle, Mr. George H. Riley at 2256 Pineland Drive, Albany, New York. Bartolome Del Valle Would you please contact your wife, Mrs. Sandra Del Valle, at 1532 A. S. 8th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53204. Gerald L. Nance Please get in touch with your wife any time after six o'clock. Her phone number in Charlotte, North Carolina is 376-8100. <I> Alfred Sylvan DeAgro, Jr. Please contact Mr. Robert H. Metz at the County Office Build­ ing in Rockville, Maryland, 20850. <1> John (Jack) Nail Q. Augusta would like for you to call. Phone number TL. 6-2632, or write at 87 Prospect Avenue, Buffalo, New York, 14201. Wayman C. Lizotte Please get in touch with your wife, Elizabeth, as soon as possi­ ble, at 752 Domingo, Santiago, Sampaloc, Manila. Carlos Ortez Manuel Derecho is still hold­ ing part of your gear which was left in his automobile. If you are unable to stop by, please send him a forwarding address, so that he can ship it on to you. Contact him at his address in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1 ...MYOWN SEA WHEsi YOU'RE LOOiCA WHAT A eoYLEfT HANP-£M6/ZOIP£REP, THROaSh REAOlN'^ TOO! LISTEN FORPOOPS/E NERO... TENDER IN TUB WABNER. miSHTOF MYU'L COULOI (SETMY THEBRINY- SNORTS BACK? o 1 f '' �ini SEAFARERS Page Twelve On The Del Norte Chief Cook F^lilcs Jasocinskf prepares to grill some tasty chow. I 11 May 27, 1966 LOG When you can eat and sun at the same 'time that's good shipping, as these mem­ bers of Del Norte crew will surely testify. Benefits of Unions Often Go Unnoticed Asks Health Data Cards for Seamen To the Editor: Your recent article covering the advancement of Seafarer Robert Anderson from FWT to 3rd Assistant Engineer is note­ worthy as it is indicative of the effort of organized labor to ben­ efit its membership. Too many irresponsible voices have been heard in the past, and I'm sure will be heard in the fu­ ture claiming that unions kill in­ itiative and are only interested in getting a free ride whenever pos­ sible. It is unfortunate that they will not read about the success of your program, nor bother to speak to the men who are ben­ efitting by it. These same irresponsible voices can never seem to be heard when it comes to attack­ ing runaway shipping programs or proposed foreign shipbuilding programs. The SIU record has long stood for helping its membership while not forgetting the nation. Gordon Schofield To the Editor: Time after time I have taken this up with shipboard person­ nel and they are in accordance with my feelings—but nothing has ever come of it, I sincerely hope that you may see fit to start the ball rolling in the right direc­ tion. A vessel must have a Sea­ worthy Certificate before it puts to sea and I feel that the sea­ going personnel should be placed in the same category. True, each crewmember car­ ries a Health Card that states he is in A1 condition for one year/or he may have a card good for 3 to 6 months. An automo­ bile may pass every test in the books and one week later—said auto may fall apart at the seams, the human body fits into the same class. I am for this yearly checkup 100%, but the crewmember should also be serviced with the following. Since each and every seafaring man must renew his S.I.U. health card yearly, I can­ not see any additional hardship placed on the Clinics. 1. He should have on his Health Card his blood type. Who knows when a serious accident might arise and the crewmember may require a blood transfusion? By knowing his Blood-Type might mean the difference of Life and Death. Example—crewmember suffers bad injury and is hemmorrhaging—call goes out for assistance—Blood Type is the other end can line up blood doners with same type and be prepared to take over immedi­ ately when the man is landed in their care—^TIME FACTOR can mean the difference of Life and Death. 2. An crewmember who suffers from diabetes, heart trouble, ulcers, etc., said disease should be noted on back of his health card, in the event of an emer­ gency, he can get immediate at­ tention. Example—patient may be one who indulges in alcohol, he may be in a stupor and the layman comes to the conclusion that the man is intoxicated, this man might be a diabetic and might be in a COMA? 3. He should have all the neces­ sary shots, which can be checked by the clinic whenever he re­ news his Health Card. (a) Smallpox, good for 3 years (unless you touch a country that has had an epidemic) then it would be necessary that the vessel com­ ply with the 1-year ruling. (b) Yellow Fever, good for 10 years. (c) Tetanus (this should be a MUST) a man suffers a head injury/or runs a nail into his foot etc., etc. Tetanus can be very tricky and should be only administered by a doctor. The above vaccinations should be done by the Clinic, other tvpe of shots can be taken care of by using shore side doctors, depending upon the voyage the vessel is making. I sincerely hope that the S.I.U. can see their way clear to cover the above and also that all the other Unions will follow suit. Regarding the BLOOD TYPE, this should not only pertain to sea-going personnel, but to peo­ ple from all walks-of-life, Jerry Lurle, Purser, SS Del Rio : SlU Deck Delegate Bob Callahan snapped (I. to r.) 1 Captain Cooley, Chief Engineer Turner and Purser I W, Sistrunk in the act jgf sunning pri^ The.^ Deck Delegate R. Callahan, Chief Ste­ ward Bill Kaiser and Fireman Kurts Binemonis pause for the photographer. Along the rail of the Del Norte is a great spot to relax and shoot the breeze, according to crew members M. Smith, J. Zimmer and A. Guidy. Henry Donnelly, who serves as 2nd coofe and ships delegate, stands ready to put the steaks on the charcoal grill.. FINAL DEPARTURES I ft Dominic Grazlano, 56: Pneu­ monia claimed the life of Brother Graziano in San Francisco, Calif., March 3. He joined the SIU in 1951 in the port of New York. A member of the deck department, he sailed on American - flag ships for over 20 years. Born in New Jersey, he lived in Yokahama, Japan. Surviving is his widow, Michiko Katayama of Yo­ kohama. Burial was in Newark, N. J. I I I I I I i I I i Editor,--'' SEAFARER.S ERS LOG, urth Ave., 675 fourth n, N. Y. 11232 Brooklyn, Thomas MacTaggart, 38: Broth­ er MacTaggart died of pneumonia in San Francisco, November 21, 1965. He was born in El Reno, Oklahoma, and was a resident of San Francisco. Brother MacTag­ gart sailed as an oiler in the Engine Department. He was a member of the union since 1947 and joined the SIU in the port of New York. Surviving is his mother, Mrs. Es­ ther MacTaggart of Norman, Ok­ lahoma. 4^ ' . - , I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Mormation) I I CITY I i i "•5 I Henry R. Dombrowski, 40: While sailing as a Bosun aboard the coaster Arizpa, Brother Dombrowski was stricken by a heart attack, March 14, 1966. The body was re­ moved at the Coast Guard sta­ tion in Virginia Beach, Va. A member of the SIU since 1945, he joined the Union in New York where he was born. He is survived by his wife, Anna, of Middle Village, Long Island, and a sister, Mrs. Stella Goidice of Brooklyn, New York. STATE ZIP.....i.. TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber' end have a change egress, please give your former address below: i{£$S STATE ZIP. Lawrence R. Vance, 45: Brother Vance died at his home in Baltimore, Md., March 1, from heart disease. He joined the SIU in Baltimore in 1964. A firemanwater tender in the Engine de­ partment, his last ship was the DE SOTO. Vance was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He served in* the Marines front 1944 to 1946. Surviving is his brother, Robert Vance of Baltimore. Burial was in Baltimore National Cemetery. Log Aid In Fighting Anti'Union Forces To the Editor: Since May 1948 this writer has been receiving the LOG reg­ ularly at home. I live in Ten­ nessee, where unionism has had a hard time as in many southern communities in being accepted. I like to think that my copy of the LOG, passed from hand to hand has played some small part in making my neighbors more aware of the benefits and rightness of organized labor. I was 2nd engineer on an Alcoa ship when I started receiv­ ing the LOG in 1948. Now I am about to retire after some 34 years at sea—with all ratings from wiper to first assistant. I'll have a hard time adjusting to the quiet routine of retirement no doubt, but I am assured that the LOG will keep me alert and svmpathetic with the problems of my shipmates everywhere. C. H. Sparks Seafarer and Wife Thank Welfare Plan To the Editor: My husband and I wish to thank the SIU Welfare Plan for the fast and efficient way in which our claims were handled. Our bills were paid in less than a week. We are very grateful that the Welfare Plan took such good care of us in our time of need. Mrs. Jose Garcia Union Loyalty Helps During Bereavement To the Editor: I received a letter from the Union along with a check for $4,000 upon the death of my husband. Many thanks from the bottom of my heart for the warm sentiments, loyalty and under­ standing that the letter expressed. It is deeply appreciated. My heart is very heavy but with the backing of the fine or­ ganization that the SIU is I gain additional strength with which to go on. I extend my sincere thanks and may the Lord bless each and every Seafarer. Mrs. Kathleen Herzich �May 27, 1966 SEAFARERS ARRIVALS Gerard Cifarelli, born March 6, 1966, to the Angelp Cifarellis, San Pablo, Calif. Elizabeth Simpson, born Febru­ ary 24, 1966, to the Robert A. Simpsons, 8 Mile, Ala. Beth Luanne Lupton, born April 18, 1966, to the Christo­ pher Luptons, New Bern, N. C. Sandra Lynn Thayer, born March 4, 1966, to the Donald Thayers, Chicago, 111. — \i> — <t> Theresa Brazden, bom April 20, 1966, to the Joseph A. Brazdens, Atlantic City, N. J. ^ Rose Vanocor, born March 18, 1966, to the Joseph Vanocors, New Orleans, La. Dawn Jourdian, born March 25, 1966, to the Ronald J. Jourdians, Baltimore, Md. Sean Michael Slmms, bom March 24, 1966, to the Herbert Simms, Baltimore, Md. —<1> Joseph Simpson, born Decem­ ber 22, 1965, to the Robert W. Simpsons, Parlin, N. J. Donna Taylor, born December 6, 1965, to the Lee Taylors, Walker, La. John Leroy Shaw, born March 14, 1966, to the John W. Shaws, Port Arthur, Tex. ^ Anna Iris Vazquez, born Octo­ ber 8, 1965, to the A. M. Vazquezs, Brooklyn, N. Y. ^ Marcia Sue Cormier, born Oc­ tober 27, 1965, to the Joseph Cor­ miers, Opelbusas, La. — — Pamela Ash, born April 5, 1966, to the John Ashs, Jackson­ ville, Fla. ^ Rosaline Dailey, born March 2, 1966, to the Ervin R. Daileys, Lake Charles, La. —T ^ — Tina Maria Daniels, born Feb­ ruary 25, 1966, to the EzekielX. Daniels, Wanchese, N. C. Jacqueline Bianchi, born July 1, 1965, to the Jerome Bianchis, Toledo, Ohio. <1> Nona Adams, born March 15, 1966, to the Earl Adams, New Orleans, La. <1> Lisa Ann Troxclair, born April 1, 1966, to the Calvin Troxclairs, New Orleans, La. Raymond Francis Whilden, born February 17, 1966, to the Kenneth Whildens, Heinslerville, N. J. William Squires, bom March 28, 1966, to the Edward Squires, Levittown, N. Y. Page Thirteen LOG Seafarers Convert Wood to Watts When Breakdown Cripples Vessel The ability of Seafarers to adjust to and make the best of adverse conditions was aptly demon­ strated during the recent run of the SlU-contracted Bowling Green. The vessel steamed out of Port­ land, Oregon, on a run to Japan; and though the trip started smoothly enough, it ended with Seafarers working around the clock to get ^ steam on three separate occasions, the limping ship into Yokohama. only to have the power fail again. The cause of all the trouble Finally, they had to throw in the was a failure which affected not towel when the vessel was about only the engine itself, but the elec­ 100 miles from Yokohama, since trical . system as well. Seafarers there was no longer any hope of found themselves chopping wood getting the vessel moving again, from 12-14 hours a day—wood to until it underwent quite a few re­ get the ship underway again, and pairs. Needless to say, the entire « wood to prepare their food on i crew was quite happy to have their makeshift stove. feet on dry land again. And though the crewmembers CARROLL VICTORY (Delta). March wouldn't pick this situation again 6—Chairman, B. D. Moyd; i^retary, a D. Moyd. Some disputed OT to be if they had the choice, according taken up with boardine: patrolman. Vote to the report of the Seafarers of thanks to the steward department. aboard, everybody pitched in and PORTMAR (Calmar), April 12—Chair­ put in long hours in an attempt to man. R. Stahl: Secretary. J. Bonds. keep the ship going. Ship's delegate reported tlial all is run­ V Steward Dept. Cited The steward department was es­ pecially cited by the crew. They rolled up their sleeves and worked up to 15 hours a day to provide hot meals for their fellow Sea­ farers. Since the ship's range was also on the blink, their stove con­ sisted of a five-gallon can covered with an iron grating from a milk crate. The galley gang spent long hours breathing in soot and smoke in order to provide hot meals for the crew. There was no heat, no lights— even drinking water was at a pre- ning smoothly with no beefs. Bosun ex­ tended a vote of thanks to the entire crew for their cooperation. Salon Messman Robert Cadaizo chops up small pieces of wood to be used in the makeshift stove on the Bowling Green dur­ ing a nine-day breakdown at sea. mium after a nine day breakdown in the Pacific. But the black gang kept trying to get the engine back in opera­ tion with the wood that the rest of the crew was cutting. They were finally able to get up a little A trip to Africa gave the Del Norte (Delta) crew a change of pace. Deck delegate Robert Calla­ han reported. Since the ship was in dry dock longer than expected, she missed her regular South Amer­ ican run. Callahan reports that the men are enjoying their shore leave and that Nicholas L. Pizzuto just joined the vessel as the new bosun, replacing Smiley Qaus- the movie camera. Carl Jordan, of all aboard and moral has been Angela Lynn McKay, born sen who signed on another ship. chief baker, and the steward de­ helped by the men receiving mail partment were extended a vote of April 16, 1966, to the Murdick The crew extends to Smiley their thanks by the crew for a job well and logs periodically. P. McKays, Alpena, Mich. thanks for a job well done. There done. were no logs or beefs. Movies It's back to the U.S.A. for the Paula Vargas, born April 14, — were enjoyed Steel Scientist (Isthmian). The 1966, to the Ramon Vargas, Meeting chairman H. L. Camp­ thanks to the ef­ Brooklyn, N. Y. vessel is heading forts of Herbie bell reports that the St. Christopher for Wilmington, ^ (St. Lawrence Mueller, Chief North CarolinaRichard . Allen Fcdem, born Carriers) stopped Engineer W. O. and then to its April 27, 1966, to the Richard in Spain on the Turner who pro­ payoff in New Federns, Tampa, Fla. way to Yokahoma vided the passen­ Orleans, La. Co­ to deliver oil to ger movie projec­ ordination is the the U.S. base at Pamela Moon, born April 1, tor and Maurice by-word accord­ Rota. A number 1966, to the William D. Moons, Kramer, carpen­ Mueller ing to A. Malof new crewmen Erie, Pa. ter, who operated Maldonado donado who says weer taken on at It s a great bunch Norfolk. Meeting Hodges of Seafarers to be with. "Let's secretary J. L. get these repair lists in early" Hodges reported that two men says ship's delegate W. Griggers. Headquarters is holding checks for the following Seafarers, for were taken ill and had to be re­ Brother Griggers went on to ex­ unclaimed wages transportation, disputed overtime and lodgings. placed. plain that early repair lists will Anyone listed below is asked to contact headquarters in New York. — — result In prompt action being Seatrain Savannah—unclaimed wages—-Hugh Wells. The Brothers are planning to get taken. It was another long voy­ Natalie—one day's wages—Jam^ N. Boone, Jose OrtigueiTa, up the awning for the fantail to age with no beefs. Frank G. Valerie. help beat the heat Sapphire Sandy—^uneamed wages-^Uvo D. Safelli. of the Persian Hercules Victory—rdisputed overtime—Edward Jensen, Robert Henry Buckner, ship's delegate Gulf reports Wil­ Smith. on the Portmar (Calmar Steam­ liam C. Sink, Penn Carrier^disputed overtime—Earl Beamer. ship Co.) reports meeting secretary Transwestem—disputed overtime—^Calvin Smith, Daniel Mc­ the Bosun gave a aboard the LongLaren, Clyde Greeson. vote of thanks to view Victory (VicNiagara—disputed overtime—Richard Heckman, Francis M. the whole crew, tory Carriers). Greenwell. saying it was the Steward depart­ Valiant Hope—transportation—Thomas E. Hanson, Dondd most cooperative ment delegate Kershaw, James P. O'Mara. Collins bunch he's ever Frank Collins re­ Azalea City—transportation—Jose Ross. sailed with. To ported that things were going well Niagara—lodging—Warren Weiss. cut down on in his department. Repairs will be Seatrain New York—disputed lodging allowance—^James Gleabreakdowns and done to the vessel as the trip to son, Fred Patereon, Earl Resmondo. Buckner repairs, a list of Pusan and Inchon, Korea, by way Kent—Clyde D. Berry, Joseph L. Chapean, Cyril Gauthier, Aldo instructions was posted over the of Yokohama progresses. There .X Hassein. ' ' was a vote of thanks from the washing machine and dryer. Sea Pioneer—lodging—Verdon Nash, Edward KUligrew, George crew for ship's delegate, Henry Everything is running smoothly, McKenna, Gene Berger, Constantino Rug|^ero, Leamardo RugSieber, for doing such a good job. and there were no beefs as the gero, John p. Pennell, Audrey Parsons, Andrew Lewis, Willlani The long trip has gone smoothly ship is headed for a payoff in Langford. because of the good cooperation Baltimore. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian). May 5 —Chairman, Joe Brown; Secretary, Tony Caspar. One cre-wmember missed ship in New York. Beef regarding draws in foreign ports. $11.86 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for the good feeding and service. TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Conamercial), April 26—Chairman, Joseph Warfield: Secretary. Calvin Hirsch. $9.05 in ship's fund. $254.00 in movie fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck depart­ ment. Discussion on preparation of food. Discussion about movies. PENN EXPORTER (Penn Shipping), April 17—Chairman. Durrdl McCtnrvey; Secretary, Z. A. Markris. Few hours dis­ puted OT in engine department, otherwise everything is running smoothly. Motion made that Union see if they can gat a retirement plan worked out so that a man can retire at any age if he has enough sea time, and to set a sea time. Motion made to see if Union can make arrange­ ments for a crewmember to pay assess­ ments in two payments instead of ha-ving to pay it at the start of the year with dues and all at one time. Brother O. A. Hess was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Crew extend thanks to SXU for getting awning put on aft of ship. A great big vote of thanks to a good steward department for a fine job. <I> ^1> <I> <I> MONEY DUE <1> DIGEST of SIU MEETINGS ST. CHRISTOPHER (St. Lawrence Carriers). March 17—Chairman, Howard L. Campbell; Secretary. J. L. Hodges. Motion made to write headquarters regarding articles on this vessel. Day men required on tankers of this size. Discus­ sion regarding the necessity of ventila­ tors or fans for the men working in tanks. DEL NORTE (Delta), May 1—Chair­ man, Kobert Callahan ; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Department delegates reported that this was a, very good trip all around. No beefs and no disputed OT. Everyone getting along and cooperating with each other. $153.95 in ship's fund and $192.00 in movie fund. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. TRANSORLEANS (Hudson Waterways). May 8—Chairman, David P. M. Sykes: Secretary, Charles Hurlburt, Two men missed ship in Okinawa and one man was talcen off the ship in Singapore. Some disputed OT in engine department. The bosun extended a vote of thanks to the deck department for doing such a good job with the tanks, and for theirC: work in general. Patrolman to be con­ tacted regarding food. \ : RENN CHALLENGER (Penn Ship­ ping), April 26—Chairman, D. E. Nelson ; Secretary, E. J. Riviere. $15.58 in ship's fund. Brother A. Elliott was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. TBANSGLOBE (Hudson Waterwavs), May; 4—Chairman, Andrew Pickur; Sec­ retary, C. L. White. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship is not re­ ceiving LOGS and mail. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), April 24—Chairman. Arthur Turner; Swretary, Chester Coumas. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine depart­ ments. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. OVERSEAS DINNY (Maritime Overseas). April 24—Chairman. Ted Toren. tino: Secretary. F. Hall. No beefs rerjorted by department delegates. Brother B. C. Jones was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion, held oh various ./matters. •• 1• t I.: i: •i" y m �Page Fonrteen SEAFARERS Mar 27, 1966 LOG UNBAIK TO LABOR FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safegruardinR the membership's money and Union finances. The c«->nstitution requires a detailed CPA audit every thr^ months by a rank and file auditing: committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shali equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fun<^ are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Elarl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or nnember. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union tells. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic righu of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. DEL SANTOS (Delta), April 8— Chairman, W. Meehan; Secretary, M. Perry. Brother Bill Meehan was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks extended to the steward depar^ ment for the good feeding and extra sweets during coffee breaks. SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York .June 6—^2:30 p.m. Philadelphia June 7—^2:30 p.m. Baltimore ..June 8—2:30p.m. Detroit June 10—2:30 p.m. Houston .. .June 13—^2:30 p.m. New Orleans June 14—2:30 p.m. Mobile June 15—2:30 p.m. Wilmington June 20—2 p.m. San Francisco June 22—2 p.m. Seattle June 24—2 p.m. * ~ Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit June 6—2 p.m. Alpena June 6—7 p.m. Buffalo June 6—7 p.m. Chicago June 6—7 p.m. Cleveland .. .June 6—7 p.m. Duluth June 6—7 p.m. Frankfurt June 6—7 p.m. • Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit .... June 13—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee .June 13—7:30 p.m. Chicago .. .June 14—7:30p.m. tSault Ste. Marie June 14—^7:30 p.m. Buffalo ... .June 15—^7:30 p.m. Duluth June 17—7:30 p.m. Oeveland .. June 17—7:30 p.m. Toledo June 17—7:30 p.m SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia ..June 7—5p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) . .June 8—5 p.m. Norfolk June 9—5 p.m. Houston June 13—5 p.m. New Orleans . .June 14—5 p.m. Mobile June 15—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region -•j Jersey City June 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia June 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Balthmm June 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. *Norfolk June 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York June 6—7 p.m. Phfladelphla ...June 7—^7p.m. • JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman). April 3—Chairman, J. I. Hacker; Se/^ retary, W. El Morse. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is running smoothly. Discussion on repairs. Baltimore June 8—7 p.m. ^Houston June 13—7 p.m. New Orleans . .June 14—7 p.m. Mobile June 15—7 p.m. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, NCTVport News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie. Mich. t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. PENN CARRIER (Penn Shipping, March 20—Chairman, E, M. ESHs; Sec­ retary, T. J. Schulta. Everything running smoothly. Some disputed 07 to be taken op with patrolman. Discussion held on repairs. MATAGUEIZ (Sea-Land), April 17-:.Chairman, L. B. Moore; Secretary, El J. Misakian. Some disputed OT in deck de­ partment. Brother Misakian was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. DIAMOND ALKAti (Bolaiid & Comdlius), April 16—Chairman, Jesse R. Baste; Secretary, Gay Bnrke. $4.00 in ship's fund. Crewmembers will donate 50p each to build up ship's fund. BrotheiJiUttrel Zender was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Everything is running smoothly. SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner Earl Shepard Al Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsey Williams Robert MaHhews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al K«rr HEADQUARTERS ALPENA, Mich BALTIMORE, MD BOSTON, Mass BUFFALO, N.Y CHICAGO, III CLEVELAND, Ohio 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 127 River St. EL 4-3616 1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 735 Washingiton St. TL 3-9259 93B3 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 i420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DEL NORTE (Delta), April 10—Chairman. Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Ship's delegate resigned while in Kew Orleans. Brother Henry B. Don­ nelly was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. $131.04 in ship's fundWd $13.50 In movie fund. No berfs reported by departn^t delegates. NORINA (Wall Street Traders), April t7—-Chairman, Charlea P. Moore; Scoretary. None. $11.00 in ship's fund. Mo­ tion made that all major repairs be completed or agreed upon, prior to sign'pn. Motion made to have food plan repfescntative and patrolman attend special meeting at payoff, , DIGEST of SIU MEETINGS f? DEL MAR (Delta)/ April 28~Gh8iri hian, Peter Blaleck; Secretary, Joseph 1 Whiten, Jr. Brothet Joseph Whalen, Jr. •' resigned as ship's delegate and extended 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 la vote of thanks to the crew for making P.O. Box 287 ; his job easy. Brother Peter Gonzales was r elected to serve.as ship's delegate. Crew 415 Main St. extended a vote of thanks to resigning EL 7-2441 ship's delegate. DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn FRANKFORT, Mich HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canai St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo .....805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 DEL MUNDO (Delta), April 10—Chair. man, Michael Toth; ^retary, W. K.' jSutherlin. Thia vessel wma the Ijafety .;,Awjyt;d last trip and a $100,00 prize given to the crew. This voyage could be an1 other winner. $29.87 is still in the ship's fund and will be used to buy reading materia!. OT beef in. engine department to be taken Up with boarding pBtroliaan. /Vote of thanks to the steward for the weii planned and balanced menus, and to; the galley force for the way feon was prepared and served throughout the whole voyage. Steward department is well Or''ganized-'^' GLOBE EXPLORER (Sea Liberties), April 24—Chairman, O. G. Collins; Sec­ retary, O. G. Collins. No beefs reported b.v department delegates. COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Trans­ port), April 10—Chairman, 0. Jones; Sec­ retary, A. H. BJanchctt. Ship's delegate rei>orl;^ that everything is in order. No beefs reported by department delegates. ANNISTON VICTORY (Waterman), April 10-—Chairman, Patrick Fox; Sec­ retary, Charles J. Mitchell. Some dis­ puted OT in deck department. Minor beefs to be brought up with boarding patrolman. $7.00 in - ship's fund Some disputed OT in deck and engine depart­ ments. Vote of thanks to the steward and his entire department for a job well done; The steward extended a vote of thanks to the bosun and his department for d^ ing such a wonderful job painting mid­ ship inside. JOHN P. RB1S8 (Reiss), April 1'8— pbairman James W. Lafevre; Secretary, Wayne B. Guarino. $6.48 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. KENT (Corsair Transportation); Ajn-ll 3—Chairman, William H. Field; Secre­ tory, John W. Parker, Jr. Brother Rudy P. Deboissiere was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Victory Carriers), April 17—Chairman, Clarence Oliver; Secretary. George Anderson. No teefs reported by department delegates. Brother Roque Asencio was elected to: serve as ship's delegate. (^EAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas)/ April 24-;^hairmBn, J. Kuchto; Secre­ tary. J._ McDonald. Ship's delegate re­ ported that there were minor beefs, noth­ ing serious. JOHN e. WATERMAN (Waterman). May 2—Chairman J. Hacker; Secretary. W. EL Morse. Everything is running smoothly except for some disputed OT in engine department. Chief mate to be contacted regarding wind'shoots. CANTIGNV (Cities Service), April If —Chairman, William Morris; Secretary, Larry (Istrott. Ftew hours disputed OT in ' engine department. Crew would like more of a variety of breakfast and night lunehi. -VENN CARRIER (Penn), April 10Chairman, D. Nagy; Secretary, Ted Sehultz. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Brother Earl E. Mcsaros WM elected to serve as ship's delegate; Ship's fund given to new ship's delegate for use as he sees fit. Discussion and clarification wanted regarding "when tanker is on grain, docs the FWT on ; watch get cargo or port time?" . ^GATEWAY CITV (Sea-Land), May I— Chairman, J. Rlvadulla; Secretaiy, Ray­ mond W. Blethen. Ship's delegate will chMk with patrolman about promlacd re•pairs while in shipyard, ANTINOUS JWatermatt), April 24— Chairman, H. Ibomas; Secretory, P. S. Holt. Brother John Der elected new ship's delegate. No beefs nmorted by depart­ ment delegates. Seventy-five cents in ship's fund. ,^TEEL WORKER (Isthmian), May I— Chairman, E W. Bent; Secretary, C. A. Bortz. $18.00 In ship's fund. Motion made to have all men signing on hew ; voyage to have up-to-date clinic card orR proof of physical • examination wilhini past year. Brother Jon Gallagher was# elected to serve as new ship's del^ate. DEL RIO (Delta). April 24—Chairmah.! G,: I^: S^^retery, P. Plasdk. $14.00 inf ship's fund. No beefs Reported by deV partment delegates. Beefs of last trip settled. Discussion on/ways to keep the natives out of the crew's living quarters, also to keep: the natives from using the crew's cups and drinking glasses. /:/!, MTV VERNON VICTORY (Victory Tiers), April 14—Chairman, Morris: Sec­ retary, Fiersoji. Motion made "to hdve SIU OUR LADYROE PEACE (Wihchesb^ representative in Far East to handle . May 6—Chairman, Bill Doran ; Secretory, beefs. Majority of crewmembers are dis­ Prank Slvvia. Water beef in each depart^ satisfied with the way the cajitain is run­ ment. Headquarters: to be: notified.about: ning : ship. Ship's Relegate' tol contact restriction to the sMSp beef. U.S. Consui at Singapore for Intenprei :fation a;f, ship's articles/ Three men paid CHATHAM (Waterman), May 1— off iby mutual consent. Five-men paid Chairman, Roy Guild Secretary, :T.RA.? :off and; hospitalized. Bosun failed to join , Jackson. No b^s: reported by depart­ /shiji: in Japan. Some jobs were replaced ment delegates.:. Brother. Roy :6Wld Wn by U.S. citizens and; non-cit|z«ins. elected to serve as ship's d$les(ate. , • DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) vt. H. I. Siege! "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) Kingi^rt Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) — 4,— Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) Tyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock Cornish Tyson's Pride Manor House-Safeway Cornish Game-Armour and A & P's SuperRight Cornish Game Hen (Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. America) Di Giorgio Fruit Corp. S and W Fine Foods Treesweet (National Farm Workers Association) •4 1 •^1 �THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR Union hiring hall was crux of bloody 1934 strika of West Coast saamen and longshoremen. Beef paved way for birth of SlU of North America. ' Attempt of tfriking sfaalworkers and their families fa picket Republic plant in Chicago after 1936 Memorial Day picnic ended in massacre by police. . " ;T/- ' ' » g ffjg nation began the long and difficidt climb out of the depths of the great dcr I pression, the American labor movement ^developed a renewed militancy. At the same ftime employers all across the nation stiffened ^their opposition to organized labor's march. IManagement and labor engaged in savage: % struggles. One of these was the waterfront strike of 1934 on the West Coast, which re­ sulted in a general strike of both maritime and shoreside workers that tied up virtually all tPacific Coast shipping despite vigorous scabh bing attempts by both shipping and stevedoring i companies. The basic issue was the union hir­ ing hall, which the seamen—led by Sailor's Union of the Pacific—were determined to get ^ito end the abuses of the employer-controlled •"system. The strike continued for three months, ^during which time troops were called in to in$Aimidate and terrorize the strikers and to proscabs. Several strikers were killed and ¥~scores wounded in. clashes with soldiers and 0 police. The strikers held firmly to their de1 i mands, however, and eventually achieved their hi,objectives. The strike victory ultimately led to Uihe institution of the union hiring hall, which. " J,7or seamen, represents one of the great union ^achievements in the struggle for job security. Ijt was during this time of increased mili­ tancy that organized labor began to turn um more and more attention toward organ­ izing the great numbers of unorganized inSdustrial workers employed by some of the na-> Ition's biggest and most violently anti-labor cor® porations. Under the umbrella of the Wagner 1Act, which outlawed "yellow dog" contracts, bompany unions, discrimination against union members and refusals by employers to nego-^ tiate with a union, a Committee for Industrial Organization was formed within the AFL to : spur the organization of mass-production workers in the steel, radio, automobile, gargl ment, rubber, textile and other giant indusj 'r ' A split developed, however, between the ten r, p AFL unions comprising the Committee for Int • ' dustrial Organization and the rest of the Fed^ aratipn over the old question of craft versus industrial unionization. Despite many attempts at conciliation, the split grew continually wider until in 1937, the Committee unions broke with the AFL and shortly thereafter became the fel»rma^|rt h^ustrial Origtm tionsv ? The first mass-production mdustry to «„i^e CIO turned its attention wasi steel. In a h short tunie^r 100,000 steel workers were h-' r the union felt strong enough to demand recog-t4;^|| nition from General Motors. The company re-;! fused however, in defiance of the Wagner Act,S^ and in January 1937, under strong rank an<U file pressure, tlte union struck General Motors signed up. A showdown was expected with United States Steel, then the nation's biggest corporation, with a history of violent opposi­ tion to labor. The expected showdown never materialized, however, to the great surprise of the nation and to the great anger of "Little Steel" the smaller steel corporations. U.S. Steel entered negotiations with the union and mu­ tually acceptable agreements were soon signed with the steel giant and its numerous sibsidiaries. "Little Steel" did not follow the lead, however. Bethlehem, Republic, Inland, and Youngstown refused to negotiate with the union. strike followed, wWch was punctuated by one of the worst acts of company vio­ lence in the history of Ahierican labors-the "Memorial Day Massacre." Little Steel's resistance was led by Republic Steel. On May 30, 1937 a picnic and rally was being held by striking workers and their families not far from the Republic plant in South Chicago. As the strikers and their families strolled toward the plant gates to picket they were suddenly at­ tacked by police and special deputies under the direction of the company's management. A volley of shots and tear gas bombs was fol­ lowed by a club swinging charge. Men, women and children~Were bludgeoned indiscriminately. Ten strikers were shot dead—seven in the back ——and 80 were wounded. The violence suc­ ceeded in breaking the. strike and the CIO had suffered its first defeat. The organization of in­ dustrial workers was still largely a wide open area, however, and simultaneously with the or­ ganization of steel the CIO turned its attention to the huge automobile industry. 4* Organization of the automobile industry was a particularly tough nut to crack. Controlled by three vastly rich and violently anti-union giants—General Motors, Chrysler and Ford— the work force was mostly unskilled and eas­ ily replaced. The workers' need for organiza-^ tion was great. Although the industry contin­ ually went all out in publicizing the high hourly wage of its employees, no mention was made of the long seasonal layoffs whidh reduced yearly salary to extremely low levels, or the practice of the speed-up of assembly lines which placed the workers under unbearable tension which could make a man old and unable to work in just a few short years. The automobile companies had an effective labor spy system and active goon squads which '41. •m were used to hamper organizing attempts. In spite of this, the United Automobile Work­ ers signed up members gradually until, in 1936^ special kind of strike technique was lized—the Sit Down Strike. Instead of; leaving the company plants, the workera . sat down at their workbenches and refused to leave or allow scabs to enter. Company po-;:|| lice and goon squads attacked the plants but^l retreated before volleys of nuts and bolts, cof|j fee mu^, lunch pails and high pressmre stream^ of water from fire hoses. As the police rani] for cover, the action became known as the "Battle of the Running Bulls." The company then demanded that the Govempr mobilize the state militia to take over the plant, but >• -A'-Governor Frank Murphy refused to call out ^ the troops for fear of touching off great bloodshed. Faced with a stalemate at the idle plantsand under increasing pressure to obey the law and recognize the union. General Motors fi-« nally gave in. Later a short sit down strike^ j brought recognition for the union from Chrys-^; ler. These were great victories for labor, but the battle was not really wpn until three year^ later, in 1941, when Ford was finally organ-^^^ , ized after a long and violent struggle. A A -•4^4 During its brief reign, the sit down strike proved to be a valuable weapon on the side of labor. Before industrialists mana^d to push • ' through legislation outlawing the sit down 4 strike, it proved effective in speeding organ-t •:A ization in the rubber, textile, ^ass and many other mass production industries. During this ® I^riod Goodyear, Goodrich, Firestone and i United States Rubber came under union con- , tract. Large and small textile plants were or­ ganized—many in the strongly anti-union S South. Many mass production and service ih-^ ?dustry workers were organized for the first time. The organizing battles between manage- 4 4 > ment and labor raged fiercely across the na-| tion during the late 1930's and early 1940's.; 4! But union membership was increasing undet^ both the banner of the AFL and of the CIO; In 1937 the AFL unions had a membership of 2.5 million. By 1941 the AFL unions' mem­ bership ^d risen to 4.5 million workers. In the same period the CIO unions increased their membership from 1.5 million to 2.^ million. Meanwhile, in September 1939, Nazi Geir-t many had begun its war to destroy democracji and enslave ,1* /i 11; . /' �TO THE U.S. CONGRESS The Seafarers International Union, along with all other AFL-CIO maritime unions affiliated with the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, the AFLCIO Metal Trades Department and the AFL-CIO Maritime Committee are opposed to the inclusion of the Maritime Administration in the single Depart­ ment of Transportation recently proposed by Presi­ dent Jt^nson. Instead they are urging that the Mari­ time Administration be removed from its present position within the Department of Commerce and re-established as an independent and autonomous agency. Testimony in support of the unions' posi­ tion was presented last week by SW President Paul Hall before separate hearings conducted by the sub­ committees of the Senate and House Committees on Government Operations. Testimony in support of an independent maritime agency was also recom­ mended to the Home Subcommittee by Andrew Bierniller. Director of the AFL-CIO Legislative Depart­ ment. The following is from the text of the testimony: IHIS has been true whenevw maritime affairs have been in the hands of the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the De­ partment of State or other Federal Departments and agencies. It is true in the present instance, in which the Maritime Administration occupies a subordinate position within the Department of Commerce, and there is every reason to believe it would be true in the Department of Transportation, particularly since the role of the Maritime Administration is not clearly defined, nor are the lines of responsibility clearly drawn. In light of this we feel very strongly that maritime would be completely swallowed up within the mam­ moth, complex structure of the proposed department, that maritime concerns would be shunted aside or pigeonholed in a bureaucratic web, and that no proper representation would be given to maritime's interests which in many respects are far different from those of other forms of transportation. The merchant marine. It mu^ always be remem­ bered, differs from other modes of transportationITH respect to the Department of Transporta­ •? except possibly the airlines—^n that its operations are tion, I shall not attempt here to discuss all of international in scope. In a sense, it is a political the proposals made by the President in the instrument, as well as an economic instrument and Transportation Message which he sent to the Con­ an instrument of our national defense, and each of gress last March 2nd. these roles must be given its full share of considera­ Discussions of those proposals which relate to tion in the determination of maritime policy and the other modes of transportation—air, rail and highadministration of maritime affairs. way^—shall leave to the appropriate persons in those In the proposed Department of Transportation, we fields, and I shall confkie my discussion to those pro^ strongly feel, none of these roles of the merchant posals which relate directly to the maritime industry. marine would be given their full and proper con­ To begin with, I might note that the President's sideration, and neither the best interests of the mer­ Transportation Message, while calling for the in­ chant marine nor the nation would be served. clusion of the Maritime Administration in the De>r The merchant marine, we believe, would have a ;• partment of Ttansportation, and while setting forth far better chance for survival and growth if its affairs i a number of general proposals for improving water were under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency ; transportation, leaves unanswered many basic ques­ whose sole concern was maritime. tions regarding maritime's position in the proposed For this reason, we strongly expose inclusion of department. K the Maritime Administration in the Department of I might also note that the identical legislation| Transportation and urge that the Maritime Adminis­ which has been introduced in the Senate and House • tration be removed from the Department of Com­ to implement the President's recommendations—S. merce and reestablished as an entirely independent 3010 by Senator Magnuson and H.R. 13200 by Con­ apd autonomous agency. And in this position, J gressman Holifield—-similarly leave unanswered the m^t note, we are not only being supported by other same basic questions. Af i,-CIu transportation unions, but by the entire Neither the Transportation Message, in fact, nor AFL-CIO which endorsed the concept of an inde­ the legislation which is now being considered by this pendent Maritime Administration in Resolution No. committee, is specific about maritime's position in 217 imanimously adopted at the AFL-CIO conven­ the new department, about the functions and duties tion in San Francisco in December of last year, and of the Maritime Administration within the depart­ appended ^ Exhibit No. 2. ment, or about what future Federal maritime policy Our reasons for favoring an independent and will be^—a matter with which maritime labor is ex­ autonomous Maritime Administration are as follows: tremely concerned. L The Maritime Administration now has no inde­ In fact, if one studies the proposed structure of pendent power and must compete with other prothe Department of Transportation, as reported by* : grams administered by the Department of Comthe Congressional Quarterly of March 25, 1966, and inerve. TTros, the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 appended here as tixhibit No. 1, one will note that has not been properly administered and the In­ all we really have here is a brief sketch of a new and evitable result has be^ the decline of the Amerl- v mammoth Federal department within which the can merchant marine. Puttifig Marad in a present Maritime Administration could very easily partment of Transportation would, not alter this become lost in a bureaucratic maze. situation. The chart indicates, for example, that the pro­ 2, The creation of an independent agency to ad­ posed department will have a Secretary, an Urider^ minister this country's Maritime laws would focus secretary, four Assistant Secretaries (one of whom grtater attention on our decaying fleet, and the will be an Assistant Secretary for Administration) ultimate objective of revitalizing the industry and and a General Counsel. But the functions of these enabling the United States to meet its foreign officers are not ddineatcd, nor are the lines of comcommerce needs and defense ccmfnituJcQts pur­ muiiication and responsibility between them and, suant to the policy set frwrth in the Merchant maritime clearly drawn. : Marine Act of 1936. What, ip other words, is the channel of communi­ 3i The present structure of the agency constitutes cation between maritime, at the bottom of this struc­ - an inconsistency in government organization ture, and the Assistant , Secretaries, Undersecretary, since, whereas tiie Federal Aviation Act of 1958 Secretary, and finally the President himselfj at the created the Federal Aviation Agency, thus giving top? Neither the chart, the Transportation Message Independent statte to .aviation, t.he promotional V-:- hqr the proposed legislation makes this clear, . sctiyities of the tuet^anL^ well as ad­ Nor do either the Transportation Message Oic prpi ministration of the .s«b,sidy progfaffi-^tVere boried ;Jpbsed make clear a auittber of other matwithin the Departnieht of CcpimVce by Reteis,^ T^ President stated in his Transportatiioa qiganization Plan No^ 7 of 1961. Afeo;, subsidy Sfessage that ffie proposed depailinent^ ?^^ frnctions of the Civil Aerohadtics Bo brace the Maritime Administration, but there is no to be mctodi^ itt the new tJepartment flear indicauti or the legislaportatioh but ffie maritime sybsidy^^fe^ liptt as to libw the Maritime Adraihistratibh wtil be; ! be included. • ^ constituted, vriiat policies it will prtstnote;^ OT 4. The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 provided for much independence it will have in the promotion of a five-man Independent Maritime Commission, to these,|tolicies;.':^ . be appbifited by the President witfr the consenfttf regard to policy, all of our past the Senate. The Cc«n^ functioned ifideexperience has taught us that whenever iurisdicti^ •;;;pen<}etttly,and;, conducted; o survey over maritime affairs has been delegated to Federal f in a lonj^ of sKipfeHilding di^igngd^^ departments or agencies whose primary concern has {to prijvide sbmie 500 nev' i^ips oven^ not been the inarine, the irierchatit marine period. It was during this time that the "C type has suffered, and vrith it the should be vessel was designed for and the beneficiaiy of the contributions which the mer­ the passenger liner S,S« America wgs huift. Qufchant marine can make to its commerce and security, . ing the CfommiSsioi^s^j^^^ between 1936 and 1950, an unprecedented stnaigthieitii^ of our merchant marine took place. 5. The Maritime Subsidy Board cannot now func­ tion independently as intended by tins Act of 1936 since its decisions are subject to review and veto by the Secretary of Commerce. An independent maritime agency, with a stronger and more inde­ pendent Maritime Subsidy Board, would serve to cure these ills. We are aware, of course, that some 11 different bills have already been introduced to make the Mari­ time Administration an independent agency, but while we favor the intent of these bills, we do not feel that any of them would provide us with the type of independent Maritime Administration we really need. This is particularly true because none of the bills separate the quasi-judicial subsidy functions of the Maritime Administration from purely promotionat and administrative functions and it is our strong feeling that the interests of the maritime in­ dustry would best be served by giving independence to the Maritime Subsidy Board. The value of separating subsidy functions from other functions has already been recognized in other areas—as in the case of the CAB which we have just cited—and it is our strong feeling that sulsidy dei terminations are so important to the maritime indus­ try that those charged with the responsibility for these determinations should be absolutely free to reach their decisions on the basis of the merits of the case, without regard to other considerations and without the overriding of their decisions by some other per­ son who may be influenced by other considerations. F r* HI • OR this reason, we have drafted our own pro­ posed legislation calling for the estabiishment of an independent Federal Maritime Agency,' and a copy of this proposed bill is appended as Exhibit :.v:: No. 3. • The manner in which our proposed bill would alter existing legislation is shown in Exhibit No. 4; As can be seen from a study of these two exhibits, our propc^d bill would not only establish an inde­ pendent and autonomous Federal Maritime Agency, but within that agency the Maritime Study Board would be a relatively independent body composed of the Maritime Administrator and two other members appointed by the President with the advice and con­ sent of the Senate. The Board would have complete and final author­ ity to pass upon all matters related tn construction and operating subsidies, and the affirmative votes of any two members of the Board would be sufficient for the disposition of any matter which comes before it. No single Board member, including the Maritime Administrator, in other words, would have the power to override the decisions of the other two Board members nor would any other official. ^ The Maritime Administrator would also be ap­ pointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate and he would be appointed with due regard for his.fltness for the efficient discharge of the powers and duties vested in and imposed upon by the bill. Previous employment by or previous pecu­ niary interest in any business or union associated with the inaritime industry would not constitute a bar to appointment as Administrator. A Deputy Maritime Administrator, appointed by the Administratcwr under the classified civil service, is also jprovided for by bur bill. The Deputy Administra;tor would at no time sit as a member or acting member of the Maritime Subsidy Board. Thus, oUf bili would solve four of the most press­ ing prqblems now confronting the present Maritime Aditiihistratidn within the Department of Commerce: 1. It woul^establish a eompktely ihdraendent and autpnomous Federal Maritime Administration. 2 It would establish a strong add independa^ Subsidy Board within the Maritime Ad^ liainistratibn, whose rulings wbuld not be subject veto by another agency or hi^er official, v { 3. By estaWishing such a Maritime Subsidy^ Boards it would separate within the Maritlrne Administraticwi quasi-judicial subsidy matters from purely; adminis­ trative and prorrtotional matters. Yet, a cfose liaison between the two functions would be maintained be­ cause the Maritime Administratba Would be ChaiN man of the Board. 4. It would provide for the appointment bf a strong Maritime Administrator who could devote a, good portion of his , time to promoting the merchant milrine {Pmyiotfr^^p^^ mana;^an^ bar to his appointment as Adminislratbr, and such experience could be considered as an asSet. '-'pa i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO •"' •*. .k SIU Ship Carries Record Grain Cargo To India ^ -Hi ~ V, —Pa^e 16 ! ' '» '1 U.S. Agency Illegally Used Foreign-Flag Ships, Bypassed Lower-Cost American Vessels —Page 3 §& , • - '"'vi *' i". •%,- • " . I1 .. ' 'I f-r- "il J' i#i;;W'-' '^liM Jiiili AH This Happened —Labor History I:';, : —Page 15 \fi^ \ ^ I \ ' 1, 1 Man-1 Vote—The Fight for Equal Representation —Page 10 ' V- »f ^ ' - - .'-.''J f *3 ' .I,-: SiU Wins $32,500 Damages for 13 Seafarms in Tideiands HLRB Case —Page * 1 i' ' 3 AFL-CIO Calls Nationwide Boycott Of DiGiorgio Co. Farm Products —Page 2 1 V ' i i M �SEAFARERS Page Two May l3, 1966 LOG AFL-QO Supports National Boytott Of KCioiyio Co. Farm ProJatts WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO Executive Council took action on several issues of vital impor­ tance to American labor at a recent one-day meeting held here in Washington. Resolutions adopted by the AFL-CIO's governing body included: A pledge of full support for Reaffirming its support of the in fact than theory." "Discrimina­ the national consumer boycott of On Site Picketing Bill, the Council tion in housing is the root of many food products grown and mar­ sharply criticized Representative civil rights evils" and must be keted by the DiGiorgio Company Powell for defying "basic demo­ eliminated, the Council declared, of Delano, California, instituted cratic principles" and showing and noted that civil rights advo­ by the AFL-CIO Agricultural "contempt" for his obligations as cates "need and deserve federal Workers Organizing Committee House Labor Committee Chair­ protection" against the violence and the National Farm Workers man refusing to call up the bill of bigots." Association. for a vote on the floor even though The Council also urged speedy • Reaffirmed its full support it has won the overwhelming en­ Senate approval of the Houseof the On Site Picketing Bill and dorsement of his committee, and passed bill to strengthen the pow­ called on House Labor Commit­ "has constituted himself a one- ers of the Equal Employment Op­ tee Chairman Adam C. Powell man roadblock" to further action portunity Commission. (D-N. Y.) to permit the bill, which on the measure. The one-day Executive Council has the overwhelming endorse­ meeting was held on May 6 in The Council noted that the situs ment of his committee, to come picketing bill "would simply grant Washington. to the floor for a vote. building and construction work­ • Urged immediate Congres­ ers the same picketing rights now sional action on pending legisla­ extended to industrial work­ tion for "long overdue" improve­ ers. . . . Four Administrations ments in the wage-hour and unem­ have approved this bill; leaders of ployment compensation laws. both parties have made commit­ • Pledged the "utmost" sup­ ments for a vote. . . . the House port of the AFL-CIO for passage Education & Labor Committee of President Johnson's new civil over-whelmingly voted for the bill rights bill, which covers the major and the Rules Cornmittee has BOSTON—James D. Ack­ goals unanimously approved at the scheduled it for floor action." ert, president of the SlUNA last AFL-CIO convention. Atlantic Fishermen's Union, In urging prompt Congressional has been selected by the In­ action on legislation to improve Symbol of Resistance ternational Commission of the wage-hour and unemployment North Atlantic Fisheries to In pledging full support for the compensation laws, the Council represent the federal govern-1 boycott of DiGiorgio Company noted that Fair Labor Standards ment at a 20-nation world food products, the Council char­ Act improvements "will do more fishing industry conference at acterized DiGiorgio as the "sym­ than any other piece of legisla­ Madrid, Spain, from June 6 bol and leader of resistance" to tion to fight the root causes of to 15. organization of agricultural work­ poverty." It further noted that ers. The company grows grapes pending improvements in the un­ All nations whose fishing and other fruits and markets wine employment compensation stiandfleets operate off the Eastern and allied products. ards law will do much "to elimi­ seaboard of the United States nate fear of mass unemployment will have representatives at A strike jointly conducted by the conference. Signatories to i the AFL-CIO Agricultural Work­ and the crippling impact of reces­ a 20-nation North Atlantic ers Organizing Committe and the sion." agreement include the U. S., National Farm Workers Associa­ Calling for passage of the Presi­ Russia, Great Britain, Can­ tion is in progress against nearly 40 dent's new civil rights bill, the ada, Spain, Germany, Nor­ companies in the Delano, Cali­ AFL-CIO Executive Council way and a number of other fornia area. DiGiorgio is "not only termed the legislation "essential if nations that operate fleets. the biggest" grower, but the spear­ the objectives of earlier civil head of resistance to unionism. rights legislation are to be realized Ackert to Speak For U.S. At World Fishing Conference Report of International President by Paul Hall The attitude of neglect and contempt which Government agencies and federal bureaucrats continue to display toward maritime was spotlighted recently when the General Accounting Office of the U.S. Government filed charges accusing the Military Sea Transportation Service with ignoring the law of the land by shipping cargoes on foreign-flag ships when the law specifically stated that such cargoes were to be shipped aboard American-flag ships. Actually, examples of instances in which Government administra­ tors have flouted the laws passed by Congress to aid the maritime in­ dustry are unfortunately not difficult to find, and many other examples could be cited. In one way however, the present example is perhaps unique. Normally, when taken to task for illegally using foreign-flag shipping to move Government cargoes even though'American ships are available, the bureaucrats involved immediately fall back on the claim that they did what they did in order to save the American tax­ payer money by taking advantage of lower foreign-flag freight rates. This claim is always open to considerable doubt because the American tax dollars paid to foreign shipowners is all lost money, which leaves the U.S. never to return and can therefore play no further part in maintaining and strengthening the U.S. economy—as would be the case if it were paid to American shipping companies and to American seamen as wages. But in the present case even this "saving the taxpayers' money" routine won't work as an excuse for the bureaucrats involved because, as the General Accounting Office pointed out in its report to Congress, it actually cost the Government over $19,000 more to ship the cargoes by foreign-flag ships than it would have cost aboard American ships. The General Accounting Office, which investigated the matter and brought the charges against MSTS, did not do so because of the flagrant manner in which the Government agency flouted the laws designed to protect U.S. maritime. The GAO acts as a watchdog over federal spending. It is concerned specifically with the $19,000 overcharge resulting from the MSTS's illegal action and not with the vastly greater waste'of money which occurs daily, both directly and indirectly, because of Government agency neglect of U.S. maritime and the laws designed to protect it. The same flagrant disregard of the law for which the GAO repri­ manded MSTS in the present example, is practiced by many other Government agencies as well. In many instances the abuses are much more detrimental to the welfare of U.S. maritime. This is the case especially with regard to the Cargo Preference or 50-50 laws, which were passed by Congress to guarantee that at least 50 percent of all Government-financed cargoes are moved aboard American-flag vessels. Enforcement of the 50-50 laws has been so lax as to be completely in­ effective. The most flagrant abuse of the law of course, has been practiced with regard to the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, which calls for a strong U.S. merchant marine, adequate for national defense emer­ gencies, for carrying all domestic waterborne commerce and a sub­ stantial part of waterborne export and import, commerce. Abuses of this basic mandate have been so consistent and widespread that the United States has today become a fifth-rate maritime nation, incapable of supplying sufficient shipping to meet national defense emergencies. Holds Slidw In Baftimoil f SiUNA exhibit drew large crowds at AFL-CIO Union-industries H Comptroller Louis Goldstein, Rep, Clarence Long and . visited SIUNA <;IHNA exhibit. . " . ," BAIMMCHIE THe^ AFl^^CTGf; Union Label and Service Trades De­ partment staged its annual exhibition of union label processes and products at Baltimore's Fifth Regiment Ar­ mory for six days early this month. It was the first time the show has ^®^ere^were^morf'than 130 ex- , Seafarers International Union of North America. The SIUNA exhibit was among those at which unionmade products were distributed free as gifts and prizes. Canned tuna fish • processed by members of SIU West Coast fish and cannery unions were raffled periodically during the show. SIU deep sea sailors from the Fort, „ < of Baltimore gave demonstrations andy i^tructions on knot-tying to the ow's visitors. The SIU booth was manned by afarers and directed by SIUNA Vice-President Les Balinger of San , ' and Steve Edney of Los AngeRCT^^'oickw^ fish , .'-Tr,'At'; Baltimore Port Agent Rex Dickey (rig^ ahd SlUNA Vicecases of tuna fish processed by Poor for a home for the aged. " j to one of the Skinners of'the raffles which weL'^To'IidtSeJ SIU booth, -Annual Union Label -how. f.. �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS Excerpts Front a Congress On Illegal Use Of Foreign Ships The General Accounting Office, "watchdog" agency in federal ^ spending, has issued a report to the Congress on the illegal use of r^ fofeign ships to transport Defense Department military personnel's I private vehicles at "excessive costs" to the U.S. government when American vessels were available at lower rates. The following text was excerpted from the report: "This report is being issued to the Congress because we are concerned that officials of the Military Sea Transportation Serv­ ice, who are responsible for significant expenditures of public foods, failed to seek guidance from appropriate officials or to initiate action to obtain congressional authority to use foreign-flag Vessels for the transportation of privately owned vehicles, al­ though they possessed ample information to determine that the use of such ships for that purpose was not authorized by law. "Copies of this report are being sent to the President of the Cnited States, the Secritary of Defense, and the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force." " "MSTS paid about $141,000 to transport these POVs on Dan­ ish-registered vessels of the Torm Line between the United States and Port Lyautey, Morocco, Africa. During the same period, there were over 25 sailings of American-flag vessels eastbound and westbound between the United States and Casablanca, Mo­ rocco, a point located about 90 miles from Port Lyautey, MSTS had contracts with these American carriers under which the same POVs could have been transported to and from Casablanca dn American vessels for approximately $122,000, or a saving in transportation costs of about $19,000. "Since 1958 MSTS has contracted for shipping rates directly with the Torm Line, a company organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Denmark as A/S Dampskibsselskabet Torm with home offices in Copenhagen, Denmark.^ During the period coveread by our review, the MSTS contract rate with the Torm Line was.76id cents per cubic foot, which amounts to about $380 for transporting the average size American automobile, across the Atlantic. At the same time, American-flag carriers offered to MSTS contract rates between the United States and Morocco of $25.80 per measurement ton, westbound, and $28.60 per meas­ urement ton, eastbound, or about $315 and $355, respectively, per vehicle. "The following table compares the cost of transporting POVs between the United States and Port Lyautey via the Torm Line during fiscal year 1964 with the cost that would have been in­ curred had the vehicles been transported between the United States and Casablanca by America-flag vessels: From Morocco to United States United States to Morocco Total No. of POVs Costs via Bhccess Danish American cost via vessels vessels Torm Lines 234 $ 89,380 $ 73,610 $15,770 134 51,470 48,105 .3,365 368 $140,850 $121,715 $19,135* •This excess transportation cost -would he reduced by about $5,000 to cover the loading and unloading costs at Casablanca. The Danish contract rate , includes the cost of these services at Port Lyautey; -whereas the contract iu-ansportation rate of American carriers at Casablanca does not. SlU Wins $32,500Damage A ward For 13 Seafarers ia Jidelaads Case HOUSTON—The SIU has won a total of $32,500 in damages for 13 members of the SIU Inland Boatman's Union in an unfair labor practices case-against the Tidelands Marine Services, Inc. The decision, rendered by the ^ National Labor Relations Board, texts for getting rid of employees because of their support for the included $2,318.92 in interest SIU. to be distributed to each member Members of the Union who in proportion to his monetary were awarded damages by the claim. The case, in which the SIU Board and the amounts they re­ successfully charged Tideland Ma­ ceived are as follows: Peter Anrine with unfair labor practices, nino, $8,065.00; Charles Dunn, stemmed from an organizing drive $3,839.97; the estate of- Trout in April of 1956, a result of which Felker, $5,716.69; Jerome Gasthe SIU won an NLRB election pard, $247.83; James G. Gautreau, $676.68; Chester Holtz, in the company's tug fleet. Shortly after the election, the $1,937.68; the estate of George company began hardtiming and Jacobus, $1,536.58; Percy Ken­ firing the members of the Inland nedy, $1,426.32; David Moore, Boatman's Union of the SIU. The $1,395.07; John P. Murphy, $2,SIU immediately filed charges 401.39; John Murry, $2,386.74; Curtis Stewart, $2,828.70; and with the Board. The NLRB held that Tideland Phillip Wagner, $41.35. The NLRB also ordered the Marine was guilty of discriminat­ ing in respect to the hire and ten­ company to post a notice for 60 ure of employees for the purpose days, stating that it will "not in of discouraging membership in the any manner threaten, discriminate Union. The Board also found the against, discharge or coerce em­ company guilty of interfering with, ployees because of their affiliation restraining, coercing and threaten­ with the Union." The Board also ing employees on the basis of their directed the company to advertise Union affiliation; and also instruct­ the notice in the New Orleans ing their supervisors to devise pre­ Times Picayune. LOG Page Three ^Watchdog* Unites Piscfosure to Congress; Cov't Used Foreign Ships Illegally; Lower-Cost US Vessels Bypassed WASHINGTON—An agency of the U. S. government illegally spent approximately $240,000 to transport privately-owned vehicles of Defense Department military personnel aboard foreign-flag ships and in doing so paid rates higher than those prevailing on American vessels which were available at the time. ^ can ships in favor of foreign-flag studied, the GAO discovered that Details of the shipping viola­ vessels, in violation of federal re­ 368 vehicles were shipped out of tions became known after a re­ quirements, is but one more ex­ Port Lyautey at a cost of $140,850 port was submitted to the Con­ ample of government agency tor­ although they could have been gress recently by the General Ac­ pedoing of the American merchant shipped out of Casablanca, 90 counting Office, which acts as a marine, it presents a clear and miles from Lyautey, on American "watchdog" agency over federal precise illustration of what SIU ships for $121,715 without incon­ spending, disclosing that the Mil­ and other maritime groups have veniencing the servicemen or the itary Sea Transportation Service been charging in regard to the government. shipped servicemen's automobiles abuse of U. S. shipping by gov­ The GAO pointed out that dur­ to and from Morocco during 1964 ernment agencies. ing the period in question, there aboard Danish-flag ships in viola­ The GAO said that the matter were over 25 sailings of Americantion of existing U.S. laws. More­ was being referred to Congress be­ flag vessels eastbound and west­ over, the report revealed the MSTS cause "we are concerned that offi­ bound from the area, and that paid $19,000 more for the use of cials of the Military Sea Transpor­ MSTS had contracts with these the foreign-flag ships than the tation Service, who are responsible American carriers under which the shipping charges would have cost for significant expenditures of pub­ shipments could have been made on American ships. lic funds, failed to seek guidance at a great savings in government The incident, which took place from appropriate officials or to in­ funds. A draft of the GAO's report during the fiscal year 1964, was itiate action to obtain Congres­ was submitted to the agencies in­ sional authority to use foreign-flag not only illegal the GAO said, but volved, and in September 1965, vessels .. . although they possessed "resulted in excessive transporta­ an assistant secretary of the Navy ample information to determine tion costs to the government." that the use of such ships for that replied that according to the The SIU is protesting the gov­ purpose was not authorized by agency's interpretation of the law ernment agency violation. It con­ law." it was felt that the shipments were demned the action as a classic ex­ The GAO report spelled out the proper and not illegal. ample of the manner in which the manner in which the violations had However, in its final report, the American merchant marine is be­ occurred by directing attention to GAO stated "we have determined, ing destroyed as a result of the the MSTS's use of the Danish-flag as did the Department of Defense's refusal of government agencies to Torm Lines to transport private own General Counsel, that the use observe federal law and regula­ vehicles for the Department of of foreign-flag vessels for the trans­ tions. portation of POVs at government Defense to and from Morocco. During the twelve-month period expense was illegal ..." While this bypassing of Ameri­ I Hall Addresses Defense Dept.^NSIA Briefing Session U.S. Accused of Causing Maritime Decline WASHINGTON—Because of the Government's negative attitude, the American-flag merchant marine is threatened with extinction, SIUNA President Paul Hall told some 800 defense industry leaders and Department of Defense officials here recently. Hall was the principal speaker The State Department, he said, man who, he said, "would toss the at an advanced planning briefing bodies of American sailors into "would trade away the U. S. fleet at the Sheraton Park Hotel on the furnace in order to sell 10 tomorrow to achieve even a minor April 28 jointly sponsored by the more bushels of wheat." diplomatic victory." Department of Defense and the National Security Industrial Asso­ Discussing N. Y. Taxi Drivers' Situation ciation, an organization of indus­ tries engaged in defense work. Citing the spectacular booms occurring in other industries such as steel, automobiles and aircraft. Hall contrasted the prosperity of these industries—all of which re­ ceive substantial Federal assist­ ance—with the steady decline of the merchant marine, due primar­ ily to governmental indifference and neglect. Hall also cited the defense value of the fleet, noted that foreign-flag ships jacked up their rates by 2,000 percent when America was caught without a merchant fleet in World War I, and questioned the judgment of Secretary of Defense McNamara in downgrading the defense value of a merchant ma­ rine. Under McNamara, Hall told his audience, the Defense Department has placed reliance on reserve fleet vessels, runaway-flags and NATO ships. But DeGaulle, he pointed out, has spurned NATO while other of our allies have been quick SIU President Paul Hall (seated, center) discusses tax drivers' prob­ to pounce upon our established lems with AFL-CIO Taxi Drivers Organizing Committee and AFL-CIO trade routes as soon as U. S. ves­ representatives. Behind Hall is Central Labor Council President Harry sels are diverted to military serv­ Van Arsdale, flanked by Regional Director Michael Mann (left) and Rev. ice. Peter O'Reilly of university teachers. In center rear is Council Treas­ Hall was also critical of Secre­ tary of Agriculture Orville Free­ urer William Bowe; at right is Council Secretary Morris lushewitz. .3 { - I • '• 1 �SEAFARERS Page Four May 13, 1966 LOG SlU Sponsored Hockey Team Tops League The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area Products manufactured by affiliates of the Seafarers International Union of North America were a part of the 21st AFL-CIO UnionIndustries Show which took place at Baltimore's Fifth Regiment Armory. It was the show's first visit to this strongly union city since the AFL-CIO's Union Label and Service Trades Department began its annual exhibition of union-label processes and products. Shipping is good in the port of New York and jobs are going few months is bright. There are about as fast as we can put them ten ships in transit and there have been three payoffs and as many on the board. Cal James, who re­ sign ons. cently completed a trip as bosun, was in the hall to register and spend a little time with old friends. William Jones is in town after sailing on the LongUnes. This year's City League championship hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan is shown above. Team, sponsored by the Seafarers International Union-Inland Boatmens Union, proved their mettle by tak­ ing on all comers and winding up on top during the I 965-1966 season. Picture includes (back row, first and second from left), SlU-IBU Sault Ste. Marie agent John E. Bernard and team manager F. H. Zimmerman. At extreme right in back row is Jack Ruelle, who coached boys in some of the finer points of ice hockey. f/ve Additional Seafarer Veterans Join Growing SIU Pension Roster Five more names have been added to the long list of Seafarers who are receiving pension checks of $150 every month. The members who have been added to the retirement rolls are: Jesse C. Laster, James J. Sullivan, Willard W. Bickford, Jose Vilasis and John Stewart. Laster joined the Union in 1939 in Jackson­ ville, Florida. He sailed with the deck department as an AB. Bom in Georgia, he first went to sea in 1931. His last Laster ship was the cable ship USAF 050-1816. He lives with his wife Louise Hettie Laseter in Guyton, Ga., since his re- tirement on December 1, 1965. Sullivan joineo the SIU in New York. He has been a union member since 1940 when he be­ gan work for the New York, New Haven & Hart­ ford Railroad. Sullivan Born in New York, he still lives there with his wife, Geraldine. He retired from Boston Shipping has picked up some­ what and the outlook for the next period is expected to be fair. Monroe Hall was sorry he had to leave the Miami where he was a messman. Garrett Wile, a 20year SIU seafarer, recently signed off the Ponce where he sailed as AB. Says he had to get off this hotel to feed the horses at Suffolk Downs. Baltimore Shipping has been very good the past two weeks with prospects looking just as fine for the next period. There have been six pay offs, two sign ons and 11 ships are in transit. The Alamar and the Bethtex are laid up here. The Bethtex should take on a crew in a couple of weeks. Ed Broadens has been hos­ pitalized on the West Coast. Ed, who has shipped SIU for 25 years, reports he will take any­ thing as soon as he's ready for duty. Carroll Harper is now fit for duty and will take first job on the board. Norfolk Shipping has been very good here and the outlook for the next Harper Meacham Hugh Meacham, who has sailed SIU for 20 years, just got out of the hospital and hopes to be fit for duty soon. His last vessel was the Commander. Bert Winfield, a 15 year union member, is waiting for a Far Eastern run. He last shipped on the Keva Ideal. Philadelphia James McLinden is around the hall after sailing with the Geneva in the Deck department. Dimas Rivera, fresh off the Alcoa Trader, is ready to ship out. Gerald Shaffer is on the beach and pre­ paring to enter the SIU's Engi­ neers Licensing School in New York. his job as a Bridge and Motorman on March 1, 1966. Bickford joined the SIU in New York in 1944. His last ship was the Ocean Ulla on Puerto Rico which he sailed as aiff Malners has been enjoying Chief Steward. A himself in San Juan. He just got veteran of the off the Monarch of the Seas after U. S. Marine a long trip. Jose Prats, just off Corps. Bickford the Detroit after sailing as steward Bickford served from 1935 is on the beach. to 1939. He is retiring to the Baton Rouge home of his mother, Mrs. Maudie Tatum. Vilasis joined the Union in New York and sailed in the steward de­ partment. His last NEW ORLEANS—Mrs. Laurence Mary Chopin, 79, a former ship was the Flor­ stewardess with the SIU contracted Delta Line, died recently of a by Undsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area ida State where cerebral thrombosis at her home in Mt. Airy, Louisiana. She sailed he was a messas a Delta Line stewardess and The 21st Mississippi Valley World Trade Conference was held re­ man. Born in After the war. Sister Chopin cently in New Orleans. The theme of the conference was, "World retired on SIU pension benefits Cuba, he is a vet­ VUasIs sailed for many years as stew­ Trade Expansion—Modem Necessity." eran of the U. S. in 1958. ardess on the Delta Line passenger Captain Clark, president of the SlU-contracted Delta Steamship Army and served from 1942 to Mrs. Chopin sailed over 20 runs to South America before go­ Lines spoke at the conference and stated that "certain trends in trade 1943. Since his retirement went years with the steward department ing on pension. patterns of the world make it iminto effect on January 1, 1966, he of the SIU and was one of the Houston perative that United States efforts has retired to Miami where he crewmembers on the Del Valle J. D. Gribble, a member of the lives with his sister, Mrs. Angela to strengthen commercial ties with when the vessel was attacked and its traditional trading partners and Deck department for over 10 Gil. sunk by torpedoes from a German |May 13, 1966 Vol. XXVlii, Na. 10 years is on the beach now. He Official PublicsUon of the SHJNA ^ with developing nations of the Stewart joined submarine in the Caribbean on \Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes & Inland Wntera reports he's looking for a long free world be accelerated." the SIU in Buf­ April 12, 1942. Details of the har­ District. AFL-CIO | trip, preferably to South America. Sxeeutivt Board k falo, New York. rowing experience were vivid New Orleans SIU members here are expected PAUL HALL, President g The veteran AB memories to the late Seafarer. CAL TANNEK EARL SHEPARD » J. D. RIchoux, who has been to turnout at the polls. May 7, Exee. Viee-Pre#., sailed as a mem­ •yice-Preeidenf j The ship went down 17 minutes on the beach here is waiting for and we hope some friends of labor AL KEBR LlMUSEk WlLLlAUBi ber of the deck after the torpedo struck, but crew. SeB.-Treos, •^Viee-Preaident | one of the new- will gain public office. department. Born nembers and passengers evacuated WiBBto MAMMBWii: - AL TANNER ' •| type Delta Line . Viod-Pretident , : \Viooji'r«Ment' MobOe in Scotland he the Del Valle so quickly that only HERBBRP BSANO freighters. J. D. William A. Wade, whose last had over 37 years one life was lost, that of the ship's DireeiOr of OrgoMxing and took a liking to ship was the Alcoa Commander, at sea when he doctor. PubUeaiiona Stewart the new Delta Managing Editor Art Editor is looking for an­ retired in 1965. After drifting in lifeboats for MIKB POLLACK BERNARD SEAKAN Line ships while other good run. His last ship was the Day Peckin- 17 hours, the survivors were Assistant Editor sailing on the Del NATHAN SKYER He has been ship­ paugh (Erie). He and his wife, picked up by a Navy rescue boat Staff Writert Rio. ping out of the Evelyn, make their home in Ken- Sister Chopin came through the MELVIN PURVIS George Curry PETER WEBS Gulf Coast area more, New York. ordeal with flying colors, receiving will take the first for the last twenty only a ducking when she jumped Steward's job to years in the deck klsMSkly tt SIO «kMl» ItiaMI Avsitu from the Jacob's ladder while she fiklltkM) 'I.E.; Wsihlditw, 0. C. 20018 ipfte hit the board. George was previ­ obvious reasans the LC department. iliffiRilmtl UnlH, Atlutis, Ofllt, Lako anil was descending to a waiting life­ ously on the cable ship LongUnes. Ilaai Waisn Itlffi'lit, Ari-cio, 875 Fatrik AnJ. C. Keel, reg­ :annot print any letters or t boat. Mrs. Chopin returned to CftraollyB, 8.*. 11232. Tal, BVaelnth T. Smlgjelsld, whose last ship communications sent by Seafa istered group one eWO. tiaM aaiiaae paM at Wuklnp Wade New Orleans after the disaster and B.C. Was the Couer D'AIene Victory, the author signs his nar deck department, shipped out again on the first avail­ ITUASTEB'E ATTEKTIOB: Fma 3S7i> Mrtl is looking forward to a couple of who makes his home in Atmore, If circumstances justify, the 1 iM k* Mat ta Ssafarsr* Intsraaiiaaal Unlaa, able vessel. She sailed the remain­ tiairtle. fialt, Laku awt Inland WaUn DlMrtit. weeks vacation, and he will look Ala., is looking for ship out of will wUhhold..a ing war years without further mis­ 'LlCIB, 875 Faprtli AW»M. Bftaklw, 8.Y. for a slot on a tanker. the Gulf. hap. Mary Chopin, Retired Stewardess, Dies in New Orleans at Age of 79 The Gulf Coast ' :k •a •a �May 13, 1966 SEA/AR ERS LOG Page Five SIU Joins In Appeal To Congress The Great Lakes by Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen,Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes SIU Great Lakes District officials, along with other affiliates from the Atlantic, Gulf and West Coast, are continuing their fight against proposed crew reductions on Lakes vessels which are scheduled to be automated. The Great Lakes District of the SIU will be represented by Fred Farnen and Jack Bluitt at the U. S. Coast Guard hearings in Washington. Presently, representatives from Mich.), when the legislator was the Great Lakes are hitting SIU- laid to rest at Mount Olivette contracted vessels at docks Cemetery in Detroit. The Senator throughout the region, obtaining was well known to labor organiza­ information on all types of engine- tions in the State of Michigan, room ratings. The SIU plans to re­ having gotten his start as a laboriterate the fact that the proposals endorsed candidate. Senator Mc­ for cutting engine crews does not Namara was a former president take into consideration even the of Local 636 of the Pipefitters minimum requirements involving Union, as well as vice president work on watch, general mainte­ of the Detroit Federation of La­ nance as well as health and safety. bor from 1939 to 1945. In 1934, The steamer Raymond Reiss, McNamara also served as the first operated by the Reiss Steamship state president of the Automobile Company, recently underwent re- Workers of America, the forerun­ powering at the Frazer-Nelson ner to the United Auto Workers. shipyard in Superior, Wisconsin, Senator McNamara, who was ac­ and will need a crew for her trial tive in fostering social legislation, will be missed by the people of run. Headquarters has noted that Michigan, as well as the entire many claims being submitted un­ country. der the Seafarers Welfare Plan are Algonac being mailed in incomplete. To The service launch, SIUNA, assure a speedy payment of the well known by Great Lakes Dis­ various benefits, all port agents trict members on the river, will be will assist any applicant with the on its St. Claire River station two filling out of the necessary docu­ weeks early this year, weather per­ ments. mitting. As in the past, all ship's Detroit delegates are being urged to have Many representatives of orga­ all necessary materials ready for nized labor paid their respects to boarding patrolmen when they ar­ Senator Pat McNamara (D. rive to service the ship. Legislation To Protect U.S. Public Called For By Xonsumer Assembly' The first national assembly on behalf of American consumers was held in Washington, this month with delegates representing the AFL-CIO unions, including the SIU, senior citizens groups and civil rights groups, calling for far-reaching legislation in packaging, lending, auto safety, pre-testing of drugs and cosmetics, water and ^ air pollution and lower-cost there was hope for his truth-in- truth-in-lending bill still remains packaging bill in the current Con­ buried within the Committee on medical and utility rates. gress despite the lack of attention Banking and Currency, and even Panelists and speakers agreed it has received during the four more distressing, self-improvement enforceable legislation would years since the 1961 investigation within the industry in order to pro­ come only after a greater effort of packaging and labeling prac­ tect consumers from the shady by a coalition of organizations, tices. Senator Hart stated that, al­ devices of unethical lenders has like the 32 that gathered for the though eventual passage seems as­ failed completely to materialize." assembly. Other groups participat­ sured, "the timing depends in part Ralph Nader, author of "Unsafe ing included, farmers groups, on how clearly Congress hears the at any Speed," spoke to the as­ women's clubs, cooperatives, cred­ message of this assembly." sembly and condemned the auto it unions, veterans and religious industry for secrecy in safety engi­ Urging a permanent action organizations. group for consumers, Representa­ neering and refusing to cooperate Mrs. Esther Peterson, special in research and crash tests. In this assistant to President Johnson for tive Wright Patman (D-Tex.) said connection Representative James consumer affairs, spoke to the as- the assembly was a "giant step for­ A. Mackay (D-Ga.) called for a sembley and proposed the crea­ ward in putting organized muscle Federal Automobile Administra­ tion of a national federation of into consumer action." tion which would be charged with Senator Paul A. Douglas (D- enforcing mandatory standards for organizations to protect the Amer­ ican consumer. 111.) told the assembly that "the manufacturers. Stated Mrs. Peterson, "The power of the consumer is now split into 197 million parts. All of the special interest groups are very well organized to exert their in­ fluence loudly and clearly in the nation's capital. In contrast, the consumer interest is so widely di­ by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative versified and disorganized that it is barely heard above a whisper." The Political wars are on again, in California, with the governorship Senator Philip A. Hart (D- of California, Oregon and Washington as the big prize. Mich.) told the assembly that We urge all seafarers to register and get out to the polls for the June primary and November general election, and cast your vote for the COPE endorsed candidates for office. Members who are on ships during the elections can cast an absentee ballot. Seafarers' in need Anchorage, Transnorthem, Cita­ of information on casting an ab­ del Victorj', Seattle and Ridgefield sentee ballot, or in need of general Victory. The Hastings paid off the 24-mile-long, 750-feet-deep election information, are asked to and the Express Baltimore signed on for this period. lake has been passed down among contact their nearest SIU hall. the Gaellic people since the 6th One of the old-timers on the San Francisco century when St. Columba was beach is Oskar Johannessen, who said to have fought the monster. Shipping is booming in the port got off the Hastings to attend to The latest sightings started in a of San Francisco. Plenty of jobs some personal business. Oskar big way when a road was being are available for all ratings. sailed as a fireman-watertender built along the loch in 1933. and should be ready to go again in Last period we paid off the fol­ Theorists say that the dynamiting about another week. L. Behm was along the lake caused the prehis­ lowing ships: Robin Trent, Cuba last on the Walter Rice as Night toric creature to come up from Victory, Coe Victory, Meridian Cook and Baker, and a SIU mem­ Victory, Fenn Victory, Fairisle the huge depths of the lake. ber for over 20 years. Len Filer and the Couer D'AIene Victory. off to catch a Far East run. J. W. Signed on were the: Robin Allen, SIU member for 15 years Trent, Santa Emilia, Meridian Vic­ just paid off the Seattle as Deck tory, and Cuba Victory. maintenance man and would like Ships due in for the next pe­ to catch the Alaskan run after tak­ riod for payoffs are the: Lucille ing it easy for a spell. Bloomfield, Columbia Victory, Oceanic Spray, Steel Flyer, Ocean­ ic Tide, Loma Victory. In transit we are expecting the: Steel Ap­ prentice, Steel Worker, Losmar, In the not-so-distant future sea­ Penmar, Long Beacb, and the Los men may not have to worry over Angeles. the conservation of water while In transit are the: San Juan and aboard ships at sea—if the now experimental seawaters distillers the Calmar. prove to be a success. Among some of the old timers Behm Wolfe A new 8,000-gallon-per-day sea- pulling in from the Gulf is W. F. water distiller developed by Gen­ Randall Steward Department, who Wilmington eral Electric has been installed in was shipped as a chief cook on During the past two weeks we about a dozen ships, while other the Santa Emilia to the Vietnam have had the Iberville sign on, pilot evaporators have been op­ area. and had four ships in transit. erating under field conditions for C. Dawson, pulled in from Shipping has been on the slow more than two and a half years. Baltimore and was shipped as an bell here and we have been trying These new distiller prototypes A. B. on the Meridian Victory, to assist San Francisco with the operate on the principle of thin which is also the Vietnam run. We film distillation and the technique have also shipped E. Adams, who heavy shipping activity in that area. This slowup is only tem­ used, called the "double-flute" is left on the Fairisle as Bos'n. porary, as we have a heavy sche(ti , a high heat transfer service. The Seattle ule anticipated for the next two double-flute tube produces and Shipping continues at a brisk weeks. maintains thin films of water when evaporating and condensing. This pace here in the Northwest, especi­ Les Wolfe just blew into town means that a maximum usage of ally for Group 2 in the deck and after a trip as pumpman on the heat is possible with a minimum engine departments, and from all Overseas Joyce. He has no desire surface and temperature differ­ indications it will continue to be to sit around on the beach and is ence, and makes possible a small, good. The following ships paid off ready to grab the first pumpman's and signed on: Barre Victory, job that hits the board. inexpensive shipboard unit. The Pacific Coast Loch Ness Sea Monster Stars in Rim From the earliest days of sail­ ing ships right up to the present, seafaring men have often gotten a reputation as "tellers of tall tales" by coming back from a long voy­ age with stories of sighting huge, mysterious beasts in mid-ocean. Shorebound cynics have tradition­ ally scoffed at such tales—with the exception of many people liv­ ing near or visiting the Loch Ness region of Scotland. Within the last fifty or so years there have been literally hundreds of people swearing they have seen a monster, in the shape of a giant reptile, in Loch Ness—a large, exceptionally deep lake. Now film has been produced, with actual moving shots of the legendary beast, and this spool has been studied and scrutinized by experts until they all came to a single conclusion: something is there, something about 90 feet long, and not less than six feet wide and five feet high—and it wasn't a power boat. British Defense Ministry an­ alysts described the object as "animate," meaning alive; and although the Joint Air Reconnais­ sance Intelligence Center (JARIC) did not come right out and say that the object was the monster, neither did they deny it. That should be quite enough to keep the tourist trade going. The Loch Ness region of Scot­ land is an eerie, misty land of lakes and hills and sea on the northeast coast of the country. Though the word "loch" is trans­ lated "lake," it can also mean a bay fed by the ocean. The film of the mysterious ob­ ject moving along in those waters was taken in 1959 by aeronautical engineer, Tom Disdale, and was shown on television in Britain the following year. David James, a former member of Parliament who heads the "Loch Ness Phenomena Investi­ gations Bureau, passed the film on to the Air Force Defense Minis­ try, who in turn gave it to JARIC experts to work on. It was the first time that actual pictures of the "monster" had been subjected to extensive scrutiny. Fresh Water Maker Tested Aboard Ships The photographic division of the intelligence center took meas­ urements on every frame of the film, taking into consideration re­ flections, light conditions, the angle of the object and the posi­ tion of the camera. It shows a dark object knifing its way through the water in a series of jerky move­ ments. Lord Shackleton, Defense Min­ ister for the Royal Air Force who has always expressed his disbelief in the monster, said that he was "surprised" and "mystified" by these latest findings. "I find it diffi­ cult to discount the findings of this report," he said. The existence of something in a i,> �Page Six SEAFARERS May 13, 1966 LOG REPORT 5IU Crew Wins Safety Award Atlantic^ Gulf & Inland Wafnn District April 23 to May 6, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Fort Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals Class A 9 62 11 39 4 10 3 15 45 52 5 38 19 312 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A 4 63 2 25 13 6 5 3 22 37 5 4 16 205 Class B 1 19 3 14 . 4 6 5 6 22 28 5 19 9 141 Class B Class C 2 0 11 22 0 1 0 11 1 4 2 3 2 7 0 0 4 13 6 11 3 3 37 23 6 12 74 110 NOW ON THE REACH Class A 23 163 38 84 21 18 13 90 122 160 30 61 35 858 -» Class B 2 47 16 45 16 9 6 22 58 88 3 20 6 338 f' -*• •* A •• • i. A ENIGIINE DEPARTMENT SlU-contracted Del Oro has been awarded Delta Line Certificate of Merit for a safety record of no chargeable injuries to per­ sonnel according to National Safety Council standards. In addi­ tion to certificate, ship's recreational fund benefited from $100 prize that went along with award. At presentation ceremony above are (l-r): chief electrician L. K. Evans: Purser C. Wright; chief Engineer E. L. Bell; Delta port captain E. R. Seamen; ship's captain J. F. Owens; Delta safety director Paul Pollatt; engine utility man V. Federsovich and ship's chief mate C. S. Randies. IPHE INQIJIBINO SEAEA.RER When a stranger discovers that you are a professional seaman, what kind of questions does he ask you ahout a seafaring life? James Russell: Of course, when a man finds out that I make my living as a profes­ sional seafarer, he has all the con­ ventional ques­ tions such as how do I like the life, what countries visited and ^ what they are like, ' ^ " and some ask me about the kind of work I do. But the biggest question that comes up from strangers concerns the amount of pay we receive, and when I clue them in, they are simply amazed that we are paid as well as we are. <1> V. Joseph: Men who have never been to sea can bombard a Sea­ farer with enough questions to keep him busy for sev­ eral days. The old standbys are such as how do you like a life at sea, do you eat well out there, some even want to know whether a man sleeps well when the ship's pitching and roll­ ing in a storm. But it always gets back to the thing most men find themselves worrying about: how much are we paid? Edward John Taylon People who work on the beach and find out that I make a living as a Sea­ farer are always curious about the different foreign ports of call. If it's a man I'm talking to, he's cu^ ^ rious about the •" * womenfolk in oth­ er countries and how they differ from the gals in the United States. Others want to know about the various customs in foreign coun­ tries and just how they compare with those over here. Most peo­ ple who have spent their whole life in the continental United States are naturally curious about places they've never visited. ^— Hubert Landry: Most of the landlocked crowd wants to know what a Seafarer does on a vessel. They seem to think that a ship just sails itself, and we don't have anything to do but sit around and watch the sunsets. That's because many of them have hardly even seen a ship, much less ever had a job on one; and they never failed to be surprised when they find out exactly what we do to keep the vessel moving. In fact, there's quite a few people who don't con­ sider seafaring to be real work, but I soon set them straight on this matter. Lawrence Hogan: Being a Sea­ farer and living a kind of life that few people are fa­ miliar with, I get many questions, some reasonable and a few on the ridiculous side. One fellow actu­ ally asked me had I ever seen a mer­ maid, and I told him, "Why, certainjy I see mer­ maids pretty often." This usually shuts them up, which is a good thing, since anybody stupid enough to ask that would hardly be worth talking to. I am also invariably asked about seasickness, which I'm not ever bothered with, but I tell them that some people suck a lemon to avoid it. Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 1 1 45 22 5 5 26 19 8 4 7 6 3 5 10 2 15 27 36 32 15 4 28 16 14 18 213 161 STEl TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B Boston 2 1 New York 35 11 Philadelphia 5 3 Baltimore 21 11 Norfolk 5 4 Jacksonville 6 2 Tampa 5 2 Mobile 10 7 New Orleans 27 15 Houston 31 16 Wilmington 6 0 San Francisco .... 28 11 Seattle 12 9 Totals .'... 193 92 TOTAL SHIPPED AH Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 1 2 20 18 34 3 2 7 3 15 21 9 4 2 4 3 2 2 1 5 2 1 3 4 21 21 8 9 20 4 9 6 11 29 39 20 7 5 90 190 97 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 5 3 145 51 21 18 51 52 19 19 12 11 4 3 52 17 78 63 92 77 23 4 41 13 25 13 569 344 •f A, 1' < IVRD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 1 2 41 9 10 2 3 1 13 13 2 3 6 1 2 3 6 5 1 1 4 1 0 6 6 0 22 15 5 4 2 2 33 11 64 7 8 11 144 79 105 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 5 4 109 32 10 9 50 33 9 11 7 6 7 4 60 18 139 85 105 43 18 0 43 12 27 21 589 278 US Shipbuilding Shows Slight Gain But Lags Behind 8 Smaiier Nations The United States moved up three places in world shipbuilding for the first three months of 1966, but the production of U.S. yards still lags behind the shipbuilding of eight smaller nations. Accord­ ing to the latest issue of Lloyd's Register of Shipping, the tonnage constructed in the U.S. rose 86,183 tons to a total of 424,160 ^ tons for the three month period. some time to come due to the lack ing to go ahead with a more realis­ of modern facilities. tic program for shipbuilding, the However, the following na­ "Even if a new (merchant ma­ shipyards would be able to invest tions still hold the lead over the rine) policy were to be adopted in in the modern facilities needed to U. S.: Japan, 3,251,897 tons; the next 6 to 12 months, an un­ reduce ship prices. Britain, 1,383,356 tons; West likely prospect judging from pres­ According to the testimony of Germany, 1,073,602 tons; Swed­ ent signs, and even if the need for Mr. Hood and other witnesses at en, 880,178 tons; Italy, 719,755 a shipbuilding program of larger the hearings, and in the opinion tons; Spain, 538,133 tons; France, proportion were to be recognized of several congressmen, U. S. 456,020 tons;' and Poland, 429,- at long last, the results would not shipbuilding will not make any 790 tons. Although exact figures be appreciable for another 18 to long term gains until a sound and are not available for Red China, 24 months," Mr. Hood told con­ East Germany or Russia, all three gressmen. However, he added, if substantial program for the whole Communist nations are known to the U. S. Government were will­ merchant marine is begun by the Government. be conducting energetic shipbuild­ ing programs. Lloyd's reports that the coun­ tries making the largest additions to their merchant marines are Cash Benefits Ptild^March 1-March 31, 1966 Japan, 1,434,071 tons; Norway, Number of Amount 1,395,667 tons; Britain, 1,288,547 Benefits Paid tons; Liberia, 975,246 tons; and Hospital Benefits ^, Russia, 721,836 tons. 8,457 $ 87,614.68 Although American yards Death Benefitit . 29 84,958.00 gained in production during the Disability Benefits . V 752 126,300.00 first quarter of 1966, U. S. ship­ ; ^Maternity Benefits 68 13,571.00 building experts are not optimistic Dependent Benefits about the future of the industry in (Avera^di $203.00^ ill''-777 157,804.46 the U. S. In recent testimony be­ Optical Benefits ..; 526 7,754.12 fore the House Merchant Marine Out-Patlent Beitefitis 6,557 45,375.90 and Fisheries subcommittee on Summary 17,166 Merchant Marine, Edwin M. 523,378.16^ Vacation Benefits .. Hood, president of the Shipbuild­ 1,742 ^2,269.24 ers Council of America, forecast TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION that the cost of ship construction in the U. S. will be increasing for BENEFITS PAID THIS PBtlOD 18,908 $1,211,647.40 1, Vacation Plaiif •• 111 ' 1 1 -^1 ,4 J r* i �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS AFL-CIO Urges Congress iden School Aid Program The AFL-CIO urged Congress to continue and expand federal aid to elementary and secondary education, particularly by increasing appropriations. Andrew J. Biemiller, director of the federation's Department of Legislation, told the education subcommittee of the Senate Labor Com­ mittee that the "great educational strides" of the 89th Congress need to be carried further. "More remains to be accomplished, and it would be a grave dis­ service to America's future to curtail the programs enacted thus far or even to freeze them at their present levels," he said. "The AFL-CIO does not for one moment accept the argument that anything in the present international situation necessitates lower expenditures at home for the health, education and well-being of our people." What is "most needed," Biemiller testified, is an increase in federal funds for local school districts from "considerably less than 10 percent of all such outlays to about 25 percent. He noted that spokesmen for large cities, for suburban communities and for rural areas have each called for added support to meet their special problems. "All of these arguments are convincing," he commented. The AFL-CIO spokesman warmly supported a proposed rise in the basis for fund distribution from the present standard—the number of children in families with $2,000 or less income—to a $3,000 income figure. He recalled that the latter had been the labor movement's original recommendation. However, Biemiller opposed a parallel provision to eliminate in­ centive grants to school districts which increase their budgets. He acknowledged that problems had arisen in the actual operation of the incentive program, but expressed the hope that "Congress will try to work out the problems rather than discard the program." He also called for four-year authorization for all programs begun under the Elementary & Secondary School Act of 1965, on the ground that "school districts must be able to make reasonably long-range plans ... to better fulfill the purposes of the legislation." Biemiller vigorously defended the impacted aid program, which helps school districts where there are large concentrations of federal military and civilian personnel. He opposed Administration plans to cut back the program and called instead for expansion of the impact approach to problems of rapid growth or of economic decline; to school segregation, whether by court order or voluntarily undertaken, and to rural areas. "We are confident that this Congress, having set forth on a major program of federal support for elementary and secondary education, will share our view that programs now in existence should be strength­ ened and improved, rather than being curtailed and phased out," he said. Biemiller expressed concern about another bill before the sub­ committee, which would place full responsibility for federally-assisted adult education programs in the public schools. He said the public schools' adult education personnel had often proved ineffective in reaching adults who are most in need of basic education, and that those in the South "simply do not have any mechanism for dealing with the educational needs of adult Negroes, particularly in the rural areas." He suggested "additional consideration" by the subcommittee of the bill's proposals. Stanley Ruttenberg, former AFL-CIO research director, was appointed to the post of assistant secretary of labor manpower by President Johnson. Ruttenberg had been Labor Department man­ power administrator. The appoint­ ment also carries the chairman­ ship of the President's Committee on Manpower. Ruttenberg is 49 and joined the staff of the former CIO in 1938. He became research director in 1948. His position is a redesigned post, formerly desig­ nated as assistant secretary of la­ bor for policy planning and re­ search. The Air Line Pilots have urged the Federal Aviation Agency to restore the 120-miles of "lateral separation" between planes flying the North Atlantic Route. The FAA ordered a reduction to 90 nautical miles. ALPA President Charles H. Ruby and ten union witnesses said maximum space is needed to avoid accidents, espe­ cially. with 450-passenger planes in the planning stage. Ruby told an FAA public hearing that a 120-mile separation should be "available to all pilots on all flights at all flight levels." <1> A raid by Teamsters on Local 51 of the Glass Bottle Blowers of Defiance, O., was defeated when the AFL-CIO union won a runoff election at the Johns-Manville plant. The Teamsters had been ousted for unfair tactics in starting their campaign while Local 51 was on strike. The National Labor Re­ lations Board set aside the previ­ ous election. The final tally in the runoff election was 308-212. The Building Service Employes have launched a drive for "rights, votes and jobs," to assure that segregation is eliminated from lo­ cal unions and their field of em­ ployment, to re-elect pro-labor congressional candidates and to make certain graduates of antipoverty training programs have jobs waiting for them. President David Sullivan urged locals to eliminate barriers to integration. Sullivan declared, "The nation has undertaken a War on Poverty and we must support that effort." LOG Page Seven "Your Money AND Your Life!" V> » ^jpJi- AFL-CIO Supports Consumer Legislation "The power of the consumer is now split into 197 million parts. All of the special in­ terest groups are very well organized to exert their influence loudly and clearly in the na­ tion's Capitol. In contrast the consumer in­ terest is so widely diversified and disorgan­ ized that it is hardly heard above a whisper." These were the words of Mrs. Esther Pe­ terson, special assistant on consumer affajrs to President Johnson, who spoke to repre­ sentatives of the AFL-CIO unions, includ­ ing the SIU, farmers and senior citizens groups, veterans and religious organizations attending the first national assembly on be­ half of American consumers in Washington this month. The reason for the meeting was concern. Concern over the fact that millions of Ameri­ can consumers are getting bilked of hard earned dollars by unscrupulous manufactur­ ers, merchants and money lenders through the use of false advertising and inferior prod­ ucts. Revelations of the auto industry's careless approach to the safety of its products and the practices of a free-wheeling pharmaceu­ tical "industry underline the actual menace to life where the responsibility of business is simply profits. Two bills—the fair packaging bill spon­ sored by Senator Philip A. Hart (D. Mich.) and the "truth-in-lending" bill sponsored by Senator Paul A. Douglas—are still mired in Congress and are being diligently opposed by the special interest groups which Mrs. Peterson referred to in her address. It is only through the combined efforts of consumer "special interest" groups that these two essential pieces of legislation will be­ come law. The trade unionist as a consumer certainly has his special interests to protect—namely his pocketbook and his life. It is now time for the consumer voice to rise above a "whis­ per." It is time for the consumer to let his Congressmen and Senators know that he is tired of being abused and duped in the mar­ ketplace and that he wants immediate legis­ lation that will put a harness on the disrepu­ table practices of manufacturers. Write and let your Congressman and Senators know where you stand on these vital issues. Do it today! Register And Vote To KO Right Wingers The John Birch society and other rightwing groups are loading up their campaign warchests over the country and preparing to launch an all-out drive which they hope will elect conservative candidates in 325 con­ gressional districts in November. The right-wingers are not dismayed by the solid tromping which conservative candi­ dates received during the last presidential election. Right-wing organizations hope to raise 38 million to support Birch candidates in the upcoming November elections. In addition, radio and TV programs un­ der right-wing sponsorship are deluging lis­ teners with over 10,000 programs a week attacking labor unions, the Supreme Court, the Federal government, Civil rights, the United Nations and local PTA's. Trade unionists and all American citizens can do something to silence the attacks on these institutions by the right-wing element. They must be rebuffed at the polling booth by a sound majority of American voters. •' r - HI > I �Page Eight May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG ! annual job of fitdng^ut Great Lakes ships is a well«knonnn pro­ cedure to those SIU members who jsail in the Great Lakes Dhifrict. I it involves getting the huge ships, I which have been in layup over ^the long winter mondis, back in tip-top shape for the spring ship­ ping season. Mudi of the flavor of spring fit-out is captured in the photos shown on these pages. ./C Wiper Alix H. Fa+teh, who sails aboard the William Reiss, checks call-back list in Detroit hall. Toledo SIU patrolman Don Cubic waves to crew when the steamer J. F. Schbellkopf Jr. departed from Toledo with first load of coal of season. Cargo was bound for Bay City, Mich. Watchman Dennis Frarck rtgTllfe ring in brackets aboard the Henry LaLiberte in preparation for frrst 1966 voyage. r ; Wheelsman Angus MacDonald distributes life jackets aboard Buckeye Monitor during fit-out. Larry Trembley, 2nd cook, sets table for lunch aboard Diamond Alkali before leaving Toledo, O. ,. : -V- on the (W SIU didtimer Arrie ©rah^^^ wheelsman aboard the Henry EjLeLiberte, secures carbide can. 1966 Fireman Etno Autio .keeps care­ ful watch on firebox in the J Buckeye Monitor's engineroom. l'1 • 7«-\ - - 'r* • •!: "T^t "'"r'lwt;," jf t ' w*~t» i—ulcss • 015*^1*tc^ in&mioftrs •• carefully checked seniority call-back lists posted in each Union hall on the Lakes. Photo above was taken at the SIU Detroit hall. H ® attraction for children and the huge Great Lakes carriers Reiss Brothers and William A. I ' 'i " Coot Ben WitliaHl ^har Monitor's kitchen in top shape and ' turns his attention to the noon mej^l,..^/-*, yevl^^lSr in with gusto. They ore (clockwise): Eino Autio, Lee Rowell, Loyde J.'F. _ « MV Jenson, Howard Basley, Bob Fouchy, Gary Dunn, Sheldon Fontaine. ,, ship gets ready to begin another busy season on" the Labi- ' - i^ess'er'wa? �ms"'. May 13, 1966 Page Nine SEAFARERS LOG ^SIU Deiroit patrolman Paul Simms (left) checks out crew seniority with oiler Burton Knudson aboard ^Buckeye Monitor before ship sailed on season opener. j Coast Guard inspector views Seafarers manning the LaLiberte lifeboat. •Fireman Eino Autio demonstrates the action of the dump grates for SlU patrolman Don Bensman while the Buckeye Monitor was being fitted out at Detroit. Following an SlU Great Lakes District membership meeting. Lakes Seafarers Duncan MacKay and Urban Reddinger chatted with SlU-SLD secretary-treasurer Fred Farnen. Y. Nabasama, vice-presi­ dent, Japan Seamens Un­ ion, watched Lakes fit-out. Cook Arnold Kempainen trims fat from roast in gal­ ley of the Henry LaLiberte. f'l Tim- Maddon (right) ships as ordinary on the Piatt Jr. His brother Tom is with him. I? I • - IP;': r Diamond Alkali prepare to pull a roast from galley . bven to provide fit-out crew with hot noon meal, Sheldon Fontaine, Bob Fouchy scrub down Buck-^eye Monitor pilbt house. Oldtimer Arne Graham and Don Olsen bring up liferings on LaLiberte. •J' .1. UP" or spring tit-out to get underway, SlU Great Lakes | District seamen enjoy cards^ chess, checkers and other rec-' | reatipnal pursuits at the Union hall in Detroit, Michigan. ; I--I -r .•ILL: "Crewmembers aboard the Henry LaLiberte lower ,away lifeboat during drill testing techniques and equipment to assure that all on vessel is shipshape. MM Huge elevators on the Lakes discharge grain cargoes directly into Lakes carriers' enormous holds. Grain, along with coal and iron ore, is major Lakes cargo. ' sut pr: �Page Ten SEAFARERS LOG ^QUAL representation for all voters is a BSsic demo­ cratic principle. But in most State legislatures, this principle long has been violated in such a way that rural areas are over-represented, while city and suburban voters are under-represented. Thus, a small minority of rural area voters often is able to block the needs of the urban majority—which means seven out of 10 Americans—by dominating the State legis­ latures. The badly apportioned State legislatures fought against attempts to reapportion themselves to make them more representative, because those in power did not want to relinquish the control they had under the existing sys­ tem. In 1962, the U.S.. Supreme Court opened the way to correct this inequity in our political system. The Supreme Court ruled that federal courts could require reapportion­ ment of a State legislature. Then, in 1964, the Court held that population must be the only basis of apportionment of State legislatures. The 1964 Supreme Court ruling said: "Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legis­ lators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests. As long as ours is a representative form of gov­ ernment and our legislatures are those instruments of gov­ ernment elected directly by and directly representative to the people, the right to elect legislators in a free and unim­ paired fashion is a bedrock of our political system." Therefore, the court declared, the "equal protection" clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution "re­ quires that the seats in both houses of a bicameral state leg­ islature must be apportioned on a population basis," which means on the basis of "one man-one vote." To date, 37 states have complied with the one man-one vote ruling and court actions are under way to force the remaining states into line with the reapportionment deci­ sion. • The issue of one man-one vote is the concern of all American workers, as it is of all Americans. Here are some questions and answers which ihay be helpful to an under­ standing of this highly irnportant fight for equal representa­ tion for tdl: How are legislatures set np? RefHesentational districts are established within certain geographical boundaries. Legislative seats are then appor^^^^^^^^||p-;tioned'among the districts. What is the meaning the one maa-ohe vote principle? The one man-one vote principle holds that legislative Seats must be apportioned on the basis of population only— the vote of one man should be of the same value as the vote of another whether he lives in a rural or an urban area. _• "vi •Ui 1 i May 13, 1966 rural areas to the cities, the majority of state legislatures have been controlled by a minority of citizens in rural areas. In the California state senate for instance, members repre­ senting 11 percent of the state's population could produce a majority of voting strength. In Arkansas, 14 percent Of the people could elect a majority in the upper house, while 33 percent could control the lower house. In Illinois, 29 percent of the population could control the upper house. In Vermont, only 12 percent of the state's voters could control the lower house. A recent survey showed that of the 50 states, only in 19 did 35 percent or more of the population elect a majority of the members of both houses of the legislatures. Even in these 19 states only a few came anywhere near true rep­ resentation. What does this mean to American labor? Because most workers live in cjties today, and the'city populations were grossly under-represented in state legisIaR tures, the American worker has suffered the most from malapportionment. State legislatures controlled by a small minority of rural voters meant that American workers in llie cities were largely disenfranchised—Iheir votes did not' count, their needs remained unmet because minority-conr, trolled rural-oriented legislatures have been unwilling and unable to cope with the increasing problems of the grow­ ing urban areas. In Michigan for example, prior to the recent court- ; ordered reapportionment, a bill to provide an unemploy­ ment insurance increase of $3 was killed by senators reprfr^'| senting only 2.4 million voters—in spite of the fact that thef | bill was supported by senators representing 3.5 milliohl voters. It is also interesting to note that 16 of the 19 stated that currently have anti-labor "right-to-work" laws also represent some of the worst cases of control of the state legislature by a rural minority. What was the Hirksen amendment? This was a proposed amendment to the United Statei-j#i Constitution, introduced and supported by Senator Everetl| McKinley Dirksen (R-IIL). It was defeated recently in thei Senate for the third time. The Dirksen amendment would have blocked the Supreme Court's one man-one vote re­ apportionment decision and preserved the old "rotten borough" legislatures—the term for legislative districts which no longer have sufficient population to justify the representation allotted to them. Why is legislative reapportionment on a one man-tme vote basis necessary for the nation as a whole? Every citizen's vote should be weighted equally. Reap­ portionment is long overdue and made increasingly neces-£ sary by the continuing shifts of population from raral areas to cities. This population shift has produced problems of housing, schools, mass transit, air and water pollution and ' �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven Coffee Break Before Long Voyage Ships at Sei 'Hie crew of the Del Norte (Delta) will be viewing plenty of movies if Meeting Secretary Bill Kaiser has his way. Bill reports he just rented 22 films in Houston and there is still a total of $131.44 in the ships fund. Henry B. Donnelly of the Steward department replaced Kurt K. Binemanls as ship's delegate. Kurt resigned while the ship was — Stories about Seafarers eating in New Orleans. The Steward de­ Ship's delegate John Pennell re­ partment was awarded a vote of some of the best food on earth ports that the crew of the Penn keep coming in Sailer (Penn Lines) have been re­ thanks for their and the crew ceiving their mail and logs regu­ fine Easter lunch aboard the Re­ larly and hope this good mail serv­ which consisted becca is no excep­ ice will continue during their long of grilled steaks, tion to this rule. voyage on the Persian Gulf. New colored eggs, baked potatoes, mattresses were iy Freddy, the chief cook on the Re­ smoked sausages, delivered in Hous­ becca, was given a salads, fruit ton and they will big thanks from punch and lots of be distributed to the crew for do­ trimmings. Every­ the crew after the Weems Donnelly ing such a good ship puts out to thing is going well sea bound for as the ship heads for a New Or­ job. In other news from the ships, keys have been made for the foBombay. Voyage leans payoff, via Houston. castles and everyone on board can repairs were han­ have one. Ted Weems recom­ dled in Houston Loper Pete Patrick on the Erna Eliza­ mended a vote of thanks to the and there was a beth (Albatross Tankers) says the crew for assistance given to a sick vote of thanks to the entire stew­ vessel is headed pumpman and the quick dispatch ard department by the crew. Col­ for Singapore to of him to the Azores. Fred Isirel, lie Loper, Jr., who is the steward take on fuel oil meeting chairman, reports that department delegate, is one of the before heading for everything else on the ship is run­ Brothers responsible for putting the Persian Gulf. ning smoothly. out the good food. All were reminded by ship's delegate J. K. Coats to re­ LOG-A-RHYTHM turn all linen at exchange. The Diaz men expect to be using the recreation room soon. Steward delegate J. R. Diaz told By John Liebman the brothers that the second cook has been busy spraying the head Slices from childhood and slices from yesterday and store rooms to keep down in­ Were the things of the seaman's dream, sects as well as possible. And the difference in between Were far divided by the unrecalling years A good crew of Seafarers took Barren and spent in the bitter whirl of memory. most of the problems out of a Years which also divided and split rough voyage to Into unrecognized months and weeks G r e e c e . O. P. Leading fast to bleak today; Oakley on the An entity now because of age and fall Platte (Bulk Breaks to seconds ticking. Trans.) says the men can't wait Revolving around a world, these dreams, for the new Broken like all things by chance missed, washing machine Women unloved in other ports, thoughts unsaid. and that the Chances missed, opportunities flown. company has also Which all but the smug can look back upon. Scott The smug whose bland faces promised a new Sustained by paste and suspenders. ice cube machine. It was the first And above all things that waste that prompts trip for the ship in over three Fair lives to blacken, engines to rust. years. William E. Scott says, "It's And greatness lost to ineptitude. always rough on a ship that's been out of service for a long Dreams that do not fold 'twixt spaces time and considering everything Like neat letters creasing. there were few beefs." Reflections cleaved with rotting paper, After the crease unread and molding, C. A, Bellamy says that the As if were never written. Transbay is going to try and ob­ Not so the dream beyond recall tain an agitator Portraying houses, roof topped. by blank windows, for the crew Evaporated by memories of the quay, washing machine Though returning with the day in Bombay. The In all their vague and mellowed misery. old agitator was broken and the Racked and mangered by modern taste. crew's laundry is Built with iindefinable greed piling up. F. S. And place on an uncomprehending earth. Paylor, Jr. noted They stood like the dream. that the overtime Resembling the age and its misery. Bellamy Age claims and does not renew sheets that were Even with the pleasantry of oldness and russet, brought on board at payoff are to Far gone things of youth missed and unreclaimed. be returned to the ship's delegate. For once things are necessarily spent Motion made to keep non-crewAnd seldom find their past in yesterday. members out of crew's quarters. 4 <1> Things <I> HBY, MALCOLM -YOJ'VEII TAB SAIPh MOVIB COLLECTED 41^7 FORFUND. WLIEAI DOYiE GET TO GEB SOMB^ MOVtH? With only a few hours left before the Steel Designer leaves for a round-the-world trip, Second Electrician Eugeniusz Sieradzici and Chief Electrician Ronald Garrecht (left to right) relax over a cup of coffee. While the Seafarers were readying for the voyage, professional divers were busy checking the vessel's hull. PERSONALS Wyatt Lewis Please contact your sister in Houston or your brother in New Orleans on an important matter involving your late father's estate. George Lafleur Please contact your mother, Mrs. J. B. Lafleur at 614 East Long Street, Ville Platte, Louisi­ ana, Zip Code 70586. Merrill Rabon Your friend. Tucker Daly, still has your leather suitcase at his home in Seattle, but he is chang­ ing addresses and would like you either to drop by and pick up your gear or send him your ad­ dress, so he can tell you where to pick it up. WilUam Sallinger Your sister-in-law, Mrs. Deele Serakowski, would like to get in touch with you. Her address is 1775 Davidson Avenue, Bronx, New York 10453, Phone CY 9-6205. Willy Baron Your father would like for you to get in touch with him very shortly on important family mat­ ters. John R. Blow Mike, Horace, Bill and David have left their duffel bags at your house and have tried to call you on several pccasions to find out when you would next be home. Would you write them as to when it would be convenient for them to drop by and pick up their stuff. Trip Home Delayed Carlos Camino would like to inform all his seafaring friends in New York that he is taking a short vacation in Hong Kong and will not be home for at least three weeks. <I> Martin Silvia Please contact your wife as soon as possible at 717 Lippit Street, Bo Obero, Santurce, Puerto Rico. WHY.euRLY-VIDN'r I TELL YOU THE MOVIE FOMD WAS FOR- Smitty Jones Please contact your sister im­ mediately. BUI Link Please contact Dick Maley at 4351 NE 15th Terr., Pompano Beach, Florida. — <!> — Friends of CharUe Goldstein Friends of Charlie Goldstein can contact him at Doctors Hos­ pital, Freeport, Long Island, New York. He has entered the hos­ pital for a checkup and would like to hear from former ship­ mates. His home address is 1055 Boulevard, East Weehawken, New Jersey. Whitey Merineth and Jimmy Kovatis Thomas "Okinawa" Maynes re­ quests you call or visit him in the Methodist Hospital, Room No. 609, Minor Bldg., 6th St. & 7th Ave., Brooklyn, New York. He says it is very important. Brother Maynes would like his friends and Brothers to visit him. The phone number is 780-3624. MY SCREEN �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Twelve Golfing Bosun Keeps Clubs on Ship And Wins Cup At Le Havre Match To Bosun Mac McCall, professional Seafarer and amateur Golfer, carrying his golf bag and clubs along on an SlU ship is just as ordinary as the next man packing an extra shirt. Any time Brother McCall has a few days on the beach, he makes a beeline for the links—and sometimes he meets interesting people, in addition to ^ either play or he can't. the pleasure derived from the "But any way you cut the cake," sport. Mac concluded, "whether your In fact, Mac got married that ambition is to break a hundred or way. seventy, if you like the game, "I was playing on the Lincoln you'll have a good time playing. Park Course in San Francisco," he There's some great sense of rap­ explained, "and we were looking port between people who frequent for another player to fill out the the links and get together at the foursome. Everybody in the group nineteenth hole for drinks and knew I didn't like to play golf with conversation, like the time after women, but the name 'Jerry' came the tournament in Le Havre when up on the board, and we accepted I was socializing with the French it. This 'Jerry' turned out to be a golfers after capturing their woman and a good golfer to boot. trophy. I don't even speak any My face fell at first, and I ended French, but after all, we were up marrying her." probably speaking a universal lan­ Brother McCall started off as a guage—the language of golf." caddy in his hometown of Fair­ mont, Minnesota, and he returned a few years back to shoot the best score of his life, a three under par. Usually, Mac is a seven handicap man, and his favorite course is the Royal Singapore Country Club. Bosun Mac McCall makes sure his And there was another golf golf clubs are aboard the Steel Yvonda Kay Garland, born Sep­ course which Mac remembers Designer before the ship takes tember 14, 1965, to the Paul Gar­ fondly. off for a round-the-world trip. lands, Johnson City, Tenn. "I had just arrived in Le Havre, France," Seafarer McCall said, "and went out to the country club ged and said, "Actually, I've got Bonnie Theresa Laffarque, born to play a few rounds. When I no theory at all. Just like in so February 2, 1966, to the Law­ many other fields, a man's got to talked to the pro, he told me they rence Laffarques, New Orleans, were having a big tournament and learn the fundamentals; that goes they invited me to play in it. I without saying. After that, he can La. thought it damned gracious of them. 1 had only explained that I was a sailor and a stranger and would enjoy a round of golf. Won the Trophy "I will never forget that tourna­ ment," Brother McCall went on to say. "It was one of my best days. I shot a 73 and won a trophy, the (The following report of a death at sea and the efforts of the entire crew and captain to save a fellow seaman's life was sent to the LOG trophy that had been donated to by Seafarer L. P. Hagmann, ship's reporter on the Globe Explorer. the club by the ex-president of The story, though tragic in content, is illustrative of the teamwork France, Rene Coty. I understand displayed by all Seafarers in the face of an emergency). that Coty is dead now, but ap­ parently during his lifetime and On April 26, 1966, the Globe Explorer while enroute to Au­ under the terms of his will, a gusta, Sicily for a shipment of bunkers, participated in a race trophy is given in his memory at with the Grim Reaper. this particular country club. Any­ At 8:30 A.M. on this date, Hayden Crabb, the first assistant way, I went home with it and was engineer from Fort Worth, Texas, suffered a heart attack while darn proud to show it to my golf­ on the upper grating of the engine room. Engine department ing spouse. Although things like Seafarers immediately transferred him to his room and notified that don't happen every day, each Captain Myron H. Meyers of his condition. time I get out on the links I meet Mrs. Carolyn Meyers, the Captain's wife who was accompany­ some new character." ing her husband on the voyage and is a registered nurse, immedi­ Mac, like all sportsmen, has his ately assumed charge of the patient and began to apply artificial own theory on the game of golf; respiration. but unlike most enthusiasts, he has Meanwhile, Captain Meyers had Radio Operator J. Winn ap­ no formula for holding the club, peal for medical help over the air. Several ships in the area re­ for stance, follow-through and all sponded to the call for assistance, but the Italian passenger liner those things which fledgling golfers Michaelangelo, out of Gibraltar and bound for Naples,-was the get in the form of lectures when nearest vessel and accepted the responsibility of advising Mrs. they take lessons from a pro. This Meyers what to do. At the same time their ship's doctor was golfer-Seafarer believes that suc­ handling the medical end. Captain Meyers was arranging for a cess on the greens is more or less rendezvous with the Italian vessel. a natural thing. Chief Engineer James A. Ada rigged up an oxygen tank and When asked about his theory of had his third assistant and an SIU wiper standing by to see that what it takes to make a good the proper amount of oxygen was being released from the tank. golfer. Brother McCall just shrugSIU crewmembers stood by in relay teams to administer arti­ ficial resplratjon and serve as messengers between Mrs. Meyers and the radio operator. At 12:15, rendezvous was made with the Michaelangelo. Upon examination by their physician, Crabb was pronounced "finished with the engine." It was to our sorrow that we lost the race. At 12:45, the body was removed to the Michaelangelo to be taken to Naples and from there sent back to the United States. We as Seafarers are proud to be under the command of Captain Myron H. Meyers and the other officers aboard who did eyerything possible to save the enginwr's life,;'Aod to - Mrsi > MeyerSiii StAFAfteRSbDG the entire SIU crew wishes to extend then* th^ks fipr h%^:S^ ^D'£t4/Af... in not giving up, until the doctor arrived and pronounced Hayden Cr&b ''finished with engine." 47S/Vi//eWA\^ To the officers and crew of the Uner Michaelangelo. we can axtaafayA>,A/.y. only say, "Good sailing, and may we meet again some day, when our meeting will not be marred by sadness." SlU Lifeboatmen Graduate Graduates of SlU Lifeboat Class No. 150 gathered to have their photo taken after completing the Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ manship's lifeboat training. Latest graduates include (seated, l-r) Bartol Cruz, Justin LaDico, Jeff Heisler, John Griffin and Paul S. Howe. Standing (l-r): Walter Shulski, Jose A. Caballero, Michael Rucker, Samuel Robinson and class instructor Ami Bjornsson. SIU ARRIVALS SlU Crew's Efforts Cited In life-Death' Race • TE Jeffrey Keith Foreman, born December 1, 1965, to the George H. Foremans, Belhaven, N.C. <1> John Wayne Bryant, born Jan­ uary 27, 1966, to the George H. Bryants, Seattle, Washington. Lisa Sican, born October 24, 1965, to the Alfredo C. Sicans, Seattle, Washington. Reinaldo Roman, Jr., born Jan­ uary 3, 1966, to the Reinaldo S. Romans, Brooklyn, New York. Donna Ann Lasalie, born Jan­ uary 16, 1966, to the James Lasalles, N. Bergen, New Jersey. Dawn Ann Sconfienza, born October 13, 1965, to the Freder­ ick Sconfienzas, Union City, N. J. ^1> Carlos Ignacio Ramirez, born January 1, 1966, to the Lius Rantirezs, Caguas, P. R. Carren Denise Pike, born Jan­ uary 31, 1966, to the Larry Fikes, San Pedro, Calif. <1> Tammy Jane Cook, born Octo­ ber 13, 1965, to the Lewis T. Cooks, Glen Burnie, Md. Carolyn Janet Rumball, born November 9, 1965, to the Robert F. Rumballs, Erie, Pa. Christine Lesch, born Decem­ ber 3, 1965, to the Gerald G. Leschs, Chicago, 111. Carlos Racheco, born March 18, 1966, to the Angel C. Paschecos, San Francisco, Calif. Edna Benitez, born February 19, 1966, to the Ramon Benitezs, Puerto Rico. Dorothy Harris, born February 25, 1966, to the O. W. Harris, Conroe, Texas. Nancy Bankston, born Decem­ ber 19, 1965, to the Jerry Bankstons, Ocean Spring, Miss. Tinay Fleck, born February 16, 1966, to the Raymond Flecks, Al­ pena, Mich. Terraine Mark Saunders, born March 4, 1966, to the Wendell Saunders, Baltimore, Md. — 4, — Allen Robert Stadnick, born December 13, 1965, to the Robert Stadnicks, New Orleans, La. <1> Janice Lynn Greece, born April 5, 1966, to the Odis Greeces, Jr., New York, N.Y. — ^i> — Stephen Ray Parker, born March 19, 1966, to the Jack R. Parkers, Basile, La. 4> Norman Sayer, born September 21, 1965, to the James Sayers, Mobile, Ala. Dean Albert, born March 26, 1966, to the Maurice Alberts, Mo­ bile, Alabama. James Corcoran, born February 28, 1966, to the James H. Corcorans, N. Y., N. Y. John Funk, born March 19, 1966, to the John E. Funks, Staten Island, New York. Christine Walsh, born Decem­ ber 13, 1965, to the John J. Walshs, Cleveland, Ohio. Erik Johansson, bom February 19, 1966 to Sven Johanssons, New Orleans, La. — Diana Jo Tenney, born Febru­ ary 11, 1966, to the Earl Tenneys, Clearmont Harbor, Miss. Shelantha Ross, bom March 5, 1966, to the Leo G. Ross, Gretna, La. Arthur Wilken, bom April 2, 1966, to the Pierre R. Wilkens, Clyde, Ohio. — ^i> — <1> �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS Seafarer Urges Govt, Protect Fishing Areas To the EdHon I'd like to say I thoroughly sup­ port efforts being made -to extend the territorial limit of the United States to 12 miles instead of the present three-mile limit. Foreign countries are doing more to protect fishermen than our government. Russia, in addi­ tion to taking fish away from Americans are using small nets which catch young fish, killing breeders of future fish. This will endanger the fish supply in coming years. American fishermen are being deprived of their livelihood and consumers robbed of an impor­ tant part of their diet. U.S. fish­ ing fleets are not permitted to get so close to other countries so why can't our laws be just as strict? John M. ROey Seafarer's Widow Fond LOG Reader To the Editor: I would like to let you know how much my late husband, S. A. Lenzner, enjoyed reading the LOG. He always read it from beginning to end, and now that he is gone, I still read it myself. It's sort of my way of keeping up with the Union that did so much for our family. Thanks for every­ thing. Adde Lenzner LETTERS To The Editor Welfare Plan Aids Seafarer's Wife To dte EditoR I wish to express my gratitude on behalf of my husband, Herbert P. Knowles as well as myself for your welfare plan. The welfare plan has shown me every courtesy while having to be hospitalized for surgery twice in the past five months, It is indeed gratifying to know that the SIU welfare plan takes care of not only seamen, ^ut their families as well. ^ Mrs. H. P. Knowles fUr00'No''Chaa '^0' '/To the EdjfOR. In the April 15th issue of the I LOG there is an article about the raising of the Plimsoll Mark, something that 60 nations agreed upon at a convention in London, England,/., Is such raising of the Plimsoll Mark not detrimental to the safe­ ty of the men who sail on thoSe sMps?. • It means that more cargo vs^ill be allowed to be put on the ships ride heavier in the water, also it causes more strain on the ship in heavy seas tferehy making the ship more likely to sink in heavy weather. If the ship springs a leak, it would have less buoyancy ^|t^.afloat:ontbe'ships..puraps^^ „ of the Plimsoll Mark i^ms inconsistent to all the talk ibout Safety on Ships, especially (\merican ships. I appreciate the fact that put10 to 20 percent more cargo profit for the owners and/or op­ erators of those ships. Not 10 to 20 percent more profit but more likely 100 percent more profit, because the first 80 percent of the cargo carried goes for op­ erating expenses, the last 10 to 20 percent of the cargo carried is profit—then 10 to 20 percent more cargo carried means 50 to 100 percent, more profit per voy­ age. Is there such a thing as water­ tight hatch covers. Surely there is no air tight hatch cover to prevent the air from escaping if the ship springs a leak. Let us not return to the days of "The Floating Coffins" as those overloaded ships were called during Samuel Plimsoll's days. Let us leave the Plimsoll Mark as it was decided in 1930, for the safety of the men who sail the ships. A Log Reader LOG Page Thirteen Bxperiemes During Seafaring Life Enlivens Deckmans Short Stories Gerald Spafford is a Seafarer who has learned how to put his spare time aboard ship to good use. Spafford spends his off hours writing and has recently published another short story, this time in Man­ hunt Magazine. "I get my material from my believe I'd call it 'Game Spirit'— experiences and observations even though I never did find out while aboard ship and in foreign who won the game. I didn't find ports of call," said Seafarer Spaf­ out who won the fight either, be­ ford who sails in the deck depart­ cause they were still swinging ment. "What 1 write has more or when 1 pulled out." less depended on my backgrounc Spafford has worked on many at sea. 1 couldn't have written it newspapers before he made sea­ otherwise." faring his career. One of the ma­ Brother Spaf­ jor events he covered was the ford explains that Trans-Pacific Yacht race, while he does most of he was employed by the Hawaiian his writing dur­ Watersports News. He started on ing his off hours the paper by selling ads and ended (Name Witkheld on HetjiiestJ while aboard the up as advertising manager still ship. Although he taking time out to write feature Urges Limitation prefers to use a stories. On Plimsoll Mark typewriter, he And when you get down to it, says that he often there are very few places aboard To the Editor: Spafford has to do all his a ship where a man can get I noticed in the LOG of April writing in longhand, since the enough privacy to get any writing 15, that a movement is under­ rattling of a typewriter doesn't done. Then, too, there's the diffi­ way in international circles to allow his cabinmates to get any sleep. raise the Plimsoll mark, which would enable ships to cany more Typewriter Disturbing cargo. Although the convention "1 really can't blame them at has cited all the advantages of all," said Spafford. "While most such a move, I personally think of them don't mind the light that the situation requires care­ burning while they're racked out, John J. Davies, 71: Brother ful thought, involving individual a typewriter is just another thing. Davies passed away in Seattle, studies of each ship being af­ So I solved the "problem by stick­ Washington where he had made fected. ing to the fountain pen or pencil, his home for the past 39 years. and shipping the stuff home to my Death came in March at the Seat­ I would be the first to admit wife to type up. In that way, it's tle USPHS Hospital from Pneu­ that probably the majority of ready for me when I get home. monia. He sailed vessels now carrying oil and with the steward "But," said Spafford, "I am be­ cargo could safely increase their department as a ginning to get personal letters tonnage without any adverse efutility messman. from the editors which anyone ects. This would, of course, have He is survived by who has attempted writing knows its advantage in the fact that his son, James A. to be a good sign. At the outset, ships could work more efficient­ Davies of Kirkall I received were the printed ly, which might prompt Ameri­ slips with the bad news on them; land, Washington. can-flag companies to expand Brother Davies and when you get specific com­ Davies was cremated at their fleets. ments from the book houses, you the Bleitz Crematorium in Seattle. know you are making progress." However, I have seen many He had joined the Union in 1948 freighters and tankers that are Pens Short Story at the Port of New York. now already overioadedj and if The deck department Seafarer, they get the go-ahead to raise who was born in Manhattan and • their Plimsoll Mark, the safety now makes his home in Astoria, Edward Saladyga, 43: Brother of seamen will be jeopardized. called his recently published story Saladyga passed away in his home While most operators would not "Dunlop's Revenge," although the in Buffalo, New York which was purposely endanger the lives of magazine editor later changed' its his place of birth. their crews, there are those, as title to "Blood Brother." He died in Febru­ I'm sure all Seafarers arc aware, Brother Spafford set out at the ary, 1966 from who would do anything for the age of 19 to pursue a life at sea. heart failure. Almighty Dollar—even risk hu^ At first, he walked the waterfront Brother Saladyga man lives. I am especially think­ stopping at each shipping otfice joined the Union ing of foreign-flag ^ in Detroit, Michi­ who have already demonstrated| until they finally signed him on a Panamanian vessel. "Brother, their flagrant disregard of proper gan in 1960 and was it bad," he said, "terrible con­ sailed in the en­ safety standards. And for that Saladyga ditions. Now that I'm used to the gine room. He is matter, there are a few Americonditions on American-flag ves­ survived by his brother Joseph can-flag operators who just sels, I would never go through Saladyga of Cheektowaga, N. Y. might hang the dollar on the that again. He was buried in St. Stanislaus' mast above the safety standard. Cemetery in Cheektowaga. "On my last trip," Spafford I have no truck with the run­ continued, "I ran across quite a away-flag operators, but I do not , want to see any fellow seaman • sight that might or might not drown in stormy seas, because a j be good material for another Rudy Catungal Dulay, 53: new internationd cohvenbon haa I story. The Malaysian and the Brother Dulay died in Saigon, Japanese soccer teams had just allowed ship's operators to overVietnam at the 3d Field Hos­ finished a soccer match and were load their ships. Since the ves­ pital on Decem­ having dinner together, when a sels are insured, only the owners y ber 30, 1965. He real old-fashioned brawl broke would benefit from ah excess of s had been taken out. I think that one team ac­ cargo. •• there from his cused the other of rough tactics So let this new convention ship, the Antinin the game, but whatever caused regulating the raising of the ous. The cause of the ruckus, it was quite a sight. Plimsoll Mark be applied to each / death was heart Game Spirit ship individually according to failure. Brother individual needs, so that the Dulay was a mess"Tables were overturned, bottles Dulay lives of seamen will be pro­ man and joined were flying through the air and tected. Such seemed to be the fists were swinging. The incident, the Union in 1960 at the Port original purpose of the Plimsoll took place on a big lawn patio of New York. He was born in Mark when it was first brought overlooking the Malabar Hotel in Philippine Islands. His wife, Mrs. into being. India where I was then staying. If Yuriko Tsujimoto Dulay of YokoI cooked up a yarn about that, I tiama, Japan survives him. culty when a ship is pitching and rolling, and the chair keeps slid­ ing across the floor so that a person can hardly stay in it. Once, though, I started using the utility room amidship, which was used during the day as a tool storage area and a barber shop. That worked out fine, but it was an exception." Although Brother Spafford has published several short stories and articles, he has also had his discouraging moments. Like all authors, he has had his share of stories turned down by publishers, and Spafford boasts of "a suitcase full of rejection slips." Too, he has completed three novels in the last three years, which are still making their rounds of the vari­ ous publishers. FINAL DEPARTURES Robert Andrew Barrett, 57: Brother Barrett passed away in January, 1966 at the Long Is­ land College Hos­ pital in Brooklyn, New York. He sailed with the engine room as chief electrician. Death resulted from a heart at­ tack. A native of Barrett New York City he had over 25 years at sea. Broth­ er Barrett joined the Union in New York in 1943. Survivors include his wife, Doris Mary Bar­ rett and their daughter, Susan. Alfred Stout, 63; Brother Stout died in New Orleans of Pneu­ monia. He was a member of the SIU for the past 20 years and maintained his home in New Or­ leans for most of his life. He was born in Illinois and joined the un­ ion in New Or­ Stout leans. He sailed with the SIU in the deck depart­ ment. During the second World War he saw a great deal of action as a member of the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his sister, Nora Clark of Urbana, Illinois. Cari Bush, 68: Brother Bush came to this country from Aus­ tria and sailed on the tugs of the Chesapeake Bay Towing Company. He was a member of the deck de­ partment and lived in Chesa­ peake, Virginia. Brother Bush is survived by his Bush wife, Effie 'Wright Bush of Chesapeake, Va. His death was attributed to a lung disease and burial will take place in Chesapeake. : ({ �SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen Schedule of Membership Meetings SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York . June 6—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia June 7—2:30 p.m. Baltimore ..June 8—2:30p.m. Detroit . . . .June 10—2:30 p.m. Houston .. . June 13—2:30 p.m. New Orleans June 14—2:30 p.m. Mobile ... .June 15—2:30 p.m. Wilmington June 20—2 p.m. San Francisco June 22—2 p.m. Seattle June 24—2 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit May 16—2 p.m. Alpena May 16—7 p.m. Buffalo May 16—7 p.m. Chicago May 16—7 p.m. Cleveland May 16—7 p.m. Duluth May 16—7 p.m. Frankfiul May 16—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit .... June 13—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee . June 13—7:30 p.m. Chicago ... June 14—7:30 p.m. tSauIt Ste. Marie June 14—7:30 p.m. Buffalo ... .June 15—7:30 p.m. Duluth .... June 17—7:30 p.m; Cleveland . .June 17—7:30 p.m. Toledo June 17—7:30 p.m SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia ..June 7—5p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) . . June 8—5 p.m. Norfolk June 9—5 p.m. Houston June 13—5 p.m. New Orleans . .June 14—5 p.m. Mobile June 15—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City June 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia June 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore June 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk June 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York .... June 6—7 p.m. Philadelphia ... June 7—7 p.m. Baltimore June 8—7 p.m. :i:Houston June 13—7 p.m. New Orleans . .June 14—7 p.m. Mobile June 15—7 p.m. * Meetine held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting: held at Labor Temple, Saolt Ste. Marie, Mich, t Meeting: held at Galveston wharves. DIRRCTORYof UNION HALLS SIU Atianfic, Gulf, Lakes & inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Gal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsay Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 Oh Ave., Bklyn, HY 9-6600 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, MD 1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III 93B3 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. ALPENA. Mich May 13, 1966 COBUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Victory Carriers). March 14—Chairman, G. Wheat; Secretary, F. Pehler. No beefs reported by departihent delegates. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), April KH-Chairman, Fred Tyson; Secretary, Pete Molleggi. Ship's delegate reported that everything ia running smoothly with no beefs. $6.31 in ship's fund. WALTER BICE (Reynolds Metals), April 1—Chairman, P. T. Mnldonado; Secretary, W. B. Yarbrough. Ship's dele­ gate reported that this was a good trip. Matter of steward doing carpenter's work will be turned over to patrolman. MERRIMAC (Mcrrimac), December 19 —Chairman, C. A. Welch; Secretary. Paul J. McGahara. Brother C. A. Welch was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Some disputed OT in engine department. WARM SPRINGS (Columbia), March 30—Chairman, C. J. Burns; Secretary, Lang M. Kelly. Ship's delegate reported that there were some beefs and will try to get them settled upon arrival in port. Patrolman to be contacted about money draws in Saigon and Tiawan. Food beef to be straightened out. YORKMAR (Calmar). March 29— Chairman, J, K. Sheets; Secretary, J. Marshall. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. It was suggested that the company supply bed springs for bunks. Vote of thanks to the steward department. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa). April &— Chairman, Henry W. Miller; Swretary, Carrol Martin. $88.30 in T.V. fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Motion made to negotiate with steamship companies for a day to day pay, regard­ less what articles a crew signs on. PENN EXPORTER (Penn Shipping). February 6-—Chairman. Durell McCorvey; Secretary, Z. A. Markris. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Motion nt&de to have negotiating conomittee try to negotiate for a retirement program for seamen regardiesa of age if they Imve the sea time. Petitfon will be made up and signed by crewmembers for the re­ tirement program and will be sent to headquarters. Brother S. F. Sokol was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done and for trying tc keep crew happy with good food and service. SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), April II—Chairman, Juan S. Rueda; Secretaryi D. C. Mann. Ship's delegate reports that there was 2 hours disputed OT to be taken up with patroiman. Beef on distribution of OT in engine department. Steward complimented the crew for their cooperation, and for being one of the best crew he has sailed with. DEL MONTE (Delta), April 80—Chair­ man, Howard Henz; Secretary, Albert Ehpeneda. $2.90 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate for a job well done. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), April 25—Chairman, P. Seruyk; Secretary, H. L. Bennett. $18.00 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in each department. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a job well done. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash 7505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. ...' 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 SPITFIRE (American Bulk). January 16—Chairman, A. K Weaver; SecreUry. W. K. Morgan. No beefs reported by department delegates. PECOS (Pecos Transport), March 27— Chairman, S. Henka: Secretary, E. C. Caudill. $20.00 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to crew messman and pantryman for doing a good job. Discussion regard­ ing holding a safety meeting. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfleld), April 13—Chairman, W. W. Perkins ; Secretary, F. J. Brink. Ship sailed short one A.B. and 1 oiler. Brother Thomas Gannon was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to entire steward department for a job well done. DIGEST of SIU MEETINGS CLAIBORNE (Sea-Land), March 31— Chairman, Henry Koppersmith; Secre­ tary, Jamea K. Pursell. Ship's delegate reported that everything ia running smoothly with no be^s. Ship sailed short two men in the deck department from Puerto Rico. Vote of thanks extended to resigning ship's delegate. New ship's dele­ gate to be elected. It was suggested that headquarters notify the membership what procedure is being taken on pension ,plan. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment. DEL AIRES (Delta), April 22—Chair­ man, William T. Briggs; Secretary, F. R. Chameee. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Bosun extended vote of thanks to the chief steward, Joe Powers, for the wonderful Easter luncheon. . LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), AiwH 28 •—Chairman, O. Castro; Secretary, J. Wolden. Ship Won 1966 Safety Award. $8.00 in ship's fund. Disputed OT in deck department to be taken up with patrol­ man. Ship's delegate resigned. UNFAIB TO LABOR DO NOT BUY Seafarers anci their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) H. 1. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clotbes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Welier Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) J. R. Slmplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) — ^3> — NEVA WEST (Bloomfleld April 17— Chairman, Arthur Rudnicki . Secretary, V. E Monte. Brother Arthur Rudnicki was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Klngsport Press "World Book," "Chlldcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), April 10—Chairman, W. H. HarrcU; Secretary, F. S. Omega. No beefs and no dispute OT reported. Brother Angelo Maldonado was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. There was a discussion about the short­ age of water, and the ship's delegate will look into the matter. Jamestown Sterilng Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) DEL NORTE (Delta), April 10—Chair­ man, Robert Callahan; Secretair. Bill Kaiser. Ship's delegate resigned in New Orleans. $131.04 in ship's fund and $13.60 in movie fund. Brother Henry B. Don­ nelly was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the Easter Barbecue;. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatraln), April 17—Chairman, Robert Pionk; Secretary, O. Eios. Brother Pedro Del Valle was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Patrolman will be contacted regarding clarification on time off. Some disputed OT in deck and steward departments. Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) KEVA IDEAL (Ideal Cement), April 8—Chairman, John Parks; Secretary, None. Brother Vertis C. Smith was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $38.56 In ship's fund. Nq beefs reported by department delegates. $80.00 donated by. crew for flowers for crewmembcr'a dc- STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), April 22—Chairman, R. Principe; Secretary, James B. Phillips. $16.25 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine department. Steward extended a vote of thanks to the crew for the donation given him due to. death in family. Vote of thanks to the steward department. , : White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) ROBIN LOCKSLBY f (Moore-McCormack), March 26—Chairman, Frank Myatt; Secretary, Luther Gadson. Ship's delegate reported that everything is in good shape. Few hours disputed OT in engine department. PENNMAR (Calmar), April 18— Chairman, 0. C, Sypher; Secretary, Jo­ seph Mereier. No major beefs reported. Patrolman to be • contacted regarding clarification on working rules for oilers in port. Letter sent to headquarters to that effect. Discussion held on retirement pension plan. Seeking information on progress. 'ceased-wife. ,, - ^ KNOW YOUR RIGHTS FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: £kirl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman pr other Union offlcial, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or vaembn. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy hag been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among ito ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be i>aid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encov,raged to take an active role in ail rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their g(^ standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS.' All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their famlHes and their Union. To achieve these 'objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has :>een denied his constltntional right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he ohonld immediaUly notify SIU Preoident PanI Hall at headqnartero by eertlfled mail, retnm receipt reqnested. Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, W. L. Douglas, Flagg Brothers, Kingston, Davidson. (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) <1> Tyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock Cornish Tyson's Pride Manor House-Safeway Wishhone-Kroger Cornish Game-Armour and A & P's SuperRight Cornish Game Hen (Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. America) �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen M: AUTHIS THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR in 1929 the economy collapli^ experienced the worst depression in historyl Evictions of families were very common sigh1N| -•si' HE decade of the 1920's was a time of danger for the American labor movement. Employers emerged from World War / •richer and more powerful than ever before and determined to weaken or destroy the unions, 'ffimes were good and the nation was soon comdtitted totally to the "Roaring Twenties." Un­ ions had experienced tremendous growth dur'ing the war years and showed increased mili­ tancy in the early post-war years. But under the rampant business expansion, speculation cmd high employment of the twenties labor ^militartcy was tempered. Samuel Gompers died: ^n 1924 and was replaced as AFL President byN WPiUiam Green. In the heady atmosphere of Roaring Twenties employers returned suc­ cessfully to their union busting tactics and open, >p drives. Lethargy settled over American abor. But not for long. In 1929 the GreaT epression struck the nation. ? pany Unions, which benefited nobody but th^ ri"! HE NRA provided organized labor with a|| employer, became common. Workers everyiJ-.isubstantial boost after its membership had j i I where lost the gains they had made during the been thinned drastically by unemployment ^ war. American business was riding high, imand general hopelessness. Union militancy re-(:| posing its Will everywhere. Then came Black? i ' vived as workers sought to obtain protection and I I? Thursday, October 24, 1929, the day the Stoclc security through union recognition. But the?| Market crashed and shook the whole economic employers, even in the midst of their greatest structure of the nation. The United States wasg ' debacle, refused to change their ways or give? C plunged into the worst economic depression the an inch to labor. Business refused to adhere'; is world ha^ ever known. The theory that the to the codes of the NRA, which had no effec­ nation's welfare could depend on business inr tive means of enforcement, and the Act was|| terests to run the country was destroyed. 0 eventually declared unconstitutional. Labor re­ i'ceived other protections to replace it however.? The Norris-LaGuardia Act had already been Y 1932, 14 million Americans were out of ; passed in 1932 placing strict controls on the| work. Factories across the nation closed tise of court injunctions as strikebreaking de-|3 their doors. Breadlines grew longer and vices—thus eliminating to a large degree one, | Banks foreclosed on mortgages and of management's most effective and most i then closed themselves when the mortgages abused anti-labor weapons. To this was added' I proved to be worthless. The Depression tightin 1935 the National Labor Relations Act of??l I ened its grip ever more firmly on the whole Wagner Act, which guaranteed workers the!I I nation. The business-oriented Republican ad­ right to organize, to select unions to represent|| ministration of Herbert Hoover was stunned them and to bargain collectively with their em­ ; and bewildered by the business collapse and ployers. Management was prevented from HE strong anti-union attitudes of Ameri­ Tthe Government seemed incapable of taking forcing workers to sign Yellow Dog contracts,/ ? can business were felt as soon as World action to alleviate the situation. All attempts threatening workers for joining a union, dis­ War I ended. Propaganda began almost to get business going again failed. The cries mediately for the so-called American Plan, - of starving unemployed workers and their fami­ criminating against union men, refusing to ne­ -lihich was a scheme for the open shop. Business lies went largely unheeded and hunger walked gotiate with a union, hiring labor spies or using raised tremendous war chests to push for open the streets of the world's wealthiest nation. blacklists to eliminate pro-union employees. ? jShop legislation. Many employers resorted to Stalked by hunger, the American people voted These guarantees of labor's rights spurred mm , |)lacklisting, labor spies and strikebreakers to for a New Deal in 1932 and elected Franklin ;ftestroy the unions. At the Same time their // Delano Roosevelt President. union organization. Though this was the law n^on-busting tactics began to lean heavily on •tr. of the land, the employers bitterly resisted and|g Company Unions and Yellow Dog Contracts. •W Where Hoover had offered aid to the busi­ A made every-.effort to smash the labor move­ ness interests rather than the unemployed W i A It was early in this anti-labor decade that the ment. . workers in the vain hope that money spent at largest seamen's strike in American history up the top would trickle down to the bottom somethat time took place. :• how, Roosevelt recognized that the real sufferr ESPITE the nation's new public policy in llS; In 1921 the International Seamen's Union ing and greatest need was at the bottom of the which the rights of labor were clearly|| went on strike against ship operators' attempts / economic ladder. To his reassuring words that spelled out in law, employers generally ^ .. |p cut wages by 25 percent, abolish the three- : "There is nothing to fear but fear itself,''he vrcious aeti-uoion attitudes watch system and abolish overtime pay. Ship­ : < added a more practical and irnportam observe- they had in earlier years. Though they opposed ' tton-^ 'Qur great primary task is to put people ping was soon paralyzed from Maine to Texas union activity in virtually every form, the em­ to work. and ships on the Pacific Coast found it difficult ployers reacted most bitterly to the attempts of | , . to recruit crews. However the shipowners re- -4 ft' < To put people to work. Government agencies the trade union movement to organize workers ' Ceived invaluable aid in breaking the strike set up. The Public Works Administrain the unorganized industries. from the U. S. Government Shipping Boardi| |fion (PWA)--—later the Works Projects AdJyhich declared that the lower rates would be J / ministration (WPA)—^put people to work They refused to reconcile themselves to the" Sput into effect aboard all Government owned |building bridges, highways, dams and ; . fact that the worker had a legal right to bargain or leased vessels. In addition, the shipowneris I buildings. The Giviliah^^^^^^^G^^ collectively through a union of his choosing, • got anti-strike injunetions frOm several friendly /(GCC) pfit Roving people to work po fr'rest/ II The employers mustered every possible re-g/i - judges, pickets were restrained, and police epnseryation Many naore people were source to prevent this from happening. Where : along the struck coasts cooperated by jailing! 4 If' / put to work by other means, striking seamen for vagrancy and other charges. i.; company unions failed to do the job, they used Industrial Recovery Act (NRA) was estabThe strike was broken. Blacklisting, discrimimore violent means by establishing company ;!; / nation and other traditional anti-union abuses = lished to stimulate business through fair compolice forces and goon squads. And, when , petition, control of production and price regu­ again became the way of life in the shipping strikes erupted in many areas, the employers' :; lation so that business /would nm again fun/ industry../•.•///•;•? wild and bring about the downfall of the econ­ ii Strikebreakers were protected by National? Guardsmeh and deputized police. But labor! omy. As another way of regulating business Blacklists against pro-union workers became //rniiitancy fanhigh and in spite of the employer- • , the NRA established codes of minimum wages «standard throughout American industry. Tc> instigated violence, with its kidnappings, beat­ and hours and gave workers the right to orga­ gain employmeht workers more and more often ings and murders of workers across the rtatii nize and bargain collectively without employer .were forced to sign Yellow Dog contracts stipu. interference. . the trade union movement was on the inarch. i ;that^ey/;W9WW:not join.;a ;uh|og?.//G D .€ • •f { it: M �Vol. XXViii No. 10 SEAFAREIt»*I.OG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION « ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Manhattan's deck during loading operation is maze of pipes and valves. Tugs aided /"ooring lines to keep ship alongside dock. Loading operation of the giant tanker was completed at the Continental Grain Elevafor in Westwego, La. on April 16, 1966. rwmr-' Wmm R ? A^ n" M ® T^d^T +ryman T. Huddle, ch. cook J. Sabuler, and cook M. Potts. D Pfr Gunn-not Peter Rabbit-by crew. Grain discharges directly from elevators Into vessel's tanks. Shovels take care of spillage. the Manhattan includes L. Karalunas, ship's . del.: J. R/Sherman, shipping commissionerr K. Jeremis. master: P. Warren. SlU patrolman: J. S. McGill. wiper: R. James, stew, utility... I 3^ IWaiting to sign on for record gram trip to India SlU crewmen (above) had picture fa- " ^Jcen by l^G photogr^er. Buck. T. , inch. C. Hill, W. Harris, C. Sig_^moT\. L. Karalunas. F. Shuler, J. Philljps, H, Demetrio, L. Jabert and 8. E. Harris, Photograph above of Manhattan sign-on 'fn New Orleans farers Berford Harris, >John Nussi^ f^dfericic b R. • James. William S. Montgomery. S. J. Ardoin and Clark Medley Jr � 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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FARM PRODUCTS GOV’T USED FOREIGN SHIPS ILLEGALLY; LOWER-COST U.S. VESSELS BYPASSED MARY CHOPIN, RETIRED STEWARDESS, DIES IN NEW ORLEANS AT AGE OF 79 LEGISLATION TO PROTECT U.S. PUBLIC CALLED FOR BY ‘CONSUMER ASSEMBLY U.S. SHIPBUILDING SHOWS SLIGHT GAIN BUT LAGS BEHIND 8 SMALLER NATIONS SEAFARERS UNDER WAY ON THE GREAT LAKES… 1966 ONE MAN-ONE VOTE – THE FIGHT FOR EQUAL REPRESENTATION GOLFING BOSUN KEEPS CLUBS ON SHIP AND WINS CUP AT LE HAVRE MATCH THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR – ALL THIS HAPPENED: PART 7 ON THE GRAIN RUN TO INDIA 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 05/13/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 10 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/e84a20257d85e471746f2754c65aeec7.PDF 72f8a28c99117ef6ecec63efdd6c9e00 PDF Text Text SEAFARER&*LOC Vol. XXViii No. 9 •OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO /'f?" (j i :S I ''xi : S * '"J Labor History: Part 6 \ 11 i/£( Jcore^ Wins In NLRB Tanker, Tug flertions Ship Unions Protest U,S, Threat To Build Vessels in Foreign Yards I Dirksen Defeated in Move to Amend One-Man, One- Vote Ruling • ' . J: ffl TT" i ii If » 8g ii 0-' J S !< ^jf 1\ f JS' 01 0i ^^ sS i|:«- f r : I I1 Sign Up for Meditate Now! ^ Deadline Is Mav 31_mm 5 ^ « V vBm^m -^ -p ^ 'IS ii Six More Seafarers Retire on SlU Pensions S •• �Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Senate Defeats Third Try by DIrksen To Amend One-Man, One-Vote Ruling v/ April 29, 1966 r Report of International President by Paul Hall The Senate slammed the door on a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's House Merchant Marine Committee chairman Edward A. Garmatz one man, one vote ruling, handing Republican Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen his third succes­ noted recently that one of the best ways in which the Government sive defeat on the issue. proposing a four-year moratorium The two issues, Meany told the can avoid intensifying the adverse U.S. balance of payments deficit Dirksen's supporters had on court reapportionment orders AFL-CIO convention last Decem­ is by dropping all plans of building American-flag ships in foreign mounted a lavishly-financed —with the expressed hope that a ber, were "solidly and inescap­ shipyards. This is a position which the SIU along with other marine campaign to drum up backing constitutional amendment would ably intertwined." unions has maintained for many years. for his amendment. But when the be adopted during that period by Government proposals to build U.S. ships in foreign yards at the Professionals Used roll was called, the 55-38 margin minority-elected legislatures. same time when serious attempts are being made to improve our was seven short of the two-thirds The drive for the Dirksen balance of payments deficit are obviously self-defeating. Money which The AFL-CIO was one of the majority required. The only vote first groups to sound the alarm amendment took on a high pro­ would be kept in the United States through various other measures switch from last August's rollcall against the plan and the Senate fessional gloss when the West would simply leave the country forever to buy foreign machinery and was a gain for the one man, one Coast public relations firm of pay foreign workers' wages. This money would be spent in foreign turned it down. vote forces. Whittaker & Baxter was hired to Last August, after failing to get develop "grass roots" pressure. nations, improve foreign economies, enrich the tax structures of foreign AFL-CIO President George countries—and the United States would be the loser as valuable U.S. Meany hailed the outcome, de­ Judiciary Committee approval for gold reserves flowed continually out of the country. American ship­ So-called "citizens committees" his proposed amendment to allow claring; yard workers would be faced with unemployment, and their lost wages were set up in each state, high"Basic democracy won a ma­ one house of a legislature to be would eventually be felt by thousands upon thousands of other Amer­ paid lobbyists with both Demo­ set up without regard to popula­ jor victory when the Senate re­ ican workers who would normally provide the goods and services cratic and Republican connections tion, Dirksen sought to substitute jected Sen. Dirksen's proposal which shipyard workers buy with their wages. At the same time, were hired. But the ground-swell his plan for an unrelated bill then which would have negated the the Government itself would lose the valuable tax dollars produced for the amendment never got before the Senate. But the most American principle of one man, much further than editorials in a by a strong economy. he could muster was a 57-39 vote, one vote. "We in the AFL-CIO are ex­ well shy of the needed two-thirds. number of small town news­ E>ropping plans to build American ships in foreign yards will be a tremely pleased. We have long It was after this defeat, in papers. long step toward preventing the balance of payments deficit from fought for equality of citizenship which labor again played a key Up until the eve of the vote, becoming worse. But the fact is that the balance of payments situation and the Senate action insures that role, that the GOP leader launched Dirksen searched for additional is already bad and steps must be taken not only to prevent the outward his filibusters which kept the Sen­ supporters by modifying his gold flow from increasing, but to also eliminate many of the routes right." Dirksen first tried to block re­ ate from considering the House- amendment to take account of by which it is already escaping. Only then will the U.S. again achieve apportionment of state legisla­ passed bill to repeal Section 14(b) some of the criticisms. He even tures in the summer of 1964 by of Taft-Hartley. accepted a proposal he had once a favorable balance of payments situation. As the SIU has pointed out in the past, one of these continuing firmly turned down. He agreed to / require that a legislature be re­ dollar drains is brought about by the inadequacy of the present U.S. apportioned on a one man, one merchant fleet, which is unable to haul more than a small proportion vote basis before it could submit of U.S. foreign commerce. Over 90 percent of U.S. foreign trade to referendum an apportionment presently moves aboard foreign-flag ships. This results in a huge plan departing from those princi­ amount of revenue for foreign shippers—all paid for in U.S. dollars. ples. Dirksen explained his change This money leaves the U.S. forever. At the same time, American sea­ of heart by noting that some 37 men are denied jobs and wages, and those other American workers WASHINGTON—The U. S. Government blacklist of ships legislatures are already reappor­ who would normally provide goods and services for America's seamen which are ineligible to carry U. S. foreign aid cargoes because tioned and therefore the require­ also lose wages. The total result is to slow down the entire U.S. economy. they continue to trade with Cuba or North Vietnam now stands ment would have little effect. There is no single solution to the U.S. balance of payments deficit at 258 vessels flying the flags of ^ Norway, Sweden and' the Ironically the giant of the Sen­ because it results from the interplay of many different factors in many 15 nations. Netherlands. different areas of the economy. A good beginning, however, would be ate in rallying opposition to the The list includes 251 ships Dirksen amendment was his Illi­ strict adherence to two policies—Build American and Ship American. that have traded with Cuba and nois colleague—Democrat Paul American-flag merchant ships must be built in American shipyards by 10 ships that have been to North H. Douglas. American workers. Vietnam. Three of this 10 have also been to Cuba. According to the latest Mari­ time Administration compilation of figures 91 ships of 14 nations have been removed from the list NEW YORK—AFL-CIO unions including the SIU, and a score of community service agencies and reacquired eligibility to carry NEW YORK—Fifteen youths participated in an all-day Community Services and Rehabilitation Institute at the Hotel Commodore foreign aid cargoes following from West Virginia poverty areas here on April 16. promises by their owners that the have completed 60 days of train­ Sponsored by the New York vessels will be kept out of the ing for shipboard entry ratings in City Central Labor Council, Cuban trade in the future. None a program jointly sponsored by of the ships blacklisted for trading the West Virginia AFL-CIO and AFL-CIO, in cooperation with the Greater New York Fund, the with North Vietnam have been re­ the Seafarers International Union. annual event included a series of moved from the list. At commencement ceremonies Of the 251 ships on the black­ at the SIU's Harry Lundeberg panel discussions on consumer education, on maintaining family list for trading with Cuba, 72 are School of Seamanship where the health and on the role of older British, 57 fly the Lebanese flag, group received its training in the 35 are Greek, 18 each from Pol­ techniques of seamanship, certifi­ workers in the labor force. and and Cyprus and two each The Institute is part of the La­ cates were awarded attesting to the competence of the school's bor Rehabilitation Liaison Proj­ ect established several years ago graduates. The jointly-sponsored program by the central labor body's Com­ |April 29, 1966 Vol. XXVIII, No. 9 is known as "Project Recruit" and munity Services Committee to 1 Official Publication of the SIUNA coordinate the community service lAtlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters is an example of the organized I : .V District, AFL-CIO activities of AFL-CIO unions in labor movement's participation in ^ Executive Board the national antipoverty program. the New York metropolitan area. PAUI. Preeident -CAITAWNBR ' : ' '•"^•^EARtSHEPARD ^^ r' The training qualified the West SIU President Paul Hall was i^Epee. Viee-Pree. Vice-Preeident 5 v nAt KERR > LIND3BV WH.UAMS • Virginia youths for entry ratings honored by the Community Serv­ - See.-Treajt. Vice-President in the three shipboard depart­ ices with its "distinguished service jvJWRisrr MATTHEWS At TANNER ments—deck, engine and steward. award" as "a trade union leader Vpee-President Vice-Preeident West Virginia AFL-CIO Presi­ who has contributed a great deal I 0al:L. HERBTOTBRANU ; V I Vxreetor of Organtzing and dent Miles C. Stanley, who is also to community services and reha­ Publications W' a special assistant to AFL-CIO bilitation work." i'0tanaging Editor Art Editor ' MIKE POLIACK BERNARD SEAMAN President George Meany for antiIn presenting its award the com­ P^^AseietantEditor ' . v'' poverty activities, and SIU Presi­ |1^T^AN.SKYBR staff Writers mittee cited Hall's "outstanding dent Paul Hall spoke at the com­ MBEVIN PDBV» contribution to the Labor Move­ Michael Sampson, Chairman of the N. Y. C. Central Labor Council mencement exercises. EDWIN F. FRANCIS ment in general and the Com­ Community Services Committee (left). Council President Harry Van The Lundeberg School gradu­ munity Services program in par­ Arsdale (center) and SIU President Paul Hall, are photographed liMictiy at 810 Made iilanii AssniM ates came from nine different ticular." A similar award outside with plaque presented to Hall by Council's Community Services West Virginia communities and VtiWiiltoB, 0. C- 20018 by «» Swh iifnai Oalan, AtiUtIc, Ciif, Lsim anii ranged from the ages of 17 to 19. the labor field was presented to and Rehabilitation Institute "for his outstanding contribution to RI^: midm mftp:, AFt-6(0, <$75 foatth Ai Tel. HYaeWI They were recruited through the Richard E. Booth, executive di­ the labor movement . . . and to the community services program." iiNeOO.; Seeert pali at *aili! 13 AFL-CIO local central labor rector of the Greater New York foa, 0. C. ATJ*«TJOi«: Fiitti 3579 satil bodies and the Virginia State Fund. and chairman of its Community Project, which provides for care AFL-CIO as part of labor's cam­ Both awards were presented by Services Committee. and counseling to youth, the aged, m-CI8, -jsr| ftmb AWM, trooklyn. HM paign to assist workers in impov­ Michael Sampson, a vice-presi­ Louis L. Levine is director of consumer groups and others erished communities. dent of the Central Labor Council the Labor Rehabilitation Liaison throughout the metropolitan area. U.S. Bars 258 Foreign Ships For Trade With Cuha, N. Viet 'Project Recruit' Graduates 15 ^Labor Croup Cites Hall for 'Aid to Community Services' West Va. Youths iggBAE4IUE!HS^LOG^ - �Anderson Is First To Obtain License Under New Program j i, SlU Training School Graduate Ships as 3rd Engineer NEW YORK—Seafarer Robert Anderson be­ came the first man to obtain his engineer's license after preparing for his examination at the recentlyinstituted engineer's training school jointly sponsored by the Seafarers International Union and District 2 of the Marine Engineer's Beneficial Association. An­ derson signed on the Steel Designer as Third Engineer after being issued his license by the Coast Guard. A member of the SIU since 1952, Anderson, who is 37 years old, had been shipping in the engine de­ partment as Fireman-Watertender and Oiler. When the unprecedented joint program for training engine department Seafarers to sit for their engineer's li­ censes was announced by the SIU and District 2 of MEBA, Anderson threw in his application. He was among the first group to begin the course of study and training when classes were started at SIU Head­ quarters on February 1. j' Within two months of beginning the intensive study course, Anderson was ready to sit for his license ex­ amination. He started the exam on April 7 and after completing it successfully he was issued his Third's license on April 14. Almost immediately he obtained the Third Engineer's job on the Steel Designer for the voyage which began on April 21. Anderson said that "if it hadn't been for the train­ ing program started by the union, I would never be on this Third Engineer's job." The training program, operated under a reciprocal agreement between the SIU and District 2 of MEBA, is the first of its type in the maritime industry. SIU men who enroll in the program for instruction are provided with meals, hotel lodgings and subsistence payments of $110 per week while in training. Seafarers who receive their licenses and sail as en­ gineers will get full credit and protection for all of their pension benefits built up under the SIU Pension Plan. In addition, their SIU pensions will be sup­ plemented by the District 2, MEBA Pension Plan in approximately an equal amount while they sail as en­ gineer, and welfare benefits are also covered and pro­ tected. SIU men who qualify for their engineers' licenses and sail aboard MEBA District 2-contracted ships will not be required to pay the MEBA $1,000 initiation fee, which that union will waive. Nor will they be required to drop their SIU membership if they do not wish to. Engine department Seafarers are eligible to apply for the training program if they are 19 years of age or over and have three years of watch-standing time in the engine department. The period of instruction ranges from 30 to 90 days and will he determined by the member's individual ability and knowledge and the instructor's satisfaction of his readiness to take the exam. Applicants can begin receiving instruc­ tion at any time. There''are 58 men presently receiving instruction under the joint Union training program which was instituted to enable Seafarers to obtain their licenses and to help meet the shortage of marine engineers arising out of the Viet Nam conflict. SIU engine men interested in the program should apply immediately at any SIU hall, or directly to SIU Headquarters at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. The telephone number in HYacinth 9-6600. Time Cut for Temporary Srd; SIU Program Offers Training The SIU's training program for engine department men seeking engineers' licenses has been expanded to include Seafarers wishing to qualify for a temporary Third Engineer's license now obtainable under a newly-issued Coast regulations is a result of the war Guard ruling. in Vietnam and the resulting Under the new Coast Guard shortage of marine engineers. ruling, an engine room man with Seafarers wishing to take ad­ 18 months as a Fireman-Water­ vantage of the opportunity to ob­ tender, Oiler or Junior Engineer, tain instruction for the Temporary together with six months as a Third Engineer's license, with the Wiper, is eligible to sit for a Coast assistance and benefits provided Guard examination for a Tem­ by the joint SIU-MEBA District porary Third Engineer's license. 2 training program, should make Engine department Seafarers application immediately at any possessing the necessary qualifica­ SIU Hall or directly to SIU Head­ tions to sit for the Temporary quarters. Third's license can take advantage of the licensed engineers training program that is being offered jointly by the SIU and District 2 of the MEBA. (For benefits and assistance given to Seafarers en­ The Seafarers IntemationalE) rolled in the engineer's training Union scored two organizing 1 program see story above.) victories in the New England i A special feature of the new area recently. In New Bed- ; Coast Guard ruling on temporary ford, Mass., the SlU has been engineers licenses provides that a certified bargaining agent for Seafarer who obtains a Tempo­ able bodied seamen and me- : rary license can move automati­ chanics aboard the fuel tank- ; cally to his permanent license C^r Nepco 10, operated by thfe j without another examination after e w E n gl a n d Pe t r o1eum ! the completion of an additional 12 months seatime. In New London, Conn, i In addition, Electricians or Re­ the Sltf has been recognized j frigeration Engineers can receive as bargaining agent for crewtheir Temporary Third Engineer's members of the tugboat Wil­ license with the same amount of cox, opmted by the D.CtKv ! sea time, when specifically recom­ ,'Corp. ^ mended by the Chief Engineer of Certification of the SIU a vessel and by the superintending aboard the Nepco 10 fol­ engineer of a company on whose lowed an NLRB election held vessel he has served. Previous re­ on March 23 in which sea­ quirements called for two years men and mechanics voted and six months as a qualified overwhelmingly for thej member of the engine department, Union. The fuel tanker op^'| 18 months of which must have crates in many pons along been spent as a watch stander, in the East Coast, including. addition to the six months wiper New London, Providen time. and Newport, R, L The change in Coast Guard SIU Wins Votes On Tanker, Tug SIU member Robert Anderson (right) accepts congrat­ ulations of Seafarer Leroy Whitlow, FWT, on obtain­ ing his Third Engineer's license as first graduate of .joint SlU-District 2 MEBA licensed engineers train­ ing program. Scene is engine room of Steel De­ signer on which Anderson shipped as Third Engineer. Coast Ship Unions Protest Threat By US to Builii Vessels Abroad SAN FRANCISCO—Members of unions affiliated with the Pacific Coast Metal Trades Council, supported by the San Francisco Bay Area Port Council of the Maritime Trades Department, staged a demonstration in front of the Federal building here on April 14 to protest a reported plan by the U. S. Government to build mer­ chant ships in Japanese shipyards. The demonstration was headed rt'f liJ<-'H: 'imm: by Thomas A. Rotell, executive for yoiifh V; minorihcs secretary of the Pacific Coast (kf•SiK'./uiK.wi'fitmi Willie OilTrui;f builds Metal Trades Council which has iitq ft' ^itivf ffv kmwsf 20,000 members in coast ship­ Mffi'l'i!;!/ Mtdine m fk yards. The protest was touched Foreign-Builf Ships' off by Tokyo newspaper reports m'f/th'i! fkhsohsttis III that Maritime Administrator Nich­ fk olas Johnson had told a news con­ 4?/> ference in Japan that the U. S. ,V}<t •{-}>, /'ly,* wanted to buy ships built abroad. Rotell said Johnson's remarks im­ plied the closing down of U. S. shipyards, and a move to change the subsidy laws to eliminate the requirement that vessels must be built in American yards to qualify for subsidy funds. Billions of Hurt Recruiting Drive The Metal Trades Council offi­ cer said that the statements attrib­ uted to Johnson already have "crippled" the unions' recruiting drive for skilled help in meeting the increase in work in Western yards resulting from the Viet Nam conflict. Rotell charged that the Johnson statements were part of a "pattern of organized campaigning for adoption of a policy which calls for the end of the American mer­ chant marine and American ship­ yards." Among the hundreds of union members participating in the dem­ onstration were delegations headed by SI UNA Vice-Presidents Morris Weisberger, of the Sailors Union Trade unionists from shipbuilding, seafaring and other maritime crafts staged demonstration in San Francisco to protest threats by U. S. to switch shipbuilding contracts to Japan. Seafarer Juan Reinosa (foreground) was among demonstrators from SI UNA unions. of the Pacific; Frank Drozak of the Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land Waters District, and Ed Turner, of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union. The day following the protest demonstration. Acting Maritime Administrator J. W. Gulick in­ formed Rotell that the Maritime Administrator would meet with Rotell. House Merchant Marine Com­ mittee Chairman Edward Garmatz informed Secretary of Commerce John O'Connor of his concern over the remarks attributed to Johnson which he said did not reflect the views of his committee or of the Congress as a whole. �Page Fonr ! 1 )I SEAFARERS Six Additional Seafarer Veterans Join Growing SlU Pension Roster Baay Blanco Baltheshofer Cleveland April 29, 1966 LOG Sparpaglione Six more SIU members have been added to the growing list of retired members who receive a pen­ sion check of $150 every month. The Seafarer oldtimers who have been added to the retirement rolls are: Cornells Baay, Peter Blanco, Leonard Baltheshofer, Elmer P. Cleveland, Anthony J. Nowatski and Charles Sparpag- ^ Blanco became a member of the the SIU in the port of New York. Hone. Union in 1940 at the Port of San Sailing with the deck department, Seafarer Cornelius Baay Francisco. He last sailed on the he had been employed by the New became a member of the SIU in Erna Elizabeth. He has been mak­ York Central Railroad Marine the Port of New York. Born in ing his home in Jamaica, New Division since 1919. Born in Holland, he had worked for the York; but, the native Floridian will Brooklyn, he still lives there with New York Central Railroad since make his home in San Francisco his wife Elizabeth. 1925 as a deck hand. He and his during his retirement years. He Nowatski joined the SIU in wife, Helen, make their home in received his first SIU pension his home port of Philadelphia, Pa. New Jersey. Brother Baay joined check this month. He sailed last on the tugboat the the SIU pension list jn December Baltheshofer went on pension in Brant (Curtis Bay Towing) and of last year. February of this year. He joined received went his first SIU pen­ sion check this month. Born in New Jersey, and now a resident of Philadelphia where he lives with his sister, Mrs. Mary Maronski. He eventually plans to make his retirement home in Deltona, Flor­ ida^ He sailed with the steward department as cook. by LIndsey Williams, Vice-President, Guif Area Sparpaglione joined the SIU in The SIU was honored by a visit from a delegation of officials from the port of Philadelphia. Born in the All Japan Seamen's Union. The delegation included Captain New Jersey, he now makes his Yutaka Nabasama, Vice-President; Tsunenori Mori, Vice Director for home, with his wife Florence, in Research and Kanji Shikiba, Vice Director of the Education Depart­ Frankford, Delaware. He sailed as a deckhand for the Independent ment. After a lengthy stay on the Towing Company since 1934. His During their stay in New Or­ leans, from March 29 to April 4th, beach Louis (Polly) Arena is ready last vessel was the tug Venus. Seafarer Elmer Cleveland's pen­ they visited SlU-manned Delta to grab any group. One job that Line ships in port as well as the hits the board. His last ship was sion went into effect in February Union's facilities. They also at­ the Translndia. Illness knocked of this year. Born in Texas, where tended COPE and the Central him off this good ship and he had he still lives with his wife Louise, he joined the Seafarers in Port body meetings with a visit to the to be flown home. Norris (Gus) Bartlett is off the Arthur. He sailed as captain of Louisiana AFL-CIO Convention Del Rio after a long trip as Sec­ the tug Hermes (Sabine Towing). rounding out their visit. It's election time in Louisiana ond Electrician. Now it's time and throughout the state voters for a well earned vacation and a have been turning out for what chance to do some much needed have proved to be closely run chores around the house. Broth­ primary elections, the April 9th er Bariett says he'll be ready to elections were so close that a num­ go in about a month. ber of races will have to be set­ J. P. "Sloppy" Creel has been tled in a May 14th runoff. making life at the Hall more en­ Now that the all important joyable by his frequent visits. On primaries are over the general pension, Sloppy's got lots of time elections will be held on June 14th. to swap sea stories with the other At 8:12 a. m. on the first of The importance of Seafarers old-timers and he can really tell April the SIU of Canada con­ registering to vote was pointed out them. He's recently moved from tracted vessel French River, by the close races. In one com­ New Orleans to McComb, Mis­ moved into the St. Lawrence Sea­ munity, Harahan, the mayor was sissippi. way's St. Lambert Lock to offi= elected by 43 votes. In Scott, La., Mobile cially open the 1966 shipping by 14; Franklin by 8 votes; and After a six month trip to Viet­ season. The trip through the locks in Tickfaw (where several SIU members live) the margin of vic­ nam, Korea, Japan and the Phil­ took 45 minutes. ippines, Bernard Graham is cur­ This is the earliest that the Sea­ tory was a mere two votes! rently on the way has opened. Because of the New Orleans beach. His last trip early spring officials indicate they was on the Citadel believe that last year's record of Seafarer Larry Taffargue is a proud new father. Papa LaffarVictory. Brother 43 million tons carried on the sea­ Graham, a mem­ way will be surpassed by over 5 gue's daughter, Bonnie Theresa ber of the Union million tons. (7 lbs., 10 oz., 19 inches long) since its incep­ arrived at noon on February 2nd. The last vessel to pass through tion, says he wants the locks during the 1965 season Larry's last ship was the Alice to stick close to was the SIU of Canada-crewed Brown; Now he plans on stick­ ing around close to home for home. He intends Rimouski, which made the run Graham to "do a lot of on December 16. The Rimouski awhile to be with his wife and fishing and shrimping before sail­ is also operated by Canada Steam­ child. Mike Dunn has been on the ing that way again." ship Lines. beach for nearly six months re­ The entire system was operat­ Now registered group one deck pairing the datriage done to his department is George L. Bales ing by April 4 when the Welland home by Hurricane Betsy. After whose last vessel was the Marga- Canal was opened. IS months as Chief Baker on the rett Brown where he was deck Mr. Joseph H. McCann, Ad­ Del Sud, he is now waiting for maintenance for a 90 day trip ministrative head of the St. Law­ another Delta Line passenger ship. to Vietnam. George is another rence Seaway Development Cor­ Brother Dunn says he'd like to old timer who has been with the poration recently stated that no get back on the Del Sud as "it Union since the beginning. He action will be taken to raise tolls was a ship on a good run to South and his wife make their home in on the seaway without public Mobile. hearings. America." The Gulf Coast SIU Vessel Opens 1966 Seaway Year The Atlantic Coast by Earl (But!) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area The SIU is fully behind the State, County and Municipal Employees union in their fight to repeal New York States Condon-Wadlin act which denies public employees the right-to-strike. A panel recently appointed by Governor Nelson Rockefeller to rec­ ommend revisions in the act came up with a set of proposals which recommend the continuance of the ^ Condon-Wadlin Ban, requiring all after an intercoastal trip aboard public employees unions to sign the San Francisco was Angelo Romero. no-strike pledges, and establishing Some of the other oldtimers penalties for strikers ranging from who stopped by the New York reprimand to dismissal. The proposals were denounced Hall recently to say hello included by leaders of the AFSCME as Louis Almeida, who is just out of "Mad Hatter" proposals and the drydock and Paul Howell who re­ SIU will continue to support the cently paid off the Steel Voyager. On the beach in New York are union in their effort to have this oppressive piece of legislation re­ OIlie H. Kuykendall, Dewey Thomas, Nick Nomikos, Peter moved from the books. Notias, Matthews Fanos and Baltimore Frank White. All are looking for Shipping has been excellent in a slot on the Viet Nam run. the port of Baltimore for the past Philadelphia two weeks and the outlook for the future also looks promising. Shipping has been fair here in Andy Lufaves, is waiting Philadelphia. 'around her for a grain run to In­ Ready to go again after signing dia after paying off the Manhattan is veteran Seaoff the Mount farer Comas Vernon Victory. Knight. Elmer Norm Peppier, a Wheeler is spend­ 20-year SIU vet­ ing a few weeks eran is waiting at home after around for a shipping on the short trip after Columbia. He paying off the , stopped at the Seamar. Also on Lutaves ^ Union Hall here the beach here is WTieeler to say hello re­ Charley McDonald, an 18-year cently. Also visit­ SIU veteran, who's waiting around ing with us recently was Art for an intercoastal run after pay­ Shaw, an engine department mem­ ing off the Transyork. ber who last sailed on the Globe Carrier and is going to take it easy Norfolk Shipping has been fair in the for a couple of weeks. port of Norfolk and the outlook Boston for the future is the same. Shipping has been on the sloiW Norm Wroton is on the beach bell this period, but it is expected here and is waiting for a spot on to pickup with the summer boats the Beaver Victory after signing calling for crews. off the Steel Scientist. J. B. Harris, "Big Mike" Gison visited the who's last ship was the Transarc- Boston hall recently and said that tic, had to get off the ship in Balti­ he will grab the first coast hug­ more in order to attend to some ger that comes along. Mike last personal business. He's now reg­ shipped on the Robin Trent as an istered in Baltimore and is anxious AB. Alvoie Green was sorry to to get going again. Also on the have to sign off the Manhattan beach waiting to ship is B. D. El­ because of illness in the family. liot, a 21-year SIU veteran who Francis Donovan said that he last shipped on the Natalie. is tired of feeding the horses and New York that he will grab the first AB's job Shipping in the port of New that is put on the board. Fran has York has been exceptionally good. been a member of the SIU for Around to collect his vacation pay 25 years. How To Keep A Runaway Afloat The Arion, shown above in a Baltimore drydock, was built in the United States, is owned by Panamanian interests, registered in Liberia, and nearly sank recently off Bermuda. To caulk a 25-foot crack which opened in the ship's hull during an Atlantic storm, a collection of ship's linen, pillowcases, blankets and mattresses was stuffed in the gash by a Bermuda salvage firm, enabling the vessel to sail to Balti­ more for repairs. Captain Jiannis Hobitis exafnines damaged hull. �April 29, 1966 Page Five SEAFARERS LOG The Great Lakes by Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes Fit-out is just about completed in the port of Detroit as all SlU-contracted vessels recently steamed out of port. Some of the oldtimers sailing aboard the LaLiberte included Arne Graham, John Rottaris and Dennis Frarck. Also aboard the LaLiberte are cook Ben Williams, porters Andy Treshak and Bill Heinz and sec­ ond cook Herb Jacobs. Gus Scholle, president of the tor Frazer Ream spoke before the Michigan Federation of Labor, Toledo Fort Council recently. Sen­ AFL-CIO, was recently given a ator Ream, in his address, said dinner by labor in recognition of that he had sailed on the Gt. his over forty years of service to Lakes during his college years and the labor movement. Scholle that he is acutely aware of the played an important role in the problems on the Gt. Lakes, and passage of the "one man, one particularly the unemployment vote" rule. The proceeds of the practices employed by the state of dinner will be used to set up Ohio where unemployment com­ .scholarships for Israeli students pensation for seamen is con­ under the auspices of Histradrut. cerned. Buffalo Toledo Fit-out for the port of Buffalo All SlU-contracted vessels here have completed fit-out and have was recently completed with the already sailed with the steamer callback of the crew for the R. S. Sylvania of the Tomlinson fleet Webster. There was some delay of vessels sailing due to the heavy the last to leave the dock. Some of the oldtimers who re­ windrowed ice. turned here this Spring to ship out Some of the oldtimers who re­ included Bernard Rosquist of the cently shipped out were Tony steamer Sylvania, Joe Bults from Mankavitch on the George Steinthe Richard Reiss, Clarence Elder brenner. Axel Sorenson on the from the J. F. Schollkopf and Paul Tietjen, and Bennie Baker Horace (Andy) Anderson from the on the Niagara. Most of the ves­ sels that layed up in this port are C. A. Reiss. The Democratic candidate for now underway, with the J. C. Mil­ the Governor of Ohio, State Sena- ler being the first vessel to sail. The Pacific Coast FIT-OUT on the LAKES The annual fit-out of Great Lakes ships signals the beginning of the shipping season on the Lakes as soon as the ice breaks up. There is plenty of work to be done by Great Lakes Seafarers to get the many vessels, which have been in layup during the winter, back into shipshape condition. The photos shown were taken at Stur­ geon Bay and Manitowoc, Wisconsin. SIU Great Lakes Districtmanned ore carrier Fred A. Manske (American Steamship Co.) prepares to leave Stur­ geon Bay, Wisconsin after being put in tip-top condi­ tion for coming season. Lakes cargoes include iron ore, coal, steel products, auto­ mobiles and other products of American and Canadian industry and agriculture. Annual fit-out involves plenty of hard work for SIU crewmen, and chow time is important time of day. Seafarers shown above are gathered for lunch aboard the A. E. Cornelius in Manitowoc, Wis. by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative The SIU played host this week to a delegation from the Japanese Seamen's Union who were visiting San Francisco. We extended to them our heartiest welcome and hope that they had an enjoyable visit with their fellow seamen here in the port of San Francisco. Shipping here in the port of San Francisco is still very active and we have plenty of jobs open for rT~ . . , ADv oilers, cwT': AB's, FWT's, electricians, had not intended to retire just as yet, but a heart attack last Decem­ cooks and bakers. ber set him back. We hate to Paying off during the last ship­ lose a good cook like Alex, but ping period were the Delaware, we wish him the best of luck Jefferson City Victory, Andrew during his retirement. Jackson, Margaret Brown and the Ed Loflin who just moved to Alcoa Voyager. the coast from the East is ready Signing on we had the Antito grab the first FWT or oilers nous, Margaret Brown, Ocean job that comes across the board. Dinny, Steel Architect, Jefferson We are glad to have him here and City Victory and the Transwestwill be able to ship him with no ern. difficulty. In transit we had the Seamar. The local Catholic Maritime Ships due in shortly include Club luncheon for April was spon­ the De Soto, Vantage Progress, sored by the harbor area unions Hastings, Young America, San in Long Beach and Los Angeles. Juan, Steel Worker, Lima Victory, We were pleased to be a part of Steel Apprentice, Elizabethport this activity and a successful and the Long Beach. luncheon was enjoyed by all in Pete Goodyuk just pulled in off the Ocean Dinny and visted us attendance. Seattle at the hall for a few days after Shipping continues to boom a long trip to the Far East. here in the Northwest and any Wilmington Seafarer can have his choice of Shipping remained active dur­ jobs out of this port. On the beach here is Al Thom­ ing the last period as we had the Vantage Progress and the Carrol as, .who said that his last ship, Victory sign on and also had seven the Northwestern Victory, was a fine ship with a ships in transit. There are still good crew. Al plenty of jobs available here for said that he'll be AB's, FOWT's and electricians. taking it easy for The outlook for the coming awhile before shipping period here is also very shipping out on good with several ships due in the Alaskan run. transit, but at the present time Frank Brodzik no payoffs are scheduled. walked into the Alex Gurskie, after 27 years hall recently and Brodzik sailing time with the SIU in the took an AB's job steward department, has decided that his seafaring days are over on the Anchorage. Frank has and he has just received his first been a member of the SIU for pension check from the SIU. Alex the past twenty years. * Galley gang aboard Steamer Mc-Kee-Sons poses for photo at Sturgeon Bay after getting ship's galley ready for action. Although many SIU Great Lakes ships carry cargoes such as coal and iron ore, kitchens are kept spotlessly clean at all times to insure health and welfare of crews. Crewmen aboard the Hennpin in Manitowoc leave their fit-out chores temporarily to enjoy some hot coffee in the vessel's messhall. J. Martin and H. Wolgast (l-r) get lapel pins from SIU Port Agent Jackie Hall before going aboard H.N. Snyder, docked at Sturgeon Bay. �maOB When you receive your copy of (he LOG, what do you read first and why? Philip Salino: I mostly read general union news, so I can find out where we stand on such is­ sues as contracts, benefits and the like. Then, too, I pick up other in­ formation on im­ portant topics. For example, the LOG has been concentrating on the runawayflag ship problem, which should be of interest to all Seafarers; since they are carrying American passengers and cargo without any regard for safety or decent pay scales. — — Herman Ricci; I just look for the most interesting articles when I pick up my copy of the LOG; it gives you some idea about what's going on in the maritime world. Also, I skim over the shipping fig­ ures and registra­ tions to see how job prospects are, and the digests of ships' meetings gives you some inkling as to how fellow Seafarers are getting along and where they are now.' It's good to hear about old friends, sort of a way to keep in touch. Oskar R. Kala: I usually start off with the President's report, then follow up with shipping and labor news in general. Since I'm in the business, I like to keep up with what's going on. Never can tell when these pieces of information might come in handy. Just the last issue, I read about how obso­ lete our American-flag ships are becoming due to the government's failure to properly subsidize the Atlantic, Gulf |k inlffod Wotors DIftrlct SEAFARER April 9 to April 22, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT fleet. It helps me to decide how to vote to keep the American mer­ chant marine in business. James Oehlenslagen I turn to the obituaries when I first pick up the LOG. Every once in a while I see the name of an old shipmate who has left for the big payoff. Next, I look at the mem­ bership pages for friends I haven't seen in years. Now and then a familiar face still pops up, along with the information as to where the man is now and what he's doing. Just my way of keeping up with acquaintances, I guess.. John Ellis: I like to see what's new in maritime or labor news; there's bound to be something of interest. ' The paper always lets a man know how the shipping pic­ ture is, and I'm particularly inter­ ested in what the government is go­ ing to do about our declining mer­ chant marine. When I find out how things are rolling along in the merchant marine, I know what the future holds for the merchant seaman. . Earl Cain: I read the front page first simply because it's the first thing that catches my eye. The cov­ ers are usually very colorful, so I guess it's just natural for them to catch my eye. After I've glanced at the front page, I ramble on through the paper quickly to pick out those articles I plan to read later. Several of the regulars for me are such things as the final departures, the pension list and the ship's digests. TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals Class A 2 59 7 23 9 5 2 36 27 42 6 27 21 266 TOTAL SHIPPED Class A Class B 0 38 5 14 8 3 0 9 22 19 5 25 14 162 61 4 24 4 6 2 8 34 36 5 25 13 222 Class B Class C 31 6 12 1 4 1 5 19 23 3 21 11 137 18 1 6 0 1 3 0 1 8 3 39 11 91 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A 168 30 89 26 13 16 81 115 148 30 78 31 825 Class B 69 15 51 19 10 3 17 53 60 0 22 8 327 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco SeattleTotals Class A 0 46 7 19 4 3 3 20 26 30 8 25 18 209 TOTAL SHIPPED Class A Class B 1 31 3 17 6 3 1 11 18 13 6 13 8 131 32 6 13 2 3 2 5 30 33 2 26 9 163 Class B Class C 31 0 14 3 4 1 .4 21 22 5 17 15 137 31 1 5 0 1 2 0 4 8 3 44 13 112 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A 145 22 46 25 7 9 51 79 90 17 47 26 564 Class B 55 20 64 18 9 4 18 56 33 1 15 4 287 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals/ TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 1 1 47 21 2 2 16 10 6 6 6 1 1 0 14 4 20 22 29 21 1 3 27 9 9 10 168 121 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 30 1 9 3 0 1 6 20 22 4" 18 8 122 13 3 12 4 4 0 2 22 10 2 7 11 90 19 1 2 1 2 0 1 2 4 4 37 9 82 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 109 11 54 8 5 6 57 146 92 18 55 25 586 25 8 39 13 6 7 13 80 43 1 18 13 266 Plans To Build U.S. Ships Abroad Attacked As Source Of Gold Drain WASHINGTON—Recent Government decisions to reduce the U.S. balance of payments defi­ cit by cutting overseas spending should scuttle, once and for all, proposals to build American-flag ships in foreign shipyards, according to Edward P. Garmatz (D-Md.), chairman of the House Mer­ chant Marine Committee. ^ Drewry, Chief Counsel Jor the To reverse the present trend, Administration officials have House Merchant Marine Com­ he noted, will require fast, new reportedly decided recently that mittee, speaking before the Lakes modern ships designed to take overseas spending for defense Carriers Association. productive advantage of the im­ and foreign aid must be trimmed Drewry noted that in 1964 the proved harbors and terminals drastically. "In searching for ways U.S. Great Lakes fleet had de­ which have followed the opening to stop the drain of dollars from clined to 269 ships, 60 percent of the St. Lawrence Seaway and this country," Garmatz said, "our of which were over 40 years old. the enlarged locks, deeper chan­ economists should not overlook Today, about one-half of the U.S. nels, larger turning basins, and our domestic shipbuilding indus­ Great Lakes ships are more than the other improvements made at try. I find the build-abroad phil­ 50 years old, he said." heavy public expense." osophy to be diametrically op­ posed to and impossible to recon­ cile with the avowed objective to reduce the balance of payments deficit." A recent study by the Ship­ Cosh Benefits Paid-Feb. l-Feb. 28, 1966 builders Council of America has Number of Amount shown the great value to the American economy of building Benefits Paid our merchant ships in U.S. yards. Hospital Benefits (Welfare) $ 5,734 $ 60,089.50 The Council study showed that 57,903.00 20 the construction of one modern Death Benefits ...... cargo vessel, which cost about Disability Benefits 844 126,600.00 $10.5 million to build, will gen­ Maternity Benefits 10,197.65 51 erate about $60 million worth of Dckplei^ Beliefs: 77,110.81 work for the overall national, Optical Benefits .. 8,097.46 ew Orleans Slu played host recently to delegation from the All- economy, out of which the Gov­ 546 Japan Seaman's Union. Visit included discussions of seamen's problems ernment will realize about $10 0«it-Patient Benefits 3^132.40 in both countries, tour of the New Orleans SIU hall and tour of docks million in taxes. Summary (Welfare) 11,929 377*130.82 including a visit to the SlU-manned Del Sud. S Lakes Fleet Declines ; <. V^albfidn-BkinefltS''^'. 476,346.31 1,20^ T. Mori, AJSU Vice Dir. for Research: Luke Le Blanc, IBD New Orleans Meanwhile, the rapidly deteri­ l^ep;r K^^hikibai AJSjU: V Dept.; Y. Nabasama, AJSt| orating condition of the U.S. Vice President; Buck Stephens, SlU New Oreans Port Agent; Y. Hit Great Lakes Fleet was described TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION interpreter; R. Canha, U.S. State Dept.;' and K'^ Mafsuo :tt3,132 as "cause for alarm" by John M. I BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD 853*477^1J Seamen I I April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Six , SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans �April 29, 1966 Page Seven SEAFARERS LOG COPE Conferences | Show Record Turnouts | '77/ Never Learn That A/ew Math" WASHINGTON—Trade unionists are determined to work harder in 1966 recognizing that the stakes are higher than in any previous off-year congressional election. This conclusion emerged from soundings taken among delegates to this year's series of area conferences conducted by the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education, National COPE Director Alexander E. Barkan reported.^ A record number of more than 7,000 state, central body and local union leaders and members attended 13 COPE conferences in as many cities. i The numbers and enthusiasm of delegates and their response to the conferences show they're ready to go all-out to help re-elect our liberal friends, Barkan said. "There was real recognition of the importance of the accomplishments of the 89th Congress, despite open and obvious disappointment over failure of 14(b) repeal." Members seemed particularly aware of the great contribution of the 51 new liberals elected to the House in 1964 who made the flow of progressive legislation possible, Barkan reported. "But our members know the score," he said, "and they're aware of the obstacles the newcomers must overcome to win re-election in November. They know that the conservatives will be throwing more money and manpower into this election than any previous off-year election. But they seem ready for a full-scale effort, and that's just what we'll need." Barkan said materials distributed at the conferences showed how narrowly most of the newcomers won in 1964—despite President John­ son's landslide victory—and how important their votes had been to passage of key liberal legislation like medicare, aid to education, housing, voting rights, anti-poverty programs, public works and other job-creating measures. Other materials showed that off-year balloting usually cuts heavily into the congressional strength of the party in control of the White House. The average loss over the past 60 years has been 37 seats in the House and five in the Senate. Barkan said any comparable loss this year would "cripple hopes for more good legislation and would probably place control of Congress in conservative hands for years to come." The Amalgamated Clothing Workers have negotiated a threeyear contract providing wage and benefit increases valued at 52 cents an hour for 400 alteration tailors in most of Philadelphia's clothing stores and men's apparel departments. The alteration workers, called bushelmen by the trade, will get wage hikes of $5 a year each year of the agreement; a third week of vacation, a seventh paid holiday, an increase in insur­ ance and pension benefits, and overtime pay after eight hours of work. Benefits are retroactive to March 1. The new pact also calls for a boost in the fitters' minimum wage. The Iron Workers, bargaining agent for 369 workers at the Harnischfeger Corp. plant in Cudahy, Wisconsin, near Milwau­ kee, has defeated an attempted raid by the expelled United Elec­ trical Workers. The vote in a Na­ tional Labor Relations Board elec­ tion was Iron Workers 200, UE 124, neither 8. The victory was reported by the Iron Workers and the AFL-CIO regional office. The plant was bought by Harnisch­ feger 20 months ago from the Novo Industrial Corp., Milwaukee Crane division. — _ Action on a proposed merger between the National Federation of Postal Clerks and the National Postal Union was referred to the federation's convention -next Au­ gust after a special convention in Cleveland narrowly defeated a plan previously worked out. A two-thirds vote of the special con­ vention was required. The ratifi­ cation vote of 605 and one-twelfth to 334 and eleven-twelfths was 21 votes short. The NPU had previ­ ously approved the merger agree­ ment by a 7-1 margin in a special convention and a membership referendum. President E. C. Hallbeck of the Postal Clarks and NPU President Sidney A. Good­ man announced that merger talks will be resumed, starting April 21 in Washington. — <i> — Nearly 7,000 teachers at over­ seas schools operated by the De­ fense Department for families of Americans serving abroad have won a long battle for pay equity in a bill cleared by Congress and sent to the White House. At both House and Senate hearings, repre­ sentatives of the AFL-CIO, the American Federation of Teachers and the AFL-CIO Government Employes Council protested a pay policy which gave many experi­ enced teachers a salary below that of government clerk-typists. In its final form, the legislation guaran­ tees teachers pay equal to the average of classroom teachers in U.S. cities of more than 100,000 population. ^1/ The entire membership of the Wilmington, Delaware Fire De­ partment has joined the Fire Fighters and has received its charter as a local, Raymond C. Fogarty, district \ijce president of the union, has announced. The lo­ cal is the first established in Dela­ ware, which was the only state in the country without a Fire Fighter unit, Fogarty said. The depart­ ment has about 245 members. lAFF President William D. Buck expressed gratification at the "ma­ jor breakthrough" for the union in the Delaware area. Fogarty also announced the chartering of new locals in Anne Arundel County, Hagerstown and Indian Head, Md., and Farrell, Pa. Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen (RIII.) has lost another round in his continuing fight against the 20th Century. Flushed with his recent success in blocking the will of the American people by preventing his fellow senators from voting on the bill calling for repeal of Section 14B of the Taft-Hartley Act, Dirksen immediately sallied forth on another of his recurrent attempts to over­ throw the Supreme Court's historic one man, one vote decision calling for reapportion­ ment of state legislatures. This time he made a mistake however, by allowing his fellow senators to vote on the issue, and they promptly rejected his pro­ posed amendment to the Constitution. This represents Dirksen's third consecutive fail­ ure on this issue and most of his colleagues agree that the matter is now dead for good. Like Repeal of 14B, the one man, one vote ruling has the full support of the Amer­ ican labor movement. Reapportionment is long overdue and made increasingly neces­ sary by the continuing shifts of population from rural areas to the cities in recent years. This population shift to urban areas has produced problems of housing, schools, mass transit, air and water pollution and recrea­ tion with which rural-oriented legislatures are unable and unwilling to deal. Under the old system, rural areas with relatively few people were vastly over-represented while the millions of city residents were vastly under-represented. The political old-guard, represented by Dirksen in the Senate, is bitterly opposed to the one man, one vote ruling because it spells the doom of their well-oiled and long­ standing reactionary political machines, which have for years allowed them to wield power grossly out of proportion to the num­ bers of people they represent. The one man. one vote decision opens the way to progres­ sive, liberal, forward looking legislation, without which many of the problems facing the nation cannot be solved.. The American labor movement, led by the AFL-CIO, waged a long campaign to reform apportionment of state legislatures— a campaign which culminated in the Su­ preme Court's one man, one vote decision. In this the American labor movement was acting, as it has so often in the past, as the "people's lobby"—representing the rights of millions of American citizens who were getting a raw deal from machine politicians, who often cared for little beyond the main­ tenance of their own power. Many feel that organized labor's strong campaign for the one man, one vote concept was the main cause of Dirksen's savage op­ position to 14B repeal. AFL-CIO President Meany has said that the two issues—14B repeal and reapportionment—are "solidly and inescapably intertwined" as far as Dirk­ sen is concerned. Dirksen's filibuster block­ ing 14B repeal has been described by Meany as being, in effect, an ultimatum to the Amer­ ican labor movement—'Give up your op­ position to the reapportionment amendment and you can have 14B repeal.' This is the sort of log-rolling, pork-barreling machine politics which Dirksen understands but which organized labor refuses to endorse. With reapportionment now the law of the land, the American labor movement will continue the fight for 14B repeal. Dirk­ sen's fight against reapportionment met de­ feat because it was an unpopular, unethical, reactionary cause out of step with the times. The fight for 14B repeal is destined for success because it represents the needs and desires of the American people in the 20th Century. �SBiii ' I .1 Page Eight April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine -11 '•" OOM.. J ;> * U.S. MDUSTRT BIES . DOWN... DOWN B 111';: USINESS is soaring in the United States. Since the current period of economic ex­ pansion began in 1961 the nation's gross national product (GNP) has climbed steadily to new record highs. Profits and production of American industry have reached the highest point in history. The first quarter of 1966 saw the nation's GNP grow by nearly $17 billion, the steepest quarterly advance since 1961. More automobiles are being produced and sold each year. The plastics and drug industries are pushing to new peaks. Aircraft and aerospace are enjoy­ ing unprecedented activity. Almost everywhere there are evidences of boom. Yet in spite of the continuing boom of Ameri­ can industry generally, one of. the nation's vital industries—maritime—is declining steadily. Our merchant fleet today is down to about 900 vessels, of which two-thirds are obsolete. At the end of World War II our fleet- consisted of some 6,000 ships and we were the strongest merchant marine power in the world. Today our ships carry less than 9 percent of our foreign commerce as opposed to over 40 percent during the early post­ war period. The decline of the U. S. maritime industry has affected not only the number of our ships but also bur shipbuilding, ship servicing, repairing and supply industries. The maritime industry today provides employment for about 40,000 sea­ men. During the early post war years it employed some 80,000 men. A corresponding decline has taken place in shipyard employment. While most American industries lead the world in production and employment, the U. S. maritime industry has slipped down to fifth place with respect to the size of our merchant fleet and twelfth place in shipbuilding. (.• 'I V T , I. . r ;)• : • „ 1- r I i I i I O understand the reason for this paradox in which American industries are booming but maritime goes down and down, we need but look at the role which government attitude and policy has played in influencing the condition of American industry. Government must provide the atmosphere in which industry can grow. And a look at the industries where government pro­ vides a climate conducive to growth points up that fact. The steel industry, for example, enjoys a number of Government growth aids, including investment tax credit and generous depreciation and depletion allowances. In addition to similar aids, the automotive industry also benefits from Government contracts for military vehicles. The petroleum industry enjoys a huge depletion allow­ ance in addition to investment tax credits and foreign tax credits. The aircraft and aerospace industry benefits from similar aids in addition to various Government contracts. Government-spon­ sored research and development and accelerated depreciation benefits. In all these industries and in many others. Government has provided an atmosphere in which industry can develop and expand. This has not been true in the maritime industry however. In all the years since the end of World War II the Government has never formulated a firm and constructive policy toward the maritime industry. This apparent lack of interest by the Government has led to continuing uncertainty and confusion about the future of the industry and created a climate in which new operators have not been attracted to the industry and the existing operators have not been encouraged to expand their operations. An example of this lack of positive Government policy which is throttling the maritime industry is the recent Interagency Task Force Report—or Boyd Report—in which a group of government bureaucrats has recom­ mended that foreign-flag and foreign-built vessels be permitted to enter the domestic trades to com­ pete against established U. S. operators. Although no definite action has been taken on the Boyd Report its dissemination has already done much damage to maritime by increasing the uncertainty and confusion regarding the future of the industrjj, As long as this indecision and confusion con­ tinues it is doubtful that the maritime industry can be considered a worthy area for the invest­ ment of capital .and effort with a reasonable ex­ pectation of future returns on that investment. G OVERNMENT administrators and bureau­ crats seek to duck responsibility for their shameful indecision and neglect of the needs of maritime. They have hidden behind a variety of charges designed to shift the responsibility for the industry's condition. At various times they have blamed the industry's decline on unsatisfac­ tory labor-management relations. At other times they have charged that it is not wise economically for the U. S. maritime industry to even try to com­ pete with foreign maritime interests which can do the job more cheaply. Under examination however, these arguments do not stand up. Other U. S. industries, which are undergoing record growth and expansion, also have collective bargaining relationships with unions. Many industries maintain relationships with several unions at the same time, as is the case in maritime and for which it has been casti­ gated. Although disputes and differences occur in these industries they have not prevented these industries from flourishing, and the argument that the U. S. maritime industry should be allowed to expire simply because foreign maritime fleets can operate more cheaply and that the United States therefore does not need a strong merchant fleet but can depend on foreign ships to carry our vital foreign and domestic commerce is a highly danger­ ous concept. Were this theory of "going where it is cheaper" applied to other American industry, such as the automobile or steel or aero-space in­ dustries, the results would be disastrous and the whole structure of the U. S. economy could come crashing down. Yet this is what the Boyd Report has recommended. M ORE voices are being raised to express alarm at U. S. maritime's continuing de­ cline, with its inherent danger to the na­ tional interest and security. Progressive, forwardlooking recommendations have been made which, if adopted by the Government, would put the maritime industry in a position where it could adequately serve our nation's needs. Many of such recommendations are contained in the President's Maritime Advisory Committee's Report, which offers a program for strengthening maritime as opposed to the destructive purposes of the Boyd report. Up to now however, the Government has shown no inclination to act on the recommendations con­ tained in the Advisory Committee Report. But until it does decide on a positive, constructive, forward-looking policy for the maritime industry the responsibility for perpetuating the paradoxi­ cal and dangerous situation that allows American industry to climb but smothers maritime will rest with Government alone. �Page Ten April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG ' •I'-T .V R '-iV,.., ft ' .•:s.v I On the Ships From coast to coast, Seafarers man the nation's merchant ships which call at ports all over the world. Pictures on this page depict Seafarers at work aboard some SlU-contracted vessels by LOG pho­ tographer when the vessels put into port. Steel Surveyor deck department members get the vessel shipshape before leaving Erie Basin. Included (l-r) are: Frank Fromm, AB: Charles Cliburn, OS; Leonard Bugajewski, AB; Gus Venardis, OS; George Clements, OS; and Sophoklis Tzortzakis, AB. •t: 11 I? >1 Seafarer Frank U. Fromm, AB, coils a mooring line as Surveyor prepares to leave Erie Basin for Middle East. Steel Surveyor crewman (l-r) Francisco Tirado, steward and Davad Rojas, 2nd electrician posed for LOG photo. Deck delegate A. Miranda (left) and ship's delegate Elmer Clarke, Jr. (right) flank SlU Vice Pres­ ident Bob Matthews as he notes repair list compiled by Steel Surveyor crew members during ship's Persian Gulf run. There were few beefs except the routine one about hot Middle East weather. Robin Hood deckmen (l-r) Stanley Kroll, AB; William Emerson, AB; and John Piselle, OS, stow the ship's lines. Preparations for the evening's meal begin early aboard the SlU-manned Steel Surveyor. Galley gang includes Marshall Burns (at left) and Bill Matson. J," •fliS !}! ei; Paul Cortissoz, AB, puts coat of fresh paint on Robin Hood wheelhouse before ship leaves. w. wd! I 'p I I • Vji A Seafarer R. Nugent takes time out to pour some coffee in the Surveyor's Engine Room. Santos E. Martinez, fwt, signs for his pay during payoff of Del Rio in New Orleans, as bosun Dick Ransome waits his turn. Purser has back to camera. Seafarers (from left to right) Carl Moore, A. B. Williams, J. P. Andrew and Jake Levin, all AB's, take tirhe out to survey part of work left to be done before Robin Hood sets sail from Brooklyn, N.Y. dock on voyage to Capetown, S. Africa. �„F5i iifet'S-'-i-V a ;>• rj, tlv April 29, 1966 .- -«.•-*' SEAFARERS Lifeboat Class No. 149 Casts Off Seafarer's Spare Time On Beath Spent In Pursuit Of Auto Hobby An old dilapidated car combined with a lot of hard work can add up to something worthwhile, according to Seafarer Carey Heywood who hails from Virginia Beach, Virginia. Heywood picked up a 1955 Chevrolet for $50 and is now in the process of completely rebuilding the auto from en­ gine to seat covers. are a wide range of possibilities not to be one of them." "When I bought the car," Heywood plans on installing a of improvement, but that's the Heywood explained, "boy, was rebuilt engine in his car when time I'll really have to look to it a heap. Since the Chevy had he .scrapes up the cash. "It's less those boys who know their busi­ been owned by a family living on costly," he declared, "and prob­ ness. You know, when you drill the ocean front, the body was ably just as good. I plan on an an engine block to compensate rusted out, and the upholstery had engine with good possibilities for for a shorter stroke, it takes a real gone bad from years of hard use. transferring parts—and I don't go expert to determine whether the Heaven only knows how many to the junk yard for the material. block will take any more thinning If a man is putting a lot of work of the cylinder walls. But all this miles were on that engine, be­ and money into an auto, he wants sort of thing is probably too tech­ cause the speedometer had been something that can be depended nical to discuss, both for me and out of commission for several on. anyone else who might choose to years. In other words, I had quite "And after I get the new engine read my comments. But I'm still a project on my hands." in," said Brother Heywood, "there trying to learn." So Brother Heywood rolled up COLUMBIA (U.S. Steel), March 2— ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Moore-McCorhis sleeves and went to work. Na­ niAck), Chairman, R. T. Lavoine; Secretary, M. March 20—Chairman, George S. Sospina. Ship's delegate was hos­ Stanley: Secretary, Aussie Shrimpton. turally, the job was slated to be a {20.00 pitalized in Cristobal, Panama Canal. in ship's fund. Some disputed OT Brother Alexander McElhenny was el­ long one, because he spent most in engine department. Food plan repre­ ected to serve in his place. Vote of sentative to be contacted upon arrival in thanks to the entire steward department of his time at sea on Mediterra­ States. for 3 job well done. No hccfs reported ^ nean and North Europe runs. by department oelegates. MARORE (Venore), February 20— "Just couldn't fit the car in on ChairiBan, W. L. Hammock; Secretary, ALCOA EXPLORER (Alcoa), March the ship," he said. "Lucky those W. J. McNeely. No beefs reported by department delegates. • Brother W. L. IS—Chairman, L. Jones; Secretary, None. people who take up photography Hammock was elected to serve as ship's Some disputed OT otherwise everything is in g^ shape. Chief steward ex­ or something like that, because delegate. tended a vote of thanks to the entire crew for their good behavior and coop­ they can take their camera along eration during the voyage. The crew ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), likewise extended a vote of thanks to wherever they go. April 8—Chairman, T. J. Hilburn; Sec­ the steward department for a job well Deck Department Seafarers Brother Heywood, who ships out in the deck department, is not a man who likes to let other people do his work. He first tackled the task of completely re­ painting the auto, then moved on to ripping out the old radio and installed a new stereo set with speakers in the back and front. "It's not that I don't often have to call on help from the real experts who know more than I do about automobiles," he explained. "There are many problems that I wouldn't consider handling on my own; but the things I can do with my own two hands, I use tho.se same two hands to do it. After all, that's the purpose in having a hobby. Those people who call automobiles their pasttime and then pay someone else to work on them, well, I have my opinions about that sort of opera­ tion." One of the chores that Hey­ wood always seeks outside advice on are problems with the engine. Although his auto now has a small six-cylinder, he plans on in­ stalling an eight in order to, as he put it, "keep up with the power equivalent of today. No Drag Racer "Not that I believe in this hotrodding bit," Heywood said, "but it's just that there are times when you have to have power on these modern highways. Though there's a lot of boys who get their kicks from drag racing, I just happen retary, L. Mitchell. One man missed ship in Japan. Jll.OO in -ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Motion made that all watches stood in Port between the hours of 5:00 P.M. and 8:00 A.M. be OT and said OT be split equal among the watches, to be paid regardless whether cargo is being worked or not. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a fine job. YOUNG AMERICA (Burbank), March 13—Chairman, Lawrence Hitchner; Sec­ retary, Werner P^ersen. Ship's delegate reported that ship has a good crew and everything is running smoothly. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the good chow. 4> ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Moore-McCormack), February 19—Chairman, George Stanley; Secretary, Aussie Shrimpton. Brother George Stanley was elected to serve as ship's delegate. TV purchased and installed to everyone's pleasure and satisfaction. Letter of thanks was writ­ ten to the Seaman's Church Institute, in appreciation for the Christmas gifts re­ ceived by the ship last trip. A sum- of $45.00 was donated and much appreci­ ated by a visiting Chaplain from the SCI. No beefs reported by department delegates. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Moore-McCormack), March 26—Chairman, Frank Myatt; Secretary, Luther Gadson. Ship's delegate reported that everything is ship­ shape. Few hours disputed OT in engine department. ALCOA MARKETER (Alcoa), April 8 —Chairman, Guy DiViaio; Secretary, J. A. Shea. All beefs were squared away. Two men in deck department missed ship in Charleston, S. C. and one man was hos­ pitalized in Charleston, from steward department. Motion made that all hands donate $1.00 to build up ship's fund. Vote of thanks extended to Guy DiViftio, chief, and Cecil Kane, 2nd electrician for a job well done on TV and antenna. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), March 21—Chairman, Roy Pappan ; fe­ retory, Frank Naklicki. $120.38 in ship s fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Few hours disputed OT for 9rd cook in steward department. Motion made to contact headquarters to get definite information regarding pension plan. Page Eleven LOG Graduates of SIU Lifeboat Class No. 149 gathered for their class photo after successfully completing course of lifeboat training at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Latest group of life­ boat ticket holders includes (kneeling, l-r): John Griffin and Warren Ness. Middle row, l-r: Robert Mathews, Willy Lindsay, Krim Blackwel! and Rafael Robles. Rear, l-r: Erik Nordeng, William Slayton, Cleveland Snead and class instructor Ami Bjornsson. done. Patrolman to be contacted regard­ ing retiring time for pension. MERBIMAC (Oriental Exporters). March 13—Chairman, Nicholas Hatgimisios; Secretary, Charles Welch. Ship's delegate report^ that everything was O.K. Deck delegrate resigned and Brother Jack Pierce was elected to serve as new deck delegate. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a job well-idoneip ' .. .. DIOEST of SIU MEETINQS OCEAN PIONEER (Pioneer Tankers), March 20—Chairman, Joe C. Selby; Sec­ retary, D. Simmons. No major beefs brought to attention of the ship's dele­ gate. Motion made that headquarters comonunications, OT sheets and clarifica­ tion of Proposed Agreements be fori warded to next port of call. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over­ seas), April 9—Chairman, M. M. Cross ; Secretary, Herb Knowles. General dis­ cussion on the welfare of the crew as a whole. No beefs reported by department delegates. ^ _ DEL OHO (Delta), April 3—Chairman, L. J. Bollinger; Secretary, T. J. Lewis. $100.00 Safety Award has been awarded crewmembers. Brother Dexter Worrell waa elected to serve as ship's delegate and he will keep safety award money in, ship's fund. . W:-~. • : -ff; DEL CAMPO (Delta), April 8—Chair­ man, Clayton Thompson; Secretary; N> Pat Ragas. Department delegates re­ ported that everything is running smooth with no beefs. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Food was very good. Marcus R. Fortes, 58: Brother Fortes joined the Union in Balti­ more in 1943. He sailed with the engine depart­ ment as an oiler. Brother Fortes died in Djibouti French Somaliland in August, 1964 while ship­ ping on the Over­ seas Joyce. Death Fortes came from a heart attack while he was on duty in the engine room. At the same time of his death he had been at sea over 35 years. He is sur­ vived by his wife Georgiana For­ tes of Brooklyn, New York. He was born in the Cape Verde Is­ lands in 1906. John Crosswell, 59: Brother Crosswell succumbed to a linger­ ing heart ailment in Houston, Tex­ as. He was a na­ tive of South Carolina and joined the SIU in Galveston. While with the SIU he Crosswell sailed as a mem­ ber of the stew­ ard department. Brother Crosswell was a resident of Houston and will be buried in the Texas city. He is survived by a daugh­ ter, Sandra Kay Crosswell, also of Houston. Juan C. Ruiz, 66: Brother Ruiz joined the SIU in 1956 at the port of Wilmington, Calif. While with the SIU he sailed as a messman in the steward de­ partment. Ruiz died of an heart ailment while on a visit to his na­ Ruiz tive Phillipines Islands. He made his home in Wilmington, Calif. He is survived by a daughter, Carozon M. Ruiz, of Cebu, Phillipines Islands. His final resting place will be near his ancestral home in Cebu, the Phillipines. Louis Dee LeBIeu, 37: Brother LeBleu died in March, 1966 in Ville Platte. Louisiana of an acci­ dental death. A native of Louisi­ ana, he began sailing with the Union in 1956 and joined in Port Arthur, Texas. Brother LeBleu sailed with the LeBleu deck department. He is survived by his wife, Laurice Courrille LeBleu of Marksvilie. La., and their two children, Joseph Kerney and Debra Lynn. He was buried in St. Ann's Ceme­ tery, Mamou, La. irSAVs; J J" �April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Twelve SIU ARRIVALS Ships at Sea On a long voyage there's nothing like a good crew of Seafarers who keep the place in ship-shape. That's the case on the Del Santos (Delta) down South America way where Joseph Suarez has been doing a fine job in keeping passageways and other hard to clean places spotlessly clean. The deck delegate accepted the crew's vote Meeting secretary H. Bjerring Edward Davidson has been of thanks to Brother Joe. Since elected as ship's delegate aboard reports the steward on the Los leaving Paranagua, Brazil, Bill Angeles (Sea the Pen Vanguard Meehan has been Land) has been (Penn Shipping elected the new working hard to Co.) Meeting sec­ ship's delegate. keep things clean retary Richard Bill reports that in the pantry. Pa­ Nelson reports a the brothers give a trolman Campbell vote of thanks to vote of thanks to has brought the J. S. McRae, the Elmer Lane and brothers up to outgoing delegate the rest of the date about SIU for "a job well steward's departdone." No beefs. H. Bjeiring upgrading for enm e n t for the gine ratings. Meehan The ship's next McRae "consistently good Meeting chairman G. Castro re­ port is Ceuta. feeding and extra sweets during ports Bosun Nil Eriksson was ^ coffee breaks." Things are run­ unanimously elected ship's treas­ ning smoothly with no beefs as 'Walter Kristianson is the new urer. the ship heads for the port of deck delegate aboard the Sea Rio de Janeiro. Pioneer (Pioneer Louis Bahin writes from the Del Tankers). Meet­ Valle, that the food on this trip ing secretary Ro­ Frank Naklicki reports the men has been the best man Viloria re­ on the Seatrain Louisiana (Seain his memory. ports there has train Lines) were Ray H. Casanova, been do disputed very interested, Charles Dowling overtime or other during a recent and Floyd Nolan beefs. The new stop in New were all given ship's delegate is York, to hear single commenda­ W. W. Jacohson. about the new Viloria tions for putting Meeting chairman school deal for out the best food engineer training was Wilherf Wentling. "this side of heav­ Babin from a Union Paen." The ship also trolman. "No wishes to express their deep grati­ Naklicki Crew members of the Del Norte tude to al! SIU representatives for beefs reported," say meeting chairman Roy Pap- (Delta Steamship Lines) will have making this a very happy New plenty of movie Year. pas. The ship has been getting its time after they mail regularly. leave Galveston, No beefs and a smooth running and their 10 day The crew aboard the Wild lay up, for Rio de ship since she left Port Elizabeth Ranger, according to meeting sec­ is the story of the Janeiro. Treas­ retary Robert W. man on the Robin urer Bill Kaiser Ferrandiz, gave a Gray (Moore got 22 movies in big vote of thanks MacCormack) as Houston. The en­ to the steward de­ they voted thanks gine department's Callahan partment for put­ to the steward de­ Kurt K. Bineting up a real fine manis was elected ship's delegate partment for the New Year's din­ by acclamation on a motion by good work being ner. The ship is Douglas "Smiley" Claussen that done on their long running quite well was seconded by Francis Howard. trip to South Af­ Angelozzi and there are no Washing on the long voyage south rica: Nicholas Ansignificant beefs. should be a breeze with some good gelozzl reports that Tom Buckley In addition Meeting Chairman advice from Robert Callahan on has been active in making his Arthur Beck has reported that the how to prevent damage to the new shipmates safety conscious. Captain aboard the Wild Ranger washing machines. Callahan called said that this one of the best trips attention to proper filling of the Reports of outstanding holiday that he had had the pleasure to machines to prevent agitator wear menus have come from the Del sail on. and resulting ripped clothing. Mundo (Delta) where ship's dele­ Men of the St. Christopher (St. gate Benjamin C. Lawrence Carriers) had a wel­ Ship's delegate Juan A. C. Cruz Bengert gave the come break in the reports a vote of thanks to the Chief Steward form of a pleasant steward's depart­ and the entire 18-day stay in ment aboard the steward's depart­ San Francisco Del C a m p o. ment a vote of while the ship un­ There have been thanks for their derwent repairs no beefs so far as good service. Ac­ Powers before its trip to the ship sails for cording to meet­ Norfolk, reports its payoff in New ing secretary Joseph N. Powers, meeting secretary Orleans by way the purser was also in for a vote Edward Sherris. of Houston re­ of thanks for his handling of the Hindenes Arnold Hindenes ports Richard G. crew's mail. was elected ship's treasurer. Every­ Martinez meeting Cruz thing is going smooth, no beefs. secretary. Safety First! The Seafarers aboard the Colorado (Waterman) I Editor, will be holding I SEAFARERS LOG, fire and boat drills I 675 Fourth Ave., no matter what I Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 problems come I up. Deck dele­ I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG--please put smy I gate Edward CzoI name on your mailing list, fprinnnformofioni mowski passed on I the word that the i NAME drills will be held midship due to Andersen I: STREET ADDRESS the location of I CITY ........ ZIP........ deck cargo. Arthur G. Andersen I TO AVOID DUPllCATtON; If you are an old subscriber and have a change is the newly elected ship's dele­ " of address, please give your former address below j gate and reports there are no beefs at present. The crew has been keeping the place shipshape and got rid of their old washing ma­ chine after it ground to a halt. <I> ^l> r Carolyn Janet Rumhall, born November 9, 1965, to the Robert F. Rumballs, Erie, Pa. Michele DeForrest, born Janu­ ary 6, 1966, to the Howard DeForrests, Warren Ohio. John Thomas PfelfFelman, born January 23, 1966, to the Edward L. Pfeiffelmans, Mackinac Is., Mich. Marie Gutierrez, born January 30, 1966, to the Thomas Gutierrezs, Houston, Texas. Cheryl Cherry, born January .17, 1966, to the Wilbert L. Cherrys, Norfolk, Va. <1> Wesley Coats, born January 25, 1966, to the Jackie Coats, Port Arthur, Texas. <t> Jacqueline Ewell, born January 28, 1966, to the Richard Ewells, Baltimore, Md. 4/ Hector Marcial, born January 28, 1966, to the Pedro Marcials, Bayamon, P. R. 4/ Elizabeth Hong, born February 7, 1966, to the Tom Hongs, San Francisco, Calif. Danny McGrew, born August 4, 1965, to the Lloyd E. McGrews, Leitchfield, Ky. <1> Paul Titus, born January 25, 1966, to the James C. Titus, Port Arthur, Texas. Karen Lee Fox, born February 14, 1966, to the Warren F. Foxs, Pasadena, Md. Thomas Michael Stann, born November 2, 1965, to the Roy Stanns, New Orleans, La. Joy Rennee Kelley, born Janu­ ary 13, 1966, to the Bob Kelleys, Port Neches, Texas. <I> 4> Thomas Edward Kent, born February 6, 1966, to the Elkin Kents, New Orleans, La. Maria Reyes, born January 10, 1966, to the Jesus Deles Reyes, New Orleans, La. Albert Brooke, born October 23, 1965, to the Osborne M. Brookes, Jr., Chickasaw, Ala. Janie Rocker, born December 9, 1965, to the James Rockers, Carl­ ton, Ala. ^ David Russell Leo Parsons, born November 9, 1965, to the F. E. Parsons, Mobile, Ala. Warren Lawrence, born Decem­ ber 17, 1965, to the H. D. Law­ rences, Jr., Norfolk, Va. <|> Martha Wall, born December 14, 1965, to the James O. Walls, Arcadia, Texas. Mary Alice Kleman, born No­ vember 27, 1965, to the Robert Klemans, Bay City, Mich. Thomas A. Farrell Please contact Marilyn; Walter has been very sick. Her new ad­ dress is: 14095 NW 6th Ave., Miami, Fla. and phone is: 6883054. <1> Warren Ray Gordon "Z" No.: 1117169. Contact your attorney at once. Sherman F. Raphael, 1237 Maison Blanche Building, New Orleans, La. 70112. L. Hargesheimer Please contact Leonor L. Leddin, Belgrano 2938—Munro (B) F.C.N.G.B.—Vte. Lopez—Prov. BsAs, Republica Argentina, South America, Telephone: 740-9309. <1> Roscoe J. Hampton Contact Chilton Bryan, 550 The Main Building, 1212 Main St., Houston, Texas 77002 immedi­ ately. ^ N. R. Peters Please contact your mother as soon as you can. It is very im­ portant. Phone: 366-0872. Mrs. Stella Peters, 418 Balton St.', Fairmount, West Virginia. Eric Avers and Ed Palmer Please contact Thurston Lewis, Oiler, S/S Del Oro, Delta Lines, 1300 Hibernia Bank Bldg., New Orleans, La. <I> Claude A. Brown Important! Please get in touch with your wife Sarah, 1232 Bayand St., Baltimore, Md. — — Henry S. Cavanaugh Contact your attorney in New Orleans. George J. Garzotto, 104 Maison Blanche, New Orleans, La. 70112. Charles Kastanis Please contact your brother, Ted Kastanis. C/0 E. Martinez, 331 De Graw St., Brooklyn, New York 11231. Williams George Please contact your attorney in New Orleans immediately. R. R. Paschae Please get in touch with Mrs. Eva Mae Smith. You have a pack­ age. 1619 Marengo Dr., Prichard, Ala. Phone is 456-5122. �April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS Member Says 'Limit Union Term of Office' Fleet Inadequate For Vietnam Needs To die Editor: I should like to express in the "Letters" columns my opinion in regard to the tenure of office for union officials. I am a critic and an opponent of the present system which allows incumbent officials to run for office without restriction. It is my view that a time limit should be placed on the number of terms elected officials can serve consecutively. If a union official goes back to sea after a fixed term of office, he will, in my opinion, be in a better posi­ tion to maintain touch with the problems of the seafaring man. This could be healthy for our union. Even the President of the United States is restricted to two consecutive terms in office. As a matter of fact, several states only allow their governors to serve one term in office. I have raised this issue with several union officials and they have pointed out that our Union constitution allows any eligible SIU member to run for any elec­ tive office he wishes. While, as we all know, this is true, it does not meet the point I raise. The argument has also been made that under my proposal we could be faced with the possi­ bility of a complete set of new union officials lacking experi­ ence being elected at one time. This, of course, could happen at any time anyway, but even so we could develop a procedure to deal with such a possibility along the lines in effect in the elections to the U. S. Senate, where only one-third of the Senators come up for election every two years. To The Editor: I think all Seafarers should be concerned that American bot­ toms are losing a great deal in trade each month because they can't handle the Viet Nam war demands and the commercial trade at the same time. To me this points up the in­ adequacy of a Governmental Maritime Policy that permits for­ eign flags to take our trade while letting our own fleet run down. I think that the maritime un­ ions should continue to put pres­ sure on the proper governmental agencies to rebuild our merchant fleet. There is no question that the war in Viet Nam really proves the point that unions have been making about the in­ adequacy of the U.S. flag fleet. Walter Biimside ]R. B. Laytin Seafarers Wife Enjoys LOG Dear Editor: I thought you might be in­ terested to hear that I enjoy reading every issue of the Sea­ farers Log that my husband re­ ceives. I find it very informative and look forward to receiving each .issue. The features in the current edition "Story of Ameri­ can Labor," plus the aceompanying photos, is very good and very well written. Many other wiyes probably enjoy the paper too. Thank you from my husband and me. Mrs. Estelle Elbert Says Labor^s Story is Needed keading TotheEditon • I couldn't agree more that I there is a need for the: people of this country to be reminded of the history of the American union movement. The Seafarers Log is doing a service in present­ ing that story and you" couldn't have picked a better title than •'All This Happened." Many of our younger people perhaps find it difficult to be­ lieve that their parents who are union members—^and their par­ ents befbm them^had to jwage such tcrnble struggles in order to win even miniittuin detent tieafinent an4 the r some seeuri^. < : -X Mr LETTERS To The Editor Sees Old Pals In Log Feature To The Editor: I always enjoy seeing pictures of old buddies in the Log. It is rare that I don't see some Sea­ farers who I have sailed with many times when yoxf devote a page to one of the happiest times in a seaman's iife, the Payoff! Keep up the good work. There's nothing like receiving your mail and The Log when on a long trip far from home. Jimmy Peters Seafarers Heroism Taken For Granted Dear Editor: Reading about the recent close shave of the Seafarers on the Steel Architect when the Viet Cong hit the vessel in front of them in the Saigon River called my attention to just how much our efforts mean to the protec­ tion of our country. I was proud to read how calni the Seafarers on the entire ship were in the face of what might have been a real tragedy. Joseph Brodski Page Thirteen LOG Seafarer Destribes Indian Sport Of the Mongoose Versus the Cobra "I find life at sea to be a great adventure," said Seafarer Howard Whitely, "the reason being that you get to see what goes on at the other side of the world. And my hobby is souvenir collecting, but not in the customary way people collect mementoes from foreign countries." What Brother Whitely meant ^ curl up and strike out time and stretched out dead. The mongoose was that he collects his souvenirs time again, bqt when they struck would find his opening quickly, through the mental recollections out front, the mongoose was be­ dash in and sink its teeth in the he gathers in all parts of the world. hind; when they lashed out to neck of the cobra, then dart on He counts the Pyramids of Egypt the right, the animal seemed to to his next opponent. and the Taj Mahal of India among be on the left. It was almost as "1 count my seeing the contest his souvenirs. exciting as a good bullfight." between the mongoose and the cobras," Whitely said, "as one of Favorite Impressions Snakes Done In better souvenirs. When 1 come One of the 19-year SIU vete­ But Brother Whitely had to ad­ to think of it, some of the most ran's favorite impressions was the mit that the contest between the amazing things I've ever seen were time when he was on the beach cobras was not anywhere as long in India, like the Taj Mahal, one for eight days in India, because it of the Seven Wonders of the as a bullfight. In less than twenty was the mansu or rainy season, World." minutes, all four snakes were and the people didn't want to work on unloading the ship. "One minute it would be pouring rain," Whitely explained, "then the sun would come out for a while before it began to rain again. The weather just couldn't make up its mind, A veteran Seafarer, who requested that he only be but 1 did have plenty of spare time identified as Book IS umber B-125, submitted the fol­ to spend on the beach—time lowing short sketch for publication in the LOG. The enough to see one of the most colorful attractions in all of India, Seafarer has been shipping out for over 33 years and the fights in Bombay staged be­ says that he finds writing an excellent way to while away tween the mongoose and the co­ his off-duty hours aboard ship. bra." Looking up, I nodded and grinned. Next time I looked that Brother Whitely explained that way the kid had gone. the mongoose was a small animal, How does one share himself fairly amongst thirty-three young­ somewhat like a cat, somewhat sters? this one, "young Mike" to us, seemed to exist for his thirtylike a dog and even longer than a third share. 1 couldn't help it that nite when 1 found myself squirrel. He said that the mon­ knocking on the door of what seemed a comfortable home, 1 felt goose was a sneaky creature and sure that the big man who answered my knock was Mike's father. one of the fastest things he'd ever He could well be a football tackier also. After a split second ap­ seen. The event that Whitely at­ praisal he asked, "Can 1 help you"? 1 felt it would be better if tended was between the famous God helped, and right now! 1 heard my voice making an intro­ snake-killer and four cobras. duction, "1 am Mike's teacher." As he looked at me, he seemed Fight Begins like a huge rock that was saying "If you detour and go carefully "To begin the fight," he ex­ you will get by o.k." plained, "they let all four snakes Though he almost filled the doorspace, I could just see down the out of their cages, then released hall, there stood a hall-stand and on it a brief case. I took a chance the mongoose. While one of the and said, "Would you move that brief case a little more to the cobras was lying down playing right and when Mike comes in tell -him you have been noticing possum, the tiny swift animal how much he has grown; and would he now share with you, your raced in and grabbed the snake stand. Thank you for hearing me out and good evening." behind the neck, and that part of I had no need in the morning to check to see. if Mike was pres­ the contest was over in seconds. ent. Always there had been a small valise near where I left my The cobra was stretched out like case. Now for the first time 1 knew it had been Mike's and today a yardstick, and the mongoose be­ it was not there! gan to circle around the other In the evening I was back knocking on Mike's door and no three, waiting for an opening like plan! "Mike Senior" once again answered my knock. He put his a boxer. big hand on my shoulder and led me into his home, he was crying. He said Mike will be at school in the morning; he had slept plum "Though the snakes kept trying through the noisy alarm, his mom did and me too. On my way to hit the mongoose," Brother out, through blurred eyes, I saw two brief cases side-by-side in the Whitely continued, "they had no hall. success at all. The vipers would A Brief Case Family Day At SIU Clinic Cites Govt. Apathy Toward U.S. Fleet To The Editor: In a recent issue of the Log I read two articles that, con­ sidered together, are very uft-setting. One noted the failure of governmental agencies to prox: tect American Flag Merchant Marine. The other called atten­ tion to an expert's report show* ing that Russia is rapidly e^y panding her merchant fleet. : How much longer can this trend continue? Are the mari­ time'unions the only spokesmen in raising their voices to alert the American public of this dan-i| gerous trend? When American troops have needed supplies her merchahf^ mtuine has always been coutttetfl* on. I hope this terrible experi­ ence of Viet Nam at least will. open the eyes of some people of the need to protect the U.S. merchant fleet. Mrs. Theodore Goodman, whose husband is now shipping in the steward department on the SIUcontracted Robin Gray, stopped by the Union clinic on Thursday afternoon, which is the time allotted for families of Seafarers to visit. She is shown with her twin daughters, Karen and Sharon, conferring with Dr. Weisler. Karen had been complaining of frequent sore throats, while her sister, Sharon, just dropped by for a routine checkup of her physical condition by the doctor. r-.t «.f fA- �m •r' Page Foarteen UNFAIR TO LABOR DO NOT BUY OCEAN PIONEER (Pioneer Tankers) January 8—Chairman, J. Selby; Secre­ tary, T. R. Sanford. Brother Sanford re.siKned as ship's delegate and Brother Simmons was elected to serve in his place. No beefs were reported by de­ partment delegates. VENORE (Venore), February 13— Chairman, Robert A. Clarke; Secretary, M. Olson. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Some disputed Oi" in deck and engine departments. TRANSHAITTERAS WatCTr,. ways), February 14—Chairman, Karl Hellman; Secretary, John Flanagan. Few hours disputed OT in deck depart­ ment. MT. WASHINGTON (Victory Carriers), February 20—Chairman, T. 1,. Moore; Secretary, M. C. Barton. Ship is short seven men. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for job well done in spite of being short four men in the department. Seafarers and their famiiies are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metals). February 20—Chairman, P. T. Maldonado; Secretary, W. B. Yarbrough. Every­ thing is running smoothly. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Crew reguested crew to continue to keep to co­ operate and keep ship clean. DEL ORG (Delta), March 6—Chairman, Louis J. Bollinger; Secretory, Ramon Irizarry. $23.56 in ship's fund. Every­ thing is running smoothly. Some dis­ puted OT in engine deportment. PENN SAILOR (Penn Shipping). Feb­ ruary 22—Chairman, Jimmie Jackson ; Secretary. John D. Pennell. Disputed OT reported in engine and deck departments. AU beefs will be taken up with board­ ing patrolman. Vote of thanks to the entire steward department. LUCILLE BLOOMFTELO (Bloomfleld), March 20—Chairman, Harold BJ. Rosecrans; Secretary, Angeles Z. Deheza. Brother Joseph Sarver was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. All is fine. "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) LINFIELD VICTORY (Alcoa), Feb­ ruary 19—Chairman, John Nash; Secre­ tary, Norman D. Tober. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Every­ thing is running smoothly. H. I. Siege! "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) -i, J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) — April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG — Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) ^ Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) <I> Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) <1> White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Genewo Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, • Sfatler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, W. L. Douglas, Flagg Brothers, Kingston, Davidson. (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) Tyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock Comi^ Tyson's Pride Manor House-Safeway Wishbone-Kroger Cornish Game-Armour and A & Fs SuperR^t Cmrnish Game Hen (Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. America) COLUMBIA (Oriental), January 16— Chairman, E. Wheeler; Secretary, J. Wong. No beefs reported by department delegates. New trip—nothing to report. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa). March 8— Chairman, Henry W. Miller: Secretary, T. H, Sanchez. Disputed OT to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Donation taken up for one brother who left ship due to illness. Motion made that regard­ less of what articles a crew signs, they be paid day for day. CHATHAM (Waterman), March 3— Chairman, M. T. Morris; Secretary. T. A. Jackson. Performing in engine depart­ ment to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Vote of thanks to the steward for getting milk. OCEANIC TIDE (Trans-World Marine), March 16—Chairman, L. W. Moore; Secretary, E. M. Bryant. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. One man taken off ship in Panama Canal due to illness. ALDINA (Wall Street Trader^, March 6—Chairman, P. E. Taylor; feretary, George Wm. Luke. Brother W. Kuhl was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Patrol­ man will be contacted regarding no drinking fountain in mcssrooni. Two men taken off ship in Freeport to be repatri­ ated back to States. DIGEST of SIU TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Com­ mercial), March 6—Chairman, H. Darrow; Secretary, E. Carrigan. Some dis­ puted OT in deck department. To contact patrolmen regarding duties of steward utility. MEETINGS ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatross Tank­ er), Februaiy 20—Chairman, Peter Pat­ rick ; Secretary, Ira K. Coats. Crew awaiting answer from headquarters re­ garding draws. Union should contact company i^arding the forwarding of mail. EXPRESS BUFFALO (Transmarine Navigation), March 20—Chairman. John Rossow: Secretary, Gerald Erlinger. One man missed ship in Oakland. Gear packed and inventoried for chief engineer. Captain compliment crew as being one of the finest he's sailed with. No dis­ puted OT reported by department dele­ gates. DE SOTO (Waterman), January 80— Chairman, William McAithur. Jr.; Sec­ retary, J. F. Castronover. $20.76 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), March 6—Chairman, Bill Clement; Se^ retary, James M. Nelson. Few. hours disputed OT in deck department to be taken up with patrolman. Otherwise, everything is O.K. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Special thanks to the chief cook, Wiley Hinton and the 3rd cook, Charles Thorpe. BETHFLOR (Bethlehem Steel), March 13—Chairman, John Mehalov; Secretary, W. Young. Few beefs to be taken- up with boarding patrolman. EXPRESS VIRGINIA (Marine Car­ riers), March 13—Chairman George Van Ettea: Secretary. Gregory F. Gannon. Discussioti to have union make Company move welding machine from passageway and stop chipping. Discussion about deck department painting engine quarters. Dis­ cussion about Skipper giving travelers checks in first port. $6.25 in ship's fund. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), J. Kiichta; Secretary, J. McDonald. Brother J. Kuchta was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Various repairs still to be made since last voyage. Congenial crew aboard. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), February 23—Chairman, Henry Sieber; Secretary, W. C. Sink. $9.07 in ship's fund. Motion made to contact headquarters regarding draws in Japa­ nese Yen instead of American money while in Yokohama. Vote of thanks to the steward department, ship's delegate and to the first assistant engineer for their cooperation. REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), March 80—Chairman, J. W. Canard; Secretary, H. R. Huston. $5.00 out of ship's fund spent for extra K/S, balance in fund $11.00. Ship sailed short" two men. One man taken off ship and hospitalized in the Azores. Chief pumpman extended a vote of thanks to the captain, chief engi­ neer and chief mate and 1st assistant for their assistance to sick pumpman. Vote of thanks to the steward department for their fine groceries. WESTERN COMET (Western Tank­ ers), February 22—Chairman, W. Fernwood : Secretary, J. A. McDougall, Brother H. Kaufman was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmiam), March 27—Chairman. Mazur S. Charles: Secretary. Bennett L. Harris. $4.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by de-: partment delegates. New ship's delegate to be elected. SIU-AGLIWD Meetings Philadelphia May .3—2:30 p.m. New York . May 2—2:30 p.m. Baltimore . . May 4—2:30 p.m. Detroit .... May 6—2:30 p.m. Houston . .. May 7—2:30 p.m. New Orleans May 8—2:30 p.m. Mobile . . . .May 11—2:30 p.m. Wilmington May 16—2:00 p.m. San Francisco May 18—2:00 p.m. Seattle .... May 20—2:00 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit May 2—2 p.m. Alpena May 2—7 p.m. Buffalo May 2—7 p.m. Chicago May 2—7 p.m. Cleveland May 2—7 p.m. Duluth May 2—7 p.m. Frankfurt May 2—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit .... May 9—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee May 9—7:30 p.m. Chicago . . .May 10—7:30p.m. Buffalo ... .May 11—7:30 p.m. tSauIt Ste. Marie May 12—7:30 p.m. Duluth .... May 13—7:30 p.m. Cleveland . . May 13—7:30 p.m. Toledo ... .May 13—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia . . May 3—5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) . May 4—5 p.m. Houston May 9—5 p.m. Norfolk May 5—5 p.m. New Orleans . . May 10—5 p.m. Mobile May 11—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jwsey City May 9—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia May 10—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore May 11—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk May 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York May 2—7 p.m. Baltimore May 4—7 p.m. Philadelphia ... May 3—7 p.m. ^Houston May 9—7 p.m. Mobile May 10—7 p.ni. New Orleans ..May 11—7 p.m. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. $ Meeting held at Galveston wharves. DIRECTORYof UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tannar Earl Shapard Al Tannar VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsay Williami Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 475 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-4600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3414 BALTIMORE, MD 1214 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mats 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO. N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-97S9 CHICAGO, III 9383 Ewing Ave." SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. ?Sth St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main Sf. EL 7-244! HOUSTON. Tex 5804 Canal Sf. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2408 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery Sf. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 430 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7544 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA. Pa 2404 S. 4th St. DE 4-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tax 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEAnLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS. Mo 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. ^ Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 Know YOUR RIGHTS FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. , SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, r^um receipt request^. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained . from publishing any article serving the political purposea of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membenhip action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Beard may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out thU reaponsibiilty. PAYMENT OF MONIES. /No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is {riven such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In Edition, copies are available in all Union hails. Ail members should obtoin copies of this conBtituv'on so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarten. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension beneflta have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All S^farera are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. -These righto arc clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers Conse­ quently, no Seofsrer may be discriminated against because of race, creed color national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he to denied the euuai riehta to which be to entitled, he should notify headquarters. ^ * SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic righto of Seafarers to the ri^t to punue l^tolative and political objectives which will servo the best interests of themselves, their familiee and their Union. To achieve theae objectives, the Seafarers PoliUcal Activity Donation was eatabitohed. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarsr feela that any of the above righto have been violated or that ha has been deniad hto eonstltiiUonal right of aeeeae to U^M ri^rds to: fornuitlan, he shonld inmedlately notify SIU Praaident Pan! Hall at headqnartera bv eertlisd nail, retnm rocolpt raqnasted. ' <f d 4 �April 29, 1966 \.1 fi!- Page Fifteen SEAFARERS LOG • , J. T -M«5f;*»ifc«rawih ilUllllS HAPPHEI THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR •• H-r- HE policies of President Woodrow WilsorM^i^ had strong labor backing as the United ; ' States entered World War 1. Wilson enr joyed great popularity with American labor. He was the first President to address an AFL con­ vention and the first to hold that the right to organize was in the public interest. It was during Wilson's first administration that the Clayton Act was passed, clearly stating that labor unions were not "trusts" or combinations in restraint of trade—a charge made by many employers in an attempt to thwart union action. It was also under his administration that a separate Labor Department was established, with the Secretary of Labor a member of the President's Cabinet, The firk Labor Secretary was William B, Wilson, former secretary-treas­ urer of the AFL United Mine Workers Union, Unions grew in membership in the war pe­ riod, By 1920 the AFL unions represented four million workers, W ITH the United-States' entrance into the war, most American unions adhered to a "no-strike" pledge to assure Ameri­ can soldiers an uninterrupted stream of Ameri­ can war production. Prices soon began to rise however, and although industry's war profits soared, American workers met increasing-tttfficulty making ends meet. Many workers found it impossible to live up to their no-strike pledge, and before the end of 1917 almost 4,500 strikes were in progress involving over a million work­ ers. The War Labor Board was created to alleviate the situation. Through the Board, a living wage was established in each industry involved in war production and unions were authorized to act as bargaining agents for the workers. American business accepted labor's new position because war profits were at record highs and a "don't rock the boat" philosophy prevailed. But American employers were sim­ ply biding their time. With the end of the war and the flooding of the labor market by 2 million returning soldiers, "getting back to normal" became the national slogan. For most employers this meant a return to their old antilabor agitation, wage slashing, and a rejection of Federally controlled wages and hours and f compulsory union recognition. T the same time that the employers' antilabor activity climbed toward its peak, t post war prices and living costs were skyrocketing. American workers were caught in a bind for which there was only one ans\yer. ^ During 1919-1920 well over a million work­ ers went on strike. The employers used all A fef ^ T!0^ V^K\tonKkC«)«V\fTiF5 ON&STEELW^iffi£RS tte American ftderation of laboc li ,>thNkt * A A In 1919 strike police gave strikers the usual hard^ time. Here they drive pickets from gates of one;|| of struck companies, Lackawanna Steel in Buffalo.^ Steel workers strike of 1919 was overwhelmingly supported by organized labor movement. Here are signs displayed outside strike headquarters. ••3 .;;• Yi 9.. Of the traditional union-busting devices against them, plus a new one—rthe "Big Red Scare. Employers did their best to link each American strike with the Communist Revolution which had just taken place in Russia. Simple strikes for higher wages were greeted by screaming headlines like "The Bolsheviks Are Taking Over!" Some strikes were in fact undermined by the Red Scare tactics. In most cases how­ ever, the walkouts continued because the strik­ ers were not radicals of any sort and certainly not Communist sympathizers. They were sim­ ply working men who could not live on what the employer offered and took the only action available to them to better their condition. During" the war, the steel industry remained non-union and when 24 AFL unions joined in 1919 to organize steel workers the workers joined the unions by the thousands. As fast as they joined the union, they were laid off. A strike followed and the steel towns were scenes of violence and repression. Eighteen lives were lost and the strike was smashed. The Red Scare madness reached its height in the famous Sacco and Vanzetti case. Nicola Sacco, a shoemaker and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, a fish-peddler, were anarchist labor organizers arrested in 1920 and charged with a payroll holdup and murder. The evidence against them was extremely weak and it was generally felt that they were being tried for their radical anarchist views and labor backgrounds, rather than for any involvement in the Braintree, Massachusetts robbery. The Red Scare was at its height however, and the two men were convicted and executed, although they con­ tinued to proclaim their innocence to the very end. OR the badly abused American seamen, much progress was made during the period just before World War I and during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. A' campaign by the Sailors Union of the Pacific had al­ ready led, in 1892, to the enactment of legis­ lation abolishing penalties for desertion on coastwise vessels. In addition, assignment of wages and the attachment of seamen's,cloth­ ing on coastwise ships was made illegal. This legislation was later partly nullified, but new legislation limited penalties to forfeiture of wages and clothing on coastwise runs; The' penalty for desertion in foreign ports was lim­ ited to one month's imprisonment. At last the American seaman had some legal rights, if still very few. Bui spurred by Andrew Furuseth, leader of the International Seamen's Union and head of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, F the fight was continued and legislation destii to become the Seamen's Act of 1915 was introduced into Congress by Senator Robert . M. La Follette and Representative William B. : Wilson (who would later become the nation's first Secretary of Labor). The struggle leading up to passage of the Seamen's Act lasted for over 20 years. During that time there were some small successes and many great disappointments. Through all that time, Furuseth haunted the halls of Congress. He acted as the conscience of an entire nation —a strong, rich nation, yet one which had al­ lowed greedy shipowners to force such vile conditions upon seamen that a journalist could write with absolute truth in 1896 "the differ­ ence between a deep-water sailor and a slave is $15 per month." URUSETH obtained invaluable and un­ selfish support and assistance from Senator Robert La Follette. Furuseth lobbied con­ stantly for legislation to improve the lot of American seamen. He wrote magazine articles, debated the issue with anyone at the drop of a hat, actively lined up support in Congress. When the Seamen's Act was finally passed in 1915 and signed into law by President Wilson, it was in large measure a personal triumph of one man's devotion to his fellow men. The Seamen's Act definitely abolished im­ prisonment for desertion, guaranteed half pay in every port of loading and unloading, in­ creased foc'sle space, and improved the scale of provisions. In addition, it set definite stand­ ards of experience for able-bodied seamen, limited work in port to 9 hours daily, abolished all but necessary work on Sundays and holidays, legislated that 65 percent of the deck crew had to be ABs and 75 percent of each department had to understand the language of the officers. It made mandatory the provision of sufficient lifeboats for everyone aboard, assured payment for injuries received at work, and much more. F A LTHOUGH some of the Act's provisions were later undermined through lax and discriminatory enforcement by the De­ partment of Commerce and conflicting legisla­ tion, and many other important improvements had to wait for later years to be realized, the Seamen's Act has been aptly called the Eman­ cipation Proclamation of Seamen because it released them from virtual slave conditions. And jFuruseth's long and great battle to secure its passage inscribed his name indelibly in the history of the sesunen's union movement as "the Patron Saint of Seafarers." �SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO FOR AGE AND OVER V ^ - V^- TO ALL SEAFARERS AND THEIR SPOUSES WHO WERE 64 YEARS OLD ON JUNE T, 1965 OR AFrER~-AND WHETHER TllEY ARE ..' ; ^WORKING, NOT WORKING OR ON PENSION— ' * r " ^ •- • ;1 ^ : ^ For maximum coverage of hospital and-medical expenses under the Medi- . . '• " •i s care program and the Seafarers Welfare Prpgrdm, Seafarers and their \vives who became 64 years of age on June 1, 1965 or after must file an application' , - v >.'. for the basic and #pplemeritary benefits under the Medicare program by ^'^smtrnm'o , May 31, 1966. If the Seafarer w^ 1, 1965, he must file, regard} . less of his wife's age. If the wife was 64 on that date she should file regardless ' of her husband's age. deadline for enrollment in the Medicare program has been extended from . i, Ma enable thpse who failed to file to obtain this important protection. msrnm?^ Under Medicare, everyone 65 or over on July 1, 1966 will have paid-up I/ insurance for their hospital expenses, with exception of minor deductible ' ' • figures• - - the program begins in July, you must sign up for this supplementary benefit by May 31, 1966 at the nearest Social Security otfice. The supplementary benefit costs $3.00 per month which will be deducted from your Social Secur-. ;. „. -* . ity payments. If you are not drawing Social Security you will pay the $3.00 ^ • •v > directly, r:. But the Seafarers Welfare Plan will reimburse you for each of the $3.00 monthly payments. SO THE SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT COVERAGE WILL COST YOU NOTHING. V--...:.,.... .....v:^*.,-.-;9arB;are^ fully covered you must file the application for supplementary medical benefits at once. You will be reimbursed by the Seafarers Welfare Plan ^^ ®9 |3i00 mpiithly charges. Also, make certain that for the supplementary medical benefits if she became 64 years old on June 1, 1965 or after, so that she can enjoy maximum coverage. You as well. >< , f '• a ! I I ' : II effective until 1968. Protect your rights and benefits.. You can apply by getting in touch with your nearest Social Security office. t Details and further information may be obtained from the SIU by con­ tacting the SIU Social Security Department, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11232. ^ Make sure you register now! • ,. •* i V I ' 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 29, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SENATE DEFEATS THIRD TRY BY DIRKSEN TO AMEND ONE-MAN, ONE-VOTE RULING COAST SHIP UNIONS PROTEST THREAT BY U.S. TO BUILD VESSELS ABROAD FIT-OUT ON THE LAKES PLANS TO BUILD U.S. SHIPS ABROAD ATTACKED AS SOURCE OF GOLD DRAIN SEAFARER’S SPARE TIME ON BEACH SPENT IN PURSUIT OF AUTO HOBBY SEAFARER DESCRIBES INDIAN SPORT OF THE MONGOOSE VERSUS THE COBRA THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR – ALL THIS HAPPENED: PART 6 FOR AGE 64 AND OVER – SEAFARERS WELFARE AND PENSION PLANS 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 04/29/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 9 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/e7abcc926b5a29d298c1aa00a7512341.PDF 3d90f9eddfa7341ddda3ee44e4b1c559 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS*U>G OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO ""iiMtlwIiMi^T IMI ji iQ' rtijiT 'Iiirri m\\» SlU Backs Plan for Domestic Shipping Page 3 ... Louisiana State Fed Urges Fleet Build-Up Page 2 . . .' SlU Atlantic Fishermen Win Pension Plan I S~J;SS Pages 8-9 . . . i-' The Kingsport Strike—3 Years of Struggle -^4 I ' t*' •• J' r ' ' I; tii«I '• •', . N • I .V -5^3 till ioGdline painted dn the hulls dt ships In ffit^rnciftonaf cofiiinerce td indkdtB fhe ntdkimum depth df^ submdrgdncd ^ ts gding td be md^ed 36 years that the location of thd hi^prh^^ so fdhiiliar td lit ot f f i III e work ers will be changed, (Poge 3) >V 3 IPS �Page Two April 15, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Del Mar Wins Annual Delta Line Safety Award Report of International President by Paul Hall The SlU-manned Del Mar has been awarded the annual Delta Line Fleet -Safety Award. Talcing part in presentation ceremonies held recently aboard the vessel in New Orleans are (l-r, above): Del Mar chief engineer R. A. Love; Delta Safety Director Paul Pollatt; Del Mar master J, D. Kourian; Port Capt. E. R. Seamen: and Seafarers J. Procell, bosun; V. Romolo, chief steward and electrician Orlando Guerrero. j I SIUAtlantic Fishermen Win Pensions The fact that foreign-flag vessels are not required to meet the same safety standards as American-flag ships should be a matter of con­ tinuing concern to all Americans. The fiery destruction of the cruise liner Viking Princess under similar conditions as those causing the fire aboard the Yarmouth Castle has again prompted renewed demands for safety legislation—demands that the Seafarers International Union and other groups have been making continuously for many years. But disaster after disaster has brought little or no action toward protecting American citizens travelling on foreign-flag passenger vessels on the high seas. The response of Congress and the U. S. public has been one of indignation immediately following the disaster, an outcry which seems to last only a short while with no real action being taken. Then the foreign- and runaway-flag vessels are free to again endanger the lives of American citizens. The operators of these shabby vessels seem to regard a few more dollars in their pocket more highly than human life, and they have demonstrated that they have no intention of stepping up safety practices, unless forced to do so by law. The standards of the 1948 Safety of Life at Sea Convention does not bar the use of wood and flammable paints in many parts of the ship, while the American Maritime safety laws, adopted after the disastrous fire on the Morro Castle in 1934, require non-flammable materials and paint to be used virtually throughout the ship. Under the American standard of safety, the Viking Princess would have never been allowed to operate. Unless the protest against the unsafe standards are heeded, the lives of American citizens will continue to be jeopardized in foreign-flag firetraps, owned by ruthless operators. The SIU will not relax its demands until adequate safety standards are adopted to prevent the further loss of American lives. BOSTON—The SIUNA-affiliated Atlantic Fishermen's Union has won a new two-year agreement which for the first time provides pension coverage for approximately 500 Boston fishermen. The con­ • • » tract went into effect on April 1 after overwhelming membership ratification. Alarmed by the increasing losses to American shipping by the failure SIUNA Vice-President James ^ of the Federal Government to implement the Merchant Marine Act death benefits payable to survivors, The union maintained that this re­ Ackert, who heads the Atlantic of 1936, the legislatures of two states. New York and Michigan, have with the exact amounts to be de sponsibility rested with the boat Fishermen's Union, said that termined by actuaries administer­ owners. Under the old contract gone on record as calling for Congress to rigorously pursue the provi­ the newly-instituted pension plan ing the plans. the fishermen were required to pay sions of the Act. More and more people are coming to recognize that will cover the Boston fishermen a substantial part of the costs for Congress is letting down one of the most important segments of the The contract also orovidfs American economy. While other segments of our economy, such as who work on trawlers out of this radar and sounding machines. farming receive their share of subsidies, the U.S. merchant marine is port. The new agreement was "lumpers" who unload the vessels The new agreement provides reached after protracted negotia­ will now earn $22 a day for the that the boat owners, in the first being ignored. It is a measure of the growing concern over the problem when two tions with the Federated Boat first 100,000 pounds of fish un­ vear of the contract, will take over Owners of Boston and New York. loaded, plus two dollars for every ffie cost of paying for radar of the largest states in the country in effect censure the Federal Gov­ Under the precedent - setting additional 10,000 pounds over that aboard the fishing vessels, and in ernment's laxity in giving the merchant marine the support it deserves agreement, the SIU fishermen will amount. the second year will assume the and needs. The two state legislatures took note of the fact that U. S. get an approximate 50 per cent in­ One of the issues in the contract costs of the sounding machines bottoms are now carrying substantially less than nine per cent of our own commerce, a point we of the SIU have been making for years. crease in their health and welfare- negotiations involved responsi­ used on fishing trips. In the struggle now in Viet Nam, our boys are depending on our hospitalization benefits. An in­ bility for buying of electronic Because of the union's firm posi­ crease was also negotiated in the equipment to increase the catch. tion in its contract demands, talks merchant marine to bring them supplies. Despite the arguments of were stalemated on several occa­ Secretary McNamara, the facts still remain that air power is not carrying the bulk of the supplies that keep American soldiers in the sions and federal and state media­ field in Viet Nam. And the 1936 Merchant Marine Act specifically tors were called into the nego­ calls for vessels to be constructed in the United States, flying the U. S. tiations. flag and manned by U. S. citizens. With this pact successfully con­ cluded. the SIU Atlantic Fisher­ men's Union will shortly reopen nesotiations in Gloucester cover­ MOBILE—Max Harrison, administrator of the Seafarers Wel­ ing another 350 fishermen in that fare Plan from its inception in 1950 until 1955 and president of port. the American Maritime Association until his resignation last Oct. / 31, died of a heart ailment in f v7 the Mobile Infirmary on April the Marine Engineers Beneficial 4 at the age of 51. He lived in Association, the Masters, Mates ALBANY, N.Y.—The Federal Government's failure to enforce and Pilots and the Radio Officers Mobile. Union. the Merchant Marine Act of 1935 and support and protect the Harrison be­ When the Seafarers Welfare American-flag merchant marine has come under fire from the gan his career Plan was established in 1950, the New York State Legislature. in the mari­ U.S. shipbuilding capacity is trustees of the plan named Harri­ The New Y'ork State body dwindling dangerously even time industry son as its first administrator. He has adopted a resolution con­ with the Wa­ also administered several other un­ The increasing need for demning the laxity of Federal though our worldwide responsi­ terman Steam­ ion welfare and pension plan. standardized safety regulations enforcement which has allowed bilities are increasing steadily. ship Company In urging that the Federal Gov­ In 1961, Harrison was elected for foreign-flag vessels operat­ the total of U.S. waterborne here. He went ernment strictly enforce the pro­ president of the American Mari­ ing out of American ports was foreign commerce carried on with the com­ visions of the 1935 Merchant time Association, a post he held pointed up recently in the burn­ American flag ships to drop to pany after Harrison Marine Act by every means at its until his resignation last October. ing of the Viking Princess while less than 9 percent. In addition, playing profes­ disposal, the New York legisla­ The AM A represented 75 shipping returning from a South American the resolution points out that the sional football following his grad­ tors point with alarm to the con­ companies operating some 400 cruise. U.S. merchant marine is being uation in 1938, from Auburn ships. tinuing growth of the Soviet mer­ Two persons were reported given less support and protection University where he played end chant fleet, which at its present Harrison was a familiar figure dead from the Miami-bound lux­ than is the practice in all other on the football team. He served rate of growth will dominate the in various capacities for Water­ to Seafarers, particularly in the ury liner in a disaster similar to maritime nations. Gulf ports and in New York. He that of the Yarmouth Castle sev­ Coming close on the heels of a world's oceans by 1970. man. For three years he directed addressed several of the SIU's in­ eral months before. Neither of the similar resolution passed by the Pointing out that the mainten­ labor relations for the Gulf Ship­ two ships were required to meet Michigan State Legislature, the ance and encouragement of a building Corporation, a Waterman ternational biennial conventions. Harrison is survived by his wife, American Maritime safety stand­ N.Y. resolution represents just one strong U.S.-flag merchant fleet is subsidiary. He was later pro­ the former Frances Green; three ards—even though they both were more example of the increasing of growing importance to the na­ moted to the same post in the sons. Dr. J. Max Jr. of Birming­ carrying American citizens. alarm being felt by responsible tional security of the United parent company. ham and Thomas Earl and Wil­ What made the Viking Princess, legislators from coast to coast over States, copies of the N.Y. Legis­ In 1949 Harrison opened his liam Paul, both of Mobile; four as well as the Yarmouth Castle the continuing deterioration of the lature resolution are being trans­ own labor relations firm in Mobile daughters, Mrs. Patricia Yost, and particularly susceptible to fire U.S. merchant fleet. mitted for action to the President representing a number of shipping the Misses Rosemary, Dianne and was the flammable wood and paint The New York legislators of the United States, to the Presi­ concerns, including Waterman. He Debbra Lynn, also of Mobile, and used in the vessels' construction point out that the active U.S. dent of the U.S. Senate and the sensed as chairman of the negoti­ a granddaughter. and decoration. Neither ship merchant marine today consists of Speaker of the House of Repre­ ating committee of Atlantic and Funeral services were held on would have been cleared for sail­ approximately 900 ships, which Gulf Steamship Companies in col­ April 6 in St. Mary's Roman Cath­ ing under American-flag safety is less than pre-World War II sentatives, and to each member of the New York delegation in Con­ lective bargaining with the SIU, olic Church in Mobile. standards. strength, and further notes that gress. Max Harrison Dies in Mobile; Was First Welfare Plan Head Viking Princess Couldn't Meet U.S. Safety Rules N. Y. Legislature to Congress: 'Enforce Marine Act of 1936' �April 15» 1966 Plimsoll Mark to Be Raised For First Time in 36 Years 1 - •a- is A move has been made that will raise the position of the Plimsoll mark on ships' hulls for the first time in 36 years. The Plimsoll mark—a familiar symbol to Seafarers and other maritime workers — is the name for the loadline mark whtich is conspicuously painted on a vessel's sides to indicate the legal maximum depth the ship can be submerged when engaged in interna­ tional commerce. The change in the position of the Plimsoll mark is the result of a new load-line agreement signed in London early this month by 60 maritime nations. It took five weeks of discussions by the member nations of the United Nations Inter-Govemmental Maritime Consulta­ tive Organization before final agreement was reached. Under the new convention—as international agreements of this nature are called—the Plimsoll mark will be raised by 10 to 20 per cent on tankers, ore carriers and bulk carriers of more than 328 feet. Ships that carry, dry cargo also will benefit by an increase of about 10 per cent, if they are fitted with watertight hatch covers. The new regulations will apply to all ships in the above cate­ gories that are built in the future and also to existing ships if they comply with certain safety regulations. The present regulations determining the position of the Plim­ soll mark were established in 1930. Before the new agreement becomes maritime law it must be ratified by each of the nations. (Editor's Note: The Plimsoll mark or line is named for Samuel Plimsoll, an Englishman who was bom in 1824 and died in 1898. Plimsoll was a reformer with a great interest in the welfare of sailors. He was especially concerned with the loss of crewmembers* lives on ships sunk at sea as a result of overloading, a practice which many British shipowners persisted in because if their vessels were lost at sea they profited handsomely from the insurance. As a member of Parliament from Derby from 186880, Plimsoll fought vigorously and successfully for the enact­ ment of a law limiting the loading of ships. As a result a load line was required to be marked on the hulls of aO British ves­ sels showing the depth to which the law allowed them to be submerged through loading. Other maritime nations followed suit and the Plimsoll mark became international law. Plimsoll, incidentally, was the author of a book entitled "Our Seamen," published in EMand in 1872.) ITF Plans Campaign Step-up Against Runaway Flag Ships The Seafarers and Dockers section of the International Trans­ port Workers Federation agreed at a meeting held in Hamburg, Germany to intensify its efforts in organizing crews sailing under the runaway flags of FanLib-"^ dents Cal Tanner and Earl (Bull) Hon nations. Shepard. Representing the SIUNA at The ITF sessions were held the conference were vice-presifrom March 28 to March 31. The resolution to intensify or­ ganizing efforts on PanLiHon April IS, 1966 V«i. XXVIilj No, 8 ships was made after a report pre­ sented by the Boycott Committee Ofitcisl PubiSeailnn of the SIUNA Atlxntie, GuJf, hakes & Inland Waters of the ITF. The committee was set up to deal with the so-called niatrict, AFL-CIO "flags of convenience" ships PAUL HAU,, president under the registry of Panama, Li­ , beria and the Honduras. A'wee. Vicif-Pres. Viee'President':- ^ Az. Kena LtMnaGv WnxiAS The Boycott Committee re­ S»e.'Tre»i. , VietS'PrteM ported to the ITF delegates that BoBacrt MATTHE-VV'S AX TANN VieS'Prosldtntt Vieg-PreBiie it had been successful in increas­ HBSBERV PKAND ing the number of PanLibHon Wreetsr of Orpanizing and vessels under collective bargain­ PubUeatwna ing agreement. Art Editor B POIXAOK During the course of the con­ AtrisPmt EdUsr ference, general discussions were, StolS Wr.trrs j held among thfe affiliated mari­ time unions concerning such items WtUXAM DAV ' as automation, safety, wages and working conditions. Another item on the agenda nkltilMt titwMly at saO M»*i lUtoi was a proposal made to move the secretariat from its present loca­ tion in London to Geneva, Switzerland. The proposal met with favorable reaction from most of the affiliated unions, but a final decision on the matter will be mad^ at a later date. . SEAFARERS LOG Page Tiiree SlU Ba€ks MAC Subcommittee Plan To Expand Domestic Shipping Fleet NEW YORK—The Seafarers International Union has urged implementation of a seven-point program to reinvigorate the domestic segment of the American merchant marine advanced by a three-man subcommittee of the President's Maritime Advisory Committee. The union's position was set tion and enabling them to establish members at their last (Nov. 30) forth in a letter sent by SIUNA tax-free construction reserve meeting. president Paul Hall, a member funds. Linking the report on domestic of the President's committee to • Provision for domestic op- shipping with the public members' Secretary of Commerce John T. Connor, the committee's chair­ ^erators to obtain reserve-fleet ves­ report, which dealt with U.S.sels, at low cost, on an interim flag merchant vessels engaged in man. basis until new capital is attracted Secretary Connor had requested to the industry and modern vessels the foreign trades, the SIU de­ clared that "we believe that the comments on a report on domes­ are built. recommendations of both of these tic shipping prepared by a sub­ • Recommends thait all do­ reports, if properly implemented, committee consisting of Thomas P. Guerin, general manager of the mestic shipping rates be under the would go far toward restoring the Portland Public Docks in Oregon; jurisdiction of one federal agency, American merchant marine to its J. Paul St. Sure, president of the operating under one set of rules, rightful place upon the seas." Pacific Maritime Association and and that a sound carrier certifica­ The public members' report was Lane Kirkland, executive assistant tion program be instituted. prepared by three members of the to AFL-CIO president George • Opposition to any change in President's panel representing the Meany. The subcommittee had the nation's cabotage laws and public—Professor James J. Healy been appointed by Secretary Con­ maintenance of laws reserving of Harvard University; Mr. Gue­ nor at the last meeting of the Ad­ domestic shipping for American- rin, and Theodore W. Kheel, New visory Committee on November flag vessels. York City labor-management me­ 30th. diator—and was adopted by the • Adoption of the subcommit­ The report on domestic shipping tee's proposal that domestic ship­ full Advisory Committee by an does not recommend direct sub­ ping should be entitled to the full 11-2 vote at its November 30th sidies to the domestic fleet but calls benefits of automated shipping. meeting. for a number of other measures to (The SIU, in its letter to Secretary The public members' report calls replace, expand and modernize Connor pointed out that there can essentially for increased Federal the existing fleet, bring economic be no realistic approach to the assistance in building up the stability into the industry, and at­ problems of automation unless de­ American-flag merchant marine to tract new capital to it. mands for the reduction of jobs a point where it will carry at least The three-man subcommittee per ship are accompanied by a pro­ 30% of this nation's waterborne proposed that the following steps gram looking for more ships and cargoes, and is in contradiction to a report prepared by a group of be taken to revitalize the U.S.- more job opportunities.) Federal agency representatives, flag fleet: • Advocated that intercoastal called the Interagency Maritime • Replacement, expansion and operators be relieved of their bur­ Task Force, which recommends modernization of the present fleet. den of paying Panama Canal tolls. decreased Federal assistance and • Ships operators should be The SIU also stated that the re­ a smaller merchant marine, both guaranteed a reasonable return on port was a "worthy corrolary" of in terms of the number of ships their investment through govern­ the public members report which and in terms of the percentage of ment action giving domestic oper­ was adopted by a majority of the U.S. cargoes which these vessels ators faster write off of deprecia­ Maritime Advisory Committee would carry. Louisiana State Fed Votes Support Of Strong Merchant Marine Program NEW ORLEANS—The Louisiana AFL-CIO held its eleventh annual convention here from April 4-7, taking action on issues of importance to both maritime labor and the U. S. labor movement as a whole. SIU Vice-President Lindsey ^ take prompt and positive action goes generated by their govern­ Williams headed the Seafarers to restore the domestic fleet, par­ ment. delegation to the convention. ticularly by rejecting the domestic Supports Boycott The opening day session in­ shipping proposals of the Inter­ • Supported the boycott of cluded panel discussion on agency Task Force, by enacting ships trading with North Vietnam legislation which would permit "What's Wrong With Louisiana's by maritime unions because this domestic operators to establish Workmen's Compensation Laws," tax-free reserves for vessel replace­ trade with North Vietnam puts "Is A Sales Tax Fair to Every­ ment, and by reconstituting the one," "Is Property Tax Equaliza­ blood money in the pockets of ICC to provide for representation shipowners and other profiteers of tion Needed In Louisiana." of the shipping point of view. so-called allied nations. The re­ SIU Resolutions solution stated that further aid • Pointed out that the Viet­ During the course of the con­ vention, the AFL-CIO Maritime nam situation has clearly demon­ to the nations which are engaged Trades Department of New Or­ strated the inadequacy of the in aggression against the South and Vietnamese people and against the leans and the SIUNA submitted American merchant fleet urged the Defense Department U. S. and allied troops must be resolutions to the convention to officially acknowledge this in­ met by firm, direct and uncom­ which: adequacy and bend its efforts to­ • Called upon all departments ward the rebuilding and revitaliza- promising action by our country. of the federal government, in par­ tion of the fleet. The MTD and SIU resolutions ticular the departments of state were adopted unanimously. • Rejected any government and defense to renounce the theory Also attending the convention of "effective control" and espe­ plan for building ships abroad and urged.that any federal program were William L. Kircher, AFLcially urged the Defense Depart­ developed for the merchant mar­ CIO Director of Organizing, Mrs. ment to discount these runawayine must be based on the require­ Winthrop Rockefeller, president flag vessels in estimating the ade­ ment that all vessels under this of the National Association for quacy of the American-flag fleet for defense purposes. Legislation program must be built in Ameri­ Mental Health, U. Alexis John­ was also supported which would can yards. son, U.S. Deputy Under Secretary require, runaway ship operators to • Opposed all efforts to under­ of Political Affairs, Dr. George pay their fair share of American mine or eliminate the cargo pre­ Wakerlin, medical director of the taxes. ference requirement and supported American Heart Association and • Urged that appropriate offi­ all efforts to give American-flag Marshall T. Cappel, director of cials of the federal government vessels a greater share of the car­ Louisiana Civil Defense. �a i April IS, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Four To Aid American Fishermen J Congressman Urges U.S. Establish Territorial Limit of Twelve Miles The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atiantic Coast Area] NEW YORK—Along with SIU vice-president A1 Tanner I recently attended the meeting of the Seafarers section of the International Transportworkers Federation which was held in Hamburg. The em­ phasis at the meeting was the problem of runaway-flag shipping on which the ITF will step up its campaign to obtain contracts covering crewmembers on the PanLibHon fleet. Shipping is still boomirig here^ Ae1r>w%e:/> onH friYm ^ on the Atlantic Coast and from the Chief Steward. all indications it will continue to Juan Polo, who just paid off an 1 b o o m through­ Isthmian ship in New York, out the summer. dropped by the hall to say Guy De Barere "hello" to his friends. After a just got off the brief visit with his friends and Hurricane and family here he'll be ready for a will be spending chief cook's job on anything, go­ a month on the ing anywhere. beach. Brother CUfford Martin Philadelphia just got off the Vic D'India, who sails deck en­ DeBarere Azalea City and gineer, is around the hall and get­ will be looking for the first inter- ting ready to ship out again. coastal run that hits the boards. Chief Steward Elias P. Nava gave the hall a James McPhauI visit last week to say hello to will be ready to some old friends. He is on the go after spending Steel Seafarer. Ham K. Bere is a short time on looking for a coaster after a run the beach. His on the Steel Scientist. last ship was the Globe Carrier. Norfolk Harry Rost has George Forrest came into town been around the Rost last week to take advantage of hall lately and the good shipping here. We put was a Bos'n on the Globe Prog­ him right on the Transartlc. Jo­ ress the last time out. seph Robertson, who was last on Baltimore the Hanover, is now registered and waiting for a ship. Elbert Shipping has been good. With Winslow is waiting for his clinic the Venore and the Losmar due card and hopes to get an AB job to crew up in the next ten days, for the summer on one of the coal plus the possibility of the Alamar boats going to Holland. signing on a crew, it all adds up to good prospects for the coming Boston period. We've had three payoffs Shipping has been a little slow and two sign-ons in the last two in this area but every indication weeks and there are 13 ships in is that it will pick up in the com­ transit. ing weeks. Clarence R. Brockett has been Thomas Fleming is in drydock in drydock since he got off the at present and will grab the first Calmar in Seattle with blood poi­ AB job that is put on the board. soning in his right hand. Clarence Elmer Grose is also waiting for said that he's feeling fine now a good steward department job and expects to be ready to ship to come up. again around the end of the month. Puerto Rico Old-timer Robert M. Moore Shipping is good from this port has gotten off the Waller Rice and Azalea City was back on and said that he plans to stay on Island run last week after a short the beach for a couple of months absence. Johnny Johnson was and then he'll be ready to take holding down the Bos'n job on any run. WASHINGTON—A bill to extend the territorial limit of the United States from three to 12 miles has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Hastings Keith (R., Mass.). The measure, if enacted, would establish that the nation had exclusive fishing rights out to a 12-mile limit by claiming a zone nine other countries to operate within our fishing industry." miles beyond our present threeKeith pointed out that, while our waters, the more "customary" mile territorial sea. in former years there were rela­ will their presence become," he "We should not handicap our tively few foreign vessels using said, "until, through international fishermen," Representative Keith this stretch of water and interfer­ usage, we are forced to consider said, "by refusing to them the ing with our fishermen, recent de­ their presence as 'traditional'." same protection given to foreign velopments in ocean-going vessels Congressman Keith explained fleets by their governments. This and "factory" ships by other coun­ that as the world population ex­ proposal is another step in our tries have radically changed the plosion continues, the demand for efforts to improve the fortunes of picture. "The longer we allow fish products will eventually ex­ ceed the supply unless the country takes steps now to prevent the "fishing out" of large, productive areas. Keith also noted the growing competition from Russia, coupled with the fact that they are en­ croaching in our waters^ more and by Lindsay Williams, Vice-President, Gu/f Area more each year. "Last June hun­ The Louisiana AFL-CIO held its 1966 convention in New Orleans dreds of Russian ships were found from April 4 to the 7th. The convention was unique due to panel operating off Cape Cod," he said. discussions being held during the afternoon session. Some of the panel discussions centered around such topics as: "What's wrong with Lousiana's workmen's compensation laws?" "Is a sales tax fair to everyone?" "Is property tax equalization ^ who wants to ship out has been needed in Louisiana?' able to find a spot. The SIU and the Maritime Claude Webb who is currently Trades Department of greater registered group one deck depart­ New Orleans also submitted reso­ ment is on the beach. He was on lutions to the convention to con­ the LaSalle for a couple of years sider. Some of these topics were: and has been sailing out of the The question of runaway-flag WASHINGTON—Five AFLGulf Area for the ships; government action to re­ CIO maritime unions have last twenty years. store the domestic fleet; a resolu­ launched a campaign to gain pas­ Brother A. J. tion declaring the inadequacy of sage of legislation which would Melanson, who the American merchant fleet to was last on the bring the vacation provisions for meet our needs in Viet Nam and Ocean Ulla as an seamen on government vessels up a resolution supporting all efforts oiler, is looking to the level that has been estab­ to give American-flag vessels a for another good lished for union seamen sailing on greater share of U, S. generated trip. He makes privately-owned vessels. cargoes. The five unions—including the Hiiiton his home in Tam­ New Orleans pa, Florida with Seafarers International Union, the John Luther has his wife. National Maritime Union, the just come back Also coming in after a long Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ from a four trip on the Ocean Ulla was group- sociation, the Masters Mates and month trip to Viet one steward Wiley Hinton. Wiley Pilots and the Radio Officers Nam on the Bel­ makes his home in Lucedale, Mis­ Union—met at SIU headquarters gium Victory. He sissippi and has been shipping out here early this month to coordi­ said it was a good of the Gulf Area most of the time. nate their efforts in bringing about trip with plenty passage of the legislation (HR of overtime. He 3002) by Congress. Luther ships engine room Participating in the joint fiveand will be ready union meeting were SIUNA viceto go after a short time on the president Frank Drozak, Joe Leal, beach. secretary-treasurer of the SIUNAFelix Jaroncinski is on the affiliated Military Sea Transporta­ Discussing U, S. Merchant Marine beach looking for a Hudson Wa­ tion Union, Bernard Winstock of terways ship. Felix said he really the MEBA, Pat King of the MMP, had an interesting time last year Pete Bocker of the NMU and Joe when the Manhattan went to Glynn of the ROU. Russia. Meetings were also held with Congressman Frank Morrison (DHouston Members of the SIU United La.) who introduced the Bill. Activity in the Houston area is Industrial Workers and the SIU The bill, if enacted, would ex­ very good and many activities are Inland Boatmen's Union will cast empt merchant seaman on gov­ going on. The last meeting of the their ballots in June in the fourth ernment vessels from coverage West Gulf ports council of the regular election of officers in the under the "Annual and Sick Maritime Trades Department Atlantic and Gulf regions of the Leave Act of 1951." This would adopted a resolution condemning UIW and IBU. then enable them to receive the the Teamsters Union for raiding Balloting for UIW and IBU same leave benefits as seamen in the Brewery Workers. The fol­ members in Atlantic and Gulf re­ lowing night the same resolution gions will be held on June Union private industry. Prior to the pasage of the "An­ was adopted by the Harris County meeting dates in each respective nual and Sick Leave Act of 1951" Central Labor Council. city where meetings are held from seamen employed on government Politics is getting very hot here 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and also the day ships had their compensation de­ for the May 1 primaries and to after the meeting from 7 p. m. termined by the "Classification add some coal to the fire, the to 9 p. m. In addition, mail bal­ Act of 1949." Representatives of organized labor participated in Tulane Univer­ Maritime Trades Department is lots are being sent out for the con­ The Act specifically excluded sity's recent annual Transportation Institute. Above, SIU President supporting Jim Clark, candidate venience of the members in cities seaman from its coverage and •Paul Hall addresses session on problems of American merchant for the State Legislature from Dis­ where the constitution makes no stated that "officers and members marine. Left to right are Charles Logan, chairman of the merchant trict 24. provisions for members to vote of crews of vessels . . . compensa­ marine panel: Hall; Ray Murdock, executive director of the Andrew in person. Mobile tion shall be- fixed and adjusted F-uruseth Maritime Research Foundation and panel moderator, and All members should familiarize from time to time as nearly as is Mrs, Helen Delich Bentley, maritime editor of the Baltimore Sun, We have had quite a number of oldtimers in to see us and it themselves with the provisions of consistent with the public interest who with Capt. John Clark, president of Delta Steamship Lines, com­ is always good to see your old the constitution regarding voting in accordance with prevailing pleted the panel. Other union representatives present included ILA friends come back to visit. Ship­ and election procedures in ad­ rates and practices in the mari­ vice-presidents Clarence Henry, Al Chittenden, "Hoppy" Hopkinspn ping has been good and anybody vance of actual balloting. time industry." and Ralph Massey, all of whom are from the Gulf Coast area. The Gulf Coast Five Sea Unions Urge Raising of MSTS Vacations IBU. UIW Votes Set For June �April IS, 1966 Page Five SEAFARERS LOG Sche^y^ Industries Yields To Union Solidarity The Great Lakes by Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,6reat Lakes m U'r:'- Warmer weather and generally ice-free conditions in navigation chan­ nels has prompted St. Lawrence Seaway officials to open the shipping season on April 1. This is the earliest opening since the seaway was completed in 1959. A new all time in cargo tonnage is anticipated, with a predicted total of 47 million tons of bulk and general cargo expected to move through the seaway dur-"®*^ not take into consideration even ing the 1966 season. the minimum requirements in­ The SIU's Great Lakes District, volving work on watch, general recently played host to three rep­ maintenance as well as health and resentatives of the "All Japanese safety. Seamens Union." Captain NabaAfter taking a strike vote sama, vice president of the union, throughout the Great Lakes area, along with two of his staff, are the Marine Engineers Beneficial touring the United States under a Association of the AFL-CIO was government-sponsored, reciprocal successful in signing new con­ educational program. The Japan­ tracts with several Lake operators, ese group was in the Detroit and including Pittsburgh. Great Lakes Toledo area for five days, during District SlU-contracted compan­ which time they were briefed on ies that have also signed to date the structure of the SIU on such are Poland, Reiss, Tomlinson and matters as contract grievance pro­ Buckeye. Meetings are scheduled cedures, seniority and rotary ship­ with the balance of the compan­ ping. Officials of the Maritime ies over the next few weeks. Trades Department, along with After "wintering" in Viet Nam, representatives of affiliated organ­ Vern Battering, Larry Buldoc and izations, turned out in the Toledo Scottie Quinlivah have returned area to welcome Captain Naba- to their home ports in the Great sama and his delegation in behalf Lakes. The boys had been aboard of their respective organizations. the SlU-contracted John C. The The Japanese group's itinerary vessel, operated by the Atlantic also included Chicago, New Or­ Carriers Corporation, had been leans and several West Coast ports carrying military cargoes to the before their return to Japan. Far £ast for the past nine months, The SIU's Great Lakes District hitting 47 ports during the trip. recently rapped recommendations The Steamer F. E. House has put forth by various Great Lakes been purchased by the Kinsman operators concerning a proposed Transit Corporation and renamed reduction of crews on various the Kinsman Independent. The Lakes vessels which are already vessel is 585 feet in length with automated or are scheduled to be 18 hatches and an iron deckhand automated. The SIU, in a state­ and is capable of carrying a 13,ment before the Office of Marine 384-ton load. The Kinsman In­ Inspection of the United States dependent will fit out in the port Coast Guard, said that the recom­ of Duluth in late April, bringing mendations for cutting engine the total number of vessels oper­ room crews on these vessels did ated by the company to nine. Grape Strikers Win Breakthrough As Giant Grower OK's Bargaining LOS ANGELES—A major breakthrough on the farm labor battlefront in California came April 6 when Schenley Industries Corp. agreed to begin negotiations for a collective bargaining contract with the striking grape workers in Delano. It was the first break in the'®' toward eventual union organiza­ NFWA. We look forward to the seven-month-old dispute which tion of all workers on large cor­ day when this movement is part has pitted several of the giants porate farms. Schenley owns about of the great mainstream of or­ of California's $3.8 billion agri­ 3,500 acres of vineyards in the ganized labor, the AFL-CIO. The cultural industry against a handful Delano area out of the 4'7,000 needs of the farm workers, so long of destitute farm workers. forgotten, demand the total acres involved in the dispute. And it came as demands for Sidney Korshak, attorney for strength and solidarity of all of legislation, both state and na­ Schenley Industries, signed the organized labor. tional, were mounting to give col­ agreement for the company and "I want to also commend the lective bargaining rights to agri­ Cesar Chavez, director of the wonderful labor movement of cultural workers after the nation's NFWA, signed for the union. California. The great and con­ attention was focused on their Kircher signed as a witness. tinued leadership and support of plight. The AFL-CIO Agricultural the State AFL-CIO under Tom The union recognition agree­ Workers Organizing Committee, Pitts and the Los Angeles County ment specifying the National Farm jointly conducted the strike in Federation of Labor under Bill Workers Association as the bar­ Delano with NFWA. The Schen­ Bassett have been invaluable in gaining agent for some 400 Schen­ ley Workers were members of this accomplishment," Kircher ley grape workers in Kern and the independent union. At the continued. Tulare counties was signed at the press conference Chavez indicated "The Schenley Corporation is Los Angeles County Federation that talks were underway with to be congratulated for its for­ the national AFL-CIO for even­ of Labor headquarters. tual affiliation of NFWA with the ward-looking posture in this mat­ Week of Discussions federation. He said also the agree­ ter. In a sense they have become It was the culmination of a ment ended the NFWA boycott a pioneer in the breakthrough against the last frontier in this week of discussions with Schenley against Schenley products. nation where workers are still executives and key union leaders, Comments Favorable denied the right to organize and including William L. Kircher, na­ bargain collectively. The AFLIn commenting upon the agree­ tional organizing director of the CIO has always appreciated the ment, Kircher said, "I would like AFL-CIO. Kircher announced the 100 percent union operation and to commend Cesar Chavez and his agreement at a press conference good relationship of the Schenley fellow leaders. The role of AFLheld shortly after the signing. CIO indicates our respect for the Corporation." The agreement calls for nego­ tiations for a written collective bargaining agreement to begin within 30 days with a pledge that both parties will make every ef­ fort to' conclude an agreement within 60 days. Kircher predicted that the rec­ ognition would prove a giant step The Pacific Coast by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative iix More SIU Oldtiriiers Sturgjs Wilcken Hall Thomas Dccareaux Mazzariello Six additional Seafarers have been added to the growing list of SIU veterans already enjoying the security of a $150-a-month pension. The six new pensioners are: Ignace Decareaux, Francis Sturgis, William P. Wilcken, Lloyd James Thomas, Walter O. Hall, and A. A. Mazzariello. Brother Decareaux joined the "® tive city. He sailed with the was in the deck department and SIU over 25 years ago in New SIU's railway tug division with sailed as a Bosun. His last vessel Orleans. He sailed in the deck the B&O Railroad. He will spend was the Trans India of the Hud­ department as a Bosun. He last his retirement with his wife Mary son Waterways company. sailed on the Del Norte and had in their home on Staten Island. Brother Hall is currently living over 25 years on American flag Thomas joined the SIU in Nor­ in Baltimore, Maryland. He joined ships. Brother DeCareaux is cur­ folk and is a native of West Vir­ rently living with his sister, May ginia. He now lives with his sis­ the SIU in Baltimore and worked for the Western Maryland Rail­ Hight in New Orleans, ter, Gladys Coldwell, in Tampa, road as a bargeman. He retired Francis Sturgis sailed with the Florida. While with the SIU he from the SIU with a disability SIU as a cook and baker in the pension and lives with his wife, steward department. He joined the Marjorie. SIU in his native Baltimore and Brother Mazzariello joined the was with the union over 20 years. SIU in his native New York. He He and his wife Eunice are now was a member of the deck de­ making their home in Snow Hill, partment and sailed on B&O rail­ Maryland. way tugs. During World War II Brother Wilcken's experience he saw service in the Army. He aboard ships stretches over 40 is now living in Staten Island, years. He is a native New Yorker New York. who joined the union in his na­ Shipping is booming up and down the coast. From every Hall there is a call for every rating in every department and Seafarers who want to ship out in a hurry are urged to head for the West Coast ports and throw in for a job as soon'®^ Seattle as possible. Shipping continues at a rapid San Francisco pace here in the Pacific North­ There have been five sign-ons in west. From all indications the the last period and there are plenty next months will be the same. of jobs for Seafarers in every de­ There are several payoffs sched­ partment. Shipping continues to uled and any member that likes be very good and it looks like it the Far East or India can catch will continue this way for a long a ship on these runs immediately. time. Payoffs this last period were Paid off during this period were held on the Choctaw Victory, Ex­ the Transpacific, Express Virginia, press Buffalo, Desoto, Linfield Fairwind, Overseas Joyce, Trans- Victory and the Longview Vic­ erie and the Northwestern Vic­ tory. tory. In transit were the Penmar, Old timer Al Dowd stopped by Steel Artisan, Steel Admiral, Sum­ the Union Hall and talked about mit and the San Francisco. the SIU Blood Bank program and In the next two weeks the Rio how much it meant to him and Grande, Neva West, Jefferson City his wife. When Al's wife had a Victory, Ocean Dinny, Transwest- very serious operation the SIU ern and the Delaware are all ex­ Blood Bank here in Seattle was able to supply the needed blood. pected in for payoffs. John Clapp was last on the Some of the Brothers on the beach are anxious to get the Viet­ Northwestern Victory as an AB. nam run. Just out Twenty-year member John piled of the hospital and off after a long trip and will take feeling much bet­ it easy here for a ter is old timer T. L. Thompson while. Another twenty-year who is looking for Union man now a steward depart­ around the hall is ment slot. He says Edmund Eriksen. it's a Viet trip for Brother Eriksen's Thompson him. last vessel was Clapp As a sample of the Choctaw Vic­ the way things are moving around tory. Ed is real happy about the here F. Bally just registered and was ready to go as a baker. Now recent boost in vacation benefits he's on his way to the North­ and thinks the vacation pay is tops in the industry. western VicttMy. �Page Six April IS, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Lifeboat Class No, 148 Graduates REPORT March 26 to April 8/ 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT Boston New York .. Philadelphia Baltimore ... Norfolk Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington . San Francisco Seattle_^_;^_^ Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 2 9 26 68 6 9 11 24 5 11 2 9 0 5 9 19 54 22 51 28 11 6 30 22 11 32 150 332 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 4 0 0 46 19 18 7 3 2 25 7 1 8 11 1 1 3 0 2 10 32 12 2 41 24 3 39 36 19 8 5 2 38 20 24 23 13 12 274 154 84 All Groups Class A Class B 20 4 167 58 31 18 88 43 21 12 13 12 15 10 60 14 148 62 150 55 30 0 57 26 28 8 828 322 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Successful graduates of SlU Lifeboat Class No. 148 assembled for their picture after completing lifeboat training course at the Harry Lundeberg School.of Seamanship. Latest batch of lifeboat ticket holders includes (bottom row, l-r): Robert Wilson, Lawrence Robinson, Mashacic Battle and John Schoonover. Back row, l-r are: Donald Freedman, Tom Howell, Jack Caffey and instructor Ami Bjornsson. Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals INQUIRING With all these reports circulate ing ahout unidentified flying ob­ jects or flying saucers, what is your opinion of these sightings? William Smith: I frankly don't know what to make out of the whole confusing business of flying saucers; but there must be some­ thing to it, be­ cause many repu­ table people have claimed £o have seen them. It's Smith not any bunch of deranged people. One thing is certain, however, and that is if Uncle Sam knows anything about it, he's not admitting it. il r. Felix Bonefort: As far as I'm concerned, there is no such thing as unidentified fly­ ing objects or fly­ ing saucers. The sightings could be planes, weather balloons or just ordinary mirages. Then, too, there's Bonefort of person who goes around looking for a little publicity. I was in the service for some time and think that, if there were really anything up there, the Air Force would have found out what it was a long time ago. At any rate, I don't worry about it one way or the other. Class A 1 61 6 15 9 3 3 13 41 46 8 21 14 241 Class B 2 27 9 11 12 4 1 6 27 31 7 23 19 179 STE out with any concrete statements as to the identity of the things. <I> Felipe Aponte: The only thing I am sure of is that people are actually seeing these strange lights in the sky, but I wouldn't go so far as to call them flying sau­ cers. Under prop­ er atmospheric conditions, you Aponte can see lights in any swampy area or place where people or animals are buried. These lights are called "fuego fatuo" in Spanish, and I have seen them on several occasions myself. It is caused .by illuminating gases which cause balls of fire to appear in the night. D. Forest Fry: I think these so-called flying saucers are simply reflections from satellites or possi­ bly debris from rockets. If any­ body bothers to pursue them in airplanes, I think they will find themselves chas­ ing shadows. Mind you, I'm not saying that the sightings are people's imagination, I just think they are actual objects. The sightings occur, I notice, only at certain times of the year, and I don't think they'll keep up all summer. W. J. Geary: I think there's something to these reports about flying saucers, since quite a few intelligent people, Harvey Early: Though I find such as Air Force the reports of flying saucers pilots, have seen mighty hard to them on many oc­ figure, I'm in­ casions. All these clined to think people would not that there must be have come out something to it, Geary with their state­ especially after ments, if there wasn't something to those numerous it. But as for saying what exactly reports in Michi­ these unidentified flying objects gan. They must be Early are, well, that's another thing en­ gas pockets, as far tirely. That is probably the reason as I can figure, or else the people that the government hasn't come are experiencing optical illusions. Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 0 3 29 3 3 7 14 11 6 3 1 2 0 1 13 3 47 33 22 28 7 5 28 14 12 25 118 202 TOTAL SHIPPED Class A 1 53 5 18 3 3 0 18 13 42 7 24 15 202 Class B Class C 0 2 26 17 0 2 3 0 2 5 3 2 0 2 15 5 10 15 39 21 3 5 19 23 18 19 144 112 NOW ON THE BEACH Class A 9 132 20 53 22 9 8 37 100 87 10 40 18 545 Class B 4 56 19 47 16 9 2 14 70 62 1 17 3 320 ARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 1 1 7 35 12 0 3 3 13 11 2 6 3 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 20 13 7 31 24 3 18 30 15 3 6 4 23 8 46 10 12 11 173 115 103 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 5 2 131 21 9 7 65 33 8 11 4 4 6 3 50 13 98 153 89 35 19 0 41 11 11 21 601 249 Bntain Boosts Merchant Fleet Aid, While U.S. Ignores Growing Problem The Government of Great Britain recently announced its endorsement of a plan which includes $189.5 million in shipbuilding subsidies for revitalizing the declining British merchant marine. The plan calls for a combined effort between Government and industry. The basis of the proposed duced by the U. S. in 1964 was than 2,000 ships. shipbuilding program is a report nearly seven times that generated The difference is one of atti­ made by a seven-member com­ in Britain, and our population is tudes. The British realize that a mittee after a year of studying more than three and one half strong merchant fleet is essential the problem. Among the propo­ times as great. Moreover, at the to the economic health of their sals in the report is recommenda­ end of 1964, the latest date for nation. Thus the British are con­ tion that British yards consolidate which complete figures are avail­ sidering strong steps to correct into four or five groups, each spe­ able, the total British fleet con­ the decline of their fleet before it cializing in particular types of sisted of 2,097 ships, while the reaches the disastrous levels to ships. Other recommendations in­ active U. S. fleet contained less which the U. S. fleet has fallen. clude: lowering steel prices for shipbuilding; finding ways to cut the cost of pre-manufactured equipment; improving industrial relations in shipyards; providing EXAMS THIS PERIOD: Jan. 1>Jan. 30, 1966 indirect tax rebates to shipbuild­ Port SeoitiM ^1^^ Children TO^I ers; and developing a new agency, Boston the Shipbuilding Industry Board, Ti 19 2 icsitlmore to administer financial aid. no 164 32 22 Houston . 135 144 ^5„,4 The size of the commitment Now York , 461 501 24 16 which the British Government is Norfolk. O < 0 31 31 willing to undertake in shipbuild­ fA J : Phitocielphla.,.... 35 59 8 ing makes the feeble efforts of Tompa. 44 45 our own Maritime Administra­ 0 Son Francisco... 1, :1T2^ 172 tion look anemic in comparison. 0 Superior . 11 While the relatively small island5 Now Orleans..... 242 nation is prepared to spend nearly 265 ••.ir-v,:- • 6': > 42 Seattle $190 million to build new ships, 42 © Buffalo....... 16 MarAd has grudgingly asked for 1 -;:19, ; Mobil© only $85 million to construct re­ 1 81 placement vessels for the aging U. S. fleet. TOTAl. 1,384 104 ,65:;;;;:;iT,S53Yet the wealth (GNP) pro­ SlU ClimExams^AII Pdsis liiMM 1 -1 - �SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven "The Time and The Place" A labor-endorsed tire safety bill, the first legislation of the year directed toward protecting the American consumer, has been unani­ mously passed by the U. S. Senate. The bill would set minimum safety standards for new and retread tires, ban the sale of hazardous "regrooved" tires, and direct the Government to issue a meaningful grading system. At present, consumers have no way of knowing whether one manu­ facturer's "premium" tire is equal to another brand's "first line" or a third company's "100 level." The AFL-CIO Convention last December urged both safety stand­ ards and a grading system for tires. In a letter to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Warren G. Magnuson, sponsor of the recently passed bill, AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller had criticized the "confusing mish-mash" in tire labeling and declared: "We believe it is absolutely vital to the safety of the American people that all automobile tires sold conform to federal minimum safety and performance standards. Furthermore, we believe that the welfare of the consumer public requires a uniform, federally-enforced system of tire-grading and tire-labelling." President Johnson endorsed the bill, which passed by a vote of 79-0, in his March 2, transportation message, citing evidence that "in­ creasing numbers of inferior tires are being sold to unwitting cus­ tomers throughout the country." The Senate-passed bill directs the Secretary of Commerce to: • Promulgate not later than January 31, 1967, interim minimum safe performance standards for new tires, based on existing public and private standards. • Establish not later than January 31, 1967, revised standards for new tires and minimum standards for retreads, based on a com­ prehensive program of research and testing. These standards would also include maximum permissible loads for each size of tire—a pro­ vision Magnuson termed "very important." At present, he noted, car manufacturers sometimes try to cut costs by supplying a smaller size tire than needed by the weight of the car and its potential load. • Prescribe within two years after enactment a uniform quality grading system for tires to help consumers "make an informed choice." The grade designations would take effect six months after their pub­ lication in the Federal Register. Pay hikes and overtime rates are among the benefits that 2,600 workers in 40 Horn & Hardart restaurants, cafeterias and auto­ mats in New York will get under a first contract negotiated by Cafe­ teria Employes Local 302 of the Hotel & Restaurant Employes. Members elected a negotiating committee January 24, and six weeks later ratified a three-year contract providing wage increases of $3.60 a week for waitresses and $5.60 for other employes; an ad­ ditional $3 a week for those whose workweek is reduced from 45 hours to 40; time and a half for all hours over eight per day and 40 per week. The pact also pro­ vides vacations up to three weeks after ten years of service; up to three days funeral leave; health and pension benefits; grievance procedure including a permanent arbitrator; a promotion clause and other benefits. \I> Success after 15 years of or­ ganizing effort was achieved by the United Shoe workers at the Eddlebrick Shoe Company in Greenup, 111. The workers voted for the union, 155-71, in a Na­ tional Labor Relations Board elec­ tion. Orange Counties Organizing Com­ mittee. The Sheet Metal Workers won bargaining rights in a second election in Bowling Green, Ken­ tucky, at the plant of the Master Vibrator Company. The vote, ordered by the National Labor Relations Board, was 77 for the Sheet Metal Workers, 10 opposed. The union fell short of a majority in an election 14 months ago, but won the right to a runoff vote when the NLRB ordered a re­ count of 32 challenged ballots which gave it 24 more votes and a plurality. A contract package called "the best in many years" has been ne­ gotiated with the dredging indus­ try by Local 25 of the Operating Engineers' marine division, repre­ senting 3,000 dredgemen in states of the northeast. The new pact, announced by Local 25 President Stephen J. Leslie, calls for a union hiring hall, job protection, im­ proved working conditions, a wage increase of 18 cents this year, and an additional 14 cents in each of the two following years. In addi­ tion, a hike of $5 a week in the subsistence rate was won for all classifications of workers covered by the contract. The American Bakery and Con­ fectionary Workers turned back ^ an attack by the combined forces John G. Blair, associate editor of two unions expelled from the of the Cleveland, O., Plain Dealer AFL-CIO because of corruption and a news reporter since 1938, in the leadership and won bar­ has been named publications di­ gaining rights at a new plant of rector of the State, County & the National Biscuit Company in Municipal Employes. Buena Park, Calif. The election, Blair was editor of the Cleve­ conducted by the NLRB, gave the land Record during the Cleveland ABC a 66-6 win over the Team­ mwsoaper shutdown of 1961-62. sters and the Bakery and Confec­ The Record, published by nine un­ tionery Workers, scored with the ions, achieved a circulation of aid of the AFL-CIO Los Angeles- 150,000. The American organized labor movement has successfully faced many challenges in the past. Economic booms and depressions, waves of immigration, technological revolu­ tions and employer antagonisms have all presented serious threats which were met head-on and dealt with successfully. Today organized labor is facing a new challenge, brought about by the rapidly-changing na­ ture of American society and the makeup of the work force. These changes in the makeup of the work force include a relative shrinking of the number of so-called "blue-collar" industrial workers in proportion to the increasing num­ ber of "white-collar" workers. It is among the numerically increasing white collar work­ ers in the United States that the organizing efforts have met with the greatest difficulty. In addition, as stated recently by AFLCIO Director of Organizing William L. Kircher, the increasing number of young workers entering the work force—those bom after World War II—have no memories of the labor stmggles of the past or the condi­ tions which prevailed before the rise of labor unions in America. They will not only have to be informed of and familiarized with the history of great traditions of the American labor movement, but will have to be shown how strong union organizations can help them achieve and maintain the high stand­ ards of wages and working conditions which are the right of every American worker. Also, the continuing diversification of Amer­ ican industry is creating many job oppor­ tunities in places, such as the South and other rural areas, where unionism has in the past faced its most difficult organizing tasks. To succeed in meeting these challenges the American trade union movement will have to face squarely the new problems before it as it has done so often in the past. New techniques will have to be developed to inform the young worker of just what the labor movement is about, what it means to him and what it can help him to achieve in terms of wages, working conditions, welfare, security and the well-being of himself and his family. Union organizing will have to pay increasing attention to the special prob­ lems of the white collar workers who will make up an ever greater portion of the work force. Increased attention will have to be paid to organizing in southern and rural areas where anti-union resistance has always been strongest. The task will not be an easy one. Amer­ ican business has not changed its basic atti­ tude toward the labor movement over the years and will fight tooth and nail to thwart every attempt by unions to organize new workers. Many employers have already begun to deluge their workers with a flood of anti-union propaganda and have made clear their intention to fight with everything at their disposal to keep the unions out. Anti-labor agitation, threats of replacement with scabs, the planting of finks and spies will all be used again. All this, in addition to the vast changes in American society and industry, will tax eveiy resource of the labor movement. But the battle will be joined and the labor move­ ment will once more succeed as it has so often in the past. �Page Eig^t f- !! SEAFARERS LOG April 15, 1966 April 15, 1966 .W. AM0TH&R TEST FOK THF AMERICAN WORKER THE f |\ V •ttw'isrssqfiic^y KIKGSPORT PRESb, INC. PRIVATE ROAD —I ':Utm : I Vi\\ KIN.CSP0H1 PRimihc ^ntSSMtN & ASSISiaNU tlON LOCAL 336. irvCB a: • V; -:1. • J-' t>yr..v :> It ON STRIKE . "'aa e; ;•; AOSINSI ^SPORT PRESS! ON AfiAMr _ ••-T „., MV'r -'4 •- I hr three yews too wwkers hatOe the sOikebreakers mi snAs • •• •. ' 't; - • 'iy T-Mr -IH.' : 4 I' ' • atst :fl iKINg^PPRTPRESS^ F OR over three years a group of AFL-GIQ' unions have been waging a bitter and impor­ tant struggle a^iinst a union-busting em^^ pioyer diat Is of great-concern to all trade union i workers. The struggle Involves a Tennessee book publishing firm, the Kingsport Press, printers of text bo<dcs and ^cyclopedias which are purchased by schools In communities throughout the nation. Since March 11, 1963 more than 1,200 work­ ers have been manning the pickedines in a strike a^inst die company's refu^i to Iratg^ in good faidi on Wages, hours and working cdndidons. •-• Kingsport Press has employed scahs and strikebreakers in the hope that it will break the spirit erf the woricers and the unions that represent them. But the spirit of uidonism is sdU as strong as ever among the Kingsport strikers who are befing backed by the entire American labor move­ ment. The Kingsport Press strike is important to Seaforeis and all other union workers hecause it is reminiscent of the long, bitter batdes which ^faring men and other segments of organized labw had to wage before employers were forced to ' recogidze- the rights of dieir employes to bargaining collectively in order to improve their wages and working conditions and enjoy job ' security, |Young Darrell Collins, who's dad is a striking bookfbinder, takes his turn in the Kingsport Press picket '' ? lihe alongside striking pressman L V. Slaughter. - • • '.S '•••V.'i! - • _ 'HE^ strike by the production employes of JL Kingsport Press, Inc., Kingsport, Tennessee, one of the largest printers of books and lencyclopedias in the United States, began on Hi0 •March 11, 1963. They are still on strike today. AFL-CIO unions 'representing the Kingsport workers after the comvV,-: pany absolutely refused to bargain in good faith ^^pth the unions on a number of issues involving i^^t only wages, which were well below the pre­ vailing industry rate, but also on hours, fringe benefits and ^ievance procedures, all of which were substantially below standards prevailing in fi-the rest of the industry. The jive unions involved --•th^ Typographers, Electrotypers, Pressmen, Bookbinders and Machinists—made every effort to avoid the strike through negotiation before hitting the bricks. , _ However both before and since the strike began the employer's only answer to attempts at negotia­ tion has been the same—"This is our final, irre­ vocable decision. Either take it or leave it and •onrnwc^, • I1W1,UI0C£M,„„ iruio ON ON STRIKE ^^OlKE _ IMMRTntciaoT>nis MBLlhCAlNC KMGmrTmotfHii UWON.LOCAL«M m-cio m Anew STRIKE KINGSPORT I. 5 Unity on the picket line is demonstrated by members ' of the five unions whose members have been on strike since March 11, 1963 against Kingsport Press, Kings- we will replace you." The company has flatly refused arbitration on any issues in the dispute and has stubbornly maintained its insistence that it be the sole judge of what is best for its em­ ployes, regardless of how they feel. It is because of this contemptuous attitude that thej strike has continued for three years. ' The company replaced many of the striking workers with scabs and strikebreakers, and has since added a further impediment to settlement by demanding that the employment rights of the scabs and strikebiCakers hired since the strike are superior to the riglits of the strikers—^should they return. T HE union-busting attitude of Kingsport management throughout the dispute has been almost a direct throwback to the ear­ liest days of trade-union struggles in America. Kingsport's union-busting intentions are very obvious. When several of the striking imions were granted representatioh elections at Kingsport Press, by the National Labor Relations Board in Vii« II-.H J IIP: I'S; -Sfei Spi'': my Sfij mm fPs, wviMJ xMV.,- flm Shoes and clofhing for children of Kingsport Press striken were distributed from this donated center —w• •• w« at Christmas time as strike dragged into third year. . ; !"-••• • • ; W ^ •?i^« - T' ,' :Kingsport Press strikers use mobile radio-equipped Ipatrols to keep in touch on a widely-separated but Iprderiy picket line outside the Tennessee plant^^ than 4,500 union members and their families ^tstand at attention for the singing of the national ianthem ak^ East Tennessee labor rally called in y Kingsport, Tenn., to solidify support behind the five printing trade unions which have been on strike now for over three years against the Kingsport Press. yT'' j':) a':xkiif5iS'4 •• y.y :5;v'' MLcm ON ON STRIKE I KINGSPORT PRESS! port, Tenn., one of the biggest U.S. publishers of hard-bound boob. The unions are the Typographers, Electrotypers, Machinists, Bookbinders and Pressmen. 1964, the company first tried to stop the elections by court injunction and then began a massive propaganda campaign to influence strikers and non-strikers to reject the union. When the union won the el^tions, the company fought the NLRB decision -ail the way up to the Supreme Court without success. The exceptionally clear-cut attempt at oldstyle union-busting being attempted by Kingsport Press management has aroused the indignation of the entire American labor movement, which has thrown its solid support behind the Kingsport Press strikers. Resolutions of support for the Kingsport strikers were adopted at the conven­ tions of the AFL-CIO, the SIU, the MTD and other labor bodies throughout the nation. The AFL-CIO has instituted a boycott of books produced at Kingsport Press, which is being actively pursued on every level. State and local labor bodies across 'the coimtry are exerting their influence to get school boards, boards of educa­ tion and colleges to refuse to buy any textbooks or encyclopedias produced by scab labor at Kingsport Press. I 'MS ' otcspom nmriec mtmn % AS&RTMTSaMHM LflCAL 136. ¥1-06 RfiMSr [KRIRISPORT PRE n : >• ON STRIKI ACAam '.Si ;1!- ..... i^S" **«»««« N line with this boycott, AFL-CIO President George Meany has said: "I regard this pro­ gram as another test of the ability of the American labor movement to mobilize its strength behind a common cause and against a common foe. We have succeeded before and I am confi­ dent that we will accept this new challenge and each do our part to succeed again. The issues and principles involved in this matter are so crucial that we simply must not fail." All-out participation by each and every Ameri­ can union member in the boycott of Kingsport Press-produced books is of the utmost importance. Every union member should make it clear to his local school board and library that he does not want his tax money spent to purchase, and thus subsidize scab-produced Kingsport Press text­ books or encyclopedias. A quick look at the title page of any book will tell, immediately where it was printed. In addition every union member should urge his friends and family to avoid buying the World Book Encyclopedia,- Childcraft, the Book of Knowledge and Grolier Council encyclo­ pedias, all of which are printed at Kingsport Press. The Kingspvrt Press strike is a struggle m. which all union members have a stake. �.. Wf Page Ten April 15, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG 0 1 f i: .u <v "jfThird Cook S+imon Dezee from San Francisco had plenty of chicken and potatoes for the crew. Seafarer Fred Lewis got his plate filled. Ronald Bliksvaer whose been sailing with Union since 1956 liked ship. Seafarer Leo Wills came out of the engine hole to say 'good trip.' Electrician Harry R. Crabtree relaxing while waiting to get paidofF. Gene Legg looks into the hold on the Rose as ship is unloaded. '4 Just so he will know what his rights are as a Seafarer if any beefs arise Union rep. T. L. Robertson explains rules to Jack GroeneK AB. Seafarer Patty Carrol found he had some pipe fitting to handle. Kitcben uti![ty™^man A. Yabai was one of the Rose's capable crew. Sammie Nelson was the new FWT. He had just boarded on the Coast. Signing back on was Seafarer George Bryr ant Jr., who liked trip> ^' 4 - • 't -1. 'i nit .• T.. Chisries Dawson doesn't believe in making hard work in va situation where a fey« brains can make it easy. Here goes a suitcase by rope. Seafarer Nelson picfe up his bag as it is Ipvi^ered to him by Dawson. Salon Mess Oiler V; Tdorfil;dil"^has Taylor helps keep crew -made several 'images: happy with good chow. aboard Oyerseas, Rose.. ConMng up ths gangway to the Rose is Deck Department's Rinaldi. rr'iir' V . J L- ^ « •. . -• i-. ^ V «, » , �April 15, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG A Changing Port In Time of Need The following report on a new port facility being congtructed in Cam Ronh Bay in South Viet Nam was written by Seafarer James Patrick Conley. Conley, who has been in and out of Viet Nam for the past twenty years, explains how the development of the new port will aid in alleviating the tieup of ships carrying vital supplies for our mUitary effort in South Viet Nam. In his article, Seafarer Conley also gives some historical information on the Bay area, and reldtes some of the construction problems encountered during the building of the new port facilities, and their eventual solutions. In a previous issue of the LOG (Feb. 4, 1966) Seafarer Conley related his observations after recently returning to Saigon after an absence of many years. D EVELOPING of a vast new port facility at Cam Ranh Bay looks like a major step towards alleviating the shipping bottleneck that is plaguing Vietnamese ports. Since the United States stepped up its activity in Vietnam the port of Saigon has struggled to keep up with the flow of ships. Cargo-laden vessels waiting to be unloaded clog the Saigon harbor and many are anchored down river. Some of the pressure on the Saigon port is being relieved by the partly finished Cam Ranh Bay facility. Construction started last summer, yet about 200 ships were unloaded in 1965, bringing thousands of tons of fuel and ammunition and equipment to the fighting forces in Viet Nam. Largest Port Two piers are in use and four more are scheduled to be in operation in a few months. Scores of new buildings have gone up and 12,000 servicemen are based here. An existing air-strip has been improved and work on a concrete strip for Air Force jets is well under way. The "Bay" is on its way to becoming the largest American-operated port outside the United States. The speculation here is that it will replace Okinawa as the forward base of the American defense force in Asia. This large base has grown from what seven months ago was swirling sand, old buildings and a pier clustered around a natural harbor in central South Vietnam. It has been described as one of six natural harbors in the world and is very safe in rough weather. Two curving peninsulas nearly come together like pin­ cers, leaving a blade of water more than five miles long sheltered against the mainland. The harbor is 200 feet at its center and 30-40 feet deep at the piers. Former Prison The Viet Minh once used it as the site for a prison and later the Republic of Vietnam Navy saw its great potential. This was the history until the spring of 1965 when the U.S. came on scene. By late June the 35th Engineering Brigade of the U.S. Army had started work. A month later the first elements of the U.S. 1st Logistical Command had started work and the face-lifting of the bay was in full swing. The first problem was the sand. Like an invisible monster that strikes without warning it found its way over roads and fouled up equipment thus making life and work miserable. The 35th engineers found the answer to the sand problem by coating the area with crude oil, adding a base of rock and more oil and toping off the project with surface gravel. " Just six months after construction started they erected 10 warehouses, 43 other buildings and 265 bases for tents. Seven miles of 6 inch pipeline had been laid to take oil from the ships to the waiting storage tanks. Floatine Pier At the heart of the activity in the bay was a long floating pier which was put in place in November after a 6,000 mile voyage from the United States. The pier can handle two large ships and a smaller one at the same time. Two more of the 300-foot piers are to be operating by mid-summer along with two 45-foot am­ munition docks. Future plans are in the offing for handling cargo from container ships. Port facilities at the nearby village of Cam Ranh did some growing of their own. Bars, restaurants, snack stands, souvenir shops and enterprises of all kinds seemed to pop out of the sand. Everyone seemed to prosper for awhile—until the village was put off limits for security reasons. Now the men find recreation around the base where the beaches are fine for football and vollyball. The sparkling bright water also offers some relief from the intense heat and sand-burn. An industrial complex is now on the drawing boards for the mainland side of the bay. It could very well become the largest industrial development and peacetime port in the nation. 1 AllC£TOriA\felt)U fiHoMzo. Souoom O.K.'? Page Eleven , dt With spring here and summer on its way the Seafarers abroad the Delfware (Oriental Exports) are doing some early spring cleaning. William F. Chapman, ship's delegate, plans on turning in the repair list early this year. In the line of repairs and replacements, new screens have been ordered as well as some new bunks and the new ^ On a run to Viet Nam E. C. John Flanagan, writing as meet­ rule for the washing machine is Caudill reports that the Brothers ing secretary on the ship Transclean it after each use. Deck on the Pecos hatteras (Hudson delegate James N. (Oriental ExportWaterways), is Bryant reports e r s) appreciate headed for Bom­ that the Brothers the job being bay by way of have already in­ done by ship's Singapore. The stalled screens in delegate Vincent word is that his the port holes and J. TaraUo and shipmates are have made a reso­ have voted him looking forward lution to keep and the ship's to putting into screendoors steward a vote of port especially closed when in Tarallo C. Donery Chapman thanks for jobs since there are port. Max L. Ste­ well done. There have been no some Seafarers aboard who are wart is the delegate from the en­ beefs and the chief stewkrd has making the India run for the first gine department. Meeting secre­ been elected treasurer. The ship, time. Ship's delegate Edward C. tary James Egan reports there is heading to Da Nang, Viet Nam Donery says veteran Seafarers were no beefs. before proceeding to its payoff in aboard take it all in their stride. — ^ — Steward delegate Samuel EperSan Francisco, California. emza told the crew that the stew­ "Brother Sullivan wants to ard is spending more time than thank all of the crew that helped When the ship's delegate re­ usual in the mess hall making sure him out when he was ill", writes J. ceives a vote of thanks and then that the place is cleaned up right is reelected by ac­ and that it's up to the men to help. Wells from the clamation and ev­ Hastings (Water­ — — erything is runman). After leav­ W. M. Wallace reports that n i n g smoothly ing Inchon, Ko­ W. J. Miles has been elected with no beefs at rea the ship is ship's delegate all, it all adds up heading for a aboard the Steel to a good voy­ payoff in Seattle. Fabricator (Isth­ age with a good The men are Wells mian Lines) by crew. That's the looking forward acclamation. Af­ case, according to the new TV set that is going Morse to W, E. Morse, ter thanking the to be installed when this voyage brothers for their aboard the John B. Waterman is completed. "Take care of the support Brother (Waterman) where ship's delegate washing machines" is the warn­ Miles asked the J. Misakian was so honored. The ing of Warren Lewis of the Stew­ cooperation of crew has been happy to receive ard Department. It's been a good Wallace all Seafarers in mail and they are looking ahead crew and their delegates have bringing any beefs to their de­ to the nightlife of Rotterdam and been on the ball. Brother Roy, Evans has kept things on an even then Bremerhaven before return­ partment delegates and draw lists to ship's delegate together. keel with his work as ship's dele­ ing to their New Orleans' payoff. gate. And as for the food, the crew have voted a round of LOG-A-RHYTHM thanks to the steward's depart­ ment. "Old Man" By John Liebman There was a lively discussion aboard the Oceanic Spray (Trans World) during a recent shipboard meeting. Ship's delegate Fred F. Domey told the Brothers "Let your delegates take care of all beefs." He then filled in the mem­ F. Domey bers on how to enroll in the Engine Dept. Up­ grading Program. Meeting Secre­ tary Frank Natalc reports that steward delegate G. Vinlaum re­ minded the Brothers to be sure and help keep the mess hall clean and bring cups back to the pan­ try. Men who show little consid­ eration for Seafarers who are sleeping came in for some harsh words from H. (Tiny) Kennedy who says the night shift can't get any rest when people go around slamming doors. There was $ 15 in the ship's fund and no. beefs from any department. Boots caked with black and oozing, mud. An old man walked along the banks Where a falling tide had exposed the shore Fraught with rusty iron And all the other artifacts Of an abandoned and time-worn channel. Stuck there groaning was an old deserted tug, Making gurgling sounds as the water Daily moved through her rotting hull. Like a sentient animal Varily protesting its inevitable death In a woods that cries, "alone." Stepping from plank to plank His boots squishing in mud's suction. The old man reached her side And climbed aboard her corroded decks. As all the while The tide was falling. Along, as lonely as the ship. He stood high in the wheelhouse Where there KAJ now no helm at all And watched the blank and .sinuous stretches Of tidal creeks and saltings Where blue herons plucked fish from shallows. Circling and swooping, an osprey hovered Over water where in youth he had rowed Out to pull the nets with his father Who had taught him to love the sea. But now, he reflected, there were no young men With a will to learn. C. POOD'S P/egfry GOOD, TUOUOU, HUH? r I T. FELLAS IH THE CRBW-f HOPS THAT NEyV FELLA LOOKS URE HE'LL DOFIHE... • i] m �Page Twelve SEAFARERS Seafarer Witnessed "The Big Day" When Malta AehievedIndependente "There were jublilant shouts in the streets of the small country," said Seafarer Owen Quinn, "with RAF planes flying overhead, like the American 'Blue Angels,' executing starbirds, rolls and splits. Bands were playing at full blast, and there was a long parade down the main streets of the city." Brother Quinn, a member of ^ take: as they were leaving in their the deck department who lives in boats, they attempted to carry New York City was present with away the ten-foot high, silver other Seafarers when the Isle of statue of the Blessed Virgin. The Malta was granted its independ­ Islanders rallied, defeated the foe ence from Great Britain in Sep­ that had before trounced them tember of 1964. Their ship, the soundly and recovered the statue. SlU-contracted Rio Grande, had "Of course," he added, "I stopped at the island for a month couldn't tell you whether the tale of repairs. "And it was not only was true or not, but I myself like a good place to be on the beach," to believe it; and the figure still Quinn explained, "but it was a stands in the main square of the good time to be there. We had village, bedizened with bright spent three and a half months in jewels." India and were ready to let off Quinn described the Rio Grande steam in a good port of call." as "the best ship I have ever sailed The United States, Great Brit­ on, giving credit not so much to ain, Italy and many other nations the vessel itself, but to comraderie were represented at the festivities Seafarer Owen Quinn, who sails that existed among the Seafarers. by their respective Navies and as an A. B. in the deck depart­ "It was literally our floating visiting dignitaries, said Quinn. ment, spins a sea tale for LOG home," he said, "and we had "Flags were flying from the vari­ staffer, as he puts a coat of enough equipment aboard to sup­ ous ships, and Prince Phillip was •paint on the wheelhouse doorway. ply a small gymnasium: weights, present to represent England." The young Seafarer went on to where he and the other Seafarers speed bags, two sets of boxing say, "Crack marching teams from went to swim were some of the gloves, springs and a skip rope. "On one occasion," he said, "the both England and the island itself better spots they had ever found. middle champion of the island, marched in the main parade." He described the mountainous area Charley Seguna, who had just But aside from the excitement as one of "lagoons, small beaches fought Randy Turpin, came down of the festivities on Malta's big and beautiful clear water. One to the Rio Grande, because he had day. Brother Quinn made many particular lagoon, he recalled, was gotten the word that we were in­ other pleasant observations about under a steep cliff with a deep terested in boxing. He was a the island and he was fortunate drop down to the water, but steps friendly guy and gave us a few enough to have plenty of time to had been cut in the rock which good pointers, then invited us up travel around leisurely. led down to the lagoon. to the place where he trained. "There was much to see in "And the beauty of the coun­ "Best trip, best crew, lovely Malta," noted Quinn. "As most try," Brother Quinn went on to girls, friendly people, beautiful people who have lived through explain, "was not confined to the scenery," Quinn concluded, "is the World War II probably know, the mountains and the countryside. island was a natural fortress guard­ There was a small, shaded park way I would sum up that trip. ing the passage between Sicily and with a bandstand where the local Who could ask for more?" Tunisia; and because it was so people were singing, and the bands often under fire, many of the playing. Seafarers Dino and LOG-A-RHYTHM: dwellings are built into solid rock George Yeagle, Hugh Curran, for protection against the bomb­ Walter Bruner and Chief Mate ing. Religious figurines stand in Walter Bruner would often sit here front of each of the houses. under the trees in the afternoon, By "Then, too," he went on to say, order a few beers and relax and "we would get together on week­ listen. If I ever went back to a A Seafarer Aboard ends and rent a car—^usually an country," he declared, "It would The STEEL NAVIGATOR old Studebaker convertible—and be there." Looking back to one score head up to the mountains to swim. The island, it seems, has been and eleven Every guy had a girl; in fact the the target over numerous invasions Our pathway of life was ratio of women to men on the over the years, and Quinn, seem­ 'tween hades and heaven island was two to one. Needless to ing to take in the life about him, Until I realized that all say, no one objected to that pro­ came back with many interesting was not right portion, nor the proportions of the stories and legends. One of his I tried very hard, with all women either. TTiey were of Ara­ favorites was the time that the is­ of my might. bic and Italian descent and very land was invaded, and the Maltese Setting a pace that was friendly, as were all of the people lost the battle. easy to follow on the island." "But," the Seafarer said, "the Enjoying the oceans and According to Quinn, the places invaders made one disastrous mis­ watching the swallows To me you are still the same girl I wed Others may say not, just believe what I said. Keep faith in me always, don't ever despair Even when gossips may foul up the air Remember the good things that I may have done Never condemn me, even in fun. Even though often we are too long apart Endless are my thoughts from where I depart Coming to this phase or part of the poem Understand, darling, that I'm far from home. Relying upon your trust in me Letting my actions, a judge to be Even when I'm angry, or just a plain bore Yes, I still love, you—of that I am sure. Sailors Request V\ April 15, 1966 LOG Secifaror to Trdvol On Goy't Work^iri To the Editor To The Edttort I I was glad to read about stand taken by the AFL-CI Executive Council in support the right of state and local gow emment employes to union p; tection. When the cost of liv ing goes up, it goes up for every one, and everyone needs a gi •wage whether they work for company, the state, or the gov­ ernment, • , -vrSv James I want to thank the SIU for all it has done for me since I retired. For the firet time in ray life I was able to travel without it being part of my job. This last winter I traveled all over the Southern part of the country. I spent a number of days in Florida and had a good time meetirig old time friends and I stayed in Miami a number of days and really enjoyed bask­ ing in the sunshine. I was lucky enough to be visit­ ing old friends in New Orleans during, the Mardi Gras and was able to see this festive event for the first time. I enjoyed it very much and kept thinking how lucky I was to be on pension and have no worries at all. I am now on my way to Cali­ fornia and looking forward to seeing some of the sites in that great state. I plan on .staying in Los Angeles for awhile and then heading up to San Fran­ cisco to see some old friends. I will stay with my daughter in Seattle for the rest of the year and will again plan another trip next year with the money I re­ ceive from the SIU welfare plan. Paul Sladamere Henry (Harry) Connolly Please contact Joe Trainor at the Philadelphia SIU Hall. He is holding a paycheck for you. Income Tax Refunds Income tax refund checks are being held for the following Sea­ farers at the SIU hall in San Fran­ cisco: Andre W. Deriger, Hans J. L. Pedersen (2). <I> Gregory Troche Please contact Attorney Marvin E. Segal at 38 Park Row, New York, N. Y., at your earliest pos­ sible convenience. — — Manuel Sanchez Please contact attorney Thomas M. Breen, 160 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Alonzo Sistrunk Please get in contact with at­ torney George J. Garzotte at 1040 Maison Blanche Building, New Orleans, La. ^ Jochim F. Cicirello Contact attorney Alfred Marroletti at 3 Penn. Center Plaza, Philadelphia, Pa., as soon as you can. Joseph Nagy Please get in touch with Charles Misak at 500 3rd Ave., New York, N. Y. Paul Zimmer Contact John H. Fix, Reading R.D. 1, Reading, Pa., as soon as you can. Juan Santos Mrs. Carmen Cintron at 584 East 137th Street, Bronx, N. Y., would, like to hear from you soon. LETTERS To The Editor J Retired Seafarer Enfoys Reading log \ To the Editor I am retired and have moved to the Sunshine State .of Florida. I have enjoyed very much seeing the LOG through the years that I have been ashore and still get it regularly. ;> It has been excellent reading and a good source of exact in­ formation on the maritime in-; dustry and labor in general. Charlie Copeman Please call or write Thelma Wise at Barrett Ave., Holtsville, L. I., as soon as you can. — Charles V. Bedell Please contact your daughter at 2926 Huntington Ave., Baltimore, Md., as soon as you can. Richard Geiling Contact Mary Geiling at 665 Geary St., San Francisco, Calif., as soon as you can. Carroll Rollins Attorney C. Arthur Rutter, Jr., 500 Helena Building, Norfolk, Va., would like you to contact him as soon as it is possible. Adrian Fecteau D. L. Adams, 4224 So. Derbigny St., New Orleans, La., re­ quests that you get in touch with him concerning your mail and post office box. — ^3> — Charlie Harman Please contact William G. Davis at 1852 Sul Ross St., Houston, Texas. ^J> BUI WaddeU Contact Robert Hoch at 21210 Clare Ave., Maple Heights, Ohio, as soon as you can. <I> Money Due Seafarers listed below have back pay waiting for them at the Texas City Refining Co., Texas City, Texas. To receive pay, a signed request plus social security and Z number are required. Also, in­ structions regarding payment. Those who have money due to them are: William S. Allen, John E. Funk, Edward G. Gorman, Donald E. Mackey, Vincent A. Quinn an.d Wp|in R. Corry. '•*> V A �April 15, 1966 SEAFARERS FINAL DEPARTURES Daniel Walte HiB, 58: A cereoral edema claimed the life of Brother Hill while at his home port of Baltimore, Md. He joined the Un­ ion in Baltimore and shipped wtih the steward de­ partment. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Wini­ fred Hill Lovejoy, and her son, who live in Hollywood, Florida. He was cremated at the Loudon Park Crematory, Baltimore, Md. ton, his wife, Mary Ann Pickens, and their son, Charles David La­ kin, of Gallipolis, Ohio. ^ William Fay Langley, 41: Broth­ er Langley died of Lobar pneu­ monia in Decem­ ber, 1965. He passed away while at sea on the Hudson. Bom in North Dakota the engine depart­ ment member joined the Union in New York in 1949. He is sur­ vived by his wife Ruth Langley of Anchorage, Alaska and his sister, Mrs. Frances Bowman of Tacoma, Washington. Brother Lang­ ley was buried in Tacoma, Wash­ ington. LOG Page Thirteen MWN TO THR SiA FOR SCIENCE —i 'THSERE are maay Seafarers a* -a- wmk ab(K«rdl ocean researcfi Vftpseis imgi^ed in probing the world's in search of scientiflc inftHwafion to benelb all nianidnd. Photos on : fliis page were taken dorii^ Scientiiic Cruise No. 14 of tte SlU-manned Anton Broun. They depict some ni flic daily evrate ahiWd an ocean re­ search ship which help to ntate e^ii vcvyage a distinct and onRatpttfabfe experience ftsr everyone alMmrd. Scien­ tiflc Cm^ No. 14 was terminated at CaOao, Peru on M^ch 16, 1966. Anthony P. Dl Nicola, 61: Brother Di Nicola passed away It is always fascinating to watch specimens being in New Orleans brought aboard in the Anton Bruun's nets. Observing in January. He the procedure above are (!-r): Seafarer Ray Bielanin. was buried in the scientist R; Ovalcnine, Seafarer Eight Mdon Wong.! Greenwood Cem­ etery. He joined Archie Bishop, 31; Brother Bis­ the Union in 1941 in New Or­ hop was killed in an accident aboard the Couer leans which was De Alene (Vic­ his place of tory) in January, ^ birth. Survivors while sailing as a include his sister, deck maintenance Mrs. Mamie Mandala, and his man on the Viet wife, Mrs. Lillian Di Nicola of Nam run. His Metairie, La. Death was the re­ body was flown sult of arteriosclerotic heart dis­ back to the ease. Di Nicola sailed with the United States. A steward department as a bar­ ; .: ..a native of Alabama, Brother Bishop Seafarers and scientists swing aboard Maico shark, tender. Big Moon-fish netted by Anton Bruun , ;] joined the Union in 1952 in Mo­ I believed to be second-largest ever netted, measuring is being held for camera by (l-r) scien- " bile, Ala. He is survived by his 9 feet-8 inches overall. Largest shark of this type on fist R. Ovaknine and two crew memReyes Escolastlco, 66: Brother mother Ethel Bishop of Fairhope, record is only slightl.y larger at 10 feet-6 inches. Escolastico passed away on March Alabama. bars, Sottschlich and Hank Murranka, S' —1 12th of this year in the USPHS . Roy Davis Roberts, 34: Brother Hospital in States Island, New Roberts passed away in April 1964. A native of York. He was a jl • Flint, Michigan [ veteran of over he joined the 144 years at sea. Union in 1947 in Bom in the PhilBaltimore. He lippines he served sailed with the in the U. S. Navy in WW 1. Brother Escolastico deck department sailed as chief steward. He joined as an AB. Brother the Union in 1943 in the port of Roberts is surNew York. He is survived by his vived by his wife, Sara, and his son, Richard mother, Mrs. Sandra Roberts of Reyes Escolastico. He was buried Flint, Michigan. in the National Cemetery at Pine^ lawn, New York. Cleon Mixon, 51: Brother I ^ — Mixon died of cancer in February Charles Y. Lakin, 40: Brother at the New Or­ Lakin passed away in Rio de Janleans USPHS Seafarer Sottschlich (top) While shark is being examined for gill parasites, other I erio, Brazil in No­ Hospital. He who helped land giant shark, vember, 1965, scientists study metabolism, pulse rate and blood pressure ' I joined the Union •watches as scientists prepare • while shipping on in 1937 in Mo­ the Del Norte. to dissect specimen for study. bile, Alabama His death resulted and sailed with from a heart at­ the engine depart­ tack. The body ment as an oiler, •. ..V I was returned to fireman-watertenthe United States der. Brother Mixon is survived by ' on the, Del Norte his wife Josephine, and their five for burial. He is survived by his children, daughters Cleo, Jo Ann, mother, Mrs. Elsie Lakin, his sis­ and Marion, and two sons, John ter, Mrs. Patrick Parker of Hous­ and Harold. -t. - I -• Editor, . I H ^1 J .SEAFARERS LOG, - I 675 Fourth Ave., ' J Brooklyn, N. Y, 11232 1^ ^ • I . h . 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DIRECTORYof UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner Earl Shepard AI Tanner , |BXP»E88 VIRGINXA (Marine 0»rSltTfers), March 26—Chairman, I.ce J. Hnr* vey; Secretary. Gregory F. Gannon. $6.00 'in ship's funi Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Motion was made to see the patrolman about getting tho wddlng machine moved from" the main deck passageway. Motion made to see patrolman about getting a new refrig­ erator In the crew's pantry. The boeun requested that the ship's delegate talk to patrolman regarding the painting of the engine department quarters, and get same straightened out. <1> PANWOOD .(Waterman), March 20— Chairman, Seymour Hclntllng; Secretary, S. Bscehar. $16,94 in ship's fund denoted to SPAD. Some disputed OT in deck and steward department. -One man hospital­ ized in Saigon and two men missed ship in Greece. TRANSHUDSON (Hudson Waterways), March 26—Chairman, F. Kon; S.ecretary, A. Violante. Brother K- C. Smith was elected to serve as ship,- delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. 4^—• MOUNT WASHINGTON (Victory Car­ riers), March 26—Chairman, M. C. Bar­ ton ; Secretory, C. Gamer. Two men were hospitalized in Has Tanura. Head­ quarters notldcd. Brother M. C. Barton was elected ship's delegrate. Some disputed O-T in deck depBrtment. 4^ AlxCOA MAHKETER (Alcoa). April 1 —- Chairman, Guy DiVisio; Secretary, Wm. Cronan. .Ship's delegate report^ that everything is running fine. Finest crew aboard both officers and men. $50.02 in ship's fund. Discussion about fresh milk. VICE PRESIDENTS , ALCOA MASTER (Alcoa), March 28— Lindsay Williams > Chairman, Ballard Browning; Secretary. FVantc Allen. No beefs reported by de-i Robert Matthews „ partment delegates. Brother Lieon Penton I was elected to serve as ship's delegate.i Each delegate asked to check quarters ; for repsifs slid to tarn report in to ship's * delegate. SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA. Mich 127 River St. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian). March 18— EL 4-3616 Chairman. Kevin Ryan: Secretary, Felix* BALTIMORE, MD 1216 E. Baltimore St. P. Amors. Smoijth payoff. Issue made EA 7-4900 about reduction of manning scale without BOSTON, Mass 177 State St. * notifying the crew. In this, voyage the Rl 2-0140 steward department' fa short one galleyBUFFALO, N.Y 735 Washington St. ; man. Motion wac made to write headTL 3-9259 I quarters asking for ciariiication regardCHICAGO, III 93B3 Ewing Ave. ; ing manning scale. Brother Elwell was SA 1-0733 f re-elected to serve as ship's delegate and was given a vote of thanks for a job CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. well done. It was suggested that topside MA 1-5450 { extra rooms be available to crewmembers DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-474! ; tp ease congested living condittons. -i 4^ DULUTH. Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 CHILORB (Venoro Transportation),, 415 Main St. I March 27—-Chcirman, G. Perdue ; SecreEL 7-2441 I tary. Piggy Sahuque. No beefs reported— HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. I everything is running smoothly. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery St. BOWX.ING GRBKSf (Pan Atteldan HE 3-0104 Tarikero), March IS^^halrm^, Walter, MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. i Nash; Secretary. J. J. McDurmott.:, HE 2-1754 ' Brother S. !>. McCormlck was elected tp serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks NEW ORLEANS. La 630 Jackson Ave. <1> Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA. Pa 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif, 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R, ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...SOS N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2S23 I was extended to the steward department. for the good food and good service. Dis­ cussion about Maritinie Adyancesneiit Program, . ROBERT D. CONRAR (Mafttime ..... . ..... ... .. .. Opetations), March 12—^Chairman; C. Bi Gappc i Seeretaryi None. One lUnn ship in Mexico. No bee& * fqjorted *.hy department delcgaies;/"' • I April IS, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG COLORADO (Waterman), March 18— Chairman, Edward C. Ruley; Secretary, Arthur G. Andersen. Few hours disputed OT in each department to be brought to attention of patrolman, also the inade­ quate stop etunt. UNFAIR TO LABOR <|> WILMAR (Caimar), March 13—Chair­ man, C. L. Flshel: Secretary, Frederick W. Darrey. One man hospitalized in Okinawa. One man missed ship in Sai­ gon. Discussion on getting information on exact bonus zone. DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) COLORADO (Watcrnsnn), Jonuary 6— Chairman. Edward C. Buley; Secretary, Arthur G. Andersen. Brother Andersen was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Suggestion was made to hold fire and boat drills midship due to deck cargo. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. 4^ DEL SOL (Delta), March IS—Chtfirman, R. B. Stough, Jr. Secretary. Bern­ ard Feely. $69.50 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine department. 4f IBERVILLE (Waterman). March 14— Chairman, Thomas Liles, Jr.; Secretary, ,, Vincent J. Fitzgerald. No beefs reported,*?; by department delegates. 4^ Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) DIQEST of SIU 4f Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L, Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) MEETINGS dejiartment. ' -rS 4f MOUNT VERNON VICTORY (Victory „ Carriers), February 13—Chairman, C. | Morris; Secretary, S. Fieraon. Disputed | OT in deck and engine departments, | Brother Henry Delgado was elected to Ji serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of j thanks to tho steward department for ; good holiday service. S GENEVA (U.S. Steel>. March 15 — Chairman. Ricliard Heftley; Secretary, Clyde L. Van Bpps. No beefs reported by department'^delegatcs. Ship's delegate to see the Captain about time off for fire­ men, oilers and members of the steward 4 -./X" H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) DEL MONTE (Delta), March 14 Chairman, Howard Menz.; Secretary, AI-?. bert Efapeneda. Crew extended a vote of ig thanks to the ship's delegate, who was J re-elected to serve. $2.00 in ship's ftind. ; No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. 4^ "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) Kingsport Press "World Book," "Cbildcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 4f 4^ i. FBNN VICTORY (Waterman), March 17—Chairman, S, A. Holden: Secretary, Lawrence Andrews. Two men taken off ship due to illness. Some disputed OT in engine department. Vote of Hianka ex?, tended to the steward dapartmcnt for a job well done. <1> ; WINGL^S VICTORY (GonsolSdate Mariner),: March 26—Dhairmah, D. A. Ramsey ; Secretary, Jfames B. Morton, No beefs reported by uepartnioiit delei gates.; Ship should be fumigated for rats and roaches. Jamestovm. Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) 4f Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) v/V'- Tftmco •: ^ - Shipping* ^eS.?).,:'.JsEiwh-,' 16-—Chairman, Michael Dombrowski; S«c» T^siry, M. Ai, LaPontaine. No disputed OT and ho beefs reported by deparfaneht delegates. Byother George Peinihah was elecfed sto Serve esVshipfa deleg^^ ROBIN laR^^ MdrchWia— CbalrriiaB. R, Hutchins; Secretary,;* Wi Bak». $22.66 in ship's fund. Some dis­ puted OT in deefc : department. Brother a Lisenby was eleot^ tb aerve as ship's delegate. Headqnartm to be contacted regarding condition of wash water tanks; .8 White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) vt> Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membnship's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fun& are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING EIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and Ae shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contacts between the Union and the 8hii>owners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this fa: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1986, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been from among its ranks, one individual to carry out. thU responsibility. Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU* unless an official Union receipt fa given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless be fa given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member fa required to make a payment and fa given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this shmdd immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEIAFARERS LiOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. Ail Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic ori^n. If any member feels that he is denied the equal righta to which be fa entitled, be should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITT DONATIONS. One of the buie righto of eafarers is the right to pursue legislative and poiitieai objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve the objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membenhip and the Union. If at any ttana a Ssafarar fscb tint any of tba above righto have been vMated, er that ha has bten denied hie constHntienal right ef access to Unien rscords or inforMtian, hs shenM immsdUtely netlfy 8IU Prasldsnt Pan! HaU at bsadqaartars by csrtited nwU, rstnm racsipt ra Men's Shoes . . . Jarinan, Johnstm & Murphy, Crestwmth, W. L. Douglas, Flf^g Brothers, Kingston, Davidson. (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) *"» 4f Tyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock C4Knish I^son's Pride Manor House-Safeway Wishhone-Kroger Cornish Game-Armour and A &,Ps SuperRighf Cornish Game Hen (Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. America) 41* -r!' 'i < �Bitterness of Industrial conflict in U. S. was evi­ denced in Lawrence, Mass., textile strike. Here federal troops hem in a strikers' demonstration. /TlAe twentieth century was to see the AmerJL ican labor movement adopt a new mili­ tancy. Despite setbacks it suffered in the previous decades the union movement had proved it would keep fighting and that it was a force to be reckoned with. At the AFL conventidn in 1900, Samuel Gompers reported: "It is noteworthy, that while in every previous indus­ trial crisis the trade unions were literally mowed down and swept out of existence, the urdondi now in existence have manifested not only the power of resistance, but of stabiilty and perma­ nence." Change ^as in the air. Following the stunning defeat labor suffered in the Pennsylvania hard-coal (anthracite) mining regions during the "Long Strike" of 1874-75, deporable working conditions had continued tmd become even worse. ITie Mineworkers, who had been actively ofganizihg in both the hard-coal and bituminous or softcoal regions and had carried out successful strike actions there, returned to organize the Pennsylvania hard-coal miners in 1902. After long and fruitless negotiations with the coal companies it became obvious that the mineowners would not negotiate in good faith and a strike was called in May. Aire The mineowners resorted to the same terror tactics which had broken the "Long Strike" many years before. The Coal and Iron Police was mobilized and many new "deputies" added. Scabs were recruited from all over the country. Most of the scabs were afraid to go down into the dangerous underground mine-shafts how­ ever. The UMW maintained strict discipline among the strikers, who ignored much provo­ cation from the Coal and Iron Police goons in order to avoid violence and bloodshed. The strike dragged for months, and as winter neared, coal reserves to feed factory furnaces and heat homes were dangerously low. It was obvious that fault for the prolonged strike lay with the mineowners and President Theodore Roosevelt finally stepped in to end their in­ transigence. He told management that if they refused to negotiate or submit the dispute to arbitration he would send in troops—r:not as strikebreakers—but to seize and run the mines in the national interest. Faced by an angry public and a President who had had all he could take of their stalling, the mineowners agreed to arbitration, called in their goons, and soon reached a settlement with the union. ill ' One of organized labor's biggest problems in this period were the court injunctions which restricted its fights against the eniployers, and which led Gompers to comment: "God save labor fibm the courts." A classic example was the Danbiiry Hatters case. In 1908, 250 strike ing members of the Hatters Union at a Danbury, Conn., plant, were ordered to pay $310,000 in damages because the court ruled it had violated the Sherman anti-trust law by organizing a boycott against the company. The strikers lost their saving, their homes were attached for 14 years, until the AFL paid the damages. L ABOR progress was continuing on many fronts during this period. The conditions under which American seasrm labored was receiving publicity for the first time and Andrew Furuseth, leader of the International Seamens Union and the Sailors Union of the Pacific had begun his long fight to obtain free­ dom for searnen of the United States—and of the world. Soon after the UMW victory in the Pennsyl­ vania hard-coal mines, another militant brand of unionism grew up in the American West— the Industrial Workers of the World — the IWW, better known as the Wobblies. The IWW was formed at a Chicago conven­ tion in 1905 attended by an assortment of unionists, socialists and radicals. It took a lot of sorting out to produce some unity out of such diversity of beliefs—a unity which was never really solidly achieved and led eventually to the IWW's downfall. But a working unity was finally hammered out, and the IWW emerged, led by William (Big Bill) Haywood of the Western Federation of Miners. The IWW motto was "One Big Union" made up of all the working men and women in the nation. As often as not the IWW did not initiate strike action, but rushed trained and able organizers to the scene of a spontaneous but unorganized walkout anywhere in the country. T HE Wobbly concepts of trade unionism struck real fear into the hearts of Amer­ ica's big-business establishment, and it wasn't long after the Chicago convention that an attempt was made to frame Big Bill Hay­ wood for murder. He and two other, officials of the Western Federation of Miners were ac­ cused of killing a former Idaho governor who had used stem measures to break a series of strikes by the WFM while he was Governor of the state. The well-known anti-labor Pinkerton Detec­ tive Agency was hired to collect the evidence against Haywood. The case was placed in the hands of J^es McParlan, the same man who had produced the "evidence" used to convict union officials and break the "Long Strike" in the Pennsylvania coal fields in 1875. He soon produced a "confession" from a WFM member with a shady past, who claimed he had com- mitted not one but 27 murders under the direc­ tion of the WFM leaders. The IWW hired the famous criminal lawyer Clarence Darrow for the defense. In short order, Darrow punched so many holes in the prosecution charges that the Idaho jury could bring back nothing but a "Not Guilty" verdict. In similar situations, other IWW members and organizers were not so lucky. Many were lynched, beaten and jailed. Joe Hill, famed IWW songwriter and organizer was tried and executed by the state of Utah fw a murder most historians still feel he did not commit. In spite of eveiything however, the IWW carried on, organizing farm workers, shoreside and seagoing maritime workers, lum­ berjacks, factory workers—anyone who wanted union representation. 4 ti ' ^ • T HE IWW used direct methods to dis­ courage anti-labor violence. When the "Pennsylvania Cossacks," a constabulary force, noted for its brutality against strikers, killed a worker during a strike at the Pressed Steel Car Company in 1909, the IWW strike committee threatened that in the future a "Cos­ sack" would be killed for every striker killed. The anti-striker violence ended suddenly and the strike was won. The IWW also adhered to its pledge to go anywhere to provide leadership to unorganized workers engaged in a spontaneous walkout. This was the case in 1912 when textile work­ ers, most of them foreign-born women, struck the American Woolen Company in Lawrence, Massachusetts, after wages had been cut below the level even of sheer survival. IWW orga­ nizers rushed to the scene, organized picket lines, soup kitchens, printed leaflets and pro­ vided leadership to the striking women. The strike dragged on into a bitterly-cold winter, but it was the employer who broke first. The police were ordered to break the strike by at­ tacking a group of women and children, who were clubbed and beaten. The townspeople were so sickened by the display of brutality that even the local anti-labor newspaper con­ demned the employer. Soon afterward the Company gave in and the strike was won. In the end however, the IWW, whose mem­ bership never was more than 250,000, col­ lapsed because of the anti-war position of the leadership and because of its organizational failures. When the United States entered World War I in 1917, many of its leaders de­ nounced the action and refused to support the war effort. Many, including Haywood were imprisoned and the leaderless organization col­ lapsed. However, the IWW wrote a fiery pa^ in the history of the American labor movement. -'.V- I: I �SEAFARERS*I.OG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO SEAFARERS VACATION ", B EFORE 1951, when the Seafarers fiiMmiiiohal Union revolutionized the system of vacation pay for seamen, very few seafaring men were able to enjoy the benefits of a paid vacation. Under the tradi­ tional system, seamen were eligible for vacation only if 1 they stayed in the steady employment of a single company for as long as a jrear. Since the majority of seamen move from ship to ship, most of them neyer qualified for vaca­ tion pay. The SIU maintained that this traditional vaca­ tion setup was outmoded and unfair and that a more equitable system was in order. The Union then nego­ tiated and won from the shipowners the first industry­ wide vacation plan in maritime. Under the precedent-setting SIU plan, shipowners were required to contribute to a central vacation fund; on the basis of each man-day worked. Seafarers wCre eligible for vacation money in accordance with the ^ji^mber of days of shipboard employment, regardless of number of companies or ships on which they were employed dur­ ing the period. Cash vacation benefits were based on a year of emplojinent, but a Seafarer could collect his bene­ fits on a pro-rated quarterly basis after each 90 days of work. And to receive his vacation pay a Seafarer simply had to fill out a simple application and present it with his discharges at any Union office for prompt collection. When the Seafarers Vacation Plan was instituted in 1951, the first vacation pay wa? $115. Shortly thereafter, the Union won an increase to $140, and it continued winning increases steadily to the point where, on January 1 of this year, vacation payments to Seafarers went into effect at the rate of $1,000. (The chart belbw highlights the major increases in SIU vacation pay.) ' ." I I I'l M III � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource April 15, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU ATLANTIC FISHERMEN WIN PENSIONS MAX HARRISON DIES IN MOBILE; WAS FIRST WELFARE PLAN HEAD SIU BACKS MAC SUBCOMMITTEE PLAN TO EXPAND DOMESTIC SHIPPING FLEET LOUISIANA STATE FED VOTES SUPPORT OF STRONG MERCHANT MARINE PROGRAM CONGRESSMAN URGES U.S. ESTABLISH TERRITORIAL LIMIT OF TWELVE MILES GRAPE STRIKERS WIN BREAKTHROUGH AS GIANT GROWER OK’S BARGAINING BRITAIN BOOSTS MERCHANT FLEET AID, WHILE U.S. IGNORES GROWING PROBLEM ANOTHER TEST FOR THE AMERICAN WORKER – THE KINGSPORT STRIKE DOWN TO THE SEA FOR SCIENCE THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR – ALL THIS HAPPENED: PART 5 SEAFARERS VACATION BENEFIT NOW $1000 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 04/15/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 8 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/137b9a0aef6a6075a5bb562886c5f05b.PDF c8d1326adadf461a81e942b766d34358 PDF Text Text " -f, ^^ i ' i. ' 'f. '•*«>•.- /r-.i,''-.-. }~', • - . > ;-.j'.'.i / , • - n- -•••'• ./^-.i - • " ' •' .''^ y' '' • • ."T^i I . .^ • •' •.», SEAFARERS^OG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO SlU Tops Bridges, Teams in Coast NLRB BetBons... Page 3 Cov't Inaction Harms Maritime • • Page 3 Voters '66 Gaide Page 8 Page 3 Rerord, Not Party, To Guide Labor in '66 BecBons •. Page 2 600 in Chicago Vote SiU-UIW n, -.'v ••• ^ • Labor History —Part Four.. Page 15 Letters Cadeise Uaiens' 8e/coff.. Page The Big Box'— Package Gimmick - Page 16 3 �Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Candidates' Records, Not Party, To Guide Labor in Coming Eiections fii i' WASHINGTON—In determining whether or not it will support candidates for political office in this year's elections, the American labor movement will back both Democrats and Republicans purely on the basis of their support for organized labor's programs and principles. The party label will not mean automatic labor backing. heading "a vicious propaganda of corporations and "fabulous This traditional non-partisan campaign" against the trade salaries" of executives is not^ in­ political position was enuniciflationary; "it is only the money union movement. ated very clearly by AFL-CIO that the fellow in overalls gets "The public is being told, from President George Meany in in his pay envelope that is in­ major address here last week to editorial pages, from slanted flationary." news, from articles in our slick 4,000 delegates to the building The "inflation" scare, Meany trades national legislative confer­ paper magazines, that American noted, is even used as an argu­ labor is too powerful, that it has ence. ment against a substantial in­ If a two-thirds vote is needed too much political power, that it crease in the minimum wage be­ is a bad influence on the economy to pass a labor bill in the Sen­ cause the lowest paid workers ate, where a Dirksen filibuster of the country as a whole. They would receive increases ahove the hold over the heads of the Ameri­ blocked 14(b) repeal, "we have "guidelines." can people the threat of inflation to go out and get the two-thirds With indignation, he told the vote," Meany said. "We are go­ and they tie that to what they delegates: call the unrestricted power of ing to concentrate on more and "We have tens of thousands of better political action. We are not unions to exact exorbitant wage people in this country who are demands." going to spend a lot of time cry­ To some "jitterbug" econo­ fully employed ... but also on ing over spilt milk." mists, Meany said, "there are hut relief. Put that little fact in your He called for strengthening two kinds of money in this coun­ pipe and smoke it. Fully em­ of COPE—the AFL-CIO's Com­ ployed—tens of thousands of try." mittee on Political Education— them—and still on relief in order In their view, the money that so that "we can defend our­ to feed their families." selves against those who would goes into "astronomical profits" use the legislative process to ham­ per or destroy the trade union movement." This year for the first time. COPE, in issuing voting record information, will carry checklist of the candidates records on legisla­ tion of concern to maritime labor. SAN FRANCISCO—^The SIU Pacific District-manned Lurline While most liberals in Con­ (Matson Navigation), has been awarded a Certificate of Apprecia­ gress are Democrats, the party tion by the Coast Guard for the many "search and rescue" and label is also worn by some who —"TT:— V-— are "100 percent against every­ assistance services the Lurline and transferred him to Los Ange­ and its crew have rendered re­ thing we stand for," Meany said. les for further treatment. And the Democratic Party as a cently "in support of maritime • On November 17, 1964 the whole has shown it "can't de­ safety." Matson ship provided medical aid A letter from the Coast Guard at sea to a crewman of the yacht liver." He added, "I don't buy the idea . . . that labor needs the Western Area Commander out­ Criterion and transferred him to Democratic Party. I am sure it lines six separate occasions during Honolulu for treatment. the 13-month period between Sep­ is the other way around." • On September 1, 1965 the There are some progressive Re­ tember 1964 and October 1965 Lurline met the vessel Baron publicans in the House and Sen­ on which the Lurline went to the Minto at sea in response to advice ate, Meany noted, but the party assistance of rhen and ships at sea given by radio from the USPHS line is still set by "financial in­ in answer to distress calls: Hospital in San Francisco that the terests" and the filibuster against • On September 3, 1964 the patient should be seen by a doctor 14(b) repeal was led by the GOP Lurline rendezvoused with the tug as soon as possible. leader. Senator Everett McKinley Resolute to provide medical aid • Later in September 1965 the Dirksen, "the new darling of the Lurline sped to the assistance of to a crewman suffering from acute the vessel Eurytan, which had suf­ conservatives." appendicitis, evacuated the ailing fered a boiler explosion. "This means," he emphasized,, seaman and provided temporary "that we work with COPE, that • On October 14, 1965 the treatment. we don't work with any political SlU-manned vessel diverted to party, whether it is Republican, • One day later, on September take part in an air-sea search for Democratic or anything else." 4, 1964 the Lurline rendezvoused a U.S. Air Force pilot who had He warned the delegates that with the CG Cutter Wachusett to ejected from his disabled fighter employer organizations are spear- remove a seriously ill crewman aircraft. iSlU West Coast Ship Wins CG Award For Aid At Sea April 1, 1966 V Report of International President by Paul Hall The use of paid spies and informers to help break unions and to thwart union organizing attempts has been a traditional tactic of bigbusiness and industry. As recently as three years ago, paid spies, informers and company finks were used against the SIU by the Upper Lakes Shipping Company during the Upper Lakes disputes in Canada. When these tactics are used by industry against labor, the incidents are almost never reported in the nation's press. Recently however, the press has begun to take notice of such devices because business has be­ gun to use 4he same tactics against critics of big-business and industry policy who are outside the organized labor movement. The best known and most publicized case in point is the treatment received recently by Ralph Nader, author of the book Unsafe At Any Speed, which attacks the ethics and practices of the automobile industry. Nader's authoritative and well-documented book accuses the Ameri­ can auto industry of knowingly producing unsafe vehicles which result in the deaths of thousands of Americans yearly in a display of callous disregard for the safety of its customers. Examples have been cited in which industry went to great lengths to cover up lawsuits resulting from accidents involving the unsafe vehicles it produces and of repeated at­ tempts to discredit those who sued, complained or threatened to kick up a ruckus. The response of the auto industry to the furore created by the book and its accusations was not to try to make improvements in the auto­ mobiles it produces or to save lives by improving dangerous features of the cars. Instead the nation's largest auto producer, General Motors, em­ barked on an ambitious campaign to discredit Nader. While refusing to even consider any of Nader's accusations, GM hired private detectives to probe into Nader's personal life in an attempt to discover some sort of incriminating evidence which could be used to discredit him personal­ ly and effectively shut him up. Company-hired private detectives questioned his personal friends and business acquaintances about the most intimate aspects of his profes­ sional and private life—including his sex life. Nader even testified that suddenly, on several occasions, he was approached by strange women who tried to entice him up to their apartments under a variety of pre­ texts. It was inferred that this was merely another attempt by the in­ dustry to find a way to discredit him personally. The infringements of Nader's personal rights by GM finally became so flagrant that GM was called before a Senate subcommittee to ex­ plain its actions. GM's President, James M. Roche, promised the com­ mittee members "Such errors will not take place again." It is not quite clear however whether he meant that GM would not repeat the error of infringing an American citizen's rights or would not again make the error of getting caught at it. The nation was shocked by the tactics the auto industry employed against one of its critics, and perhaps the incident has already done some good by finally bringing this facet of American business ethics before the American people in the nation's press. The incident did not surprise anyone in the American labor movement however, because big business has been using the same devices against labor since the very beginning of the labor movement in this country. Employees,-especially union members and organizers have been spied upon, slandered and villified in the business-oriented press all through the labor movement's history. Labor's complaints about these tactics of intimidation employed by business and industry have traditionally fallen on deaf ears. We can only hope that perhaps at last the public and the government have been shaken sufficiently to do something about these abuses. 1 Dubittsky Retires as ILCWU Head David Dubinsky announced his resignation as president of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, the post to which he was first elected in 1932. His retirement from the 447,000member garment union will be­ «>and was elected assistant secretary come effective Apr. 12, 1966, of the bakers' union. At 16 he was marking a record of labor lead­ arrested for union activity, im­ ership that spans youthful exile in prisoned, sent off to Siberia, man­ Czarist Russia. aged to escape and make his way While Dubinsky is resigning back to Russian Poland and to set from his ILGWU office, he will continue his activities in the labor off for the United States where he movement including the AFL- landed in New York City on Jan. CIO, of which he is a vice presi­ 2, 1911. dent. He said he will also stand During the first five months in ready to assist the ILGWU in his new homeland he worked as every possible way and to take dishwasher, knee-pants operator, limited assignments from its new buttonhole maker. Then in June, president. 1911 he joined Cutters' Local 10, The retirement announcement ILGWU. By 1918 he was a mem­ came in the form of a letter from ber of the governing board of the 74-year old labor leader to the Local,^union. He had begun the ILGWU General Executive his rise up the leadership ladder, Board at its regular semi-annual becoming in turn, president of the meeting in New York early this local in 1920, vice president of month. The Board elected Secre­ the ILGWU in 1922, secretarytary-Treasurer Louis Stulberg, an treasurer of the ILGWU in 1929, ILGWU member for 50 years to president of the ILGWU in 1932, succeed Dubinsky. vice president of the American Dubinsky was born in Brest- Federation of Labor in 1934 and Litovsk, Poland, on Feb. 22, 1892. a founder of the AFL-CIO in At 15 he became a master baker 1955. S• 1' i- �Page Three SEAFARERS LOG La^ry Management, Public Panelists Agree In Coast NLRB The Seafarers International Union of North America has scored overwhelming victories over Harry Bridges longshore union in Na­ tional Labor Relations Board representation elections among West fishermen and Alaska longshore " workers. On another front, the voted overwhelmingly for the SIU fishermen's unions over the ILWU: SIUNA decisively defeated a American Enterprise, Mondego, combined raiding attempt by the Shamrock, Queen Mary, San Joa­ Bridges union and the Teamsters quin, MV Cape Beverly, MV in five Alaska ports. Cabrillo, MV Coimbra, Redonda, Here are the details of the SIU Seafarer, and Commander. election victories announced this The SIU Pacific District United week: Industrial Workers Union retained The SIUNA - affiliated San its representation rights after long­ Diego Fish and Cannery Workers shoremen in the Alaskan ports of Union and the Seine and Line Petersburg, Valdez, Haines, Hom­ Fishermen's Union shut out Harry er and Kodiak voted for the SIU Bridges International Longshore­ union over the Bridges setup by men and Warehousemen's Union a decisive margin. in each of 11 elections conducted The Teamster attempt to raid by the NLRB among crews of the SIU in Anchorage, Alaska, West Coast fishing boats. More was crushed when the SlU-affilithan 100 fishermen are involved. ated longshoremen in that city In individual Board elections, voted 100 per cent to remain in fishermen on the following boats the SIU. 600 Chkago Hot Shonie Wwkm Vote for W as Barguung Ageat CHICAGO—The SIUNA-affiliated Transportation Services and Allied Workers-United Industrial Workers Local 300 won a 3-2 Na­ tional Labor Relations Board elec­ tion victory here on March 18 at the Marriott Hot Shoppes Inc. Contract talks will begin pend­ ing certification of the election by the NLRB. Contract negotiations will be based on employee suggestions made at union meetings, which were then circulated to all Mar­ riott Workers prior to the March 18 vote. Prior to the election. Local 300 had filed unfair labor charges against the management of Hot Shoppes and in late February the Union was prepared to strike the company for bargaining recogni­ tion. However, the strike was called off when the company agreed to an election. Local 300 President, Gregory Grana called the election win "a Exchanging Views oh sound testimonial that working men and women who need union protection will find the courage to reject the lies, promises and threats of the bosses when given an opportunity to exercise their rights in a labor board election." Grana said that the Union had prepared contract demands for substantial wage increases and other benefits for Marriott work­ ers. SIUNA vice-president Dominic Abata pointed out that in recent years several other unions had at­ tempted to organize Marriott Hot Shoppes but were unsuccessful. Abata said that fears of reprisal by management had affected pre­ vious union organizing attempts. Marriott workers prepare pre­ cooked meals for several hundred daily airline flights leaving O'Hare International airport here and maintain flight kitchens, motels and other operations in at least 13 cities across the country. Pi^eihs j^fficials of the All-Japan Seamen's Union renew discussions of prob lems affecting seafaring trade unionists with SIU President Paul Hal iluring visit to Union hall in New York. Left to right, Tsuneftori M j/'ice Director of the Japanese Seamen's Union's Research 0epa^i Nabasama, Vice President of the Japanese union: Kanj Shilciba', Vice Director of Educationi and Hall,' who had met with the flapanese unionists during his recent aftendAnrift at Dome! convention Government Agencies Fall To Protect American-Flag Merchant Marine NEW ORLEANS—Government agencies were charged with being derelict in their responsibility for maintaining a strong American merchant marine by speakers representing maritime labor, man­ agement and the public press at Tulane University's Institute on Foreign Transportation and Port Operations here last week. quated condition of the Ameri­ tion will rate candidates for leg­ The charges were levelled by can merchant marine. islative office on the basis of their Paul Hall, President of the Sea­ The SIU president scored the records on maritime legislation farers International Union; Cap­ Interagency Task Force Report for and policies. Captain Clark called for an ac­ tain John W. Clark, President of calling for the "decimation of the Delta Steamship Lines and chair­ U. S. merchant fleet." By com­ celeration of United States mer­ man of the Committee of Amer­ parison he said that the report of chant ship construction and an ican Steamship Lines, and Mrs. President Johnson's Maritime Ad­ expansion of maritime services. Helen Delich Bentley, Maritime visory Committee had adequately He said that our government Editor of the Baltimore Sun. The set forth the needs of the industry. should recognize the role of Touching on the Department American flag-shipping in han­ three speakers were the panel members at the Institute's discus­ of Transportation, which Presi­ dling 98 per cent of the logis­ sion on problems of the Ameri­ dent Johnson has asked Congress tical support for the Viet Nam can merchant marine. The ses­ to create as a new cabinet depart­ conflict. The Delta Line official pointed sion wound up a week-long sem­ ment embracing the Maritime inar devoted to all aspects of Administration and 11 other fed­ to the stepped-up activity of the eral units concerned with trans­ Russians in the area of shipbuild­ transportation. Mrs. Bentley, widely respected portation, Hall said the proposal ing to attain dominance in world maritime editor and reporter, does not bode well for mari­ shipping and trade, and noted scored the government's failure to time. He said that history has that their ship construction pro­ take progressive steps to aid the demonstrated that the shipping gram exceeds that of the United industry has suffered and been States. United States merchant marine. Ray R. Murdock, executive di­ discriminated against when it has Mrs. Bentley recommended a been lumped with other agencies. rector of the Andrew Furuseth national maritime industry con­ He said the industry's prob­ Foundation for Maritime Re­ ference to cope with the prob­ lems could be dealt with more search, served as moderator of lems of American shipping. "As effectively by making the Mari­ the panel on the Merchant Ma­ a member of the public," she time Administration an inde­ rine. called on management and labor pendent agency responsible to The Tulane Institute's panel on in the shipping industry to be the President. Otherwise, as has the American merchant marine broad enough in their thinking" always been the case. Hall said, was attended by representatives to try to achieve something sim­ the industry's interests will be of the shipping industry, labor ilar." The Baltimore Sun mari­ subordinated to the interests of and government agencies, in ad­ time editor also said that ship­ the other agencies involved. dition to the Institute's students. ping management had been selfish At the conclusion of the In­ Hall cited the support that the in dealing with the problems af­ American labor movement is giv­ stitute's five-day program, cer­ fecting all within the industry, and ing to the effort to achieve a tificates of completion were that labor was "fractionalized." stronger, more adequate merchant awarded to participants by Dr. SIU President Hall said that marine. As an example, he Clinton Phillips, associate dean of the "Viet Nam war, terrible as pointed out that the AFL-CIO Tulane University's School of it is," has underscored the anti­ Committee on Political Educa­ Business Administration. Messages to SIU Express Support Of North Viet Nam Ship Boycott Messages of approval for the boycott of ships trading with North Viet Nam, plans for which were announced recently by three AFL-CIO maritime unions and endorsed by the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, have been pouring into SIU headquarters from individuals throughout the coim«>try. in the pockets of shipowners and your action in view of the tremen­ Letters and telegrams express­ other profiteers in so-called allied dous pressure you are bound to ing support for the stand taken nations." encounter ... to make you back by the Seafarers International Un­ Excerpts from spme of the mes­ down. . . ." ion, the International Longshore­ sages of comment, addressed to A Washington, D. C., man men's Union and the National Slli President Hall, follow: wrote: "... I think you have Maritime Union outnumber those From a man in Philadelphia: shown leadership in the fight jfor expressing opposition by a 10 to "... my thanks and commendation democracy ... offer you my hearty one ratio. on the resolution to boycott. . . ." support and wish you success in Boycott plans were announced A woman in New York wrote: this stand for democracy." by SIU President Paul Hall, ILA A Pueblo, Colo., mother said: President Teddy Gleason and ". . . enthusiastic support for the ". . . This average American en­ maritime unions' move to boycott NMU President Joseph Curran in dorses your stand wholeheartedly. a joint telegram to President John­ ships trading with the enemy. . . ." ... It is tragic that there are those A Philadelphia housewife: . . son last month criticizing the Ad­ who refuse to stand behind Ameri­ ministration's "pussyfooting" in in these times of mankind's cans making such terrific sacrifices curbing trade with North Viet apathy, something like your boy­ for our principles." Nam by ships of "supposedly cott action comes along to renew From a retired member of the my faith. . . ." friendly countries." Brotherhood of Railway Clerks in A Wilmington, Del., woman: Shortly after, AFL-CIO Presi­ Florida: "... I feel you will have dent George Meany told a news "... I am writing to tell you how the undying gratitude of millions conference that the boycott idea much we admire you for your of Americans . . . You couldn't be "makes a lot of sense" and ex­ position. ... It is appalling that pressed himself as in complete ships of our allies are carrying more right. . . ." From a U. S. citizen living in sympathy with the unions' ap­ supplies to those whom our boys proach and "in general agreement and their South Viet Namese allies France: ". . . You have my re­ spect. . . ." are fighting. . . ." with their attitude." A Minister in Illinois wrote: From a couple in El Cajon, The supporting messages ap­ proved the unions' intention to Calif.: "This is to praise you for ". . . we are given an example of stage protect demonstrations in your stand against shipowners who sacrifice for higher purpose, sacri­ U. S. ports against vessels of na­ trade with the North Vietnamese. fice so that others may live sooner tions permitting trade with the We hope that many of our private in peace and with opportunity for wnte to encourage fruitful living. . . ..' enemy which "puts blood money citizens would write .S' .T S J. ,5' , ; 4 i* * i J ,i _ # ,< S ? I 1 t i ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ V > S V > > J J 1 4 ' 1' �SEAFARERS Page Four April 1, 1966 LOG Three-Year Court Action Settled AMA Admits Libeling Union Official, Apologizes, Withdraws Phony Record The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area] Baltimore will again be the host for the Union-Industries Show from April 29th to May 4th. The SlUNA will be exhibiting samples of the many products manufactured by SIUNA affiliates at the AFLPITTSBURGH—After three years of litigation, the American Medical Association has finally ad­ CIO sponsored exhibit which will exhibit the craftsmanship of many mitted that a phonograph record circulated by its political action committee, AMPAC, was spurious workers belonging to AFL-CIO unions. and libeled Paul Normile, district director of the Pittsburgh Steelworkers' Union of the AFL-CIO. Al Brown has been around the "^the Detroit are also bucking for It is believed to be the na­ tape of a Steelworkers meeting. drive to prevent Congress from N. Y. hall as he recently got off their FWT-Oiler endorsement. tion's first case of libel by phono­ Walter Hughes, an official of the passing the Medicare legislation. the Steel Scientist where he ship­ Philadelphia graph record. Hunt sent the tape to AMPAC ped as baker. Al has just re­ Pennsylvania Medical Poltical Ac­ Henry Karpowicz has been The AMA has apologized, re­ tion Committee (PAMPAC) went headquarters in Chicago, where registered and is now ready to tracted its statements made in a on record that he bought the tape 5,200 discs were cut. About half ship out* again. Old timer E. R. spending some time around the booklet accompanying the record for $20 from "a tall, secretive of them were in circulation when Hauser had to leave the Cuba Union hall here. Hank says he and paid Normile $25,000 in an stranger" in "an ill-lit street" on "a Normile sued and the AMA subse­ Victory because of illness. He's is waiting for a job on the Colum­ out-of-court settlement of a dam­ dark night," who when asked his quently stopped sending out any hoping to be released from his bia or the Geneva. age suit filed by Normile and the name, said: "Just call me Cousin." more of the records. doctor's care soon so that he can Winford Powell says he wants Steelworkers. "The AMA sincerely regrets the ship out again. Just back from a ship heading for the West Coast. Hughes passed the tape on to Also, all copies of the phony Dr. William R. Hunt of McKees- error," the physician's lobby said a trip to Viet Oldtimer Powell's last job was on record that could he recovered port. Pa., an active leader in the in a recent retraction. Nam and ready the Spitfire. have been destroyed, the AMA re­ to go again is After two months on the beach ported. Chief Steward Victoria Domingo is one old timer The disc purported to he a se­ Oscar B. Smith. who's ready and raring to go on cret recording of a Steelworkers' Irwin Music has a long trip. Brother Domingo sails stewards meeting in Pittsburgh. A just been paid off in the black gang. tough-talking union leader is sup­ the Yaka and he posedly telling the stewards how Baltimore says he's going to to extort political action dollars stay on the beach TOKYO—Like many of their American counte^arts, Japanese During the past period shipping Smith from workers as they enter and awhile and see the has been fair, and the prospects shipowners are seriously considering operating their vessels under leave plant gates. sights of New York City. for the coming period look very An accompanying booklet iden­ runaway "flags of convenience vantages of being able to pay sub­ good. Laid up in the port of Norfolk in order to avoid paying their tified the speaker as Normile. standard wages to unorganized fair share of their nation's taxes, Shipping has been good in the Baltimore are the Losmar, Alamar The kit, widely distributed dur­ foreign crewmen and skimp on take advantage of substandard port of Norfolk, and the outlook and the Bangor, with the Losmar ing 1963 at the height of the ship safety standards. expected to crew up some time for the future is the same. AMA's unsuccessful campaign wages and working conditions of Japanese shipowners are re­ this week. against the Medicare plan, was runaway-flag crewmen and avoid portedly considering the transfer Norman Wroton, Jr., who last In the past two weeks, we paid allegedly designed to stir local maintaining the high safety stand­ of ownership of Japanese ships served as oiler on the Steel Scien­ AMA political committees to ac­ ards required by Japanese sea­ to Liberian, Panamanian or Hon- tist has already paid off the vessel off three ships, signed on two and had seven in transit. tion in raising money for election men's unions. duran companies and then char­ in order to come home and tend The three major nations offer­ tering them back. The Japanese to personal business. He said he campaign funds from doctors. Jake Levin, who sails in the ^\^en the case came to court, ing "flags of convenience," Pan­ Transportation Ministry however had a good voyage and called the deck department and whose last Normile denied that the voice was ama, Liberia and Honduras, levy has recently indicated it would ship "a mighty fine one." Herman ship was the Steel Traveler, is now his or that such a meeting had a ship registration tax but no cor­ discourage the chartering of for­ White, who has been sailing with on the beach and ready to ship been held. He produced speech ex­ poration or fixed assets tax. This eign-flag tonnage to facilitate a the SIU for the past ten years, out on any long trip. After paying perts to back him up. easy tax setup has already led continuing vessel replacement just got back from a short run off the Steel Ex­ The AMA fell back on the de­ many American shipowners to program. ecutive some time to Rotterdam and is looking for fense that it had purchased the register their ships under run­ back, Nicholas P. In addition, Japanese maritime a good slot in the steward's de­ recording in good faith, truly be­ away flags to avoid paying U.S. Tsaousakis is partment. After serving as chief lieving that they had a bona fide taxes, in addition to the added ad- labor has an agreement with man­ cook on the Eagle Traveler, Luready to sign on agement providing that only Jap­ cien Drew says that it was one of for a Hawaiian anese nationals will be employed the best he's ever worked on and run. Brother Tsa­ on Japanese-flag vessels. Run­ hopes to find another just like it. ousakis has been away-flag operations would re­ a member of the Boston duce job opportunities for Jap­ Union for 22 Tsaousakis years. Things slacked off a bit the last anese seamen as they have for week but shipping is expected to Looking for a coastwise run so American seamen. by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area pick up. Long range expectations he can spend more time with his have been in the news in regard family, Charles Shaw is now on The spirit of St. Patrick's day ruled supreme in the city of New to proposed trade with Puerto the beach and ready to go. Melvin Orleans, when the city's Irish settlement broke into its annual wearRico. The activities of the Mas­ R. Knickman, who has been sail­ ing-of-the-green festivities. Beginning with Mass in St. Alphonsus sachusetts Port Authority, the New ing with the SIU for the past Catholic Church, the occasion developed into a 51-unit parade to the England World Trade Center and 16 years, is also on the beach look­ SIU Hall for a gala dinner. Sea-Land were reported last issue ing around for a coastwise run. The dinner could not have in this column under Puerto Rican been better served in Dublin it­ trip, although he might consider shipping. Since then the Port Au­ self. Green olives, chilled sham­ a coastwise run. SAULT STE. MARIE— thority has estimated that Boston's Mobile rock fruit cup and Patrick's The latest addition to the trade with the island will equal tossed green salad headed the Shipping has been fair in the growing system of SIU clinics more than a billion dollars during menu in the SIU Hall. Other port of Mobile, with two ships began servicing SIU members the next 10 years. Boston is ex­ |lpril L 1W4 Vol. XXVIih No. 7 courses served included corned now laid up. They are the LongOfficial Publication of the SIUNA and their families in the Great pected to increase its general cargo l,>kes &. Inland Waters beef and boiled cabbage, greens, beach and the Roswell Victory, Lakes area on March 1 at the business at least 25 per cent a Atlantic, Gulf, District, AFL-CIO Irish potatoes, pistolettes (poppy both of which will recrew within Sault Polyclinic here. year. Sxeeutive Board ; seed buns, dyed throughout), and the next few weeks. The facility will provide PAVL lBAtLtProMent , John Fancutt, a 20-year man emerald ice cream. Fred C. Cooper, whose last ves­ free diagnostic service to the Cat, TANNER EARL SHEEARD < with the Union was on the Sea- -- •FasecsA'fce-Ffee,Ficc-Presidenf': sel was the Carroll Victory on a many SIU Great Lakes Dis­ Houston mar. John was sorry to see the At: IANBSEX WJEUAMI' trict members, SIU Great Shipping has remained steady run to Saigon, Japan and the Phil­ Seamar laid up and is waiting KbisfeBT MATiHEw»-; ', ; Air TANNER Lakes Tug & Dredge and SIU in the port of Houston over the ippines, is now on the beach to grab a coast hugger. y^ee-Preaideni Piee-Preaident spending a little time with his Inland Boatmen's Union past two weeks, "VPuerto Rico members in the area as well and no significant wife and daughter in Mobile. y • pireetor of Orotp&tg and; . With the island's economy Publication as to their dependents. New Orleans change is expect­ growing at an outstanding rate of Mdnagiiiff Editor; SIU clinic facilities are al­ Art Editor ed in the imme­ James Wood, Jr., who sails in ten per cent a year and trade pick­ #yyMikB,PoLi,ACK, , BEfCNARO SEAMAN ready available to Seafarers diate future. the engine department, was just I Auiatdnt Bditor ing up between Puerto Rico and and their families in the Great C. N. Hotch of paid off the Ames NATHAN SKyga Staff Writers the continental United States, it Lakes ports of Buffalo, To­ the deck depart­ Victory and is y MELVIN PURVIS looks like shipping will continue ledo and Duluth. WiLUAM DAV ment spent a few now looking for to improve. Last year alone, Puer­ • EBWIN P. FRANCIS The system of SIU clinics weeks working on a run to North to Rico imported over $1.25 bil­ was begun in 1957 with the oil rigs, but is Europe. Back Hurley lion from the United States, most opening of the first facility in now ready to sail from his vaca­ Shsa* iiiMa AMRM of which was shipped by water. MS,, W«klaa<«n. jJiat C. SMJOX# New York. Other Union on any Indian or coastwise trip. tion, Reuben t)t« SwtsMlt clinics are located in Boston, Manuel Salcedo just piled off iRtarMtisasi uaito, Atiaatia, ssin um sm. Tom Ballard who sails in the en­ Belletty is look­ Philadelphia, Baltimore, Nor­ y;U2JSL y •TU,.y HVselntl! the San Francisco after a seven gine department is on the beach ing for a Group aitts; (Mrfl at Wwhiai'folk, Jacksonville, Tampa, months run, and he is expected to after paying off the Volusia. He'll 1 slot in the tM, 0. C. Belletty San Juan, Mobile, New Or­ come up with FWT-Oiler endorse­ WSTilAlTSIWi ATtEltiiMU «art» be ready to ship out again in a steward's depart­ iHtM«atl«iial ''rURian. leans, Houston, San Fran­ ment very soon. Luis Roman and few weeks. Steward Francis Bur- ment on a Delta Line ship. Johnny '618^^4X3-'EwtiryiMNwasyyeiiU)*.^^^ cisco and Seattle. John Murray, who are presently ley says that he's looking for a Long is looking for a Puerto Rico holding down wiper positions on chief cook's slot on any long trip. japm Shipowners Eye Runaways To Beat Taxes, Union Standards i The Gulf Coast SIU Opens New Clinic Facility In Sault Ste. Marie : 'J •K. - �JK. April 1, 1966 Pace Fi«e SEAFARERS LOG After the payoff the men had a dinner of roast beef and trimmings. Some old timers got together to spin a few yarns about their travels as Seafarers. Sitting in the mess hall for the after-dinner story-swapping are old timers, R. Garofalo, AB, and Bosun Tom Polino (center), Henry Put, AB (foreground); (left) Joe McGill, (right) A. Amendolia. On the calm morning of the payoff the Sapphire Etta lays safe in the Port of New York after a rough 16 day trip on the fog-covered ocean. Seafarer John T, Cherry, Jr., knocks off the job long enough to go up and get his money and sign back on for the next trip to Bremerhaven. Seafarer Stamatios Aristis gets his papers in order as he prepares to collect his pay for the voyage. At right. Union patrolman looks on. Chief Cook Beanigno Bautista slices up roast beef iri^'preparation for a good dinner for his fellow crew members to start off the next trip. v "''. . 1 • • -4 » ( . • I . i I . :* « . Seafarers Anthony Amendolia and Joseph McGill of Brooklyn, N. Y., are photographed on deck of the Sapphire Etta. Brother McGill, who is holding a line, has seen all kinds of weather at sea, said, "This past trip was a short one but I've never seen the North Atlantic so rough." Brother Amendiola concurred. He hadn't seen a rougher one either. 4 1 I . j'i J �Pa«e Six SEAFARERS April 1, 1966 LOG DISPATCHERS PgPQPT * Mona March 12 to March 25/ 1966 If you had an opportunity to vacation in one of the many places you ^ve visited during your seafaring career, wluch one would you choose and why? George Gihbons: Of all the ^ Raul Iglesias: I would go to ports I've visited during my sea­ Spain, if I had my choice of the faring career, I places I've been would pick Japan while shipping for a vacation. out with the I like the way SIU. To begin the people live with, they speak and enjoy the my language; and exotic atmossecondly, I would phere. Then, like to explore too, I enjoy the Motherland. sightseeing very Of course, I much, and there would go to a is a lot to see in that country. On bullfight, something that I have my vacation, I would hire a never seen before except on TV. guide, so he could take me Then, I would go around the around and show me the shrines country looking at the cathedrals. and historical places. <I> William R. Lacy; The best place I can think of to relax for a vacation is the port of Hong Kong. There are many things to see which are en­ tirely different from those in the United States. And it is an ex­ citing city with many good places to shop. During my vaca­ tion in Hong Kong, if I ever had the leisure, I would take plenty of time for shopping. It is prob­ ably the best place in the world to buy clothing and materials. Paul R. Wolf: Without hesitat­ ing, I would choose Yokahama, Japan. Although the city is very much like the United States, and getting more and more like that by the day, it still has that oriental charm. On my vacation, I would go around and visit the temples and the other sights of the city. The Japanese are great believers in natural beauty, and for that rea­ son, there is much worth seeing. Nicholas Bechlivanis: I would go to Greece on my vacation. I am from the Aegean Islands myself, and know the people to be kind and friend­ ly. Also, the weather is nice, and there are many ways to relax in that country such as fishing, swimming and drinking good wine. When a person goes fishing, there are redsnapper and all sorts of fish to catch, all un­ der blue skies and fresh air. Joseph Stodolski: Although I have visited many countries during my career as a Seafarer, and liked nearly all of them, I guess I would se­ lect Puerto Rico for a relaxed va­ cation. I enjoy the weather down there, and such entertain­ ment as horse races, nice beaches, the national lottery and ball games all appeal to me. I wouldn't stay in any classy hotel either. Just living like the rest of the country's citizens would be fine for my vacation. Lifeboat Class No, 147 Sets Sail SIU Lifeboat Class No. 147 poses for graduation picture after successfully completing lifeboat training course at the Harry Lundeberg School pf Seamanship. Newest group of lifeboat ticket holders are, (front row, l-r): Robert F. Lewis and Rudolph Pace. Second row, l-r: Robert Bruno, John Cancel, Earl Williams and Philip Larkin. Back row, l-r, includes: Bernard Cassada, Maury Lipitz, Gary McDonou^jh and instructor Ami Bjornsspn. - J I I II DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals Class A 3 49 8 24 6 5 4 24 39 52 20 34 12 280 Class B 1 19 8 12 6 7 1 3 15 28 8 18 8 134 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 12 5 9 2 6 3 8 12 39 8 15 11 130 0 28 6 20 12 7 0 13 27 35 17 37 25 227 0 18 4 2 2 1 0 0 6 10 7 20 9 79 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 16 2 170 56 33 13 86 46 21 19 11 12 14 10 73 17 133 68 145 59 28 0 69 26 25 12 824 340 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 2 3 38 18 10 6 14 14 2 7 6 4 1 1 20 10 20 34 29 33 12 6 10 27 16 9 219 1.33 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 1 20 15 38 1 5 8 7 4 17 1 5 6 8 6 5 0 2 1 9 12 2 17 27 5 30 25 12 8 12 12 22 44 15 13 22 15 102 213 137 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 11 4 146 52 19 13 56 42 15 14 8 11 6 4 40 19 91 61 79 84 8 0 17 53 21 2 558 318 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 0 2 39 11 6 5 9 11 2 5 1 3 1 0 20 7 32 23 28 15 14 5 23 3 8 10 187 96 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 0 21 8 8 8 6 1 8 6 1 3 1 5 2 4 5 0 0 2 9 10 1 14 11 8 18 16 10 8 6 4 21 4 28 15 10 10 129 84 79 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 4 2 136 19 14 5 67 28 13 11 4 6 7 4 20 58 133 91 91 30 17 0 43 9 17 11 604 236 ^iews Red Fleet Growth With Alarm NationalMagazine Notes Soviet Bid For Sea Sapremacy In Near Fatare Russia is rapidly expanding her merchant fleet in a plan to acquire control of the seas in the not-so-distant future, according to Noel Mostert in a recent article in The Reporter magazine. Already, Russia has enlarged her fleet to the point where she expects to carry seventy-five per­ cent of her own trade this year, ^ tions, especially the newly emerg­ the article says. In comparison, fort." According to Mostert, Russia ing ones." the share of American trade is using every conceivable means By 1970, "the combined carried by U.S.-flag vessels, less to accomplish further enlarge­ strength of the bloc will be cap­ than 8 percent, looks meagre in­ ment of her fleet. With her own able of undermining the western deed. shipyards going at full capacity, hold upon any particular trade Behind the Soviet's impressive she has placed large orders in simply by undercutting to any capacity for self service on the other nations, both Communist price level it wishes," Mostert seas is a massive shipbuilding pro­ and free, and is buying a large adds. "As one shipping man ex­ gram sparked by desire for eco­ number of used ships of all types, plained here, The possibilities for nomic power, Mostert reports. In often at prices above the going economic blackmail are incalcul­ the past ten years, Russia has not rate. able and do not bear thinking only surpassed the United States The reason for this tremen­ about.' Unless someone does start in the size of her fleet, but has dous effort for fleet expansion is thinking, the situation may be ir­ gained a much younger, more retrievable by the time they fi­ not hard to guess; Russia realizes modem and more versatile fleet nally get around to it." that control of the seas means as well. Moreover, while Russia Tlie SIU has been thinking and continues to build and buy ships control of trade and economic talking about the threat of the as rapidly as possible, the U.S. power. Says Mostert, "Moscow's Russian fleet for some time, but continues to cut back on ship­ self-interest and prestige require apparently the people in Washing­ building budgets. at the moment an independence ton who should he concerned have "The Russian merchant fleet's from others for the carriage of its been both deaf to our words and total of seven million tons means growing external trade, plus in­ that it now exceeds in size the trusion of the Red Flag upon the blind to the situation. We will American active fleet. By 1971, consciousness of all trading na- continue to urge them to uncover their eyes before it is too late. with a projected ten million tons to its credit, its superiority over the United States fleet would he two to one," Mostert writes. "The seeming abdication of American resolve and initiative in this field leaves the Soviet fleet without challenge; nobody else has the re­ sources, not to speak of the de­ termination, tol match such an ef1 t I > I. w 1. SEAPAf?efiSl YOUB STOKIBS,PHOTOS ANP LETTE/iS ARB6SHV>-J0t LOS • •6;CS'/%K/Ar7V/4Vir-fiMCOAX>9s/,A/.r.112^ �April 1, m. I Page Seven SEAFARERS LOG 17^ Liberal I Alf-Out Election Support Increasingly, danger signals flash that there's blood on the political inoon. Only a massive effort by union members and their families in this year's campaign can wipe it off. The^ signs come from all directions. Republican leaders are licking their lips in anticipation of major congressional gains. Recently, their confidence spilled over from House contests to the Senate races. In a report to GOP leaders, Victor Johnston of the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee claimed a possible pick-up of five Senate seats. He listed these states: • Oregon—where Maurine Neuberger has announced she won't run again. Seeking the Democratic nomination is Representative Bob Duncan who has a solid liberal voting record. Governor Mark Hatfield, a moderate, is a shoo-in for the GOP nomination. • Illinois—where liberal leader Paul Douglas will be challenged by Charles Percy, unsuccessful GOP candidate for governor in 1964. Dogulas won in 1960 with 55.5 percent of the vote, a near-marginal result. Percy is viewed as a rugged challenger. • Tennessee—where Ross Bass, one of the few southerners to stick with lobor on 14(b) repeal, faces stiff opposition in a primary and, if he gets by that, in the general election, too. Bass won by just 52.1 percent of the votes in 1964 in an election to fill the remainder of Estes Kefauver's term. • Montana—where Lee Metcalf, a winner with only 50.7 percent of the vote six years ago, will be the target of the considerable conserva­ tive and right wing forces in the state. • New Hampshire—where Thomas Mclntyre became the state's first Democratic senator since the Stone Age with 52.3 percent of the vote in 1962 when a bitter fight split the state GOP following the death of Senator Styles Bridges. The report to GOP leaders predicted the Republicans could make Senate gains without losing any seats they hold now. So far, most predictions have been based on speculation. But polls are beginning to show the guessing game is not all puff. The most recent published political poll, conducted by Louis Harris, reported, "The wide lead the Democrats have been holding for the 1966 elections for the House of Representatives has begun to dwindle substantially. The Republicans, at this point, stand a chance of picking up major congressional gains next November." The poll showed the Democratic lead among voters plummeted three percent since January to a present 54-46 bulge. Harris sees 60 to 70 of the present Democratic House membership "in the danger area already." Included among these would be the 51 new liberals elected in 1964. Harris charts the ebb and flow of public support for the parties in congressional voting over the past 16 years this way: REP. DEM. 46 % March 1966 (Poll) 54 % 43 January, 1966 (Poll) 57 42.5 57.5 1964 48 52 . 1962 44 56 1958 47.5 52.5 1954 50 1950 50 Harris traces the slump in Democratic support to unease over the war in Vietnam and to the GOP campaign to build a bogey over inflation. Polls and speculation do not an election make. The March poll and the March guess can be made to look off-base in November. But they can be made to look off-base only with all-out effort between now and November to keep incumbent liberals in office and elect new ones. A "package" of 13.5 cents an next year, with inequity adjust­ hour was indicated as the 1966 ments up to 20 cents an hour; contract pattern for 18,000 improved Blue Cross-Blue Shield wool and worsted industry em­ hospitalization coverage, with full ployes in 75 mills, when the Tex­ premium payments by manage­ tile Workers Union of America ment in the second contract year; and the pacesetting Wyandotte two days' funeral leave and Worsted Co. settled on a new strengthened job protection. three-year agreement. The agree­ ment calls for a general wage in­ The Machinists, charging five crease of 10 cents an hour with airlines with stalling for five a new minimum of $1.74 an hour months on negotiations, have no­ and a guaranteed minimum of tified the National Mediation over $2 an hour for Weavers in a piecework job classification, fig­ Board that efforts to settle the ured on a daily basis, and other dispute have failed. Union nego­ tiators asked the NMB for a gains. "proffer of arbitration." If either •if side in the dispute refuses arbi­ A cigar workers council, which tration, further action may be coordinated bargaining^efforts for taken after a 30-day waiting pe­ five unions, has won contract im­ riod required by the Railway La­ provements for more than 2,000 bor Act. The lAM represents American Tobacco Co. workers 34,000 mechanics and other in scattered northern and south- ground personnel employed by em plants. Contract advances, Eastern, National, Northwest, called by the unions the best in Trans World and United air­ several years, included wage hikes lines. Members previously voted •>f 7 to 11 cents this year, 4 cents overwhelmingly to strike. 4, 7 Spying has become a way of life within American industry. There was a time when industry confined its spying to its employees and to labor unions engaged in organizing drives. Today however, the nation's biggest corporations spy not only on their employees and on unions, but on each other, on the pub­ lic, and on the U.S. Government itself. Many corporations even spy on themselves, tapping phones and planting "bugs" in the offices of their own executives to be continually assured of their "loyalty." In addition to the traditional methods of hiring private detectives or paid informers to obtain useful information, industry is now making increased use of technological ad­ vances and is employing a vast variety of delicate and sensitive electronic equipment to extend their spying into the most personal area of men's lives. Nowhere is one safe from these illegal, electronic eavesdroppers— in the office, at home in bed, in a private car or even far out in the country. Industrial es­ pionage has in fact become so vast that a large industrial counter-espionage structure has grown up to seek out and spy on the industrial spies. This snooping has become so widespread and so intense that it endangers the most basic principles of American freedom. The basic rights of individual privacy are being infringed daily. More and more, industrial spying has been extending over into private sectors of life outside of industry itself. Pri­ vate citizens expressing criticism of industry practices and ethics have been intimidated by industry-inspired investigations of their private and professional lives and have aired increasing complaints of such out-and-out Spy!" illegal practices as phone tapping and the planting of hidden microphones in their homes and offices. The situation has grown so bad that on some occasions, after failing to discover any incriminating material against a critic, in­ dustry has sought to entice him into a com­ promising situation which could then be held over his head to silence him. Such was the case recently during a campaign by the world's largest corporation. General Motors, to silence a critic of the auto industry. These are the tactics of a police state and have no place in the democratic tradition of our nation and no place in our future if we are to remain a nation of free men. These are tactics which hold within them the seeds of the midnight knock on the door and the silent nagging fear within all men that their most secret inner thoughts can be used against them. They are abuses which are doubly dangerous because they are used not only to discredit honest, constructive criti­ cism but also create an environment of fear and distrust in which there can be no effec­ tive criticism. And without the ability to criticize and change methods and conditions, there can be no freedom. Before the situation gets too far out of hand, action must be taken to stop these il­ legal, unethical, police-state tactics which threaten to erode our individual freedom. The American public must be aroused and apprised of the growing threat. Legislation must be passed and enforced to ban forever these totalitarian tactics from the United States. If American industry has come to be­ lieve itself above the moral, ethical and legal laws of the land it must be corrected firmly. •i ^11 �Page Eig^t SEAFARERS April 1, 1966 LOG April 1, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine I' •>! - s ii 't Y' ^'^4 w 4 DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IHS: ? ;--;^i I PRIIURY GENERAL EUCUON PRIMARY DATE April 22 Oct. 28 May 3 m No registration in state RUNOFF • PRIMARY A DATE ' May 31 Aug. 9 July a Sep. 26 Sep. 13 July 6 Oct. 19 July 26 April 14 Sep. 15 June 7 Aug. 24 Oct. 19 Sep. 13 June 10 Oct. 15 8th Wednesday after close of Conventions July 23 Oct. 15 Aug. 20 April 2 Oct. a May 3 May 24 July 26 Sep. 19 Sep. 14 Sep. 28 Sep. 1 Oct. 11 Oct. 1 July 30 Nov. 5 Aug. 2 May 16 Oct. 10 June 14 April 4 Oct. 10 May 3 Aug. 27 Oct. 29 Sep. 6 July 12 Wyandotte, Johnson, Shawnee, Sedgewick Cos. July 22 elsewhere Oct. la Wyandotte, Johnson, Shawnee, Sedgewick Cos. Oct. 28 elsewhere Aug. 2 Mar. 26 Sep. 10 May 24 July 13 Oct. 8 Aug. 13 Aug. 9 •>1-. ^4# • v>'" %•:». ti!>454 K|. • fc«S;4.- : . I 'Y •V l--*^ .^' "- • J» it S;f SV-J'- ',; II . .V. ""4 ^ V..C . rjl his is an election year. Congressional elections will be held during 1966 in every state of the Union. In addition there will be balloting for both houses of state legislatures and many states will elect Governors. Although off-year elections do not draw the fanfare and hoopla of national elections, they are every bit as important because the congressmen sent to Wash­ ington during the off-year can change the balance between liberal, pro-labor legis­ lators and conseiwative anti-labor Senators and Representatives. The same holds true for state legislatures and governorships. The importance to American workers of preserving the liberal, pro-labor majority in Congress in the 1966 elections becomes clear from an examination of the record achieved by these congressmen during the first session of the 89th Congress. The election of 51 new liberals in the 1964 elections broke the log-jam that had blocked necessary progressive legislation for years. They swung the balance of votes which made possible the passage of Medicare, anti-poverty legislation, the Appalachia bill, the voting rights bill, public works legislation, the housing bill and the higher education bill. ' riThe table on the right contains complete available information on the election J_ races, registration deadline dates and election dates for the various states. These dates should be noted and each voter should familiarize himself with the candidates for each vital elective office and that candidate's stand on issues vital to labor and the nation. Seafarers especially, who may be at sea or at a port city away from home and unable to visit their local polling places to cast their ballots on election day, should make certain they obtain their absentee bailots. Applications for state absentee baUots may be made by writing to the County Clerk, County Auditor, County Election Board or County Recorder in the county and state in which the Seafarer has his voting residence—or to the Secretary of die State in which he maintains his voting residence. Post card applications mav he obtained frmn SIU Halls. June 20 Varies by towns and. cities Aug. 9 Sep. 20 Sep. 13 Aug. 19 Oct. 7 Sep. 20 July 5 Oct. 10 Aug. 2 Aug. 23 Oct. 18 Sep. 13 May 7* July 8 June 7 Jackson & Clay Cos.—July 6; St. Louis City & Co.—July 9 Other Cities over 10,000—July 5 Jackson & Clay Cos.—Oct. 12 St. Louis City & Co.-Oct. 15 Other Cities over 10,000—Oct. 10 Aug. 2 July 7 Sep. 29 Aug. 16 Cities 7,000to40,000-0ct.29 Cities 7,000 to 40,000-April 30 Douglas & Lancaster Cos.—April 29 Douglas & Lancaster Cos.—Oct. 28 C onservative, anti-labor and right-wing extremist forces in the United States have declared all-out war against liberal Senators and Representatives during the up-coming elections. Multi-million dollar war chests are being raised to carry on a program of pressure and propaganda to bring about their defeat and to replace them with conservative, anti-labor congressmen vowed to thwart passage of progressive legislation. Re-election of the 51 new liberals and the election of additional progressive legislators is labor's number one political goal for 1966. Achieving this end will require the support of every pro-labor vote which can be mustered. Seafarers, and all other trade unionists are urged to register and vote in the 1966 elections. In addition they should do their best to inform their families and friends of the importance of continuing a strong, pro-labor, liberal majority in Congress and urge friends and relatives to register and exercise their right to vote this year. Oct. 1 Sep. 6 Towns over 4,500—Sep. 7 Cities—^ep. 3 Towns over 4,500—Nov. 2 Cities—Oct. 29 Sep. 13 April 28 Sep. 29 June 7 April 4 Oct. 10 May 3 June 21 Dates set at 1966 State Legislature Oct. 29 £ S i -V i-' I ' I -..aJ ' i''4 • eSEafcfi-.jL se'sci Mar. 23 Sep. 28 May 3 April 22 Oct. 28 May 3 April 23 Oct. 8 May 24 Mar. 28 Sep. 19 May 17 July 15 Sep. 9 Sep. 13 May 14 Oct. 8 June 14 May 18 Oct. 19 June 7 July 5 Oct. 8 Aug. 4 Poll tax receipt necessary No registration** ^44- '•r': May 28 June 25 Sep. 6 Registration not required my-.m June 28 May 10 July 23 May 14 Sep. 17 May 7 Aug. 27 Nov. 2 Sep. 13 Sep. 10 Nov. 5 Sep. 13 June 11* Oct. 8 July 12 Aug. 20 Oct. 8 Sep. 20 April 9 Oct 8 May 10 Milwaukee—Aug. 24 Others—Aug. 31 Mllwaukee-Oct. 19 Others-Oct 26 Sep. 13 July 29 Oct 22 Aug. 16 May 24 June 28 June 4 Aug. 16 •1 m, nay dMtimifte th«« t^ unewstimNnl. ftr: �Page Te^/ April 1, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG IT 1 i-f I" I i-i;: "•'V ^ • " U--! , fi .. Jj if •'h' AFL'CIO Organizing Director Sees Challenge in Changing Work Force WASHINGTON—"Vast changes" in American society and the makeup of the workforce pose "new challenges" to the labor movement in the opinion of William L. Kircher, recently named director of organization for the AFL-CIO. Kircher uses no rose-colored ment can and will continue to women they are trying to organ­ glasses in his analysis of labor's grow. ize, pointing out that they are organizing problems, appearing The claim that workers no long­ mostly young, the "baby boom" in the March issue of the Ameri­ er need or want unions, he de­ of postwar years who have reached clares, is "pure hogwash." Em­ working age. He also pointed out can Federationist. He acknowledges the obstacles ployers obviously" don't think so, that, since they have no memory to union growth, including a con­ he points out, because they're of the depression era or the great traction of the blue collar work­ spending vast sums to keep unions labor struggles and triumphs of the late thirties and early forties, force and an expansion of em­ out. some of them are inclined to be New Look ployment in fields where unions Kircher states in the article that disinterested. have been weak. But he is con­ The answer, Kircher is con­ vinced that these obstacles can his fellow trade unionists should be overcome, that the labor move­ take a new look at the men and vinced, is not to try to give a short course in labor history to the workers you're trying to organize. "Hardly anyone joined unions in the late thirties and early forties just because the Knights of Labor had a difficult time," he points out. by As far as today's young worker Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes is concerned, "before he accepts unionism, he is going to have to All of the SIU-Gt. Lakes District-contracted companies are now recognize it as a helpful method fitting out their vessels with the exception of the passenger ships. Most of getting at the things bothering of the crews have been notified as of this date, and the 1966 sailing him today." season will commence two weeks earlier than last year. The ice situa­ Changed Economic Cmidltions tion is much better than it was a year ago and Lake Michigan and Lake One of the facts unions today Huron have no ice whatsoever, f Buffalo is the only Port with ice SIU Halls in Detroit, Toledo, and must face, Kircher notes, is the changed economic conditions of problems. The ice boom has been Chicago. Shipping in Detroit is very good the typical worker. removed and this will start some "Many, if not most, paychecks flow of ice down the rivers. There with many rated jobs going off the open board. Jerry are committed before they are is a great deal of ice at the eastPowell, who sailed received. The worker who is meet­ em end of Lake Erie, surrounding with Wyandotte ing house payments, television Buffalo, and a good deal of this for the last fifteen payments, car payments, education ice is windrowed. If the usually shipped bills, etc., is in hock so far in years, prevalent west and southwest aboard the John J. advance that he is apprehensive winds come in the next few weeks, Boland as Wheels­ about anything that might lock there could be a considerable ice man. Jerry says his personal economic boat. The problem in Buffalo compared with he is going to take forces who are not interested in the rest of the lakes. it easy now that seeing unions grow do a fairly Rollins On March 21st, 1966, we will he doesn't have to good job of equating unionism be in Washington to attend the work the tunnel any more. Joe with boat-rocking." Linked to this, Kircher notes, U. S. Coast Guard Public Hear­ Rollins just got back frofn Viet is the propaganda effort of em­ ings and we will make a full re­ Nam and is ready to ship on the ployers to portray unionism as an port to the membership as to the Lakes again. institution, rather than as a move­ outcome of these hearings. Once again we urge every mem­ ment of people. Three representatives from All- ber who has the necessary seatime "The greatest thrust of the man­ Japan Seaman's Union arrived in to upgrade himself in both the agement resistance campaign," he Detroit, and they are studying all Deck and Engine Departments. writes, "is the effort to psychologi­ phases of the maritime industry Information on the upgrading cally separate the worker from the and its operations in the United program can be obtained at all union, to make him think of the States. TTiese men will visit the SIU Gt. Lakes District halls. union as a third-party entity. The Great Lakes The Pacific Coast by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative The San Francisco Area COPE held a fufid raising dinner at the Fairmont Hotel on March 16. The dinner was attended by delegates, friends and guests of the San Francisco labor council. Guest speaker of the successful dinner was Senator Frank Moss of Utah who spoke on the social and economic changes necessary to stabilize the government of Viet ^ First District of Washington and Nam. He also outlined the prob­ Senators Jackson and Magnuson lems of the poor and underprivi­ to see if they can help alleviate leged in the United States and the this situation. support needed to reduce unem­ Old timers on ployment and pass extended mini­ the beach includ­ mum wage legislation. ed Wally Mascwi San Francisco whose last ship was the Summit. Shipping continues to be very Wally says he good in San Francisco and on the likes the Alaskan west coast. We can still use men run on the Seain all ratings. land ships be­ During this period in San Fran­ cause it puts him cisco we have paid off the Carrol Mfason home every ten Victory, Pecos, Our Lady of days. He is now waiting for an­ Peace, Fairport, Wild Ranger and the Hercules Victory. Signing on other Sealand run to Alaska as for the period were the Ocean AB. John Indorf, who was last on Evelyn, Pecos, Alice Brown and Brigham Victory. In transit we the Ocean Evelyn as a baker, is had the Portmar, Del Alba, May­ now waiting for the first baker's flower, Elizabethport and Summit. job to hit the boards. In the next two Wilmington weeks we expect During the last period shipping the Express Buf­ activity has continued to boom falo, Transerie, and the outlook for the continued Northwestern, Transpacific, Cita­ good shipping is excellent. As del Victory and soon as A and B men in all de­ Overseas Joyce to partments register they are ship­ ping immediately. be in port. During this last period we had On the beach Boyne three payoffs and two signons and we had F. Boyne a total of ten ships in transit. who pulled in, stayed on the Among some of the old timers beach for one week and decided on the beach is AB Mike O'Hanto go intercoastal. nesin who is taking a short vaca­ R. Hamden came in a month tion before shipping again. John ago from the Far East to undergo Dolan just came into town and is medical treatment for a week or planning to take a rest before so. He hopes to be ready to ship shipping out again. out on the Ocean Ulla as Second Pumpman. Seattle Shipping continues to be excel­ lent in Seattle for all ratings and from all indications it will remain that way for quite awhile. Most of the ships coming from Viet Nam have one problem in common and that is the mail situa­ tion. At the last MTD meeting here, a motion was introduced to contact representative Pelly of the of a Forgotten Man This observation on the life of merchant seamen was written and submitted to the SEAFARERS WG by Rodney F. a teacher of history in the John Dickinson High School, Wiimirigton, pelaware. Mr. AUen, an avid reader of Pie IX>G, thought the item—which he ran across while doing research—would he of interest to other LOG reefers. ;'ii I?.' Upon his return in 1835 from a cruise around the globe on a naval mission, Francis Warriner recorded his impressions of the voyage for armchair travellers in the United States. Writing ' travel accounts was a popular vocation in the new republic, and such volumes found a wide audience. This vo' age was one of the first circumnavis by an American naval vessel, and thus, merited the unusually large reception which it received from the reading public. id served as schoolmaster on the United States Frigate Potomac from the time of its sailing from New York harbor in the Winter of 1831 to its return in 1835. Originally, he had concern for the hardships sufmerchant seamen and thc Navy. men oi> tl oped into a deep respect and appreciation for their arduous life. Many lives had been lost during the voyage, and the sailors siiffered fro# ihaiadies which w#e unknown to the readers of Warfiner's book. The popular image of the seal#tog man did not elicit the resp^t M#ich ho ^e puiblic in general overlooked his dilemmas and relegated the sailor to a low social station, while failing to see his importance in the nation's growing affluence. Thus, as Warriner wrote with his poetic ^ prompted to extoll the Importance seaman and sailor: Seamen are an unfortunate and neglected class sidered and treated as outcasts from reputable society. The wisest politicians have said, and have said probably with truth, that both England and America owe the continuance of their national existence to, their seamen. Without them, com­ merce could not survive, communication of every kind and on aimost every subject, between tant natiotts, would be cut off, and the most i valuable information that we receive concerning different parts of the globe and the richest luxu­ ries that we enjoy would he entirely lost. Nations so much benefftted should therefore he moused Ail Early 19th Century View the Aihericaii Man have seen seamen from the age of twenty to twenty-five, look as old as men of thirty-five to forty, who follow different occupations. Pestilence and disease are sweeping off multitudes, and they die in a foreign land, neglected and unhonored. Added to this, the tempest is continually sound> -• ing their funeral requiertt. Many are yearly in- " gulfed amid the surges of the ocean, with no eye to witness their struggles, the waves done their windingsheet, and their death prayer given to the winds. O think on the mariner toss'd on the billow. Afar from the home of his childhood and youth; « No mother to watch o'er his sleep-broken No father to counsel, no sister to « a nation idoUzing its pioneers, politicians, and Indian fighters, it seems.,jtrange that the deeds of the merchant seamed and the sailor have been glossed oyer or forgotten. Warriner saw our failure in 1835, long Ttelore Jack Lon­ don's Sea Wolf brought the public's attention to the sailor's plight in the late nineteenth century. Today, the historian discusses the role of . trade commerce in American history, but he delineate the importance of the �-TWKSTiit^SsrT-'r. April 1, 1966 SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG Clam Chowder Coming Up SlU Vessel Outflanks Viet Cong To Escape Saigon River Ambash (Editor't note: The follotcing article i* an eye-witness report made by Seafarer Alexander J. Leiter of an experience he had in Viet Nam waters recently. Brother Leiter recounts his tale in a well-written ac­ count of an incident that points out the dangers and difficulties SIV members are encountering in that war-torn section of the world. Brother Leiter sailed aboard the Steel Architect as an AB.) The last day and the last few hours spent in Viet Nam nearly had the Steel Architect and pos­ sibly some of the crew as victims of Viet Cong guns. Our adventure started when we left Saigon on March 3. after a stay of 33 days. As we headed down the river ^ As we went down the river in in the calm of a beautiful Viet relative safety we learned that the afternoon our radio started to ship under attack was the Pahumm "alert, alert, a vessel is loma. When the ship came under under attack at Point de I'East, the VC guns the crew abandoned all ships in the Saigon area hold the vessel and four of them were their position." wounded. Vietnamese Navy mine­ sweepers and assault craft came At the first mention of the at­ to their rescue under machinetack our Captain, J. Kauserud, gun fire that ripped out from the called below for undergrowth along the river's the two Searfarers on watch to bank. The Paloma was the second report to the attack on shipping going to Sai­ bridge. At that gon within four days. On Feb­ time we were 12 ruary 27, the Panamanian freight­ miles south of er Lorinda carrying general cargo Saigon (2 miles was raked for an hour by VC below Nha Be) fire with armor-piercing 57-mm on the Saigon Letter shells and machine gun fire. Six River. VCATTACk£D men were wounded in that en­ The Captain was standing on V£SS£L counter. the starboard wing of the bridge Although, at the time, the sit­ deck. Pointing ahead to a col­ uation on the Saigon River was umn of black smoke, he said, "a ticklish and some of us were tanker has just been hit by the wondering which way to run Viet Cong." He calmly gave or-, when the shooting started, now ders to instruct all crew members tude strafing the jungle. During all of this. Captain 15 days later, the incident is al­ to keep off the decks, away from port holes, and out of open door­ Kauserud removed the responsi­ most forgotten. However, it is at ways; he added, that, if the V.C. bility of piloting from the Viet­ times like this when a merchant were covering our position on the namese River-Pilot and turned the seaman becomes aware of the river, he didn't want any crew vessel around against a strong role he plays in supporting our flooding tide in the very narrow country during times of national members' lives in danger. limits of the river, (like making crisis. Captain Kauserud slackened a U-turn with a tractor-trailer in the vessel's speed and was at­ an alley.) tempting to determine the extent Full Ahead! Full Astern! Full of the V.C. attack when a U.S. Ahead! and away this old C-3 Army L-5 observation plane took off, shivering and shaking came out of the sky. From a like you know what, back to Nha height level with the main deck, Be anchorage where we dropped Although most Seafarers would the pilot made several passes the hook in safety. rather be home on Christmas and across our bow, indicating for us The Captain heard that some be with their families, it's not al­ to stop. The pilot flew the L-5 of the crew felt a certain amount ways possible. Ships must sail with great skill, in his obvious determination and concern for of anxiety and concern while mak­ even during periods when most the safety of our vessel, and to ing the turn in the river. He com­ people are enjoying holidays, es­ prevent our progress any further mented that there were times in pecially now that the supply runs down river that would have put his career when he would have must be made to Viet Nam. But Christmas can be cele­ the Steel Architect into the line appreciated that much room to maneuver in. Nevertheless, for brated on days other than the 25th of fire. Those of us who wit­ a while, we felt like a sitting-duck December, and that's how Sea­ of nessed the way in which this pilot in a shooting gallery and every­ farer Henry Thomas Harris maneuvered his aircraft felt proud one knows what a duck sitting worked things out. of his skill and dedication to around in a shooting gallery feels Brother Harris arranged with duty. his family to hold his Christmas like. Regardless of the fact that we presents until he got back in the We proceeded down river after had been hearing bombs and United States and then they could the Military Sea Transport Serv­ shellings almost every day and all open their presents together night for over a month, we were ice in Saigon reported that the and have a real Christmas. now aware of the tremendous river was clear. The brush at The 23-year-old Seafarer got earth-shaking bombardment, ac­ Point de I'East was on fire from off his ship in San Francisco last our bombs. We could see the Viet­ companied by the dull staccato of week and arrived in Mobile after namese troops, who had just machine-gun fire put down by our Choppers' and dive bombers. Our landed from assault craft, sweep­ a long cross country journey. "We are so happy he could get planes were over the Viet Cong ing the area and firing their home," Mrs. Harris said. I've weapons into the dense mangrove area (3 miles ahead of us) in a never been more happier, espe­ matter of minutes. Those little swamps that have been aptly cially with things the way they helicopters were right in there fly­ named by the Vietnamese as are in Viet Nam." ing back and forth at low alti- "Rung Sat" (killer juhgle.) Viet Run Delays Seafarer's Xmas Stirring a tasty portion of clam chowder on the Steel King is CookBaker. Robert Lipscomb. Also on the menu for the lucky Seafarers on the Steel King was plenty of roast beef, tuna fish salad and dessert. Chief Sievrdrd Cited By Fellow Shipmate Dear Editor: When any man does a good job and has satisfied his shipmates that he has done the very best he could do then he rates a well done in his department. When a shipmate does his duties well plus contributing a generous portion of his own free time to the aid and comfort of his fellow members, he rates the highest praise that is possible to offer. We, the crew of the Express Baltimore have such a man. Chief Steward Eugene Ray. Brother Ray, jye give you ^ profound thanfe for a tough job very well done. i t FrartemaBy youisr ^ John OTKrwite Ship's Delegate Letter also agned by 20 other shipmates d Brother Ray. 4f — Brother Grrtteful For Union Benefits To The Editor: Just a few words to try and ex­ press my heartfelt thanks and ap­ preciation to the Seafarers Union of North America which has helped me many times. I have been on disability for the last three years and have been under the care of a doctor for that time. I had two heart attacks in the last year and spent a great deal of time in the hospital and if it were not for the union I don't know, how I would have received tfiis aid. Because of the SIU I don't have to worry about doctor or 4 hospital bills plus the union made iit possible for me to get a tiew hearing aid. I just can't say thanks enough for all the won; derful things the union has done |for me. Trouble and sickness ; makes no appointments when they I hit us and many times they are ^ with us when we least expect WA/AT DIDA/f 6AY? BOUNDED LlKH<$a?D MOMihlSm I am an old timer with thil union, book number 08. I to sea a long time before we had a union and I really know wha| the union has done for the sea?^ faring man. It is a privilege td be a member of such a wonder-f ful union. I am grateful for thd retirement plan, my pension checks are always on time, and I think that the other benefits of the union enable a Seafarer t^ live free from financial worry. ; Once again, many thanks. Fraternally yours, M^heas J. (Dotclie) LETTE; To Tlie Editor iOG Feature Heealle Struggles of Seamen^ To Hie EdifoR | I would like to thank theg LOG for presenting the finn story about the seaman's life onC; hundred years ago. I think i^ points out more than anythingelse the long and hard strugglethat we as Seafarers have had over the many years. | I think that Richard Dana waf a good reporter of the condi-4 tions that seamen had to gdthrough in the old days. Hii book, "Two Years Before thd Mast," gives a vivid picture of sailing conditions before the rise of the unions. Being a seamaif in those days was almost like selling yourself into slavery. I I think that if it were not fof the strong union movement ii| this country, and especially the SIU, the American seaman^ would be no better off than his seaman brothers who are forced to endure inferior conditions od foreign flag vessels. | Again, thank yon for the find article and keep stories like thil coming in the LOG. | Fratemaiiy Yoars,| Robeit3Wiiis:::;r:J WE MUST SB �> •• \> 11 it',. 'fi: "i Page Twelve SEAFARERS Biology (Marine, That k)Fascinates SlUCrewmenonAntarcticExpedition Strange and unusual fish specimens, penguins, three girls aboard ship and days that were almost as black as night were the highlights of the voyage that Seafarer Richard Hepburn recalls with the most affection. Hepburn, who sails in the ^ studying some form of animal really care if I got stuck down deck department, was then in there for life. People treat you life. the "land of the midnight sun, What impressed Hepburn most real nice." where there is nearly no differ­ of all was the fact that these sci­ Further commenting on the in­ ence between day and night. entific minds proved on all occa­ teresting trip in the Antarctic, he Brother Hepburn recounted his sions to be friendly human be­ recalled the time that a group of experience while in the New York ings, far from the typical idea scientists embarked in a dingy in hall recently to pick up his vaca­ people have of intellectuals and the icy water to shoot a bull seal tion check and register. His last professors. for their collection. ship was the Oceanic Wave. , "They didn't get him," he said, "When we hit our port in "and I found it kind of funny. Hepburn's "land of the mid­ Chile or Aukland, New Zealand,' night sun stint" occurred during said Hepburn, "those Phd's would The tremendous seal kept care­ a voyage he made aboard the SIU- hit the nightspots right along with fully out of range in the rolling us. Of course, every Seafarer sea, and the men weren't very MSTU manned El Tannin. went out of his way to get a date good shots in the bargain." On the SIU-MSTU contracted But all was not so funny on the with that third female, who was El Tannin, he was voyage. Like most all trips on a not only single but goodlooking working in the Antarctic ocean and very attractive. I'm sorry to ship, there was a touch of mis­ on a scientific ex­ say, though, that none of us had fortune. Even though the crew was required to wear steel-tipped pedition with a any luck at all." And speaking of New Zealand, safety boots, a member of the group of scien­ tists and marine Hepburn remarks that he likes the deck department had a jackstaff place so much that he wouldn't run through the toe of his boot. biologists. mind settling down there at all. Although he stayed out for "Although the He finds the country to be very four more weeks in the sick bay, rigors of the 30 Hepburn much like America and popu­ when they got back to Chile, it below zero turned out that several of his toes weather often tired a man out," lated by friendly people. Then, too, there was another couldn't be saved and had to be he explained, "especially when he amputated. was working in the deck depart­ consideration: Brother Hepburn is an ad­ In their spare time, when they ment, sleep would eventually get to you. It would get to you so mirer of pretty women and surf- weren't bombarding the scientists badly that you no longer wanted boarding and claims that New with their curiosity, the Seafarers to sleep any longer. Two months Zealand ranks with the best in would gather around to discuss in the Antarctic circle is, after all, those two categories. "Beautiful the books they'd read and their breakers on beautiful beaches favorite authors. a long time." The ship returned with fossils Brother Hepburn said that he with beautiful women," he said, and some of the other SIU crew "and there are real decent places and fish and even penguins pre­ men often passed away those to stay at reasonable prices. I served in formaldehyde, all des­ long, dark hours by talking with spent three or four months down tined for the zoological museum the scientists. The Seafarers there last year and wouldn't in Auckland, New Zealand. would examine the fossils brought up from the bottom, the fish speci­ mens and the underwater pictures taken in the depths of the ocean. "And by and large," Hepburn said, "we found the scientists to be just plain nice people, who Vincent Captiano Dick Shoemaker would take time put from their work to explain the significance Please contact Salvatore CasYour friends, Eddie Burke and of their discoveries. taldo at 31 West 54, Street, Bay- Louie King, would like you to con­ "I remember one particularly," onne. New Jersey. tact them care of the M.V. Coastal he recalled, "an elderly lady, Nomad, Alaska SS Co., Pier 42whom we all respected. If any Seattle, Washington. Dale Parks of us went to her with a ques­ tion concerning the oceanoYour wife should like to get in Salvatore Dimaggio graphic findings, she'd stop what contact with you. She is now liv­ she was doing then to talk with ing at 2021 Amelia Street, BayWe are holding your telephone us—even if it took thirty min­ town, Texas. bill at SIU headquarters in New utes or an hour." York. Interesting People <1> Thomas L. Walker, Jr. And the other two females John F. Kent Please contact Mrs. lone M. aboard ship also proved to be in­ Andrews at 504 Athania Parkway, Please contact your mother at teresting personalities to Brother Metairie, Louisiana. 1 North Ave., Norwalk, Connec­ Hepburn. One, he said, was mar­ ticut as soon as you can. ried to an ornithologist, a profes­ Jack Melton sional student of birds. She had Antonio Zelaya four children (not aboard the ship, Please contact Mrs. Pete Moeno though), and her husband was Sr., at 3924-Broadway, Galveston, Please contact the Travelers away in the American southeast. Texas. Aid Society of New York at 204 East 39th St., New York, N. Y. i 'i' I Editor, I 675 F^rth AwW , • Brooklyn, N. Y. 1 r:1 ^ ; 1 would like to receive the SEAFARERS tOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Mnf Information) . ril i i r« CTATP v'Oi/s I TO AVOID DUPtlCATtON: If yoo are an old subscriber and have a change ef address, please give your former address below; 'DRESS Y 3^<: m .. STATE Barry J. Connelly Contact the Boston Legal Aid Society at 14 Somerset St., Bos­ ton, Massachusetts as soon as you can. <1> Richard A. Qninn Please contact your Mother at 188 Columbus Avenue, Buffalo, New York. STREET ADDRESS CITY j ZIP April 1, 1966 LOG <1> William Vander Vlist Contact your mother as soon as you can. Her address is 33 Caro­ line Place N. E., Grand Rapids 3, Michigan. Time Out For A Smoke Enjoying a little leisure and a smoke before signing foreign articles on the Robin Goodfellow are (I to r) Seafarers Serapio Cruz and L. Brown. The picture was taken when Goodfellow was in New York pre­ paring for a recent trip. Both Cruz and Brown said they were looking forward to the trip and were quite anxious to get to sea again. SIU ARRIVALS , '• W Joseph M. Endres, born De­ cember 9, 1965, to the Michael M. Endres, Baltimore, Md. Allen Smith, born November 17, 1965, to the Donald Smiths, Waynesville, N.C. Loretta Harris, born November 26, 1965, to the Joe Harris, Nor­ folk, Va. — — Albert Gregory Hendricks, born August 24, 1965, to the Al­ bert Hendricks, Mobile, Ala. Kimberly Balog, born Novem­ ber 20, 1965, to the Robert Balogs, Holden, Utah. Luis Ernesto Perez, born Feb­ ruary 2, 1966, to the Luis Perezs, Postello De Juana Diaz, P.R. ^ Tammy Fourroux, born Jan­ uary 31, 1966, to the Harry O. Fourrouxs, New Orleans, La. Angel Cordero, born October 4, 1965, to the Felix Corderos, Philadelphia, Pa. Harold Hubert Hess, born Jan­ uary 18, 1966, to the Harold Hess, Tacoma, Wash. Michael Joseph Sarver, born December 9, 1965, to the Henry M. Sarvers, New Orleans, La. <1> Mary Ann Salvadore, born Oc­ tober 27, 1965, to the James Salvadores, Brooklyn, N.Y. Wendy Samicola, born Janu­ ary 7, 1966, to the Joseph Sarnicolas, Brooklyn, N.Y. Wanda Lissette Ortiz, born Jan­ uary 11, 1966, to the Oliver Ortizs, Mayaguez, P.R. Shasta Seal, born December 31, 1965, to the Jimmy B. Seals, Amite, La. Marie Elena Gonzales, born February 7, 1966, to the Gilbert R. Gonzales, Galveston, Texas. James Patterson, born January 19, 1966, to the J. J. Pattersons, Brook Park, Ohio. Rachel Renee Vidrine, born January 19, 1966, to the John E. Vindrine, Opelousas, La. Randall Nyherg, born July 1, 1965, to the James Nybergs, Su­ perior, Wis. Money Due Headquarters is holding checks for the following Seafarers: • Hercules Victory, dispiited overtime—Edward Jensen, Rob­ ert Smith. • Natalie—one day's wages—^James N. Boone, Spiros D. Cassimis, Jose Ortiguerra, Frank G. Valerie. • Penn Carrier—disputed overtime—Earl Beamer, Walter Smith. • Transwestem—disputed overtime—Calvin Smith, Fred Nich­ ols, Ramon Bracamonte, Daniel McLaren, Glenn CaUoun, Clyde Greeson. • Valiant Hope—transportation—Thomas E. Hanson, Don­ ald Kershaw. • Niagara—disputed overtime—Richard Heckman, Francis M. Greenwell. • Niagara—lodging—William Knapp, Warren Weiss. • Seatrain New York—disputed lodging allowance—^James Gleason, Fred Paterson, Earl Resmondo. • Kent—lodging—Clyde D. Berry, Joseph L. Chapeau, Cyril Gauthier, Aldo T. Hassein and Raymond T. Holland. • Sea Pioneer—lodging—Joseph Preshong, Verdon Na^h, Ed­ ward Killigrew, Walter Kristiasen, George McKenna, Earl Chick, Ernest Newhall, Gene Berger, Constantino Ruggiero, Leamardo Ruggero, John D. Pennell, Aubrey Lewis. �April 1, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG It looks like overtime is in store for the deck department of the Del Mundo (Delta Line). The galley needs to be painted and all hands are busy getting the vessel in shape. Engine delegate A. L. Edwards reports that there are ^ _ ^ .—7-7 no beefs and that anyone who Callard, joined in with a request to keep the ship running SIU wants overtime can have plenty style. One thing that the men are of work. The steward's depart­ happy about is that they are re­ ment has a new delegate in W. ceiving their mail during the long K. Sufherlin who reports that haul from Cape Town, Durban, there are no beefs to Lourenco Maques and then in his department. back to Cape Town, South Af­ When ship's dele­ rica, before returning to the port gate Benjamin C. of New York, reports Luther Bengert resigned Gadson. to let another Seafarer get a Joseph A. McDougall on the crack at the job, Western Comet (Western Tank­ Dominick Di ers) headed for Okinawa, reports Di Maio mously elected. that when the The new ship's treasurer Mic­ ship's delegate rehael Toth found he had been left signed, deck $27.39 by retiring treasurer Joe delegate, Harrj' Powers. All-and-all it's a busy K. Kaufman, ship. was elected unanimously. Engine delegate Roberto Gon­ McDougall Mess hall chairs are going to be zales, on the Venore (Venore Trans) writes repaired and the members have that the crew been asked to make sure the wash­ showed true sea­ ing machine switch is turned off faring brother­ after they are finished with their hood and respect laundry. One of the things the when the deck Brothers are hoping will be set­ engineer's tled is their request that port father passed time will apply at both ends; or, away. The any port the ship puts in to. This brothers sent is because the containerships (un­ Tyndall flowers at once like tankers) have only limited with their message of sympathy time in port. as soon as they heard the bad news. Steward's delegate, Robert Another SIU ship that has been H. Tyndall, reports that the mess getting more overtime in the en­ is going to be kept open at sea gine room is the and locked in port from now on. Express Virginia Talking about the ship in gen­ (Marine Carriers) eral, ship's delegate, Robert A. headed for Sai­ Clarke says, "no beefs." gon reports eng i n e delegate, Robert L. Mays. "Every member should try and Roy Corns was carry his part of the load . . . elected by accla­ that way every­ mation reports one can have a Mays meeting secretary good trip with no beefing at the Gregory F. Gannon. George Van payoff," said Ettea, chief steward, was elected Frank Myatt ship's treasurer. Seafarers aboard newly elected the vessel are looking forward to ship's delegate on viewing their recently acquired the Robin Lock- TV. There are no beefs so far on sley (Moore Mc- this active ship. The bosun re­ Gadson Cormack). Myatt quested that all of the crew prac­ reported that everything was ship tice safety first by staying out of shape and thanked the brothers the way while topping gear on who have knocked off using the deck. The crew was also re­ washing machine between 10 pm quested to keep the deck clear of and 6 am. Deck delegate, George all coffee cups and gear. <I> <1> T.V. Aids in Breaking Language Barrier Page Thirteen Brother Batks Bangtails World Over But He's Still Tearing Up Tickets "The British have built race tracks the world over but by-all-means the best tracks in the world are here in the United States," says Seafarer Anthony Notturno. He was talking about his horse wager­ ing days in general and his last voyage to India on the Steel Fabricator in particular. "Betting is a little different in ^ to be a genius to figure out how thony says he likes the West Coast India. There the bettor trys to to turn the pages." tracks the best. "I've been down hit a treble. This is when he Seafarer Notturno has good to Florida and the tracks there are picks the winners of three races, things to say about South African just what you'd expect—real good rather than the winners of two or Racing. "It's a real nice place and looking and nice, but I like the four races like the daily double or it use to be one of the favorite West Coast tracks—Hollywood twin doubles here in the U. S.,' runs of the Brothers at the Union Park is very fine. What I like best said Notturno. Hall. I haven't been there recently, about Hollywood Park is that you The 42-year-old Philadelphian, but I can tell you tbat they love can lose your money without get­ who has been sail­ racing there. One of the reasons ting your shoes dirty." Another ing with the SIU is that they don't have it regularly thing about Florida is that "dogs since 1949, went like we do. When there's a race don't show me much. I've seen on to say that he it's a big event and is held on a greyhound racing a few times but hit a treble his Saturday, Sunday or a Fair day for me there's nothing like the last trip. "I have and it's attended by huge enthusi­ horses." all the luck. I hit astic crowds that have lots of As a gambling man Anthony on what was prob­ fun." has his ups-and-downs. His favor­ ably the lowest "Enthusiasm in general is very ite story is about one of bis big­ Notturao paying treble ever big for racing abroad. They all gest bets on the mile-and-one half seen in Indian have clubhouses and grand stands Belmont Stake's duel between GalRacing At the official rate of now. ... I think it has all been lent Lad and Bold Man which exchange I got between five and copied off of our tracks. Crowd took place in the mid-50s. He put ten dollars for picking tbree win­ control is a big problem all over. everything he could get his hands ners. It was hardly worth going "Speaking about tbe riot at on Bold Man. "Right after the to the bookie to pick up the Roosevelt Raceway a couple of race I was looking for a ship," he money" Most betting in India years ago, be said, "I wasn't on said. is done with bookies despite the tbe beach at the time but I've seen Brother Anthony tells fellow fact that they now have mutual some tense moments when angry horseplayers that he likes the Lib­ windows like American tracks. murmurs ran through a crowd erty Bell in his native Philadelphia when the results went up on a and Jefferson Downs in New Or­ Oil to Mecca photo finish. It always looks like leans. Talking about New Orleans Immediately after the Steel Fab­ your horse won when you've bet tracks he says, "I don't care for ricator's payoff Brother Notturno, $300 or 400 dollars on him." the Fair Grounds. I think they as a good horseplayer should, took "I don't like crowds, Notturno just keep it around for historical all his money and went directly to the Mecca of the New York Horse said. That's why I stay away from reasons and to run on during the set, Roosevelt and Adqueduct, and most of the big races like tbe Mardi Gras; but Jefferson Downs, as the result is now looking for an­ Triple Crown. During the week, for nisht flats, is O.K. You really other ship. "I didn't make out so except for Monday and Friday, is find a better quality crowd there. good. Part of it is the type of the best time to go. Yonkers Race­ Maybe it's my favorite place be­ horse they run in the snow and way bas been getting a big crowd cause I've done fairly well there. ice. I feel that the best borses are lately, perhaps because of the mild Some days you might win $700 or $800 dollars but you're lucky kept under wraps for the spring. I weather here." Fair Weather Tracks couldn't handicap those dogs to break even at the end of the right." But with a horseplayer's Speaking of good weather, An­ meet." eternal optimism he went on to say, "when the weather breaks the better horse will be out. So will I." Brother Notturno describes himself as "just a regular horse player" but the many interesting tales he can tell about foreign George H. Seeberger, 67: John O. Morrison, 62: Brother tracks prove that this just isn't so. The able-bodied seamen, who de­ Morrison had 32 years of sea Brother Seeberger died in Philaphia where he time when he re­ scribes his deck department job as was retired tired in 1961. He "just rieht for a fellow with my since 1965. He joined the Union interests," has visited tracks in Cal­ joined the Union in 1938 in Jack­ cutta, and Bombay, India, Dur­ in 1941 in Mo­ sonville, Florida. ban, South Africa, Hong Kong bile, Alabama. He died of dia­ and over the United States. He was born in betes at the Hills­ Speaking of the differences that P h i 1 a d e1 borough County he has noticed since his first trip phia where he is Hospital. He sail­ to an Indian track in 1953 he survived by his ed in the engine said, "one thing I noticed at once wife Grace. The room as an oiler. He is survived by is that horses in India run clock­ veteran of World War I sailed his wife Annie Mae of Tampa, and wise as against our's where they with the steward department as brother, W. R. Morrison, of by his run counterclockwise." In 1953 chief steward. He had over 30 Miami. Brother Morrison was horses were started from behind a strand of tape. But there are no buried in Tampa's Myrtle Hill years at sea. Brother Seeberger died of heart failure in Decem­ more standing starts and "they Memorial Park. ber, 1965. He was buried in the now have starting gates just like Holy Sepulcher Crematory. here." Charles M. Silcox, 50: Brother Racing Fans the Same Silcox died in Houston, Texas in Fans are the same all over the January of this world, says Notturno. "Depsite Alfred Leroy Jerauld, 54: year. He became their English background the In­ ill wbile on the Brother Jerauld died of tubercu­ dians get excited just like every­ losis in Boston in Globe Explorer one else. All those Sir Thomas January. He and was hospital­ Liptons go crazy when there's a joined the Union ized at the port of buck involved at one of their big in New York in Hafia, Israel, in faces like the Indian Derby." 1952. He ship­ December. He ped with the en­ joined the Union One of Notturno's problems is gine department in 1945 in Jack­ trying to read the foreign tout sonville, Florida. as a firemansheets to get the facts upon which water tender. He he makes his bets. The Indian bet­ He is survived by his wife, Billie, is survived by tor uses a little book rather than and his brother, Ray D. Silcox, the fact sheets of American Rac­ )Oth of Starke, Florida. Brother his mother, Mrs. Flora Jerauld, ing. They're so hard to read that Silcox sailed in the deck depart­ who lives in Boston, Mass., Jerauld's place of birth. Notturno claims that "you'd have ment. FINAL DEPARTURES vl> Steel King pantryman Robert Mateo finds T.V. a welcome break after a long day in the galley. Mateo looks forward to coming to New York because of the fine T.V. reception there and finds watching T.V. in foreign countries to be very useful in improving the use of a foreign language. He enjoys watching programs with foreign subtitles. 1 �Page Fonrteen April 1, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG UNBAIB TO LABOR DO NOT BUY :•) Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) 'Tee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) <t> H. 1. Siege! "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) ^ Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) — ^3> — Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) Kingsport Press "World Book," "Cbildcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlsntic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguardlnK the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AH trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. AH these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. AH expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AH trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available In all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt request^. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Bbcecutlve Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. Schedule of Membership Meetings SlU-AGLIWD Meetings New York, N. Y Apr. 4—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia Apr. 5—2:30 p.m. Baltimore .. Apr. 6—2:30 p.m. Detroit .. Apr. 8—^2:30 p.m. Houston ... Apr. 11—2:30 p.m. New Orleans Apr. 12—2:30 p.m. Mobile .... Apr. 13—2:30 p.m. Wilmingttm Apr. 18 2 p.m. San Francisco Apr. 20—2 p.m. Seattle .... Apr. 22—2 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Jamestown Steriing Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) ^3> Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . tr Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestwmth, W. L. Douglas, Flagg Brothers, Kingston, Davidson. (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) <t> Tyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock Cornish Tyson's Pride Manor House-Safeway Wiriihone-Kroger Comlsh Game-Armour and A & P's SuperRight Comlsh Game Hen (Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. America) Detroit Alpena Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Duluth Frankfurt Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. 4—2 p.m. 4—7 p.m. 4—^7 p.m. 4—7 p.m. 4—^7 p.m. 4—7 p.m^ 4—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detrmt . . . .Apr. Milwaukee .Apr. Chicago .. .Apr. Buffalo .... Apr. tSault Ste. Marie Apr. Duluth .... Apr. Oeveland .. Apr. Toledo . . . .Apr. 11—^7:30 p.m. 11—^7:30 p.m. 12—7:30 p.m. 13—^7:30 p.m. 14—7:30 p.m. 15—7:30 p.m. 15—^7:30 p.m. 15—^7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia .. Apr. 5—5 p.m. Houston Apr. 11—5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) . Apr. 6—5 p.m. Norfolk Apr. 7—5 p.m. New Orleans .. Apr. 12—5 p.m. Mobile Apr. 13—5 p.m. R^way Marine Region Jersey City Apr. 11—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia Apr. 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Apr. 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk Apr. 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New Yoric Apr. 4—^7p.m. Baltimore Apr. 6—^7p.m. iff Philadelphia ... Apr. 5—7 p.m. ^Houston Apr. 11—7 p.m. Mobile April 13—^7 p.m. New Orleans .Apr. 12—7 p.m. * Meeting held st Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple. SsnIt Ste. Marie. Mich, t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. DIRECTORYof UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Gal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsay Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS ALPENA. Mich BALTIMORE, MD BOSTON. Mass 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9 6600 i27 River St. EL 4-3616 1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO. N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III 93B3 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH. Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 2B7 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON. Tex 5B04 Canal St. WA B-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY. N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS. La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-IB92 PHILADELPHIA. Pa 2604 S. 4th S» OE 6-38IB PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no clrcumeUncm should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member Is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should Immediately be rejKjrted to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months In the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Its constitution. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. AH members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to fs:mlllarlze themselves with Its contenU. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other deUlls, then the member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions. In­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtlmera cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good sUnding through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SlU constitution and In the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which be la entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic righU of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his eonstitntlonal right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified maU, return receipt requested. ALCOA COMMANDER (Alcoa), Feb­ ruary 15—Chairman, Lee R.. EckhotT; Secretary, Burel J. Loftln, Jr. Ship's delegate reported that there were no beefs. AH questions were settled and taken care of during the voyage. Every­ thing Is running smoothly. Patrolman to be contacted regarding a larger water cooler, yote of thanks to the baker, H. Harris, for a job well done,—also to the messmen for their services. FLORIDIAN (South Atlantic). Febru­ ary 27—Chairman, Charles Kenning ; Sec­ retary. Francisco Alvarez. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Brother Francisco Alvarez was elected to serve as ship's delegate. ALCOA MARINER (Alcoa), February 15—Chairman, Clarence A. Hancock; Secretary, Edmund Key. Disputed OT to be taken up with patrolman. $40.00 in ship's fund. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), February 25—Chairman, Stephen Fulford; Secretary, Paul Franco. Some dis­ puted OT In deck and engine depart­ ments. Ship should be fumigated for roaches. Vote of thaiiks to the steward department. Real fine SIU crew on board. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Moore-McCormack), February 6—Chairman, Eugene B. Flowers; Secretary, Luther Gadson. Few hours disputed OT In engine depart­ ment. Brother Frank Hyatt was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made that when the crew of any vessel works cargo, they should be paid the same rate of pay that the longshoremen re­ ceive in the home port of said vessel. DEL MAR (Delta), March 6—Chair­ man, P. Blalack; Secretary. J. R. John­ son. Vote of thanks was extended to ship's delegate who is resigning. Brother Jf. V. Whaien, Jr. was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. $106.94 In Movie Fund. DEL MUNDO (Delta). February 21— Chairman. E. P. Leonard; Secretary, Michael Toth. Brother Benjamin C. Bengert resigned as ship's delegate and Brother Domlnlck DaMalo was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. $27.39 in ship's fund. Everything is running smoothly. No complaints. OVERSEAS JOYCE (Maritime Over­ seas). March 2—Chairman. Cecil Wig­ gins ; Secretary, James T. Mann. $44.00 in ship's fund. One man hoepitallzied In Canal Zone. No action taken on crew's request for installation of pop-up toilet seats, as per order of Public Health. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. DELAWARE (Atlas), February 13— Chairman. Wm. F. Chapman; Secretary, J. R. Egan. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Crew requested to clean washing machine after using. Also to keep screens in portholes and screen doors closed in port. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), March 6—Chairman, Joe Kramer: Sec­ retary, W. J. Miles. Disputed OT from coastwise trip was sent to headquarters. Two men were hospitalized In Bombay. Crew donated $116.00 to be split between thm. A letter of appreciation was re­ ceived from both crewmembers. Motion made that the negotiating committee re­ quest for a minimum of two hours for deck department when called to work overtime. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), March 5— Chairman, C. E. Turner; Secretary, B. Ortiz. Ship's delegate reported that ev­ erything is running smoothly. Crew re­ quested to cooperate In keeping crew's pantry clean at night. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. BELGIUM VICTORY (Isthmian), March 6—Chairman, Vernon Porter; Secretary, R. L. Huddleston. Ship's dele­ gate Informed crew that no action was taken by Company regarding mail de­ liveries. Ship has not received any com­ munications for the Union for the en­ tire voyage. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), "f-rch 6—Cb'irmsn, J. J. Gorman; Sec­ retary, J. Shorten. No hcefs and no disputed OT reported. No ship's fund. Donations from crewmemhcrs appreciated. ' MINOT VICTORY (A. L Burbank), March 6—Chairman, J. Browne; Secre­ tary, A. Alfonso. Beef In deck depart­ ment to be taken up with boarding pa­ trolman. Delayed sailing disputed in engine department. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. The chief steward extended a vote of thanks to the deck and engine department for their cooperation In solv­ ing all minor and major problems in repairs. CALHAR (Calmar), hlarch 13—Chair­ man, Albert Hoggie; Secretary, C. E. Gibbs. Ship's delegate reported some dis­ puted OT in deck department, also a few beefs which will be taken up with patrol­ man at payoff. Motion made that if men do not get their day off, as per agree­ ment, they be compensated 8 hours OT, this to be paid by the company. ANNISTON VICTORY (Waterman). March 6—Chairman, John Dunn ; Secre­ tary, Charles J. Mitchell. Some disputed OT In engine and steward departments. Discussion regarding the fresh water tanks which should be inspected by the Health Department. Vote of thanks to the department delegates and to the steward department. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land). March 11 —chairman. J. Bowman ; Secretary, H. Bjerring. Captain Is going to restock slop chest on West Coast. Will attempt to fill personal requests for Items. $8.00 In ship's fund,—$6.00 spent on new TB cable. No beefs reported by department delegates. Matter of rusty wash water to he taken up with patrolman. DIGHST of SIU SHIP HURRICANE (Waterman). March 13 —Chairman, Ekidie Hernandez; Secretary, James Moore. Some disputed OT in the deck department to be taken up with boarding partrolman. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. OCEANIC SPRAY (Trans-World Ma­ rine). February 25—Chairman. Frank Natale; Secretary, H. (Tiny) Kennedy. Ship's delegate advised all watchstanders about upgrading school. He also re­ minded all C-card men not to spend all their money as they have not bwn ahle to pay their dues. $15.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. MISSOURI (Meadowbrook Transport). February 27—Chairman, A. R. Volkerts; Secretary. W. J. Moore. Brother Richard Toler was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas), March 13—Chairman, Thomas Self; Sec­ retary. Peter Goodzuk. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running okay. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. DEL NORTE (Delta), March 6—Chair­ man, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Meeting held with the chief steward and chief cook to see If the preparation of certain foods could be improved. Crew would like larger variety of night lunch, and food to be kept hot. Patrolman will be contacted regarding shortage of cigarettes. Few hours dlsputrf OT in engine department. $131.44 in ship s fund, and $483.60 in movie fund. STEEL SCIEN'TIST (Isthmian Lines), DMember 4—Chairman, Angelo Maldonado; Secretary, F. S. Omega. $6.91 In ship s fund. No beefs reported by d^ partment delegates. Brother I. W. Griggins, Jr. was elected to serve as new ship 8 delegate. �Lpril 1» 1966 Page Fifteen SEAFARERS LOG UlTNIS mm THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR The AR. was formed In 1886 and led by Ctgarmakers Samuel Sompers (center), Adolph StrMr and Carpenter P. J. Mt^lre. Bj^bfkefs; however; and a pitched battle raged | the Pullman plant and issued orders to all %>r 13 hours on the riverside. Seven workers \ member railroad workers across the countryand three Pinkerton scabs were killed and the i not to handle any Pullman cars. The railroad ; barges were prevented from landing. ? companies, banded together in the General| The company then turned for help to the « Managers' Association, reacted with wholesale| friendly state government, which ordered 8,000| firings of ARU members. The union then had ~ National Guard troops to take over the whole J no recourse but. to call a general strike against town. The armed troops then escorted over| all the nation's railroads. Scarcely a single 2,000 scabs into the struck plant. Thus the j railroad car moved in the entire United States.' . The sheer brute force which the railroad| strike dragged on into a bleak and cold NoVember. Faced with starvation, unskilled1 monopolies brought to bear on the ARU tO: workers who had supported the striking union f break the strike was a sign nftt only of thei power they commanded in the nation through^ men went back to work. The union was their vast wealth, but also of the unexpected , wrecked. Skilled wages were permanently cut strength of a union organized on an industry-i 40 percent, unskilled wages even more. .\vide basis, even though it was less than The more the corporate trusts grew in wealth year old. ^ and power, the more indifferent they became to All the railroads in America pooled their the condition of American workers. Mean­ huge influence to break the strike. Thousands while, American labor struggled to weld its onditions for American seamen in the midof scabs were hired to replace striking work­ many separate elements more firmly to resist and late 19th century, for the most part, ers. The U.S. Attorney General, Richard this growing corporate power. To do this, la­ : were even worse than the lot of the most iOlney, was called upon for help by the rail­ . . bor began its first real attempts to organizeill-treated shoreside worker. Under the com­ road magnates and complied by swe^ng in workers on an industrywide basis instead of on plete control of the ship's captain, they could over 3,500 "special deputies" armed with a strictly craft basis. In this way a strike or be flogged, imprisoned or starved for the small­ clubs and guns to "protect U.S. Mall cars." strike-threat would be made not by just one est offenses or no offenses at all. For simply But it was the railroads who paid their sal­ craft or level of workers within an industry, quitting his job, a seaman faced charges of aries of over $400,000. These armed thugs but would be made instead by all the various desertion. Organizing with other seamen to and goons, recruited from Chicago's dingiest . * } craftsmen within the industry at once. The better his condition could bring charges of dens, spent most of their time attacking employer could perhaps replace one level of mutiny. In addition, the seaman was continu­ striking workers. Still the ARU held firm! * craftsmen with scabs, but could never recruit ally at the mercy of the "crimps"—^brokers The furious railroad magnates then went enough strikebreakers to replace all his work­ who virtually controlled the employment of straight to the president of the United States ers on all levels. seamen—and who took most of a seaman's for help in breaking the strike. President nhe first serious attempt at this kind of meagre pay in return for "services." The sailor Grover Cleveland complied by rushing in four organization was made by the American was caught between bondage at sea and the companies of the 15th U.S. Infantry. Strik-, • Railway Union under Eugene V. Debs in vicious crimping system ashore. ing" workers were enraged by the appearance 1894 and resulted in the famous "Pullman The early seamen's organizations met with of American soldiers and fighting erupted Strike" in that same year which, although it Stones hurled by workers were answered by little success. Those representing seamen in eventually failed to achieve its aims, demon­ rifle bullets and flashing bayonets. Thirty rail­ the Great Lakes, grain arid ore transport strated the power inherent in this kind of in­ road workers were killed in this conflict and ; transport trades, were faced with violent op­ dustrywide organization by succeeding in tying many more wounded. But still the ARU held i position from the powerful steel and other up nearly every railroM in the country. trusts controlling these industries. Several of firm! The vast railroad monopolies of the time these early Lakes unions, such as the Marine hien all else failed, the railroad operators " were noted for their callous disregard for the Engineers and the Marine Firemen, Oilers and called on the courts for help in break- ; welfare of their workers. Among the worst of Water Tenders, survived the anti-union agita­ ing the strike. A Federal Court injunc- 5 this bad lot was the Pullman Palace Car Com­ tion of the corporations. Many others however 5 tion was issued against the ARU, Debs, other pany of Pullman, Illinois, near Chicago. Pull­ fell victim to the powerful forces employed strike leaders and "all others" involved in the man, Illinois was a town named after the com­ against them. The Sailors Union of the Pacificj strike, forbidding all strike activity, including pany's founder. Employees had to live in organized in 1891 by Andrew Furuseth, was peaceful picketing by "all and sundred persons company-owned homes, attend a companythe first successful major seamen's union and •t li whomsoever. . . " It was the "blanket" in­ owned church, buy in company-owned stores, was the forerunner of a national union of junction to end all blanket injunctions. Debs get their gas and water from company-owned seamen. ; and hundreds of other strikers and strike In July of 1892 the Amalgamated Associa|| supplies. Rent, food, clothing, services and ; leaders were arrested and jailed for violating tion of Iron, Steel and tin Workers, an AFL ^ other costs were deducted by the company the injunction. Without leadership the strike union with 25,000 skilled membersj sought to ^ directly from workers' paychecks—and the crumbled and the ARU was destroyed; still in prices were whatever the company decided to negotiate a new contract. Even before the old its infancy. contract expired however, the company built j charge. Net weekly salaries of only a few Big Business adopted the blanket injunction a high wooden and barbed-wire fence around , cents were not uncommon for Pullman em­ as its chief anti-union weapon for years to the Homestead plant, complete with gun slits j ployees, although the company consistently come—^it had proved that effective. But Amer­ and sentry boxes. An across-the-board wa^ earned fabulous profits. ican labor had also discovered a potent weapon The ARU was still in its infancy and not yet cut was then announced. When the union j % through the Pullman strike-—the industrywide protested the wage cuts the plant was closed^ f ready for a fight when the company slashed organization of workers. The nineteenth cenwages by 25 to 40 percent with no reductions: the workers locked out. Three hundred armed llltury closed with labor suffering a serious de-Pinkerton Finks" were hired by the companyy| in company-set living costs. The company '5 J feat but learning an invaluable lesson which it to be imported from Pennsylvania and landedi| head. George Pullman, refused even to recwould use to great effect during the twentieth from barges on a nearby river, like an inVa^i . ognize a grievance committee of workers. The century. ARU had no choice but to take action, struck s|on force. They were intercepted by armed n Spite of its militancy and powerful qj^l ganization, the AFL was destined to be • / plagued for many years by its failure ipJ recognize the importance of organizing thd\ ever-increasing numbers of unskilled workers I in the nation's factories. The close of the nineteenth century saw big business grow even • bigger, with huge corporations merging every­ where into monopolistic trusts of staggering size, pulling in staggering profits and crushing competition ruthlessly. Federal legislation, such as the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, hardly dis­ turbed the status quo. Increased meclmmza- i tion constantly added to the proportion of un­ skilled workers-^ who remained unorganized-— a situation which contributed to the union's defeat in the famous "Homestead Strike" against Carnegie Steel at Homestead, Pa. C i • l.'-M: C>-' > ,<• "v\.; 'i: : '••sftjss-sv;.' I' 'I'h ' ' r <th' I -r. T W iSiiii iii. V �SEAFARERSlkLOG Vol. XXVIil No. 7 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO ."v ;4- Ac- : .mmm^ ^ • ^ ny Seafarer or his wife, mother or other family memiKjr, who h^s done any X jt shopping 5a fee local soperm^^ tiK last lew years can testil^ that cohtmiy to what feaiMacturehs w^ believe, the crowded aisles pflM high with mercAandfee d^ hiH sdwLys^^^b^ even true values on the^ purchases made. The consimer m ^ert or he will be victimized. The average^ ^ore tpd^ of merchandise of various wdj^ts, packed indlscriniliiately M gau^ly-piis^^^ fe at digersst jmces. fe nmny cases fee si^ of thepackagevh^ actnai quantity of merchandise inside it -Xi'. -v.,- 'tfiSil c?::;-5Si if any, of tlw price reduction. The actual wei^t trf mei^andisK^ Is ofe printed in nearly mmroscOpsc tjpc,- and eatimly mcsain^^ uesigaatiGuS'sach aS""iCgular,Tj?|^ -. "large-size," "jumbo-size," "super," or "super-dooper-size" are used to djivert attenA iinmt bfteh %cpm& ounces ©l any ^ other quart, and similarly with "big-gallons" and "giant-pints." Goods are crften packed loosely in large packages to make them appear as better buys—such as some 3-inch candy bara which come in a 6-mch wrapper. . the whole system boils down to a fraud which is being per{^trated against fee- • American public;!^ workmS' wa^ is bNeing eroded constantly by this fraud in the marketplace. To eliminate iheise .... ,.... . .._.feerSIU .the ATi-=-'C»0- dsmasMiTorv.s ''truth-in-psckagmg^^biB^beragy'spcnsivred "Sc«atof'-..-v', :PhilipHart(D-Mich-); r.. ' to bring int ^ make it imore po to^t his money^^ iaw s^id be enfefcy ^ fee FOw ahd pniil Administmtion for food, drug and cosmetic products and by the Federal Trade -^1 •• 1 ^ i m. ft- •••-I •: ,•••• -t,'. : v _ .•-r, .••» • ....... -'V ••• - • >; r- •.•.;*-•-••••• »-i "^-v) ^ 4 ^ ards for reasonable weights or quantities in which packaged goods can be sold, pre" 4 vent deceptive package sizes and shapes, establSsh de^ite meanings for various advertising slogans (such as "king-size," etc.), require pictures to be true to whati' | IS if. •; , ' . -• J ; i;-.- I.-- enough type and in a convenient enough place on the package to be readily not^ l by t|m shopper $ might be expected, the consumer products industry has demonstrated total. '•^id pppi^itjbh to any *?tpmh-im^^ tej^^atKm^ Infetsbry facturers, and other similaf groups, have resorted* to strqi^ scare tactics in o{)fosing such legislation, A "trufe-in-|iackagin^' law, sa^s the industry, would result in a drop in sales, falHng wages and rising unemployment. S ^ addition industry representatives continually view with alarm givuig fee fed-i eral agencies and the federal government "dangerous new powers." In reality the The fact is that "truth-in-packaging" idustry itself through its increaising use of deceptive packaging and labeling. AH SIU membemi can help to end the abuses ^ .-'3 1 � 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 1, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CANDIDATES’ RECORDS, NOT PARTY, TO GUIDE LABOR IN COMING ELECTIONS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FAIL TO PROTECT AMERICAN-FLAG MERCHANT MARINE MESSAGES TO SIU EXPRESS SUPPORT OF NORTH VIETNAM SHIP BOYCOTT AMA ADMITS LIBELING UNION OFFICIAL, APOLOGIZES, WITHDRAWS PHONY RECORDS PAYOFF – SAPPHIRE ETTA AFL-CIO ORGANIZING DIRECTOR SEES CHALLENGE IN CHANGING WORK FORCE SIU VESSEL OUTFLANKS VIET CONG TO ESCAPE SAIGON RIVER AMBUSH BIOLOGY (MARINE, THAT IS) FASCINATES SIU CREWMEN ON ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION BOTHER BACKS BANGTAILS WORLD OVER BUT HE’S STILL TEARING UP TICKETS THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR – ALL THIS HAPPENED: PART 4 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 04/01/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 7 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/927ca4671d842224a6ecaee9fdefa4e4.PDF 0e46408153df008b9b9d31924a7f7802 PDF Text Text SEAFARERSMOC OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO 13 T-2's 60 p- TO foun SIU ws. me STOHY OF AMFRtCAN LABOR ** '' ' r PARTS kifai !«S S'l feffii PAGE IS -i /••••' fe'.S5S PAGES onesm A-yT-:X,'v:-- '-i- SCHOLARSHIP ' ' ' "" ^ kMMMapm me PResioeHT's TRAHSPORTATIOH PAGE 3 p -.H.Vr MessAoe A S€AMAM'S UFC too YEARS A60 ISi PAGE S&9 ' ' >^'1'', AFL-CIO:"m CORPORATE PROFITS, PAGE 2 MOT SOCIAL PROGRAMS!" .- - �Page Two J Opposes Cutbacks in Great Society AFL-CIO Urges Corporate Tax Hike To Meet Increased Defense Needs BAL HARBOUR, Fla.—The AFL- CIO called for an increase in corporate taxes to meet any fu­ ture rise in military expenditures for Viet Nam rather than a cutback or freezing of Great Society programs. and civil rights. gram over a five-year period. The federation's Executive • Urged hearings by the Sen­ International Affairs Council said ending the 7 per­ ate Foreign Relations Committee On international affairs, the cent tax credit and/or an ex­ on the operations of the recent cess profits tax or a hike in the council: Tri-Continental Conference • Called for prompt and fav­ corporate tax rate would be sound economic policy as well as eco­ orable action on the President's among Communist elements in foreign aid request for $3.4 bil­ Havana so that constructive meas­ nomic justice. "The cost of the Viet Nam war lion and praised hi."; "new empha­ ures can be drawn "for defeating should not be absorbed by cut­ sis" on health, education and food and freedom in the Western ting back or freezing current lev­ production and planning the pro­ Hemisphere." els of federal expenditures or stunting the promised growth of essential programs," the council declared in a statement on the na­ tional economy. It stressed that "the poor should not be com­ pelled to bear the major burden of the conflict. . . ." ALBANY, N. Y.—Some 4,000 New York longshoremen, Sea­ In a companion statement on farers and other maritime and allied craft workers, staged a rally wage guidelines, the council as­ at the state capitol here March 15 calling for legislation to "democ­ sailed the policies of the Council ratize" the Bi-State Waterfront^ nual legislative council, the Port of Economic Advisers, terming Compact, the law that governs Council, headed by ILA Vicethem efforts to "shortchange workers." The guidepost policy the hiring and conditions of President Anthony Scotto, adopted its 1966 state legislative program. and the 3.2 percent figure for dock workers. The rally was held under the The Council, which represents wage increases, the council said, impose "the burden of the price auspices of the International more than 400,000 maritime and level on wage and salary earners, Longshoremen's Association New allied craft workers belonging to who do not set prices, while there York District Council and the 147 local unions in New York and is no effective guideline for prices Maritime Port Council of Greater New Jersey, will press for passage and no guidelines at all for profits New York Harbor, with which of a range of bills affecting work­ the ILA and other AFL-CIO un­ ers of affiliated unions and work­ and dividends." ers generally, and will oppose bills The CEA, it added "has clearly ions are affiliated. violated any standard of equity." SIU President Paul Hall ad­ it holds are harmful to worker's The council's economic policy dressed the rally and urged the welfare and to the community. statements and resolutions on in­ defeat of Governor Rockefeller Among the bills which will re­ ternational affairs highlighted the for his support of bills that in­ ceive priority in the Council's final sessions of the mid-winter crease the Waterfront Commis­ campaign for this year are those meeting here at the Americana sion's control over hiring prac­ that would: Hotel. Earlier the council mapped tices. A similar stand was taken • Set a $2.00-hourly minimum a stepped-up drive in 1966 to in­ by ILA President Teddy Gleason. wage throughout the state; crease the number of liberals in The rally was also addressed • Amend the Waterfront the House and Senate as the by Ray Corbett, president of the Commission Act; AFL-CIO's major objective, and New York State Federation of • Abolish lie detector tests in spelled out positions on repeal of Labor, and a number of state Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley legislators from both Democratic industry; the Communist threat to peace and Republican parties. • Improve welfare benefits of Act, minimum wage legislation A week earlier, at its second an­ fire fighters. fort Hoskm Arrives m hdia with fmrgmKy Wheat t 1 ; i ' si March 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG BOMBAY—^The SlU-maimed Cities Service tanker Fort Hoskins steamed into Bombay recent­ ly, carrying as its cargo the fibrst shipload of the 1.5 million ton emergency American wheat supply to be shipped tmder P.L, 480. At doclaide ceremonies, Fi­ nance Minister S. K. Wankhede thanked die United States and the crew of the Fort Hoskins on behalf of the people of India for the timely aid in accelerating food shipments to meet the shcHrtage now prevalent in the country. The minister noted that India •was experiencing the worstdrought of the :l^t 50 years, with • six states in the country suffering ; f*om famine, "It is in this back­ ground," he saidi "at a time when we are, in trouble, that the peoplo of the United States have come forward to help us." The SlU-contracted tanker ar­ rived with 23,368 tons of wheat. She was the first of a fleet sched­ uled to arrive here vyith food grains until the end of March, The U.S. Consul-General, Mil arrival of SjU-contraetr?^^^; ^ ton C. Rewinkel, said in the dock- pockside ceremohy in Bdinbay m Hoskins With firsf of emergenfcy wheat supplies, side ceremony that the consign­ ment brought by the Fort Hoskins India and concern for the welfare shipping company officials, crev reiM-esented the harvest of 33,000 of the common man of this demo^' members and dockside workers. acr« 6f American wheatland. cratic nation." Rewinkel said that the presen This and the other shipments of The presentation was witnessed shipment of v>rheat would sufil lU.iS. food grains that would fol- by a large audience, including fop cient for the needs of the popula plpw, "is tangible evidence of officials of the Union Ministry of tipn of Bombay fot three weeks a f jAnferica's enduring friendship for Transport, the Bombay Port Trust : the,., current quota. ? 17 Report of Internationa^l President by Paul Hall The U. S. unemployment rate last month dropped to 3.7 percent, the lowest figure since November 1963. It was also the first time in nine years that the jobless rate dropped below 4 percent. This continuing decline in the jobless rate is encouraging, but should not lead to a false complacency. There are still over 3 million Ameri­ can workers who cannot find jobs. In addition, the 3.7 percent figure is an average. Within certain groups of our society the rate of jobless­ ness is much higher. The unemployment rate for non-white workers, for instance, remains at 7 percent, with one out of every 14 Negro workers unable to find a job. Among teenagers the jobless rate stands at 10.9 percent. In addition, the unemployment rate in many eco­ nomically depressed areas of the U. S. remains much higher than the national average would indicate. The overall decline in U. S. joblessness stems in part from the na­ tion's continuing economic growth. The vigor of this economic ex­ pansion—which has been going on for the past five years—can be noted from the fact that the jobless rate dropped in February, which is a month in which unemployment traditionally increases. Not all of the continuing drop in the jobless rate can be attributed to the nation's economic growth however. Much of the improvement has come about through social welfare programs initiated by the Ad­ ministration through its priority welfare programs—such as manpower retraining, aid to education, anti-poverty programs, and others. These are programs designed to revitalize entire depressed areas of our econ­ omy, break the cycle of poverty and ignorance in which too many Americans have been caught, and return these millions of Americans to productive, rewarding roles in our society. This is only one reason why it is imperative that no cutbacks are made in these Great Society programs. They have helped thousands of Americans acquire the skills and knowledge to find gainful and productive employment. In addition these programs serve as a spur to the economy by creating increased needs for goods and services which leads to further economic expansion and fuller employment. Instead of talking about cutbacks in Great Society programs, plans should he undertaken to expand them to encompass even more eco­ nomically depressed citizens. There is a moral, social and economic obligation to help these Americans reach a fuller utilization of their potential—for their own betterment and for the betterment of the entire nation. * Of * There are many magazines and other publications which come into millions of American homes under the guise of carrying factual, un­ biased reporting of events of national interest. Many of these publica­ tions do their best to maintain high standards of accuracy and, when an error in reporting is pointed out, are quick to acknowledge it and print a correction. Some publications however do not maintain these high ethical standards, either in factual reporting or in correcting an obvious mistake or blatant misrepresentation. One of the worst offenders of this type with regards to the American labor movement is the Reader's Digest, which has a long history of printing outright falsehoods and half truths in its regular attacks on the American trade-union movement and on Federal programs aimed at improving the condition of the underprivileged. In the latest ex­ ample of such anti-labor bias, the Digest compounded an "error" first printed in the pro-business magazine U. S. News & World Report. The original article in U. S. News indicated that under the 1965 basic steel contract, a steelworker would average $10,000 a year. The Steelworkers' union pointed out the error to U. S. News and sought a correction, making it clear that even when the wage provisions of the new contract became fully elective in 1968, workers in basic steel would average less than $7,000—based on 2,000 hours of work year­ ly—and that not all steelworkers are able to work as much as 2,000 hours yearly. In spite of authoritative documentation of the true facts supplied by the Steelworkers, U. S. News refused to print a correction or allow the Steelworkers a rebuttal. When the Reader's Digest decided to reprint the U. S. News article, a Digest researcher contacted the USWA Research Department to verify the facts. The USWA pointed out the errors in the original article, provided the true statistics and documented them. In spite of this the Digest reprint gave the original incorrect $10,000 figure and, as always, refused to print a correction or rebuttal and refused even to discuss the matter further. The Digest had spoken and the truth be damned.- 7 Sea Unions Draft Manning Poficy WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany met with the heads of six of the Federation's affiliated maritime unions to dis­ cuss policy in regard to manning scales on automated merchant ships. The meeting was held at ^ the AFL-CIO building March 9. national Union of North America, After a day-long meeting Presi­ Joseph Curran, president of the dent Meany appointed a drafting National Maritime Union, Jesse committee, which began working Calhoon, president of the Marine the next day, to put labor's views Engineers Beneficial Association, into language. He said that as Joseph Curran, president of the soon as the draft of the union's National Maritime Union, Lloyd proposal was completed he would Sheldon, president of the Masters, call another meeting of the six Mates and Pilots Association, Jo­ unidh officers. seph Glynn, secretary-treasurer of Attending the meeting with the Radio Officers Union, and Wil­ President Meany were Paul Hall, liam Steinberg, president of the president of the Seafarers Inter­ American, Radio Association. �March 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG fwnier been ment trades ddl^esdels superior to,M^ #M ^ l&ted to four SlU-coiiifacted ste^imldp corapanies' ; d?d®d ^n cr turned in for credit i?^ tie U. S. Maritime Administi^tion, ^C'Vessels wi0 bd 1 Waterman Steamship Cotnpariy, the only one of the :<^erted into dry cargo and container :dd^> tonnagei^ ••^companies presently rm in fdieipi ttadd Im ad­ d; be nsed in domestic and fbtei^ ;servjce, vised the Federal ship agencf that it plans to use its ' The companies and the number of vessels allocated three ships to replace smaller/ 3-e^h wtK Waterman Steamship Corporation, thi-ee; The larger T-2 rankers have a liquidk bulk. cargo Hudson Waterways Corporation, seven; Seatand Serv­ . capacity of 16,350 tons and a speed of 16.2 knots, ice, Inc., two; and Transwestern Associates, one. while a C-2 type can carry only 9,200 tons of cargo at a speed of 15.5 knots. The sWi)s are bemg^made stedmsbip epmpanies under the terrhs of public Law 89-254 which Sea-I/ahd told the a that it planhed to convert ; was passed last October authoriziiif the Cf^ to Its two vessels into containersbips; tp be used in the ; "trade out" tankers for conversion into dry cargo ships • company's Alaska service. The conversion will cost an. or fpr operation on the Great Lakes. , ;. estimated $4 million to 55 miUion per Ship, and thd''; vessels will be capable ttansporting 325 containers of The measure represented an extension until 1970 of 35-foot length, '"/-f" ^^n earlier vessel exchange desigr^d td;; aid; unsubsidiijed ship line.? to Improve and upgrade The other two companies, HudsbprWaterways and ibetf fleet. Under the provisions of the law, the Govern-. Transwestern,' which are affiliated, declared that they Page Three intend to convert their Vessels into container shif an estimated cost of $1.7 million per vessel. After i work is completed/ the ships are to be cbartere# Seatrains Lines, another afflliato, for use in that V domestic services cm the coastwise and Puerto 1^ runs. Although the law made 25 tankers.^13 with lO.^ horsepovvef diesefelectric power plants and 12 7,500 hor^owtd machinety-^--uyaii^^ to private afops, no bids for the lower-powered ships were recCiyi The Maritime Administration said that the allocatii the tankers was based on maximurn utilizationupgrading. The type of conversion, the future routes of the vessels and ffie extent to yVhich the domi^l tic fleet would be benefitted were tdso factors govi the allocation. All 13 ships which the cctfnpanies will take ov«r i presently laid up in Gqveramept Reserye Would Lump MAKAD, 10 Other Units in One Department AFL-CIO Council Backs President Seeks New Cabinet Post LBJ's Viet Nam Policy BAL HARBOUR, Fla.—The AFL-CIO Executive Council "unreservedly" endorsed President Johnson's policy of combatting Communist aggression in South Viet Nam while continuing "an active search for peace and gram outlined at the recent Hon­ freedom through negotiations." olulu conference of the American The council in a statement and South Vietnamese govern­ on the Viet Nam situation said it ments. "completely rejects all insinua­ The council noted that every­ tions and assertions" that the U.S. thing that has happened in the has been or is now opposed to Viet Nam crisis since the AFLfree elections in Viet Nam. CIO convention in December The Communists in Viet Nam, 1965 confirms the correctness of the council stressed, opposed free the federation's position. The elections in 1954 "as they do statement cited the U-S. efforts to now," proposing instead "all sorts secure an honorable settlement of prefabricated committees and and the rejection by the Commu­ so-called united front groups." nist governments of President The council asserted that the Johnson's efforts. objective is to defeat aggression in AFL-CIO President George South Viet Nam "and to prepare Meany, at a press conference, the ground for the holding of free noted that elections in Viet Nam elections which will enable the could not be free if there were South Vietnamese people to estab­ pre-conditions set up by outside lish a government of their own forces. In reply to a question as free choice." to "escalation" of the war in Viet It "heartily" welcomed the deci­ Nam, he said, "When you're in a sion by President Johnson to carry fight, ^ou fight as hard as neces­ out an extensive program of social sary." He noted that if bombing and economic reform in South the supply lines of Viet Cong is Viet Nam and strongly urged that escalation, it is something we must the "advice, assistance and partici­ do in terms of protecting the lives pation" of the Vietnamese Con­ of American troops and making federation of Labor (CVT) "he easier their job of defeating ag­ secured in carrying out" the pro­ gression. To Consoiidate Transport Agencies WASHINGTON—President Johnson has asked the Congress to establish a Department of Transportation which would consolidate the functions of 11 Federal units, including the Mari­ time Administration. The request for the new cabtion, investment and safety. The fore him the reports of his Mari­ inet-level department was con­ functions of rate setting and eco­ time Advisory Committee and the tained in the President's trans­ nomic regulation now performed Interagency Maritime Task Force. portation message released on by the Interstate Commerce Com­ Noting that these two reports dif­ March 2. The message said noth­ mission and the Civil Aeronautics fered widely and that they had ing that would indicate a new Board would remain where they been submitted only early this maritime policy. The emphasis are. year, Califano said the President in the special message was focused has not yet had time to devote to Includes Public Roads on traffic safety, including a call In addition to the Maritime Ad­ the problem he feels it deserves. for a $725-million, six-year high­ He said that it has taken two years way safety program with the ministration, the proposed Trans­ to develop the Department of establishment of Federal safety portation Department would in­ Transportation program. standards for new cars and trucks. clude in their entirety the Federal The chairman of the House Aviation Agency, the Coast Guard, In calling upon the Congress to the Bureau of Public Roads, and Merchant Marine Committee, "coordinate the executive func­ the Office of the Undersecretary Congressman Edward Garmatz, said that "references to the Mer­ tions of our transportation agen­ for Transportation. cies" in a single instrument, the Although the subsidy functions chant Marine and its problem in President recommended creation of the Maritime Administration the transportation message were of a department that would he would be transferred to the new disappointingly meager." The Committee Chairman said fifth largest in the cabinet with department, those of the Civil that it is his intention "to give the nearly 100,000 employees and an­ Aeronautics Board would not. nual expenditures of about $6 At a press briefing on the trans­ entire subject the most careful and billion. portation message, special presi­ constructive attention." The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Essentially, the functions that dential assistant Joseph Califano, Department noted that the Presi­ replied to a question concerning would be consolidated under the President's recommendations were the possibility of a new maritime dent's transportation message con­ those of transportation, promo­ policy, that the President has he- tained "no shred of a new na­ tional maritime policy." The Sea­ farers International Union has the message and its program under study. ILA's Gleason Honored In New Orleans £^ves 5 Ciihan licapees SAN JUAN, P. R.—The SlU-contracted New Yorker was re­ sponsible for saving the lives of five Cuban refugees who had drifted helplessly at sea when their disabled escape boat broke down shortly after they had fled the island under cover of night. he hid for three days in the sugar fields of Oriente Province in Cuba The rescue took place about before hoarding the escape boat. 10 miles off Key Santo Do­ He said that the farmers working mingo, near Cuba; and refer­ in the area brought him food and ring to the New Yorker and its water during the time he was in crew, a spokesman for the Cuban hiding. group said, "That ship was our Dissatisfied With Castro salvation. We could not have All of the refugees were unani­ lasted for another two hours." The young man's name, as mous in their dissatisfaction with well as those of his four com­ the Castro regime. Another of the panions, are being withheld be­ group, who said he was a con­ cause the five said they feared struction worker in Cuba, claimed reprisals against their families that his 300 pesos a month sal­ ary was "not even enough to pay due to their escape. "Also," the spokesman said, for food." A desperate father, attempting "we were seasick, tired and hun­ gry. The New Yorker crew has to free his son from service in been very kind to us, please let Castro's army, engineered the es­ cape and finally persuaded the that be known." The young man explained that three others to join them. Ntorch IS, 19M Vi»i. XXVUL 1^ . - Oadal i>t Uis SIONA Xtlantli!, Gulf,' & Inland Waters Distriet, AFL-CIO Bxettuiht Board PAUI, HAUL. Praiidcst CAI. TANNED E'AJU- SHSfAJu) Srr,e. Vieo-Pret, Vite-Preaident At. KERB X,]]«OSEY W}U.!AM« I Sitc.-'TTraM. Viee-Praaaimt Direttor of OrtfanMnff and PaHicaiiona NATHAN SKYEk Staff Writ^ra MEtviN PURVIS • WlK-MAM OAY E&VVIN F. FRANCIS td WuMkly at, KtQ Made Idsind Awaw Teddy Gleason, president of the International Longshoremen's Asso­ ciation (center), is presented with key to City of New Orleans and certificate of honorary membership by SlU Vice-President Lindsey Williams (left), acting in behalf of Mayor Victor Schiro. ILA VicePresident Clarence Henry looks on. Presentation took place at New Orleans SlU hall. Gleason was in the Crescent City to confer on boycott of ships trading with North Viet ham. atm Dhtritt. Art-CW. 675 FM»1* teaaUia. «.*. 11232. Tel. -- - • $«te«d tli» n^aie 'OSIKASTER'S ATTEXTiaSr F«f« �\ Page Four 6 More Seafarer OUtimers Added To SlU Roster of Union Pensioners Oxinio March 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Dedicatoria Grahne Gladden Simpson Murphy The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area It's gratifying to know Seafarers are solidly behind the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department in their decision to support a boycott against ships of nations permitting trade with North Viet Nam. Plans for the boycott were announced earlier, by the SIU, ILA and the NMU. Shipping has been active in the port of New York over the past few weeks. Willie Wung was around the New York Hall recently look­ dry dock and ready to go is Wil­ ing for an Isthmian ship. I also liam Wildridge. Bill's last ship saw Manuel Rial up in the ship­ was the Steel Navigator and he's ping hall and he says that he's now ready to grab the first job to hit the board. ready to ship out right away. Philadelphia Also ready to go are Bosun Joe Wagner and H. Schultz who James D. Bergeria is fit for sails or oiler. duty and ready to go after being Norfolk in drydock for a while. Jim last Stephen Arales had to get off sailed on the Merthe Maiden Victory because of a rimac. death in the family. He'll be When John shipping out as soon as the nec­ "Champ" Matowessary arrangements are made. ski is on the beach Also off the Victory is Robert he really knows Wroton. He's on the beach hunt­ where to go. The ing up a buyer for his trailer. Bergeria Champ has just Old timer Wroton will be looking returned from getting some sun for another fireman's job. Sylvester Walsh whose last ves­ in Florida and now he's ready sel was the Duval is getting a little to ship out again. rest. Sylvester says that after be­ James Winters is another olding on a ship for a while a man timer ready to ship out again. needs a little rest. If the Duval Brother Winters has 18 years in sticks in port a few days, he says, the Union and his last ship was he may get back on because this the Venore. "is a very good liberty ship." Wilh'am Milliso is another Sea­ Boston farer off the Venore. He sails as Things have really picked up Bosun but was laid up for a while. in Boston and look pretty good Now Bill's fit for duty and is for the next pe­ spending a lot of time around the riod. The Maiden hall looking for a good ship and Victory was re­ a long trip. cently in port and PUERTO RICO signed or and paid There may be an increase in off. ship trade between Boston and John Chermeso, Puerto Rico in the next few years a 23 year SIU if talks between the Puerto Rican Chermeso veteran says he Trade Authority, the Mass. Port was real sorry to see his last ship, the Seamar, lay Authority, the World Trade Cen­ up because it was a "Floating ter and the officials of Sea Land work out. They have been meet­ Hotel." Six months in the Far East ing in San Juan in the last week. have convinced Francis Donovan San Juan bus drivers got the it's time to spend some time, with raise they deserve at the last mo­ his family and that's what the ment to avoid a strike. The new 25 year SIU veteran is doing sir.'..e agreement gives the men a lO^f he got off the Robin Trent. an hour raise at once, and an­ An oldtimer who's just out of other 8#f over the next two years. Six more SIU members have been added to the growing list of retired members who receive a pen­ sion check of $150 every month. The members who have been added to the retirement rolls are: Calixto Oxinio, Julian Dedica­ toria, Gunnar Grahne, Paul ^ Gladden, Sr., John Simpson and port of Philadelphia and sailed Philippines and currently makes as a chief cook in the steward his home in Philadelphia. He last William Murphy, Jr. Oxinio joined the SIU in the department. He is a native of the saw service on the Independent Towing Co. tug, Jupiter. Julian Dedicatoria is also a na­ tive of the Philippines and makes his home in Philadelphia where he lives with his wife. Dedica­ toria sailed in the steward de­ partment. His last vessel was the SlU-contracted ship Commander. by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gull Area Gunnar Grahne is a native of Tulane University's 17th annual Institute on Foreign Transporta­ Finland and joined the SIU in tion and Port Operations will be held March 21-25 on the Tulane New York. He now makes his campus featuring discussions of all phases of foreign and domestic home in Brooklyn with his wife shipping by land, sea and air. The principal highlight of the five-day and last saw service on the Seaconference will be a special program on "The American Merchant train Georgia where he sailed as Marine" to be held March 25, at bosun. NEW ORLEANS the University Center, site of the Tampa is now the home of After being on the Del Mar for 1966 institute. Paul Gladden, Sr. who last saw Speakers will be Nicholas John­ six months, Pete Valentine got off service on the SIU ship Our Lady son, maritime administrator of to work on his camp on Lake of Peace. He is a native of Ten­ the U. S. Department of Com­ Pontchartrain, repairing damages nessee who first joined the Union merce; Mrs. Helen Delich Bent- done by Hurricane Betsy so it in Mobile. Gladden was with the ley, maritime editor of the Balti­ would be in shape for the sum­ deck department during his stay more Sun; Paul Hall, president mer. Brother Valentine served in with the SIU. of the Seafarers International Un­ the deck department aboard the John Simpson joined the SIU ion of North America and presi­ Del Mar and reports that she was in Norfolk, Va. and sailed with dent of the AFL-CIO Maritime a good ship. Also on the beach the Union in the deck department. Trades Department; and Captain after two trips on the same ship He is a native Virginian who is John W. Clark, president of Delta is Boatswain Jack Procell. Jack currently living in Elkton, Mary­ says he will stay on the beach Steamship Lines. land. His last ship was the Del The Texas AFL-CIO held its awhile and help Pete work on his Norte. COPE convention in conjunction camp. Just off the Del Norte William Murphy first came where he served with the Arkansas, Louisiana, into the SIU in New York. He as FWT, William Mississippi and Texas area COPE is currently living in Philadelphia Tank is on the Conference in Houston March 3beach waiting for with his wife, Josefa. V/hile with 5. There were 685 delegates from another Delta the SIU, Murphy sailed in the Texas, in addition to several hunLine ship and steward department. His last ship dvwd from Arkansas, Louisiana would prefer the was the Venore. and Mississippi. Del Oro or one SIU Port Agents Paul Drozak of the newer of Houston and Buck Stephens of freighters. Wil­ New Orleans were among the Tank liam Evitt, who SIU delegates in attendance. One of the highlights of the got off the Madaket due to ill­ Conference was a question and ness, is now ready for the first answer period aimed at Senator electrician's slot to hit the board. Ralph Yarborough of Texas and He prefers a run to Viet Nam. Representative Henry B. Gon­ MOBILE HARIWJUR, reasserted its support of the right of state anc zalez of Texas. Yarborough and Shipping has been fairly good pocaJ government employes to organize unions and engage in collective bargaining and stressed the Gonzalez pledged their support to around the Mobile area with one Jdeveloping need for effective mediation and fact-finding procedures. labor's fight for an increase in ship laid up and the Roswell Vic­ I The Executive Council re- ^ minimum wages and its coverage Meany noted that the execu tory due to crew up in a couple jaflfirmed its long-held belief that to "tranquil relations" for public and the repeal of 14(b) of the of weeks. employes is through realistic and tive order setting up union rec­ Taft-Hartley Act. James V. McClantoc, who is |"the realistic vehicle for state effective mediation and fact-find­ ognition and other procedures in . . •' the federal government was an HOUSTON currently regis­ |and local government labor-man- ing, , |agement relations is "collective R. L. Couper, who is just off tered in group He said it would be a "bad important step in the "right direc the Bethflor where he served in one of the deck |bargarnirig.'' it warned that re­ idea" for Congress to legislate in tion" and urged cities and states the deck department, is back department, has pressive legislation prevents lea- terms of labor relations on the tp follow the same general ap­ around the hall. He says he's been shipping lonable negotiation and blocks state and local government level, proach. found a home there and drops out for the past the bargaining process. The council statement that it would be "reaching far Noting the growth of orgaiuza- down" for the federal government that "there is substantial evidence by to chat with his buddies every two years as bo­ 4 time he gets into port. R. Allen sun and is now tion among .state and local gov­ to become involved at that level. that such methods as unilatera has been on the beach since he on the beach. He ernment Workers, the cohhcil said He called for outright repeal of appeals procedures and compul­ got off the Globe Explorer and had to get off that the growth also of legisla­ New York State's Condon-Wadlin sory aroitration do not solve legi is enjoying being with his family. when the ship tion recognizing the right of Act, which imposes severe penal­ timate grievances of the affectec Brother Allen, a member of the was sold. Sago C. Hanks, a mem­ workers to organize and bargain ties on public workers who en­ Workers and add to the frustra deck department says he will soon ber of the engine department, is "underlines the need for impar­ gage in strikes. tipns of both management anc be ready for a long trip on any just off the Brigham Victory on tial mediation facilities, contract Grilthe ^general proposition of labor," In addition to effective media­ Hudson Waterways ship. J. P. a trip to Saigon and Manila. He enforcement and methods of ; the right of public employes to strike, Meany said it would be tion and fact-finding, the counci Lamb of the stewards department, and his wife make their home in avoiding work stoppages," who is now on the beach, is an­ Pensacola, Florida. Alonzo W. AFL-CIO President George "wise" to limit this right in terms Mfiged • the use of impartial panels other one of those excellent cooks Morris is now registered in group told a press conference of firemen and law-enforcement with authority to make recom receiving a vote of thanks from one of the steward department that the problems of. governracnt officials, ppintih^^c^f :that the con- mendations for a settlement in . stitution of the Fire Fighters pro- handling dtsputes^lnvolyt his fellow Seafarers aboard the after getting off the Alcoa Mar­ keteer on a voyage to East Asia. Chilore. The Gulf Coast </<>,« • ' ' i,> * ., ,' (\ t i . r . I - f • i i �March 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Seafarer Howell congratulates son, Lembhard-, at college graduation in 1958 (photo left). Flanked by mother and father, Lem poses with family after get­ ting degree at Lafayette (photo right). SlU SCHOLARSHIP i : 'Ciii-'i Seafarer Howell retired on SlU pen­ sionIn 1965 but visits Union often. Outstanding in high school, Howell won $6,000 SlU Scholarship in 1955. . Howell was commissioned an' en­ sign in USNR after his graduation. S ince 1953, when the first of the five annual 4year, $6,000 SIU Scholarships were awarded, 63 such awards have been granted. Forty of the scholarships have gone to the children of SIU mem­ bers, 23 have been awarded to Seafarers. SIU Scholarship winners who have graduated thus far have entered virtually every field, including medi­ cine, law, teaching, nursing, engineering and gov­ ernment. Lembhard Howell, the son of SIU member Cleve­ land Alexander Howell, was one of the scholarship winners in 1955. Today, a little more than 10 years later, he is an Assistant Attorney General in the State of Washington, a post to which he was re­ cently appointed. And last month he was elected president of the Washington State Young Democrats. Seafarer Howell, who retired on an SIU pension in October 1965, points with justifiable pride to his son's continuing achievements since his days in New York's Charles Evans Hughes High School. Young Howell, who was born in 1935 in Jamaica, British West Indies, was president of the high school's Gen­ eral Organization. He served on the staff of the stu­ dent newspaper and was a contributor to the Mathe­ matics and the Science Department publications. At graduation in 1954 he won the Dooley Gold Medal, the school's highest award, given for character and scholastic achievement. He also received the Horton Memorial Award for excellence in science, and three other citations. Young Howell used his SIU Scholarship to at­ tend Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., where he con­ sistently made the Dean's Honor List. He completed the four-year course in three years, graduating cum laude (with honors) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. On graduation from college, Lem Howell was commissioned as an Ensign in the U. S. Naval Re­ serve in which rank he served as operations officer and navigator aboard the USS General Randall, a TAP-115, which operated out of the Brooklyn Army Base between New York and Bremerhaven, Ger­ many. Later he was assigned to the Commandant's Staff of the First Naval District, with headquarters in Boston. While on the Commandant's staff, Howell busied himself at night by attending first the Suffolk Law School, then the Boston College Law School. When he had completed his active duty, Lem Howell again ttlrned to the pursuit of his studies full time. He returned to New York where he at­ tended the New York University School of Law un­ der the SIU Scholarship Program. He obtained his law degree, then was admitted to the bar in July 1964. The scholarly son of Seafarer Howell was ready to step out and apply himself. Under a Ford Foun­ dation grant from the National Center for Educa­ tion in Politics he went to the State of Washington where ultimately his career in government and poli­ tics was to be launched. He served on the staff of the then Governor of the State of Washington, Al­ bert Rosellini, law clerked for pro-tem judges of the State Supreme Court, and worked in the State High­ way Department. Then Howell's appointment as an assistant to the State's Attorney General and his election as head of the Young Democrats. Lem Howell makes his home in Olympia, the state capital, with his wife Marjorie and their two daughters, Helen, 4, and Elizabeth, 8 months. He keeps in close touch with his dad and mother, Wilhelmine, who lives in New York. His brother, Grover, is a detective in the New York City police department. In one of his frequent visits to the Union hall in Brooklyn the other day. Seafarer Howell spoke pridefully of Lem's accomplishments, "He knows the importance of unions, too," he said. "And I taught him about the SIU." Brother Howell is very proud of his son. The SIU is, too. JJI^INNERS of the SIU Scholarships who will rr begin college in September 1966, will be an­ nounced in May. Selections are made by the SIU Scholarship College Advisory 'Committee on the ba­ sis of the applicants' high school records and Col­ lege Entrance Examination Board test results. The College Advisory Committee is composed of Edna M. New by. Assistant Dean, Douglas College for Women of Rutgers University; Elwood C. Kastner. Dean of Registration, New York University; E. D. Wilkinson, Research Associate, Howard Uni­ versity; Bernard Ireland, College Entrance Exami­ nation Board; Charles E. O'Connell, Director of Ad­ missions, University of Chicago, and Richard Keefe, Director of Admissions, St. Louis University. SIU Scholarships are open to qualified Seafarers who have a minimum of three years of seatime on SIU-contracted ships, and to children of Seafarers whose fathers meet the same seatime requirement. A t least one award is reserved for a Seafarer. Scholarship winners may attend the college of their choice for study in any field. �Page Six SEAFARERS Lifeboat Class No. 146 Graduates March 18, 1966 LOG IPISPATCHEBS REPORT February 26 to Morch II, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B 11 2 Boston 55 25 New York 10 Philadelphia 6 31 13 Baltimore Norfolk 17 12 Jacksonville ...... 5 4 Tampa 7 3 Mobile 18 12 New Orleans 32 17 Houston ...; 32 25 Wilmington 23 6 San Francisco 41 14 Seattle 13 13 Totals 295 152 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 3 5 2 26 54 13 9 13 1 24 18 2 11 11 6 8 0 4 3 3 3 6 0 16 31 11 1 36 41 16 9 5 11 28 19 22 16 7 5 250 167 82 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 14 1 185 54 35 11 89 49 18 25 13 12 11 8 73 28 133 85 132 60 36 0 66 20 32 21 844 367 ENGINE DEPARTMENT LIFEBOAT CLASS GBAJDUATdA/G PBS.e. Assembled for graduation picture after successfully completing life­ boat training course at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship is SlU Lifeboat Class No. 146. Included in the latest group of lifeboat ticketholders are (bottom row, l-r): James Elliot, Sy Satelli, Earl Chick, Mike Dunn and (kneeling) Ron Dernbach. Back row (l-r): Winston Baker, Richard Gallant, Warren Schoenhals and instructor Ami Bjornsson. TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 3 5 57 19 6 7 11 25 10 9 5 5 4 1 17 8 21 25 22 26 16 3 17 26 13 13 156 218 Port Boston ...'. New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Tot*"'"! TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 3 0 4 29 19 24 7 7 3 15 11 2 3 5 3 3 4 5 2 2 2 16 11 0 17 23 5 32 40 8 10 6 12 26 13 24 10 16 11 182 97 154 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 9 2 139 54 23 17 56 32 18 17 9 11 7 3 37 23 95 85 90 79 10 0 53 17 21 8 567 348 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Question: How much gear do you take with you when you go out to sea? Earl Williams: I usually take about four pairs of dress slacks and four dress shirts. For work clothes, I prefer a good pair of work shoes and the whites I wear in the steward de­ partment. Since the Seafarers Log library provides me with plenty of books the only reading material I take are some magazines. — Ben Suderland: I take two bags. In the small one I carry my work clothes, which consist of three work pants, four T-shirts and a couple of sweat shirts. In the other bag I usu­ ally carry a flash­ light, one suit, top coat, five dress shirts and about three pairs of dress pants. I don't take anything else because most of it is usually a burden. Steve Wolfrowski: I only tajfe one pair of work clothes and one pair of dress clothes. When I am on the coast runs I always take a radio. I don't have to take any reading with me because we have a Seafarers Log library on each ship. Sometimes I take a ra­ dio which I find to be one of the best ways to pass the time of day. Robert Roedel: I always take about one change of work clothes. If I am going to the Near Eastior some place like that I usually don't take much in the way of dress clothes. On my European trips, however, I always carry about two suits because I really like shore leave in those countries. — TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B Boston 0 3 New York 9 28 Philadelphia 3 4 Baltimore 17 18 Norfolk 9 11 Jacksonville 6 4 Tampa 1 0 Mobile 16 11 New Orleans 44 26 Houston 10 29 Wilmington ...... 3 5 San Francisco .... 21 6 Seattle 14 8 Totalis 194 112 SIGN LETTERS NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 2 2 125 21 4 25 30 42 14 14 6 10 8 5 22 54 104 133 81 31 0 13 47 8 10 21 261 571 U.S.-Flag Share Of Foreign Trade Drops As Military Duties Strain Merchant Fleet While the U.S.-flag fleet has been serving the nation by carrying supplies and men to Vietnam, foreign operators have been capturing even more of our scanty share of commercial cargoes. As a result, the proportion of our foreign trade carried on American bottoms dropped to a new low, 7.9 percent, in the first nine months ^ mercial demands. As usual, the & Co., a West Coast general of 1965. maritime industry is bearing the cargo forwarder for several major The immediate reason for the brunt of Uncle Sam's pinchpenny U.S. manufacturers: "Inevitably, some of our business will remain loss of cargoes to foreign-flag op­ attitude. erators is that increased military Hardest hit by the loss of reg­ with foreign carriers. We certain­ tonnage has forced American op­ ular customers to foreign oper­ ly can't hold the Americaq_ lines' erators to turn down commercial ators are the West Coast cargo responsible for increased military freight. However behind this sit­ liners. Transpacific liner cargoes shipping. However, we do have uation .is the Government's long­ have recently averaged nearly an obligation to the foreign car­ standing failure to provide a mod­ two-thirds military goods, more rier who looks after us in time ern merchant fleet large enough than double the amount a year of need. After all, we may need to meet both military and com- ago. Faced with the prospect of him again." Other shippers tell the same angry foreign customers, ship­ pers who usually send their car­ story—once the business goes to goes on these lines have been the foreign operator, it is likely forced to rely on foreign bottoms. to stay with him. Unquestionably, the first obli­ Although American lines are sail­ gation of the U.S. maritime in­ ing with full holds, they face the CASH BINEFITS AAIO. Jan. 1-Jon. 30, IMO day when the Vietnam crisis lets dustry is to meet the needs of the Number of Amounf up and they are unable to lure nation in time of crisis. The SIU, ' I along with other maritime unions, • back their former customers. "There is no question the com­ has long protested that our mer­ chant fleet is inadequate and jDeortl' s 11 34^934.94 mercial position of the (cargo) needs greater Government sup­ liners is deteriorating, and the iDuwbiiity Benefits » 122,400.00 foreign operators are reaping the port. Despite this conspicuous iMbternlty • :Betlr9ftt^^ 6,347.38 harvest," according to Eugene W. need, made even clearer by the CI ^Dependent Benefits 337 f9>888.65 Lukes of SlU-Contracted Isthmian loss- of cargoes to foreign oper­ * ! r^ir \ " ators because there is not sufficient ijO^tlceii Benefits , 28 675.92 Lines. "A customer lost this way bottoms to take care of both our ^Out-Potient Benefits ^726 ^ 42,052.00 is a tough customer to regain." Vietnam and commercial obliga­ Cargoes To Foreign Bottoms ^Summary (Welfare) 13,697 $323,699.20 tions, the Congress has been asked And the shippers agree—they ^«cotion;;;BeRij^t8: to appropriate less money to 1,418 493,669.19 will probably continue to give the build fewer ships than last year. business lost by American oper­ There is still no sign of a sound, •s Ai. WELFARE, VACATION ators to foreign-flag ships. Ac­ long-range Government policy to ITS PAID THIS PHIIOD 15,115 $8l7,368i39: cording to P. R. Amsden of Loretz foster our merchant marine. p. G. Wingfield: I take every­ thing I own. For winter gear I have a parka, three changes of work clothes and two pairs of work shoes. For sum­ mer gear I have shorts, T-shirts and a light rain coat. In the dress department I pre­ fer two sport coats, three slacks and a real good topcoat. I always take a radio with me. r ' rart, rS; For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letters or other conimunications sent by Seafarers unless the author signs his name. If circumstances justify, the LOG will withhold a signature on re­ quest. TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 6 3 0 37 9 5 7 3 5 13 6 11 6 0 6 1 3 0 0 3 1 7 0 13 34 16 0 16 19 21 2 4 4 27 7 43 6 6 8 97 174 87 7' : �March 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Pmge Seven y [e- ' " "Aw—Take It Out of Your Piggy Bank!" yOf Liberal Coiigressmeii The more the record of the first session of the 89th Congress is re­ viewed, the more obvious one fact becomes; Election of 51 new lib­ erals to the House of Representatives in 1964 was what broke the log­ jam that had choked constructive congressional action for years. One other fact is obvious: Re-election of these 51 new liberals and other progressive candidates is labor's number one political goal for 1966. The new liberals on one issue after another have made good on their campaign promises to back progressive legislation. As the following listing shows it was their support that made the difference in passage of the flow of good laws Congress produced last year: • A move to hatchet the medicare bill was rejected by the House 236-191 on April 8, 1965. A switch of only 23 votes would have sent the bill back to committee and ruined it. Fifty of the new liberal con­ gressmen voted to save medicare. • The 14(B) repeal bill passed the House 221-203 on July 28, 1965. A switch of only 10 votes would have meant defeat of this legislation. Forty-eight of the new congressmen voted for repeal. • A motion to recommit the poverty bill was rejected by the House 227-178 on July 22, 1965. A switch of 25 votes would have buried the bill in committee. Forty-seven new congressmen voted to rescue it. • The Appalachia bill passed the House 257-165 on March 3, 1965. A switch of 47 votes would have meant defeat of this legislation. Fortynine new congressmen voted for it. • A motion to recommit the voting rights bill was rejected by the House 248-171 on July 9, 1965. A switch of 39 votes would have sent this bill back to committee. All 51 new Congressmen voted to save the voting rights bill. • An amendment to increase the Public Works authorization passed the House 196-194 on August 12, 1965. A switch of only 2 votes would have killed the increase. Thirty-two new congressmen voted for the bill. • A motion to recommit the housing bill was rejected by the House 208-202 on June 30, 1965. A switch of only 4 votes would have sent the bill back to committe. Forty-three new congressmen voted against crippling the bill. • A motion to recommit the conference report on the higher edu­ cation bill was rejected by the House 226-152 on October 20, 1965. A switch of 38 votes would have sent the bill back to conference. Fortyseven new congressmen voted against this effort to weaken the bill. IT'* /fc. ». V* » ft . 'tr .« •i. V m A $1 million fire which tem­ porarily disrupted operations at the Norwood Mills, Inc., fabric plant in Janesville, Wisconsin dur­ ing an organizing campaign did not burn out the employes' will to form a union. They voted for the Clothing Workers 124-97 in a National Labor Relations Board election. Company workers ap­ proached the ACWA last fall for help in organizing. The union was preparing to petition for an elec­ tion when a fire shut down the plant temporarily in December. Operations were resumed in that plant and an older one. So were organizing activities. The election was held among employes in both plants and contract proposals are being prepared to cover both. The successful campaign was con­ ducted with the aid of organizers from the ACWA and AFL-CIG regional staffs. — — Workers at the Adams Packing Association, Inc., one of Florida's largest shippers of fresh fruit and canned juices, voted for the Steelworkers after a rapid organizing campaign. The vote count by the National Labor Relations Board was 388-264. The Adams firm has plants where workers pack fresh fruit, citrus canned goods, concen­ trate and juices, and a pulp mill for cattle feed. It agreed to a con­ sent election among its 776 eligi­ ble workers. The National Labor Relations Board ruled that the Cumberland Shoe Corp. was guilty of unfair practices and violation of a court order to bargain on wages and working conditions when it re­ opened a closed plant without notifying the Boot & Shoe Work­ ers. The firm owned plants at Chapel Hill and Franklin, Tenn., and in 1964 decided to close the Chapel Hill plant on the ground that it was losing money. It had previously been found guilty of unfair practices by the NLRB and the judgment was affirmed by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The plant was fully closed by April 1. About October 5 the company reopened a boot-making department at Chapel Hill and be­ gan recalling the work force. It resumed full-scale operations about January 15, 1965. — — William C. Hushing, who re­ tired in 1956 as co-director of the AFL-CIO Department of Legisla­ tion, died at his home in Litch­ field, Illionis, after a heart attack. He was 82. A member of the Pattern Makers since 1910, he sparked the first union organiza­ tion in the Canal Zone, helping to establish the Central Labor Un­ ion and the Metal Trades Council in 1914. For many years he rep­ resented the interests of Canal Zone unions in Washington, and later joined the staff of the former AFL as an organizer. In 1932 he was appointed to the AFL Legis­ lative Committee, and in 1938 be­ came its chairman. He became codirector of the AFL-CIO Depart­ ment of Legislation upon the mer­ ger in 1955. The AFL-CIO has stated its strong oppo­ sition to any cutbacks or freezing of Great Society programs in the face of rising mili­ tary expenditures for Viet Nam. At its recent meeting the Executive Council called instead for an increase in corporate taxes to meet any future expansion of military needs. The reasons for this stand are clear. The Great Society progran s already in operation and planned for the future involve many long-overdue and much-needed social proj­ ects. Cutting back or eliminating such pro­ grams as the war on poverty, aid to educa­ tion and urban renewal would undennine or destroy many advances made in these areas in recent years and waste much money which has already been spent to forward these programs. In addition, cutting back or freezing ex­ penditures in these areas to meet the costs of the Viet Nam conflict would be placing the major burden of paying for increased military expenditures on the lowest income groups in our society—those who can afford it the least. By meeting these expenditures through higher corporate taxes however, and ending the 7 percent tax credit for business invest­ ment in new machinery or imposing an ex­ cess profits tax, the increased expenditures would be met by those who can best afford to do so. Big business profits are soaring, with many giant corporations showing record or nearrecord profits during 1965. Moreover, our economy is strong and expanding steadily. The gross national product is bigger than ever and increasing each year. Under these circumstances it is only right that the busi­ ness segment of our society, which has prof­ ited the most our nation's strength and free­ dom, should shoulder its fair share of the burden of maintaining and protecting that freedom. Taking a larger portion of the nation's defense costs out of big business profits in­ stead of cutting back social improvement programs would actually strengthen the na­ tional economy, on whose health continued business profits are based. Money spent on social programs is not stagnant money—as profits often are. It is plowed right back into the economy and continues to keep the wheels of business and industry moving. Raising the standard of living of millions of Americans through these social improvement programs creates an increased demand for goods and services, which is the condition in which business thrives. Money spent on social improvement programs is an invest­ ment from which the entire nation benefits. Paying for expanding military defense costs by raising corporate taxes would serve another important purpose. As the AFLCIO Executive Council noted, such a corpo­ rate tax rise would serve to dampen down the negative pressures on our economy aris­ ing out of skyrocketing profits. Unnatu­ rally high profits do not make for a strong economy. They do not lead to increased consumer buying power or to increased con­ sumer demand for goods and do not make for increased employment. In the end, sky­ rocketing profits, such as we have had for the last few years, are self defeating. In con­ trast, money spent on social improvement projects, such as the Great Society program, not only improves the lot of the millions of Americans who have been largely bypassed by the vast expansion of the U. S. economy in recent years, but will at the same time sustain and increase that expansion. m �P««e Eight ^asr, one of thJ , . ^ before The twie. But he is not aU 0'\ champions of SiZ iJ^'^ ^ "« author of one of >cc seamen, or as tZ published in^Zr"" "'""fc"' se7. Moih"^'" Fne^'^l-cok. the common sailor Sr^t ' ^^itten to Th T''^ technical7 The first edition came off fi! craft t^t a feur years afier Xt T' ast had become a best w// Before The he attention for the ffrvr #• focused pubthe man at sea. ^ ^ time on the hard lot of watches and 4n st<^ T' would seem tr^ h^ o® day on watch was o^v ^w 12 houts j toe Dana wrote, "but fa faS° '•« merchant vessels, all hand? ?r ?f "®arly all at work throughout the aft^ on deck and P'clock unta sundo^."^® from one « a great deal to be done ^ there fore making port or aft» mnnediately betardus. afo alerted the ill~naid n coaster and mariners to fPt^fact th7t oS'wJ^fiJf"'' "f Oamfs oosigned to help seamZu a the books •snored by sUpTZZ Ib'^ PcneZ^ courts and, becTusTZ tj and tZ •cnce by seamen ,he^;f^'"ce of their esis "TPie s. 'T'^e Seaman's Friend" ic X ttas age of steam and ^y^ypener in the vast amoimt nf t ~ ^''^otnation as to 1>"«i Of an aSTirJnWf A seaman worth K- of sail. ingcarT^f'or leadfag'^",^.' crew. He was not seekina tes^ therefore, when he danons fa "Xfa of which maf d^'moT"^"" "'' acter of a crew tL S? e "Pon the chartoast himself ti select aWe bLrild" "* able men. to explain ?o and respectfen^h of the voyage thev and the ?°thmg they will want and ^ required of them, an^^ho wi« have proper and sufficient f they Pro^ions for their coSrt """^^tions and mt t •S cats pa« and'Sh F^SdS: ""P^r welfare of the ^ P^Pn'arity con- ' reeo^uJ!. " "''""Od on somethiS™ to "tons for his me^ as^ nterested fa secuZglZ ton the^o^er would '"toastle and of the ®"ally be mC ^d comfort P «aman „, «10 »'« Myone wl,r^"L^™> ^'o $8. A "bTf wilderness. ' '® was a voice crying ia the Dams tSrra.:S'^^«|0 d^'"''«-«"S ^1,0^ camng «in o'y man ^«^entified idetttifirn himself ui oo paneis and ans whS'h"^ a^ AB^ When he signed on. as AB, OS or boy "^e man," savs n...„ ^hiisrepS^^^ better than ™ of inferior and dkai J^®ates." Everv upon the man nS>^® IJe I^PPy too *'•' and careft^.""® v^arerree. Tn "Two Yearn Bgafr,.. I iow ti cSJJ amarin^ mazing! Dana tefl. sriC'^tai'Si's: d then stovring ' ^ , �March 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine 4', ICT Hmi*. ; •/ i,:; ^ :^•' > •- i-^ 1 - ' i/:" This old drawing shows seamen in process of "signing contracts" or articles in the U. S. Shipping Commis­ sioner's ofRce. Office was created in 1872 to pro- them into the hold, wedging them in so tight that the caulking almost came out from between the vessel's planks. The men sang constantly at this hot, dusty, muscle-pulling work. "A song," wrote Dana, "is as necessary to sail­ ors as a drum and fife to soldiers. Many a time, when a thing goes heavy, with one fellow yohoing a lively tune like 'Heave, to the girls!' or 'Nancy, Ho!' has put life and strength into every arm." Dana admired the ability of the sailorman to laugh and sing under the hard conditions of his labor-filled life. In "Two Years Before The Mast" and "The Seaman's Friend", he became an ardent champiQ|iL pf ai5,tetter way of life fpr the man who went ; to sea, an effort which has all but been forgotten in the chronicle of American labor. The last chapter of "Two Years Before The Mast" is devoted to Dana's ideas on how the lot of sailors could be improved. These ideas may seem quaint now in the light of 20th cen­ tury social progress, but remember that Dana was writing more than 100 years ago, long be­ fore the beginnings of effective organized labor in this or any other country. Remember, too, that Dana was a Boston pa­ trician, hardly the sort one would expect to find championing the cause of common seamen. Dana pointed out that there were ample laws on the books to protect the sailor from inhuman treatment and exploitation, but that courts and juries largely ignored them. O n long voyages, he said, "there are many cases of outrageous cruelty on record, enough to make one heart-sick, and almost disgusted with the sight of man; and many, many i [ more which have never come to light, and never «, /! will be known till the sea give up its dead." For the first time, a book on the sea had tOm away all the romance and adventure to reveal the a stark drudgery, danger and cruelty of a sailor's life. r * "Two Years Before The Mast" was a revela­ w tion to those who had always considered the sail­ * 'f! or a simple minded fellow who spent his spare time doing hornpipes aboard ship and getting * tP ••*: drui^ on shore. I Dana ended his book with these words: "I will take the liberty on parting with my reader, who has gone down with us to the ocean, and 'laid his hand upon its mane', to commend to his kind wishes and to the benefit of his efforts, that class of men with whom, for a time, my lot was cast. I wish rather to do this, since I feel as. that whatever attention this book may gtiin, and whatever favor it may find, I shall owe almost entirely to that interest in the sea and those who follow it, which is so easily excited in us all." y 4 vide some Federal protection against abuses suffered by seamen. Commissioners were placed in every port but did nothing about shipboard conditions. From Dana's 'Seaman's Manual' S EAFARING persons before the mast are divided into three classes—able seamen, or­ dinary seamen, and boys or green hands. And it may be remarked here that all green hands in the merchant service are termed boys, and rated as such, whatever may be their age or size. Brutal flogging of seamen was often resorted to by ship captains to keep crew members in line. Dana effectively exposed cruelties suffered by seafarers. In the ordinary day's work, the boys are taught to draw and knot yarns, make spunyard, foxes, sennit, etc., and are employed in passing a ball or otherwise assisting the able seamen in their jobs. Slushing masts, sweeping and clearing up decks, holding the log-reel, coiling up rigging, and loos­ ing and furling the light sails, are duties that are invariably put upon the boys or green hands. They stand their watches like the rest, are called with all hands, go aloft to reef and furl, and work when­ ever and wherever the men do, the only difference being in the kind of work upon which they are put. T HE CREWS are not rated by the officers after they get to sea, but, both in the merchant service and in the navy, each man rates him­ self when he ships. The shipping articles, in the merchant service, are prepared for so many of each class, and a man puts his name down and contracts for the wages and duty of a seaman, ordinary seaman, or boy, at Ms pleasure. NotwithstandSg this license, there are very few in­ stances of its being abused; for every man knows that if he is found incompetent to perform the duty he contracts for, his wages cannot only be reduced to the grade for wMch he is fitted, but that something additional will be deducted for the deception practiced upon all concerned, and for the loss of service and the numerous difficulties incurred, in case the fraud is not discovered until the vessel has got to sea. But still, more than this, the rest of the crew consider it a fraud upon themselves; as they are thus deprived of a man of the class the vessel required, which makes her short-handed for the voyage, and increases the duty put upon them­ selves. If , for instance, the articles provide for six able seamen, the men expect as many; and if one of the six turns out not to be a seaman, and is put on inferior work, the duties which would commonly be done by six seamen will fall upon the five. The difficulty is felt still more in the watches, as,, in the case I have supposed, there would be in one watch only two able seamen instead of three; and if the delinquent was not a capable hebnsman, the increased duty at the wheel alone would be of itself, a serious evil. Dana wrote that "when a thing goes heavy" aboard ship, music and song often "put life and strength into every arm." Here crew weighs anchor to tune. •' r-;. • •• Despite danger, drudgery and cruelty of the sea­ man's life, the sea always attracted men and boys looking for adventure. In 1840, an AB got about $12 a month, an OS about $10, and a "boy" $8. "gr-.,: *5-"..-:, m �Page Ten SEAFARERS March 18, 1966 LOG J ^^oFTarmou^Kl^lasiWflfeYnve^gaflon f.£ Board Of Inquiry Suggests The Pacific Goast by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative WAsiaiNGTON -The burning and sinking of the cruise ship Yarmouth Castle, a disaster which resulted in the loss of 90 lives, has spurred the U. S. Coast Guard Board of Inquiry to make a series of recommendations regarding stepped-up safety measures for runaway-flag vessels. One of the recommendations, which is presently being imple­ mately arrived at the scene failed them to comply with U.S. safety to take positive and firm action to standards. mented, urges that the United A separate resolution urged organize the crew to isolate and States move to have the 1960 combat the fire or to awaken and legislation to extend the jurisdic­ Safety of Life at Sea Convention evacuate passengers in the area." tion of the NLRB to cover the upgraded to cease exempting older The Board also charged the crews of runaway-flag vessels in and runaway-flag ships from hav­ ship's master. Captain Byron American commerce. ing to comply with the latest The charges will be forwarded Voutsinas with "negligence, aban­ safety standards. donment of command responsi­ to the Government of Panama, The Coast Guard Board of In­ bility and an overall failure to under whose registry the Yar­ quiry decided that the Yarmouth approach and cope" with the mouth Castle sailed. No Ameri­ Castle fire originated in Room 610 disaster. can agency has jurisdiction for on the main deck in what was The Yarmouth Castle was the punishing the ship's crew for negli­ originally a toilet but was virtually gence, since the disaster occurred empty at the time save for "a former American-flag ship Evan­ on the high seas. number of combustible" items geline, launched in Philadelphia such as mattresses, discarded bulk­ in 1927. She was manned by the head paneling and broken chairs. SIU for many years while operat­ ing under the house flag of the The Board attributed the source Eastern Steamship Corp., before of ignition to one or a combina­ transferring to foreign-flag regis­ tion of either a malfunctioning try. lighting circuit, sparks entering The AFL-CIO 1965 Conven­ the room through natural ventila­ tion, held shortly after the Yar­ tion ducts during the blowing of mouth Castle sinking, passed a boiler tubes or unintentional or resolution calling for continued careless acts of persons entering efforts to alert Congress and the ROME — Ship-bound seamen the room. public to the need for protecting on all parts of the globe received The fire was not discovered the passengers and crews from promptly, the board declared, say­ hazardous conditions such as ex­ the benefit of 8,550 medical ing that the "proximate cause of isted on the Yarmouth Castle. The messages relating to treatment the debacle was failure of early resolution called on Congress to ranging from aching stomachs to detection of the fire in a ship with enact pending legislation to re­ acute cases of appendicitis, ac­ combustible materials in her struc­ serve cruise operations out of U.S. cording to the annual report of the International Radio Medical ture." ports to American-flag vessels, un­ Center. "The master and the ship's offi­ less unavailable, and to regulate The CIRM, short for Centro cers," they added, "who were any participation of foreign-flag Internazionale Radio Medico, searching for the fire and ulti­ vessels in these trades by requiring makes its headquarters in Rome Medical Radio Network Aids Ailing Seamen The Great Lakes by A! Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen,Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes The St. Lawrence Seaway will open not later than April 15, and the Welland Canal and the Sault Ste. Marie Canals are scheduled to get into swing on April 4, if the weather permits. U. S. Seaway officials i have been predicting that another cargo record will be established this season, with the total of bulk and general cargo rising to something like 47 million tons. With expectations of Great Lakes shipping running at a new high, jobs are expected to be plentiful for the entire season. Cargo record predictions spell out increased work opportunities for members of the SIU Great Lakes District; and with the increased emphasis on shipping ore and other commodities by water, it looks like a good year for jobs and shipping. Great Lakes District members are urged to be on hand when the jobs start hitting the board in the Great Lakes region. The SlU-Inland Boatmen's Union contracted Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Company has bought the dredging and marine construction end of Merritt, Chapman and Scott. Although the purchase was a cash transaction, the price wqs not disclosed. The Maritime Administration, under the new modified "ship trade-in program," has recently allocated 13 mission-type T-2 tankers to four non-subsidized coast operators. The new law allows the non-subsidized operators to swap in their old vessels for government ships presently in the U. S. reserve fleet. However, coastal operators are required to convert these tankers to any other type of carriage than liquid petro­ leum. Great Lakes operators can obtain the same type vessel for any use they choose; but so far, none haVe come forward to do so. Cleveland Registration has begun in this port on March 1; and from the Indications of men showing up to register, both book and non-book, it looks like we will be in fairly good shape to crew the seven ships presently laid up in the port. After a stretch of good weather, we were hit by a new cold wave, with snow enough for everybody. The LCA Ice Committee is already beginning to meet and check out the weather conditions on the lakes. This means only one thing— that the various companies are anxious to get an early start, because of the increased demand for ore and other commodities. and has been aiding ill seamen for the past 31 years by its unique methods. Suppose a seaman is taken ill when his vessel is on the high seas, and there is no physician aboard the ship. With the cooperation of the nearest country participating in the program, the vessel radios in the patient's symptoms in de­ tail, and this information in turn is transmitted to the CIRM head­ quarters in Rome. There doctors confer and radio their instructions back to the country where the message originated and in turn this medical advice is relayed back to the vessel. And the aids to seamen have not been confined to directions sent by radio. The service has carried on risky rescue operations in the open sea for the removal, by aircraft or helicopter, of sick or injured seamen aboard ships at sea. Dr. Guido Guida, the Sicilian physician who was responsible for the founding of the CIRM, re­ ported that during 1965 his or­ ganization collaborated with the United States Coast Guard and English and Spanish rescue serv­ ices in saving the lives of ill mer­ chant seamen. "The mercy mis­ sions," he noted, "extended to treating 1,047 sea-stranded pa­ tients and making 86 air-sea res­ cues of sailors and inhabitants of small Mediterranean islands." Another important part of last year's accomplishments that Dr. Guida noted was the research by the CIRM studies sections. The study section issued a paper on the psycho-pathology of seamen, based on extensive research by the ships' doctors of many seagoing nations. The newly formed San Diego Maritime trades Department Port Council received its charter, adopted its constitution and elected officers at ceremonies held on Thursday, March 3, 1966. Seventeen locals have already affiliated with the new San Diego Port Council. Guests at the ceremonies in which the charter was issued to the Port Council included Tom Randall, ^ coordinator for the California the Gulf and East Coasts out here. During the last period we have Maritime Trades Department; the Mayflower pay off and sign Robert Sherrill, port official of the on. We also had the Overseas SlUNA affiliated Marine Fireman Joyce signed on and the Anniston and Watertenders, Steve Edney, victory pay off. There were nine president of the SIUNA-affiliated ships in transit during this period. West Coast Cannery Workers Un­ Ed Lane, one of our local ion-Terminal Island and R. R. pensioners, was around the hall Richardson of the San Diego La­ recently. He is finding it difficult bor Council. to lay around on the beach when San Francisco there is so much shipping activity Shipping continues to be very going on. Woody Johnson is presently on good in all departments in this area. We had the Rachael V. the beach here and looking out Steel Flyer, Brigham Victory and a Bosun's job, preferably on an the Steel Vendor in for pay offs intercoastal run. He may break down is view of all the shipping this past period. Ships signing on were the Steel activity and settle for a Far East. Flyer, Iberville, and the Robin Seattle Trent. In transit we have the Shipping continues to boom in Whitehall, Steel Traveler, Hast- the Pacific Northwest, and any Anna and the member has his choice of job and Ponce. Ships due run. in for the next Pay offs this last period in­ period are the cluded the Hastings, Hudson, Alice Brown, San Overseas Rose, Oceanic Wave Juan, Carroll Vic­ and the Express Baltimore. tory, Portmar, On the beach Maquez, Del Al­ we have Charles ba, Fairport and Tatro Ries, Jr. who last the Pecos. shipped on the E. Tatro just pulled in from Seattle as a wiper. the Gulf because he heard ship­ Charlie had to get ping was active. We shipped off due to injury, him immediately on the Steel and is now fit for Vendor heading for Viet Nam duty and ready to Ries and the Far East. go. He is waiting Wilmington for another wipers job on the Shipping activity continues to Alaska run. Charlie has been in boom in this area and we are the union for nine years and likes short all ratings. We would be the gains won in the time-off Jiappy to see more members from clause. msTBSissa- Shfi In Viet Buiyuii WASHINGTON—The president of SlU-contracted Delta Ship Lines, Captain J. W. Clark, warned Congress recently that the U.S. merchant fleet is unable to handle both the demands of the war in Viet Nam and ordinary commercial trading and is los­ a year, and the fiscal 1967 bud­ ing $10,000 a month in com­ get request is for only 13 ships. As a result, he declared, the mercial cargoes as a result. Testifying before the House ship replacement program is 98 Merchant Marine Committee in vessels behind schedule. Commenting further on the sad the capacity of chairman of the Committee of American Steam­ state of the U.S. Merchant Ma­ ship Lines (CASL), Captain rine, Captain Clark said that the Clark blamed the lack of ships government-owned. World War on the government's failure to Il-built mothball fleet is in poor provide the money for the 25- condition. "The reserve fleet ships ship-a-year construction program that were but a few years old at instituted in 1956 and on the ob­ the outbreak of Korean hostili­ solete and undependable vessels ties are approaching the end of their useful lives," he pointed out. in the national reserve fleets. "While our sealift capacity "The frequent breakdowns at might be adequate for the current sea following reactivation clearly emergency in Viet Nam," he indicate that these over-age ves­ pointed out, "our sealift capacity sels cannot be considered reli­ will certainly be inadequate if the able." conflict expands—unless we com­ Captain Clark also warned the pletely abandon our commercial House Committee on the grow­ trade routes." ing threat of Russian domination Referring to the government's of the oceans. He stated that failure to implement its construc­ only a strong and effective mer­ tion program, Captain Clark chant marine will enable us to noted that for the past ten years, avoid being "completely at the the government has supplied mercy of Communist-dominated money for only 16 or 17 ships shipping." �-.3 March 18, 1966 SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG Aged Citizens Need Social Security Hike To the Editor: It takes all hands pulling together to make a ship safe and that seems to be the situation aboard the SlU-contracted Del Mar (Delta Lines) which has won safety awards now for three years run­ ning. Outgoing ship's delegate, Charles S. Bialack, was given a vote of thanks by the crew. Brother Bialack —-——— has resigned to Alfred Hirsch has been elected Roy Fuster, Jr. says that the give some other ship's delegate for the long trip crew of the Tamara Guilden member a chance in store for the (Transport Com­ to serve. He was Steel Seafarer mercial) wished happy to say "No (Isthmian). This the $175 in their beefs from any is the kind of movie fund had department and trip most Seafar­ already been in­ $ 10 7 in the ers like. The crew vested before put­ movie fund." is looking ahead Roque ting in at the to visits to the In­ The head waiter, port of Gibral­ dian ports of Ramon R. Roque has been do­ tar where there Massawa, Ethio­ ing a great job. The new dele­ was no shore Hand Rogg pia, Bombay, gate from the engine depart­ leave. "It's been ment is Joseph V. Whalen, Jr. and Calcutta, before returning to a long trip and most of the men New York for payoff, reports will be glad to get back to the W. M. Hand. Brother Hirsch has U.S.A. and the payoff, but, there O. C. Bailey, Jr. reports that an experienced crew of Seafar­ hasn't been any big beefs," said its really been a long trip for ers backing him up. ship's delegate Edward J. Rogg. the crew of the John C, (Atlan­ Where did all the money come tic Carriers.) The crew signed on from? That's the question of SeaSeafarers aboard the Del Valle farers on the (Delta) are another SIU crew that last August. Rot­ Seatrain Louisi­ terdam was their has been getting ana when they last port and a their eats the discovered that good one but way they like their ship's fund JelFery Helsler 'em. Ray Casa­ Bailey totaled $171.38. nova says there says the men are Doing laundry is was a vote of anxiously wait­ more pleasant thanks to the ing for the payoff back home in since the wash steward's depart­ the good old U.S.A. when the room has been ment for a job ship puts in at the port of New Cleary painted. It really York. Casanova well done. "Christmas din­ picks up the ship. P. J. Cleary says everyone has been helping ner was great; everyone had a The chowhounds on the An­ to keep it clean. It has been a feast." Things are going smooth drew Jackson have gotten the good voyage and everything is enough in all departments so that good word from going O.K. with no beefs. Frank when meeting chairman Ramon Chief Cook Law­ Naklicki reports the ship is head­ Ferrera said, "Now's the time to rence Albert Mit­ ing for its payoff at Edgewater, blow your tops," no one had a chell who must New Jersey. beef! be doing something right. "Don't take it if you can't eat that much," says the Chief Cook. MltcheU "Their eyes are Emilio Pardo higger than their stomachs." The Clifford W. Emanuel food is so good that the men are Please contact the National Please contact your wife at 149 ordering everything on the menu Goldsmith Avenue, Newark, New Catholic Welfare Conference at and then can't eat that much Jersey. 201 Park Avenue South, New much food. Brother Mitchell has York, N. Y. gained more problems to deal — 4/ — 4/ — with than the mess. Cesar A. Pena James H. Achord J. T. Hagan reports Mitchell has been re­ Please contact Mrs. Henry elected as the ship's delegate. Please contact Mrs. J. T. Ha­ Achord, Route 1, Box 221 in gan at 21 Kitchell Ave., Wharton, Varnado, Louisiana. New Jersey. E. Bates has purchased ten new Seafarer D. Lamb would like chairs for deck use but the to get in contact with some of his Brothers aboard Income Tax Checks old seafaring buddies like Oliver the Norina (Wall Myers, Clifford Brown, Bob BotStreet Traders) Income tax refund checks are have hardly had being held at the SUP Building, tomley and Danny Fitzpatrick. time to sit down 450 Harrison St., San Francisco His address is 20 South Ave., in them before 5, California for the following Leigh Lanes, England. they found them- Seafarers: Andre W. Deringer, selves putting Potenciano Paculba and Hans J. Evit Ardoln and Pablo Pacheco Checks are being held for you into Burnside, L. Pederson. in the Baltimore SIU office. La. in order to Bates proceed to Hous­ ^1> John Naeole ton, Texas for an early payoff. Richard A. Quinn Brother J. G. Edwards writes Please contact John C. Brazil, At­ Please contact your mother at torney, at 80 Wall Street, New that the SIU patrolman will take care of the details of the cur­ 188 Columbus Ave., Buffalo, York City, immediately. Impor­ N. Y. as soon as you can. tant that he hears from you. tailed trip at the payoff. PERSONALS r- I have personally seen many many elderly couples who are living off social security benefits and have hardly enough money to pay for rent and groceries, and so I'm glad to see that the AFL-CIO has taken a firm stand for the extension of these bene­ fits. It's not at all hard to see why our older citizens, no longer able to go out and make a liv­ ing, need increased benefits to keep up with the increased cost of living. The money that comes in monthly from the social secu­ rity program may be constant, but the money it costs simply to survive is rising every day. Not that I would criticize the system of social security itself. It's probably one of the best programs to come out of FDR's New Deal. But just because we have made progress in the past is a poor reason to stop now when we are on the.fringes of a program that would guaran­ tee each American citizen free­ dom from want. Now that we are so close to such a program, there is all the more reason to step up our progress in this di­ rection. It goes without saying that the amount of money it took to live on 20 years ago just won't do now—if a family is to preserve its dignity. My hat goes off to the efforts of the SIU and the AFL-CIO in their fight for improved social security benefits. Pedro Rames Thanks Jacksonville SIU For Blood Gift To the Editor: I want to thank William Mor­ ris and Jack at the Jacksonville SIU hall for donating blood to my mother, Mrs. Estelle Mathis. She went under surgery in the St. Luke's hospital and is now doing fine. She will be 84 years old in June. I thank the Lord to be a part of such a wonderful Union. Sincerely, Clyde J. Laseter Log Reader Enjoys Feature Dear Sir: I have just finished and very much enjoyed part I of your new feature, "The story of American Labor." It was in­ formative, well-written, and in­ teresting. I feel the feature has contributed a great deal in un­ derstanding the true nature of the labor movement. With this kind of writing you have done a great service to both your paper and to the en­ tire labor movement. Again, my sincere thanks for a really great article and I will certainly be looking forward to future in­ stallments in future issues. J. K. Hillstrom The BdlteB Vr, - T,,- r III Welfare Plan Gives Peace of Mind To the Editor: I would like to take this op­ portunity to congratulate the Union on their fine welfare pro­ gram. I read in the last issue of the LOG where the Union has spent $65.2 million in welfare and vacation plans. It gives me a great deal of pride to be part of a union that has such a pro­ gram. I myself have benefitted from the welfare program when I was laid up in the hospital last year. If it were not for the welfare benefits that I received I am sure that I would not have had the peace of mind that is necessary to regain my health. I also re­ ceived some blood during this trying period which I also un­ derstand was part of the wel­ fare program. On the last trip before I got sick there was a fellow who had just reached 65 and was mak­ ing his last haul before he would be eligible for his SIU pension. After talking over the various plans with him and my other fellow shipmates I have de­ cided that the SIU has one of the finest union pension plans. After reading about the vari­ ous SIU welfare plans and see­ ing them in action it makes me proud to be a member of the SIU and to know that our union is doing so much for its mem­ bers. J(An T. Ford Zettemaii Killed in Plane Crash i Near Seatde SEATTLE—Seafarer Stan Zettertnan was killed when the 1929 Travelair plane he was piloting crashed near Ellensburg recently. Three ranchers near Tanum Ridge, 15 miles southwest of El­ lensburg, said they saw the fabriccovered plane go iato a spin and crash into the ridge. A helicoptcapilot, Vernon Mitchell, located The wreckage and took Zetterman's body to Ellensburg. Officials at the Kittitas County jAiipoit said Zettennan had Istopped there to inquire about sweathar conditions over the icadc Mouhiains; They said he was told that flying was not good lalthpugh there was no rain or Jsnow falling at the time, and he had taken off at abopt 2:30 p.m. j The late Seafarer was ffflrtying iithe craft from Clarkstod to fesa^uah where it was ustd by the iSeattle Sky oigan* lizatiom The plane yras owned by linn Emedck of Seattle. 'ill �SEAFARERS Page Twelve March 18, 1966 LOG Come And Get If! Seafarer Makes India His 'Home Away From Home' "Pete's one of the best cooks in the Union," said a friend, as Brooklyn Hall. Then a few other Seafarers ambled over, shook old times. Chief Steward Pete Gon- ^ zales, a native of Tampa, Flor­ ida, who has shipped out with the SIU since 1940, was back around the Hall enjoying his va­ cation — much deserved leisure time, since he just got back after a long trip on the Steel Director. And it was an enjoyable period of his life. Brother Gonzales de­ clared. He was in and out of India so often that he finally gave up and rented an apartment in Calcutta to use when the Steel Director stopped for a while in that port. Chief Cook Pete Gonzales not "I've heard so many people call only feels pride in his expertly India an unpleasant place to visit," prepared food but also in the he said, "but I couldn't disagree gold watch he is now holding in more. It's hard for me to recall a his hand over the watch display place that I have enjoyed more. at the Sea Chest. The gold When a man is in a foreign port watch he is holding was a gift fairly regularly, and moves around from his brother, a physician. meeting the people, he gets to feel at home there. Well, that's exactly how I feel about the country. I been holding up pretty well in find it a beautiful place and look every port I've hit." On Gonzales' last run, he hit forward to shipping back there in such ports as Beruit, Alexandria, the next month or so." Jibouti, Alicante and various Interesting City places in Pakistan, and enjoyed them all—still making his headBrother Gonzales' apartment auarters at the Kami Mansion in was on Park Street in Calcutta Calcutta. "It's a devil of a nice and, though he admits that he has certain "interests" in the city aside city," he repeated, "everything an from sightseeing, he didn't elabo­ American could want is right rate further on the point. But he there, if he knows where to look did remark on the friendliness of for it. A favorite place of mine is the Issaic Bar, which is very the people. well known among travelers. They "Granted," he said, "there's a have a good band playing in an lot of poverty in the country, their American atmosphere; it's all airliving standards are far below conditioned and they serve excel­ that of the United States, but it lent meals." doesn't detract from the quality Gift from Brother of the people. They are warm and Brother Gonzales has on his humble and have treated me very well. Many times I have walked arm a watch that, in itself, tells a down the streets there, at four and story: it was a gift from one of five in the morning, with enough bis two brothers, both of them money in my pocket to make me doctors and living in Key West, Florida. In his pocket is a bill of worth robbing, and I never had sale for the watch, just in case he the slightest bit of trouble. Maybe has trouble with the customs. "I those who run into trouble there do hereby sell," the document have just been going to the wrong read, "one 18-carat gold Rolex places. But I really just don't watch to my brother, Pete, for know. Maybe, it's simply a mat­ the sum of one dollar." Gonzales takes great pride in ter of luck, although mine has Which Piece To Move Is The Problem he greeted his old friend in the hands and sat down to talk over this timepiece, considering it a testimony to the opportunities that life offers in this country. "I remember how in the old days," he recalled, "my brothers used to walk four miles to school; they literally didn't have the dime for carfare. Then one of them came up to New York to visit, and I got him a job in a factory. That was before the days of unions, and he received the grand sum of $12 a week and came home with his hands bleeding; but that $12 a week gave him the money for the books which he almost ate up as soon as he got them. And now he's a doctor. As for me, well, I guess I just always loved the sea." Brother Gonzales cooks at sea, and he cooks for his own enjoy­ ment when he's on the beach. He started out as chef and sauce cook at the New York Athletic Club, then moved on to cooking on SIU shins. "I especially remember," an­ other one of his friends said, "that Snanish dish vou used to fix. What was it called?" "Arroz paella," Gonzales said. "In it were pimentoes, garlic, shrimp, clams, mussels, onions, preen pepners. chicken, oregano, all cooked with rice and good Spanish olive oil." "One of the best dishes I've ever tasted," the friend said. "How exactly did you cook it?" "Well." Brother Gonzales said, "there's many ways to prepare arroz paella. Everybody's got his own ideas, and mine I guess I'll just keep as a secret." JOHN B. WATERMAN (Watei-man)S February 6-^GhairmBn, J. Misakian ; Secsi Vetary, W. E, Morse, Ship's delegate refj jjorted that every thinjr is runningl STioothly. No beefs renorted. Motion, mad^ that deck engineer be moved njidshipsf iVote of thanks to Brother E. Mi.SBkin| ship's delegate, for a job well doncg He was re-elected. , , . -I ALCOA COMMANDER (Alcoa), Feb­ ruary 15—Chairman, Lee R.. EcVhoff| Secretary; 'Burcl J. Loftin, Jr. Sbip'ifi Idelegate reported that there were no beefs; All onestions were settled an« taken care of during the vpyaee. Every* thing is running smoothly. FatrolmaA to be contacted regarding a larger wateg? gooler. Vote of thanks to the baker, Hiji Harris, for a Job well done.—also, t^ 'the messmen for their services. J I; PLORIDIAN (South Atlantic), Febru| ary 27—Chainnan, Charles Henning: Sec*' retary, Francisco Alvarez. No beefs re§ ported by department delegates. BrotheiS .Francisco Alvarez was elected to served as shipaRidelegate,' DIGEST of SIU Seafarers S. T. Deloach and Henry Connell (from left to right) serve up lunch on the Robin Goodtellow tor shipmates waiting to sign foreign articles. On the day's menu was country style steak, along with a wide variety of vegetables plus all the other fixings of an SIU meal. SIU ARRIVALS ' feOBIN L6CKSLEY (Moorc-McCi *:^ack), February 6—-Chairman, , Eiigeni Flowers: Secretary. Luther Oadson Few hours disputed OT in engine depart'liient. Brother Frank Myatt was clectet^ :to serve as ship's delegate. Motion madaj ;that when thearew of any vessel work:| largo, they should be paid the same, frate of pay that the longshoremen ecive In.; the .'home ;port.:.6f Vsai4:-vessel.| Seafarers Ray Dirkson and Willie Smith concentrate on a chess in the Brooklyn SIU Hall, while Eddie Arnold looks on. Seafarers are members of the engine department and enjoy a little quiet relaxation around the Hall from time game of All three seem to to time. ^'' EXPRESS VIHGINt^:; (Marina'^daWi pfers), ";No-.date*-G-hairman.;'Lee J; Har* #ey; Secretary,:: .'^Gregory,-VF;. Gannon. ;|ir'other Roy 'CorPi>.;:..P'e» ,'elected; to, -serve mVsilp''^ '",delegate.'--No.beefa;.reported-* by teparimen't. detegatea,. Crew .'ISgrles'ted to natives out of quarters. . E8 VlCTORFTvictory Carriers), ary 28—Chairman. Stephen Fulij -f'.-Sceteti^.-.'i PaulFrapeoi-.^SPThe'fcale?' or 'n deck and engine depafbT t irtmwt Real -Rga SIV efew on . SM, Alicia Anne Marks, bom No­ vember 9, 1965, to the Albert F. Marks, Toledo, Ohio. Cynthia Marie Kistler, bom February 7, 1966, to the Charles A. Kistlers, Kirbyville, Tex. Austin Manuel Cajlao, bom November 15, 1965, to the Philip Cajiaos, New Orleans, La. ^ Hugh Lee Prewitt, born No­ vember 3, 1965, to the Hugh L. Prewitts, Port Neches, Texas. John Friedrich Reed, born Jan­ uary 13, 1966, to the Guy O. Reeds, Frankford, Mich. <|> Lisa Lorraine Cooley, bom February 1, 1966, to the Alvin Cooleys, Leakesville, Mississippi. i Raymond Wilson, bom No­ vember 7, 1965, to the Raymond C. Wilsons, Seymour, Mo. ^ Stephanie Lee Williams, born November 10, 1965, to the Wal­ ter H. Williams, Gretna, La. John Formich, born October 24, 1965, to the Fred Formichs, Millville, N. J. <|> Cynthia Ann Lopez, bom No­ vember 14, 1965, to the Roberto Lopezs, Metairie, La. Shona Smith, born November 5, 1965, to the Robroy Smiths, Philadelphia, Pa. ^ Michelle Conley, born Decem­ ber 14, 1965, to the Gerald Conleys, Atco, N. J. Laurie Anne Lonergan, bom December 27, 1965, to the Mi­ chael P. Lonergans, Metaire, La. \3> — Michael and Martin Paylor, born December 10, 1965, to the Frank Paylors, Houston, Texas. — 4/ — Hobart Kirkwood, born August MEETINGS - 1 1, 1965, to the Hobart Kirkwoods, Jacksonville, Fla. • f' <I> Cintha Ann Brown, bom Augu.st 27, 1965, to the Charles C. Browns, Texas City, Texas. John Aaron Stoudenmire, bom December 3, 1965, to the Dallgs Stoudenmires, Wilmington, North Carolina. Rebecca Dee "Vincent, born De- ' cember 30, 1965, to the Joseph Vincents, Vinton, La. Mary Elizabeth Thurhy, bom February 11, 1966, to the Harry Thursby, Paducah, Ky. — <i> — Pamela Diann Evans, born No­ vember 22, 1965, to the F. W. Evans, Freeport, Fla. Joseph Scott, born Decmber 19, 1965, to the Robert Lee Scotts, Mobile, Ala. — 4/ — Leslie McFarland, born Janu­ ary 13, 1966, to the Leslie D. Mc- Fariands, Petoskey, Mich. ^ Jack Albert Buchanan, bom . February 2, 1966, to the J. L. Bucliaiians. Sandusky, Ohio. <1> Freddy Woods, boi.i December 7, 1965, to the George Woods, Galveston, Texas. —^ F — Gregory Joseph Fugleman, born . November 14, 1965, to the J. Fnglemans, Detroit, Mich. John Potter, Jr., born Septem­ ber 23, 1965, to the John N. Pot­ ters, Belhaven, N. C. — — Phyllis Mcintosh, born Septem­ ber 11,1965, to the Earl N. McIntoshes, Lorain, Ohio. Cantrille Smith, born Decem­ ber 31, 1965, to the Clarence " Smiths, Sr., New Orleans, La. ^ Alvin Reece, Jr., born October 4, 1965, to the Alvin S. Recces, New Orleans, La. ber 22, 1965, to the Jimmy M. Smiths, Pasadena, Texas. Sidney Anderson, bom January 22, 1966, to the Sidney Ander­ sons, New Orleans, La. i Gia Carol Smith, born Decem­ ^ Randal! Keith Bostic, born No­ vember 11, 1965, to the Jesse R. Bostics, Jacksboro, Tenn; i -i -:(i 4/ T if 7l Dewey Gillikin, Uorn October 20, 1965, to the Dewey Gillikins, Brooklyn, New York, . v �J If March 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Those So-Called 'Good Old Days' Not So Good, Seafarer Declares "I can remember back in the good old days when you were lucky to get a ship and when you did get one you could expect to receive a whopping sum of $30 for a voyage." These were the comments made by Brother Abe Parkman, a seaman for over 45 years and member of the SIU since 1947, as he reminisced ^ deal. I joined the SIU and have again he was taking deepsea runs over his life as a Seafarer. never regretted it." but now prefers the coasters be­ Parkman first went to sea in When he started shipping out cause he can spend more time at 1922 in the deck department and, his home in New Haven. He said; except for a 10 year period, has "You really can't be.at the SIU. GENEVA (U.S. STKET.). January;' been shipping out ever since. so—Chairman, Richard Heffley; Secre-| This union has one of the best lary, Clyde t,. Van iSpps. Vessel will pay| "My first trip to Rouen, France, oft reputations in the entire labor and aign on In Baltimore. One man; was really a wonderful experi­ missed ship in Philadelphia. Some di3-| movement in this country." puted OT in engine department. Discus-; ence and I can still remember sion shout getting timers on washing) Parkman plans to keep sailing machine. going up the river with the SIU until he will be eli­ SEATBAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain),; gible for the SIU pension. He be­ and seeing the January 23—Chairman. Boy Pappas;; French country­ S<;cretary. Frank Naklicki. $88.80 inj lieves that the pension and other and $64,02 in ship's fund. A fewi side for the first Soda welfare benefits are the greatest hours disputed OT In steward depart-l time. It was such ment. Several lockers should be checked. things the union has and is look­ a beautiful sight STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), Feb-I ing forward to a long and happy 7—Chairman, Richard Charroin;| that I can remem­ ruary retirement. Secretary, Jack Caftey. Brother John W.< ber it as if it was Keisoe was elected to serve as ship's dele-, $10.00 in ship's fund. No beefs and^ yesterday. Park- gate. no disputed OT reported by department; delegates. Ship should be fumigated for) man commented. roaches. Vote of thanks to the steward; Parkman "I can remem­ department. ber the depression too," Brother RIO GRANDE (Oriental Exporters). January .18—Chairman, A. H. Reasko ! Parkman went on to comment. Secretary, G. lothrop. Brother Reasko Charles B. Bennett, 66: Brother "In those socalled "good old days" was elected to serve as ship's delegate. 1 ! No beefs reported by department dc!c-[ before the seaman had a union i gates. Everything is running smoothly. | Bennett died of leukemia on Feb­ in ship's fund. Vote of thanks toj you had to go to the company ;I $32.00 ruary 2 in Jack­ the stctvard department for a job well; hiring office and try your luck. i done. sonville, Florida. You were lucky to get a ship and He had shipped ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa). February 3-rChairman, Henry W. Milker; Secre­ when you did get one you worked i tary, as a cook and Thomas Sanchez, $120.00 in ship's ^ for wages that were less than fund. Some disputed OT in engine de­ messman since partment. Brother Henry W. Miller wae 1937. He joined what some of these poor fellows elected to serve as new ship's delegate. get on runaway-flag vessels today. the Union in 1942 TRANSORLEANS (Hudson Water­ and received a When someone says that the good ways). January 16—Chairman, David P. Sykes; Secretary, Boyd H. Amsherry. disability pension old days were better, I can only M. Brother Alijert Ringnette was elected to : serve as new ship's delegate,.No beefs because of arteri­ laugh at him." reported by department, delegates. Grew osclerosis, and heart disease since "During the depression the December, 1961. He is survived communists were very much in by his wife, Cassie, and their evidence on the waterfront, as daughter, Charlene B. Quina. He they were trying to infiltrate some was buried in Waycross, Ga., at of the unions that were trying to the Evergreen Cemetery. organize the maritime industry. In the late 1930's, Brother Park^ man stopped going to sea and got Johnnie Monroe Jordan, 56: a job with the Remington Arms Brother Jordan joined the Union Company in his home town of in Mobile in New Haven, Conn. When the 1944. He shipped war came he was drafted. How­ with the engine ever his Army service did not last department. He long for word came down that . {Cliairmah, Wallace P. Anderson; , John W. Parker. No beefs reported! died of lung can­ all draftees over 36 were to be |t»ryi yby department delegates. Motion madis• ithat (the look into the matter od cer in Mobile on let out of the service. After his linsuflielentUnion mattresaeB on board. TTuvse? January 3. Sur­ short stay in the Army, Parkman aboard are not inner-spring. Vote of viving are his went back to work in the arms thanks to the steward department. TRANSHARTFORD (Htidson Wat wife, Annie, and factory in New Haven. In 1947 ways), January 30—Chairman, their four chil­ he ioined the SIU and has been Mason; Secretary, T. Morris. No beef] reported by department delegates, dren, Alice Elaine, Eddie Earl, at sea ever since. requteted to keep ship cimn. Sn Wayman Monroe and Annie Beamount of disputed OT, "In 1947 I reconsidered going < - back to sea and looked for a un­ nita. Mrs. Jordan lives in PriiVOUNG AMERICA (Waterman)! anuary 2»—Chairman. K. Ryan; Seer% chard, Alabama. Brother Jordan ion that would give you a straight ary, A. Bobby. Disputed OT in engin# was buried in Mobile's Wolf Ridge ,, epartment. Motion made that alli fjwatches in port, between 6 P.M. and. Cemetery. A.M. shall be paid at OT rate.. Vote of; Page Thirteen Recalls Union Organizing Drive S.' .1 Baker Martin Sondergeld shows his wife, Leta, a precision model of an SlU-contracted Isthmian ship, which was organized by the SIU after one of the toughest organizing drives in the history of the union. Brother Sondergeld dropped by the Hall while enjoying his SIU vacation benefits. FINAL DEPARTURES .i i % LOG-A-RHYTHM: a The Changing World'' By Linda Mustakas In the vastness of this changing world Of which each man is part The threat of war is in the air And fear is in the heart. What conquest now does man desire? The lives of fellow men— To make captive of each child— That no man should befriend? How blind has power made the eyes Which now behold no peace The fate of man may soon demand That life on earth shall cease. V . Daniel Waite Hill, 58: A cere­ bral edema claimed the life of Brother Hill while at his home port of Baltimore, Md. He joined the Un­ ion in Baltimore and shipped wtih the steward de­ partment. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Wini­ fred Hill Lovejoy, and her son, who live in Hollywood, Florida. He was cremated at the Loudon Park Crematory, Baltimore, Md. ^l> John G. Brady, 54: A heart at­ tack in the port of Alicante, Spain, last November took the life of the Mississippi born Chief Elec­ trician. Brother Brady is survived by his wife, Do­ rothy, and their three children, ' " John G. Brady, III, Dorothy Julia and Mrs. Mikiel Brady Shaffer. Brady joined the Union in Mobile in 1944 and made his home in Northport, Miss. His body was buried at sea on December 4, 1965, following services held aboard ship. Teddy Brumlield, 23: On No­ vember 27, 1965, Brother Brumfield died in Pontiac, Michigan. He was buried in the Brumfield Ce­ metery in Harts, West Virginia. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mae Brumfield, and his father, Tom Brumfield, who live in Harts. Brother Brumfield shipped first with the deck department, then later as a wiper in the engine de­ partment. He joined the Union in Detroit in 1963. •if Alfred LeQuesne, 62: Brother LeQuesne passed away in the USPHS, in De­ troit, Michigan, on January 11 from a heart at­ tack. The veteran of two wars was buried in the Lakeview Ceme­ tery, Cleveland, Ohio. He is sur­ vived by his mother, Mrs. Agnes Smith of Cleveland, and his wife, Thelma. Brother LeQuesne joined the Union in 1960 in Cleveland. He was a Wheelsman. • thanks extended to the steward del iSment. , BRIUHAM VICTORY (Bldomfleld): January 31—Chairman, Ted ChiHhski| Secretary, Paul Parsons. Motion made t^ report to headquarters that on the Jis! rionth trip ship received no LOGS, ho; orta or communications from the UnS ion. Vote of thanks extended to:' thft pteward department. • 'S Seafarers Relax Over Card Game in Brooklyn Hail %EL RIO (Delta), February 6—Chalrl nan, Albert MiteheH; Secretary, Alberf UitefaeH. No beefs Reported by departfS ncnt delegates; Everytl)ing is runnlntg ;nsoothIy. . . ^(CANTIGNY (Cities •Service: Tankers)! '•'ebruary 26—Chairman, Wm, Morrisi Ir. ; Secretary, A, Hebert, Disputed OT iif fc department. Ship should be fumil for roaches. Suggestion made tha| ;he ship's delegate see about getting , ys painted or at least sougeed| pecially side of black gang, •SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (SeatrBinil February 20—Chairman, P. J. Clearyf cretary. Frank Naklicki. Everything igoing along well except for some bitted OT, in ship's fund. I'HtKBL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Janu.| |hy 2---0h«iman, Alfred Hirsch; Secre >ry, W. M, Hand. IJiost -of the repair Jv«ne taken; care bf; Tlie other will E ioiiapJeted In ehipyard, Brother Alfred [Urscn '.was elehl^ to serve as ship's f-ittHN -e- -^AithinHev^arrieiralte Ja^ (-sBailey .1 Secretary, illMr-'Ih' .hfep's' fund , • in-: enki [feClnt'irman, Seafarers B. Gairna, M, Makatangy, C. V. Rayes and W. Tube enjoy a hand or two of cards at the Union Hall in Brooklyn. Standing over the game is Brother Joo Standin. While waiting for ships, SIU Brothers find the Brooklyn hall a good place to gather and renew old friendships. �March 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen UNFAIR TO LABOR FINANCIAL REPORTS. The conetitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safetrnarding; the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by tbe membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU AOantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are adnM'nistered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union balls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), Feb I PECOS (Oriental Exporters')* Pehruaiy it—Chairman, R. L. O'Briep; Seei^tariy, ; ruary 13—Chairman, A. Maldonado; SecE. C. Candill. Motion made to have ship = retary, F. Omega- 36.91 in ship's fund No disputed ,0T reported by department fumigated upon arrival in -States; No hefifs reported by departiaent driegates. delegates. Motion made that the Coin. pany provide iee-cnbo machine. Motion Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate for a ijdb well done; Also a vote rf! thanTts pertaining to Article n. Section 13; Gen­ io^.thei.Steward;". • eral Rules, sflibmitted to Robert Matthews, SASTINGS' (Waterman), February IS -Chabman, Roy Evans} Secretary, ;• J. fVelis. H^t beef to be taken ,ap with patrolman. .Some disputed OT in engine department. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard, deptartmcnt. Good crew and delciatrii. "—otb trip. • • ; VALLE (Delia), '.F^uary: Alhi; Jhafrman, Ramon.: Ferircra; / Secretary, .Bos' Casanova, No beefs reporteill erytbing: Is running smoothly. Vote: of thanks to the steward department-fear a. ;fcb welt -done. Christmas . dinner -was. pbbve.average, and everyone had a fedst. • <}> M :SEA.Ti£AiN:NEW JElSSEY' (Scatrain) February :19—CKa?rman> Carios Diaa:" Secretary, Charles Cantw^; Disputed OT in each department. • Headquarters ^ntaoted regarding in; engine rooni. DIGEST of SIU MEETINGS •; MABGiSBEPBHOWN"" (BloomOrid), -"Crv;;"Tro^Iair. in >. {vtn4, Ko baefft reported by departnit»nt was elects to aorye sblp^a ddejr&tee -—. ^ ^ FAIRISLE (Panoceanle), January 21 Chairman,'. -.V;.' -'DougTas';;; ..SectaryNone; Crew wdnld, like Uhion to check on mail service to Vietnam, Also would like cJarificatloh on TirbeiOF V "Qausfc Disputed reported'; tn;;i;eaeb;vdep8i:t>''' ment. PENN GABKIEB. .(Penn), .NO dateChairman, Bi; : Secretary. ; " T. Scfattltz. No; bedfs reported by depart­ ment delegates^-Brother R M. Ellis was ririited - Wl serve, ,as;-*^ .••;:--»Et.;VALLE.'rDe)ta).,.February .13r-| Chairman!, R; ;-Feriera; Secretary,' ;Rayl Casanova, Everything is running smooth-" ly with no'beefs- Little diaputed OF in! engine department. Vote of thanks to- thej steward department for a job well done. .Christmak..Dinner was above average. : TAMABA GtriLDBN (TranspCrt Com­ mercial),; January 4—Chairman, H. Con­ nolly; Secretary. Roy Foster, Jr. Some (.disputed, DF: in'' deck ..dcamrihient.; - NORlNA;! (Wall; Street Tradefs')-,;january ^Z—^CKaitntBh, E. Bates; SeCr^ry, J. G. Edwards. $1.76 in ship's fund. ; Crew ssked; te; ;cd»t''teute to^! b^ up fund again. Some disputed OT in engfaie ' department; Motion made that the Agent be aboard ship at payoff, whether, it be Siimslde, Louisiana or Houston, Texas. Vote of thanks e.xtended to the steward department, for a;. job well done.. Stew­ ard reciprOteited iby thanking all depart­ ments; for (thete understanding and co(.;• opcration'.dnring'. tl»e .long, hot' weekSvat sen. No commonications and, no LOGS received duriitg the entire voyage. '•. (.8g!':BLATTE".TBUlk).'' Januaty 22-;Chairman, O. P. Oakley; Secretary; Wnfc E. Scott. Ship should be fumigated com­ pletely for rats. Overhead room vents, and blOWer8 ;tp' hp!'FUt in working eopditi^^^ Fresh •water tanks should be cleaned ; due to rusty water, ;• Sample. of water ,.;k«pt;--'td. !(lte;!ahOwn to patrolman. Some disputed OX in each department. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), Jan­ uary 134-4Cl»ainnan, Arthur Boturo; Sec­ retary, None. Brother M. J. GalHer was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Did not riecetee'communications or (LOGS In foreign- ports. ' • •;;;-DEL!';M0^E; (Delta), February 22Chairman. Frank • Sullivan; ''Secretaf,v,: i .•.•STEEtK-FABRICAFOR (Isthmian), Alberto Gi Skpeneda. Ship's delwnbe Te^J February 6—(Chairman., 'W. M. Wallace; ported that the ship is running Smoothly ' Secrelaryl P. B. Pandjaitiiri. Ghief elec­ ,, with no,;b«efs<--.$2.i)0. in shipts- .fu.nd. .M<y ' trician failed to-join. ship in New York. ; tion .inadc 'that any work done in ship's Brother W. J. Miles was elected to serve ' cargo holes .sliould be paid at regular las ship's delegate. Dispute®OF on cdaStiongshoremen's rate of pay-instead; of !wiae,.;;tr)p;:atjlI;..pendteg.(iSome;,4i»P!atea;;. the 62 cent# an- hour. Vote of thanks to •, OT on foreign voyage in deck and enthe steward'.denartraent, ship's delegate. m I Editor, I SEAFARERS LOG, I 675 Fourth Ave., I Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 I I I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my I name on your mailing list. (Prinf Information) I I NAME I I STREET ADDRESS I CITY STATE ZIP I TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change I of address, please give your former address below: I I ADDRESS I CITY .... STATE ZIP..... I 1 I I I I ' j I I I I | I I I I PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in tbe SBAFAREIRS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS, All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, tbe Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and tbe Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hail at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. Schedule of Membership Meetings SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York, N. Y. ... Apr. 4—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia Apr. 5—2:30 p.m. Baltimore .. Apr. 6—2:30 p.m. Detroit . . Apr. 8—2:30 p.m. Houston ...Apr. 11—2:30p.m. New Orieans Apr. 12—2:30 p.m. Mobile .... Apr. 13—2:30 p.m. Wilmington Mar. 21—2 p.m. San Francisco Mar. 23—2 p.m. Seattle .... Mar. 25—2 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit .. Alpena .. Buffalo .. Chicago . Cleveland Dninth . . Frankfurt . Mar. .Mar. .Mar. . Mar. .Mar. .Mar. .Mar. 21—7 p.m. 21—7p.m. 21—^7p.m. 21—7 p.m. 21—7 p.m. 21—^7p.m. 21—7 p.m. tHonston Mobile .New Orleans * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. $ Meeting held at Galveston wharves. SIM ^ & Inland V/atefs Inland Boahnen's Union . UnitoicT Iridusfrial Workers PRESIDENT' P«u1 HaU - Detroit .. . .Apr. 11—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee .Apr. 11—7:30p.m. Chicago .. . Apr. 12—7:30 p.m. Buffalo ... .Apr. 13—7:30 p.m. tSanIt Ste. Marie Apr. 14—7:30 p.m. Dninth . .. .Mar. 18—7:30 p.m. Cleveland .Mar. 18—7:30p.m. Toledo . .. .Mar. 18—^7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia .. Apr. 5—5 p.m. Houston Apr. 11—5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) .Apr. 6—5p.m. Norfolk Apr. 7—5 p.m. New Orleans .. Apr. 12—5 p.m. Mobile Apr. 13—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City Apr. 11—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia Apr. 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Apr. 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk Apr. 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York .... Apr. 4—1 p.m. Baltimore Apr. 6—7 p.m. Philadelphia .,, Apr. 5—1 p.m. ^ H. 1. Siege! "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) SHtzel-Weller DistiUeries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. WeBer Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS , Undsay Kqberf Mafthem SEC«Er4(RX''"fF*SiJRER • jW-'Kar-f Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) , :! EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDEN) Earl Shafiaid W Tanner "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) UNION .. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Apr. 11—^7 p.m. April 13—7 p.m. .Apr. 12—1 p.m. Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will he amended from time to time.) * .. •iEAOGUARTERS,.. .',475' 4+h Ave., BUyr HY f-m MPENA, Mich 127 R'ver S( EL 4.361 3ALTIM0RE. MD 1216 E. Balbmora SI EA 7-490 i.d^TON, Man (77 State Si Rt2ai4 lOEFAtO, N.Y.-735 VYashinqton Si • TL 3-«5 3HICAS0, III. ..V 9383 Ewlnq Ave SA. 1-073 It-EVELANDi Ohio .)420 W. 2Sih Si MA I .'545 )ETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jeffcwn Ave VI 3-474 lUlUTH, Minn 3»2 W. Ind.St ... , RA,2ft'l FRANKFORT. Mich. P.O. So*'Iff '• V."IQUSTON, Tax. . ..,- ... SSd4 Cenal'iSt WA 8.32ff ACKSON'YILLE. F|« 2608r .Peart, St , EL 3-0981 EftSET CITY. N.J. ... 99 Montgome^^S^ liOBILE, Ala. I So-uth lawrcnce' St HE 2-175lEVy QFLEANS, U. • 636 Jecktbn Ave Tel. 529.7S4( DE 6-38 ARTHUR. Tc* - .. !34B Seventh St Wi\. " Tel. 723-8524 -Walk.'.,:2S»5 Firri Avenue . fM 3 433i Me '...BOS Del Ma, Calif. .-.SOS N. Marine A ,, ' Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) <I> White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) ' Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Woric Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestwortb, W. L. Douglas, Flagg Brothers, Kingston, Davidson. Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) Tyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock Cornish Tyson's Pride Manor House-Safeway Wishbone-Kroger Cornish Game-Armour and A & P's SuperRight Cornish Game Hen Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N, America) •a �March 18, 1966 r i • t V he unbridled anti-union violence of the 1870's as exemplified in the bloody sup­ pression of the "lA)ng Strike" in the coal­ fields and the "Great Strike" on the nation's railroads, the "Molly Maguire" huzngings and the "Baltimore Massacre" of railroad workers, set the tone of the labor-management struggle \ in the United States for years to come. Power­ ful corporations grew increasingly callous in destroying workers' organizations, making in­ creasing use of state and federal governments and troops, state and federal courts and the local and national press to suppress the legiti­ mate aims of labor. Much strife still lay ahead, such as the "Haymarket Square Massacre" of workers in Chicago, the bloody "Homestead Strike" against the Carnegie Steel Corporation in Pennsylvmia, and the famous "Pullman Strike" against the Pullman railroad car com­ pany. Labor progress during this period was slow —but steady. American labor organizations faced increasingly bitter and powerful opposi­ tion. At the same time they stfll had many untraveled pathways to explore in the search for the dignity of labor. At times these paths led to a dead end, at other times labor took what proved to be wrong turnings. Gradually however, labor organizations grew and labor action became more and more effective. The years ahead were to see the rise of the Knights 1 of Labor, the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations —•which were destined to combine into the present-day AFL-CIO. W hile the giant corporations—often aided by the government, the courts and the press — were suppressing American workers in the coalfields, the railroad indus­ try and elsewhere, a' new labor organization, first formed secretly in 1869 by PhUadelpUa tailors, was gaining strength and growing'^ membership—the l^ights of Labor. The' Knights incorporated a new idea into American trade unionism. It was not organ­ ized on a craft basis. Membership was open to every worker, skilled or unskilled, male or female, white or negro. The motto of the Knights of Labor was "An injury to one is the concern of all", meaning every worker had an obligation to support every other worker in redressing his grievances. Unfortunately however, the Knights of Labor did not stick to this ideal of militant trade unionism—turn­ ing instead to vague panaceas of social re­ form to improve the worker's lot. However under the banner of "An injury to one is the concern of all!", and singing the militant song of the Knights— "Storm the fort, ye knights of labor. Battle for your cause: Equal rights for every neighbor Down with tyrant laws!" Pace Fifteen SEAFARERS LOG THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR American workers flocked to the Knights of Labor in unprecedented numbers. By 1885 the Knights could boast several hundred thou­ sand members. The high point of the Knights of Labor's influence came in that same year. I n 1884 another cycle of economic depres­ sion hit the United States—although not as serious or as long-lasting as previous de­ pressions had been. American industrialists however, as usual seized the opportunity to slash wages to the bone. Strikes broke out spontaneously among rank-and-file members to which the Knights had to give unwilling sup­ port. Surprisingly (for the times), many of these strikes ended victoriously for the work­ ers, including a walkout against the Wabash Railroad which threatened Jay Gould's Union ' Pacific Railroad. These victories were to prove temporary however, serving only to harden the resolve of American industrialists to destroy labor by any means necessary. Just ^ Qng .year after this high point the Knights of L^bor was to be destroyed—another victim of the infamous "Haymarket Square Massacre." Aroused by soaring business profits in which they did not share despite long and ex­ hausting shifts in the nation's factories, more and more American workers had begun call­ ing for the "eight-hour day." Hopes for lead­ ership in achieving the eight-hour day led more than 600,000 workers to join the Kniglits of Labor. The first test of the new campaign came in 1886 in Chicago when over 60,0CK) workers walked ofl! the job on May 1 to dem­ onstrate for their cause. The city's big business­ men acted predictably—the Knights of Labor did not. When the walkout began, Chicago's meat packer industrialists immediately called on the friendly police force to crack down hard on the dght-hour-day demonstrators. The police complied with swinging nightsticks—turning . peaceful parades into free-for-all riots. Out* side the McCormick Harvester Works plant a workers' rally was in progress. Suddenly the plant's gates flew open and out charged armed scabs, Pinkerton finks and other assorted thugs who attacked the assembled workers. Chicago police who were on hand fired into the work­ ers, killing six and wounding 20, The next night several thousand workers assembled at Haymarket Square to protest this anti-labor violence. They were to be addressed by sev­ eral noted anarchist speakers. It was raining and the crowd was down to about 500 list­ eners when suddenly there was an explosion. Someone had set off a bomb at the back of the Square. The police immediately opened fire on the assembled workers. Some armed workers returned the fire. Eleven were killed and about 200 wounded in Haymarket Square that night. C hicago's big industrialists wanted the hides of the pro-labor anarchists and the police complied by arresting eight anar­ chist leaders—^several who were on the speak­ ers' stand when the bomb was thrown. There was no proof that they were involved with the bombing, but the jury was packed against them and local newspapers screamed daily for a guilty verdict. Five were sentenced to die on the gallows and three received life sentences. Big business followed up immediately with a violent anti-labor campaign which cost labor most of the gains it had already won. The Knights of Labor, which had remained pas­ sive during these and subsequent attacks on its own members, was repudiated by Ameri­ can workers. Its place was taken by a new or­ ganization—the American Federation of Labor —organized in 1886 and led by Samuel Gompers. The AFL was a return to craft unionism, limiting membership to skilled workers organ­ ized in craft unions. But within these limits, it rejected panaceas and future Utopias and vowed instead to fight for immediate gains "by negotiation if possible, by direct action tf necessary." "We are fighting," announced one of Gomper's aides, "only for immediate ob­ jects—objects that can be realized in a few years." A fair day's wage for a fair day's work was the goal. "We don't want pie in the sky!" explained an AFL union leader. Gompers quickly got the AFL on a soimd financid footing to assure survival through a long strike or economic depression. AFL offi­ cials were full-time professionals—experts at organizing a plant, a strike or a boycott, ne­ gotiating a contract or settling disputes. The AFL preferred to win demands through nego­ tiation but did not shun strikes—always keep­ ing in mind that the strike was labor's ulti­ mate weapon. ' t\ ^I ..r- 'm rf?l A �>r SEAFARERSiXOG MARCH 18 1966 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION « ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT > AFL-CIO mm. Hot And Heavy ShelUng Hits Shipping To H»"®* I 4hA AFlrCIO Maritime in its acrnunt _of _the «na^ Newspaper Support of Maritime Unions .Boycott MOMS, AU. nUBS RE0I5TR the Associ mmm "aniese Comniuiiisi u Viet / is aimerf ""'"'"'g L'.S. ports v,:'i""S United States. ^ WW^ filLE the United States is fighting PT in support of South Viet Nam's freedom, vessels of some of the democracies have continued to supply Hanoi. Plans for the boycott of ships trading with North Viet Nam which was an­ nounced by three AFL-CIO unions—the International Longshoremen's Associa­ tion, the Seafarers International Union of North America, and the National Mari­ time Union—and support for which was voted by the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades .Department, has stirred considerable faI vorabie comment across the nation. f A sampling of the editorial support of the boycott appears on this page. ""•'^nce froa,!,'; f^l^ade luii^j^. "®" ivcrii" Maritime Boycott May Be Pr"!^ 'does not want to This newspaper is not in the habit « r-- > ries by blacklist- *\Th^fth"eSrwnsidered ing their ships." ; that me one ucm :^r>iCHESTES, N.a UNION liADBl BIIUNGS, MONT. mmmtQ oiaan ^Maritime unions meeting in Other «it^f Je I Maritime unions [night be a good i of the ; International naruoi. ssociation has )f all foreign shii I at tho if OUT » .oains*' *'l,.;pbon« ' of allied natic North Viet N no nool^'®* ?woat "•; L'eihn.- ...;., '.titroe decadoe .. boycott wo ports to si J^taiiir France, Nor Greece and other nati tinue to deliver hundrS cargo • ^^yfooting Good Move by Moriti he threatened hnvrn+i The boycott I>IT bv •>.« the AHrCIO Maritime IVades DepartNe!ihfr®!"Sf trading with North Viet Nam should be a welcome move by the administration since it brings the issue to a head without "ATeciiy inv Washington. Union . . other western trade with Hanoi is not a complete remedy. Communist ship­ ping will continue to deliver the eee.1- S«f »»" made out'oflh "° "f lions are sheri . ® Plie.s to the Comm ^ .A» , , \. r Head Unrest-uwe^ .„T(iicb ^.ve rfandttn^®y vrntert a n ad-. in » "v, „ at evcT^^^. monefliNiSJgetj ORAND RAHDS. MR ,1 eBorls to our jties of Last month 10 of the 14 free world ^ps arriving at North Viet Nam were. British. In February of^a.^^^^v of the 18 -A that e •»... A •r»-» "Wever, ouje m cott cuv^ trade .,%. c ^"fo this breach hnv ^ Charles «• 3gain. This time howe ">4 the battle alone -1 ev ®eeii| the um° "f the American 080^®"' ^°'' hoycott.« Tbe executive bZ f '"''"'y ''A Paj tment of the AFLSIQ pan. «Jbon workers in M 1 % ' nobce that it is " ife umons T ^•Ps of foreign „3®«f '° 'nvoke a boyj T^s notice was served ne ^orth This is What thHe^ JobISHBCmU, INO. ¥m-\ J raws ,tt;";Viwrf ; ie»»» icb •W BIOFORO, NASI nANfSAR&TOlEgl /Of poweti^y Vio»/ day-,' r-em-Tl^® deno,.-. ^ove 9c *L ^ •INM . . e EJIterlNiR - • '«• V. .1.. AVI. wk a forthright standi against tecognlUon of ie USSB, toreseelng the tragic result tl^ ^mr M /o J'® 'n"° *»•' V""®- '°']dslide ^tVieSea ^ 'er/t/m. a '^;A iP • m Crjaa ^ b. -"'oka-, "bist/os ,'ooa ^Os ' *!*' '*ef A^? to .^Uto/Ai ii""' '«< ^"<1 fn, I^ " ha'tpccJo'^oaiyoon > ,/°' U 'P' toll *tbey 'dO'luSl '"I p, ^ tit I. k^f VJ ufm aiflUated unions, served notice ti toreign naUons trsding with North Viet Mrved on Fresideot J< in. telegrwnrigned by Thomas W.G1 president of the international Um| Association: Joseph Curran, pn men's Assodatloi -of ih. National National Maritime Unloo; ant ii(jentMthe Seafarers Inl— ...ret/ve for 7n. rs^ ».•: Emptying The Harbor .o'tsirrsa.'-us^ S?=-.C.trri MlMHmYi RA. ^ AattA ^ '''•Kfe of^ Shipping To North Viet Nam *ba Free world shipping to North Viet Nam Is denounco 49 R^. Charlss E. Chamberlain of Mieblgaii as an "In- tata ^ tad ' liable situation" from a United States stan^poInL .. ^P*tob(w "> His remarks to this effect were occasioned by an ISihmiate^ ketlon of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades DqMrbnent. He said the "actloa Taken .'. . by the Hnltimc r>-—-A—"t of the AFLdO in propofinc n.bey- RHfi^s^ Rtoaitlnns jeMeh nermH any of Hi ieriiiirir a.. sr, Wl i- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource March 18, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO: “TAX CORPORATE PROFITS, NOT SOCIAL PROGRAMS!” 13 T-2’S GO TO FOUR SIU CO’S THE PRESIDENT’S TRANSPORTATION MESSAGE ONE SIU SCHOLARSHIP A SEAMAN’S LIFE 100 YEARS AGO THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR – ALL THIS HAPPENED: PART 3 N.Y. PORT COUNCIL CAMPAIGNS TO AMEND BI-STATE COMPACT AFL-CIO COUNCIL BACKS LBJ’S VIETNAM POLICY PRESIDENT SEEKS NEW CABINET POST TO CONSOLIDATE TRANSPORT AGENCIES FOUR ON, FOUR OFF – THE SEAMEAN’S LIFE ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO C.G. BOARD OF INQUIRY SUGGESTS NEW SAFETY RULES FOR RUNAWAYS NEWSPAPER SUPPORT OF MARITIME UNIONS BOYCOTT 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 03/18/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 6 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a6acb93dc8d6a4af291e1748b1a858c7.PDF 7bac05addbf1558dab5dbeea9575efd1 PDF Text Text EB CT• AFL-CIO DE �March 4, 1966 Pqe.Two by Paul Hall The recent minority-bloc success in the Senate by which the filibuster was used to prevent the majority from voting on repeal of 14(b) of the .or Plaque for Meritorious Service in the Cause Port Council. MTO, at ceremonies held flt the Buono, Local 25, Operating Engineer.s~ J c and Vice-President of Port Council; urray .-...mr.o.. _ mond Williams, ILA Local 1248: L M. Jones_, llA 1Dai1 ILA Local 1458. Back row are (1-r}, J H. .unmmmn,... +ary-Treasurer and SIU Norfolk port agen+, MMoser, SIU Inland Boatmen's Union. JGarmatz OHers l'J Aa:IDIL Roads row). Peter llA local I 19 •dent; ti!Cllldlla ~pie11rcer, Ray- M.H. Boone. '-01JJ1CJ-I Secreand A. c. With an eye toward dispelling ''the atmosphere nf rlespajr in~:JS - om maritime program," Representative Edward A Garmatz (Dem..., House Merchant Marine & Fisheries Committee, has laid down tbe five and expanded maritime program. He laid down ~·-----------------------=--his formula for reviving the U. S. merchant marine at a meeting of the Propeller Club in Washington last week. Remarking that he was "tired of reading" the endless analysis of the lnteragency Maritime Task Force and the Maritime Advisory Committee, Representative Garmatz expressed confidence that President Johnson would take action to bolster the U. S. merchant marine. ''The picture is not entirely bleak," he said. Garmatz said he considered the following points to be essential for a new maritime program: 1. More vessels "must" be built for operation un<;Jer the U. S. flag. 2. A "realistic program" is needed for helping U. S.-flag bulk carriers and tankers. 3. "Government interference" with shipping should be minimized to give management the widest possible freedom to exercise its prerogatives. 4. Subsidies should be direct rather than indfrect. Jorda ./ Taft-Hartley Act was but one element in the battle waged by anti-labor forces which would keep American workers in the 19 so-called "rightto-work" states under the thumbs of the sweat-shoppers, union-busters and wage chiselers. All across the land the fight to keep 14(b) on the books was supported by a massive, heavily-financed propaganda barrage directed by professional promoters acting for those who are intent on preserving low wages. weak unions and the very least of social benefits. It was a smoothly coordinated campaign of union-busting empioyers and the right-wing hate-dispensers of every stripe. Their agents invaded communities throughout the nation and poured their "right-to-work" propaganda, including phony letters to the editor and canned editorials, to local newspapers and radio and television stations. And these media of information and opinion more often than not passed it on to the public without so much as a twinge of their consciences. As the AFL-CIO Executive Council declared last week, ''The propaganda barrage against 14(b) repeal, based on the most outrageous and infiammatory falsehoods, has misled thousands of well-meaning citizens. There was literally no place where most citizens outside the labor. movement could find an objective statement of the 14(b) issue or of the trade union position. The wells of information . . . were for the most part poisoned by . . . deliberate dishonesty." The determination of the American labor movement to carry on the fight against the "right-to-workers" and what they stand for was made crystal clear when it sounded the call for intensified political action and "an even greater united effort by the labor movement." • - ~ • • Actions of considerable importance to everyone in our nation as well as to the workers represented were taken at the recent meeting of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department Executive Committee. The press and other information media devoted considerable attention to the MTIYs support for the boycott plans announced earlier by the ILA, SIU and NMU against ships trading with North Viet Nam. It is hard to believe that vessels who trade with the North Vietnamese and Vietcong, who are locked in combat with Americ~n forces and their allies, are permitted to come and go into U. S. ports bringing and hauling away commercial cargoes. lbe Departmenes Executive Board acted on a number of matters of importance to the American merchant marine. Included among these was a call for the creation of an independent federal maritime admin~tor. The . Department holds that an independent agency to ad1DJD1ster this country's maritime laws could focus greater attention on . ~e American merchant marine with the objective of revitalizing the mdustry.. ~ndeterre~ _by c~nfticts that exist under the present setup,. The Manbme Admimstration is but one of several branches of the Department of Commerce and consequently does not receive the atten. tion and consideration which this vital industry merits. The Maritime Trades Department is consequently going to press for the passage of legislation which would give maritime an independent agency whic~ is_ so essential to its improvement and effective operation. Another significant step taken by the MTD Board was the decision to set up a legislative committee. This will enable affiliates with an interest in maritime matters to coordinate their activities on the legislative front. This committee would also work in cooperation with the legislative department of the AFL-CIO and with COPE. It was the thinking of the ~d .~at greater impetus would be given to the legislative needs of ~e md1v~d~al organiza~ions within the MTD that would provide a vehicle_ for JOmt efforts with other AFL-CIO groups in seeking implementation of the AFL-CIO's American merchant marine policy. Of I ~ I ' ,_! ·- I �March 4, 1966 SE .4 F ..4 EK S L 0 G / Page Three ;;> MTD Bae s Boycott of Ships Trad·ng ith North Viet Nam BAL HARBO~ FL A..p~ent voted unanimously Tbe executive bo-ard of the 30-union AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Deoo F eb. 18 to support a boycott against ships of nations permitting trade with North Viet Nam. Plans for the boycott bad been announced earlier in the week by SIU President PaulHall,who head.s eldTD: ~-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ILA President Thomas _Gka- ,-essefs. the MID resolution point- makers and Iron Shipbuilders, said son, and NMU Pres~ Joseph ed out. ""but the State Department that the budget reduction by $51 Curran in a joint to President Johnson criticizine the Adm.inistration·s "'pUSS'Yf~_- in curbing trade with N "\Nam by ships of '"·gqiposedh" friend1y nations."' At a news conference followine: an AFL-CIO Executi\·e Cou:ncii session, Federation P residen George Meany to!d news ft"W1IRT'I"'""' that the hoycott .of- · ·_ dear with North Viet Nam as roposed by three AFl..-CIO maritime unions "makes a lot f ~expressed himself as in aJ1JJ sympathy with their app "in general agreement with attitude." In their wire, 1!be SIU, ILA NMU presidents declared t the three unions wouJd stage protest demonstrations in U S. ports against vesse'ls of nati m permitting trade with the en emy "puts blood money in the pockets of shipowners and ether :fiteas in so-caUed allied nations.... 1Dev said th'at "American seam and longshoremen are derennioed m take action to disoollra!!e the How of supplies" to North -Vi Nam and the V1et Cong. The Maritime Trades Department boycott resolurion said that "while America is engaged in military effort in Viet N:am . _ . foreign-flag sbips- mciudio:. rrnmy from the NATO conncries which the Defense Depanment has claimed we can rely-- kn-e been profiting from a rying American cargoes while a same time trading with mies of democracy.~· A number·of lbitts ha e been introduced in tbe Congress c.allin"° for positive action against ese bas steadfastly refused to lend its port to any of these bills." At a pres.s conference on Feb. ::!3. G leason, Hall and Curran said t strategy for the boycott was being developed but that it could begin at any moment. (Longmen refused to work the British flag Cunard liner Queen • fary when he arrived in New Yo · last week, but turned to after ompany officials assured them that none of Cunard s ships w-ould carry cargoes to North Viet Nam.) After the press conference Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz met 1rith G leason. Hall and Curran to • cuss the boycott plan. The AFL-CIO sea unions boycott plans came after the State Department revealed on Feb. 13 that ships carrying materials to . ·orth Viet Nam would be prohi ited from picking up American ai cargoes in U. S. ports which unions held ' was a slap on the wrist- that will not deter shipowners or their go emments from supplying the North Vietnamese. Blacklist Weak The first blacklist contained the names of five ships. three British, ne Cypriot and one Greek. Although barred from picking up L S. aid cargoes, the blacklisted "\CS5els were unrestricted in every odler respect which pointed up the mlio · contention that the ban was ineffective and weak. In another action taken at its IO-day me et in g the Maritime Tra es Department executive board called for prompt action by Presi ent Johnson and Congress m step up U. S. ship construction. Page G roton administrative direct of the Brotherhood of Boiler- million to $85 million for ship construction in 1967 will provide for only 13 ships, at a time when the nation's ship replacement program is already over 90 vessels I behind schedule. Groton said the advocates of ship construction abroad were "still working hard." MID President Hall pointed om that less than half of the approximately 1.000 deep sea reserve ships would be usable if the Viet Nam situation worsened He also questioned U . S. dependence on ships of nations in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, especially since some of them are currently trading with North Viet Nam. Other Board Actions The MTD Executive Board also took the following actions: · • Called for Federal legislation to impose "the same safety standards on foreign-flag cruise ships required of U . S.-fl.ag vessels." • Denounced Interior Department plans to build a fishing trawler in communist Poland. • Created a legislative committee to deal with pending legislation of concern to member unions. • Condemned the Interagency Maritime Task Force report and urged its rejection by the Administration and the Congress. The Board endorsed the Maritime Advisory Committee report and urged its implementation by the government. • Rejected all suggestions for building of U . S. ships abroad and urged a requirement that any Federal program for the Merchant Marine specify that all ships be built in American yards. - . I· r. L .I I. ( - 1,. -- - - - - -- - - - - - - AFL-CIO .Sets Goals for '66-- BAL llARBO~ FLA..-lnrensified and stFengtbened poti6cal to increase the number of liberals in House and Senate of the AFL-CIO emerged as a major ..,, for 1966. The stepped-up drive in the otf-year elections took shape against background of the failure to over; GOP-Dixiecrat filibuster blocking repeal f Section I ~ of the Taft-H.artJey Act, differences on the content of a minimum W3!~ bill,, opposition to "oneway" guidelines esigned to hold dow-n w-~ incr.eases, and economic and political problems. SIU Pries.. Hall attended the council meeting. The AFL-CIO E.xec:utire Council at its winter meeting in the Americana Hotel, spelled out the roach in i1s statement dealing with the I ~ repeal fihOu:ster. declaring: •'The liberals in the Home and Senate must be r.e-e1ected in the I %6 and their ranks · increased. This means an even greater united effort by the oxn1!1Dellt."" Pres. George Meany put the 1%6 effort in a framework of independent - n, telling reporters that the labor movement will make its own way politically and that it doesn't have to ~oady along behind"" any politicaJ party. Stressing that the labor men-anent is nonpartisan politically, Meany said. ""I don't buy tlhe idea that we have no place to go. Labor h:as Jlived through many administrations, he noted, where lhe Presiden1 did agree with blbor's °'!jectives but the unions tept fighting - - - . - - for their point of view. Assessing the filibuster against 14(b) repeal led by Senate GOP Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen, the AFL-CIO president saio labor would give close scrutiny to the role of the Republican Party. Its record of liberalism is not good. he said, and while the GOP generally has an affirmative attitude on anything that big business wants, it takes a negative approach on anything that organized labor proposes. The Council also: • Urged prompt congressional action on minimum wage legislation as a "down-payment for America's working poor." • Spelled out labor's determination to continue the battle to win repeal of 14(b), certain that the repeal measure has the necessary support for passage if the Senate filibuster can be overcome. • Called for greater utilization of the 1964-65 Civil Rights Acts, more efficient enforcement and a greater degree of compliance by local communities. • Urged a "top priority" in Congress to "revitalize" the unemployment compensation system at the current session. • Supported a National Urban Leaguelabor program to enhance job and promotion opportunities for Negroes. Meany later described the program as a "very positive" approach and pledged full AFL-CIO cooperation. -- �SE.4F.4RERS LOG ex- I ::::: You can use a simpler return (Form 1040A), printed on a p h card, if: l. Your income was less than ro.ooo AND 2. It consisted of wages reported on withholding statements (Forms W-2) and not more than S200 total of other wages, interest. and dividends, AND 3. Instead of itemizing deductm you wish to use the tax table or to take the standard deduction which is generally the higher of: (a the I 0-percent standard dedw:tion-about IO percent of your income or the minimum standard deduction-and amount equal to S200 ($100 if married and filing separate return) plus SlOO for each exemption claimed on item 15 on the back of your Form 1040A. If your income is ~ than $5,you can choose to have the Imet:nal Revenue Service figure Yi tax for you. A hu.sband and wife may file a joint return Form 1 1 iA if their combined incomes not exceed these limits. DO~ USE FORM 1040A IF( l ) You wish to take any dedoct:ions for specific items,., such as unreimbursed employee expenses_ dl::!ti1ine _ You wish to claim a retirement income credit. (3) Yoo wish to compute your tax under the head-of-household rates or to claim "surviving spouse" benefits. . (4) Yoo wish to claim any exclusion for wages or salary you received for a period while you were sick and this amount is shown on your Form W-2. (5) Yoo wish to claim credit for payments of estimated tax for the taxable year or for an overpayment from 1964. (6) Your wife (or husband) is - g a separate return on Form 1040 and itemizes her (or his) deductions. (7) You have a nonresident I alien mltus. HOW TO PAY The balance of tax shown to be due on your return must be paid in full with your return if it anrounts to SI o more. Make chects or money order payable to "'Internal Revenue Service." ROUNDING OFF TO WHOLE DOILARS The money items on your return and schedules may be shown · whole dollars. This means that you eliminate any amount less than SO cents, and increase amount from SO cents through 99 cads to the next higher dollar. still count as a deiiien<ileill ADVANTAGFS OF A JOINT RETURN. Generally it is advantageous for a married couple to file a joint return. There are benefits in figuring the tax on a joint return which often result in a Long-Trip Tax PnMlllDIS A major beef of seamen iaxes - are not withheld on earnings in the year: money, but in the year the pay ook For example, a seaman signed trip in September, 1965. payinj alf • Jammy have all the five months earnings appear slip and all the taxes Withheld in 1966. incmme his taxes in 1965. ew:n though ings might be Jess than thme in 1965. "1bere are ways to mwnimin: the • m For example, -While on the Jlbip in 1965~ doubtedly took, draws and may have EUt ancm.:nts - These can be reported as 1965 inc>eHe Unfortunately~ this raises -anodw:r coaq>&::atioa man who n;por11- these earninp in 1965 (withholding .saatement) aJVaing thml... Be WI all aDotments, draws and slops on the tu ~ and CSl'lllill why be doesn t have a W-2 for diem.. Fm--~ ..sim:e no ~ WI11 have been withheld on 1hcse earnings • will have to pay the .tun tax oo dim1 • his - - - . pen:ent·or upwards, drpeMing on his 1u hial:d.. The eamin~ will show up on 1lis 1966 W-2. then, on his 1966 :rdDm, wuul'1 ~ 10 aplain dial ICpOI1ed some of the eamiap ia 1965- and pBl ma ma them. Be would get a tax nfuod wwwdiagiy_ In essence, the ••nmo wau1d pay 1Da twice income and st a 1efaod a J1mr lala:. . tbe seaman some tax Jlli1DeY ill die . . . nm. · is- out«~ on some --be gm Munded. his hDMv far a This procedure_ would :ahiO ............. aty came I 2 wwwl to examine his nfu•us, Jilll:e die iln DijiUiitd would not jibe with the tola1s . . his W-2 :rm:-. - That raile 1he qt""'im, ii tis ••• eilae ii J ff • ...,... iM ---~ ... ft67 e Odwaai&. 1-· samg • minor and probablJ' 1llOl ~ue a II ...WQ.. .. lower tax than would result from separate returns. CHANGES IN MARJTAL STA TUS. If you are married at the end of 1965, you are considered married for the entire year. If you are divorced or legally separated on or before the end of 1964, you are considered single for the entire year. If your wife or husband died during 1965, you are considered married for the entire year. Generaily, a joint return may be filed for 1965 provided you have not remarried before the end of 1965. EXEMPTIONS. Each taxpayer is entitled to a personal exemption of $600 for himself., $600 for his wife, and additional $600 if he is over 65 and another $600 if he is blind. The exemptions for age and blindness apply also to a taxpayer's wife, and can also be claimed by both of them. • . In cases where a man's wife lives in -a foreign country, he can still claim the $600 exemption for her. In addition, a taxpayer can claim $600 for each child, parent, grandparent, brother, brother-inlaw, sister, sister-in-law, and each uncle, aunt, neph~ or niece dependent on him, if he provides more than one-half of 1'heir support during the calendar ydlr. 'The dependent must have less than $600 income and live in the u_s.. Canada, Panama or the Canal Zone. A cbild under 19, or a student over 19 can earn av~ $<iOO and • . . . of the SIJEPC>rl if a dependent to claim an exemption for that indMdual, provided 1he contributors file a declaration 1hat they will not claim the dependent that year. �O/tlti•ers easion Roster Gllildden. Sr., - _ ~­ 68., and Lee joined .the Union in Sm'imnah in 1939. He still mes ibf:r:e with his wife, Mary Frances.. their three children. lli .sa1Jea with the SIU in 1he deCk depanmenL Lee last sailed nn -fhe Sreel Age (Isthmian Lines). Afrer 5nlJr MIBdD!D are I ping Ont for 26 years, Lee :ls .gnm~ along to spend his rime at llmne There Savannah with his familv_ ~ W erldand joined the _daring New York and When ]re P...Iire it climaxed a lik of ov.er 2 }'eaI5 at sea_ He shipperl m 1he JlecK I deparnnent. WeillaruI's last vessel was the Tmm (Mobile T~ Co.). He was born :in _-~ and now lives wi1.h ills -wife.. c.arrie. in Sprin.gbill _,-\lab.ama. He will spend his :r=.iiremem :yeaE in Springhill. Barton was r etired on FciJnran· 1. 1966. He was bm:n :in -~ Orleans. La., and now Jives 1 Brooklyn. - y _ .Ilurron jaim:d I the Union in ew Orleans r 1?39 . . He shipr...d ol11in1he Bn1 gme aepartmem 2S AD airer. last ship ·w as the Atlas (Buibarik Brother .Bmton now Ji1ans spend-his retirement -vears 1n :a warm climate. ~ Jo Saiad has been shipping since 194 J_ He now lives in _ Tew York with his wife Con- and er daughter Ramona Bo in e Phili ine Islands in I _ I 8'93. his last ship was the Steel er <Isthmian). He was placed pension on February L 1966. He sailed with the deck departHis reti:remen time will be spen in _1ew York. Union - I I ·mmum Wage Economic Need !i::e::i~ :::i:r::c::L:I~ a:c~:::::!2· _ mmmmm ~oe, with "eved without ovastrai:niog ro a report y the Conference on 1 U. S. Foreign v Tracle Up, U. S._ Share Down Erickson was born :in 5ontb New Jersey: an k Amboy, was .:retired F.ebruary 1. 1 .after 43~nf in .CO:n1:m service in fha1 position 'ilDfi1 Ila:.. 31, 1965. Erickson lives in Xev.lD-~rr- ....,-~ JS ~ port, ew J ersey_ Be .and liis 1 -wife Sarah have ~ dmmhter: ~ Oaire Laugh1in. .Bmiher Bl:'idson will make hisreriremem ~ with his wife :in Keypm:t. fedairal law. It cires the unem_ · compensation program as example of sta e laws resulting from federal legislation. W ASHIXGTON - America's foreign trade increased in both ~and tODm:<>e during the first three quarters of 1965 according to the Maritime Administration. the amounts carried by Amerca:IH!a.2 '\'"essels ntinued to deshalply. There was a drop of almast SI I in the V3lue of cargoes carc:n:IDiimn riaL from - .500.000 in 1964 to S4.700Jl00 in 1965. and a tonh:s:i::::eil!' _ decline from 19.- 00.000 tons to I _ 00.000 t ns.. In the nation·s toral foreign ~B:Wf:ef=i:::;.g _ tra hovteTI7. tonnage showed • be an 11 million ron - increase over co11 esponding 1964 period, d its value increased by mil- I I 1965 reached I 32.400,000 tons. S9.600.000.000. The increased foreign trade was sed largely on imports. the reshows... In this category ton- increased J _ percent over I 964 and value rose 8 percent. &ports decreased sligbdy, by ~ than ooe-balf percent in value 1q>1ucnting a drop of about 3 pdt'Cllt in export wlume. �j SE.4.F.4.RERS LOG Page Six Two 'Missing Link' Channels Urged For U. S. Waterways A proposal that the Federal government ~ppropriate ~1.2 ?illion dollars to dredge two "missing link" channels m the American mland waterway sytem may be very close to happening. The two links that are needed ~·--------------­ to complete the waterway system waterway and that the combined are a 120-mile channel to connect traffic on the two channels should Cleveland with the Ohio River run over 9~milli on tons annually. and a link with the Tennessee and Wilkins pointed out, however, Tombigbee · rivers. The two con- that the Corps is traditionally necting channels would complete "ultra-conservative" in their estima 1,745-mile through waterway ates and that by the year 2000 from Cleveland to Mobile. the waterways should be carrying Under present conditions water- over 240 million tons. borne cargo must first move 740 Wilkins also pointed out that miles across Lakes Erie, Huron the Federal government should be and Michigan and then down the able to find the money to finance Illinois and Mississippi Rivers and the billion-dollar I 0-year project. then along the Gulf Intercoastal He said that the 123 billion per Waterway to get from Cleveland year that would be needed for the to Mobile. The new waterway project represented less than 5. would reduce the trip by about per cent of the total Federal out700 miles. lays on water resource developThe new optimism, according ment in 1965. to Glover Wilkins, administrator "The total I ~year outlay of of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Wa- $1.2 billion should be set in the terway Development Authority, is context of the $2 billion economy caused by the fact that the new the waterways will serve. The new channels account for only 20 per waterways need not increase Fedcent of the project and that if era) water resource expenditures. the government would appropri- Former projects will be coming ate the money the projects could to completion and outlays on be completed. h Wilkins stated that the Army them will taper off as t e new Corps of Engineers has given a ones get underway," Wilkins confavorable report on the proposed eluded. Question: Do you prefer long deepsea ·trips or short coastwise ones, and why? Ivan Buckley: I'm a deepsea man. I've tried them all and the only way to ship is across the ocean. I think the one thing I really like about the foreign trips is the chance a fellow has to see other lands. It gives you a chance to understand and appreciate other cultures besides the one you are familiar with. Yep, I've tried them all and for my money you can't beat a deepsea run. Arthur Sequeira: Give me the deep sea·. I never had a coaster and never want one. I was born in Singapore and every time I get a chance to go to that end of the world I always take advantage of it. The last time I was out I really had a good time and I really like getting out and seeing the world. On a deepsea trip you also have time to do a great deal of thinking. Robert J. Feeney: I'll take a coastwise trip every time. You have no language problem and in American ports you always know what to expect. On a coaster you have a bunch of guys who are pretty much alike and most of them are stable fellows. On coasters you also can get fresh milk and this is important to me because I sail in the steward department. I have taken a number of foreign March 4, 1966 February 12 to February 25, DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston .......... New York ....... Philadelphia ..... Baltimore ........ Norfolk .. . ....... Jacksonville ...... Tampa ........... Mobile ........... New Orleans ..... Houston .......... Wilmington . ..... San Francisco ... . Seattle . . ........ . Totals . .. ........ TOT AL REGISTERED All Groups C1ass A Class B 3 58 13 13 23 7 2 20 25 47 21 26 14 272 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class<.; 1 63 6 27 5 1 3 1 21 68 4 25 18 243 0 20 7 8 5 0 2 7 22 29 10 12 12 134 0 21 3 3 8 1 0 3 7 35 8 19 0 19 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 12 10 23 11 120 81 NOW ON THE BEACH All G roubs Class A Class B 11 2 190 33 97 18 18 7 75 151 136 23 50 40 849 I I 53 15 44 13 .l J 10 8 .1 23 86 76 0 17 8 355 ... ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston .. ...... .. New York ... .... Philadelphia Baltimore .. ..... . Norfolk .. . .... .. . Jacksonville .... .. Tampa .... .. .. . . Mobile ..... . . . ... New Orleans . . . . . H ouston .. . ...... Wilmington ...... San Francisco .. . . Seattle .......... Totals . ......... - ..... TOTAL REGISTERED All GrouPS Class A Class B 1 45 6 10 4 6 2 12 32 26 7 12 1 50 8 6 2 26 8 8 3 6 0 3 6 32 35 7 21 18 193 3 0 10 20 31 11 4 8 10 17( 133 TOTAL SHIPPED Al I Groups Class A Class B Class C 1 19 0 14 4 3 0 2 16 33 3 16 12 123 2 17 0 1 0 1 3 1 2 10 10 17 21 85 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 10 149 22 43 11 10 6 42 99 90 9 39 17 547 3 55 20 32 15 13 3 17 76 99 1 10 3 3 ~7 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston . ... ..... . N ew York ........ Philadelp hia ... .. Baltimor e .. . . . .. . N orfolk .. . .. . .. · · J acksonville .. . . . . Tampa . .... ..... Mobile ........... N ew Orlean s .. .. . Houston ... .. ... . W ilmington ... . .. San Francisco . .. . Seattle ..... . ... . Tot als . . . . . . . ... . . TOT-AL R E GISTERED All Groups Class A Cla ss B 1 33 3 11 1 0 4 16 29 29 5 21 0 5 5 5 3 0 0 7 19 18 4 1 9 76 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 38 2 13 5 0 0 4 31 1 7 0 15 7 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 8 15 30 8 NOW ON THE REACH All G rOUPS Class A Class B 7 128 24 51 10 4 11 .!. \ 2 17 10 26 14 7 5 21 95 41 0 9 6 253 54 jobs but I prefer coasters and have ·16 137 no difficulity in getting a coast22 15 73 wise job. 6 1 9 17 26 5 Earl Javins: I like deepsea runs 12 4 12 11 because you can really get away 150 72 73 546 164 from everything. Along with getting away from every t hing you can have a better time in the foreign ports and you make more money. When I get a ship I usually try to get one for Germany T he AFL-CIO Maritime T rades Department, at its quarterly executive board meeting February because you can really spend your 17 and 18, again' called on Federal Agencies-particularly th~ Sta_te and. Defe~ s.e departments-.to money there and it seems just renounce the theory of 'effective control," by which they rat1onahze their pos1t1on that American like the good old U.S.A. Erman Parodi Rienosa: I really owned and controlled ships reg- • Panama, Liberia, and Honduras American runaway operations exlike the long trips so I would istered under r una w a y fl ags and owned by U.S. citizens are naturally like for- would be available to the United supposed to be committed to the isted in the 1930's when one of the major oil companies moved a eign runs. The States in time of emergency. use of the U.S. Government in group of tankers to the German co a stwise trips The MTD, the SIU and other time of emergency. Runaway flag and later transferred them mean you have maritime groups have long con- ships flying the flags of other na- to Panamian registry prior to to get off every tested the validity of the so-called tions, which include Lebanon, World War II. The practice detwo or three days effective control theory. Haiti and Costa Rica, are not asveloped on a large scale after and you won't The question of just how "cf- sumed to be under U.S. effective the war's end and by 1965 the have a chance to fective" is the United States' well U.S. "effective control fleet" consave any money. advertised "effective control over control, however. of 267 tankers totalling sisted On the deepsea runaway-flag ships was also raised Owned By Oil Companies 9,200,000 deadweight tons, and trips you also get a chance to recently in hearings before the The majority of tankers in the 79 dry bulk carriers, totalling 2,visit such wonderful countries as House Committee on Merchant U.S. "effective control fleet" are 408,000 deadweight tons, not inIndia. I like that country because Marine and Fisheries. owned by the large American oil the people are poor and friendly. Representative Rogers of Flor- companies, while most American- cluding U.S. runaways over which the U.S. realizes that we You also get a chance to do a lot ida asked Maritime Adminisowned bulk carriers in this fleet of thinking on the offshore runs. have no control whatsoever. Most trator Nicholas Johnson, called to are held by successful commerof the vessels in this "fleet" are Thomas "Kid Candle" Dan- testify before the Committee, if cial ship operators. In both inmuch more modern and much beck: I'll take a deepsea run anyany thought had been given to stances, ships are registered unfaster than their U.S.-registered time because it bringing runaway ships "back" to der foreign flags so that they may but their availabilcounterparts, means more carry military cargoes to Viet- avoid U.S. taxes and exploit the money, more fu n nam. Johnson parried the ques- low standards of living of foreign ity to the U.S. under any circumand more and tion, but left little doubt that seamen. Runaway flags do not stances, including national emerbetter compan- MarAd and the Department of necessarily use crews from the na- gency, is questionable. ionship in foreign Defense have not discarded such tion whose flag they fly, but seek The SIU has long pointed out ports. On the last a possibility. out crewmembers of any nation- that in time of conflict a ship ship I was on we The question is: How much ality who will submit to poor owner cannot serve two masters hit all the really "control" does the U.S. have over working conditions and low -he is bound by the rules and good ports in the! runaway flags and is it really ..ef- wages. regulations under which Jiis ves. world: Yokohama, Hong Kong fective"? sel is registered. A recent ex.perRunaway shipping is not a new and Spain. If it were not for the Under the theory of "effective idea-it was practiced in both ience with the Mexican freighter Union and the chance they have control," which has long been the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. El Mexicano brought this point given me I would never have the supported by the State Depart- However, it is only- in modern home. The EI Mexicano had chance to see and do the things ment and the Defense Depart- times that U.S. runaways have been chartered to carry supplies I have in the past years. ment, ships flying the flags of reached significant proportions. (Continued on page JO) ·''- ~!' -1 - . ~ .. - ·l.... - - �Marda 4, 1966 1- -I ' / SE.4F .4RERS LOG O•Man, Takes ./ "You-Are Page Se.ea Too Fat!" The one man. one vote principle, digging in at the congressional and state legislative levels despite Sen. Everett Dirksen s detemiined diort to uproot it. also is taking bold dramatically at the county and municipaj Jeve1s. A lready, citizens in nearly 20 states. claiming to be under-represented in city or county governments.. have filed suits in comt to strike a ba1ance under the one many. one vote ruling. The consequence of these efforts could be widespread and significant,. affecting the balance of power in important local government units like city and county councils. school boards and even in special districts dealing with matters like sewage, snow removal and garbage collections. In cities especially, a change to one ~ one vote l'epresentation could have vital impact, bringing more political influence to minority and working class groups. And in counties, the voice of suburbanite would gain strength while the ·oice of ro:ral interests decline. Such changes could lead to be~ter city-nm welfare programs. better schools for youngsters in central city , be _ for urban dwellers, better parks and play areas, better transportation.. The Wall Street J ou I, in a lengthy article on !he ~ quotes one expert on local reapportionment as saying. ~e pressures of reapportionment are more likely to be in the direction of a higher level of local service and spending~ than in the direction of skinflint economy at the expense of needed services. As yet, the Supreme Court has not required o e man one vote application beyond the state and federal levels, though it is expected to do so eventua1ly. However, the Jomnal r eports, lower federal and state courts in N ew York. California, Michigan and WISCOBSin have ordered reapportionment of county or city voting districts. In California and Wisconsin, the state legislatures responded by pasisng laws requiring all county boards to redistrict. WISCOnsin has set an April deadline. ~, _, M eanwhile, Senator Everett Dirksen has shifted gears in his drive to knock down the Supreme Court one man. one vote ruling. The wheels are now turning for a massive, well-1inanced nationwide p ublic relations campaign to get p ublic sentiment behind Dirlrsen s proposed constitutional amendment to wreck the one man, one vote rule. The money is expected to come from powerful business and agricultural interests. D irksen's amendment fell short in a vote in the Senate last A~ but he is expected to bring it up again this year after the PR campaign has had a chance to build support. ILABOR BOUND-UP I Organized labor scored a major breakthrough in Simpson County, Mkmsippi, whe n the county's ~ industrial employer ~ the al'ea's first union contract after two year., of bitter opposition. The three-year agreement gives about 950 members of the International Brotherhood of E lectrical Workers, employed by the Universal Manufacturing Corp.. a total of 46 cents an hour in wage increases, three additional holidays. a vacation schedule and insurance protection. In addition fom discharged members of the local. ineluding President James Bird. were reinstated. - 4'lbe Building Senice Employcs of New Yodc have ndi&ed a new tlfte..year coldnld ~ 25,000 wOlkers in 2,480 otlice 8llc1 loft buildings an $11 wage increase. The agreement also provides pins in pension benefits. sic k p a y, health and welfare coverage, job definition, vacations and termination pay. The contract, ending three m onths of negotiations ~ tween BSEIU Local 32B and employers, went into diect on ratification by the union executive board. its n egotiating committee and employer-members of the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations, Inc. Under the renewal pact, building senrice workers will get wage boosts of $4 a week retroactive to Jan. I; an additional $3 one year later and another $4 on Jan. 1, 1968. It was agreed that . the union-industry welfare fund will provide additional hos- pitaliz.ation and surgical benefits. and will fiD in the gaps in the M edicare program by refunding the deductible portion of the hospitalization plan and by paying the $3 a month fee for supplementary medical benefits. - 4' - A special ~of die al&6atN Na6omd PosDI 1Jllioa ~ eWftsed a to wqe with die AFLCIO U • Federation of Postal Oerts. The rolk:aII vote for approval of the merger, climaxing a three-day convention in Washington. D. C., was 45,.901 to 3,4-86. The p~ posa1 must now be submitted to a mail membenhip referendum for final ratification.. NPU President Sidney A. Gildman said the referendum should be complete by mid-iMan:b.. B e predicted strong support for the meaga which would heal an eight-year division in postal clert ~ -~AliLCIO ••i as iacreased ..... daft al...,. . . .its. 1965, • Nm mi Lallor . . . . 6tms . . . . npodeL A&ates won S8.6 pen:ent of lhe e1ections in which they participated in the first half of 1965, and 57_s · percent in the sranl ~ Their pcn::entage of wins -was SS.7 in 1964"s latter half, SU in the first half, according to the NLRB n:conls. A report for the last half of l96S ~ that for electiom participated in by AFL-CIO unions, there lftre 109 681 eligi"ble members in units won by aftiliates.. -· ~~ (5~ LOG ' workers in the retail trades, restaurants, laundries, hotels and motels, hospitals and farm laborers. These are often among the most poorly paid in the nation and are entitled to the same protection In this climate, the organized American labor as other American workers who are covered under movement is pushing for a broad program of the Fair Labor Standards Act. In our presently expanding economy it is also social and economic legislation that will insure American workers of a fair share of the prosperity important not to forget our elderly citizens-who that they contributed to by such a large margin have no means of keeping up with the continually rising cost of living. Extended social security benthrough their unparalleled productivity. . While management is forced to let out its efits are needed if our elderly citizens are to be belt to accommodate another year of record prof- ensured of a secure, dignified retirement free from its--it reacts to labor's call for the adoption of poverty· These goals and much other sorely needed legnew minimum wage legislation, the extension of the unemployment compensation system and ex- islation is receiving the full support of the orpanded social security benefits-with the cry that ganized American labor movement. labor has enough already-labor is too fat. If the country and its workers are to enjoy the The need for pursuing these goals is clear. bounties brought about by the productivity of its Despite our booming economy, A War on Pov- workers, it will, as it has in the past, result from _ erty has been declared in this country in attempt the efforts of the organized labor movement. to aid the millions of Americans living in abject poverty. Never before in the nation's history has the business community enjoyed such record prosperity. Profits are booming and are abetted by rising prices. High on the priority list of the AFL-CIO is the elimination of poverty in the United States through the enactment of realistic and up-to-date minimum wage legislation. The present minimum wage of $1.25 an hour still leaves the. worker far below the administration's official "poverty level" income. While profits have zoomed astronomically, those workers without the benefit of union protection are still forced to labor for a wage that in no way reflects their skills and productivity. Another important AFL-CIO goal is the establishment of a modem up-to-date unemployment compensation system geared to the present day cost and standard of living. Vast inequities exist today in the administration of the unemployment compensation system and federal standards are needed to create a unified system incorporating increased and extended benefits. Minimum wage legislation must also be extended to cover more than 7 .5 million American workers not presently covered. These include S'IU Blood Bank When we're walking around feeling fit and enjoying each breath of fresh air, it's easy to forget that there may be rough weather ahead, as far as our health is concerned. If such rough weather ever does hit us, it's good to know there are resources available to aid recovery. A case in point is contained in the letter to the editor from Seafarer Manuel Rivas appearing on another page in this issue. Faced with the need for blood transfusions so that a badly-needed operation would not be delayed, Brother Rivas was able to draw the lifesaving fluid immediately from the SIU Blood Bank, which is sustained by contributions of SID men. The SIU Blood Bank is one of the most precious life-saving facilities available to Seafarers and their families. This might be a good time to remember the value of contributing to the bank. �SE.41'.4RERS LOG TO A he United States' victory in the War of 1812 against Great Britain signaled the beginning of a period of vast industrial growth for the n'ation, and of unimagined hardships for American worke~'S. Economic boons and busts followed one another rythmically. Each economic cycle, as it rolled across the land, ground the vast majority of American workers further down into poverty and despair. T ~ 2 of a fearure The Knights of St. Crispin was one of the e_arly national unions. A union of skilled shoemaken, it fought against encroachment of machines. Shown here are factory conditions against which it ·fought. It was a time when almost every attempt by desperate workers to better their condition was met and suppressed by force and violence. It was a time when giant corporations, vastly wea/Jhy and inhumanly callous, would hire thousands of armed thugs to break a strike. If these hired goons did not succeed in breaking fhe strikers' will, they often found themselves . faced with armed militia - dispatched to break the. strike by a government which had ears only for the demands of rich corporations. If even that failed the courts were 'lllways willing to issue injunctions making the walkouts iUegaJwhich then justified the jailing of the strike leaders and the eventual collapse of the strike. And all the while the press poured out a constant stream of invectjve against the workers and their legitimate aims. These years saw the "Long Strike" in the Pennsylvania coal fields and the "Great Strike" by railroad workers. the Homestead Strike and the Pul.lman. Strike -llll fJf which were viciously broken by an anti-labor combination of the corporations, the couits and the government. It was the heyday of the ''Pinkerton Fin/cs." It was the time of the "Baltimore Massacre" and the "Haymarket Square Massacre" of the workers. But it ·was also the period in which the infant American labor movement drew strength and grew-learned hard lessons and fought back against ~nse odds to carve out a place for American workers in the nation's future. T In winter of 1874 New Yorlc workers assembled in Tompkins Square to protest unemployment and starvation. As shown in picture, mounted police rode into crowd, breaking heads and trampling the workers. One of the most infamous of early union busten was James McParlan, • e.,.t of Pinkerton agency. Picture shows McParlan (kneeling) as he IWNll loyalty to Molly Maguires, wliich he was soon to betray. he growth of factories began with a vengeance in the United States when War of 1812 cut off our supplies of manufactured goods from Great Britain. As a direct result of the new factory system, on~ of the worst abuses of labor that ever existed took root o a large sca1e in the United States--cbild labor. By 1820 more than half the factory workers in the United States were between nine and ten years old. They worked an average 13-hour-day for as little as 33 cents a week. Economic exploitation of children, and later of young women, was a direct result ofi growth of factories. Skills was not necessary, cheap labOr meant bigger profits, and children or young women could be hired for much Jess than a worker, even unskilled, with a family to support. These working children received no education at all and remained totally illiterate. They toiled long, exhausting hours in dark, . dirty, unhealthy factories without rewanl 0r hope. And as more.and more children became ''Productive" by entering the labor market, more and more skilled aduh workers, with f~es and responsi"bilities, became unemployed. In additi~n to the competition of child labor, American workers suffered another serious blow in 1819 when the first of what was to prove a cycle of economic and financial depressions struck the nation. Unemployment, already widespread, became mass unemployment as bankruptcies shut factories, shops and stores ·· all over the ~tion. Hunger stalked the American worker. Those mills and factories that remained open sliced wages and increased working hours, kn.owing that their workers had to accept whatever was offered. r ~ T he depression, which did not end unitI 1822, wiped out. many trade unions. But as business picked up and · workers again found employment, labor unions were again formed with new :zeal In 1827 labor took a significant step. In that year the carpenters in Philadelphia. launched a strike for a 10-bour day. Facing bitter employer opposition and receiving no aid from other Philadelphia unions, the carpenters were d~ feated. B1;1t they recogni7.ed the ft.aw in organization which bad defeated them, and that same year the first central union council, the Mechanics Union of Trade Associations, was formed by the Philadelphia unions. It was the first city-wide labor organi:zation in the world and no longer would a striking union in Philadelphia stand alone against the bosses. At the same time another· "first step" was taken by Pliiladelpliia workets, wlien they formed the world's first political labor party-the Worldngmen's Party. The idea caught on and by 1834 spread to many cities, working politically for free public education for their children, the abolition of imprisonment for debt, the outlawing of child labor, the universal 10-bour day and other reforms. Attac\ed by the p~ as "anti-religious," ''unwashed rabble" and "dirty shirts," their rallies invaded and disrupted by goons hired by local politicians, their adherents fired from their jobs for supporting their platform, the various Workingmens' Parties r.emained active only a few years. In that short time however t,lteir success was astonishing. As a resuft of their efforts, imprisonment for debt was abolished and in 1834 the nation's first free public school system was set up in Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, the nation grew, opening new markets. Roads and waterway traffic pushed westward, and to these traditional modes of transportation wer.e added the new railroads. Gold strikes in the far west opened - new markets and demand for products grew faster and faster. To feed these demands for manUfactured items simple factories grew into huge industries. The Machine Age dawned with a ft.ood of · immigration which swelled the labor force and spelled new trouble for American workers. As industry grew more complex, with operations in many states, . the need for unions to organize on a nationwide, instead of a citywide basis, grew as well. The first of these was the National Typo,graphical Union, the first permanent national union, founded in 1852. Following the lead of the NTU, about 10 national unions Came into being between 1850 and 1860. · · ~ ._ - ,, ~ r _ - .- �SE.4.F.4.RERS LOG Pap Nine 1- , . ~~ In the mid-eighties, the entire community worked in the factories. Children accompanied their mothers and fathers to the plants where they worked from dawn to dusk. No special consideration was shown for the very old-men or women-or the very young worker. Overwhelming maiority of workers who came from the old world to America in quest of a better life traveled a road of endless poverty. Brought over by the boatload they soon confronted exploitation and disillusionment. F heavily-armed army called the Coal and Iron Police who did not hesitate to use whip, gun or club on any worker who complained about wages, hours or working conditions. rom 1861 to 1965 the nation was tom by the Civil War, which in more ways than one was brought about by the rapid industrialization going on in the United States. It was basically a conJlict of national interests between the industrial North and the Agararian South. _The primary issue of slavery, over which -, the war was fought, was itself produced by the introduction o( a machine, the · Cotton Gin, which made cotton a profita,ble crop and ·led to the southern Plantation System, with its dependence on vast number of enslaved .negro laborers. Until the -inventio,i of the Cot~on Gin in 1793 .. there were few negro slaves .in the U.S. _ ::- By, 1860 hpwever)· there ·were over 4 . miµion negro salves in the south, where "~otton was king." After the Civil War, cotton was dep~d and industriy was king. As industry _ .: was Jtjng the captains of industry who "controlled great wealth in concentrated : capital,, ruJed like feudal lords over a labor force swollen with immigrants from foreigii lands· and newly-freed negroes. La:bor was considered a commodity to be . bought as cheaply as possible ai:id discarded at will. As hugely wealthy indus. trialists became ever more powerful ' American workers were threatened with the loss of eyen those gains they had already made. Labor needed an organization through which action could be taken on a major national scale. For this purpose the National Labor Union was formed in 1866, the first nationwide federation of ·labor unions. The NLU did not last lonlt, mainly because it pinned its hopes for improving working conditions on political action instead of on militant trade unionism. By 1873 ·the NLU h~d disintegrated, but not before it had achieved two major goals-repeal of the Contract Labor Act of 1864 and the establishment of the 8-hour day for Federal employees. The Contract Labor Act was nothing but a return to the indenture systeni of colonial times, under which European workers were brought to the ,P.S. by American employers, pledging their. first ~ear's wag~s to repay transportation costs and fUrth~r _year's wages to repay their maintenance costs for the first year. This gave employers virtually free labor which they used to depress American workers' wages. T be 1870's began with the promise of -unparalleled prosperity for the United States. Big Business was booming, speculation was plunging wildly ahead, money ft.owed freely, fortunes were made overnight. The frenzied business activity had no real foundations however, and in 1873 the bubble burst, plunging the nation into another long depression, far worse than the depression of 1819. The "Panic of '73" left 4 million American workers jobless out of a total work force of only 38 million and brought on conditions which could only be described as chaos . . Men, women and children in industrial cities starved for lack of the few pennies to buy bread. The depression of 1873, which was to last for seven horhible years also signaled the beginning of ·- ·two• ·decades of ·an-out war waged by American capital against American labor. In city after city, gatherings of unemployed ·workers seeking jobs through which to earn money to buy food for their families were brutally broken up by clubswinging mounted police and militiamen. Men, women and children were trampled and beaten. Newspapers again jumped into the fray verbally, calling the unemployed workers "anarchists" and "foreign agitators." With so many unemployed, wealthy industrialists cut wages to the bone, and prepared to meet strikes by desperate workers with club-swinging goons, armed scabs, state militia, Federal troops, court injunctions and . a callous disregard for human suffering. · In 1874-75 the "Long Strike" paralyzed the Pennsylvania coal fields. To break the strike the mineowners brought in the most infamous of the union-busters -Allan Pinkerton. Pinkerton sent his own a~ent, James McPaFlan, as a labor spy to .ioin the strikers' union-the Workingmen's Benevolent Association-and destroy it from within. Violence flared frequently during the long, hitter strike, and when several mine foremen were shot. Although the union had nothing to do with the violence in spite of much · provocation, a secret organization of embittered miners, known as the "Molly Ma~es," waged a long war of terror. Pinkerton's spy managed to round up lying "witnesses" and hearsay evidence for a willing court to indict many of the "Mollies" and striking union's leaders. Convicted by the boss-oriented court, 10 men died on the gallows and 14 ·were sentenced to long jail terms. The "Long Striie" was broken and the names Pinkerton and McParlan became infamous. To ilisure future labor "peace," the mineowners pr~JDptly recruited a private, - n even larger strike was soon to break out in the railroad industry however. When the depression of 1873 hit the nation, railroad companies had seized the opportunity to .slash wages by 25 perce_nt although they continued te earn record profits. Then, in 1877, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announced another wage cut of 10 percent. Faced with starvation wage~, -a B&O train ~w walked off th~ job. others followed tffiougbOOi the Whole system and soon the line was paralyzed. The so-called "Great Strike" was on. The railroad magnates reacted quickly. Although the walkout was completely peaceful, they demanded protection f« railroad property from the state capitals. State politicians, indebted to the hugely wealthy· railroad magnates for many things, responded quickly with 3.911ed militia. Instead of "protecting property," these armed militiamen were used to break up strike meetings-firing first into a meeting of strikers in Martinsburg, W. Va., leaving several dead strikers in their wake. Enraged non-striking townspeople attacked the militia in tum, destroyed rolling stock and telegraph wires and even ripped up tracks in their anger. Unjustified violence gave the strike momentum, and the strike spread from coast to coast. State militia flied on strikers again and again and the death toll climbed. Fmally many militiamen, disgusted by what they were called upon to do. deserted and ioined the workers' picketlines rather than fire on their fellow townsmen. The enraged railroad millionair~ screamed for Federal troops and the big businessoriented government of the time was quick to comply. Federal troops soon ·~arrived, enraging townspeople even more. In the infamous "Baltimore Massacre" troops shot down 10 strikers in cold blood. In one month over 100 American workers were shot dead and over 300 wounded by American soldiers. Confronted by the entire U.S. Army, the strikers were beaten and the "Great Strike" was broken. To prevent strikes in the future, state government built armories crammed with heavy weapons and militiamen in many towns. The railroads themselves hired armed hoodlums as "special police." A - The public school system as it is known today owes its brigins largely to the vigorous agitation of America's first labor movement, whose goal was free education for everyone. . .. - , �Pase Ten / Mareh 4, 1966 SE .4 F .4 RE RS L 0 G J U.1 Mertbant Fleet Detline Stirs lntreasing Congressional Contern W ASIDNGTON-Congressmen in both the House and the Senate have hit the deck recently to deplore Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes Great Lakes members and their dependents have been taking full the continuing deterioration of the American-flag merchant fleet in the face of the accelerated growth of advantage of the free physical exams given at the new Toledo clinic. the merchant marine of the Soviet Union. Over fifty members and their dependents have received physical exams Senator Harrison Williams, Jr., (D-N. J.), who serves on the La- can ships are carrying only nine chartered by a United States Gov- to date. All members are reminded to take advantage of this additional ernment agency or private com- welfare benefit. Appointments and general information on the physical bor and Public Welfare Commit- percent of our exports." While Senator Williams was pany it means that gold must be exams can be obtained through • tee, and Representative Jack. Edwards (R-Ala.), a member of the pointing out the immense strategic paid out, adding to our payments all SIU halls. ward Garmatz of the House MerHouse Merchant Marine and and political advantage of a dom- deficit." chant Marine and Fisheries CQmDetroit During Edward's remarks, RepFisheries Committee, went on rec- inant merchant marine, Repremitiee, Pat Sullivan, Vice-PresiThe Peter Reiss was named the ord criticizing the current U. S. sentative Edwards was voicing his resentative Downing of Virginia winter run vessel in the Reiss fleet dent of the Buffalo Longshoremen, maritime policy which bas per- disapproval of our country's be- congratulated his colleague on and has been operating on the coal stated that: "any change in marimitted Soviet Russia to gain on ing forced to rely on foreign bot- pointing out how Russia is trying run between Toledo and Detroit time policy should include priority toms to transport vital supplies to to be the No. 1 maritime nation the United States. since December 20. It has been for the Great Lakes, especially in "The cold fact," said Repre- ·Viet Nam. "Aside from the ob- of the world "and will be in 1975 held up because of ice conditions the area of government subsidies." sentative Edwards, "is that we vious disadvantages," he said, if she continues at the present but should resume the run on Mr. Sullivan also pointed out the are allowing our once-proud Mer- "every time a foreign ship is pace." March 1 if ice conditions permit. fact that many foreign vessels chant Marine to sink in a sea of The crews for the steamers carrying grain to India employ confusion, neglect, lack of leaderIglehart and Crapo have been no- Chinese crews hired out of Hong ship and bureaucratic twaddle. tified to report to these vessels on Kong that could very well be sail"And what is worse," he conFebruary 21 in the steward and ing on vessels hitting Communist tinued, "we don't even have a. (Continued from page 6) cargo was shipped on a U.S.-flag engine departments. No notices Chinese ports. government policy to deal with have been sent out for the deck Chicago the problem. Our Merchant Ma- to Vietnam in August of 1965. vessel manned by American seadepartment as yet. men. Chicago reports that remodelrine is drifting aimlessly without The Mexican Government, using The after end and galley crews ing of the new building is progresThe experience with the Greek a Mexican law forbidding ships a compass, and without a rudfor the steamer John J. Boland sing nicely. The new facility will freighter pointed up another Iongder." under Mexican registry from enhave been notified to report on house all SIU affiliates in the Chiheld SIU contention: that fortering a war zone, ordered the El Simultaneously, New Jersey March 1 and March 9th. cago area and will also house a Mexicano not to carry the mili- eign seamen cannot be depended Senator Williams pointed out that Buffalo clinic for all members and their tary cargo to Vietnam where it upon to act in the interest of the in less than ten years the Russians United States. All runaw:iy ships A report from the port of Buf- families. have moved from 12th to 7th was sorely needed. "effective consupposedly under place among maritime nations. All members are reminded to In order to protect its regis- trol" are manned by foreign sea- falo indicates that continued pressure by waterfront unions in Buf- ' register at any of the seven SIU "They are adding merchant tonEI Mexicano complied try, the . . ' \ nage at the rate of a million tons men, and so long as this situawith the Mexican Government's tion persists, the U.S. cannot falo is being put on Washington halls located in the Great Lakes due fo the shrinking American District for employment during a year," he said. "The Russian demand, and the cargo was refleet is already larger than the scheduled to go aboard a Greek count .on any control of runaway Flag fleet on the Great Lakes. Re- the 1966 season. Registration vessels at all. The SIU has also active American fleet. freighter, Stamatios E. Embiri- pointed to instances when foreign cently, in/ wire to Chairman Ed- starts March 1. "In startling contrast," the New cos. Despite the promise of a crew member.s have seized comJersey Democrat went on to say, $10,000 bonus, the crew of the mand of ships, which were then "our merchant fleet has declined Greek-flag freighter refused to effectively controlled by no nasharply in size. Today the Rus- sail with the Vietnam-bound tion. In time of emergency, the sian fleet carries the greatest part cargo. Finally, after much expen• U.S. can only depend· on crews of its foreign trade, while Ameri- sive loading and unloading, the consisting wholly of American citizens to meet national needs, LONDON-Faced with a storm of protest by American ship as American merchant seamen owners at a meeting here, British marine insurance underwriters did in World War II and Korea. have backed down from a proposal to apply new penalty insurance Another objection which the rates on all ships 20 years old• SIU has maintained against the or more. Had the new penalty cent of the normal insurance costs theory ·of "effective control" is rates gone through, 83 per cent for U. S.-flag ships. Had the prothat it depends upon the good of American-flag ships would test failed, it would have left only by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area will of the runaway-flag nations. have been under the new schedule, 150 American merchant vessels, In 1963 the Honduran govern- which would have raised the opThe cr~w of_the _Del Mar ran into some real good luck this trip, built since World War II, still as the ship arrived m New Orleans, February 17 and didn't have to ment was overthrown by its erational cost of these vessels so eligible for the current lower armed forces and the U.S. immesail until February 28. The crew was thus able to enjoy the carnival high that in some cases it would rates. The remainder of the nadiately suspended diplomatic reseason and was in port for Mardi Gras Day. no longer have been profitable to tion's aging ships, consisting of lations, and, in 1964, Panama operate them. The Louisiana State AFL-CIO and the Greater New Orleans. AFL350 dry cargo vessels engaged in CIO joined the Maritime Trades <.:•> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - broke off U. S. diplomatic relaliner trades and 400 tramp ships In a rush trip to London, tions with the support of Premier Council of New Orleans and viHouston and tankers, would have been Khrushchev. Obviously, the U.S. United States' maritime industry cinity in making known to the forced to pay the penalty rates. Charles Thomson Big is just Louisiana Congressional Delega- off the Henry and after a trip to has little control over vessels reg- representatives filed a strong proExperts in the maritime indusistered with foreign nations under test against the penalty rate, which tion their views towards the resIndia is on the beach celebrating such circumstances. try called the new penalty rates "a would have amounted to 100 per olution No. 217 passed unanai- . and getting ready for another critical threat to the American mously by the AFL-CIO conven- long one. Merchant Marine," speculating tion that calls for a strong exlifeboat Class No. 145 Graduates J. Moncrief has been idle for that at least one-third of the pected merchant marine. a few weeks and is waiting for United States' 900-ship merchant the right one to come along. He fleet would have been forced out New Orleans says he is not particular but wants of business by the new rates, if the Milton Beasley, whose last ship a long run to Brazil to sport his proposal by the British marine was the Olga, is new auto. underwriters had not been headed Mobile now on the beach off. looking for anFrank E. Parson, who was last The spokesmen for the U. S. other run. His on the Coe Victory, is currently maritime industry argued that a last trip lasted on the beach and looking for ' tremendous volume of business six months and another good run. He has been would have been diverted from had plenty of· shipping out of the Gulf Coast American-flag vessels had the new 1 overtime. Area for the last fifteen years. penalty rates been put into effect. Robert (Bobby) George M. One shipping man has already Foster, who made :Weldy and James noted that his company has lost Beasley his first trip in 14 B. Harrison who an important cargo consignment, months on the Ocean Anna is both make their because the insurance penalty now ready to go any place on home in Mobile would have increased the shipper's any ship as an AB. are currently bill by eight per cent. Thus, most looking for trips Im Brown is just got off the of the foreign merchant ·ships, in the engine Oceanic Wave where he was the which have kept abreast of the .; , dept. Steward for two and one-half times with their ship building proHudson Robert A. San- SIµ Lifeboat Class No. 145 . assembled for graduation picture after[I grams, would have stood to preyears. He is now ready to go any chez and Louie empt our nation's cargoes and place on any ship, as Steward, but successfully completing lifeboat training course at the Harry Lunde- profit E. Hudson who both make their by the new 'insurance .schedwould prefer a ship going to Viet berg School of Seamanship. Latest group of lifeboat ticket holders l ules .. homes in Mobile, have been memNam. bers of the SIU for a number of are (1-r, bottoro row): Henry Reed and Theodor Augustus. Middle American ship comp·anies are Frank West is now ready to go years . are looking for Steward 1 row: Antonie Trevino, T~rrance Kibler, Otho Babb and Harry Abr:·J' already losing many cargoes to to any place on any ship as Chief Department jobs shipping out of hamian. Back · rc:w: Archie Finney, Frank Haviland, Peter Mallozzi, newer ships sailed by foreign comCook. . the Gulf Coast, 9hatlts }~h~~~r.i,.!_aul._~ar_!y ~~ d instructor Arni e·ornsson, . · . petitors.• .. Myth of 'Effective Control' lns~rers Discard Rate HikeThreat To U. S. Cargo Fleet - . -- -- ........ --- -·~·---· • I~· �March 4, )JJ66 SE.4F.4RERS LOG Page Eleven -- \./ Community Level Program Proposed Aggressive Anti-Poverty Campaign Stressed for Organized Labor WASHINGTON-Organized labor has been urged to set up its community level anti-poverty activities lest the fruits of legislation be lost. Miles C. Stanley assistant to AFL-CIO President George Meany, made the appeal at a three-day Conference on Civil Rights for All ( ! ) • - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - People through Community Ac- people who opposed the bills while their consequent lack of qualification, held by the Electrical, Radio the AFL-CIO and its affiliates tions to fill increasingly complex & Machine Workers (JUE). Aim were working to get them through jobs in a world of steadily adof the program is to develop "com- Congress-"the chambers of com- vancing technology. munity stewards" to represent the merce, the boards of trade"-will "Opening the door doesn't mean poor, the unemployed, the unedu- take over. much," he said, "if a young Necated and the victims of discrim"The labor movement can make gro man or woman doesn't know ination, thus complementing the a take-over by special interests ex- where the door is or is distrustful work of shop stewards in the tremely difficult without becoming of going through it because of his plants. overly aggressive itself," he said. past experience." Stanley and other speakers "But my experience indicates the To implement properly the laws stressed the tie-in between civil labor movement has not been ag- that offer a future of hope to the rights and the war on poverty. gressive enough.'' poverty-stricken, Slaiman said, laEmphasizing that it is at the comAFL-CIO Civil Rights Director bor must not "leave the field to munity level that "this war must Donald Slaiman, who presided at businessmen, lawyers, politicians be fought and where it will be a forum on How Can Labor Fight or welfare workers," but must won," Stanley warned strongly Discrimination and Poverty in the learn how to make the programs against a let-down following la- Community, pointed to the "very work in city slums and "rural bor's successful fight for legisla- direct" relationship of poverty and Appalachias." tion. "And it's going to be pretty civil rights. rough to live up to what we have "AH our work will be forfeited," In spite of gains on the legisto do," Q.e added. he declared, "if we do not rise to lative front, Slaiman said, the inthe challenge of seeing that the come gap between minority groups IUE Pres. Paul Jennings told a laws we helped bring into being and the total population has start- conference dinner that the job of are implemented properly." Un- ed to widen after years of narrow- the active union leader is not only less organized labor acts "to make ing. This is due at least in part, to represent his members in the its greatest contribution" in the he went on, to educational defi- shop, but "to act as a steward for follow-up, he warned, the very ciencies of minority groups and the community." (Continued ·from page 4) wages. DEATH BENEFIT EXCLTJ. SION. If you receive pension payments as a beneficiary of a deceased employee, and the employee had received no retirement pension payment, you may be entitled to a death benefit exclusion of up to $5,000. GAMBLING GAINS. All net gains from gambling must be reported as income. However, if more was lost than gained during the year, the losses are not deductible, but simply cancel out the gains. INVESTMENT CREDIT. Form 3468 is to be used by a Seafarer claiming the investment credit. The credit is allowed for investment in tangible depreciable personal property used ·in business. The credit is an amount equal to 7 % of such investment and ap~ p:ied against your income tax. INCOME AVERAGING. A Seafarer who has an unusually large amount of taxable income for 1965 may be able to reduce the total amount of his tax by using the income averaging method. This method permits · a part of the usually large amount of taxable income to be taxed in lower brackets, resulting in a reduction of the over-an amount of tax due. The following items can be used as deductions against income (IF YOU DO NOT TAKE THE STANDARD DEDUCTION): CONTRIBUTIONS. A taxpayer can deduct up to 20 percent of gross income for contributions to charitable institutions, and an additional ten percent in con- tributrons to churches, hospitals and educational institutions. INTEREST. Interest paid to banks and individuals on loans, mortgages, etc., is deductible. TAXES. In general, you can deduct: personal property taxes, real estate taxes, state or local retail sales taxes, state gasoline taxes and state income taxes actually paid within the year. You cannot deduct: Federal excise taxes, Federal Social Security taxes, hunting and dog licenses, auto inspection fees, tags, drivers licenses, alcoholic beverage, cigarette and tobacco taxes, water taxes and taxes paid by you for another person. MEDICAL AND DENTAL EXPENSES. All expenses over three percent of adjusted gross income for doctor and dental bills, hospital bills, medical and hospital insurance, nurse care and similar costs can be deducted. Other such costs include such items· as eyeglasses, ambulance service, transportation to doctors' offices, rental of wheelchairs and similar equipment, hearing aids, artifical limbs and corrective devices. However, if the Seafarer is re- imbursed by the Seafarers Welfare Plan for any of these costs, such as family, hospital and surgical expenses, he cannot deduct the whole bill, only that part in excess of the benefits paid by the Plan. All expenses over one percent of adjusted gross income for drugs and medicine can be deducted. The deductible portion is then combined, with other medical and dental expenses which are subject to the normal three percent rule. Special Rule for Certain Persons 65 or over: The unreimbursed portion of the medical and dental expenses including medicine and drugs are deductible in full for the following persons: (a) The taxpayer and his wife if EITHER is 65 years of age or over; (b) A dependent who is 65 or over and who is the mother or father of the taxpayer or his wife. CARE OF CHILDREN AND OTHER DEPENDENTS. If deductions are itemized, a woman or a widower (including men who are divorced or legally separated under a decree and who have not remarried) or a husband whose wife is incapacitated or is institutionalized for at least 90 consecutive days or a shorter period if she dies, may deduct expenses paid, not to exceed a total of $600, for one dependent, or not to ex.ceed a total of $900 for two or more dependents for the care of: (a) dependent children under 13 years of age; Ol" (b) dependent persons (excluding husband or wife) physically by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative The maritime trades department at its last meeting reelected its officers. Morris Weisberger was elected president, Al Clem was named vice president and Stan Lore, secretary-treasurer. The San Diego port council meeting will be held on March 3 for the purpose of adopting a constitution. Peter McGavin, secretarytreasurer of the AFL-CIO Mari- ,••,_ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ time Trades Department, will be manpower and came in from the east on hand at the inauguration of officers for the new port council. coast to ship out. At present, Lester Balinger, is actHe was right ing as chairman until permanent about us needing officers are elected. help and we shipped him as a San Francisco bos'n on the Shipping continues to be very Robin Trent. A. good in all departments and all O. Roy came in ratings. Several ships were in for from New Or Little sign ons during the past week. leans and shipped Ships in for pay off this period as deck maintenance on the Transwere the Coe Victory, the Trans- hudson heading for India. He said hudson, the Rice Victory, the Cour he heard shipping was good but D'Alene and the Robin Trent. d-idn't know it was this good. Signing on for the period were the Pat Fox just paid off the NoCoe Victory, the Rice Victory, the berto Capay a few weeks ago and Oceanic Spray and the Cour is spending a leisurely vacation D'Alene. on the beach. After a few more Ed E. Luzier is just off the days on the beach he will be ready Cuba Victory as AB. Ed has been to grab the first oiler slot that in the union for comes along. He won't have any 19 years and plans trouble shipping as jobs are plento take it easy for tiful. a week or so and Paul Whitlow, ship's delegate then catch the first on the Transyork, dropped by the AB job that hits hall to say hello and picked up the board. F. some overtime sheets and logs for Miller was last on the Eagle Voyager the crew. fn transit were the San Franas AB. Miller has been on the beach cisco, the Summit, the Montpelier for awhile and now is ready to Victory and the Calmar. take the ,first ,Viet Nam run that Ships due in for the next period comes along. are the Whitehall, the Choctau, Vincente Lawsin was last on the the De Soto, the Fairport, the Norberto Capay. Vince spent 14 Wild Ranger and the Express Balmonths on this ship and plans to timore. get married and take it easy for On the beach we have F. LaRosa awhile before shipping out again . who was just paid off the Rice He thinks the vacation is one of Victory and says he had a nice the finest benefits the Union has .. trip. Seattle Wilmington Shipping continues to be exShipping activity has been booming here and the outlook for cellent on all ratings and all dethe coming two weeks is very partments. Most of the ships are good. We are short all ratings in going to Japan, Korea and Viet all departments. During the past Nam, although we still have the two week period we had three grain run to India which is movpay-offs, two sign-ons and six ing out of this area. Any member can choose his run from the Seships were in transit. M. T. Little said he heard we attle area. or mentally incapable of caring for themselves; if such care is to enable the taxpayer to be gainfully employed or to actively seek gainful employment. ALIMONY. Periodic payment of alimony to a wife in accord with a written agreement between them can be deducted. CASUALTY LOSSES. The reasonable value of all clothing and gear lost at sea due to storm, vessel damage, etc., for which the taxpayer is not otherwise compensated, can be deducted .as an expense. The same applies to fire loss or losses in auto accidents which are not compensated by insurance. These losses are limited to the amount in excess of $1 00 for each loss. WORK CLOTHES, TOOLS. The cost and cleaning of uniforms and work clothes which ordinarily cannot be used as dress wear can be deducted. This includes protective work shoes, gloves, caps, foul weather gear, clothing ruined by grease or paint, - plus tools bought for use on the job, or books and periodicals used in direct connection with work. UNION DUES. Dues and initiation fees paid to labor organizations and most union assessments can be deducted. PURCHASE OF U.S. SAVINGS BONDS. If you are entitled to a refund, you may apply it to the purchase of Series E. U.S. Savings Bonds. If you check the appropriate box you will be issued as many bonds as your refund will buy in multiples of $18.75 for each $25 face value bond. DECLARATION OF ESTIMATED TAX. The purpose of this declaration is to provide for current payment of taxes not collected through wit~holding, where a taxpayer may have a considerable amount of outs\de income. In such cases, a Seafarer should check the instructions on his tax return carefully, as the .. Declaration of Estimated Tax" also must be filed on or before April 15, 1966, --, ' ._,..... �- - -- - Two Seafarers Settle $LSD Debt At Surprise Meeting In Viet Nam When Seafarers get together around the Union Hall or at a strange table in some foreign port of call, they exchange stories and get to know each other, knowing all the while that paths are very unlikely to ever cross again. Most likely, they are shipping out on different vessels and will go their own • way. With Seafarers Eric Chit- ~ - - March 4, 1966 SI Member Raps 14(bJ a,epeal ..Defeat LETTERS To the Editor: To The Edi tox- . '• Union get to "ride free" on the benefits that we io the labor movement have fought so bard for. You don't find any of them turning back the salary increases the Union got for them ~ithet. Most of the time they are just hoping ro stay on good teJDl$ with the boss so they can get spe.cial favors. There's always a few with thick sku1Js that don't realize . only way for the working man to get the rights he deserves is 1o unioni~ and bargain collectively. · Myself and many oth~r Americans .are still pulliqg .for, the re~al of 14(b), al~ng with the · defeat of those senators who «:either don't think the :wQrking the -· Recalls Da Nang Chittenden, himself, recalls the Da Nang harbor, a horseshoeshaped affair which he describes as "lit up at night almost as if it were day." There, he went on to say, "is where the munitions, the ..... .· ammunition and the gasoline, is shipped in to the soldiers, and the flares and the tracer shells light up the sky all night Jong. One can · feel the rumble of the artillery that seem to fire all night long." "But this is the city," Weatherly puts in, "that was once called the 'Paris of the Orient,' when the French were there. N ow the piace just stinks. Garbage is allowed to sit in the streets and draw flies , and artillery is continuously being dragged up and down the oncebeautiful tree-lined avenues. Bars have been placed across the doors · and windows of the bars and restaurants to keep grenades from ~-- SEAFARER S LOG Page Twelve tenden of the deck department and Electrician Frank Weatherly it was _a different story. They got together in the hall in New York about four years ago, and Eric borrowed a dollar and a half from his fellow SIU member, and such was their last meeting for quite a while. Then, only last month, Brother Weatherly was at the Olympia Bar in Viet Nam, a place where Seafarers are accustomed to gather. It was quite a while before they'd be shipping out again, due to the backlog of ships yet . to be unloaded. Weatherly was sitting quietly at the bar, relaxing over beer and awaiting the time when his ship was due to weigh anchor and start home again. Meanwhile, Brother Chittenden walked in the front door, but ducked back long enough to reach in his pocket and pull out a dollar - ' and a half. When the old buddies met, Chittenden pulled out the money, as if he'd had it ready all the time and handed it over to his friend. All Weatherly could say was, "Good God, · Eric, you remembered that after four years!" ~ ~ -~, Seafarers Eric Chittenden and Frank Weatherly meet again by accident in front of the SIU Hall in Brooklyn after running across each other in Saigon some few months before. They met at the hall about four years ago, and their paths finally crossed again in Viet Nam. coming in." Between the times he is shipping out, Chittenden busies himself with many and varied activities. After paying off the Steel Traveler a while back, he took up flying and is now the proud owner of a private pilot's license. During his stay on the beach in Viet Nam , Chittenden took the opportunity to fly about the country on commercial airlines-from Saigon to Qui Nhon to Pleiku to Trang and back to Saigon. During his excursion around the country, Chittenden managed to talk to American Armed Forces men, who were serving their nation in varied capacities. One of his most moving experiences was a conversation with a GI who was recuperating from his wounds in an army hospital. ''The boy was shot in the side, his leg was tom up, and his face burnt, but never once did he cry or complain." Both Seafarers were noticeably distressed at the lack of facilities for seaman, not only in Saigon, but in pretty near an the ports they had been touching for the past several years. Too, both agreed that going ashore in the war-torn country was moderately safe-if one obeyed the rules of common sense. As Weatherly put it, "A man has to stay sober, keep his wits about him and know where he's going. In Saigon, money flows like lava, and there are plenty of people available who will help a man get rid of his wallet. I find this to be typical of any country where confusion has been created by war. With supplies and soldiers and freighters .. ~ coming in and out constantly, it's impossib.Ie to run a port city cJeanly and efficiently, and confusion is a very excellent cover for thieves and other illicit activities." Now there is a large backlog of ship!) waiting to be unloaded outside the Viet Nam harbor facilities, and although the two Seafarers were much in favor of the 100 % bonus they received while waiting, there's still the problem of passing the time. According to Brother Chittenden, there's a good bit of story-telling, some fishing, and he and another Seafarer actually took time for SCUBA diving off a small island in the bay. They went in a sma11 fishing boat with a two-cycle engine and didn't find out until the next day that the place was rumored to be teeming with Viet Cong. I· - r- ~ ' I - ;- Luckily, Chittenden and his friend just had a close call, for in one case while they were in Saigon a seaman reportedly disappeared and has never been heard from again, On iiDOther occasion, an SIU man was hit by snipers who were firing at U. S. soldiers in the boat just ahead of them. So now, with all this adventures behind him, Chittenden has re-ceived his passport and is planning a little vacation in England and Spain before shipping out again. c ' , 1 ~ - WELL, ~l(IPPER­ ITfs ER-E.R-ER- ,. ~ .. I ' "#< .. '~ Pe pe wi Se Sn wa �1 March 4, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Seafarer Finis Sunny Puerto Rita lantl 01 Warmth Anti Hospitality "Though I often get a few days' freedom in the port of San Juan," said Seafarer Joe Sarnicola, during a recent visit to the Log office. "I don't spend any time hanging around the city if I can help it. I rent a car and drive out to the nearby islands, away from the flashy attractions and the typical tourist traps. Since we're usu- • ally on the beach for two or about Puerto Rico, as if I were made the rounds of taking in the three days there, there's ample not a visitor, but just a part of historical sights of the city, such as EI Moro Castle. "It's like sometime to wander around and see the people." what the real Puerto Rico is like." Brother Sarnicola noted the dif- thing out of a Spanish storybook," Brother Sarncola, who ships out ferences between the way of life in he said. "There are gun slits, in the engine depaFtment, is strict- Puerto Rico as compared with dungeons and an old jail, which ly a coast-wise man, and for good the American style of living. He is open to the public to inspect. reasorl'. His two girls, Stacy, aged found that most of the natives get Then, of course, there are a num13 months, and Wendy, aged 4 by on a lot less of the material ber of ancient Catholic churches weeks, along with his wife Kath- things, sometimes the barest es- which I would consider worthleen, just make it nice to be able sentials, devoid of luxury, because while for anybody to see. Some to spend a little time around the of the lower income scale. "Peo- are still in good condition, and house whenever possible. pie living a good simple life," he most of those that are not are So Sarnicola is usually found said, "but every bit as happy as now being patched up. shipping out on Sea-land or Sea- people who live in the continental "On the whole," Sarnicola concluded, "I enjoy my visits to train Lines. He was last off the United States. "The majority of the people I Puerto Rico. Any Seafarer who Seatrain Texas, and has turned out to be an avid admirer of the came in contact with," Sarnicola takes care to avoid the waterfront scenery on Puerto Rican beaches. went on to say, "worked on shore joints where a man can get rolled, "The last time I was there," gangs, as stevedores and long- can have a good time there." . he said, "I trav- shoremen. Their diet is rather Although Sarnicola u s u a I 1 y eled around with much on the light side, because of found his way to the beaches when a shipmate 0 f the warm weather down there. there were a few days to spare mine, Juan Feli- Fish , rice, beans and chicken are in Puerto, he didn't ignore the ciano, who has a few of items usually found on sights and advantages in the city quite a few rela- their table. of San Juan. Occasionally, he tives on the is- · "All in all," Brother Sarnicola ,gets around to taking in a bullland. We wan- concluded, "I found the people fight , although they don't kill the dered around, en- very helpful, warm and friendly. bull in Puerto Rico like they do joying the sights My shipmate's friends and rela- in Spain and Mexico, and a lot of Sarnicola and swimming in tives acted as if they had known the fighters are imported from the the coastal areas, and went to visit me all my life. They opened their outside. "Too," he observed, "I find it kind of artificial, when they his relatives. It really made me home to me." Also, the young Seafarer has file down the bull's horns. feel that I was learning something FINAL DEPARTURES Arthur Cash, 57: Brother Cash died of a prolonged heart aliment in Los Angeles. He joined the Union in 1961 in the port of Wilmington, California and was a seaman his life. He was buried in the Wilmington cemetery. Brothr ~ er Cash is survived by a brother, Wilbur L. Cash of Ikmulgee, Oklahoma. all Roscoe Milton, 63: Brother Milton died in November of last " year of heart trouble. He was • born in Thomasville, Georgia and lived his later life in Mobile, Alabama. He joined the Union over 20 years ago in Norfolk, Virginia. Brother Milton is survived by his wife who also lives in Mobile, Alabama. Organizing Drives Recalled by SIU Pensioner Edward Rydon, 47: Brother Rydon died of a liver ailment in New Orleans last year. A member of the deck department, he joined the Union over 20 years ago in the port of New York. He was a resident of Hitchcock, Texas and was buried in that town. He was a native of Boston and sailed with the SIU as bosun. He is survived by his wife who lives in Hitchcock, Texas. Vito Comerico, 60: Brother Comerico succumbed to pneumonia in Norfolk, Virginia. He was a member of the SIU for the last 9 years and sailed in the steward department. He joined the Union " in his native Norfolk. He was buried in Norfolk and named his son and daughter as his beneficiarys. Pensioned old-timer Daniel J. Gorman (right) recounts his union experiences, including past organizing drives in which he was active, with He~dquarters Representative . Leon Hall (left) and Welfare Services Director Al Bernstein. Brother Gorman, who now lives at Snug Harbor, L9n9 Island, was on the first ship to pass through the waterlocks of the 'Panama Canal. · William Oswinkle, 52: Brother Oswinkle died in Galveston rec;_ently of a respiratory disorder that had kept him down for an extended time. His last ship was the Cabins, on which he sailed in the steward depart- ment. He joined the Union in 1943 in the port of New York. He is survived by his son William Oswinkle, Jr., and was buried in Essex, ·Maryland. Page Thirteen PERSONALS John A. Dunne Please contact your brother by mail at 4866 Camelia St., New Orleans, La. Evit Ardoin and Pablo Pacheco Checks are being held for you in the Baltimore SIU office. Paul Aubain Please contact Mrs. E. T. Barnett at 12002 Anchick, Houston, Texas as soon as you can. William E. Odum Please contact Mrs. Tessie Odum at 7119 Avenue 0, Houston 11, Texas. Friends of Manuel Vegas Brother Vegas would like to keep in touch with all of his old buddies in the engine department now that he is retired at 18 Woodrow Drive, St. Augustine; Florida. He wants his friends to simply drop him a card to let him know how they're getting along. J. T. Hagan Please contact Mrs. J. T . Hagan at 21 Kitchell Ave., Wharton, New Jersey. -w- -w- -w- John Rudolph Important! Your wife would like you to write her immediately. -w- Murray Davis Please phone your wife immediately. -w- Joe Kirk The luggage you left accidentally in your hotel room in Seattle is being held by A. L. Smith at his residence at 4456 Winthrop Street, Spokane, Washington. --w-- Lenwood E. Wilson Please contact Mrs. Lenwood E. Wilson, 640 E. Union Street, Jacksonville, Florida. --w- --w---w --w-- Income tax refund checks are being held at the SUP Building, 450 Harrison St., San Francisco 5, California for the fol.lowing Seafarers: Andre W. Deriger, Potenciano Paculba and Hans J. L. Pederson. -w- Kenneth B. Emery Please contact George J. Garzotte, I 040 Maison Blanche Building, New Orleans, Louisiana. --w-- Rafael Evans Please contact Julio Evans at Puerto Real Box 447, Fajardo, Puerto Rico. --w Luigi Antonio Gaudino Please contact your family immediately. Also contact Angelo G . Faraci at 25 Main St. , East Rochester, New York. --w-- James H. Achord Please contact Mrs. Henry Achord, Route 1 Box 221, Varnado, Louisiana. John Godwin Please contact your mother at 224 McRae St. , Atmore, Ala. James Dhein Please contact Mrs. Hugo Dhein, 132 Stewart St., Clintonville, Wisconsin. Miguel Louis Medina Please· contact M . Medina, Jr., at 56 William St., East Orange, N. J. John R. Blow Has been under the weather lately and would like to hear from all his old SIU buddies who know his address in Jacksonville, Florida. Gear Being Held Isthmian Lines is holding gear at company offices at Erie Basin for the following Seafarers: J. Masakianm, Steel Flyer; Gilbert Wilson, Steel Director; P. Konis, Steel Artisan; P. Martinovich, Steel Fabricator; Wm. T. Farrell, Steel Rover; Wm. Fitzpatrick, Steel Advocate; J . Martakos, Steel Advocate; Harrin Macip, Steel Seafarer; Ray Mcnally, Steel Age; Antonia Lipari, Steel Age; Bagio Di Mento, Steel Age; George Hall, Steel Surveyor. Seafarers Silva, L.areen, Sawyer and Cavan also have . gear at the Isthmian Lines Brooklyn warehouse. --w- -ww-- .Henry S. Cavanaugh Please contact Ggorge J. Garzotto at once. --w-- Checks are being held for the following members at the dispatcher's counter of "the SIU hall in New York: Eugene R. Hall, Frederick Merinerth, Jose Montalvo, J. Ross and Hugh Wells. --w-- --w-- �. Brother Uses Time Spent In Drytlotk For Interesting Hobby anti Business . March 4, 1966 SEAFARE RS LOG Page Fourteen "'" What happens when an injury puts a Seafarer in the hospital for an extended period of time? Some people would just lull away their time and have nothing to show for the· period. For · seafarer George Flood, however, the six months spent in the USPHS Staten Island Hospital were well spent because he found a way to keep busy and • make money at the same time. While in the hospital with a back injury he sustained aboard ship, Brother Flood found he had a great deal of time with nothing to do. To solve this problem he decided to take up one .of the crafts taught to patients in USPHS hospitals. "I was really in a fit over what I could do with myself while in the hospital. I have always worked, especially with my hands, and the idea of just sitting around not doing anything was really frightening to me," Brother F lood stated. In the hospital's craftshop Brother Flood came across the old craft of fancy needle work. Under the guidance of Mrs. Webber, the director of the craft shop, Brother Seafarer George Flood proudly displays examples of his handiwork Flood learned how to work with which he brough•t along to the SIU Hall in Brooklyn to show to his the needle and thread and create fellow Seafarers. Brother Flood learned to work with the needle and pictures on black felt. thread while he was laid up in the hospital. "I really think that working with needle and thread is good for When he first started to do the er Flood for the pictures are wool, an old Seafarer like myself. In needle work it took him about a yarn, black velvet and plenty of the old days when we were un- week to finish a picture. Now it time. Another ingredient that is der sail the seafarer was probably takes less than two days. He uses indispenable in fancy needle work the best sewer around. Even today his own colors and bis pictures is patience. Without it, according to Brother Flood, you just you can find some oldtimers who range from flags to kittens Brother Flood plans to continue cannot do the work. can sew as good as any seam"When I first started to make stress." his avocation and help suppliThe pictures sell for 12 dollars ment his retirement money and the pictures I had someone sell them for me because I thought and, according to Brother Flood, keep busy at the same time. sell quite well. He usually brings Brother Flood sews the pictures they would be hard to sell, but two or three pictures with him to around designs he buys and then since then I have discovered that they really sell themselves and I the hall just in case some Seafarer puts frames around the finished is interested in purchasing art. pictures. Materials used by Broth- have no problem." Julie Ann Welch, born November l 7, 1965, to the Leroy Welchs, Groves, Texas. --4-- Esther ·Mae Cooley, born November 2, 1965, to the Benjamin F. Cooleys, Citronelle, A1a. Anne Marie Amora, born December 20, 1965, to the Felix P. Amoras, San Francisco, California. --4-David Evans, born December 15, 1965, to the George Evans, Newark, New Jersey. --4-- --4-- Robin Hornberger, born October 20, 1965, to the Robert Hornbergers, Elysberg, Pa. --4-- Kevin Maskell, born December 10, 1965, to the Elmer Meskells, Alpena, Mich . Samantha D' Amico, born January 2, 1966, to the Charles D'Amicos, Jr. , Houston, Texas. . Lisa Ann Gray, born November 15, 1965, to the Jack W. Grays, Seattle, Washington. --Ji-- Joseph Michael Grasso, born November 18, 1965, to the Basil Grassos, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. --4-Kevin Joseph Anderson, born December 27, 1965, to the Donald V. Andersons, Manistique, Mich. --4-- --w-- --w-- --w---w-- --w-- Indian Summer -4- . . • J 4 .- . • J ' --4-- Gwen Susan Lopez, born December 18, 1965, to the Manuel Lopezs, Chicago, III. JAMES L. TUCKER reports from the Del Sud that everything is going along well on the trip and that all beefs from the voyage have been settled. Edward A vrard was ·elected to serve as ship's delegate for the voyage, which will include San l••;~--------------------------Julie Marie Howard, born NoJuan, Barbados and Rio. The ship thanks from the crew for doing ship's delegate at the beginning of is scheduled to be back in New Or- such a good job. According to voyage 161, reports meeting secre- vember 17, 1965, to the Danny leans by April. the crew they never failed to come tary J.P. Fitzgerald. According to Howards, Jeffersonville, Indiana. through with a sumptuous meal. the crew, it was one of the Good food goes a long way in smoothest trips they had been on Che Chan Ho, born October L. S. Johnny Johnston, ship's keeping all hands happy. in a long time, and are looking 11, 1965, to the Yung KongHos, delegate abroad the Del Sud, reforward to a good voyage on 162. San Francisco, Calif. ports that the Smooth sailing from Philadelcrew hated to Joseph Bernard Lovett, born phia and Pittsburgh has resulted in leave New OrNovember 10, 1965, to the Wil1 no beefs from the ._,. leans the day beliam Lovetts, New York, N. Y. men of G eneva fl fore Chri s tmas (U.S. Steel) Secrebut that the old tary Clyde L. Van saying "Ships and Lola Ann Trail, born NovemEpps says the ship Tides Wait For ber 22, 1965, to the Junior B. bas been ~etting No Man" applied Trails, Cleveland, Ohfo. its mail regtilarly in their case. The Johnston and everything is crew at the first O.K. According meeting, the day after Christmas, LOG-A-RHYTHM to meeting chairvoted to extend a vote of thanks, Van Epps man Richard and a job well done, to the stewHemey the ship will end its to the steward department. voyage with a payoff and sign on By Roy Lee Hinson in Baltimore. Good news has arrived from Now, 'tis season's end. Indian Summer is here, E.W. Cox aboard the Cities ServThe Great Spirit has come to erase all fear; ice ship Bradford. From Kazmin Lynch, meeting Nature's beautiful world is read, golden and brown, -. . .... \ An amplifier for chairman, aboard the Iberville Dead leaves are fa/line from trees to the ground. the T.V. set has (Waterman) The red and brown faces are painted so neat, arrived and the comes word there They choose the chieftain, then honor his seat. crew can now get has · been no disA I/ people will gather from far and near plenty of teleputed overtime. To come hear their chief, both prophet and seer. . ... , vision watching After leaving YoWise council is given to the children of men, time. A. Johns, " kohama the men A . villain is dispersed for mistreating his kin. meeting chair,.,. are happy about The chiefs are cited for their wisdom and duty, man, reports that t drawing overtime The squaws are chosen "for their charm and beauty. Cox no one has any pay with 14 days Work is now finished, nature must rest, beefs and that the trip is running Fitzgerald in Cam Rahn Bay The sun withdraws from the beautiful West. quite well. The steward departand 31 days in There is nothing on earth that has fear of death, ,,._ .. ment was given a big round of Ohinon. A. R. Guidry was elected For all things are kissed by nature's breath. -4- --w-- Lisa Pickett, born November 5, 1965, to the Robert Picketts, Houston, Texas. -- 4 -- Tracy Lee Barton, born December 13, 1965, to the Rodney Bartons, Houston, Texas. ) Ii- --w-- Stephanie Faye Santos, born September 24, 1965, to the Robert Santos, Galveston, Texas. Donna Fahriou, born January 2, 1966, to the Vincent Fahrious, Bayonne, New Jersey. ... ~ --4-- Cynthia Kilby, born December 2, 1965, to the Burl Kilbys, Baltimore, Maryland. -4- --w-- Jacky Ann Pierce, born October 4, 1965, to the George L. Pierces, Manitowoc, Wisc. N. Y. -4- Leslie Rachael Childr~ born October 17, 1965, to the Fuller Childress, Fairhope, Alabama. Anna Mae Workman, born October 25, 1965, to the Homer Workmans, New Orleans, Louisiana. Shawn Kevin Clifford, born November 17, 1965, to the Michael J. Cliffords, Buffalo, .. ,. --w-- --w-- --4-- P..BNN V.&.NGUABD -('Pean Sblppiq), F@riF,r ~lrman l . . S. llellae; Seetetan; . meiUii Nel9911. Bblp ~ 9hori t'hrte aie11. , No beef• ~ 117 ~nt •c!elepta, Bl'other Echr&rcl1 DavtdlOn waa 'elected to aerve a Dew" ilhlp1a deleP,te.: Vof.e of ~ ~ded to B~her ;s. ' 8. l(eRae, .lonlll!l' iblp'1 del~Wl ,... · .... ':·· Ym ·(W~~i:nu.r,. ~ll,af'.r­ m,_n, •Donalo A.ltt ~~. Donilo ,Alt No aNN!fi 'l'!IVO~ bJ' d~t deleJ wu. ptes. · Brothel' .. F. ,·C. Ta~ J"r. elec~ w, Mr.ve u ~"'° ~fp~~J!p_;;.. :Vote of ~nice to~be ~~--~~ . aaADJ'OR.D"lS°L,AND (Oftt• Sirvloe), Febi-~· lh-Chairnlan, A. Johll•· aeet"etai.!:Y. E. ·w. Oox. Brother J. W, ir11m. wait eleeui!l to serve aa abtp'a~ delesatci. ·s.12.$8 bl shlp'~_!u!1d after' bui!Dlr ampltfter (Qr TV. aoiue · dfaJl\ltAl.d O'J' ln deck d~e.at. Dfaeuatona reirarclblS heat on ahlp l0naahoiemen'a holYat i i ~ pa, .a;;f , U11ion takln1r aome acttoa oD :re~t plap. . ' . I' I DEL CAMPO (MllalaSJPpl); ' :J~b~ 21J..:.:!6bairman, .Juan .ll·' c. Oiui&~: • . taey, 'lUebal'il G. 'Jlal'tl~ez. Some mfllO bee/If .to be ·taken , up with bOardJns. lbolmari . . Motton made to eltaft · tbe l'etlreml!llt plan tcio 20 7ean bl .the 1Jlll0n. Shi.J>. . •bOuld · be fumlPt.ed tor -rats. an t oUheii. "Vo~of tbanlra atencled. 'tc> the tew&l'd depal'~ent fur ~ job .eU do,ne. DIGEST of SIU SHIP MEETINGS ·1·''" . ,. �March 4, 1966 t- SEA.FA.HERS LOO. PIN ANClAL REPORTS. 'nle con•tltution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters Diltrfct makes •peclflc provlBlon fur B&feiruardlnir the iiiembenblp'a money and Union flnanCeB. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and flle audltlnir committee elected by the membership. All Union record• are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. · TRUST FUNDS. All trust fund• of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lake. and Inland ,Watera District are admlnlBtered In accordance with the provlalona of varloUB truat iund agreements. All these airreementa specify 'that th(: tru•tees In charire of these fundB shall equally consist of union and manairement repreaent::.t.lvea and their alternates. All expenditure. and disbursements of trust funds art: m.'d~ Ollly upon approval by a majority of the trUBteea. All trust fund financial recor. .;!- al'l? available at the he:i.dquarters of the various trUBt funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shlpplnir riirhts and seniority are iJrotected exclusively by the contracts between the Union. and the sblpownens. Get to know your sbipplnir rlgbta. Coples of theee contracts are posted and available In all Union balls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rlirhta aa contained In the contl')lcta between the Union and the •hipowners, notify the Seaf:1rers Appeals Board by certified mall, return receipt requeeted. ~""he proper addreee for this la: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Batt.ery Place, Suite 1980, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts aa referred to are available to you at all times, either by writinir directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Coples of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. The.e contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union oftlclal, In your opinion, falls to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port airent. . EDITORIAL POLICY-SEAFAKERS LOG. The LOG baa traditionally refrained from publlahlnir any article aervlnir the political purJ>0114!11 of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It bu also refrained from publlahlnir articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. Thia established policy has been reaffirmed by membenblp action at the_ September, 1960, meetlnp in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy la vested in an editorial board which conslats of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from· amonir Its ranks, one individual to carry out tbla responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONU:S. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity In the SIU unleu ••· official Union receipt la irfven for aame. Under no clrcumetancea 1hould· &DJ' member pay any mane,. for any reason unless he la irfven such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such paym.ent be made without aupplylnir a receipt, or If a member I• required to make s payment and la given an official receipt, but teele that he should not have been required to make such payment, thil should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. ·The· SIU pub.llahes every six months In the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of . Its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union hsU.. All membera ahoold obtain copies of thie c0natltution eo u to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer ii attemptinir to deprive you of any constitutional rlirht or obligation b'Y any methodB such u dealing with charges, trlale, etc., u well as sll other detaile, then the member eo affected should Immediately notify beadquartera. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU memben drawlnir dlaablllty-penslon benefits have_,,}wa:ra been encouraired to contb1•1e their union activities, lncludlnir sttendance at membenhip meetlnira. And like all other SIU memben at these Union meetinp, they are encouraired to take an active role In all rank-and-flle functions, including servl::e on rank-and-ftle commltt.eea. Because these oldtlmen cannot take shipboard employment, the membenhlp baa reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowlnir them to retain their irood standing throuirh the waivlnir of tbefr dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are iruaranteed equal rights In employment and u members ot the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth In the SIU constitution and In the contracta which the Union baa neirotlated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be· dlacriminated airal1111t because of race, creed, color, national or geoirrapblc ortirin. If any member feela that he la denied the equal rtirhts to which .be la .entitled, he .ahl>Uld notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the .basic riirhts of Sl!llfaren.1_. ~ the rtirht to pursue leirfalative and political objectives which will serve the I>e.t bilerat8"'oCthemiielvee: their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives-; the Seafarers Political Activity Donation wu established. Donations to SPAD are entirely volltntary and constitute the funda tbrouirh which legislative and ·political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. It at •111' time a Seafarer feell that &DJ' of the 11boTe rlchta han been Tlolated, or that he hu bHn denied hla -8tltatlonal rhrht of to Union records or information, he ahoald lmmedtate!J' notlfJ' SIU President Paal Hall at headqaarteu b,. certlled aall, retam reeefpt reciuested. .... SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York .Mar. 7-2:30 p.m. Philadelphia Mar. 8-2:30 p.m. Baltimore .. Mar. 9-2:30 p.m. Detroit .... Mar. 11-2:30 p.m. U:ouston ... Mar. 14-2:30 p.m. New Orleans Mar. 15-2:30 p.m. Mobile . ... Mar. 16-2:30 p.m. p.m. Wilmington Mar. 21-2 San Francisco Mar. 23-2 p.m. p.m. Seattle ..... Mar. 25-2 Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit ....... Mar. Alpena ....... Mar. Buffalo ....... Mar. Chicago ...... Mar. Cleveland .... Mar. Duluth ....... Mar. Frankfurt ..... Mar. 7-2 p.m. 7-7 p.m. 7-7 p.m. 7-7 p.m. 7-7 p.m. 7-7 p.m. 7-7 p.m. * held at Labor Temple, Newheld at Labor Temple Sault Mich. ' held at Galveston whanes. DIRECTORY of UNIONSLLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner Detroit .... Mar.14-7:30 p.m. Milwaukee .Mar.14-7:30 p.m. Chicago .... Mar.15-7:30 p.m. Buffalo .... Mar. 16-7:30 p.m. tSault Ste. Marie Mar. 15-7:30 p.m. Duluth .... Mar.18-7:30 p.m. Oeveland .. Mar.18-7:30 p.m. Toledo .... Mar.18-7:30 p.m. SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia .. Mar. 8-5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) .. Mar. 9-5 p.m. Houston ...... Mar. 14-5 p.m. Norfolk ...... Mar.10-5 p.m. New Orleans .. Mar.15-5 p.m. Mobile ....... Mar.16-5 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York .... Mar. 7-7 p.m. Baltimore ..... Mar. 9-7 p.m. Philadelphia .·.Mar. 8-7 p.m. I • Mfftinir port News. t Meetinir Ste. Marie, Meetinir Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Jersey City Mar. 14-10 a.m. & Philadelphia Mar.15-10 a.m. & Baltimore Mar. 16-10 a.m. & *Norfolk Mar. 17-10 a.m. & SHI :f:Houston ..... Mar. 14-7 p.m. Mobile ... .... Mar.16-7 p.m. New Orleans .. Mar.15-7 p.m. VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews Railway Marine Region of SIU PqeFUteen HEADQUARTERS ..... 675 4th Ave., Bklyn . HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, MD •. ... 1216 E. Baltimore Sit. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1n State St. RI 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y. . ... . . 735 Washingtton St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, Ill. 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich •. . 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn . . . ..... .. . 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich. . . . . . . . . P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7·2441 HOUSTON, Tex. . . . . . . . . . . 5804 Canal St. WA 8·3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. . ..... 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J • .... 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala. . ..... I South Lawrence St. HE2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, _La .... . 630 Jackson Ave . Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va • ... . .. . . ... ...... 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa ... . ...... 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex . ...... 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R •... 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723.9594 SEATTLE, Wash • ........ . 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo •.... . ... .. .... 805 Del Mar CE-1-1434 TAMPA, Fla . ..... .... ..... 312 Harrison Sit. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif.. .. 505 N. Marine Ave . TE 4-2523 Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boycott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions involved, and will be amended from time to time.) ''Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) -JJEastern Air Lines (Flight Engineers) -JJH. I. Siegel "IDS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) -JJSears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) -JJStitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) -JJJ. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) -JJKingsport Pr~ "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) -JJJamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) -JJEmpire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) -JJWhite Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers of America) -w- Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes • • • Jannan, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, W. L. Douglas, Flagg Brothers, Kingston, Davidson. (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) ~· - -JJTyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock Cornish Tyson's Pride Manor House-Safeway Wishbone-Kroger Comish Game-Armour and A & P's SuperRight Comish Game Hen (Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. America) _,.J �·.' Vol. XXVlll No. 5 SEAl'AR Rs. :11~ .LOG #O'tNI ~.:_ _ I ~~T'~ .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- · --------------------------------------- OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERN.ATIQNAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO \NI E . I· March 31, 1966 is a most important date for all persons 65 years of age or older. March 31, 1966 is the deadline for registration for the benefits under the Medicare program. Everyone who wiU be 65 or over on next JuJy l wiJI have paid-up hospital insurance under Medicare-but to get coverage of their doctor bills and other medical expenses when the program starts in JuJy they must sign up by March 31 for these suppJementary benefits which cost onJy $3.00 a month. Here Are the Simple Details: All i}ersons 65 or over whether they are working or on pension retirement-and whether or not they were covered under the Social Security or railroad retirement program-are eligible for coverage. - . ... . - I - 1•- What Happens If They Don't: Those who don't sign up by March 31 will have to wait at least two years to get this protection. The next enrollment period isn't until the end of 1967 and coverage won't become effective unti1 July 1968. What To Do: - l:. j-· Anyone over 65 who has not received a Medicare enrollment application in the mail or who has mislaid his application should get in touch with the nearest Social Security office at once. Younger people with wives, husbands, parents and other relations, union brothers or sisters, 65 or over, should remind these older persons to sign up! I • t· .. r , . . . .'.f . IF YOUjP .. ""' I , AFL-CIO President George Meany has urged. the entire labor movement to do everything in its power to make sure that a1I union members 65 or over and their fam- · ilies enroll for medical benefits ·Under Social Security ~fore Mar. 31. "It would he a 1ngedy · H _die Medicare program for which the · ~O fought so long and hard should faD short of hs o~es because ifs intended .he.ilelaHes , are unaware of the fads," Meany ~ ..... . I. 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Title A name given to the resource March 4, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: STOP TRADE WITH NORTH VIETNAM – THE MARITIME UNIONS BOYCOTT GARMATZ OFFERS PLAN TO EXPAND FLEET JORDAN REELECTED PRESIDENT OF MARINE FIREMEN’S UNION MTD BACKS BOYCOTT OF SHIPS TRADING WITH NORTH VIETNAM INCOME TAX GUIDE FOR SEAFARERS $2-AN-HOUR MINIMUM WAGE CALLED MORAL, ECONOMIC NEED TWO ‘MISSING LINK’ CHANNELS URGED FOR U.S. WATERWAYS ONE MAN, ONE VOTE RULE TAKES ROOT NATIONWIDE THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR – ALL THIS HAPPENED: PART 2 U.S. MERCHANT FLEET DECLINE STIRS INCREASING CONGRESSIONAL CONCERN AGGRESSIVE ANTI-POVERTY CAMPAIGN STRESSED FOR ORGANIZED LABOR TWO SEAFARERS SETTLE $1.50 DEBT AT SURPRISE MEETING IN VIETNAM SEAFARER FINDS SUNNY PUERTO RICO LAND OF WARMTH AND HOSPITALITY REGISTER NOW FOR MEDICARE 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 03/04/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 5  1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/8f9583c52b9e687f9cb46677ca92d4a9.PDF b605ad69d58233158e439fd8d3b33b3a PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG February 18 1966 t- OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . .•t's K-'. �Page Two SEAFARERS Dirksen Leads Senate Filibuster To Block Vote on Mb Repeal Bill WASHINGTON—Anti-labor forces in the U. S. Senate succeeded last week in blocking a vote on the measure to repeal section 14b of the Taft-Hartley Act, which permits states to enact so-called 'right-to-work' laws. Lacking sufficient votes to^ Senator John O. Pastore (D., prevent the repeal of 14b, op­ Senate 'to face up to its responsiR. I.) called on Dirksen to allow ponents of the repeal measure, bilities.' the Senate to consider the 14b As part of the President's pro­ issue on its merits "and let there led by Senator Dirksen, resorted to a filibuster to keep the bill from gram, Mansfield said, the repeal be a clear-cut decision." The fili­ bill "deserves the decent and re­ buster, he said, denied the Ameri­ coming to a vote. spectful attention of Congress." It Supporters of repeal tried to can people the right to have the is "a matter of considerable im­ close debate but fell short of the legislation even discussed on the two-thirds majority required by portance to many millions of merits of the case. Senate rules. The first vote on Americans." / February 8 was 51-48 to close The routine motion to take up debate. A second vote two days the bill "should have carried with­ later was 50-49 to limit debate. out debate," Mansfield said. In­ AFL - CIO President George stead it brought down "an attack, Meany said the cloture vote "con­ not only on a perfectly proper bill clusively proves that a majority of the House of Representatives, of the Senate favors repeal of but on the Senate committee 14b and will so vote if permitted which had the temerity to report The Intergovernmental Mari­ it; on the whole of organized la­ to do so." time Consultative Organization's bor which had the effrontery to Meany said "The AFL-CIO is, advocate it; and on the President safety committee agreed at its of course, deeply disappointed who had the gall to recommend meeting in London recently to that the democratic process in the its passage . . . Out poured the consider more stringent fire pre­ Senate has been thwarted by the resentments, the irritations, the vention standards to prevent re­ shabby parliamentary tactics of vendettas, and the whatevers currences of the tragedy which Sen. Dirksen and a minority of against organized labor which resulted in the sinking of the run­ senators. Our future plans will be were pent up over the decades." away-flag Yarmouth Castle. SIU discussed at the next AFL-CIO Vice-President Earl (Bull) Shepard Executive Council meeting which Mansfield defended his decision participated in the sessions as the will open on Feb. 21." not to order around-the-clock ses­ labor representative from the sions in an effort to break the fili­ United States. Support for Repeal buster declaring that such tactics Shepard reix>rted that the full The actual majority for repeal have been unsuccessful in the past. range of life-saving equipment was known to be higher, since and facilities were discussed at When "reason and restraint" several senators traditionally op­ the sessions. Interest in the posed to cloture have said they are lacking, Mansfield said, "the raising of international safety, Senate invariably reaches an im­ would support the repeal bill—if standards was heightened by the it ever got to a vote. And one passe of futility." flash fire which swept the run­ strong repeal supporter, Michi­ Dirksen defended his filibuster gan's Pat McNamara (D) wa.s in because, he claimed, the Senate away-flag cruise ship Yarmouth tfie hospital during the two votes. majority has been intimidated by Castle last November and went down in the Atlantic with a loss Actually the Senate never even "pressure" and the minority rep­ of 90 lives. got to the stage of considering the resents the will of the people. Shepard pointed out that inter­ House-passed repeal bill. As hap­ An angry Sen. Warren Magnu- national action is essential to close pened last fall, &nate Republican son (D-Wash.) retorted: "I cannot the loopholes which permit run­ Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen sit idly by and listen to the min­ away-flag ships to operate below mounted a filibuster against Mans­ ority leader talk about the will of the minimum standards required field's routine motion to make the the people on this issue. Voters under U.S. registry. repeal bill the business before the of my state also have expressed Commenting on the role of Senate. their will on this issue. The state maritime labor in the IMCO de­ Majority Leader Mike Mans­ of Washington has voted not once, liberations, he said that U.S. sea­ field made a final appeal to the but three times on this issue. . . . men must be represented at this level because "the subjects under discussion are of considerable At Domei Convention in Tokyo concern to them, as well as sea­ men generally throughout the world." Shepard Attends London Talks On Ship Safety Feb. 18, 1966 SIUNA President Paul Hall as he addressed Japanese Confederation of Labor Convention recently. With him is Mauri K. Kobayashi of the University of Tokyo who served as interpreter. Hall confers with Koichi Kihata, Director of International Affairs of the Japanese Confederation of Labor, during convention session. Report of International President by Paul Hall The filibuster by which anti-labor forces prevented a vote on the is­ sue of section 14b of the Taft-Hartley law was a setback for work­ ers in the right-to-work states who are among the nation's lowest, least protected and most abused members of the nation s work force. As a result of their use of the filibuster as a parliamentary device, a minority group in the Senate orevented the issue from being voted on. It is apparent that a majority of the Senate favored and would have voted to repeal 14b—which gives states the right to ban union shops. The anti-union forces thus were able to impose the will of a minority over the majority. Knowing that they lacked sufficient votes to turn back the 14b repeal measure if it came to a vote on the Senate floor, they resorted to the filibuster tactic. In order to halt this filibuster tac­ tic, a simple majority is not enough. A two-thirds vote of the Senate is required to limit debate. Supporter of Repeal in Majority When the supporters of the move to repeal section 14b sought to close debate, the vote was 51-48 in favor. However under the two-thirds rule this was not enough. As a result the attempt to repeal section 14b has been dropped. It is unfortunate from the standpoint of the democratic process, that the issue itself was never allowed to come up for a vote. It is quite obvi­ ous, that if it had, 14b would have been repealed. This then was a de­ feat for the democratic process because, to repeat, it enabled a minority to employ a parliamentary tactic to block the sentiment of the majority. The result is that the workers in the so-called right-to-work states lost an opportunity to improve their wages and working conditions and to attain job security. The failure to repeal section 14b plays right into the hands of greedy cut-rate employers in right-to-work states, who can now continue to exploit their employes. The 19 right-to-work states are notorious for their almost uniformly low wage level and lack of benefits and protection that are enjoyed by workers in the non right-to-work states. The American labor movement must and will continue to fight for the elimination of this and other forms of workers repression. This is the function of organized labor none of whose advances came easily. Dignity is Right of AD The struggle to wipe out the inequities such as those created by the right-to-work laws will not cease. Decent wages, decent conditions, job security and dignity on the job should be the right "of all workers in whatever state they may work. As the record shows, they cannot have it under the so-called phony right-to-work laws which are clearly an instrument to protect greedy, union evading employers. It is rather ironic, that at the present time when there is so much talk and emphasis on the need to launch a strong attack on the condi­ tions which create and foster poverty in many areas of our society, one of the key contributing factors—section 14b of the Taft-Hartley Act remains on the books to thwart the national objective. /• 1 - > Johnson and aides are briefed on SIU ship activity by SIU Rep. John Yarmola. From left to right, Art Friedberg, as­ sistant to Administrator for Manpower; Ivan Scott, special assistant: "Yarmola, and Capt. Tom King of Marad, r < f • \ 1 Stag Writers MELVIN PURVIS WILLIAM DAY Piblilhed biwttkly at 810 Rtio4« liland Avenie N.E., Waikinaton. D. C. 20018 by thi Seafarm iRtcmatloRal Pnlon, Atlantic. Galf, Labo and Inland Watcn Oictrlet, AFL-CIO, 675 Foirth Avenit, Brooklyn, H.V. 11232. Tol. HVaelnth 9-6600. Second clasi pottaic paid at Washinpton. D. C. POSTMASTEII'S ATTENTION; Form 3579 cards shoeld be sent to Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Galf. Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foarth Avenac, Brooklyn, N.V. 11232. •• t Maritime Administrator Johnson At SIU Engineers License Training Class Vel. XXVIII, No. 4 Official rublieation of llio SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Executive Board PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President AL KERR LINDSEV WILLIAMS Sec.-Treas. Vice-President ROBERT MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and Publications Managing Editor Art Editor MIKE POLLACK BERNARD SEAMAN Assistant Editor NATHAN SKYER February 18, 1966 LOG Maritime Administrator Nicholas Johnson talks to SIU men studying for engineers license in Brooklyn. At right is SIU Vice President Earl Shepard. �tl February 18, 1966 / * MRt? jinree URGE BAN ON SHIPS TO NORTH VIET Text Of Joint Union Wire « /o/W/n^ is the text of the telegram sent jointly by the iLA, NMU^ and SIU to President Johnson, Secretary of Stati Dean Rusk, Commerce Secretary John Connor and Labor Secre­ te Willard Wirtz in regard to the blacklist of ships trading with North Viet Nam. Continuing trade with North Viet-Nam by the ships ot supposedly friendly nations has been a matter of grave ctmcern to the membership of our unions. "Hie recent decision to bar ships which engage in such trade from participating in U. S. foreign aid programs is a slap on the wrist which will in no way deter foreign ship owners or their governments and will not curtaU the assistwhich Ae North Vietnamese receive from them. We believe the time for pussyfooting is long past. ^ fighting and dying along with the loyal SouA i^iet^ese forces and those of our other allies. Trade wiA North Viet Nam puts blood money in the pockets of ship pwners and oAer profiteers in so-called allied nations. We express the sentiments of the seamen and longshoremen who comprise our unions and Ae other maritime unions when we say that such aid to Ae nations which are engaged in a^ession against the South Vietoamese people and against U. S. and ^ied t^ps must be met by firm, direct and uncompromismg action by our country. In any case, American seamen and longshoremen are detemined to take action to discourage Ae flow of supplies which strengAen North Vietaam and Aeir puppets the Viet Cong m Aeir aggression. We must inform you, therefore, very soon our members will begin to demonstrate Aeir pro­ tests on all waterfronts in this country Arected against any a^ ^all ships of Aose nations which permit trade with NorA Vietnam. Thomas W. Gleason, ILA Joseph Curran, NMU Paul Hall, SIU ILA^ NMU andSIU to Stage Protests Against Ships In Trade With Enemy govemmente from supplying the North Vietnamese regime. In a joint position, the^ International Longshoremen's picking up U. S. foreign aid car­ goes consisted of the following Association, the National five: the British freighters ShienMaritime Union and the Seafarers foon, Shirley Christine and WaInternational Union of North kasa Day; the Cypriot vessel Amon America, said that the time for and the Greek ship Agenor. "pussyfooting is long past" and The unions maintained in their that they would soon begin "pro­ statement that "continuing trade test demonstrations" in all U. S. with North Viet Nam by the ships ports against vessels of those na­ tions which permit trade with of supposedly friendly nations has been a matter of grave concern North Viet Nam. The joint union position was to the membership of our unions." "Our boys are fighting and dy­ set foith in a telegram to Presi­ dent Lyndon B. Johnson on Feb­ ing along with the loyal South ruary 14. Identical wires were Vietnamese forces and those of also sent to Commerce Secretary our other allies," the unions said. John Connor, Labor Secretary 'Blood Money' Willard Wirtz and Secretary of "The trade with North Viet State Dean Rusk. Nam puts blood money in Ae Limited Blacklist pockets of ship owners and other Under the terms of the State profiteers in so-called allied na­ Department blacklist announced tions. We express the sentiments earlier this week, non-commuriist of the seamen and longshoremen and Polish ships that carry mate­ who comprise our unions and the rial to North Viet Nam are pro­ other maritime unions when we hibited from picking up American say that such aid to the nations .. . foreign aid cargoes in United engaged in aggression against the States ports. Polish ships are in­ South Vietnamese people and al­ cluded because Poland receives lied troops must be met by firm U. S. foreign aid. and uncompromising action by The Viet Nam blacklist will be our country." a roster of ships observed by U. S. The joint union statement said spotters on their way to North that American seamen and long­ Viet Nam ports. As of February shoremen are set on action to dis­ 14, the list of vessels barred from courage the shipment of supplies snipowners or their to North Viet Nam and its pup­ pets, the Viet Cong. The SIU and other AFL-CIO maritime unions have consistently condemned the State Department for its refusal to effectively ban from U. S. ports those ships en­ gaged in commerce with Cuba and North Viet Nam. SIU Call for Action At the SIUNA's twelfth bien­ nial convention last May, dele­ gates adopted a resolution calling for passage of federal legislation which would prohibit the carriage of U. S. commerce by foreign-flag ships which had traded wiA NorA Viet Nam. Similar action has been urged by the AFUCIO Maritime Trades Department. Last December, the convention of the AFL-CIO called upon the State Department to re-evaluate its position and support legislation to bar from U. S. commerce foreign-flag vessels which have been trading wiA NorA Viet Nam. The unions' position makes it clear that the only effective black­ list is one that bans all ships of any nation which permits any ves­ sel flying its flag to trade with North Viet Nam. Bernsfein Named N»w Heod of Deportment SIU Welfare Service To Make Study Of Puhlic Health Hospital Facilities of representative for many years, has been appointed as Director of the Seafarers Welfare Services and Social Security Department ppomiea as uirector ° West and Gulf Coasts and the Great Lakes area. The purpose of the study will be to review the services already available to Sea­ farers in the USPHS facilities wiA a view to improvement. In addition, the Welfare Serv­ ices director said efforts will be made to further expedite the pay­ ment of welfare claims to Sea­ farers and their families and to assist individual members with their welfare problems. Field representatives will cover the USPHS facilities on East, West and Gulf Coasts and Great Lakes to study existing in-patient and out-patient services. In addition, they will review possible methods for improving and expanding serv­ ices for active and pensioned Sea­ farers, and their dependents. The newly-appointed director pointed out that the Department will continue to make the maxi­ mum effort to assure the proper medical care for Seafarers and their families. Among the typical medical serv­ ices covered by the Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan are hospital expenses, in­ cluding room, board and extras, blood transfusions, surgical bene­ fits, maternity expenses, as well as •'""lie Health optical benefits and disability ben­ efits. The Seafarers Welfare Plan also provides for the payment of death benefits to the beneficiaries of deceased Seafarers. Seafarers Welfare Services are discussed by (left to right) SIU President Paul Hall, newly-appointed Welfare Services Director Cr!™n" Seafarers Welfare Benefits Exceed $65 Million Mark I YORK—SIU members and their dependents have col­ lected a total of over $65.2 million in welfare and vacation benefits Seafarers Welfare and Vacation Plans. ine $65.2 million total was"^"-; reached at the end of December tion of the welfare plan, survivors of departed Seafarers have col­ 1965. lected over $6.7 million in death Since 1950, when the Welfare benefits. Plan was organized, over $26.9 Among the typical medical serv­ million has been paid out in hos­ ices covered by the Welfare Plan pital, death, disability, maternity, are hospital expenses, including dependent, optical and out-patient room, board and extras, blood benefits. transfusions, surgical and mater­ The SIU Vacation Plan, which nity benefits. went into operation in February, The $65,233,615.25 sum paid 1952 has provided Seafarers with out in benefits under the Welfare more than $38.3 million in bene­ and Vacation Plans since 1950 fits in the past 15 years. does not represent the total assist­ Since the Union Welfare Plan ance which Seafarers and their was organized, a total of $4.8 mil­ families received from these plans. lion has been paid out to SIU The total value of Welfare benefits members and their dependents to is considerably higher since the cover hospital expenses and 1.3 cost of scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities and medi­ million in maternity benefits. cal examinations for SIU mem­ At the end of 1965, the welfare bers and their dependents have plan had also paid out over $2.1 not been included in the $65 mil­ million in out-patient benefits and lion figure. $5.4 million in disability benefits. "Hie Seafarers Welfare Plan is In addition, over $6 million in maintained entirely by employer dependents benefits had been paid contributions, based on man-days out at the end of 1965. worked. The SIU Welfare Plan also The Plan is administered by a jrovides for the payment of death Board of Trustees consisting of lenefits to the survivors of de­ an equal number of Union and parted Seafarers. Since the incep- employer representatives. :1 'tlrf �Page Four SEAFARERS February 18, 1966 LOG SlU-UIW Wins First-Time Part After Seven Day Chicago Strike The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area| CHICAGO—Members of the SIUNA-afTiliated Transportation Services and Allied WorkersUnited Industrial Workers Local 300 have won bargaining rights at the Mctalmasters Company here recently after a successful seven-day strike that was called after management refused to recog­ nize the union as bargaining agent <$> — for the workers. unanimous vote of the Mctalmas­ the company would "never strike." Union members at the company ters membership after Local 300 Grana brought news of the re­ returned to their jobs after the President Gregory Grana brought fusal to Local 300 members who company agreed to sign a new con­ a final recognition demand to the had assembled in the company tract with the union which called officials of the corporation. His parking lot during their lunch for substantial improvement in demand for union representation break. The workers unanimously wages, working conditions and job and a new contract was turned ordered that a strike begin imme­ security for employees at the plant. down by the company with the diately. The strike was ordered by a statement that the employees of What started out as a routine lunch break ended seven days later in a signed contract that calls for paid holidays, a sound grievance procedure and the establishment of seniority rights. Under the terms of the new Local 300 contract, Metalmasters employees will receive annual paid vacations and the company has also agreed to supply work gloves to the employees. Prior to the strike, work gloves were an issue because Metalmasters employees had to spend some $30 each year for hand protection. The company manufacturers zinc castings for the automotive and electronic industry. •m - '.Tf ] 18 ' n TSAW-United Industrial Workers members man picket line out­ side Metalmasters, Inc.. in Chicago, led by UIW Local 300 president Gregory Grana and union rep. Charlie Moses. Strike lasted seven days and resulted in first union contract for the plant's 60 employees. LORAN-FOR PINPOINT WORLDWIDE NAVIGATION !ii '' I ':1 The loran system, by which a ship or aircraft can determine its position anywhere in the world with an error of no more than 500 feet is based around a clock so accurate it will vary by only one second in 3,171 years. ^ receiver-indicator receives the Loran, which stands for "long pulses from two or more stations range aid to navigation," has and displays them, permitting the its main station in a one-story navigator to measure the differ­ building on a hilltop in Bermuda ence in time of receipt. A special which, in conjunction with other chart which accompanies the re­ stations around the world and ceiver-indicator then gives the navigator his exact position. Although the main loran sta­ tion in Bermuda is an expensive complex of electronic niachinery, the only device needed at sea to get a fix is the receiver-indicator, which only costs about $500. The loran system is now used by ships and aircraft of all nations and has been credited with doing more for safety at sea and in the air than any discovery since celes­ tial navigation. Before loran, it took the best navigator 45 minutes shipbome or airborne receivers, to plot his position by shooting allows a navigator to fix his exact the stars, and in heavy weather position within three minutes, in anybody's guess was about as good any weather, without resorting to as anyone else's. celestial navigation. Loran works by converting dis­ tance to time and measuring the mtysNrnw^Look time difference electronicially. The yardstick involved is an electronic The iSeafarers Xog hia|1 impulse and the time it takes ehanged its pripting pfocesi^ j that impulse to reach any point on |rh|s is the second issue siitcb f earth from its point of trans­ fhe change, which was made f mission. with the view of improving| How It Woriis the appearance and rieadabil-1 Two or more loran transmit­ ity of the paper, | ting stations constitute a loran We invite the comments of I system. It works like this: all readers. Let us hear from | The fixed short stations trans­ mit short impulses of radio en­ ergy. Aboard ship the loran I recently returned from London after attending the 12th session of the Maritime Safety Committee of the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization. I was honored to be a representative of the U.S. organized labor movement at the convention. The purpose of the meeting was to examine existing international safety codes concerning shipping ^ and to suggest any changes that care what ship it's on or where it's going. Just off the Longlines, might be important. Willie Albert wants a third cook's New York job on a long trip to the Far Among oldtimers seen around East or India. the hall here recently are John Norfolk McDermott who SIU-UIW contracts with Co­ just returned lumbia Yacht Corp. and Colum­ from a trip bian Rope have been ratified and around the world signed recently. SIU-IBU con­ aboard the Steel tracts with Lynch Towing Line Apprentice in­ cluding two stops and GATCO, Wilmington have at Vietnam. After been renewed and the contract taking time out with C. G. Willis, Inc., is pres­ for a short vaca­ ently being written. McDermott tion, he is anxShipping has been good for the ious to ship out again. Also past period in Norfolk, and watching the board here is New­ should remain good for the com­ ton Pain, whose last ship was the ing period. We registered two Bienville and who came up from payoffs, one sign-on and serviced Houston to ship out of New five ships in transit in recent York. weeks. Baltimore William Donald, who last sailed The SlU-United Industrial aboard the Express Virginia as Workers Union has signed up em­ bosun on a trip ployees of Web Tex Company to Vietnam is here and added them to the grow­ taking a short va­ ing SIU-UIW family. A new con­ cation before tract calling for improved wages shipping again. and working conditions went into After being laid effect early this month. up for a spell WASHINGTON—Senator Shipping has been slow here Henry Horton ^ L. Bartlett (D-Alaska) has during the last period, but prom­ has his ffd again made the regular yearly re­ ises to pick up again soon. In and intends to quest to the ^retary of Com­ recent weeks we paid off five Donald ship right away. merce to extend ship construc­ ships, signed on one and serviced His last trip was as oiler aboard tion-differential subsidy pay­ nine in transit. The Alamar and the Keva Ideal. McDonald Slade, ments on new construction of Portmar are laid up here with who sails as fwt, is mighty proud merchant vessels from June the Alamar expected to crew up of his new lifeboat ticket after 30, 1966 to June 30, 1968. soon. completing the course at the SIU He had hoped, Bartlett said, Pete Mistretta, who last sailed Lifeboat School. Charles Majette that he would not have to in­ as AB aboard the Falrisle on a has his ffd again and is ready to troduce the measure this year trip to Vietnam, is keeping his ship. He was taken sick aboard because "I had hoped that . eye on the board here for a long the Achilles on which he sailed as ; Congress by now would have ' trip. bosun. before it the statement of the ; Off the Steel Advocate, on ^ President's new maritime pol- ' Philadelphia icy program, an action which : which he sailed as messman, is Shipping has held pretty steady Zen Osman who is now looking V might well have obviated the here during the last period and L necessity of independent con- , for a ship to the Far East or should remain so. In the last cou­ Hawaii. James Temple, on the ; S'deration of this proposed| other hand, says he will take a ple of weeks we paid off six ships, legislation. (Continued on page 6) chief stewards slot and doesn't Senate Gets '66 Ship Construction Subsidy Request Future Of U.S. Maritime Discussed House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee Chairman Edward A. Garmatz declared he is "un­ alterably opposed" to any plan which calls for overseas construction of ships destined for subsidized operations under the U.S. flag, at a recent nieeting with representatives of maritime and shipbuild­ ing labor. Above, Garmatz (seated) talks with (l-r) AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department Sec.Treas. Peter McGavin; Harold J. Buoy of the Boilermakers: Edwin M. Hood of the Shipbuilders Coun­ cil: and Page Groton of the Iron Shipbuilders International Marine Council, �Fireman Eusibio Andaya (left) and engine department delegate S. W, Lewis enjoying lunchtime 'aboard the Steel King while waiting for the ship to pay off at Port Newark, N. J. Wiper Thomas Vain (left) and oiler Johnnie Green, had their picture taken in the eng'ine room. Waiting for payoff, deckman George Jones chose some good reading matter from the ship's SlU library. PAYOFF Left to right. Bill Isbell, AB; Tom Karatzas, carpenter; C. J. Brauner, AB, ship's delegate; and P. J. Douzat, deck maintenance, were working on deck when the LOS photographer came aboard. STEEL KING {• 11 ii :fll With lunchtime approaching, pantryman Robert Mateo was whipping up some tasty salads for the crew. Seafarer Robert Lipscomb (standing), cook & baker, signed on the dotted line for his pay. Galley department members (l-r) G. Grajales, third cook; E. Kitchen, galleyman; and Robert Lipscomb were all on hand when the main noon­ time course, broiled salmon steaks, came out of the oven. . » Seafarers Tom Karatzas, Bill Isbell and C. J. Brauner all lent a hand with the moor­ ing lines. Paymaster counts out the long green as second elec­ trician Luis Campos signs for L> !<• M Seafarer S. W. Lewis leans over to sign for his pay while crewmate P. J. Douzat (far right) and Isthmian representative (seated) look on. Deckman Frank Cornier was on hand in the paint locker to stow away supplies for ship maintenance. Crewmember W. W. Quin (left), said hello to SlU rep. Bob Matthews, who was aboard for the payoff and to settle any problems that might arise. ,ir;. �~r ii' SEAFARERS Page Six Febmary 18, 1966 LOG Wafai« Lifeboat Class No, 144 Graduates January 29 to February IL 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville .. Tampa Mobile New Orleans . Houston Wilmington .. San Francisco Seattle Totals Ci Class A Class 8 1 3 17 54 7 7 8 19 6 4 6 1 4 2 12 11 17 40 42 20 6 8 17 26 6 18 124 236 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B" (liiass^ 0 2 1 12 22 66 0 2 7 0 1 7 2 5 8 0 0 1 0 3 5 0 2 3 1 10 48 2 19 36 3 6 6 21 14 17 4 6 6 45 91 211 All Groups Class A Class B 10 3 193 65 37 14 111 54 16 20 12 12 10 9 70 29 171 121 57 153 14 16 48 18 38 6 787 510 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED SIU Lifeboat Class No. 144 assembled for graduation picture after successfully completing lifeboat training course at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Latest group of life­ boat ticketholders are (l-r, bottom row): Wayne Carpenter, Constantinos Benzilos, Aristides Karras and Kenneth P. Sudds. Back row: Leif T. Nielsen, Allan Aragon, John Rusk, Allan Mattson and instructor Ami Bjornsson. Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals Class A 5 35 9 10 6 1 6 13 32 35 16 27 21 216 Class B 2 22 5 15 4 3 3 5 17 30 9 22 4 141 TOTAL SHIPPED Class A 2 46 7 5 11 3 2 9 36 38 11 20 11 201 Class B Class C 1 1 20 33 0 0 3 7 3 1 1 2 4 2 6 X 0 22 4 26 8 7 13 23 8 11 74 132 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 10 2 139 53 31 19 52 49 16 20 5 11 7 4 37 15 138 93 89 116 15 2 38 9 23 4 600 397 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Question: How do you spend your off duty hours aboard ship when you're on a long trip? Antolne Johnson: I spend most of my time reading. I like inter­ national news a great deal and get most of it from weekly news mag­ azines. In the way I of books, I prefer science fiction but also do a great deal of reading in the classics. I also find the radio quite enjoyable es­ pecially when you can get some real good music on it. I find that I can get the best reception on my radio when I am in the Pacific. If I am on a ship that has a TV I usually don't watch it because most of the programs are bad. \4K I Carl LInebeny: Reading west­ erns, science fiction and any book that has some­ thing to do with the sea are the things I like to do with my time be­ tween duty hours. I like listening to the radio when I can get good re­ ception, this usu­ ally means at night. The last trip I had was to Puerto Rico and I found that I could pick up most of the good American stations at night. For this reason I usually like to ship to Puerto Rico or along the coast. I Like TV a great deal but don't get much of a chance to watch it on the trips I have been on. <1> •••M 1 ! :! Joseph Fereuc: My favorite offduty pastime is for more duty. I really like to pull that overtime. My major reasons for this is that it keeps me busy and it means more money. When I read I like a real good detective story. On TV I like the question and answer pro­ grams and when I get the opportu­ nity I really like to watch the wrestling shows. When I retire I am really looking forward to the time when I can see all the wres­ tling I want to. E. P. Rosenquist: Mostly read­ ing. Classics, detectives and sea stories are my fa­ vorites. I also draw a great deal of satisfaction out of working with fancy sea knots. I learned this art many years ago and found it to be a most rewarding way to pass the time of day. Keeping up with the news takes a lot of time and it is something I feel everyone should do. I get most of my information from the radio and TV and am thankful that these two things exist. I really like to get on a ship that stays in a place where we can get good reception. Jona Gerfler: Reading, reading and more reading. I have gone through more books since I have gone to sea that I can't even count the numbers. Good novels and JI classics usually •H . JB make up most of my reading diet but 1 do like a hardy dose of U. S. magazines to find out what the latest news is. —7- vl> Konstantinos Benizelos: One of my favorite pastimes on ship is to just plain rest. I find that the best thing to do be­ tween watches is to sleep. Of course the next best thing is roll­ ing up that good overtime. Money is always some­ thing that I can use. Reading U. S. magazines has always been a fa­ vorite because it helps in improv­ ing my English. Radio and TV are quite good to because they afford me the opportunity to hear Eng­ lish pronounced the, right way. Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 2 3 42 10 2 5 19 13 3 8 3 3 0 3 8 6 40 26 10 21 ". 6^ 1 29 12 10 7 188 104 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 1 7 64 17 2 1 1 0 7 5 6 2 1 0 2 4 0 6 1 6 0 5 45 27 0 21 13 8 5 1 6 23 5 32 8 6 6 189 89 66 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 8 3 133 22 24 9 73 29 16 18 8 4 6 5 50 21 152 112 39 61 12 0 21 8 17 8 304 555 Charge Gov't Laxity Toward Merchant Fleet Michigan Legislators Urge Congress Enforce 1936 Merchant Marine Act Alarmed by the continuing deterioiration of the American merchant fleet, the Legislature of the State of Michigan has gone on record with a formal resolution calling on Congress to enforce the provisions of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, and to rigorously pursue every channel of such en•orcement. ^ protection than is the practice ternational dangers we are facing The Michigan legislators common to all other maritime are "gravely increasing." charge the Federal Government nations." By contrast, the resolution points with laxity in enforcing the man­ The resolution further notes that out, the Soviet Union is increas­ dates of the 1936 Act and failure the active U.S. merchant fleet now ing its maritime strength contin­ to give the American merchant consists of only about 900 vessels ually and may already surpass the marine the support and protec­ —less than pre-World War II U.S. with the "avowed purpose to tion it needs. strength, and that shipbuilding ca­ dominate world maritime power The resolution begins by point­ pacity has dangerously dwindled by 1970 — and meanwhile the ing out that the Merchant Marine in spite of the fact that our na­ United States allows its maritime Act of 1936 is still the law of the tional responsibilities and the in­ force to diminish." and, and notes that the Act calls or a strong U.S. merchant marine, adequate for national defense emergencies, for carrying all do­ Continued from page 4 mestic waterborne commerce and signed on three and serviced six in transit during the last period. a substantial part of waterborne in transit. Elton Hamaty has taken a job export and import commerce. Jose Carames is ready to take on a small tanker running in the It also notes that the Act man­ the first engine department job sound so he can be close to his dates that the vessels be construct­ that comes along after getting his home and family. His previous ed in the United States, of the FFD again. Guy Divlalo and John slot was AB aboard the Miami. most modern and efficient designs, Flanagan .both want pumpman Leonardo Ruggiero is looking for ying the U.S. flag and manned jobs. Flanagan says if nothing a coast-hugger after a long Per­ by U.S. citizens. turns up here he may. head for sian Gulf run as oiler aboard the Enforcement of these mandates the west coast. Marceiino Santi­ Sea Pioneer. has become so lax that today ago is registered and waiting for Puerto Rico U.S. ships carry less than 9 per­ bosun slot. Sea Land of Puerto Rico has Boston cent of the total U.S. waterborne inaugurated a new $1 million dreign commerce," the resolution Shipping here has been on the continues, "because of failure by slow bell this period but is ex­ trailer tank service for shipping the Federal Government to sup­ pected to pick up during the next liquid cargo at controlled tem­ port and protect the U.S. merchant period. We have had two payoffs, peratures between the mainland marine, providing less support, less one sign on and serviced one ship THE ATLANTIC COAST J » 'k G . i-'k • rV- 1 LL t I �February 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG WASHINGTON—Right-wing extremists will be "playing for keeps" in the 1966 congressional elections, the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education warns. A new COPE pamphlet reports that the John Birch Society and other radical right groups are raising multi-million dollar war chests to expand an already large-scale political and propaganda operation. The society already has a staff of 250 paid workers and a net­ work of 360 bookstores. It has an announced goal of recruiting 1,000 members in each of 325 congressional districts. And, COPE reports, "it will swing its sharpest hatchet in the 51 districts that switched in 1964 from conservative to liberal." The goal, COPE declares, is "to take over Congress or, at the very least, to destroy the present liberal majority." Aiding their efforts will be the historical pattern that the party in control of the White House loses seats in off-year elections—and the pattern that the drop-off in voter turnout in non-presidential years is heaviest among workers and their families. The Birchers aren't the only right-wing extremists mobilizing for the November election, the (X)PE pamphlet notes. Old and new ultra-right groups have been stepping up their propaganda. Before the 1964 political campaign, some 6,000 extremist programs were carried weekly on radio and television in more than 500 cities. Cur­ rently, says COPE, "more than 10,700 programs are broadcast each week in more than 1,000 communities." Copies of the COPE pamphlet, "They're Playing for Keeps," are available free of charge. Request Publication No. 163C from AFLCIO Committee on Political Education, 815 16th Street, N.W., Wash­ ington, D. C. 20006. Congress passed its first major legislation of the new session—a permanent GI Bill of Rights including educational and housing benefits for all persons serving at least six months in the armed forces. Eligibil­ ity will date back to January 31, 1965, when the benefit program set up for Korean War veterans expired. The House and Senate votes were unanimous, speeding the measure to the President. The House quickly agreed to the single Senate amend­ ment. A similar bill, with somewhat bigger benefits, passed the Senate last year with strong support from labor and vetetrans' groups. Although the -Senate sidetracked its own bill in favor of the House version, the legislation was a major victory from Senator Ralph W. Yarborough (D-Tex.), longtime sponsor of a "Cold War GI Bill of Rights." The Hatter's Union still hasn't found a buyer for the plant they've owned for seven years accor^ng to President Alex Rose. Due to a seasonal lull in manufacturing operations between December 6 and February 1 they had intensi­ fied efforts to sell the Merrimac Hat Co. to private enterprise. The buyer of the Amesbury, Mass., plant would have to guar­ antee the workers' jobs and that the factory would remain in the industry. The union is the ma­ jority stockholder after saving the plant from liquidation seven years ago with a $500,000 stock pur­ chase. They retained the old man­ agement and have shown a profit every year. California employers might have kept $4.5 million in unpair wages in 1965 except for the work of the Department Indus­ trial Relation's Division of Labor Law Enforcement. Employers are kept from knowingly, or unknow­ ingly, cheating their workers by a state law covering those not pro­ tected by the federal minimum wage law. In 1965 wrongfully withheld wages were up over 11%, or one million dollars, over 1964. The annual report of La­ bor Commissioner Sigmund Arywitz revealed his office helped workers collect $778,000 from employers who failed to make payments to employee benefit funds. The Division had more than 67,670 individual claims at its 22 offices. Fifty thousand were claims for unpaid wages. —- By a unanimous vote the Balti­ more City Council attacked the fiiibustering against 14(h) and called for a Senate vote. Balti­ more AFL-CIO central body President Dominic N. Fornaro re­ ported that the 20 members pres­ ent, of the 21 man council, by­ passed the customary referral to committee to urge repeal of 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act. Francis E. Dowd, Jr. has been named an assistant general NLRB counsel by General Counsel Ar­ nold Ordman. Dowd will super­ vise board offices in Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Albu­ querque, N. M., and WinstonSalem, N. C. Frank H. Cassell has been ap­ pointed director of the U. S. Em­ ployment Service by W. Wiliard Wi^ Cassell has been director of personnel administration and manager of industrial relations for the Inland Steel Co. of Chicago. He follows Louis Levine who has become assistant manpower ad­ ministrator. Clarence T. Lundquist, Labor Department's Wage-Hour Admin­ istrator, has made the first deter­ mination of minimum wages based on an area's prevailing wages and benefits. Maricopa County, Ariz, was the locality for the first determination under the terms of the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act. Lundquist directed service employes work­ ing on federal contracts over $2,500 be paid from $1.66 to $3.50 an hour, receive one week's paid vacation after one year, and re­ ceive six paid holidays. The enemies of the American labor movement, led by Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen, have won a temporary victory against progress by deny­ ing their fellow senators a chance to even vote on the measure calling for repeal of Section 14b of the Taft-Hartley Act. Had the Senate been allowed to vote, repeal of 14b would have been certain, since a majority of the senators favor repeal. The measure had already been passed by the House. To prevent a vote on the issue, Dirksen again dragged out the long-discredited but undeniably effective strategem of the filibuster—in which one or two senators endlessly spout reams and reams of nonsense. They talk and talk, and while they are talking the rest of the Senate can only sit and listen—or walk out in disgust. No business of any kind can be undertaken while a filibuster is in progress. In effect, the filibustering senators give their fellow legislators an ultimatum—"Either you let me have my way or I won't let you get on with any business of any kind, no matter how im­ portant, for the rest of the session." The success of these tactics in preventing 14b repeal from coming to a vote represents a defeat for every worker in America, and a victory for every union-buster, sweatshopper and wage chiseler in the nation. 14b will remain on the books for a little while longer and those states which have anti-labor "right-to-work" laws as a result of 14b will continue to allow their workers to be abused by union-busting employers and de­ nied the right to bargain collectively for decent wages and working conditions from a position of strength. Organized labor will redouble its efforts in the months ahead to make good its vow that this piece of legislation will be stricken from the books. At the next meeting of the AFL-CIO Executive Council, scheduled for February 21, plans will be formulated for continuing the fight for repeal. The issue of 14b is a matter of importance to every American, even if he does not live in one of the states which have "right-to-work" laws. The continued existence of Section 14b, raises seri­ ous questions about American politics and state of democratic process in America. The continu­ ance of Section 14b poses serious questions on the future of the President's war on poverty because 14b denies many workers the right to better their condition through the most effective means of all— collective bargaining. The states which have jumped on the 14b band­ wagon and have passed "right-to-work" laws are the states with the highest incidence of hard core poverty. They are the states where wages and working conditions are the poorest and where the lowest standards of living prevail. These are the conditions which Section 14b seeks to perpetuate. They are the very same conditions which most Americans consider a national disgrace and have vowed to eliminate. Section 14b of the Taft-Hartley Act deserves to be repealed because it is a bad piece of legisla­ tion. It is not only anti-labor but also un-Ameri­ can in the concept. It denies traditional demo­ cratic process because it denies America's tradi­ tional concept of rule by the majority. It is a road­ block standing in the way of American social prog­ ress, which will fall under the pressure of public opinion and the relentless march of progress. Medicare Deadline The deadline for filing for supplementary medicare benefits is March 31, 1966. In order for an indi­ vidual to get coverage for doctor bills and other medical costs under social security, he must sign up by March 31. Those who do not sign up by this date cannot get coverage again until October 1967. Everyone who is 65 or over whether he is working or not, should protect himself by signing up right away. •il ':i I • 'V 'J' -i �Page Eight SEAFARERS LOG Febrnaiy 18, 1966 THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR of a Seafarers Log feature The indenture system was nothing more than a form of slavery—but for a specific time, usually about five years—after which the indentured person l^camc a free man (or woman). Many poor workers and even entire families, without hope in Europe, indentured themselves in return for the passage to America which they could not otherwise afford. These were often skilled craftsmen-blacksmiths, carpenters, weav­ ers, shoemakers, sliversmiths, etc. The original indenture contract bound the worker to pay the ship's captain all of his wages for a five-year period as payment for his passage to the new world. What happened however, is that the ship " captain, to get a quick turnover on his ^ money, sold the worker, with the inden­ ture, at public auction as soon as the ship '* docked. Mothers, fathers and children ^ were often separated. The indentured were " virtual slaves for the indenture period. ^ They received no wages, could hot marry without their owner's permission, were ' clad in cast-off rags and could be flogged at the owner's whim. Instead of finding opportunity in the new world, ; '?• • pb®' bf Ibbh'g^nnts fppnd pven || ^^^ker conditions than those they left '1 ** » 1 ~ . -1 i - . i" V Ire American trade union movement goes back to the very birth of our >5 1 • nation in the years immediately fol­ lowing the Revolutionary War. Low III wages, Imig hours and poor working conditions were the basic reasons behind the ^ariiest labor organizations. Workers in many states didn't have the right to vote, hpr were their children able to get a decent l^ucatipn., From the very beginning prgai .tiized Workers had to fight anti-labor IJOSS;s in addition to courts, newspapers, and iioliticai organizations controlled largely y the early 1750'Sr however, thou­ W moneyed classes—as is often the case u sands of these bondsmen had worked oday. In addition to these disadvantages^ off their period of indenture, becotne ^^ariy labor organizations, because they free-men, and had gone into business for the groundwork, had little or themselves. Being craftsmen, they usually ^ pb experience on which to draw. They had |ri proceed mainly on a trial and eririr|i Ip shops in towns and villages. |asi$ and made many mistakes in those V When the master craftsman got more pearly days. What they lacked in experience orders than he could handle , alone, he jljhowever, they more than made up forh§ j||hired a journeyman. The joumeymatr was enthuriasm. They learned quickly from less skilled than the master arid Was willt--eir mistake^ ar^ dre strength and stK||||pijig to put in long hours for modest' pay cess of organized labor today pm be credr - in order to learn from the master and imited, in large measure, tq the devotion, - K prove his skill. When the journeyman felt J determination and ability of those earliest | . he had developed his skill sufficiently, he trade.unionists; , . f tsi r! '.5 - , :To meet the growing demancl for labor, the colonial rnoriea depended on Negro slaves, along with bound hite labor. These groups corKfituted 80 per cent of e immigrants before the Revotufion. During this pe|iod, the economy was hj^d on farming. T'-ii' in the early Ameriean barrel jpriured here labor has bow and sp^ajized fo pcnnf wherepta^^ can soon fake over. fri irily days, thP|^ was the most imporfant man In town. Almost everyone required h» rirryioeW - I . . Prior to the War for Independences country had no trade unions in the mode meaning of fte term, and the early trade-| , union cannot be fully understood in to-J day's terms. It must . W .temembered tba# ^ we are dealing with a time when raanufacturmg of^y kmd was just beginnirig | m Amenea, Pittsburgh was just a frontier village and Cmcmati Was the far west, v r I wur'rig the eariy colonial the ;; American wonomy was based on farming 4; --•withwealthy lando^ere who had been ppven hu^ grants of land in the colonies by the Bntish crown, supervising the la- ^ bor of mdentured workers. To meet the, J| Iribriiarid for labor, the colonies depended on bound white labor and Negro slaves who constituted 80% of the immigrants to " t America before the Revolution. I K .7 I f B; In addition to jourpeymen, many masIbr c*"®ft®'nen also employed several apShtices-—usually young boys bound to pe master for a pericMi of years to tearfl the trade. They received no wages, but _ Were fed, clothed and housed by the master ^ i —eventually becoming journeymen and then master craftsmen, Various labor bodies existed within a 'trade, but they were mainly benevolent and fraternal associations—not labor uns ions in today's meariings. These associap ^ tions of shoemakers, weavers, etc. looked out for fellow craftsmen in times of sick-* pess or financial stress, paid doctor bUls and made small loam to get fellow members back on their feet in time of need; rW^he Revolutionary War arid the; rati? iJt ficatiori of a Constituticm in 1791,, : all that. into three kmds. The mdentured servants, jiation, unfettered by colonial status and®« Who were the most important source; free ties to British^ Americans great who were hired for wag^, and Sea- 5^ expansion began. Tariff walls between Pe^'' fanng labor which included Sailors, fisher- -l| states were brokoft down. Foreign jeapital men and whalers. , iSiiifirid.- credit;:ehlered;-Pe ••newlnatioh.^ -J"*'- �Febmarj 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine y, V. . ' J: - s:?* ' 111 V''i I'i'r -f" f-"Vii*'VifM"ii«iiiiiiiii'M'^iariii.itSi«^^ The story of American labor is a vital part of American history. It is a story that is too often neglected and distorted in the schools. It certainly has been distorted in the press. It is a story that should be told. The history of American labor is a stirring story of people-^in most instances unnamed people-—and their continuing struggle to real­ ize^ the hopes and aspirations of the American people. We and our children should be reminded of what the labor movement is and what it has achieved. On these pages, the SEAFARERS LOG begins ^'The Story of American Labor,which will be continued in future issues, Time OP TUB 11 Arranjedeoi fiS ©as. • 7 4; M . '** '•* **• ' ra "••R* .i "•MRl ll^tier began to expand westward past and sodn dissolved after their demands! Iflte Alleghenies. Canals and new roads u* had been met. With the union dissolved it ' rfecilitated transportation. Manufactured ,::,was usually not long before the employer« [ goods were now needed in far off places ;; withdrew the pay raises and the workers| the craftsmen could no longer deal V were right back where they started, directly with his customers. This situation " ' The Cordwainers had a permanent or-' ^ ve rise to a new and special type of ganization, but were destined to learn an msinessmen-—a middleman, wholesale even tougher lesson about the difficulties of ^ ^ jobber or merchant capitalist. fighting for improved wages and working He was basically a distributor. He pro-. conditions against unscrupulous bosses^ |^1 r-— "'-I rr*ifr s duced nothing. He was not interested in They discovered that the courts and the making goods but in making money. He nation's press were usually just as antibought and sold, arid his motto was "Buy •/> labor as the employers and would help Cheap—Sell Dear." the employer destroy the union by every means at their disposal. The merchant did everything he could or to depress the price of the goods he The Cordwainers struck in 1799 to re­ bought, and the craftsman, who was now sist further reductions of wages that av­ Tailors in Buffalo, ship carpenters in Philindenture contracts under the power of the middleman, haderaged from only $6.0(X tb $11.^5 per adelphia, cabinetmakers in Baltimore all ® only two ways to reduce the cost of -the,/' the^L' •week. One of the membere was paid to age, usually from five fo seven got the same treatment from the press. years. Indentured workers got goods he made—lower the quality of what||^^'picket" by making the rounds cff Phil^ During strikes by painters, stonecutters no pay, could not marry with­ / he produced and cut wages and working /^ridelphia's shoemaking shops to make sure p conditions for his journeymen and ap- r and day laborers in New York, the police out consent of their master and that all the cordwainers had left work;|/|| [ , iMentices. Thus, the master craftsman was| A Union committee then presented the ; usually proved to be just as anti-labor as could be resold at will. They were flogged often. j/^wly forced to become an employer nfi the courts and newspapers. toster^naployera^ list of deni^nds| IV the naodern meaning of the word. [= i including a demand that current wage Strikers by the score were beaten, scales be retained. After mine weeks ol IS • The merchant middlemen put further i iriaimed and sometinies killed 1^ ppU^ (^|»rasrife or the master critsinen bf irii^ ^ and employer-hired goons, and were ofteft ' the roof /porting vast aihouht of cheajp foreign ij mands. Not lorig aftUr unceremoniously jailed by the police for • ' goods manufactured in Europe by Childy|| fell in on them. picketing. /labor or prison labor. They also encpur-^ | N 1805 the union asked for a modesi /aged the division of labor where each ^ . raise in wages and was flatly refused,' . S if conditions were not bad enougji if Worker performed only one part of the tofor Anaericari workers during these Again the cordwainers resorted to a-.. ' " fal pperation and therefore could be rela-| years after the Revolutionary TYar, strike—^but this time the employers were tively Unskilled, lowrpaid, arid replaced c they were destined to become infinitely ready for them. The Cordwainers soon if he complained about wajges or hours. found themselves indicted on trumped up ' wOrse following the War of 1812, Under these conditions the old mastercharges of criminal conspiracy—based, no . ,. The War of 1812 between the United journeyman-apprentice system began to. , less on old English common law. ates and Great Britain was fought for w.eak down completely. Busier than ever , , a variety of economic and political reaIbut mal^hig less on each hem, the em- r.'> The employers had planned well. TTr cordwainers' crime was having formed a sons, but was touched off by one of the • ployer-master cut wages» and increased most infamous practices ever used against union. The conspiracy was banding to-|| 2 "^/he hours of his journeymen, often reworking men—the impressment of Amerigether to raise wages. The press poured *0' placing them entirely with young unskilled' ; 2! apprentices. Friendship between master ^ out invective against the strikers. The 1 can merchant seamen on British naVai ' ships. American merchant ships were beand journejmen sioon vanished under f judge openly favored the employers ; « ing intercepted on the high seas by British throughout the trial. The jury was made |;th^ conditions, and for the first time / men-of-war, and the youngest and strong- New England spinning min ownup of 12 businessriieri Who did ti^ there were "workers" and "employers. ; . est of the American crew members were ers, protected by law, worked• The journeymen began banding' together hide their bias against the striking forced to board the British ships as yir- children fo point of ej^austion. ii'.M their own organizations, formed to pro-^ workers. Not only were the cordwainers 1 tual slayes. CoriditioM^ British Schedule was Irom bell to bell. I met them from the abuses of tlie master- / convicted on these trumped up charges naval ships of the time were unbelievably 'jeooployer. The American trade-unibn • based on non-existent law, but the con/• pyictiori waa upheld by a higher court. The bad—that Was the main reason th^ could 4 movement was bom. ot get British seamen to take the jobs decision not dnly doomed the nation'sd resorted instead to this worst form merica's first trade union came into -J first union, the Federal Society of Journey-? j|?f piracy. The United and Britain 2; men Cordwainers, but by extension made| being in Philadelphia in 1794 'and nt to war oyer the issue; British troops was called the Federal Society of •}: all trado uriioris illegal in thp kJni^^ ven managed to bum Washington, the States. Journeymen Cordwainers (shoemakers); ' nation's capital, but were eventually dewas a true trade union. Its purposf/s| .j The Philadelphia defeat did not stop^ ' ated. America was victorious. s to resist cuts in wage scales. It was « " the organization of trade unions however.; idesigned to be a permmtent organization :; As wages, hours and working conditions ^ With the supply of British manufactured yith a constitution, dues, elected officers ^ /.continued to deteriorate journeymen-l goods cut off by the war however, the re^arly scheduled meetings. i/ workers everywhere banded together iri^ merican economy turned another comer "ortrade unions. At the same time the emhich was to spell misery for millions The Cordwainers called the first of American workers for the next hundred ?'strike in 1799, There had been ji ifve? their tactics years. Factories began springing up all .BS strikes or "tnmonts" previonsly i' un-on-bustmg, njclu^ng racreasing reover the nation, bringing with them child iBeaby ™s si,ieU ff^^^^ j™ ^ "-ned scabs and women labor, actual starvation wages, •men organized into societies for the pur- .r • Newspapers were more than willing to 18-hour workdays, illiteracy, slums—and *j>ose. Some, like the journeymen printers "»( support the bosses by stirring-up public for the factory owners unprecedented jvho struck m'New York in 1786 for || sentiment against the workers. Boston profits at the expense of unprecedented a $I per day wage even succeeded. But / carpenters were depicted as "foreign agita; human misery. , their orgahii^^^ were not permanent, tors" when they struck for a IQthour day. ^ . S - V J V,..- ... .rt I �iii -i •*v, / Page Ten y SEAFARERS February 18, 1966 LOG Wage-Hour Law Improvements Called for by Labor Sec. Wirtz The Great Lakes by A! Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes WASHINGTON—Past improvements in the wage-hour law have helped the economy and further "substantial" changes are now needed, Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz told Congress recently. Wirtz said the Labor Department has carefully surveyed the impact of 1961-65 increases in the wage floor and expansion of ^ "Almost none have proved to As "a conservative estimate," coverage to determine whether be rooted in fact. there were any adverse effects— Wirtz said, "this much additional "A typical report received was either in loss of jobs or price consumer purchasing power re­ of the closing down of the crab inflation, and had found that there sults in the creation of 100,000 processing industry in North Car­ additional jobs in the economy to were none. olina. Reportedly, 18 plants shut By every measurement, employ­ satisfy the enlarged demand for their doors on Sept. 3, 1965 be­ ment went up in the industries goods and services." cause of the increased minimum affected, profits rose and prices Department investigators care­ wage, throwing 1,800 workers out remained relatively stable. fully tracked down all reports of of work. Investigation disclosed The chief effect, the Labor De­ loss of jobs resulting from the that 17 plants had actually closed; partment found, was to raise the 1961 amendments to the Fair but that all except one of them earnings of more than 3.5 million Labor Standards Act. Here is had reopened within the month workers by approximately $1.2 what the department reported to and the last one two weeks later." billion a year. Congress; Insufficient Coverage The weakness of the Fair Labor Standards Act, Wirtz said, is that it doesn't cover enough workers and sets a wage floor below the poverty level. His report showed: • More than 17 million nonsupervisory workers are still ex­ by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative cluded from wage-hour coverage. Union membership hit a new high in the state of California ac­ This excluded group includes a cording to a report just issued by Ernest B. Webb, director of indus­ high concentration of lower paid workers. trial relationship. • Almost two-thirds of all "Continuing a steady four-year advance, enrollment in California white workers are covered by the ' labor unions reached a record high of 1,871,700 members in July law, but less than half of all non1965," the report said. The net ^ gain over the previous year was for all ratings and the outlook for white workers. • Full-time workers at the 47,000 members, a 2.6 percent the coming period is also very good. minimum wage earn only $2,600 jump in membership. In the five-county San Fran­ Walker Ward, electrician, just a year, substantially under the cisco-Oakland Metropolitan area, got back into this area after four $3,000 poverty level. Neither in his report nor, in a union membership totaled 465,- months on the Morning Light. 800 in July 1965, ^900 more than With shipping the way it is here news conference did Wirtz put a in the previous July. This was a he doesn't plan to stay on the figure on the increase in the mini­ mum wage sought or supported beach very long. rise of 1.7 for the year. by the Administration. He did A1 Allen just came into town San Francisco tell newsmen that the $1.75-anShipping continues to be very after 8-months on the Express hour recommended last year by good in all departments and all Buffalo. He feels this was one of the House Labor Committee was ratings especially in the engine the most eventful voyages, On too high to fit the anti-inflation their first trip to the far east the and steward departments ratings. ship was out nearly six months "guidelines" the Administration In transit were the Steel Re­ with 43 days seatime and 89 days has urged. corder, Eagle Voyager, Summit, Maiymar, Elizabeth, Neva West on the hook in Subic Bay. It wasn't really so bad though, as and the Penn Challenger. launch service was very good. He Ships due in during the next plans a short stay with his wife shipping period include the Transand then a short trip before tak­ york, Transhudson, Coe Vlctmy, ing a real vacation this summer. Cour d' Alene, Montpeller Vic­ tory, Ames Victory, Falrlsle, and Seatfle the Oceanic Wave. Shipping is still booming in Signing on were the Express Seattle and two laid up ships are I;; WASHINCJTON —• Legislatioti Virginia, Wild Ranger, Kyska, expected to crew shortly, so mem­ recently proposed in the House bj| Santa Emella and Express Buffalo. bers can have their pick of jobs. Representative Paul -A. Fiho Payoffs during the last ship­ Payoffs in Seattle included the ^.y.) would close U.S. ports t ping period included the Express Pan Oceanic Faith, LInfield Vic­ lessels engaged in trade with NorthI Buffalo, Oceanic Spray, Express tory, Young America and the An­ Vietnam. The proposal calls foi forfeiture of such vessels and tliei Virginia and the Kyska. chorage. cargoes should they enter U On the beach here we have In transit were the Seamar and ports except for repairs or emef J. W. GIvens, Cook and Steward the Maiymar. gencies recognized under intermi who is in the hos­ On the beach now waiting for tional law. pital. He has bad The measiire has been refeire luck in making AB slot is Marshall (Whitey) the hospital lately, Townsend. Whitey was on the to the Committee on jporeign Af­ but is making a Achilles for four months and now fairs for corisideratidn; In a stateinent ^companY^^^ speedy recov^. wants a run to Alaska, so he can , be home a little the proposal, Fino said his puipi We're sorry he more often. p to serve nDWce *'on some of couldn't make Whitey is a mema'Ues" that while the United Stan the trip on the ber in good Itinerates dissent front i^ war aims, Express Virginia. GIvens standing for 23 it does not tolerate trade with i Seafarers B. years. enemies in warmateriail whie Price, Bosun, and L. Price, messRobert Kongel- jmenaceS American troops, I man, two brothers who pulled in hak, Deck Main­ ; "My bill will not affect many ; here from Norfolk and Houston, tenance, is now Ships,'' he said; "The ships that! recently signed aboard the Ex­ Kongdhak sweating the hall trade in southeast Asian waterspi press Buffalo. G. Van Etten, a for the Sharang not often %call: in. Ameriear member of the steward depart­ job. Bob has been a member for ports. The teal intent of niy l^i ment also signed aboard the Ex­ 12 years. islatiori is to serve notice on du press Buffalo. A1 Keenum was an oiler on the opportunistic allies that we hay Wllmii^on Transorleans. He took it easy for had enough of their tr^e witj During the past two week pe­ awhile and has just shipped to North Vietnam In war goods, I riod, we had the Wild Ranger the Linfleld Victory as an oiler. believe that adoption of my bil payoff and the Vantage Progress He has been in the union for 15 might be just what we need t signed on. Five ships were through years and thinks the vacation make our point without harshe in transit. Shipping was very good benefit is the best in the industry. The Pacific Coast WouM Close U.S. P(^ te Ships pading With N. Viet^ • According to the late.st figures released as of December 31, 1965, there were 2,104 grain cargoes carried by vessels on the Great Lakes. American vessels moved a little better than 12 percent of these ship­ ments. Canadian Lakers and foreign deep sea vessels carried the remaining 88 percent. Canadian vessels are carrying five times the amount compared to American Many good job opportunities ships. This is a staggering figure will be in the offering at fit-out when one considers that the bulk and the higher rate of pay is yours of the grain is shipped from for the asking. American ports. The Ninth Regional District of We finally got a break in the the United Coast Guard is hold­ weather after a month of sub-zero temperatures. This was the long­ ing its Annual Meeting in Cleve­ est cold spell since 1912 and we land on February 24th and this hope the good weather is here to Union will have representatives there in attendance. One of the stay. More than 50 members at­ major issues will be the discus­ tended the February 7th member­ sion of manning on retro-fit and ship meeting and this is a sure fully automated vessels. Most sign that fit-out is just around the Great Lakes ship owners are of the opinion that the installation corner. of oil fired Engine Rooms con­ All Ports report that the train­ stitute labor saving equipment. ing and upgrading program is go­ This same equipment has been ing along at a brisk pace with Duluth leading the way. According in operation aboard deep sea ves­ to the Duluth Fort Agent, more sels for more than thirty years. than 200 men have taken the Some of the Lakes vessels in ques­ training course since January 1, tion are more than 50 years old and when converted from coal to 1966. Some of the oldtimers now on oil or diesel, the shipowner feels the beach in Detroit are Alton they have the right to cut crews "Digger" Boyd, Joe Arnold, Ralph and working rules. We intenfl to Butts, Carl Green, Otto Nitz and negotiate on all issues of manning according to the amount of work Dino Gazi. Shipping for the 1966 season and safety conditions that require looks like another record break­ a vessel to operate with a normal ing year and we expect this trend complement. We do not intend to eliminate jobs and working rules to continue for sometime. All members are once again re­ just to give the shipowner a big­ minded to take this, opportunity ger profit and he in turn does and upgrade themselves as soon nothing to help the sagging Amer­ as possible. ican Flag Fleets. ill Hits Foreign Craft Exploiting U. S. Waters WASHINGTON—Legislation requiring that all vessels or rigs taking part in the exploration or extraction of natural resources from United States,territorial waters be built in American shipyards, has been introduced into the Sen­ ate by Senator Daniel B. Brewster would have gone to a U.S. ship­ yard. (D-Md.). In a separate statement on his In addition, the bill would re­ proposal, Brewster notes that in quire that offshort drilling rigs 1789 the first Congress estaband other equipment be owned by lilshed that adjacent waters of the American citizens and licensed United States be restricted to ships under U.S. law. built in this country, as one of Brewster points out that under the best possible means of pro­ existing law these rigs are not moting vitally needed U.S. ship­ considered to be in trade requir­ building and ship repair industry. In 1956 and 1960, he said, "We ing license and are therefore not required to be U.S.-built. closed gaps in our shipping laws "The present loophole which which had permitted rebuilding could permit more than $100,- abroad and importation of for­ 000,000 worth of shipyard work eign midbodies. Today we must to be lost to foreign yards cannot, act again." International conditions today be allowed to go implugged," make "it vital to our national Brewster said. interest that maritime legislation In urging action, he noted that be directed toward the prcunotion a number of contracts for rigs of our domestic shipyards," he destined to operate in U.S. ter­ concluded. ritorial waters have already been placed with overseas shipyards. "More will follow rapidly," he warned, "if foreign yards are al­ LEAVi CLIAN SHIP lowed to consolidate their foot­ Seafarers are reminded hold." Brewester noted that a when they leave a ship after source of shipyard business of articles expire in a foreign port, major importance could be per­ the obligation to leave a clean manently lost if action is not ship for the next crew is the taken. same as in any Stateside port. As an example, he pointed to Attention to details of house­ keeping and efforts to leave a $6 million rig built in the quarters, messrooms and other Netherlands which is scheduled working spaces clean will be for delivery this month. Had appreciated by the new crew Brewster's proposed legislation ;when -ft:':comcS"^^abdarh;K;:®gr been on the books, this work �February 18, 1966 SEAFARERS TOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH | Seafarer's Guide tp,Be11ei* Buying| By Sidney Margolius Page Eleven LOG SIU Members in Puerto Rko Give Face-Lift to Oldest U. S. Tug The seagoing tug Mamie Coyle is undergoing hull repairs at the SIU Puerto Rico Division-con­ tracted Wagner Shipyard at Isla Verde, P. R. Those who know her are not surprised by the fact that her hull needs some repairs, for the vessel is almost 100 years old and has been in continuing service all that time. Somewhere, in a tiny New Eng­ Launched at the Bath Iron thority of Puerto Rico, which bought her and a special sugar- land churchyard, is a weathered Works in Maine in 1869, the hauling barge for a dollar each stone bearing the brief history of Mamie Coyle is the oldest com­ from a Hawaii-based firm. After the original Mamie Coyle, for­ mercial vessel now operating un­ repairs she will haul sugar from gotten now by her closest living der the American flag, and possi­ Vieques to Humacao to help sup­ ancestors. But her name lives on bly the oldest working tugboat in port the Vieques farmers. —and will for some time. the world. The Mamie Coyle was hard at work towing heavy vessels and strings of barges when Buffalo Bill was supplying bison meat to feed the workers building the first transcontinental railroad, and al­ ready had rust spots on her black iron hull when Custer made his last stand at the Little Big Horn. Lofty clipper ships with their acres of sail were still plying the world's trade routes when the Mamie Coyle began her life's work. Sail gave way to steam and then turbines and diesels, wood gave way to iron, steel, aluminum and fiberglass as the Mamie Coyle went unconcernedly In drydock at the SIU Puerto Rico Division-contracted Wagner about her business. Shipyard at Isla Verde, P.R., the seagoing tug Mamie Coyle is Hand Riveted undergoing hull repairs after almost 100 years of continuous Built of black iron plates, all service. riveted by hand with sledgeham­ mers, the 80-foot-long, 80-ton tug has a grace about her unlike pres­ ent-day tugboats. She is narrower and deeper than an ordinary tug, built rather like an old-fashioned deep-draft yankee fishing schoo­ ner, with long lines and a grace­ by Lindsay Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area ful overhanding stern. Shipping in the Gulf area is slow at the present time. From all Equipped with a slow-speed 200 indications it will be picking up soon. Many ships previously making horsepower Catepillar diesel turn­ the run from New Orleans to North Europe have been chartered ing a big propeller she is some­ for the West Coast trade. Four C-2s of the Bloomfield Steamship what underpowered by today's Company have been chartered to the MSTS for a year. standards for seagoing tugs but is Fred Sullivan, steward depart- ^ still able to pull her loads. With Mobfle ment, got off the Neva West the repairs now being done on her Shipping has been slow in the the Mamie Coyle is expected to be and is waiting for another trip port of Mobile. to North Europe. He calls the able to continue her work for West "a good ship with a good Robot L. Kelly bas been ship­ another 40 or 50 years—so well crew." Harold Rowbotham is on ping out of Mobile since 1940. was she built. the beach after shipping on the Last year Kelly was on the Wal­ In a working life of almost a M/V Pensacola. TTie Pensacola ter Rice (Reynolds Metal Co.). hundred years she has had many towed the Penrod Oil Drilling rigs He's registered owners—numerous tugboat and to Belle Chasse, Louisiana some group two deck water transportation companies up 300 miles above New Orleans. department. Louis and down the East Coast. Her E. A. Johnson is waiting for a Pugb is about present owner is the Land Augroup one deck department job ready to ship out. going any place at any time. His A hernia forced Opening Ceremonies Of New Toledo MBBA Hall last ship was the D^l Mnndo. him off the May­ Frank Conforto's last ship, the flower. The 20Midland has been laid up. He is year union mem­ waiting for a job on a Delta Line ber lives in MoKelley passenger ship to South America. b i 1 e with his Anthony Ducotc says his last motlier. He says "you can't beat ship was the Del Oro and he coastwise tankers for money." said that it was a good ship with Oscar Ferguson, engine depart­ a good crew. He's registered ment is currently registered group Group one, deck, and waiting for two. His last trip was to India a carpenter maintenance job on and Pakistan on the Transeastem. Another oldtimer, he's been ship­ any ship. ping the Gulf area for 20 years. Houston Ferguson and his wife make their C. E. Zlateff, one of the oldhome in Waveland, Miss. Oiler timers in the steward department, Robert N. Kelley of Jackson, Ala. has registered in is another 20-year "Gulf Coast Houston. He is regular." His last ship was the waiting for a for­ Sea Train. eign trip, preferCleveland R. Wolfe is regis­ ably India. C. C. Llal says he's tered as group-one steward. He is been on the beach off the Mayflower where he spent long enough. He's five months. Wolfe has been ship­ eagerly awaiting ping the Gulf area over 10 years. something coast­ He makes his home in Mobile. Zlateff wise. S. R. Mer- Theodore T. Harris is another Members of Toledo Maritime Trades Department Port Council played host recently to Congressman Thomas Lud Ashley (D-O. who officiated at opening of new MEBA hall in Toledo. Pictured above at Inger is ready to go after a few group-one steward department opening ceremonies are, (eft to right): Ted Barton, DAW Local 12: Don Bensman of the Toledo SIU, weeks on the idle list. Brother member who calls Mobile home. Port Council Executive Sec.-Treas.; Fred Kunz, Grain Millers Local 58, Port Council President: Cleo Syph, Meringer sails deck department. Harris has been chief cook for ILA Local I3I7-A, Council Business Agent: Congressman Ashley, Melvin H. Pelfrey, District 2 MEBA He states that the welfare plan the last seven months on the kept him "on his feet while in Vice-President: Charles Hendrix, Public Employees Council 46, Port Council Exec. Board member: Fred Maiden Creek. , . , , drydock. Whitman a/id^ Joh.9;. Ken^ Employees ^Council 46. ^^ I u ^ ^ 1 I L- . % * W L I I > » A major cause of family financial predicaments is unexpected big medical bills. Such unanticipated medical and dental expenses often are the be­ ginning of deeper difficulties when families resort to loan companies to consolidate medical bills without realizing the cost of this type of credit, reports Meredith Jones, home economist at the Cincinnati Fam­ ily Service agency. A large Tennessee credit bureau estimates that large doctor and hos­ pital bills cause about one-third of family financial troubles, "especially where families have no insurance, or medical expenses are far above the insurance carried." In fact, an American Bar Association commit­ tee found that medical bills are those most often turned over to bill col­ lectors. If your family is typical, your medical expenses have been rising almost twice as fast as other living costs, not only because of higher hospital and doctor fees, but because families have been seeking more care. ; '-v Medical expenses cannot be reduced as easily as food or recreation or even housing costs. Certainly the trend to getting more care is desirable. Most of the really effective solutions to rising medical costs can only be accomplished on a community-wide basis, such as more efficient dis­ tribution of facilities to avoid duplication, and greater use of the com­ prehensive care provided by group health plans. These plans, such as Community Health in Detroit, Kaiser in Cali­ fornia, Health Insurance Plan of New York, Group Health of Wash­ -- T ington, and Group Health of Puget Sound have their own medical cen­ ' ters and staffs. H.I.P. now is seeking to have its own hospitals, as kaiser has. Some labor unions also have their own group care centers. The SIU maintains its own clinic facilities and provides hospital and surgical benefits for Seafarers and their dependents. These plans keep down costs, and also provide better than moderateincome families often get, because they are able to use teams of doc­ tors, specialists and technicians, and modern diagnostic and laboratory K equipment. Unfortunately, such plans are not yet available in all towns or even to all families. Many enroll only groups, such as employee J >• groups. Since the realistic prospect is that we must expect to spend still more for medical expenses, families need to prepare better financial defenses against medical expenses than many have. Especially susceptible to the dangers of unexpected medical bills are young families with several children, families who have committed all surplus income to installment payments, and retired couples. The re­ tirees, or at least those who have reached 65, will have the protection of Medicare beginning July 1, if they also sign up for the optional Plan B, which will pay for doctor bills. For younger families, the only possible way to budget for unexpected hospital and medical expenses is through insurance. Many families, however, have only inadequate insurance, usually in an effort to keep down the expense. Sometimes it is because they fail to buy the most suitable kind for their needs, or are misled by false bargains, or don't understand the need. It is especially risky to buy insurance by mail from a company you don't know and that may not be licensed in your state. It is difficult for state insurance departments to regulate the companies that sell by mail. The real need is for as comprehensive a policy as you can afford. A policy with a large "deductible" (that part of the expense you pay), for example, the first $500 of an illness, will not protect against the tonsil­ I lectomies, broken arms, etc. ^ "l •"4 J - f-- The Gulf Coast .»I' A, , >•' ..x Si, �Page Tvrelve SEAFARERS siu Seafarer Drops Anrhor in Hawaii, Plans Basy Life of Work and Piny After shipping through the port of Honolulu on many occasions during all seasons of the year, Seafarer Thomas Vain has decided that he will set up permanent residence in Hawaii and use his new home there as a base of operations. Vain, who serves in the en- ^ Seafarer Vain also noticed that gine department and hails from the presence of so many diverse Baltimore, first shipped out to people has given rise to a wide Honolulu in 1959. variety of dishes, all of which he "Now that I have learned my enjoys when he and his girl go out way around the Islands," said to eat. Japanese, Filipino, Chinese Vain, "I find it a nice place to live. and native Hawaiian cooking are I'll be staying with friends at first, some of Vain's favorites. people whom I've gotten to know "I'm beginning to like oriental very well during my numerous dishes more and more," he said, visits to Honolulu." "many of which very few people In fact. Vain has become so have ever heard of. Since the sea accustomed to life on the islands plays an important part in the life that he no longer considers him­ on the islands, fish is a main fea­ self a tourist. And he finds the ture in their foods, sort of like people most interesting—includ­ mashed potatoes in our diet here. ing a certain girl he's been seeing And I really don't have any par­ for some time now. Thomas Vain ticular favorite, I simply like them "Hawaii is a land of many "Simply a good clean climate," all. Since my girl was bom and different naticmalities," he ex­ he explained, "with plenty of raised in Hawaii, she is able to plained, "and the best thing about beaches for water sports such as recommend the different places this divergence among the peoples surfing, which I plan to take up with the unusual dishes. is that they get along so well between voyages on SIU ships. In addition to his getting ac­ together. They either like you or Then, too, I'm a golfer, and the climated around the new state. they don't and once they've made islands abound in excellent golf Seafarer Vain has found time to up their mind, there's no chang­ courses under skies that are usu­ wander around, looking at the ing. . ally sunny. Of course, I can hard­ usual sights in Hawaii. One of his "But, on the other hand," Vain ly afford the more expensive places favorite places is Wakiki Beach, went on to say, "they are very where the tourists hang out, but and he has also visited the monu­ much like Americans who live then again I've long discovered ments at Pearl Harbor and Schoright here in the United States. that it doesn't take a stack of field Barracks, where World War They live, for the most part, in money to enjoy yourself once II began with the Japanese air American-style homes and play you've learned the ropes. Although raid. American music at their parties." a good bit of the goods sold in "It almost makes you feel you Seafarer Vain spent the Christ­ Hawaiian stores are imported, were there when the war began," mas and New Year's holidays in prices still run about the same as he noted, "just walking around the Honolulu, before shipping back to they do here with the exception of harbor. Despite the passage of this country on the Steel King to a few items. There is a good bit many years since the tragic events tend to some unfinished business. of farming on the islands and in December of 1941, grim reHe observes also that Hawaiians some scattered industry." miners still remain. spend their holiday celebrations in much the same way as people liv­ Chow Time On The Robin Goodfellow ing within the continental limits of the United States. "I could hardly tell the differ­ ence," he said, "things were so much the same. Each family had a Christmas tree, thought not quite so gaudily decorated, and friends and kinsmen exchanged presents the same way we do here. All in all, I would call it an ex­ cellent season. "For one thing," he went on, "I was able to visit around from one house to another, meeting the dif­ ferent families and observing their way of life. The fact that I was presently living with native Hawai­ ians enabled me to meet people who weren't tourists. Christmas and New Years is a good time for dropping in on friends, just like it is here." Brother Vain was also im­ pressed with the weather in Hawaii, since he is enthusiastic about outdoor sports. He tells us that there is very small difference T. R. Deloach checks a pan o+ country style steaks aboard the in temperature year round, and ship, while hungry Seafarers wait to be served in the mess hall. with the trade winds blowing all Careful preparation of all dishes is one thing SIU steward's de­ the time, there's no air pollution. partment members take pride in. H/,(3APA/.'/guRLV,I WUATS THIS I HEAl? WAHNATALK A&30T You DATWS A MBRMAIP f JO YOU- *!• February 18, 1966 LOG ARRIVALS ,> -! John Formich, born October 24, 1965, to the Fred Formichs, Milville, N.J. Karl A. Stewart, born Septem­ ber 9, 1965, to the Edward L. Stewarts, New Orleans, La. 4^ Elaine Wems, born November 24. 1965. to the Harold G. Werns, Oconomowoc, Wise. Cynthia Ann Lopez, bom No­ vember 14, 1965, to the Roberto Lopezs, Metairie, La. \3> •if Robert Bowman, born Septem­ ber 15, 1965, to the Robert Bowmans, Orange, Texas. •if Wayne S. Swearingen, born November 13, 1965, to the Bar­ ney S. Swearingens, Jacksonville, Fla. Lola Ann Trail, born Novem­ ber 22, 1965, to the Junior B. Trails, Cleveland, Ohio. Warren Scott Ellis, born Oc­ tober 5, 1965, to the Fines A. Ellis, Kreole, Miss. if Stephen Tannish, III, born Oc­ tober 22, 1965, to the Stephen Tannishs, Jr., Ashtabula, Ohio. Yzamar Velez, born June 23, 1965, to the Porfirio Velezs, Rio Piedras, P.R. if Hope Ann Callahan, born De­ cember 15, 1965, to the Charles Callahans, Collingdale, Pa. John Robert Smith, born No­ vember 14, 1965, to the Robert L. Smiths, Manistique, Mich. Lisa Linette Ballard, born No­ vember 7, 1965, to the James R. Ballards, Flat Rock, N.C. if Dorothy Carey, born April 23, 1965, to the Thomas E. Careys, Brooklyn, New York. <1^ Keith & Kenneth Bazil, born October 30, 1965, to the Leo Bazils, New Orleans, La. if Katherine Skendelas, born Sep­ tember 18, 1965, to the Gus Skendelas, Seattle, Wash. Tammy Phillips, born Septem­ ber 15, 1965, to the Theodore S. Phillips, Bay City, Mich. if Randall M. Cone, born October 16, 1965, to the William M. Cones, Genoa, Ohio. Ronda Lyn Dobson, born De­ cember 16, 1965, to the Ronald Dobsons, Frankfort, Mich. if Deborah Mercer, born October 3, 1965, to the James F. Mer­ cers, Glen Ellyn, 111. Cheryl Lynn Nottage, born No­ vember 11, 1965, to the David Nottages, Toledo, Ohio. if Sharon Denise Mallory, born October 22, 1965, to the Grady Mallorys, Mobile, Ala. Charles Rohertson, born Oc­ tober 22, 1965, to the James Rob­ ertsons, Prichard, Ala. if Peter Jay Olson, horn Novem­ ber 18, 1965, to the Floyd D. Olsons, Duluth, Minn. Joseph Edward Piazza, born November 7, 1965, to the Joseph Piazzas, Groves, Texas. <1> Sandra Joy Baxter, born Oc­ tober 30, 1965, to the Bradley A. Baxters, New Orleans, La. Stephanie Lee Williams, born November 10, 1965, to the Wal­ ter H. Williams', Gretna, La. ARE SUCH TH'NSSAS lEgMAIDS. .4 if Richard Rasmus, born July 15, 1965, to the Roman R. Rasmus, Mantua, New Jersey. SEE, CAP'hil- DON'T TELL r Shona Smith, born November 5, 1965, to the Robroy Smiths, Philadelphia, Pa. <1> MEYOUBEUEUE THAT THERE if. %•' '•Oi %V.,* 1 Pssrt MAM/El aEfri^' A ft t* 4 �February 18, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen Job Call In New York A new T.V. antenna greeted members of the Delta ship Del Ore when it sailed last month. Tne antenna was bought with the ship's fund and, according to meeting secretary Ramon Irizairy, will be installed as soon as possible. The ship is in good shape and all repairs were taken care of in the home port. A new Ship's Delegate, On the Transglobe, Stanley From the Cities Service Norfolk Robert E. McNalf, was elected Pacewicz was elected the new comes word that John €. Hunt to serve as ship's delegate by ac­ ship's delegate. has been elected clamation. Meet­ His first order of as the new ship's ing Chairman, business was to delegate. Along Walter Dunn, said thank the entire with Brother that the steward steward depart­ Hunt, - jhn Lyons department was ment for the great was renamed to doing a real good food it has served his post as meet­ job and should be during the entire ing secretary. The congratulated for trip. Meeting depart­ steward preparing some Chairman W. ment was given a Clegg Hunt real great food for McNatt Clegg also writes big round of the crew. This view was accepted with a vote of that this is one of the best ships thanks by members of the crew he has been on and that there are for really doing a great job on the thanks by the crew. no beefs. trip. I ; i< ) •t Joe Wallace, meeting chairman aboard the Mankato Victory, re­ ports that the water and heat conditions aboard the ship have been straightened out and that most of the quarters have been painted on |> the ship. It was also reported by Crafford C. W. Crafford, meeting secretary, that the ship had $6.75 in the ship's fund. At the conclusion of the meeting one minute of silence was held for our SlU brothers who have given their life in their duties on the sea. In a crowd of fellow Seafarers, Felix Marquez (center) throws in his book for an electrician's slot. The job openings are placed on the Rotary Shipping Board and announced over the loud speaker system by Union dispatcher Ted Babkowski. Christos Tsambis Please contact your attorney Jose A. Miranda, 160 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 4^ William Mitchell Please contact Abraham Weisberg at 38 Park Row, New York, N.Y. Also the Southmore Hos­ pital and Clinic, 906 E. Southmore, Pasadena, Texas. Nick Magash John Fedesovich, meeting chair­ Please get in touch with your man aboard the D^I Oro, reports wife immediately. She is staying that everything is with your mother. O.K. and that they are going to <|> have the T.V. repaired soon. E. J. Gaylor Meeting Secretary Your seabag is still on the FanRamon Irizarry wood. Since the ship will not re­ told the Brothers turn until May please write to the that there was a ship in regards to your property. Fedesovich total of $43.55 in Mail Being Held the ship's fund. A vote of thanks was extended to Mail for the following Seafarers the Steward's Department. is being held in the Port of Chi- cago branch office: Walter Ander­ son, Clarence Anthony, Gary Bach, Francis Baker, Roy Bainbridge, Richard Chapman, Ken­ neth Christensen, Chester Christensen, Lagene Davis, Donald Evenson, Robert Fromm, Bern­ ard Grivas, Charles Hank^, Ross Hansen, Wayne Hardesty, Samuel Hargas, Joseph Kurpas, George LaCross, Riley Liford Jr., Theo­ dore Lonzo Jr., Jack E. Nestor, Orville Patrick Jr., Luther Phil­ lips, Charles Purdy, Joe Spak, P. J. Stauffacher, Kent K. Stoor, Alton Wahlin, Worley E. Wilkonsou. Charles Rogers Your son has just joined the Navy and is presently taking training at the Great Lakes Train­ ing Station in Illinois. Please contact your mother as soon as possible. Joe Landry Contact Harry Darrah, Com­ pass Center, Seattle, Washington. Seafarer Billy McCaithy (center), a member of the deck department, throws in his book after dispatcher Ted Babkowski announced job call. Shipping in the port of New York has been on the busy side. Brother McCaithy is looking forward to a good trip. Relaxing Over A Friendly Game of Pinochle •ir ^ . I Welfare Benefits Come in Handy Thanks Union For Hearing Aid To the Editor: To the Editor: I would like to voice my ap­ preciation of the Union for the badly needed hearing aid which I received through the Seafarers Welfare Plan. This means that I will probably be able to ship out again. Yours fraternally, Frederick H. Houck We wish to express our heart­ felt gratitude for the aid extend­ ed to us during our illness. Both of us underwent major surgery and we don't know what we would have done if had not been for the S&A benefits and the wel­ fare plan of the SIU. There just isn't any way we can thank the union enou^. We will always be grateful to the SIU for the aid extended to us and, because of this, it really makes me proud to be a member of this union. Respectfully yours, Charles Brack I Xmas Bonus Appreciated Aid Appreciated In Time of Need To the Editor: My wife and I wish to thank the SIU for the Christmas check that was sent to me and also to let the union know that we ap­ preciate all that it has done for us. Sincerely, B. Fleming To the Editor: I would like to thank those Seafarers who were kind enough to send expressions of sympathy when my wife passed away, and for the aid that the union pro­ vided during my wife's illness. Respectfully yours, James W. (Jay Bird) Fleming Seafarers Arnold Torella, Pete Gonzales and George Meltzer, all members of the steward depart­ ment, enjoy a hand or two of cards at the Union Hall in Brooklyn. The hall serves as a gathering place for Seafarers, in addition to its many other functions. % �-m Page Foarteen SEAFARERS LOG Hunting Tops List of Attivities In Seafarer's Leisure Mements Most Seafarers have their own individual way of spending their time on the beach. A few take up bowling, others prefer hiking or golf, and then there are those who'd simply rather sit at home with the family—in this weather, by a nice warm fire. Seafarer Clyde H. Jemnigan But Jemnigan has let the lack of out for upwards of 25 years, has a is a hunter, even though he does membership in organized hunting big store of memories, things that not belong to a club, nor does clubs worry him very little when have happened to him in the past he own his own pack of dogs. he gets the "urge" to bring home that he best remembers. He espe­ There are no formalities, so far the venison. Like so many other cially recalls one incident when he as he's concerned. The only re­ real hunters like himself, he just had "hopped a freight" during the quirements are a gun, an early finds out where the big deer drives war, trying to get home in time for morning and a small patch of are going to be held and stations Christmas. "We just flat out got woods he might have spotted himself on the adjoining land. caught by the railroad detectives," days, even years "The big bucks have to mn he said, "and spent the night in before, where he somewhere," he said, "They don't jail in a small southem town. can park his auto particularly care whether they stay "When we went before the judge Ir.. 1 before daybreak. on the land the hunting club has the next morning, he asked us "I like to get up rented or not. In fact, I'd say whether we'd eaten yet or not. The early in the morn­ they'd be smarter to break out for friend and I allowed how we'd had ing by myself and other parts. Those "other parts" a little breakfast. We were sure he be there before is where I station myself. Most of tvas making a bad joke." anything is stir­ the time the deer don't mn past "Where're you boys going?" the ring around," he where I'm standing, but when they Judge went on to ask. Jemnigan said. "If you start do, it's worth all the other days "Just trying like hell to get home out then and you go by yourself, I've spent there waiting." in time for Christmas," I answered there's no way to blame anybody politely. Engine Department Veteran else if you happen to have bad "Could you use a little more to Jemnigan, a 21-year veteran of eat?" he asked, and I thought he luck. There are certain draw­ backs," Jemnigan explained, "to the engine department, presently was really trying to make us feel getting in the woods before dawn. lives with his wife, Alice, in Jack­ bad. I happen to be a rifle hunter, and sonville, Florida, although he is a "Sure," my friend told him. if you try to start firing too soon, native of Savannah. He describes "Then," he told the policeman, it's pretty rough lining up your the fishing in and around Jackson­ who had us in tow, "take these ville as being some of the best in boys down to the Westem and buy sights with so little light. the world. Brother Jemnigan applies this 'em a good meal and put 'em on Remembering his earlier days as the highway. Boys," he said to us, philosophy to all types of hunting from squirrel and rabbit to white- a sportsman. Brother Jemnigan "don't go back to the train yards tail deer, which abound the Savan­ said that he first recalled fishing as looking for a ride, it's against the nah, Georgia, swamp country a boy with his brother, LeRoy, law. Stand out on the highway, where he was bom. And although who was one of the Seafarers who and somebody'll pick you up. You he has occasionally set out after gave his life for his country during see, my own son's on his way deer, Jemnigan still prefers the World War II. "My brother," said home, trying to get here best he Jemnigan, "was going to sea back can. Just hope somebody'll help challenge of the smaller game. then on SIU ships. He was on the him along, too." "Sure," he explains, "I'd rather 'James Edward Oglethorpe,' the shoot a buck than a rabbit, but first vessel that was launched dur­ MALDEN VICTORT (Aleo« Steam­ Jan. 17—Chairman, J. Wallace; at the moment I'm just eating the ing the war out of Savannah. He ship). Secretary. C. Crawford. $6.75 in ship's i venison that my friends bring in. went down with his ship in the rfund. Some disputed OT in deck and i len^ine departments. Motion made to have To go on a successful deer drive, North Atlantic after being torpe­ ;a new scale for the baker and to have a man must be a member of one doed bv a German submarine. We the mixins machine fixed. TRAN6EASTERN, (Hudson). Dee. 22 ' of the hunt clubs that can afford were both shipping out SIU then— —Chairman. R. G. Newell; Secretary. M. i ^B. Elilott. Had discussion on <6aws, • and taking a little time out briefly to keep up dogs and lease the nec­ Vpainting; all room, and also some dls-puted OT. Had discussion on TV. Vote essary land. Since I can't tell ex­ for fishing." of thanks to the steward depaidment < actly when I'll be shipping out and for fine thanksKlvine dinner. Stores of Memories when I'll be on the beach, it's Brother Jemnigan, like most ? LOS ANGELA (Sea-Land). Jam 29 i Jt^hairman, G. Castro; Secretary, H. i hardly worth the money." Seafarers who has been shipping IBjerrinR. $14.00 in ship's fund. No dis- | Ship's Chores While In Port pnted OT reported by department dele- i rates. Crew was requested to please try : to keep pantry clean at night. i SCANTIGNT (Cities Service), Dec. 19— i Chairman, M. Dofaerty; Secretary. W. i Morris. Some disputed OT reported in ' deck ' department. Discussion held on i painting crew's quarters as they have not been painted in two years. I Of SIU MEETIKGS L DEL ORO (Dehay. Dec, 13---Chatirhii^ p. FedcsovichJ Secretary, Ramon Irisarr^'-' 143.65 in ship's fund Some disputed OOp reported by deck and steward depart® ^ents. Suggestion for a new antenna Oi "the TV be purchased I? old one cannot T fixed. Vote of thanks to the stewa: nent for job^^dl done.' TRANSGLOBB (Hudson: iRTaterwe^l See. 2—Chairman, yr. Cletor; Secretary ft A. RioB. No disputed OT reported bj ffepartment dekgates. BroOwr Pacewlc) (Ivas elected to serve as oCTv ship's delc« jtate. Vote of thanlm to the steward WILD RANGER (Waterman). Jan. 25 hairman, Arthur Beck; Secretafy, W. Ferrandis. Captain said Uda m best crew he ever sailed with l«te' t thanks.'tp alL New weshSng'ma^ needed 14^00 1» shb)** fund. No repdiy^d'^ :dciMtrtinent.. delegates - Galley man Charles Collins aboard the SlU-contracted Robin Goodfellow performs part of his routine duties while the ship is in port in Brooltlyn. He is shown dumping the refuse from a day's meal into garbage barrels adjacent to vessel. "(Hudioo .Waterwayak G.. J, •.Mi|rryv;sSe«t»' V,;,L.,: • E-.-D....Fiersoni '• Shin's: ted eVrt^ing running emoi^yi Ho :.i<spert«d.. hp:: 'delintsbMi, ,,,.,,._.-,,/ls.;'r(kin«»<*d tn::toefc.' '»n .'do<ii»«iM '.to; "lUNm.i''Indiana "rfrnin'tultnit Febniair 18, 1966 rjunior Peace Corps (Seafarer Joseph Pasinosky is a serious student of world affairs. He believes the Peace Corps is an effective instrument for promoting international good feeling and. that its expansion by the creation of a Junior Peace Corps could be an additional step to lasting peace. In this article, he explains his idea.) By Joseph Pasmosky It has been said that we have never lost a war or won the peace. I believe that if we set our minds to the task we could not only win the peace but "provide bread for the tables of the world" in the process. If the decent. God-fearing, law abiding teenagers were given a chance to show what they could do, they could win the peace hands down. We have the means, all that we need is the will. One method of accomplishing the task is to launch the Battle of Armegeddon and create a philosophy that will unite the en­ tire free world in the great crusade that mankind must wage and win before a lasting peace can be assured and a brotherhood of man firmly established on a universal principle. Only in this way will we be assured that future generations will be spared the hor­ rors of war and poverty. If we interprete Chapters 19 and 20 of Revelations as a philos­ ophers dream of a brotherhood of man we must conclude that the final struggle will not be a hot war but a peaceful one. The pen is mightier than the sword, the only weapon that a true philosopher would dream of using. The pen, a symbol of edcation, knowl­ edge, and knowledge is to civilization what food is to animal life. Without knowledge man would be no better than the brute animals. The Peace Corps is the key to the solution. They are the mod­ ern missionaries. They are accepted by all nations regardless of race, creed or color. However, they are not fully developed or effective enough for the task for their numbers are small. What we must do is to expand the role that the Peace Corps will play in this struggle. We must create a Junior Peace Corps so that teenagers and their families can make a major contribution to the effort. Encouraged to Write Teenagers in their junior and senior year of high school would be encouraged to write to a teenager of their own age and sex in a foreign country of their choice. They could make arrangements to live with their new found friend for a year. The foreign parents would agree to care for the American student in the same way as their own children. At the end of the year the American student and their friend would return to the United States and the American parents would agree to care for their foreign guest in the same way. In this way the cost for food and shelter would be equalized over the two-year period. Living with the people and sharing their standard of living the American student would gain an intimate knowledge of their customs, culture and their social and economic problems. At the same time they could organize informal classes and teach chil­ dren who would otherwise be neglected due to the lack of school facilities in many countries. While the foreign student would live in the United States they would not only have an opportunity to learn to read, write and speak our language but they would have an 'on the spot' chance to study our social and economic problems and our democratic institutions as well. The local high school, unions, business asso­ ciations and other organizations would be in a position to teach them American know how so that when they returned home they would be more efficient producers of the necessities of life. In addition they would become a potential reservoir of native Peace Corps members, their ranks growing year by year. Eligible for Assignment After the American students finished their schooling they would be eligible for assignment as Senior Peace Corps members. Their intimate knowledge of their friends way of life would enable them to exert a great influence in convincing the people that democratic institutions are more desirable than those offered by the communists. If only ten percent of the student population would be willing to be a junior Peace Corps member we could have at least half a million active soldiers of peace. It would be the greatest social, cultural and educational exchange that the world have ever seen. It would result in developing friendships at the grass root level and allow individual Americans to make a direct contribution to this effort. The students who would be eligible for such an as­ signment would be chosen by their local Parent-Teacher Asso­ ciation. This would be desirable for it would assure all students of acceptable character equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, social or economic status. It might be difficult to make contact with foreign teenagers in the beginning. However, students could direct their mail to the mayor of the town where they would like to live and the mayor could pass it on to a religious order or others who would be willing to assist in such a program. Once a sufficient number of students were established throughout the world they could act as contacts and advisers for the students at home. Armegeddon is a dream that has laid dormant for two thousand years. The same fate could befall "bread for the tables of the world," universal peace and the brotherhood of man. I believe that they can be realized in our own lifetime. Those who are of the same opinion should write to President Johnson and urge him to create a Junior Peace Corps. �SEAFARERS February 18, 1966 DO NOT BUY Schedule of Membership Meetings Seafarers and their families are '^rged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires llUnited Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York Mar. 7—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia Mar. 8—2:30 p.m. Baltimore . . Mar. 9—2:30 p.m. Detroit . . . .Mar. 11—2:30p.m. Houston . . . Mar. 14—2:30 p.m. New Orleans Mar. 15—2:30 p.m. Mobile ... .Mar. 16—2:30 p.m. Wilmington Mar. 21—2 p.m. San Francisco Mar. 23—2 p.m. Seattle Mar. 25—2 p.m. ^ Eastern Air Lines (Flight Engineers) Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Mar. 7—2 p.m. Alpena Mar. 7—7 p.m. Buffalo Mar. 7—7 p.m. Chic^o Mar. 7—7 p.m. Cleveland .... Mar. 7—7 p.m. Duluth Mar. 7—7 p.m. Frankfurt Mar. 7—^7 p.m. ^ H. 1. Siege! ' "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Weller DistiUeries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) — -if — J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) Kingsport Press "Worid Book," "Cbildcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) — — White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers of America) •Wife?! Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit .... Mar. 14—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee .Mar. 14—7:30 p.m. Chicago . .. .Mar. 15—7:30 p.m. Buffalo ... .Mar. 16—7:30 p.m. tSault Ste. Marie Mar. 15—7:30 p.m. Duluth Mar. 18—7:30 p.m. Cleveland . .Mar. 18—7:30 p.m. Toledo ... .Mar. 18—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia ..Mar. 8—5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unh'censed) .. Mar. 9—5 p.m. Houston Mar. 14—5 p.m. Norfolk Mar. 10—S p.m. New Orieans . .Mar. 15—5 p.m. Mobile Mar. 16—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City Mar. 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia Mar. 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Bidtimore Mar. 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. 'Norfolk Mar. 17—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York .... Mar. 7—1 p.m. BaltUiore Mar. 9—7 p.m. Philadelphia ..Mar. 8—7p.m. (t-'uti Cce&iii : "Service). Jan, za-^hairman, J. G. Hunt: ,22=ChiiinnaT!; ,Hrown - ::;i'f! Iretaiv'. McKenneth Collins. Some minor' • Secretary, John Lyona. Some disputed OT J. • lorKe amount of rein deck department. itrietion OT to bo taken up with patrolNATIONAL DEFENDER (National lan at payoff. $10.00 in ship's fund, Shipping), Jan. 16—Chairman, ^iiliam hip should be fumisated for rats and Joyner; Secretary, William Cameron. ihes. Ship's delegate stated that it Ship's delegate reported everything run­ ad been a long and tiresome trip and ning smoothly. $S.OO in ship's fund. No Lrt vithat he believed that the good mprale beefs reported by department delegates. ienjwed by the crew throughout the voyISnge eould be credited to Kenneth (Scotde) ColUris and a first-rate steward d^ artment. DELHVNDO (Delta), January 28— haii-man, Eugene P. Leonard: Secret ry, Joseph N- Powers. Ship's delegatd" ' tended a vote of thanks to the chief ' sward for the "outstanding holiday ' lenus. Thanked the steward for writ-K letters and reports for him during; 10 voyage. Also thanked the entire iteward department for their good serv. Thanked crew for keeping the rection room locked while in the African , rts. Balahce in ship's fund, $27.39. , Some disputed OT in deck and engine »i departments. Vote of thanks extended to ffifthe Purser for his cooperation in hanv^ dlitiK all crew mall, etc. GENEVA (U.S. Steel), January SO— ^aiman, none; Secretary, Clyde L. Van Enen. One man misaed ship in BaltiworCi No beefs reported. ^tDBL AIRES (Delta), Januai?) 16— Chairman, Chavlsa P. Johnson; Secret towv d^iph K. Maldopado. Brother Ar. "LJ®, ^ was elected to serve as ships ^delegate. One man hospitalised in I^keCWrlee. One man failed to join ship. X reported by departinent , dele- . gafeSv Vp^ of thfuiM to the balciBt' for tho sppd pMtrya LOG DIOE3ST of SIU MEETINGS TAMAR GUILDEN (Transport Commerclale), Jan, 24—Chairman, II, Ken­ nedy; Secretary, H. Connoly. No beefs reported by department' delegates. Brother E- Rogg was rtolected' to Serve as new ship's delegate. Crew was requested, to ,try to koap messh cltoh. •DEL OBO (Delta), Jan. 9—Chairman, W. Dunn; Storetary, Kanion Jriaarry. Ship's delegate rwpwted everything la running smoothly, $28,85 to ship's fund. No beefs n^rtad by " department deleBtotSet';" R.; McNatt was elected to'serve he new ship's • delegate. ^Houston Mar. 14—7 p.m. Mobile Mar. 16—7 p.m. New Orleans . .Mar. 15—7 p.m. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sanlt Ste. Marie, Mich. $ Meeting held at Galveston wharves. SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner Earl Shepard A! Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Llndsey Williams Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS... ALPENA, Mich. ... BALTIMORE, MD. . BOSTON, Mass. . BUFFALO, N.Y. .. CHICAGO, III. . CLEVELAND, Ohio DETROIT, Mich. .. 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 127 River St. EL 4-3616 . 1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 177 State St. Ri 2-0140 .. 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 I 0225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-41 to FRANKFORT, Mich. P.O. Bo* 287 415 Main St. EL 7-244! HOUSTON, Te*. .. 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. ...99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala . South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La. —630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, V, 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 2604 S. 4lh St. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. DE 6-3818 1348 Seventh St. PORT ARTHUR, Tei. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...SOS N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 Chnirmhn,; Htdmrt .CellBhah: Secretary^': Bill Kaitor. $68.84 in ship's fund, Brother K. Binemanis was elected to serve as. new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. FAiNWOOO (Waterman), 'December 26 -rtChairman, Seymour Heinfling; Secret , tary, D. Missiner. Ship's delegate re­ port^ that the .crew> gave a Vote of thanks to the captain for the assistance;, he rendered to the United Seamens Scaw^; fee in Yokohama for their Chrisi dinner. No beefs rejmrted by departmen delegates. Vote of. thanks to the stew' and de?)artment for job well done. FAN WOOD (Watermah) . Jan. Chairman, Seymour HMnfling; tary, S. Biscobar. Ship's delegate repor that all repairs were done. No beefs ported by department delegates. Brother! S. Heinfling was reelected to serve as new ship's delegate. —J ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Jan. 24—1 Chairman, C. E. Turner: Secretary. G.;| Ortiz. Ship's delegate reported everything rnnning smoothly. No beefs reported by department, delegates. Vote of thanks to toe steward departmepi for job wvU .done;' ' STBKL VENDOR (lithtofah), Jan. 91 —Chairman, J. Dunn; Secretary, P.| Shaia. ^ip's-delegate reported evcrything| so far OK, No beefs reported by de-| partment delegates. Motion made to have| seamen retire after 20 years sea time| regardless.of age. Galley crew was askedi to keep tbe noise down «• mueh as| .possible.. ' . .1 Page Fifteen KNOW YOUR RIGHTS FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of tbe SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The eonstitntion requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brookljm. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at tbe headquarters of tbe various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority arc protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know yonr shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in tbe contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify Hie Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeal: Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of ail SIU contracts are avaflahle in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SlU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained {turn publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Uninn, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the Septcmher, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial hoard which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made withont supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately he reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU puhlUhes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to tamiliarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as ail other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing^ dirahility-pension bene­ fits have always been enconraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are enconraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing taem to retain their g(^ standing through the wqiving of their dues. EQUAL BIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of tbe SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the onployers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against hecauM of race, creed, <»lor, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic righte of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feds that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has hecn denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. l" I 4 FINAL DEPARTURES Earl T. Hardeman, 65: A heart attack claimed the life of Brother Hardeman while he was at his home at Marrero, Louisiana. He was buried in the West View Cemetery of Augusta, Georgia. He joined the S.I.U. over 20 years ago in the port of New York. Brother Har­ deman was a member of the un­ ion in good standing and was a member of the deck department. He is survived by his brother, Charles Griffin, who lives in Au­ gusta. John Arthur Queary: 38, Broth­ er Queary died at sea last October from a heart con­ dition. He was bom in Brooklyn over 38 years ago and was a mem­ ber of the steward department. For the last 15 years Brother Queary sailed with the S.LU. and joined the Union in his native New York. Before joining the S.I.U. he was in the U. S. Navy and saw action in the Second World War. He is sur­ vived by his friend P. Nergler who lives in Brooklyn. 1 Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Mnt informaiion) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE.. ZIP. TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change of address, please give your former address below: ADDRESS CITY .... STATE ZIP.. I I I I I I I I I i I I I I I 1 I t. ' te . �-•-.V SEAEARERS#LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO F I "ihe restricted nature of shipboard life, with its very limited recrea­ tional facilities, makes reading one of the few leisure pastimes for Sea­ farers. Thus the demand for shipboard reading material is high. To provide SIU men with an adequate, steady supply of reading matter the SIU in 1953 instituted the Seafarers Log Li­ brary program under which the Union delivers to all SlU-contracted ships a new assortment of paperback volumes every three months. Vi.'•••"' i I • f.- 'i- ,Ix SIU library packages are also deliv­ ered regularly to all U. S. Public Serv­ ice Hospitals and are maintained in all SIU Union halls. In a year's time an SlU-contracted ship will receive a minimum of 200 new titles, covering the range of Sea­ farers' reading preferences. Since the program's inception almost two and a half million pocket size books have been made available to Seafarers. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource February 18, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ALL THIS HAPPENED – THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR DIRKSEN LEADS SENATE FILIBUSTER TO BLOCK VOTE ON 14B REPEAL BILL URGE BAN ON SHIPS TO NORTH VIET – ILA, NMU AND SIU STAGE PROTESTS AGAINST SHIPS IN TRADE WITH ENEMY BERNSTEIN NAMED NEW HEAD OF DEPARTMENT SIU WELFARE SERVICE TO MAKE STUDY OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOSPITAL FACILITIES SIU-UIW WINS FIRST-TIME PACT AFTER SEVEN DAY CHICAGO STRIKE LORAN – FOR PINPOINT WORLDWIDE NAVIGATION PAYOFF – STEEL KING MICHIGAN LEGISLATORS URGE CONGRESS ENFORCE 1936 MERCHANT MARINE ACT WAGE-HOUR LAW IMPROVEMENTS CALLED FOR BY LABOR SEC. WIRTZ SIU MEMBERS IN PUERTO RICO GIVE FACE-LIFT TO OLDEST U.S. TUG SEAFARER DROPS ANCHOR IN HAWAII, PLANS BUSY LIFE OF WORK AND PLAY HUNTING TOPS LIST OF ACTIVITIES IN SEAFARER’S LEISURE MOMENTS 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 02/18/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 4 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/92b857054a3d7f1c130386970b789a8e.PDF 329e8dcef4c82072b70dee4214b3e11d PDF Text Text SEAFARERSUOG f February 4 1966 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES •«b t Pli. t/f WELFARE and PENSION UA MERCHANT FLEET "INADEQUATE" "4: 4 11 ll i B f i" •Ml •f!; ill i ^'1 r k I; '1 "i • r ^3 J �Page Two SEAFARERS February 4, 1966 LOG Report of International President by Paul Hall First class to get underway in the new license training program being offered as a result of the recipro­ cal agreement between the SlU and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association District 2, is shown in session above. Seafarers with the necessary qualifications are urged to take advantage of this upgrad­ ing program by filing an application for enrollment now. 4 License Training Classes Begin For SlU Engine Department Men The unprecedented training program operated under a reciprocal agreement between the SIU and M. E. B. A., District 2, enabling engine department Seafarers to obtain engineers license got into full swing on February 1, with 36 applicants beginning their first classes. The rest of the more than 50 Seafarers who registered and qualified as of last week will have 18 months of watch standing All SIU men who now possess begin study as they arrive in time and three years in the engine engineer's licenses in any rating New York. Qualified applicants department. Seafarers who are ac­ and who are not sailing on their can begin getting instruction at cepted will be provided with meals, licenses now because they wish to hotel lodging and subsistence pay­ protect their SIU pension and wel­ any time. ments of $110 per week while in fare benefits, are eligible for im­ The training program, which is training and will be able to ship mediate shipping on these licenses already receiving praise from par­ out immediately upon obtaining with full protection of pension and ticipating Seafarers, represents the welfare benefits, as well as protec­ their license. first of its type to be established tion of all other security provided in the maritime industry. It will As a result of the agreement in this program. not only aid in meeting critical with the Marine Engineers Bene­ Over a period of time, the SIU manpower shortages in key ratings ficial Association, District 2, Sea­ throughout the U. S. Merchant farers will receive full credit and along with all licensed officers' Marine, but will enable SIU men complete protection of all pension unions had discussed the possibili­ in the engine department to receive benefits built up under the Sea­ ties of establishing a joint training instructions that will enable them farers Pension Plan. In addition, program. The SIU's desire to ac­ to sit for an engineers license. SIU pensions will be supplemented complish this program has been Now that classes are underway, by the MEBA, District 2 Pension intensified by the war in Viet Nam qualified applicants may begin re­ Plan in approximately an equal and the resulting shortage of ma­ ceiving instructions at any time, amount while Seafarers are sailing rine engineers. However, the re­ cent agreement betweert the SIU and the period of instruction will as engineers. and the MEBA, District 2 repre­ range from 30 to 90 days, depend­ Also, Seafarers who ship out ing on the individual member's aboard MEBA, District 2 con­ sents the first time that this type ability and knowledge and the in­ tracted ships, upon obtaining their of training program has become a structor's satisfaction of his readi­ licenses, shall not be required to reality. The SIU expressed the hope that the program could be ness to take the exam. pay the MEBA $1000 initiation extended to other licensed officers To qualify for admission to the fee, and they will not be required program an applicant must be at to drop their SIU membership if groups in the near future. In addition, the SIU and the least nineteen years of age and they do not wish to do so. MEBA will shortly enter discus­ sions aimed toward extending the program to Great Lakes shipping. It is hoped that a program of this type for the Great Lakes region can soon be culminated. Feb. 4, 1966 Vol. XXVIII, No. 3 Official Publication of the SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Executive Board PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS Sec.-Treas. Vice-President ROBERT MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and Publications Managing Editor Art Editor MIKE POLLACK BERNARD SEAMAN Assistant Editor NATHAN SKYER Joseph Merkel is the first Seafarer to take advantage of the new reciprocal agreement between the SIU and MEBA District 2 and ship in an engineer rating. Under the agreement, SIU men who possess engineer's licenses in any rating are eligible for immediate shipping on their licenses wth full protection of their pension, welfare and all other benefits and security. Merkel, 55, makes his home in Philadel­ phia and sailed with the SIU as fwt and chief pumpman. Staff Writers MELVIN PURVIS WILLIAM DAY Piblished biweekly at tbe headqaarten of the Seafarers International Union, Atlantle, Golf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foarih Avenne, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tel. HVaelntb 9-6600. Second clau oostaqe paid at Washington, D. C. Perhaps the hue and cry which has been raised by our union and other segments of the maritime industry over the lack of a sufficient merchant marine to serve this country's needs has been regarded by some as not being justified. Opponents of our position that a strong merchant fleet is vitally essential to the walfare and defense capabilities of this nation have usually echoed the cry that the present fleet was adequate to meet any defense emergency that might arise and that no upgrading program was necessary. However in recent months, there has been a stirring of concern over the plight of this country's merchant fleet. It is unfortunate that it took a conflict which is costing lives of U.S. fighting men many thou­ sand of miles away in Viet Nam to provoke this interest. This concern is evidenced by the increasing public statements by Congressmen and Senators who are taking note of the shocking in­ adequacy of our merchant fleet in light of the present world situation. Viet Nam Conflict Stirs Concern There can be no doubt that it was the escalation of the Viet Nam conflict which stirred many of this nation's representatives to the reali­ zation that the U.S. merchant fleet was in fact totally inadequate to meet America's defense and commercial needs. Recently, concern over this situation was voiced by the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations—Admiral David B. McDonald—who cautioned naval officers not to convey the impression that our merchant marine is adequate for defense purposes. He flatly stated that in an emergency, foreign and allied ships may not always be available to the United States when they are needed. This view, coming from a man who is especially qualified and in a position to know the importance of the role of the merchant marine in the area of defense is significant. Hits at "Effective Control" Theory It strikes at the heart of the argument advanced by the proponents of the so-called "effective control" theory. It would appear that his view would certainly carry more weight than the self-serving Committee For the Flags of Necessity—the runaway operators. The United States cannot have a merchant marine capable of meet­ ing its needs in a defense situation unless she has a fleet that is strong in terms of peacetime requirements. It is because of short-sightedness on the part of those who are responsible for the policies governing our shipping industry, that our merchant marine has been allowed to shrink and deteriate. The point really is that we cannot look upon the maritime industry as a vital part of our nation's commerce and defen.se unless we look at it in its totality. A fleet that is inadequate to haul our nation's com­ merce will always be inadequate to meet our defense requirements. Any position to the contrary is completely unrealistic and dangerous to our national security, as history proves every time. Provisiotig of iJie new training program being offered as a of the reciprocal agreement between the SIU and the Marine Engi" neers Meneficiai Association District 2 include the following: m In order to qualify an applicant must be 19 years of age or over and have three years watch standing time, m The first class will start on February 1, Seafarer applicants can enter on that day ar.d any day thereafter. • Seafarers participating in the course of lijstruction will lie J provided with meals, hotel lodgings and subsistehde payments ofS$110 per week while in training and will be aWe to ship as erigiy^^^ neer immediately upon obtaining a license. • The period of instruction will range from, 30 to 90 days and will be determined by the member's individual ability and knowl­ edge and .nd the instructors satisfaction of hts readiness to lake the exam. • Under the reciprocal agreement with MEBA District 2, pen­ sion benefits built up by Seafarers under the Seafarers Pension Plan will. be fully accredited and protected and SIU pensions will be supplemented by the MEBA Pension Plan in approxi­ mately an equal amount. • All welfare benefits will be covered and protected. • Seafarers who qualify for their engineers licenses and sail aboard MEBA contracted ships, shall not be required to pay the , MEBA $1,000 initiation fee. It shall be wai^^ed in its entirety. • Seafarers will not be required to drop their SIU membership if tltey do not wish to do so. • All SIU men who now possess engineer's licenses in any rating and who are not sailing on their licenses because they wish to protect their SIU Pension and Welfare CretUts are eligible for '• benefits and security provided in this program. Ail such Seafarers should contact SIU headquarters or the nearest SIU port, Full details and applications for the Engineers Training **ora«v can be obtained at ao^ . 7 -.-rn*-c. r. ' - .s , r T| * �February 4, 1966 SEAFARERS Pa«e Three LOG V Calls U.S. Fleet Inadequate for Nation's Needs Navy Voices Doubts On Adequacy Of U.S. Merchant Fleet 7 I > It-/ I,- u WASHINGTON—Admiral David B. McDonald, Chief of Naval Operations of the U. S. Navy, has indi­ cated that the U. S. Navy does not consider the present American merchant marine adequate to fill the nation's needs and has therefore called for the development and construction of a fleet of high-performance commercial cargo ships for the American merchant fleet. The statement, which was cleared for release, also cast grave doubts by the Navy on our dependence on the theory of eflfective control. "In an emergency, foreign and allied ships may not be made available to the United States, at a time when they are needed most," the statement warns. "The United States now has about 900 privately owned, active ships engaged in oceanborne commerce. Of the 600 engaged in foreign trade, about 60 tankers have speeds above 15 knots, and about 116 dry cargo ships in operation or building have speeds over 20 knots. The remainder are slower ships. Slow ships are vulner­ able and become nriore vulnerable with each passing year. In an emergency, foreign and allied ships may not be made available to the United States, at a time when they are needed most. The statement by the naval operations chief begins by noting that various naval officers "serving on or consulted by joint committees or panels have occasionally conveyed the impression that the present United States merchant marine is 'adequate' to meet military requirements for certain wartime situations." "The Secretary of the Navy has recently recommended that the Secretary of Defense lend his 'support, encour­ agement and cooperation to the present and future efforts of other Government agencies toward the development and construction of a fleet of high performance commer­ cial cargo ships.' "The term 'adequacy' has many facets," the statement continues. "A fleet of World War II ships, or aircraft, may have adequate lift capacity but may be so deficient in othe'- ways—speed, vulnerability, reaction time—as to make them of mariginal utility in certain types of wartime employment. "It is desired that the foregoing Navy position receive wide dissemination, and that senior naval officers make use of every opportunity to encourage the modernization of the United States merchant marine, which is vital to the military security of the United States." "For example, what may be adequate for a very limited If fr I'" - w i' 1^1. a situation, where plenty of time is available and there is no in-transit opposition, may not be at all adequate in a large-scale war with major naval opposition, The statement was cleared for open publication by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, who in the past has been a strong advocate of the workability of effective control and has continually downgraded the im­ portance of a strong American-flag merchant fleet manned by American seamen. The SlU and other maritime un­ ions have for a long time been pointing out tbat tbe United States cannot depend in an emergency on foreignflag ships manned by foreign seamen for its shipping. It has also been pointed out that most of these vessels covered by the effective control thesis are bulk dry and tanker tonnage—not the "high performance commercial cargo ships" which the Navy statement recommends as nece.ssary for our national security. Since the beginning of the step-up of U. S. participa­ tion in the Vietnam situation, our growing dependence on foreign-flag shipping to move vital cargoes has been demonstrated on many occasions when important cargoes have been delayed by the refusal of foreign seamen aboard foreign-flag sbips to sail (hem to the war zone. The Navy statement is also directly contrary to the recommendations of the Interagency Ta.sk Force Report which played down the importance to the United States of a strong merchant marine and upheld the workability of the effective control concept. The Interagency report was rejected by the President's Maritime Advisory Com­ mittee and has been vigorously opposed by the SIU and other U. S. maritime unions. Protests Rise Against Russian Shipping Moving Ahead Further Proposed Cuts OfU. S. Fleet, Cong. Rogers Warns In U.S. Maritime Budget WASHINGTON—Protests against drastic cuts in ship con­ struction and ship subsidy funds in the proposed Federal budget for fiscal 1967 are being loudly voiced by American maritime and shipbuilding unions, legis- "flators in both Houses of Con­ agency Task Force Report — which the President's Maritime gress and industry officials. Advisory Council unanimously re­ The new proposed Maritime jected. Chairman of the Senate Administration budget for fiscal Commerce Committee, Warren G. 1967 earmarks only $85 million Magnuson (D-Wash.), termed the for ship construction subsidies, budget recommendation "defi­ enough for the bulding of only 13 cient," and indicated tbat his com­ new vessels. In addition, a cut of mittee may schedule some sessions $5 million has been made in the for discussion of maritime affairs. amount slated for operating sub­ John J. Grogan, president of the sidies for fiscal 1967. This is a Industrial Union of Marine and cut in the already inadequate Shipbuilding Workers character­ maritirne budget allocations for ized the proposed ship budget as 1966. one that "would only produce fur­ The SIU in protesting the budg­ ther depression in the shipbuild­ ets maritime cutbacks, stated that ing industry." the budget "again fails to meet the The fiscal 1967 maritime budget needs of the American merchant request represents the fourth con­ marine." Calling the proposed secutive cut in the MA's budget, shipping budget "a prime exam­ both in actual dollars and in per­ ple of false economy in light of centage of the total Federal budg­ today's defense needs," the SIU et, and was made at a time when added that the cuts "will harm the U. S. merchant fleet is labor­ both the merchant marine and the ing to meet the increased demands nation's vital shipbuilding indus­ being made upon it by tbe Viet­ try." nam emergency. Strong protests also came from the Chairman of the House Mer­ Ship Construction Chopped chant Marine and Fisheries Com­ Thus, while the total Federal mittee, Edward A. Garmatz (Dbudget has grown by 29 percent Md.), who made known his dis­ since 1961, the money set aside appointment at the cuts. He de­ to bolster the maritime industry clared that the fund request for during the same period dropped building only 13 vessels "raises by 34 percent. The ship construc­ more questions than it answers as tion subsidy has been chopped to whether the United States is from a high of $129 million in ever going to face up to the press­ 1961, to a low of $85 million in ing needs of the American mer­ chant marine, whether maritime 1967—while the operating sub­ planners are going to end the sidy was slashed from its 1963-64 "drift and decline" of our mer­ high of $225 million to a low of chant fleet, and whether the low $ 185 million. The total MA budg­ et for the fiscal year 1967 totaled level of funds for fiscal 1967 means that an attempt is being $289,395,000. «The table at right compares the made to set the stage fm- formally launching a "shipbuilding abroad" dwindling MARAD budget with schemerrr-as. proposed in the Inter- total Federal spending since 1961. WASHINGTON—The United States is rapidly falling behind Russia on the seas—particularly in the merchant marine and fisheries segments of the economy—and barely holding its own in ocean­ ography, according to studies made by U. S. legislators touring the Soviet Union. "The United States must give urgent priority to the develop­ velopment of the seas. The seas Communists take control of it" ment of the use of the seas if not only hold the key to the trade It has been pointed out that in between nations, but tbey contain the past twelve years, the United it is not to be bypassed in every way, in fisheries, in merchant ves­ vast resources of minerals, they States merchant fleet has shrunk sels, and oceanography, by the contain vast deposits of food. from 1,258 to 954, while the So­ Communists who are expanding in Three-quarters of this earth is wa­ viet merchant fleet has expanded all three directions," warned Rep­ ter and we cannot afford to let the from 487 to 1.261. In active ton­ nage the U. S. has slipped to sixth resentative Paul G. Rogers (Dposition in the world. Fla.), a member of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Rogers points out also that 90 Committee, who recently returned percent of the American merchant from a tour of the Soviet Union fleet is 20 years or older, while 90 WASHINGTON—An ad­ and Poland. per cent of the Soviet fleet is less ditional 25 cargo vessels will than 10 years old. be reactivated from the layup He pointed out that the Russians fleet to haul military supplies are progressing "full speed ahead" Red Catch Grows to South Viet Nam. in these fields while the United The ships will be with­ States is slipping backwards. In fisheries, he notes, the Rus­ drawn over the next four sian catch climbs upwards while Red Fleets Grow months and will bring to 101 the American catch steadily de­ the number of vessels that While the U. S. merchant ma­ clines. In 1964 for example, the have been reactivated for mil­ rine is sick and deteriorating rap­ Russians caught almost 4.5 million itary purposes since last sum­ idly, Rogers noted that "The Rus­ tons of fish. Their 1965 catch is mer. sians fully recognize the impor­ estimated at over 5.5 million tons, Maritime Administrator and their 1966 catch will probably tance of the seas and are increa.sNicholas Johnson ordered the be well over 6 million tons. ing their fishing and merchant ships in response to a request fleets by leaps and bounds in order On the other hand, the U. S. in from the Navy's Military Sea to take advantage of what the 1963 caught just over 2.7 million Transportation Service. oceans have to offer." tons and slipped to just over 2.6 The vessels will be assigned million tons in 1964. Although "Somehow," he said, "we must to private American-flag op­ no figures are yet available for make the right people in the erators under general Mari­ 1965, there was almost certainly United States realize the immedi­ time Administration agree­ a further decline in the size of the ate economic benefit that could ments. catch. come to our country from the de­ U.S. to Reactivate 25 More Vessels / •v| Marad Budget Requests Compared with Total Budget Fiscal Years 1961-1967 Maritime Administration Budget Fiscal years ended June 30 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 Operating subsidy $150.0 207.0 225.0 225.0 190.0 190.0 185.0 Construction other subsidy (in millions of dollars) $129.0 98.0 64.2 112.5 124.9 124.9 85.0 $19.4 2.1 11.0 19.1 32.1 25.1 19.4 Total $298.4 307.1 300.2 356.6 347.0 340.0 289.4 Total Marad Federal as percent Budget of Federal (billions of dollars) $79.8 80.9 92.5 98.8 97.7 99.7 112.8 .37% .38% .32% .36% .36% .34% .26% •i I. h. �T SEAFARERS Page Four February 4, 1966 LOG SlUNA-Affiliated MSTU The Atlantic Coast Installs New Officers J SAN FRANCISCa—The SIUNA-affiliated Military Sea Transport Union, which was recently granted its full autonomy as an affiliate of the Sea­ farers International Union of North America, has formally installed its new officers at ceremonies held here on December 29th. The new status of the MSTU became effective on January 1, 1966, which was the target date estab­ lished at the SIUNA Convention last June for estab­ lishing MSTU autonomy, after an election of officers in secret balloting by rank and file members at sea and ashore. Shortly after the convention, machinery was set in motion to implement the procedures adopted by convention delegates. Accordingly, an MSTU rank and file committee was elected to draft a permanent constitution, which was completed by late summer. Balloting was conducted on the proposed constitu­ tion in a secret referendum conducted from Septem­ ber 1 to September 30. The constitution was adopted by a 9 to 1 vote, and the first MSTU election under terms of its own constitution got underway on No­ vember 8 and concluded on December 8. The election of officers was the final step of the procedures called for at the SIUNA convention. Elected secretary-treasurer was Joseph Leal and elected business agents were Darroll Dan Aiiker, Raleigh Minix and George Grier. by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atiantic Coast Area] Joseph Leal (right), newly-elected Secretary-Treas­ urer of the SlUNA-afRliated Military Sea Transport Union, is congratulated by SIUNA Vice-President Frank Drozak at ceremonies marking formal installa­ tion of officers of the new organization. Drozak was acting administrator of the MSTU until the mem­ bership elected their own officers in secret referen­ dum vote and autonomy was granted by the Inter­ national. The MSTU was chartered by the SIUNA on August 1, 1,962. Formal installation ceremonies of newly-elected MSTU officers took place at Marine Cooks and Stewards' headquarters building in San Francisco. Pictured above are (l-r) MSTU Business Agent George Grier, SlU Representative Buck Mercer, MSTU Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Leal, MCS Secretary Ed Turner, SIUNA Vice-President Frank Drozak and MSTU Business Agents Raleigh Minix and Darroll Van Auker. With the coming fight in Congress for the repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Law, SIU halls up and down the Atlantic coast are rolling up their sleeves to assist in the campaign that will not only aid the American labor movement, but all working men. All ports on the East Coast as well as all over the U. S. are cooperating with state and central labor bodies ^ in the push to repeal the so-called Marcelino Santiago, a 20-year "right-to-work" laws which are a SIU man. has registered in Phila­ bar to the union shop. delphia, and he says he'll take the first bosun's job that hits the New York board. Guy Diviaio and John Due to the increased activity in Flanaghan are both hanging sending supplies and munitions to around the hall in Philadelphia Viet Nam, shipping is moving waiting for the first pumpman's well in the Port of New York, slot that comes up. and prospects for the immediate Baltimore future seems to be unusually good. Shipping has been on the slow Boston bell for the past two weeks, and Shipping has picked up a bit the forecast seems to indicate that from the comparative slowness things will remain the same, at during the past two weeks and is least for the next few weeks. expected to improve considerably During this period we paid off four ships, signed on three and in the next period. had six in transit. After 20 years in the SIU, After piling off the Steel Advo­ Wiper Arthur Aheam has con­ cate recently. Bosun Irwin Moen cluded that Calmar ships are fast, good to work abroad and just is looking for a Far East run, plain comfortable vessels. Broth­ since he's the kind of Seafarer er Ahearn just who prefers long trips. Philip Cariino, who last paid off the Maryshipped out as mar and is now steward on the waiting for ai.Fahisie, is look­ other one just like ing for a run to her. Maurice McViet Nam. Deck Catty, who has department mem­ sailed in the ste­ ber Russell Henry wards department last sailed on the for the past 25 Gateway CHy and years, has spent says that he pre­ a year on the Arabian-Japanese fers coastwise or intercoastal trips. shuttle and declares now he'd just a soon wait around for a coast Norfolk hugger. On the beach also is Shipping has been on the slow Chief Cook Joseph Garello, who bell lately, but the outlook is just paid off the Anton Bmun, excellent since two coal ships are and he's eagarly awaiting the due in. It looks like they might next chief cook's slot that hits clean the hall out. Otherwise, the the board. recent ten inches of snow has held up things just a little. Philadelphia Raymond Waterfield is now on Shipping out of Philadelphia has been holding its own for the the beach and notes that, in his last two weeks and is expected many years on the North Atlantic, to remain fairly consistent during his last crossing on the Maidra (Continued on paRe 23) the next period. Seventeen New Retirees Added To SIU Pension Roster Seventeen new names were added to the growing list of Seafarers who will be receiving monthly checks of $150 for the rest of their lives. The new pensioners are: Wililam E. Mauldin, 64, Edgar Kurz, 65, Edmund Marsh, 68, Herbert S. Wilson, 66, John W. Pryor, 65, Anton! Wojcickl, 66, Neil S. Stewart, 73, John Zuzlch, 66, Frank E. Derocher, 66, Jacob Hellesto, 66, Pan! Jakubcsak, 41, Walter H. McDonald, 66, Isuaro Cardeal, 67, Philip N. O'Connor, 65, Antonio Palmes, 57, O. R. Priest, 64 and Alvin G. ^ Hunley, 65. Mauldin joined the union in the port of New Orleans and sailed with the SIU as a messman. He joined the union in 1955 and is a native of New Orleans where he will spend his retirement years. Mauldin last sailed on the Del Campo (Delta). Kurz joined the union in his native city of New York. He sailed with the SIU in the steward department and will make his re­ tirement home New York. He saw a great deal of service with the Montpelier Tanker lines and did •his last tour of duty aboard the Zuzich Derocher Mauldin Kurz Montpelier Victory. Edmund H. Marsh has been a member of the SIU for the past 25 years and has seen a great deal of duty in that time. He joined the union in the port of New Orleans and is a native of HeUesto Marsh Wilson North Carolina. He last sailed on the Venore (Venore Transporta­ tion). Marsh is a resident of Balti­ more and will be making his re­ tirement home there. A native of South Carolina, Wilson has been a member of the Jakubcsak McDonald Pryor SIU since he joined in Mobile. He last sailed aboard the Brigham Victory which is owned by the Bloomfield Steamship Co. With his wife Ori, Wilson will make Mobile his retirement home. Pryor has sailed with the SIU Cardeal O'Connor Wojcicki Stewart in the deck department and joined the union in his native city of Salis­ bury, Maryland. He worked a number of years for the interstate Transport Company and last saw duty on the Interstate No. 1. He (Continued on puRe 5) Palmes Priest O �February 4, 1966 SEAFARERS Page Five LOG DISPATCHERS REPORT Question: What do you think of Sea Superstitions, and have you heard any good ones lately? Amrlin Wilt—They arc a lot of fun to listen to but I really can't say that I believe them. The ones I think you really hear the most on ship are those concerning Davie Jones' locker. Someone is al­ ways telling you ^ to stow some­ thing in the locker when they know the locker is only a super­ stition. <1> John J. Naughton: I don't be­ lieve in them. I read one in the Log not too long ago but I really can't believe it. The story was about a dolphin that led a ship through a diflRcult passage. I don't think that a fish can lead a ship, but I do know that these fish are very smart and maybe it did happen. John Mayo: I don't know if they are true but when I was over in Scotland there was a monster that had everyone talking. Some of the guys that I was stationed with claimed they even saw the thing. I never really saw any proof of the alleged monster so I cannot say if it really does exist. Probably most of the superstitions have some basis but are probably re­ lated to some .scientific fact. Joe N. Brown: I can't really be­ lieve them. I heard a lot of stories about hurricanes before I went to sea, about how they could turn a boat around in air and all that. My first trip out I ran into three hurricanes and I saw where some of the stories might have a little basis to them. Most of the stories, however, were things that sea­ farers probably thought were hap­ pening to them when they were in the middle of the hurricane. Klaus Ahmels: I don't believe them. I have always heard the one about hanging the albatross around a seafarer's neck to bring him bad luck. It probably makes a pretty good story but I really can't be­ lieve it. I think that most of the stories are pure fiction but are pretty good to listen to. Alejandro Marinez: I have heard a number of rumors that could be classified as superstitions. You always hear those that are concerned with sea snakes and sea monsters but most of those are only the imagina­ tion of seamen. Sometimes I have seen some fish that could really ca.use someone to think that he had seen a sea monster. Usually people talk about the superstitions when they are caught in a storm and are really scared. 17 Join SlU Pension List (Continued from page 4) Jakubcsak has been a member will live in retirement in Salisbury. Antioni Wojcicki came to this of the SIU for over 20 years and country from his native Poland sailed in the steward dept. He is and joined the SIU in Tampa, a native New Yorker who joined Fla. He was a member of the the SIU in his native city. He last deck dept. and last sailed on the sailed on the S/T Texas which is M. V. Petrochem of the Vol operated by Seatrain line. He lives Chem Convey Co. He will make with his wife in Flushing, N. Y. Walter H. McDonald, a native his retirement home in Miami. Stewart first joined the SIU in of South Carolina, has sailed in the port of Detroit. He was born the engine dept. for the past 23 in Scotland. He sailed with the years with the SIU. Gt. Lakes Tug & Dredge district. Cardeal is a native of Brazil He last shipped on the tug Penn­ who has been a member of the sylvania. He will live with his wife, SIU since 1943. He joined the Ruth, in Toledo, Ohio during his union in Norfolk and is a mem­ retirement. ber of the deck dept. His last John Zuzich joined the SIU in ship was the Penn Vanguard of the port of New York and last the Penn Shipping Co. He will sailed as deckman on tug No. 30 live in retirement with his wife for the New York Central R. R. Angelina. He is a native of New Jersey and Philip N. O'Connor has been will make his retirement home .a member of the SIU almost in West New York with his wife since its inception and joined the Ellen. union in New Orleans. He sailed as a member of the steward dept. Derocher is a native of Mas­ sachusetts who will make his re­ His last ship was the Del Sud with tirement home in Huntington L. 1. the Mississippi Steamship Co. He joined the SIU in the port of Palmes sailed with the SIU as New York and last sailed aboard a member of the engine depart­ the railway tug Simpson. ment. He joined the SIU in the Jacob Hellesto joined the SIU port of Baltimore. He is a native and sailed in the deck dept. He of Spain. Prist sailed with the union in joined the SIU in the pdrt of New York and is a native of Norway. the engine department and is a His last assignment was on the native of Hartford, Michigan. Hunley, who joined the SIU New York Central Tug No. 29. He will retire to his home in New in the port of Norfolk, sailed as AB. He is a native of Virginia. Jersey. Atlantic, Gulf & Inland Waters District January 15 to January 28, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals AH Groups Class A Class B 3 3 38 52 13 8 19 15 2 8 4 5 5 3 15 6 24 40 45 22 11 5 34 12 12 12 255 161 AH Groups (Mass A Class B Cla.ss C 1 4 2 9 24 55 7 8 0 7 29 0 10 6 0 1 1 0 10 3 7 25 4 0 7 23 0 9 22 1 7 5 5 42 25 15 14 28 11 262 115 50 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 3 11 66 205 11 44 48 95 17 18 11 16 6 12 71 25 119 165 78 156 1 16 14 40 6 28 877 405 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals TOTAL SHIPPED AH Groups Class A Class B 1 0 52 23 10 2 4 11 2 3 4 5 1 1 14 3 33 20 36 35 8 4 24 7 12 10 201 124 AH Groups Class A Class B Class C 3 0 1 40 12 14 7 5 2 23 14 1 6 0 0 1 6 1 4 3 10 23 6 1 20 18 2 22 15 5 4-4 4 31 10 26 12 15 14 196 108 81 NOW ON THE BEACH AH Groups Class A Class B 5 1 150 63 41 19 51 43 23 22 8 11 3 4 33 16 134 101 88 106 14 2 34 4 23 5 607 397 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals AH Groups Class A Class B 3 0 54 13 1 2 18 4 5 2 2 2 6 5 18 4 29 17 25 22 9 1 17 8 12 4 .199 84 ' AH Groups Class A Class B Class C 10 0 26 9 2 4 3 0 22 10 0 4 4 0 1 2 2 9 16 24 3 0 21 6 2 14 18 7 6 10 14 8 34 12 13 8 158 78 61 NOW ON THE BEACH AH Groups Class A Class B 7 1 155 28 25 10 64 23 15 15 3 6 13 2 46 21 144 110 40 13 11 1 27 4 18 8 568 242 t 1 ' H AFL-CIO Urges Over 6 5 ers Enroll for Medicare—Now! it. • 'i' . ml m WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany has urged the entire labor movement to do everything in its power to make sure that all union members 65 or over and their families en­ roll for medical benefits under social security before the end of March. Unlike hospitalization cover­ age, he pointed out, the Medi­ care coverage of doctors' bills and other medical costs is not automatic. Each individual must sign up for it and pay a premium of $3 monthly which is matched by the government. Those who fail to sign up by March 31, Meany noted, cannot join until October 1967 and then will have to pay more than the current $3 monthly charge. "No other insurance policy could provide the comprehensive coverage this policy offers except at a vastly greater cost," he de­ clared. "Yet there is a serious danger than many older Ameri­ cans will let the opportunity slip past, simply for lack of proper information." The Social Security Adminis­ tration has mailed out 14.8 million cards to social security beneficia­ ries alone—not counting those re­ ceiving railroad retirement or fed­ eral pension benefits—reminding them of the medical care benefits and urging them to enroll. To date more than 10 million have replied, of whom more than 8.5 million elected to take the medical care coverage. "Ten percent—one in 10—have failed to do so," Meany noted with concern. "This is serious in itself, But even more serious is the problem of the other mil­ lions, including many who are not otherwise covered by social secu­ rity but who are eligible for Medi­ care benefits. "It would be a tragedy if the Medicare program, for which the AFL-CIO fought so long and so hard, should fall short of its ob­ jectives because its intended bene­ ficiaries are unaware of the facts. "At the very least we should make sure that our own members —not only the retirees and those who are 65 or older, but also tbose who have elderly persons in the family—realize the value of this insurance program and the need to meet the Mar. 31 deadline." Meany made two additional points: • Everybody 65 or older should enroll, even if he is still working and plans to continue working. • The undecided should enroll now even if they are not sure they can afford the $3. This, he pointed out, will protect their rights while they make up their minds; and if they decide they don't have $3 a month to spend for medical expenses, they can withdraw by July 1, 1966, without having paid anything. i "I strongly urge every interna­ tional union and every state and local central body," Meany said in a final plea, "to spread the word through every available means. I can think of no greater community service the labor movement could perform during these next IVi months than help­ ing to bring about maximum par­ ticipation in this program." y.'j i- SIGN LETTERS For obvious reasons the U cannot print any letters or corhrnunications ^nt by Seafare jinless the author signs his nami chcumstahces justify, the U ill withhold a signature on '^1 �1 J -^ - 1 ^ it VIET NAM '^i ^4 ILA'S GLBASON BRINGS LONGSHORE KNOW-HOW TO PORT OF SAIGON <H1- 4 7i ' »'V t t •" Government representatives, ILA President Gleason and other ILA experts in the port of Saigon discuss problem of cargo unloading which has caused heavy ship jam in harbor. Lack of equipment and modern work methods have ham­ pered Vietnamese longshoremen as demands on Port of Saigon for military and civilian supplies have multiplied. •' '". I ; x' •.''"Li.', ). •„ Gleason describes activities in various ports in Viet Nam to George P. Delaney, Special Asst. to Secretary of State and Coordinator of International Labor Affairs (photo left), and to Herb Brand of Seafarers International Union (photo right). 4. hJ. T I Ihe initiative and know-how of Ameri ican trade unionists is helping to break the critical cargo bottle-neck that has been hampering the military effort and de­ laying badly-needed civilian supplies in the Viet Nam port of Saigon. International Longshoremen's Association President Thomas (Teddy) Gleason, who brought his cargo-handling know-how to Viet Nam at the request of that government and the U. S. State Department, is scheduled to make his third trip to Saigon within the next few weeks to check on the progress of his recommendations for cutting down the tremendous delays in vessel unloadings. Last week, at a press conference he held jointly with George P. Delaney, Special As­ sistant to the Secretary of State and Co­ ordinator of International Labor Affairs. Brother Gleason reported on his two special missions to Viet Nam. He stressed the need for immediate implementation of his recom­ mendations for breaking up the congestion which has been plagueing Saigon. Delaney, a former International Repre­ sentative of the AFL-CIO, said that "the Agency for International Development is in agreement with Gleason's recommendations and is prepared to implement them with whatever it takes." When the U. S. stepped up military opera­ tions last fall, facilities in the port of Saigon, already inadequate to handle the incoming supplies, became almost hopelessly snarled. The ships' unloading problem, as Seafarers on the Viet Nam run know so well, was critical. Vessels hauling military material and supplies for Saigon's swollen civilian population, were forced to wait as much as 50 days in the stream before they could be assigned to unloading berths. It was at this point that the government called in Gleason to help unravel things, and the ILA president made his first trip to Saigon in October as a special consultant to the United States Overseas Mission. Glea­ son spent two weeks surveying the loading and unloading of ships, the equipment used, hiring methods and work practices and fa­ cilities and conditions for the workers. On the basis of his observations. Brother Gleason made a wide range of specific rec­ ommendations for the introduction of new equipment and facilities, centralization of re­ sponsibility for stevedoring and improved working conditions. To compensate for the shortage of ships' berths in the port, Gleason recommended the building immediately of a minimum of 20 fiat-top wooden lighters onto which car­ goes could be unloaded on pallets from ships in the stream. The flat top lighters could also be used, Gleason said, to ease the short­ age of storage space by leaving them loaded and anchoring them upstream until the ma­ terials are needed. Among other improvements. Brother Gleason called for the construction of 10,000 wooden pallets right away, the acquisition of 300 flat bed trucks and the use of steel or wooden canal boats. In his report Gleason recommended that the U. S. government should request Seatrain Lines and Sea-Land Setjvice to make available seven vessels which would be able to carry specialized plywood containers. Upon discharge of the containers, Gleason said, they could be used in the port of Saigon either as storage space or broken down for use in badly needed construction. He pointed out that the container ships could be turned around in 16 hours, using the ships gear to unload. Concerned as he was with the mechanical means for improving the port jam up, the ILA President was not unmindful of the human element. He felt that improvement in the hiring procedures and working condi­ tions of the longshiremcn would step up their efficienty. Primarily, the problem in Gleason's view is "not the result of any shortcomings in the Vietnamese people but rather from the inadequacy of the port facilities which now must handle not only the increased flow of military material but food and other civilian supplies for a population which, in Saigon alone, has risen from orte to three millions in the past two years. The ILA President said that adoption of his recommendations for hiring halls where dock workers could be assigned efficiently through a seniority system would increase productivity by at least 25%. As a trade unionist. Brother Gleason was especially concerned with instituting ade­ quate pay scales, a Welfare Plan and other benefits which he recommended to Viet­ namese Union officials. When he returned to Viet Nam in Decem­ ber, Brother Gleason brought with him four ILA members, specialists in their particular fields, to implement his recommendations. The four, John Byrnes and Thomas O'Rourke of New York, who are supervising stevedores, and hiring hall specialists Alfred Collillo of Duluth, and Natale Archomona of Brooklyn, will be in Viet Nam for as long as necessary. The ILA is underwriting costs of the entire operation. While he expressed disappointment that his recommendations in October had not been implemented. Brother Gleason was con­ fident that conditions could be improved in a hurry and that the 220.000 tons of cargo presently handled in Saigon could he in­ creased to 600,000 tons when his program is underway. In agreeing with Gleason's recommenda­ tions, Delaney said that the equipment called for was on its way" from various Asian ports. Just prior to his departure for Saigon in December. Brother Gleason, who is a mem­ ber of the executive board of the AFL-CIO •Maritime Trades Department, was presented with a distinguished service plaque at the MTD convention in San Francisco. The plaque, which was presented by MTD Presi­ dent Paul Hall, cited Gleason and the ILA for its contribution to the U. S. defense effort in Viet Nam. Delaney acknowledged the contribution of the ILA and its president, by saying that the U. S. agencies had called in all kinds of specialists but that "Teddy Gleason brought with him practical know-how" and that he was well received. He said that in attacking the problem as he did, Gleason was carry­ ing out the spirit of the AFL-CIO position, adopted at the December 1965, convention, in support of the U, S. activities in Viet Nam. �»3- February 4, 1966 SEAFARERS Liberal Congressmen Face Tough '66 Election Fight Example: A switch of two votes in the House of Representatives in 1965, would have butchered the public works bill. A key proposal to increase public works funds barely passed, 196-194. Example: A switch of four votes in the House would have kayoed the President's proposal for rent subsidies for the poor. It nudged by, 208-202. Example: A switch of 12 votes in one instance and 10 in a second —would have doomed 14(b) repeal in the House. In the first case, a move to kill the repealer was defeated, 223-200. Following that, the vote on repeal itself passed, 221-203. Example: A switch of only 17 votes would have torpedoed the new Housing and Urban Development Department, proposed to coordinate federal aid to cities. It got by the House, 217-184. More than anything else, these examples and others like them spot­ light the crucial nature of the 1966 congressional elections. They show how thin the line is between the present liberal-controlled Con­ gress and a potential conservative-controlled Congress. They show how important labor's role in politics will be this year, for the new programs workers and their families want and need are riding on the results of the voting next November, The main event will be the battle for control of the House, and the major battlefields will be those normally-conservative districts that switched to liberal in 1964 on the strength of the Johnson landslide. There are 51 first-term liberals in the House. As the above examples show, these newcomers provide the winning margin on a significant number of key votes. Any heavy cut in their numbers next November would douse hopes for new Great Society legislation in the next few years. Addition of only a small number of conservatives would insta)! a new set of uppers for the presently defanged Dixiecrat-GOP coalition and bring back the bite that for decades chewed up efforts to enact needed new programs. In the Senate, continued Democratic control is assured, though here too a loss of liberal seats could endanger passage of liberal legis­ lation (see story on page 2). The present balance is 68-32 for the Democrats. Of the 35 Senate seats up for grabs this year, 21 are held by Democrats and 14 by Republicans. The factors that make 1966 labor's toughest political test ever are these: • The tradition of off-year losses that hit the party in control of the White House. The average loss in the House over the past 60 years has been 37 seats, in the Senate five seats. • The large number of new liberals coming from districts with histories of conservative representation. • The absence of a strong head-of-ticket like President Johnson, whose huge vote rubbed off on liberal candidates in 1964, • The growing savvy of right wing and conservative political action groups. It is not just the Birchers and other extremist organizations. Respectable conservative outfits like the NAM's Business-Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC) and the AMA's American Medi­ cal Political Action Committee (AMPAC) have picked up know-how in recent campaigns, and will be more effective this year. • The usual drop-off in voting that takes place in non-presidential years, a drop-off averaging more than 15 percent. It cuts most deeply into the vote of working people. Thomas P. Powers, formerly a State, County and Municipal em­ ployes business agent in Washing­ ton, has been named director of recruitment for VISTA volun­ teers. Powers has been a VISTA staff member since last April, developing training programs-. In his new post, he will direct a drive to recruit between 2,000 and 3,000 persons to work among the poor and underpriviledged in ur­ ban slums, Appalachia, migrant farm labor communities and on Indian reservation. <|> Strike activity last year was at about the same level as in 1964, according to the Labor Dept's Bureau of Labor statistics. Prelimi­ nary estimates list about 3,860 stoppages involving 1.4 million workers whp.,,,lpst 23.1 million man hours'bf work, compared to 3,665 strikes in 1964 involving 1.6 million workers who were idle for 22.9 million man days. Lost Page Seven LOG "Old Enemies" The federal govement has embarked on a pro­ gram to fight poverty, and it has been joined in this objective by various state and local govern­ ments. We of the organized labor movement applaud and endorse all efforts to eradicate poverty. But poverty is no stranger to the American labor movement. Organized labor and poverty are old enemies. The need to war on poverty was one of the reasons that inspired the founding of the union movement. And the battle has been carried on continuously since the movement's inception. Yes, poverty, along with its camp-followers of disease, ignorance, prejudice and slums, have al­ ways been the enemies — and the targets — of labor. Until the rise of labor unions in this country, poverty was truly rampant. Unorganized, weak and fearful, men, women and children labored for time accounted for 18 one-hun­ dredth of 1 per cent of total esti­ long hours for wages barely able to sustain them. mated working time, the same as Disease was no stranger, brought about by poor food, crowded living conditions and the debili­ 1964, the report disclosed. tating exhaustion of long hours in the factories or fields. The Painters Union won a re­ It was the organized labor movement which sounding victory in a representa­ tion election among the 550 em­ fought for and won the passage of legislation ployes of Merry Brothers, manu­ outlawing child labor. The public school system, facturers of brick products in Augusta, Ga., as an outgrowth which assured the children of workers an educa­ of cooperation with the AFL-CIO tion was a direct result of action by the labor Department of Civil Rights and movement. American unions were responsible for the National Association for the raising the wage standard and lowering the hours Advancement of Colored People. worked during a day. Social security legislation, which relieved older Americans of the threat of Jerome H. Brooks, 48 has been abject poverty in their retirement years was just named durector of the National another of the many programs fought for and won Labor Relation Boards Detroit, by the organized labor movement to relieve pov­ Mich., region succeeding Thomas Roumell, new Michigaii State erty and assure every American worker the ben­ Labor Dept. director. Brooks has efits of our society. been Detroit regional attorney ^d Every advanceqwhich the labor movement has served for 21 months as actmg made or helped to make—whether it was the regional director. Bernard Gott­ fried. assistant regional attorney, winning of additional dollars in workers' wages, pension plans, overtime pay and the whole range will take Brooks' former post. of other economic benefits or the passage of hous­ ing, education and medicare legislation—^has been a defeat for poverty. But organized labor, which fights poverty every day in so many ways, is committed to the fight until that enemy is eliminated. Slipping Behind Once again, the United States has been warned that it is rapidly slipping behind the Soviet Union on the seas—in merchant shipping, fisheries and basic sea research. This latest warning comes from a member of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, Representative Paul G. Rogers (D-Fla.), who returned recently from a tour of the Soviet Union and her satellites. His warning was stem. He pointed out bluntly that the Russians are progressing "full speed ahead" in these fields while we are slipping back­ wards at an increasing rate. The U. S. must wake up to the danger involved in giving up her position as a world maritime power by default — the course which we are presently pursuing. Besides being the key to trade between nations, the seas contain vast resources of minerals and food. As Rogers points out, we cannot let the Communists take control of it. Welfare, Pension Digest In the center fold of this issue of the SEA­ FARERS LOG readers will find a supplement containing all the pertinent information on the Seafarers Welfare and Pension Plans, plus a full schedule of surgical benefits. All of the benefits for which Seafarers and their families are eligible are clearly described. SIU men and their families are urged to remove this supplement and to put it where it can be found when they wish to refer to it. ' i| i. I n �1 ».• -'rvr-'^ ;S. •., -• ^ ' •>'''. . . ' ' :'T'i':.-rv^..';-;C--' • ••"•••' '•4'!5;S&£{V >r .. f. ;/ A Wo;:;:--AAAA vAv " o '' A'AA: •.; • o'. ^ '* •ri- ':v ,A'.>-..- - •:••'• -vA-iA-Vv;-fc^••. ' i; . ,.sW; '"ryi/OoAA: 'o;:'- A'AtA. ; • Ao'oAr''Ao/ AIAA^A A .fAA,; A- „ W ^ ' -A ^ ' ••-••^•V'Si^ '•*• •,,. ••'SiA-' .''''. N sar.' . A.-" /' •'* ^ Hia A' . , , f'i-- »• s, t >' -»• • 'AA'f ''-\A T-^ ' • i/l ATA-AAA^A/ ,.i -> •> ^ f < .isA v* .-*•;• . ' i®iiiSl>. -'• - , vV •' A?'4" WW . I "* HE MERCHANT MARINE has always been a vital part of the commerce and security of our nation. l8ir *rj>.. "What the merchant marine means to the United States has been best expressed by our Presidents. Be­ cause of their special knowledge and insight into the affairs of the nation has enabled them to see more clearly the necessity of a vibrant and strong private shipping fleet. « ' A . ' ,<'' ^o-; oA?^fe-AAW::AA: ; • vo•" X' Almost without exception, the Chief Executives have urged the creation and maintenance of a mer­ chant marine that would serve the commercial and defense needs of the nation. - - '/iW' • '' ' >4/" I®!*- . ^ 5', " Here on these pages are a few of the presidential views on the merchant marine which have charac­ terized the thinking of the men whose responsibility it has been to keep America strong. ^ : iV A mf. -i- 'AH ' ..-rA I • •: .OAAAi?.:!'' wa ;4'-'rr<-•&,•>-. • fw;;; ft; '••; -•'•'mi 'i'V Despite the technological changes and innova­ tions in the means of transportation, the carriage of goods in water-borne vessels is still the major method of transporting our foreign commerce. And for America's best interests;—as expressed by virtually all of its Presidents — the cargoes must be carried under the American flag. ,J ^ ^ S A- : -AAAfeA*:-S'i V,>. • ASJAigSAlAc ; I i -1:5:;^^!;;; :•, '..'A.' ^ '.A �f*"' r *^'''' ' 7^ i-' ^ "V SURGICAL SCHEDULE AND f DIGEST OF ALL WELFARE BENEFITS •i:| THE SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN THE SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN 1'i ft 15 K') t • 'iJ ,'•; ''V7:'7757:''..^..^'-vi;. -., Iv i '''L �SEAFARERS Page Ten February 4, 1966 LOG Seafarers Welfare Plan Surgical Schedule MAXIMUM PAYMBir Two or mora •urgicaf precadvrat paiformad through the gbdomhul IncMon wNI b« «omMtr«d as oiw eptration. si AlMMat. <" liiBaiJiiaiaaaHi liKUan ami drafaiaoa Adranaiactomy, partial or total (ramoval of part or all of adranal gla^) Appandactomy (ramoval of appandix} Appandkaal abtcaw—incision and drahtaga of. •ila ducts, plastic rapair or raconstruction.•••••••••••••••••••sssa •owal, rasaction of Oiolacystactomy (ramoval of gall Uaddar). Oiolacyttactomy and axploration of common duct (ra* moval of gall bladdar) Cbolacystoduodanostomy (joining of gall bladdar to intastina) Cholccystoantarostemy (joining of gall bladder to itt* tastina) Cholacystotomy (cutting into gall bladder, including re* movai of gall stones) .Oioladocboplasty (operation on tba bHa duct) Cholcdochostamy (operation on tba biia du^. Choladodiotomy (operation on bila ducts) OwlalMiotomy (uiiUng into gall bladder, mduAng ra> moval of gall stones) — Colectomy (partial ramoval of colon large intestine).... Colon, rasaction of partial removal of colon—large intastina) Colostomy (formation of artificial amn).. Colostomy, revision Colostomy, dosura of Common bila duct, opening of with axploration, drain•ga or removal of calculus with or without removal of gall bladder Common bile duct, opening of, secondary, in absence of gall bladder Common bila duci, resection or reconstruction of. Diverticulum, Meckel's or intestinal (removal of pocket in the intestine) Duodenal ulcar, parfdration, closure of. Enterectomy, with or without arustomosis (cutting away of intestines, with or without rejoining) Enterorrhaphy (suture of intestirte) Enterotomy, including removal of foreign body (cutting into intestine) Gall bladdar, removal of (cholecystectomy)*.. Gall bladder, operation other than removal Gastrectomy, partial or total (removal of stomach).. Gastric or ducdenal ulcer, perforation, closure of. Gastroduodenostomy (joining of stomach to intestine).... Gastroenterostomy (joining of stomach to intestine) Gastrojejunostomy, with or without vagotomy (joining of stomach to intestine) Gastroscopy—diagnostic (examination of stomach by gastroscope) operative (operation thru gastroscope) Gastrostomy or gastfotomy (forming opening In stomach) Gastrostomy, closure of Castrofomy with exploration or foreign body removal (cutting into stomach) Hepatectomy, partial (resection of part of liver) Hepatorrhaphy (suture of liver) Hepatotomy (incision of liver for drainage of abscess or cyst, one or two stages) Herniotomy — heriorrhaphy — hernioplasty (repair of hernia—rupture) single—inguinal, femoral, umbilical, ventral or incb aional bilateral—inguinal, or femoral Hiatal or diaphragmatic •••••••••••••••••••a Intestinal obstruction—operation for, not requiring re­ section Intestine^reductien of volvulus or intussusception by cutting (repair of folding or twisting of intestines)..,. Intestine, large, resection of Intestine, small, resection of Laparotomy—exploratory (cutting into abdomen)..,.. Liver, aspiration (tapping) or punch biopsy Liver, biopsy by laporotomy Liver, marsupialization of cyst or abKcss of Livw, suture of wound or injury (hepatorrhaphy) >••••••••••••«•««4*t>«S Pancreas, drainage of, or marsupialization of cyst Pancreas, excision of, partial or total except marsupiali­ zation of cyst Pancreas, radical excision of Ampulla of Vater, with resection of duodenum and portion of pancreas, gastrojejunostomy and anastamosis of biliary tract to alimentary tract, one or more stages Pancreaticogastrostomy (joining pancreas to stomach)..,, Pancreaticoenterostomy (joining pancreas to intestine)..,. Pancreatotomy (cutting into the pancreas) Pancreolithotomy (removal of stone from pancreas) Paracentesis, abdominal cavity (tapping) Peritoneoscopy—diagnostic (examination of lining of the abdomen by peritoneoscope) Operative biopsy) Pneumoperitoneum—induction of (injection of gas into abdominal cavity) Each refill—(not aiore than 17} „ each $150.00 300.00 150.00 150.00 225.00 3oaoo 225.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 300.00 300100 187.50 150.00 150.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 200.00 150.00 300.00 150.00 150.00 225.00 225.00 300.00 150.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 60.00 75.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 300.00 150.00 150.00 150,00 187.50 300.00 150,00 150.00 300.00 300.00 150.00 22.50 150.00 225.00 150,00 150.00 300,00 300,00 225.00 > 225,00 150.00 225.00 22.50 60.00 75,00 37.50 15.00 Pyloric stenosis, operation for (repair of constrktLon of lower opening of -stomach) Ramstedt's operation for pyloric stenosis (repair of con­ striction of lower opening of stomach) 'Rectum, resection of •••••essaassssstaaaassteo Splenectomy (removal of spleen) Splenorrhaf^y (suture of Sf^n) Stomach, resection Umbilectomy (removal of navaQ Vagotomy (cutting of vagus nerve In -stomach).•(•aaaaaa* ABSCBSES Incision and drainagerequiring hospital residence not requiring hospital residence Peritonsillar abscaes, incision of— requiring hospital residence not requiring hospital residence Supralevator (above levator muscle of anus), incision and drainage AMPUTATIONS Coccyx (removal of bone at lower end of spine) Ear—unilateral bilateral Kngers, each (one or more phalanges) Foot (thru metatarsal bones or above)-unilateraI bilateral forearm-unilateral bilateral Hand, entire (thru metacarpal bones or above}— unilateral bilateral Leg-unilateral bilateral Nose Thigh—unilateral bilateral ,. Thumbs, each (one or more phalanges). Toes, each (one or more phalanges) Upper arm—unilateral bilateral 150.00 150.00 300,00 225,00 150,00 300.00 150,00 150.00 37.50 15,00 37.50 22.50 S2J0 75.00 75,00 150.00 25.00 150IX) ISODO 3004X) 150J0O 300J0O 187.50 30DJOO 75M 200.00 900M 25.00 25,00 150.00 300.00 CKtst, open operation Chest, needle ^•••••••tsaataassseaaati Cystoscopy... Esophagotcopy Gastroscopy .... Gland, or glands superficial 7$.00 2230 Kidney, by needle 2230 37.50 22.50 2230 5230 75.00 75.00 20.00 Laryngoscopy liver, by needle or punch Lung, aspiration of, by needle Lung, cutting open operation of chest 75.00* Muscle 3730 Needle (paracentesis) 22.50 Peritoneoscopy 75.00 Pr uctoscopy ........................................................................ 37.ou Sigmoidoscopy 3730 Skin 15.00 Spleen, by needle 2230 Sternum, by needle 2230 BLOOD TRANSnmON (OR PLASMA) Each 3730 BREAST Breast, abscess, incision and drainage of requiring hospital residence 3730 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Biopsy 2230 Plarfic operation, complete separate procedureunilateral 7300 bilateral 150.00 Radical amputation 225.00 Retnoval of benign tumor or cystrequiring hospital residence unilateral 7530 bilateral ...., 15300 not requiring hospital residence 1530 Simple amputation—unilateral 15030 bilateral 30030 BURSAS Bursae, aspiration, injection, irrigation, or needling (or any combination) each 2230 excision of (bursectomy) prepatellar and olecranon 52.50 shoulder. Hip 112.S0 incision and draniage (bursotomy) requiring hospital residence 3730 not requiring hospital residence 15,00 CHEST Arytenoidopexy (fixation of arytenoid cartilages) 225.00 Bronchoscopy (examination of windpipe by bronchoscope)— diagnostic 50,00 operative 75,00 Commissurotomy (operation on valves of heert) 300,00 Costo-sternoplasty (repair of funnel chest) 18730 'Decortication of lung (removal of membrane lining the lung) 225,00 Diaphragm, transthoracic approach to 300.00 KSSSISSfSSS•••<«*«•••( ARTERIES AND VEINS (Vascuhr Suiiary) Aneurysm (dilatation of blood vessel) arterial or arterio­ venous, operation for (excision of or wiring) Extremities 75.00 Intra-abdominal 150.00 Intracranial 300.00 Intrathoracic 300.00 Angiogram, cutting operation for exposure of vessel where necessary for 37.50 Aorta, excision of coarctation of 300.00 Artery, anastamosis (joining or forming a connection between arteries) in extremities Mch 75.00 intra-abdominal 150.00 Epiglottidectomy (removal of epiglottis) intracranial .. 300.00 Esophageal dfverticulum, one or more stages— intrathoracic 300.00 transthoracic approach Artery, excision of temporal 37.50 other approach Artery, excision or ligation of major artery of extremity 75.00 Esophagoduodenostomy (joining of esophagus to Artery, excision of coarctation (contraction) of aorta 300.00 duodenum) Artery, ligation (tying) of result of accidental wound Esophagogastrectomy, combined, thoracoabdominal (re­ each • 15.00 moval of part or all of stomach and esophagus) Carotid artery, ligation (tying) of 112.50 Esophagogastrostomy (joining of esophgaus to stomach) Catheterization of heart (independent procedure) 75,00 Esophagojejunostomy (joining of esophagus to jejunum) Embolectomy—arteriotomy or venotomy with explora­ Esophagoplasty (plastic repair or reconstruction of tion or removal of embolus or thrombus (clot) esophagus) In abdomen 1M,00 Esophagoscopy (examination of gullet by esophagoin chest 300.00 scope) diagnostic in extremities 75.00 operative in neck 150.00 Esophagus, transthoracic approach to in skull (intracranial) . 300.00 Funnel chest, plastic repair of Fenwral vein, ligation (tying) of, for other than varicose Heart Operations—See section on HEART OR CARDIAC veiits—unilateral 3730 Hemilaryngectomy (removal of half of larynx) 7530 bilateral Hernia, diaphragmatic or hiatal, repair of Hemangioma (blood vessel tumor) simple, not requiring Laryngectomy (removal of larynx) 1530 hospital residence Laryngofissure (cutting into larynx) with removal of 37.50 requiring hospital residence futnor 75.00 Hemangioma (blood vessel tumor) cavernous Laryngoplasty (plastic repair of larynx) Saphenous vein, ligation (tying) of, for other than Laryngoscopy (examination of larynx by laryngoscope) 37.50 varicose veins—unilateral diagnostic 75.00 bilateral operative ,.,,,. 3730 Temporal artery, excision of Lobectomy, total or subtotal, wedge or segmental re­ Varicose veins—injection treatment, complete procedure section, (removal of all or part of lobe of lung) 60,00 (one or both legs) Long, removal of all or part of 75.00 cutting operation, complete procedure—one leg AAediastinal cyst or tumor, excision of., 120.00 both legs Mediastinal wound or injury, suture of.. Vein, ligation (tying) of, result of accidental wound, Mediastinotopsy 15.00 each Oleothorax, intrapleural, injection of oilVenogram, cutting operation for exposure of vessel 3730 where necessary for (not more than 17) subsequent Venous Anastamosis (forming connection between veins) rnranic nerve, crushing or resection 300.00 Pleurectomy or decortication (removal of "iiSraiii porto-^aval anastamosis 300.00 superior mesenteric caval anastamosis lining the lung) 300.00 Pneumonectomy (removal of entire lung)!!!"!!!!"!"!""" Spleno-renal anastamosis BIOPSY Pneumonocentesis, puncture of lung for Mpiriition Removal of fluid or tissue by cutting or aspiration for examina­ .wop»y tion. Not payable when done immediately preceding or at part Pneumothorax, induction of artificialof operation listed in informative schedule.. Initial ; Bone, excision of portion for biopsy 60,00 (not more than 17) subsequent Bone marrow, aspiration of, including sternal puncture 2230 Pneumonotomy, exploratory (cutting into lung)""."!""!" Breast 2230 Pneumonotomy, with open drainage of pulmonaiv Bronchoscopy 75.00 abscess or cyst (cutting into lung) ' 11230 30300 oocna 30030 30030 30030 300.00 300.00 60.00 75.00 30030 18730 22530 300.00 300.00 150.00 225.00 2230 3730 300.00 300.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 3730 15,00 37.50 225;00 300.00 2230 3730 15.00 150,00 150,00 �February 4, 1966 Stomach, tranithoracfc approach to Sympathactomy, wUh tranithoracic approa^ Thoracantaiia (lurglcal punctura of tha chast cavity) •Thoracoicopy (examination of chait by thoracoicopa) opwHiva SEAFARERS 300.00 30o!oo ysM diagnostic 60.00 Thoracotomy (cutting into cheat cavity, including drain­ age) exploratory including control of hemorrhage 15P.00 Thoracotomy, inter-rib (cutting into cheat cavity without cutting rib) 75.OO Thoracotomy, with rib reaection 150.00 Thoracotomy, with removal of intrapleural foreign body 150.00 Thoracotomy, with pneumoiyaia 150.00 Thorocopiaaty, complete (removal of riba and coiiapaa of cheat) 3OO flO Tracheoesophageal fiatuia, cioaure of 150.00 Tracheopiaat (plastic operation on trachea) 225.00 Tracheorrhaphy (suturing of trachea) 52.50 Tracheostomy for tracheal fistula 37.50 Tracheatomy (cutting Into windpipe) 75.00 Valvulectomy (operation on valves of heart) 30(7.00 CYSTS Cutting operation for removal of Baker's cyst, (back of Knee) 75.00 Branchial cyst (removal of deep cyst of the neck) 75.00 Breast—requiring hospital raaidenca 75.00 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Dermoid cyst (superficial) 52.50 Pilonidal cyst or sinus (at base of spine) 75.00 Thyroglossal cyst, duct or sinus (removal of deep cyst of the neck) 150.00 Cysts, all others, unless otherwise set put in schedule requiring hospital residence 37.50 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 NOTE: If multiple cysts are removed through more than one Incision, pay for each Incision up to maximum limit of $300 for all. DISLOCATION Closed reduction of, including application of cast Ankle joint Bones of hand Bones of foot Coccyx '. 75.00 25.00 25.00 7.50 Collar Bone (sternoclavicular dt aieromloclavicular) 22.50 Elbow 52.50 Hip (femur) 52.50 Knee joint (Patella excepted) 52.50 Lower jaw (temporomandibular) 22.50 Patella 22.50 Shoulder (humerus) 45.00 Wrist 22.50 Vertebra (except coccyx) nunipulation under general anesthesia with hospitalization and immobilization 52.50 NOTE: For dislocation requiring open operation, the maximum payment will be twice the amount shown above; except: Wrist joint (arthrotomy) 75.00 Hand 37.50 Foot 37.50 EAR, NOSE OR THROAT EAR Abscess, external auditory canal. Incision and drainage 22.50 Abscess, external ear. Incision and drainage 22.50 Amputation—unilateral 75.00 bilateral 150.00 Excision of polyp or polyps of auditory canal— not requiring hospital residence 22.50 requiring hospital residence 37.50 Electrocauterization—unilateral 22.50 bilateral 45.00 Exostosis (bony outgrowth) excision from external auditory canal 75.00 Fenestration, one or both sides (window operation for daafnata) .... 300,00 labyrinthectomy (cutting away of inner ear) 300.00 Labyrinthotomy (cutting into inner ear) 225.00 Malignant lesion, resection from external auditory canal 75.00 Mastoidectomy, one or both sides—simple 150.00 radical 225.00 Myringotomy (cutting into ear drum) 22.50 Ossiculectomy (cutting out of bones of inner eer) 75.00 Otoplasty (plastic operation for protruding ears) each ear 75.00 Plicotomy (cutting of posterior fold of ear drum) 22.50 Stapes, mobilization of—unilaleral 150.00 bilateral 300.00 Tympanotomy (cutting into ear drum) 22.50 NOSE Abscess, nasal, incision and drainage— not requiring hospital residence 22.50 requiring hospital residence 37.50 Antrum (nasal sinus) puncture of 22.50 Electrocauterization—unilateral 22.50 bilateral 45.00 Epistaxis (nose bleed) electro-cauterization only 22.50 Nasal polyps, removal of—not requiring hospital residence—unilateral 22.50 bilateral 45.00 fOQulrino hospital ••,t<«a(*s«»**«*i««a 37.50 bilateral 75.00 Amputation for malignant tumor 150.00 Amputation, other than for malignancy-.' 75.00 Rhinophyma, excision of skin of nose for, including plastic repair 150.00 Rhinoplasty (plastic operation on nose) 75.00 Sinus operation by cutting, any approach (puncture of antrum excepted) frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid and maxillary, each—unilateral 75.00 bilateral ........................................M 150.00 Submucous resection of nasal septum 75.00 Jwrblnactomy, excision, electrocoagulation or alac- Page EJeven LOG trodesslcatlon (ramoval of smalPbones of tha nose) unilateral e*is****<*ea**ss*saiii«*s«ss«i«sst<*sta*sts»tiaas**»«ss«s*»ifl**»**«a bilateral THROAT Adenoldectomy, tonsilledomy, or .both Arytenoldopexy (fixation of arytenoid cartileges) Branchial cyst, excision (removal of deep cyst of the neck) Electrocauterization—unilateral bilateral Epiglottidectomy (removal of epiglottis) Esophageal diverticulum, excision of, one or more stages—transthoracic approach other approach Esophagoduodenostomy (joining of esophagus to duodenum) Esophagogastrectomy, combined, thoracoabdominal (removal of part or all of stomach and esophagus) Esophagogastrostomy (joining of esophagus to stomach) Esophagorjejunostomy (joining of esophagus to jejunum) 22.50 45.00 50.00 225.00 75.00 22.50 45.00 112.50 300.00 225.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 Esophagoplasty (plastic repair or raconstruction of esophagus) 300.00 Esophagoscopy (examination of gullet by esophagoseope)—diagnostic 60.00 operative 75.00 Esophagus, transthoracic approach to 300.00 Frenum linguae, clipping of 15.00 Glossectomy, complete or total (removal of tongue) 300.00 Hemilaryngectomy (removal of half of larynx) 225.00 Laryngectomy (removal of larynx) 300.00 Laryngofissure (cutting Into larynx) with removal of tumor 150.00 laryngoplasty (plastic repair of larynx) 225.00 Laryngoscopy (examination of larynx by laryngo­ scope)—diagnostic 22.50 for biopsy 37.50 operative 75.00 Larynx, cauterization, without use of laryngoscope.... 22.50 Larynx, cauterization, done through laryngoscope 37.50 Peritonsillar abscess, incision of (operation for abscess of throat) —(quinsy) requiring hospital residence.... 37.50 not requiring hoipital residence 22.50 Thyroglossal cyst, duct or sinus, excision of 150.00 Tongue, total excision of (for malignancy) 300.(X) Tongue, partial excision of (for malignancy)... 150.(K) Tonsillar tags, excision, electrocoagulation or electrodessication—unilateral 22-50 bilateral 45.00 Tonsillectomy, adenoldectomy, or both 50.00 Torus palatines, excision of 75.00 Tracheotomy, (cutting into windpipe) 112.50 Tumor, benign, vocal cord, excision of 75.00 Tumor, malignant, of vocal cord, excision of 150.00 Tumor, malignant, vocal cord, excision of with laryngectomy 3(X>.00 ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES Bronchoscopy (examination of windpipe by broncho­ scope)—diagnostic 60.00 (operation on windpipe by bronchoscope)—operative 75.(X) Culdoscopy (examination of uterus by culdoscope)— diagnostic 37.50 (operation on uterus by culdoscope)—operative 52.50 Cystoscopy (examination of bladder or ureter by cystoscope) diagnostic 37.50 With ureteral 'catheterization 37.50 Operative—operation not otherwise classified—(opera­ tion on bladder or ureter by cystoscope) 52.50 Esophagoscopy (examination of gullet by esophagoscope) diagnostic 60.00 (operation on gullet by esophagoscope) operative 75.00 Gastroscopy (examination of stomach by gastroscope) diagnostic 60.00 (biopsy of stomach by gastroscope) operative 75.00 Laryngoscopy (examination of larynx by laryngoscope) diagnostic 22.50 (operation on larynx by laryngoscope) operative 75.00 for biopsy 37.50 Otoscopy, for removal of foreign body, except wax from ear 15.00 Peritoneoscopy (examination of lining of the abdomen by peritoneoscope) diagnostic 60.00 (operation on lining of the abdomen by peritoneo­ scope) operative 75.00 Prostatectomy, transurethral (remove" of prostate thru cystoscope) 150JOO Proctoscopy (examination of rectum by proctoscope) Diagnostic 15.00 (operation on rectum by proctoscope) operative 37.50 Rhinoscopy, for removal of foreign body of nose 15.00 Sigmoidoscopy (examination of lower colon by sig­ moidoscope) diagnostic 15.00 (operation on lower colon by sigmoidoscope) operative 37.50 Thoracoscopy (examination of chest by thoracoscope) diagnostic ! 60.00 (operation on chest by thoracoscope) operative 75.00 EXCISION (ARTHRECTOMY) OR FIXATION (ARTHRODESIS) BY CUniNG NOTE: Excision of a joint is the removal of the articulating end of one or more of the bones forming the joint. Fixation of a joint is the permanent immobilization of the part by some type of fusion operation. In event of bilateral or multilateral excision or fixations pay for each up to the limit of $300.(X) for all. Ankle Joint 187.50 Coccyx (removal of bone at lower end of spine) 75.00 Elbow jofnt 187.50 Hip joint 225.00 Knee joint 187.50 Patelle (knee ap) 150.00 SemHunar cartilage (cartilage of fcnee joint) Sesamoid (superfluous bones uiuelly jn tendons) ex­ cision of, each Shoulder joint Spine, including sacro-iliac (except coccyx) Temporo-mandibular (hinge of jaw bone) meniscus Wrist joint Removal of diseased portion of bone. Including cureStage (alveolar processes excepted) pay exostosis under this heading, including bunions (hallux-valgus) or corns when bone is removed. EYE Abscess, intra-orbital, drainage of Abscess, lacrimal gland, incision of Blepharectomy, excision of benign lesion of eyelid Blepharectomy, excision of malignant lesion of eyelid.... Blepharoplasty, plastic restortaion of eyelid, skin only.... Blepharoplasty, plastic restoration of eyelid, deep structures Blepharorrhaphy (suturing of accidental wound of eyelid) Canaliculi (small canals leading from lacrimal sac) plastic operation on Canthotomy, division of canthus, with suture Capsulectomy (removal of the lens capsule) Capsuletomy (cutting into lens capsule) Cataract, removal of needling—complete procedure Chalazion (cutting out or scraping of retention tumor or glands in the eyelid) Conjunctiva, cutting operation for biopsy Conjunctiva, free graft of Conjunctiva, suturing of injury Confunctivokeratoplasty for perforating wounds of eyeball Cornea, paracentesis (tapping) of Cornea, suturing of accidental wounds Corneal, tattooing Corneal transplant (transplant of front surface of eyeball) Corneal ulcer, electrocauterization or curettage (scraping) Corelysis (freeing of adhesions between lens and cornea) Cyclodiathernoy: diathermy of ciliary body Cyclodialysis (detaching ciliary body from sclera) Cyst, conjunctival, excision of Dacryoadenectomy (cutting away of tear gland) Dacryocystectomy (cutting away of tear gland) Dacrycystorhinostomy (forming communication between tear gland and nose) Dacryocystostomy (cutting Into tear sac) Dacryocystotomy (cutting into tear sac) Discission; Needling of lens, complete procedure Ectropion, operation for (repair of eyelid folded out).... Entropion, operation for (repair of eyelid folded in) Epilation (removal of lashes by electrolysis only)— each •yelid Epithelioma, excision of conjunctival Eyeball, removal of, enucleation or evisceration Eyeball socket, revision of, subsequent to original enucleation and not during enucleation Eyelid, ptsosis (drooping) of, operation for—each eyelid Foreign body, removal of, from cornea, sclera, or con­ junctiva, (by surgical incision or magnet) Foreign body, removal of intra-ocular (from interior of oy*) Glaucoma, operative procedures (except paracentesis or tapping) Glaucoma or inflammatory exudate, paracentesis (tap­ ping) for Glaucoma, air injection or irrigation f6r Hordeolum (stye) operation for Iridectomy (removal of iris) Iridotomy (incision into Iris) Iridencleisis: stretching of iris (independent procedure).. Iridodialysis (separation of iris from its attachments) Iris, excision of lesion of Iris, repair of prolapsed (dropped) with suture of perforated sclera Iris, transfixion of; iris bombe (repair of bulging iris).... Keratectomy, complete or partial (removal of cornea),... Keratoplasty, corneal transplant (plastic operation on cornea) Keratotomy (cutting of cornea) Lacrimal duct, dilatation of (enlarging of tear duct) Lens, extraction of, intracapsular or extracapsular Muscle, ocular, any cuttirtg operation on, each Nevus, excision of eyelid Orbit, reconstruction of, subsequent to original enuclea­ tion and not during enucleation (plastic repair of eye-socket) Orbitotomy with exploration (cutting into orbit) Pannus, excision of Peritectomy (removal of ring of conjunctiva) Peritomy (removal of strip of conjunctiva around corneq) Pterygium, excision of (treatment of thickened mem­ brane over eye) Ptsosis operation, complete—each eyelid (correction of drooping eyelid) Retina, operation for detachment, including diathermy.. Sclerectomy (removal of part of sclera) for glaucoma (lagrange, Elliott) (cutting of surface of eyeball) Strabismus (cross eye) cutting operation for (complete procedure) each eye — Stye, incision of Symblepharon (adhesion of eyelid to eyebalQ release by simple Incision Tarsectomy (removal of tarsus of eyelid) Tarsorrhaphy (stitching of tatsus of eyelid) Tear duct (lacrimal duct) dilatation ••••••••aaaeeasee Tumor, excision uf intra-orbital, simple..•••••••••••••laaaeeaqeeaee Tumor, excision of intra-orbital, malignant.>••••••••••••••qaeeee Wown^ accidental, of conjunctiva, suturing of 150.00 37.50 187.50 2254X> 150.00 187.50 75.00 37.50 30.00 30.00 75.00 30.00 150.00 52.50 75JOO 30.00 225.00 150.00 225.00 112.50 30.00 30.00 75.00 30.(X) 150.OO 30.00 112.50 30.00 200.00 30.00 150.00 75.00 150.00 30.00 75.00 75.00 112.50 30.00 30.00 112.50 105.00 105.00 30.00 112.50 112.50 112.50 75.00 7.50 150.00 150.00 30.00 75.00 15.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 75.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 30.00 50.00 225.00 150.00 30.00 112.50 112.50 30.00 30.00 30.00 35.00 75.00 300.00 150.00 150.00 15.00 30.00 75.00 52.50 30.00 7S.00 150.00 30.00 �ii/ v-tf SEAFARERS Page Twelve February 4, 1966 LOG SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN WHO IS COVERED HOSPITAL ROOM AND BOARD si HOSPITAL EXTRAS BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS •I DOCTOR CALLS AT HOSPITAL Wives and unmarried chil­ dren under 19 years of age and any other person claimed by the Seafarer as a dependent on his Federal Income Tax for the year prior to date of claim. Seafarers who are eligible to benefits under the Plan and who require hospitali­ zation must use USPHS fa­ cilities if they are eligible to use such facilities by reason of their maritime employ­ ment. A Seafarer who is eli­ gible under the plan and who is confined in a private hospital is entitled to re­ ceive Hospital and Surgical Benefits in accordance with the Dependent Benefits Pro­ gram if he entered the pri­ vate hospital because he was not eligible to treat­ ment at a USPHS facility, or he required emergency hos­ pitalization. In case of emer­ gency confinements, the Seafarer must notify the nearest USPHS facility with­ in 48 hours from the begin­ ning of his confinement. If USPHS, after being duly no­ tified of his confinement denies liability or is not re­ sponsible for the charges, then benefits under the Plan will be paid. SURGICAL All Seafarers. OPTICAL BENEFIT Full cost of semiprivate room and board. Allowance of $17 daily if in private room. All Seafarers, wives and unmarried children under 19; adopted children and stepchildren; dependent parents of Seafarers. Sea­ farers on special disability list. Sea­ farers on pension and their depend­ ents. TERMS OF BENEFITS ELIGIBILiTY Payments continue for as long as hospitalized. *Basic seatime requirement. Actual charges up to $200 for first 31 days; thereafter, up to another $200. (Maximum $400). Maximum of six transfusions at $37.50 each.t $4 per visit for a maximum of 31 days. Covers cost of anesthesias, laboratory and x-rays while confined in hospital. Also covers emergency room treatment. This is in addition to hospi­ tal extras benefit; depend­ ent must be confined in hos­ pital. In non-surgical cases, bene­ fit paid during period de­ pendent is hospitalized. In surgical cases, benefit paid up to date of surgery. Up to $300 maxi­ mum as specified in surgical schedule. MATERNITY MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS BENEFITS Payable for surgery in hos­ pital or in doctor's office. $200.00. (The SlU also gives a $25 U.S. Savings Bond in the baby's name.) Payment for each birth; ad­ ditional payments "for mul­ tiple births. Free medical exam­ inations, diagnostic and laboratory ser­ vices. Services available in Union ports where medical centers are maintained. Claim must be filed with Welfare Plan notjater than 180 days after surgery or discharge from hospital. File enrollment card, marri­ age license and children's birth certificates with names of both parents. For other dependents, file support form showing that the person was claimed as a dependent by the Seafarer on his Federal income Tax return for the year prior to date of claim. *Basic seatime requirement. File claim within one year of birth. File marriage license, birth certificate with names of both parents. Child must be born in United States, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands or Canada. *Basic seatime requirement ONLY. Free eye examina­ tions and eyeglasses every two years; safety glasses for dependentchildren. tBIood is also available free of charge through the Union blood bank. Contact port offices for details. Facilities available in most Union ports. Up to $25 in benefits for families living at a distance from Union ports and using closer facil­ ities. �February 4, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen « « WHO IS COVERED SCHOLARSHIPS All Seafarers under 35 and children of Seafarers; chil­ dren of deceased eligible Seafarers. m DEATH SEAFARERS IN HOSPITALS SICKNESS AND ACCIDENTS SPECIAL DISABILITY BENEFIT SPECIAL EQUIPMENT BENEFITS $6,000 over a fouryear period. $4,000. Any beneficiary named by Seafarer. TERMS OF BENEFITS Covers any course at any accredited college; can be extended for graduate study if 4 years not used up. Covers death anywhere. *Basic seatime requirement. *Basic seatime requirement. All Seafarers in hospitals. i m 3 years'discharges and basic seatime requirement for Sea­ farer or father of child; transcriptfrom last school; upper third of graduating class; college entrance exam; let­ ters of reference. Beneficiary card must be on file. mma B ELIGIBILITY Seafarers ill or injured on or off the job, if they are not receiving maintenance and cure, or wages from em­ ployer. In-hospital benefits are $8 a day for first 39 weeks; thereafter, $3 a day for as long as hos­ pitalized. For hospital or out-patient benefits, file claim within 60 days of discharge from hos­ pital. Sickness and accident benefits are $56 a week for 39 weeks for any combination of in-patient and out-patient treatment for any one period of disability within a 12-months period, dating from the beginning of illness or injury. If hos­ pitalization is required for more than 39 weeks, in-hospital benefits of $3 a day will continue for as long as hospitalized. For out-patient benefits, file USPHS medical abstract. $150 monthly for entire period of disability. Unlimited medical and hospital benefits for Sea­ farers on special disability list. Dependents eli­ gible for schedule of dependents' benefits un­ der Seafarers Welfare Plan. All totally and permanently disabled Seafarers regard­ less of age. Seafarers who have not been hospitalized must be out-patients for 7 days be­ fore they can receive bene­ fits, which are retroactive to the fifth day. *Basic seatime requirement. Employment record show­ ing 12 years of employment (at least 4,380 days) with companies signatory to the Plan; medical abstract stat­ ing "not fit for duty perma­ nently." i All Seafarers. Special aids neces­ sary for recovery not provided by hospital. Benefit provided upon ap­ proval by trustees after sur­ vey of need. *Basic seatime requirement ONLY. SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN WHO IS COVERED a NORMAL PENSION 1 DISABILITY PENSION Seafarers who reach the age of 65. BENEFITS TERMS OF BENEFITS $150 monthly until death. Pensioned Seafarers also receive unlimited med­ ical and hospital benefits. Pensioners' depend­ ents are eligible for schedule of dependents' benefits under Seafarers Welfare Plan. All totally and permanently disabled Seafarers regard­ less of age. In event of pensioner's death, a beneficiary who is a pensioner's wife, child, stepchild, mother, father, grandparent, brother, sister, grandchild, stepbrother, stepsister, stepmother is eligible for a $4,000 Death Benefit. All other benefici­ aries are eligible for a $1,000 Death Benefit. ELIGIBILITY At least 65 years of age; *basic seatime requirement; 15 years of employment (5,475 days) with companies signatory to the Plan. * Basic seatime requirement. Employment record show­ ing 12 years of employment (at least 4,380 days) with companies signatory to the Plan; medical abstract stat­ ing "not fit for duty perma­ nently." *BASIC SEATIME REQUIREMENT: The basic eligibility for every benefit is one day's seatime in the last six months and 90 days in the last calendar year. 1 i it ill 3M .. �Page Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG Febmair 4, 1966 W-1 operation en ureter lation of ureter-partial 225.00 Pyelostomy (cutting Into kidney) with drainage 300.00 complete 300.(X) Pyelolomy (cutting into kidney) with exploration 300.00 Cystocele, repair of (hernia of bladder) 112.50 Rectocele (hernia of rectum into vagina) repair of. 112.50 Cystocele Oternia of bladder) and rectocele (hernia of' Rectocele (hernia of rectum) e'nd cystocele (hernia of rectum) or other multiple gynecological repair pro­ bladder) or other multiple gynecological repair pro­ cedures without abdominal approach (except peri­ 'Xanthoma, axcftion of—requirine hospital residence 37,30 cedures without abdominal approach (except peri­ neorrhaphy or perineoplasty) 150.00 not requiring hospital residenoe 30.00 neorrhaphy or perineoplasty) 150.00 with or without rectocele with perineorrhaphy or FRACTURES with or without cystocele with perineorrhaphy of perineoplasty 187.50 Simple fractures, closed reduction or perineoplasty 187.50 Cystorrhaphy (suture of bladder wound. Injury or treatment, unless otherwise specified. Renal capsulectomy (decapsulation of kidney) rupture) 150.00 The amounts shown below are for simple fractures. For a unilateral 150.00 Cystoscopy, diagnostic, Including retrograde pyelogra­ compound fracture, the maximum payment will be one and one phy or flushing of kidney pelvis 37.50 bilateral 225.00 half times the emount shown below for the corresponding Renal (kidney) vessels, division or transection of aberrant 225.00 Cystoscopy, operative, unless otherwise specified in simple fracture. schedule 52.50 Salpingectomy (removal of fallopian tubes) or salpingoFor a fracture requiring an open operation, the maximum Cystolithotomy (cutting Into bladder, including removal oophorectomy (removal of tubes and ovary) 150.00 payment will be twice the amount shown below for the cor­ of stone) 150.00 Salpingo-oophorectomy (removal of oviduct end ovary, responding simple fracture. (Bone grafting, bone splicing and Cystostomy (cutting Into bladder) 150.00 one or both sides) 150.00 skeletaltraction pins are considered open operations.) Cystotomy (cutting into bladder) 150.00 Salpingoplasty (plastic repair of fallopian tubes) 150.00 Removal of bone plates or pins except removal of trac­ bilatation and curettage, non-puerperal (not associated Scrotum (pouch containing testes) abscess, incision end tion pins or other traction appliances (as this is al­ with pregnancy) 37.50 drainage of requiring hospital residence 37.50 ways a separate and distinct procedure) 37.50 Enterocele, repair of not requiring hospital residence 15.00 SKULL vaginal approach, without cystocele or rectocele 112.50 Scrotum (pouch containing testes) resection of 37.50 Non-operative 75.00 abdominal approach 150,00 Skene's gland, incision of—requiring hospital, residence 37.50 Operative, with cutting into cranial cavity (drill taps vaginal approach, with cystocele or rectocele 150.(X) not requiring hospital residence 15.00 excepted) 300,00 vaginal approach, with or without cystocele or recto­ Skene's gland, excision or fulguration of 37.50 FACIAL BONES cele with perineoplasty or perinorrhaphy 187.50 Sympathectomy, pre-sacral 150.00 Hyoid (at base of tongue) closed 37.50 Epididymectomy (removal of epididymis appendage of Testis, reduction of torsion (twisting of cord) of 75.00 AAalar (cheekbone) closed 37.50 testicle)—single 7SJ00 Trachelsctomy (excision of cervix) independent prdAAandible (lower |aw) alveolar process bilateral 11Z50 cedure 75.00 excepted closed 75.00 Epididymis (appendage of testicle) abscess, drainage of 37.50 Tracheloplasty (plastic repair of uterine cervix) 75.00 with or without inter-dental wiring 75.00 Epidldyntovasostomy (connecting of epididymis to vas Ureter (tube from kidney to bladder) opening of, stric­ Maxilla (upper jaw) alveolar process deferens, unilateral or bilateral) 112.50 tures of (endoscopic procedures) 52.50 excepted closed 75.00 Episioperlneorrhaphy (suture of recent Injury of vulva Ureter (tube from kidney to bladder) transplantation to with or without inter-dental wiring 75.00 and perineum) 37.50 skin (ureterostomy)—unilateral 150.00 Nasal closed 25.00 Episiorrhaphy (suture of recent injury to vulva) 22.50 bilateral 300.00 Zygoma (cheek bone) closed 37.50 Fallopian tube transection (dividing) of 150.00 Ureter (tube from kidney to bladder) tumors or stones, SPINE AND TRUNK Fallopian tube, ligation (tying off) of 150.00 rentoval of—by open cutting operation 150.00 Clavicle (collar bone) closed 75.00 Fistula, closure of vaginal 75.00 by endoscopic nseens 52.50 Coccyx (lower end of spine) 15.00 Fistula, vesicovaginal (bladder-vaginal) or vesicouterine Ureterectomy (excision of ureter) complete or partial.... 150.00 Rib or ribs—three or more 37.50 (bladder-uterus) closure of 225.00 Ureterocystostomy (anastomosis of ureter to bladder) less than three 25.00 Hydrocele (collection of fluid in outer sac of testicle) unilateral 150.00 Saaum, alone or with pelvic bones closed 112.50 excision of—single 75.00 bilateral 300.00 Scapula (shoulder blade) closed 75.00 bilateral 112.50 Ureteroenterostomy (anastomosis of ureter to bowel) Sternum (breast bone) closed 22.50 Hydrocele (collection of fluid in outer sac of testicle) unilateral 150.00 Vertebra, one or more (bones of spinal column) closed 112.50 tapping of (paracentesis) 22.50 bilateral 300.00 Body or Lamia 80.00 Hymenectomy (cutting away of hymen).. 15.00 Ureterolithotomy (removal of stone from ureter) with Artiaular, lateral or spinous processes only 20.00 Hymenotomy (incision of hymen) 15.00 removal of calculus, open operation 150.00 PELVIS—one or more of following bones including ace­ Hysterectomy (removal of uterus) total or sub-total Ureteroplasty, plastic operation on ureter (stricture) tabulum (ilium, ischium, pubis, or sacrum) closed 112.50 irrespective of approach 225.00 without plastic operation on renal pelvis 150.00 UPPER EXTREMIir Hysteropexy (fixation of uterus) 150.00 with plastic operation on renal pelvis 300.00 Carpal bone, one or more (each hand) closed 25.(X) Hysterotomy (cutting into uterus) 150.00 Ureterotomy (cutting into ureter) vvith exploration or Colles (wrist) closed 75.00 Hysterorrhaphy (suture of ruptured uterus) 150.00 drainage 150.00 Humerus (upper arm) closed 75.00 Hysterosalpingostomy (connecting of fallopian tubes to Ureterostomy (transplantation of ureter to skin)— Metacarpal bone, one or more (each hand) closed 25.00 f'erus) 150.00 unilateral _ 150.00 Phalanx, each finger closed 25.00 bilateral 300.00 Radius, or radius and ulna (forearm) closed 75.00 Kidney abscess, drainage of, independent procedure.... 150.00 225.00 Ureteropyelostomy (anastomosis of ureter and renal Ulna or ulna and radius (forearm) closed 75.00 Kidney, fixation of 300.00 P«lvis) 300.00 Elbow closed 75.00 Kidney, removal of or cutting into Manchester or Pothergills Operation (fixation of uterusUrethra, excision of carcinoma of 150.00 LOWER EXTREMITY hysteropexy) 150.00 Urethra, proiapse of mucosa, female, repair of 75.00 Astragalus (foot) closed . 75.00 Urethra, stricture of, open operation 75.(X) Femur (thigh) closed 112.50 Meatetomy (cutting of external opening of urinary P"*age) 15.00 Urethra, stricture of, intra-urethral cutting operation Fibula or fibula and tibia (leg) closed 75.00 ti.rough endoscope 52.50 Metatarsal bone, one or more (foot) closed 25.00 Myomectomy (removal of fibroid or muscular tumor of uterus) independent procedure 150.00 Urethral caruncle, excision of or electro-cauterization.... 37.50 Os calsis (foot) closed 75.00 Urethral sphincter, female, plasfic operation 112.50 Patella (Kneecap) closed 75.00 Nephrectomy or heminephrectomy (removal of all or part of kidney) with or without ureterectomy. 300.00 Urethrocele, repair of (female) independent procedure.. 112.50 Phalanx, each toe closed 25.00 Urethroplasty, plastic operation on urethra, including Potts, (ankle) closed 75.00 Nephrolithotomy with removal of calculus (removal of kidney stone) 300.00 hypospadias or epispadius, complete procedure 112.50 Tarsal bone, one or more (foot) closed 25.00 225.00 Urethrorrhapy (suture of urethral wound or injury) 75.00 Tibia or tibia and fibula (leg) closed 75.00 Nephropexy (fixation or suspension of kidney) Nephrorrhaphy (suture of kidney wound or injury) 225.00 Urethrostomy (cutting into urethra) independent pro­ GENITO URINARY TRACT 300.00 cedure 7500 Abscess, periurethral, drainage of 37.50 Nephrostomy (cutting into kidney) Nephrotomy (cutting into kidney) with exploration 300.00 Urethrotomy (cutting into urethra) open operation, Bartholin gland, incision of independent procedure 75.00 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Oophorectomy (removal of ovary) or salpingo-oophorectomy (removal of ovary and fallopian tubes) 150.00 Urethrovaginal fistula (abnormal opening between requiring hospital residence 50.00 150.00 urethra and vagina) closure of 150.00 excision of, one or more 50.00 Oophoropexy (fixation or suspension of ovary) Oophorplasty (plastic repair of ovary) 150.00 Uterus, cutting operation on this organ and its append­ Biopsy, through cystoscope 52.50 Orchidectomy (excision of testicle)—single 75.00 ages with abdominal approach (unless otherwise Bladder, diverticulum (pouch) exdsion of 150.00 ^ specified in schedule) 150.00 . bilateral 112.50 Bladder, punch operation on neck of 150.00 Orchidectomy (excision of testicle) for malignant tumor 150.00 Vagina, reconstruction of congenital deformity 112.50 Bladder, tumor or stones, removal of Orchidopexy (fixation of undescended testicle)—single 75.00 Vaginal septum, excision of 37^50 By open cutting operation 150.00 bilateral 112.50 Varicocele, excision of (removal of varicose swelling By endoscopic means 52.50 Ovarian cysts or abscesses, drainage or excision of 150.00 of spermatic cord)—unilateral 75.00 Bulbourethral gland, excision of (removal of gland in Pan-Hysterectomy (complete removal of uterus) 225.00 bilateral | 112.50 urethra) 52.50 Penis, amputation of, partial 73.00 Vasectomy (removal of vas deferens)—unilateral 30.00 Cauterization of cervix, when done separately and not Penis, amputation of, complete 150.00 bilateral 45.00 in conjunction with other procedures 37.50 Penis, amputation of, complete,. Including' regional Vasotomy (cutting of vas deferens) or ligation (one or Cervicectomy (amputation of cervix) 75.00 lymph nodes 225,00 both sides-independent procedure)-unilateral 22.50 Cervix (neck of uterus) amputation 75.00 Penis, excision or fulguration of warts each 15.00 bilateral 37.50 Cervix, biopsy of (independent procedure) 15.00 Penis, epispadias complete procedure (repair of defect Ventrofixation (fixation of uterus—hysteropexy) 150.00 Cervix, conization (roaming) of 37.50 of urethra) i,2.50 Ventrosuspension (suspension of uterus) 150.00 Cervix, insertion of radioactive substance, or treatment Penis, hypospadias complete procedure (repair of defect Vesiculectomy (removal of seminal vesicl^)-unilaterai!!!! 15c!oO by X-Ray with or without biopsy (for malignancy) 75.00 of urethra) 112.50 „ , ^ , , , , . . bilateral 225.00 Circumcision (removal of foreskin of penis) 22.50 Perineoplasty (plastic repair of perineum) 75.00 ' Vulvectomy (removal of vulva)-partial 75,00 Oitorls, amputation of all or part 22.50 Perineoplasty (plastic repair of perineum) including , , , complete 112."50 Colpectomy (excision of vagina) 150.00 repair' of laceration of rectum 150.00 radical, including regional lymph nodes 187.50 Colpocleisis (complete obliteration of vagina) 150.00 Perineorrhaphy (suturing of perineum) independent GLANDS Colpoperineoplasty: (repair of vagina and perineum; procedure 75 QQ LYMPH GLANDS pelvic floor repair, independent procedure) 187.50 Perineorrhaphy (suturing of perineum) with other gyne­ Excision of lymph node for diagnosis or biopsy 20.00 Colpopexy (plastic repair of vagina) 112.50 cological repair procedures 187.50 Lymphadenectomy, radical, upper neck or axillaColpoplasty, repair of cystocele (hernia of bladder) or. Perirenal (adjacent to kidney) abuess, drainage of, unilateral 150.00 rectocele (hernia of rectum), independent procedures 112.50 independent procedure T50.OO bilateral 107 xn 111 ... 1 * ••••saaa 10/i9%| Colpoplasty, repair of cystocele (hernia of bladder) Polypectomy (removal of polyps) one or more 37.50 Lymphadenectomy, radical, cervical or groin— a^ rectocele (hernia of rectum) 150.00 Pregnancy, ectopic (outside of uterus) operation for 150.00 187.50 Colpotomy (Incision Into vagina) with exploration or Prepuce (foreskin) dorsal or lateral "slit" of 15.00 225.00 drainage 37.50 Prostate, removal of, by open operation (complete Simple excision of complete lymph node for tubercu­ Crtptorchidectomy (undescended testicle) single 75.00 procedure) 225.00 losis, etc yeno bilateral 112.50 Prostate, removal of, by endoscopic, meens (transure­ AAammary Glands-See Breast Culdoaoopy (examin>ition of uterus by culdoscopc) thral resection 150.00 SALIVARY GLANDS dIagnoeHc 37.50 Prostatolithitomy (removal of prostatic calculus (stones) 112.50 Parotid abscess, drainage of. 37.50 (operation on uterus by culdoscope) operative 52.50 Prostatotomy (external drainage of prostatic ebKess).... 75.00 Parotid fliand, remove rf |,2.50 Cyst, ovarian, drainag- or excision of 150.00 Pyelolithotomy (cutting into kidney) with rentovel of Faro Id ^mor, remove rf, bwign, 1,2.50 calculus (stones) 300.00 Cyst, vaginal, exclsiort of 37.50 Parotid tumor, removal of, mixed or malignant 150.00 Cystectomy (removal of urinary bladder) with transplanPyeloplasty (plastic repair of kidney) with or with^ Ranula (retention cyst of mouth) excbion of , 52.50 SURGICAL SCHEDULE I If ii.: •i' ir lii I k • I •H . I- �Febnury 4, 1966 idhMry fktwli (ibnonMr opening or trod) doturo of SiololMioloiny (rtmovol of salivary ulculus) Submaxillary gland, axcltkm of THYROID AND OTHER ENDOCRINE GIANDS GOITRE Hamithyroldadomy (removal of part of tbyrold) Idhmectomy (removal of isthmus of thyrohO ligation (t^dng off) of thyroid arteries not foilovred by thyroidectomy-one or more at one operation two or more atago operation Removal of adenoma or benign tumor of thyroid (no payment for X-ray treatment of thyroid) Thyroid, remnant, excision of Thyroid, removal of, complete or subtotal (complete procedure) indiiding ligation of thyroid arteries, to be treated as one operation Adrenalectomy, partial or total (removal of part or all of adrerul gland) Carotid body tumor, excision.of. Hypophysectomy (removal of hypophysis) Parathyroidectomy (removal of para thyr^) Plnealectomy (removal of pineal body) Thymectomy (removal of thymus glan^ HEART OR CARDIAC Angiogram, cutting operation for exposure of vessel ... Aorta, coardation of, correction of Arteriogram, cutting operation for exposure of vessel.. Cardlorrhapy (suture of heart wound or iniury) Cardlotomy (cutting Into heart) with exploration or . removal of foreign body. Catheterization of heart (independent complete pro- "dur®) Commissurotomy (operation on valve of heart) Congenital dcfe^, correction of, such as patent dudus arterlosis, coarctation of aorta, pulmonary stenosis.... Patent ductus arterlosis, correction of Perlcardiectomy (operation on pericardium of heart) Pericardiocentesis (puncture of pericardial space for •«plr-rion) Pericardiotomy (cutting info pericardium of heart) wHh exploration, drainage or removal of foreign body. Pulmonary stenosis, corredion of. Valvuiectomy (operation on valve of heart) Vahrubtomy (incision of valve of heart) SEAFARERS 75.00 07.50 75.00 150.00 150.00 75.00 112.50 150.00 150.00 225.00 300.00 150.00 300.00 225.00 300.00 225.00 37.50 300.00 37.50 300.00 300.00 75.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 22.50 300.00 300.00 300.00 '300.00 Herniotomy—hemiorrhapy—hemioplasty single—inguinal, femoral, umbilical, ventral or incision 150.00 bilateral—inguinal, or femoral 187.50 hiatal or diaphragmatic 300.00 Injection method, entire course of treatment •ingle 75.00 more than one hernia 112.50 INCISION AND DRAINAGE Incision and Drainage, Debridement or Removal of foreign bodies requiring hospital resideiKe 37.50 not requiring hospital residence ....t 15.00 NOTE: I 1. Where debridement and suturing both subscribed to, pay both fees. 2. Removal of bone plates or pins except removal of traction pins or other traction appliances (as this is always a separate and distinct procedure) JOINTS Arthredomy—pay arthrodesis fee. Arthrodesis (fusing of joint, operative ankylosis with or without tendon transplant) Ankle or ankle and foot Elbow Finger, one or more joints Foot or ankle and fo^ Hip Knee Shoulder Spine, including sacroiliac, except coccyx Wrist Anthroplasty (reconstrudion, fundional restoration of joint with or without bone or fascial graft) Ankle, or foot and ankle Elbow Finger, including metacarpal-phalangeal joint each Footj or ankle and foot Hip Knee (except semi-lunar cartilage) Shoulder Spine (including intervertebral disc operations) Tempero-mandibular Toes, including metatarso-phalangeal joint; each Wrist Arthrotomy (incision into joint—independent procedure —with exploration and drainage or removal of loose or foreign body) Ankle Elbow Finger each Foot (including bunionectomy) Hand .............................................................................. Hip Knee (except semMunar cartilage) Semi-lunar cartilage excision Shoulder Tempero-mandibular Toes .each lAfrist .............................................................................. Manipulation of joint under general anesthesia disloca­ tions excluded, including application of cast or tradbn Ankle Elbow Hip Knee Shoulder edSKtaaaaitpaaaaaataataaaassasstaaaaiatx-otaaaa ssse Wrist Spine (with hospitalization and immobilizatioiO.(••••eseoa 37.50 187.50 187.50 112.50 18750 225.00 18750 18750 225.00 187.50 225.00 225.00 11250 225.00 262.50 225.00 225.00 225.00 187.50 112.50 225.00 112.50 112.50 37.50 75.00 75.00 11250 112.50 150.00 112.50 112.50 3750 112.50 3750 37.50 37»50 37.50 3750 3750 52.5Q Page Fifteen LOG Qub foot (with appdcation of cast)(.••••saaasetM*****'* Inltfor 19M subs quant 15.00 maximum either foot 150.00 22JQ Paracentesis Capsuloplasty—Pay arthroplasty fee Capsulo^y—Pay arthrotomy fee UOAMBCTS AND T0IDONS Achilles tertdon, lengthening or shortening 75M Bakers cyst, excision of. 7550 Ganglion (cyst of tendon sheath) excision of. 3750 Ligaments and tendons, cutting or transplant—single 75.00 multiple.. 11250 Suture of avulsed (torn away) tendon to skeletal attach­ ment—single 75.00 Synovitis, stenosing (release of contracted tendon sheath) 7550 Tendon, suturing of—single 5250 multiple 75.00 Tenotomy (cutting of tendon)—single 75.00 multiple 11250 Trigger finger, or stenosing synovitis (release of con­ tracted tendon sheath) 75.00 NOTE: Club foot open operations are payable under "Cutting into Joint"—$3750 plus cutting operation on tendon—$75 (each foot) MUSCIES AND FASCIA Biopsy 3750 Diaphragm rupture, suture of (transthoracic approach) .... 300.00 (abdominal approach) 18750 Dupuytren's Contracture (hand) each hand 75.00 Fasciotomy (cutting of fascia)..... 75.00 Myorrhaphy (suture of muscle) of quadriceps or biceps 75.00 Scaienotomy (cutting of scalenus muscle in neck wHh or 11250 wMiout resection of cervical rib)—unilateral 150.00 bilateral 11250 Sternocleidemastoid muscle, cutting of Torticdiis (wry neck)—operation for 11250 Wiy neck (torticollis)—operation for..„ 11250 NOVCS Brachial plexus, exploration of (independent procedure) 22550 Ganglion injections when done for other than surgical anesthesia (limit of 3) each 3750 Ghsssopharyngeel nerve, resection of. 300.00 Infraorbital or supraorbital nerve, evulsion (separating) 3750 Nerve, crushing of eny 3750 Nerve, suturing of accidental severance of. each 3750 Nerve injections when dotw for other than surgical anesthesia, (limit of 3 injections), except no payment will be made when disne for dental procedures, sprained ankles or pruritus ani each 3750 Netrrolysis (freeing of nerve, or transposition of) 11250 Occipital nerve, evulsion (separating) of 60.00 Phrenic nerve, transection (dividing in two) of 3750 Retrogasserian neuretomy (cutting of nerve) for trige­ minal neuralgia (tic douloureux) 300.00 Spinal nerve roots, transection (dividing in two) of 300.00 Sympathectomies (cutting of sympathetic nerve) of cervical areas—unilateral 150.00 bilateral 255.00 Sympathectomies (cutting of sympathetic nerve) of dorsal, lumbar, sacral areas—unilateral 225.00 bilateral 300.00 Trigeminal nerve, transection (dividing in two) of 300.00 Vagotomy (cutting of vagus nerve in stomach) 150.00 Vestibular nerve, transection (dividing in two) of. 300.00 OBSTETRICAL PROCEDURES Delivery of child or children 100.00 Caesarean section, including delivery 150.00 Abdominal operation for extra-uterine or ectopic pregnancy 15050 Miscarriage 3750 N01E: This fee payable where there is a surgically induced or spontaneous miscarriage or abortion. If there is a spontaneous abortion or miscarriage, surgical manipulation may be presumed. Wiwn there is a premature birth whether alive or not, pay delivery fee. PARACENTESIS Tapping (of abdomen, chest, bladder other than cathe­ terization ear drum, hydrocele, joint, or bone) 22.50 Eye (anterior chamber for Inflammatory exudate or 30.00 glaucoma) Spine 2250 Simple spinal puncture. Myelography, spinal puncture for (exclusive of 45.00 X-rays) Pnaumoen^fdMlegraphy, spinal puncture for 45.00 (exclusive of X-rays) Ventricle Ventriculography, including drill tap or taps (exclusive of X-rays) 75.00 PILONIDAL CYST OR SINUS Excision (removal) of 75.00 PLASTIC OPERATIONS Where the operation is described as being dona in multiple stages only one fee will be allowed for the cmnplete procedure. Anaplasty (plastic operation for Imperforate anus or stricture) 150.00 Cleft Paiate-PalatoplastyHpIastic operation for cleft palate) one stage operation 150.00 two stage operation 18750 with harelip operation 262.50 Ear—Otoplasty (plastic repair—for protruding ears) each ear 75.00 Otoplasty (plastic reconstruction of ear with graft of skin or cartilage) each ear 150.00 Eoisoadias (plastic operation on urethra) complete p^dure. 112.50 Eyelid-Operation for ectropion (repair of eyelid folded out) 105.00 Operation for entropion (repair of eyelid folded in) 105.00 Ptsdsis (correction of drooping eyelid) operation complete, each eyelid 75.00 7550 fatty thsue, fwnaval of AKhfeot 7550 Feet, webblnB of (syndactyttsm)11250 with skin graftlftg Grafts (complete procedure) Arterial (see ARTERIES A VEINS) Bone (obtaining bono graft material from anothar part of body) 3750 •••••••••#«•••••••«••••«••••e Skin—not more than 2 square Inches.. 75.00 2 to 25 aquaro liKhos.. 150.00 25 to 50 aquaro Inches.. 225.00 50 to 100 square faichos.. 300.00 Over 100 square Iqchos... I. 22550 Tube graft NOTE: Where scar tiuue, ulcerations, tumors etc are removed and skin grafting necessary after these pro­ cedures, two fees are payable. Hands, w^bing of (syndactylism) ahch hano 75.00 with skin grafting 11250 Harelip-uniiateral 11250 bUateral 15050 combined with palatoplasty 26250 Hypospadias (plastic operation on urethra) complete prondure 11250 Nose—Rhhwpiasty—all raconstruction operations 75.00 Otoplasty (plastic repair—for protruding eard each oar 7550 Otoplasty (plastic reconstruction of ear wM graft of skin or cartilage) each ear 15050 Palatoplasty—(plastic operation for cleft palate) one stage operation 150.00 tvro stage operation...................................................... 187.50 with harelip operation T6250 Rhinoplasty (plastic operation on note) complete pr» cedure 75.00 Scar tissue, excision of 5250 Skin, correction of contracture, witheut grafting 52.50 Skin Planing—by wire brush or sandpapering 150.00 Skin, removal of excess — 7550 Syn^ctyKsm (webbing of hand or foot) .each 75.00 with skin grafting 11250 Z-plesty 5250 NOTE: For undercutting, no fee payable KCTUM NOTE: Where any of below procedures are accomplished by electT»«oagulation or electro-dassication fee is payable. Abscess, incision and drainage of bchio-rectal, perianal, submucous—requiring hospital residence 3750 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Incision and drainage of supraclevator area 5250 Anoplasty (plastic operation) for imperforate anus or stricture 150.00 Cryptectomy (removal of pockets in rectum) single or multiple 2250 Fissure, cutting operation for correction of 3750 Fistula in ano, cutting operation for—single 75.00 multiple 11250 Hamorrhoidactomy (ramovai of hamorrheids or piles) External 3750 Internal or internal and external 75.00 3750 Injection treatment (complete procedure) 2250 Hemorrhoids, thrombosed, incision of 2250 Papillae, hypertrophied (enlarged) excision o? 300.00 Proctectomy (resection of rectum) Proctopexy (Nation of rectum) abdominal, for prolapse 150.00 112.50 Proctoplasty (plastic repair of rectum) for prolapse Proctorrhaphy (suture of rectum) closure of rpctourethral 11250 fbtula 112.50 closure of rectovesical fistula Proctoscopy (examination of rectum by proctoscope) diagnostic 15.00 (operation on rectum by proctoscope) operative 3750 Proctotomy (cutting into rectum) 75.00 Prolapie of rectum, cutting operation for 11250 Pruritus ani, undercutting "for or neurotomy (treatment of itching skin of anus) 75.00 Sigmoidoscopy (examination of lower colon by sig­ moidoscope) diagnostic 15.00 (operation on lower colon by sigmoido­ scope) operative 3750 Sphincteroplasty, anal (plastic operation for fecal incontinence) 150.00 Sphincterotomy, division of anal sphincter 75.00 Tabs, external hemorrhoidal, excision of (single or multiple) . 2250 SKUU Cutting into cranial cavity (drill taps excepted) 300.00 Drill taps—single 3750 multiple 75.00 Ventriculography, including drill tap or taps (exclusive of X-ray) 75.00 SPINE OR SPINAL CORD Coccyx (bone at lower end of spina) removal of all or part 75.00 Cordotomy (cutting into spinal cord) or any other operIntervertebral discs, operation with removal of. 225.00 with fusion 300.0C ation on the spinal cord 300.00 Myelography, spinal puncture for (exclusive of X-rays) 45.00 Pneumoencephelography, spinal puncture for (exclusive of X-rays) 45.00 Sacroiliac or other spinal fusions 225:00 Spinal cord tumor, operation for 300.00 Spinal puncture (simple) each 22.50 (up to a maximum of $100) Vertebra (bone of spinal column) or Vertebrae (coccyx excepted), operation with removal of portion of 225.00 SUTURING, ACCIDENTAL WOUNDS Fees set out below for skin sutures or clips, and muscle sutures, are doubled when laceration of face below hairline, forward of ears and above chin is sutured. Skin structures, per suture or clip—first 7.50 each additional 2.00 �Pajto Sixicrn E AFARER S SURGICAL SCHEDULE e ! Mu»c!e ifructures, per lufore—flrit each additional Nerves, end to end (each) SYMPATHECTOMIES Cervical (cutting away of sympathetic nerves of the neck)-unilateral bilateral Cervicothoraclc (cutting away of sympathetic nerves of neck and chest)—unilateral bilateral Lumbar (cutting away of base of spine)—unilateral a bilateral Presacral neurectomy (cutting away of nerve network in front of the sacrum) Splanchnicoctomy (cutting away of visceral nerves) Thoracic (Dorsal) (cutting away of sympathetic nerves of chest)-unilateral bilateral Vagotomy (cutting of vagus nerve in stomach) TEETH-DENTAL SURGERY /klveolectomy or Alveoplasty (surgical removal or plastic repair of alveolar process) requiring hospital residence not requiring hospital residence If the surgeon removes two or more adjoining teeth and subscribes to an alveolectomy or alveoplasty, we will allow fees as set out below: 1. If Alveolectomies are done on both the mandible (lower jaw bone) and maxilla (upper jaw bone) irrespective of whether done at the same time or not, allow two fees. 2. If alveolectomies involving multiple extractions from different locations in the same jaw (man­ dible or maxilla) at the same sitting, allow one fee. 3. Alveolectomies done at different sitting qualify for additional fee or fees. 4. If impaction removed at same sitting as alveolectomy (involving two or more additional teeth} allow two fees. 7.50 3.00 37.50 150.00 225.00 225.00 300.00 225.00 300.00 150.00 300.00 225.00 300.00 150.00 37.50 15.00 IVhruarv t, 1966 EO E 4. If multiple tumors are removed by more than one Ind* 5, Alveolectom ) an Independent procedure, not co« sion pay for each Incision up to maximum limit of ISOflb incident to tooth extraction—faa payable for each Exception: {aw (mandible or maxilla), a. Cervical, rectal polyps—pay single fee. Aplcoectomy—root amputation (odontotomy) each 37.50 b. Nasal polyps—see Ear, Nose or Throat. CIngivectomy (cutting away of gum) 5. See Breast. requiring hospital residence 37.50 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Malignant tumors of face, lip or skin.•...••....(•••(ttiaisisfsssasao 75.00 NOTE: Regardless of means employed—this meant by NOTE: X-ray, radium, electro-desiccation or electro-coagule* 1. In hospital—pay two fees If both jaws Involved, tion. 2. Not requiring hospital residence—pay fee for cut« Consider the treatment of tumor of body orifices at ting procedure performed at each sitting. falling in this category, e.g. mouth (including Impacted tooth, removal of irrespective of hospital pharyns, tongue, nasal cavity, anterior urethra, va< residence 37.50 gina and cervix when X-ray, radium, electro-detlc« Each additional impaction at same sitting 22.50 cation or electro-coagulation are employed. (Do not Odontotomy-root amputation—apccoectomy each 37.50 include body of uterus). Odontectomy—removal of unerupted tooth requiring hospital residence 37.50 Malignant tumors other than of face. Up or skin of exceptions listed above. not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Fee will depend on location of tumor and type of Retained or residual root, an independent procedure, surgery done. Refer to section of schedule In* not coincident to alveolectomy or alveoplasty or attempted extraction of tooth and when gum is cut volved. Minimum fee $200. Only cutting opera* tions will qualify for fee. requiring hospital residence each 37.50 not requiring hospital residence each 15.00 VARICOSE VEINS Unerupted tooth (odontectomy) removal of—• fniectidn treatment, complete, procedure (one or both requiring hospital residence 37.50 legs) 60.00 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Cutting operation, complete procedure: TOENAILS-INGROWN One leg 75.00 Toenails, Ingrown—cutting operation into tissueBoth legs 120.00 requiring hospital residence—unilateral 37.50 Saphenous or Femoral—vein ligation—unilateral 37.50 bilateral 75.00 75.00 bilateral not requiring hospital residence—unilateral 15.00 Note on ligations: bilateral 30.00 Where done separately and not with operation or TUMORS injection for varicose veins. If diagnosis is varicose Tumors veins pay for Varicose Veins. Benign or superficial tumors and cysts or absceisei— requiring hospital residence 37.50 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Exception: Cervical Polyps (see Genito-Urinary Tract) Except for operations expressly excepted In the Sched­ NOTE; ule, the Trustees shall, subject to the terms and condi* 1. Fee payable when doctor excises. Incises or employs lions of the Regulations, determine a payment for any electro-desiccation or electro-coagulation. cutting operation not listed in the Schedule consistent 2. Fee payable when doctor certifies to removal by X-ray, with the payment for any listed operation of compar­ radium, freezing or injection directly into tumor. able difTiculty and complexity, but in no event shall 3. Fee not payable when removed by acid, ointments Of such payment exceed the applicable Maximum Surgical caustics/ Benefit. SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN If you have any questions or any problem concerning welfare or pension benefits, contact the nearest SlU hall (listed below) or the Seafarers Welfare Plan, 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., S.E. ELgin 3-0987 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 416 Colley Ave. Tel. 625-6505 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. DOuglas 2-4401 SANTURCE, PR,..1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-0003 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St, Tel. 24-3471 WILMINGTON, Calif.. .505 N. Marine Ave. TErminal 4-2528 Ji' - - f't h .h - r-' [I f V . M - M i • )' "A'' �'v^' ^ £ 7 - : • ";•;i' " "i" it>.t ^ J- -7^ „ '^: •- v-v^ - ":;:v •£_ •, . -.•^, " •' riv -"./v '^v V'-'-•••- -• •^ • i,. -j-; •• The erchent Maxine ^ «ss^3«-? •-7.&•"-••• .-.j.'r^' ' \ • .:7 *•• - > ^'V GEORGE WASHINGTON f t; \ i THOMAS JEFFERSON "I recommend it to your serious reflections how far and in what mode it may be expedient to guard against embarrass­ ments from these contingencies by such encouragements to our own navigation as will render our commerce and agri­ culture less dependent upon foreign bottoms, which may fail us in the very moments most interesting to both these great objects." . . . Geoijee Washington "The marketing of our productions will be at the mercy of any nation which has possessed itself exclusively of the means of carrying them; and our policy may be influenced by those who command our commerce. ". . . As a resource for defense . . . our navigation (ship­ ping) will admit neither neglect nor forbearance . . . This can only be done by possessing a respectable body of citizen seamen, and of artisans and establishments in readiness for shipbuilding." ... Thomas Jefferson "The more the subject has been examined the greater the necessity there appears . . . for America to have vessels employed in commerce ... it will be proper that she have enough for all the purposes intended ... I do not think the duty we are about to lay in favor of American vessels ... a burden upon the community . . . but if it were, it might be a burden of that kind which will ultimately save us from one that is greater." . . . James Madison "Another instrumentality indispensable to the unhampered and natural development of American commerce is a Mer­ chant Marine . . ." .. . WUUam H. Taft '> > V _• -V'"' "It is necessary for many weighty reasons of national effi­ ciency and deevlopment that we should have a great Merchant Marine . . . Moreover, we can develop no true or effective American policy without ships of our own—not ships of war, but ships of peace, carrying goods and carrying much more; creating friendships and rendering indispensable service . . ." ... Woodrow Wilson - ^ J. "First, and of prime importance, adequate means for national defense; second, adequate service to American commerce . . . We must have a Merchant Marine which meets these require­ ments, and we shall have to pay the cost of its s«wice." ... Calvin Coolidge "The United States must . . . posses its full share of the commerce of these oceans no matter what the cost. Delay will only increase this cost and enhance the difficulty of attain­ ing the result . . . Building ships and navigating them utilizes vast capital at home; it employs thousands ... it creates a home market for products ... it diminishes the balance of trade against us . . . and gives us supremacy upon the seas of inestimable value in case of foreign wars." . . . Ulyraes S; Grant "I present to the Congress the question of whether or not the United States should have an adequate Merchant Marine. 'To me there are three reasons for answering this question in the affirmative. The first is that in time of peace, subsidies granted by other nations, shipping combines, and other restric­ tive or rebating methods may well be used to the detriment of American shippers ... "Second, in the event of a major war in which the United States is not involved, our commerce, in the absence of an adequate American Merchant Marine, might find itself seri­ ously crippled because of its inability to secure bottoms for neutral peaceful foreign trade. "Third, in the event of a war in which the United States itself might be' engaged, American-flag ships are obviously needed not only for naval auxiliaries, but also for the mainte­ nance of reasonable and necessary commercial intercourse with other nations. We should remember lessons learned in the last war." . . . Franklin D. Roosevelt "Next in advantage to having the thing to sell is to have the convenience to carry it to the buyer. We must have more ships. They must be under the American flag, built and manned and owned by Americans. These will not only be profitable in a commercial sense; they will be messengers of peace and amity wherever they go." . . . William McKinley "As an aftermath of the war, the United States faces critical problems in connection with construction, modernization, and maintenance of an adequate fleet of passenger and freight vessels. This is a matter that concerns not only our com­ merce and trade, but our national security as wdl . . ." ... Harry S. Traman "... From every standpoint it is unwise for the United States to continue to rely upon the ships of competing nations for the distribution of our gcx>ds ... The-American Merchant Marine should be restored to the oceans." ... Theodore Roosevdt "America's industrial prosperity and military security both demand that we maintain a privately operated Merchant Marine adequate in size and of modem design to insure that our lines of supply for either peace or war will be safe. . .. Dwight D. Eisenhower DWIGHT EISENHOWER HARRY TRUMAN FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT JAMES MADISON ULYSSES S. GRANT W- WILUAM.McKINLEY ELT THEODORE ROOSEVELT • •••i - ..i'k-';'-, ,'r-, ..i.:. "• TAFT ^ ... CALVIN COOLIDGR I �Page Eighteen SEAFARERS AFbCIO Launches Boycott Drive Against Kingsport Press Books WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO has laonched a nationwide boycott campaign against books pro­ duced at the Kingsport Press, as part of an all-out effort to win a three-year-old strike by five unions at the Tennessee plant. Acting in accordance with ^ ~ a resolution unanimously a"The issues and principles in­ duced elsewhere until the strike dopted at the San Francisco volved in this matter are so im­ is settled. convention, AFL-CIO President portant that we simply must not The Union Label & Service George Meany wrote to the officers fail," he said. Trades Dept. is playing a major of national and international Meany's first letter was followed role in the campaign and addi­ unions, and to state and local promptly by a "program of action" tional materials are available on central bodies, calling for a sweep­ for implementing the boycott. It request. ing drive to halt the purchase of stresses the point that tax dollars Kingsport - produced hooks hy —so many of which are contri­ Familiar Pattern public school systems. Textbooks, buted by union members—should Except for the product involved, encyclopedias and related educa­ not be spent on books produced the Kingsport strike has followed tional volumes comprise the hulk by strikebreakers. The editorial a pattern familiar in textiles and of the struck firm's output. content of the books is not in­ other southern industries. The Meany described the Kingsport volved, since Kingsport's function 1,200 workers—members of the struggle as a "new challenge" that is purely mechanical. A key aspect Typographical, Stereotypers & will "require the full effort of of the boycott is an effort to in­ Electrotypers, Machinists, Book­ every segment of the labor move­ duce publishers of otherwise ad­ binders and Printing Pressmen's ment." mirable works to have them pro- unions — walked out in March 1963 after months of desperate attempts to negotiate a reasonable settlement. The Pacific Coast by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative Richmond, Calif., in the San Francisco area, has become one of a handful of California cities to pass an ordinance against the hiring of strike breakers. The ordinance was passed unanimously by the eight council mem­ bers present at the final reading of the ordinance before the city council. Other cities in California ^ which have already passed such George Quinonnes, just got ordinances include Martinez, Fres­ back into town after a trip on the no, San Francisco and San Jose. Alcoa Trader. He plans to stay Shipping continues to be very around for awhile with the family good in San Francisco. Payoffs and then take an intercoastal oil­ during the last shipping period in­ er's job when one comes up. cluded the Delaware, Express Vir­ SEATTLE ginia, and the Wiid Ranger. Shipping has been excellent in Signing on were the Ocean Seattle and it looks like it will Dinny, Sleei Designer, Pecos, Be- remain the same for some time. loit Victory, Delaware and the Payoffs in Seattle included the Santa Emilia. Transbay, Transbatteras, Summit In transit were the Losmar, Ge­ and the Seattle. Signing on was neva, Summit, San Juan, Steel the Vantage Progress. In transit were the Penmar, Recorder and the Eagle Voyager. Losmar, and Anchorage. Ships due in during the next On the beach now waiting for a shipping period include the Pan bosun's slot is Carl Ainswortb. Oceanic Faith, Elizabethport, Ex­ Carl has been an press Buffalo, Express Baltimore, SIU member for La Salle, Kyska and Bowling the past 18 years Green. and thinks that On the beach here we have M. the new vacation Cross who is taking it easy for a plan set up is the spell and P. L. greatest in the in­ Hass who pulled dustry. in the other day Bill Slusser, and said that he who was last on plans to ship out Raines the Anchorage, from San Fran­ signed off to spend some time with cisco for a while his family. in order to enjoy T. V. Raines recently took an the warmer cli­ oiler's job on the India run. His mate here. previous vessel was the Calmar Cross Vincent Oren- which he signed off during the cio, steward department oldtimer. holiday season in order to spend Is coming along nicely after a some time ashore. major operation. Also in the hos­ pital is SIU oldtimer G. Marbury. FbmGH PAYOFF? WILMINGTON LEAVE CLEAN SHIP During the past two week pe­ Seafarers are reminded that riod shipping has remained active when they leave a ship after in this area. We had the Andrew ; articles expire in a foreign port, Jackson payoff and five ships in the obligation to leave a clean | transit. The outlook for the com­ ship for the next crew is the ; ing period is also excellent. same as in any Stateside port. ' Jimmy Lewis just flew into ; Attention to details oT house- i town and has registered for ship­ {^ keeping and efforts to leave ; ping. His last vessels was the i quarters, messrooms and other^i Ocean Ulla, but he had to be re­ I working spaces clean will be , patriated due to illness. However I appreciated by the new crew ' he is fit-for-duty now and ready I when it comes aboard. ^ to grab the first O.S. job. February 4, 1966 LOG The workers were not trying to get wages and job benefits equal to those provided in other major printing firms. They were just trying not to fall farther behind, as they had in 1962 when their top wage hike was 5 cents an hour, or half the pattern for the book industry. The company's offer, and only in the highest brackets—if any can be so described—was again 5 cents in 1963, on a "take it or leave it" basis. Nothing at all was offered on other issues, such as arbitration of grievances. At Kingsport, the final grievance step has always been a manage­ ment decision. The workers had to choose be­ tween a strike and continued servi­ tude. They struck. The company combed the area for miles around to recruit strike­ breakers. Because Kingsport is in a low-wage area of chronic under­ employment, recruits were found. Though they were unskilled, they could keep production limping along. Kingsport Press now maintains that these strikebreakers are "per­ manent" employes, who will not be let go even if the strike is settled. Thus a settlement. Kingsport style, would offer jobs to only a handful of strikers. Since the strike started a num­ ber of publishers have sent much or all of their work elsewhere. More must do so; but this, as Meany stressed, depends upon the earnest efforts of union members everywhere—especially parents. Following is a list of publishing firms patronizing Kingsport Press: W. A. BENJAMIN, INC.; CHAS. A. BENNETT CO., INC.; CHANDLER PUB­ LISHING COMPANY; FOLLETT PUB­ LISHING COMPANY; GROSSETT & DUNLAP, INC.; HARPER & ROW, PUB­ LISHERS; HOLDEN-DAY, INC.; HOLT, RINEHART & WINSTON, INC.; RICHARD D. IRWIN, INC.; ALFRED A. KNOPF, INC.; J. B. LIPPINCOTT CO.; MC GRAW-HILL BOOK CO.; CHARLES E. MERRILL BOOKS, INC.; RANDOM HOUSE, INC.; CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS; THE L. W. SINGER COMPANY, INC.; SOUTHWESTERN PUBLISHING CO.; UNIVERSITY PUBLISHERS, INC.; WADSWORTH PUBLISHERS, INC.; FIELD ENTERPRISES EDUCATIONAL CORP.; GROLIER, INC. • u The Great Lakes H L by A! Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes In our last column we men­ tioned that the weather has been mild with no ice to speak of however, since then we have had sub zero temperatures and all of the lower lakes are now just about frozen over. The Peter Relss is still on the winter run between Toledo and Detroit and she is ex­ pected to lay-up next week pro­ viding the two United States Coast Guard ice breakers can keep the channel open for a few more days. Several of our members just returned from Viet Nam includ­ ing Terry Sher­ man, Art Anslow and Don McKinney. They intend to stay in Detroit long enough to take care of per­ sonal problems and head "right back to the west McKlnney coast. A lot of the boys have been picking up their bonus and vaca­ tion checks at the Detroit hall and a few local pubs are again doing a lively business. Jim Peters just returned from a Florida vacation and is looking forward to return just as soon as he picks up his bonus check. CHICAGO Relative to shipping and regis­ trations things are of course very slow at the moment with only two jobs being shipped in this period, one to the MY Tanker Detroit and the other to the MY Highway 16. Regarding the new engineers licensing school that the SIU and MEBA District No. 2 have re­ cently brought about, this port has received numerous calls from Great Lakes District members seeking information as to how they could go about enrolling. In­ formation was passed on to these members. Since the beginning of January we have been busy in Chicago making preparations to reno­ vate the new Chicago branch building. Plans have to be drawn and submitted, equipment has to be fitted into space allotted and this agent is getting a first class look at a real complicated busi­ ness. In any event, in a week or so we can figure that work on the renovations will begin and that soon after fit out we will move in, BUFFALO Winter has finally taken a good grip on the Buffalo area with a record breaking snow fall of I7V4 inches. The shifting of vessels has not picked up too much as yet and this is partly due to the bad weather, however, we have put some of our people to work on some shifting gangs. Several local waterfront repre­ sentatives including the Long­ shoremen and the Grain Millers met with Senator Jacob Javits on his recent visit to Buffalo regard­ ing the movement of Grain thru this port and it is hoped that this will bring more work here for our waterfront workers. Many of our members have gone through the clinic and all have been alerted to bring new people in for the Training Pro­ gram and the processing of their papers in preparation for the com­ ing season. We have several of our winter friends with us daily who spend most of their time in the recrea­ tion hall playing cards or shooting pool. Congressman Sees Need For Wide Sea Research WASHINGTON—Simple economics and human needs may prompt the United States to turn its energies from ever-more ambitious and vastly costly explorations of space to ocean re­ search, the National Space Club fas oceanography which have the was told here recently. potential for helping to solve At a discussion of the rela­ them." tionships between space explora­ Antarctic Rich tion and oceanographic research. For example, the Antarctic Representative Joseph E. Karth (D-Minn.) of the House Commit­ waters are reportedly so rich in tee on Science and Astronautics protein that the area is potentially said "As we move to considering a better source of food than any more ambitious space programs— other area of equal size on the such as manned expeditions to earth. Although more than 70 per Mars or the moons of Jupiter and cent of the earth's surface is Saturn—you will know what hap-, covered by oceans rich in food­ pens to the price tags. By com­ stuffs, not more than one per cent of the world's food supplies are parison Apollo may look cheap. presently derived from the oceans. Apollo is the space project Other needs of man which aimed at landing an American on the moon by 1970 at an estimated are increasingly in short supply on land and may be furnished by cost of about $20 billion. the oceans in the future are fresh "Frankly," he continued, "I water; power, available through don't foresee general acceptance harnessing the tides; climate con­ of the enormous outlays for such trol and minerals. programs until we have solved the Before ocean research can reach continually worsening home planet its full potential, Karth said, re­ problems^!! hunger and poverty. search will have to be much This leads me to believe that in better organized on a govern­ years to come there will be much mental level than is presently the greater emphasis on fields such case. I •'\f . •I �r SEAFARERS •'f -it .i.'--- LOG Page Nineteen Seattle SlU Provides Holiday Feast For Seafarers And Families Seafarers Raymond Prouix and Adrian (Frenchy) Fecteau ([-r) relax after holiday dinner • provided t>y Seattle SlU at the El Matador restaurant in Seattle during the holidays. ;v SlU members and their families not orily enjoyed a fine dinner, but also had an excel- lent opportunity to get together and talk over old times. Seafarer AL Pfiisterer and retired SlU member Warren Reck (l-r) relax over a couple of cool ones before the holiday dinner arrived. SlU pensioners as well as active mem­ bers were in attendance at the El Matador where the Seattle SlU held its annual Christmas New Years dinner. Seafarer Toler's *Skippy' Aids Community Projects Thomas Driscoll Richard Toler, the son of Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Toler of Your father died on January 22 Vineland, New Jersey, is credited with being one of the most dedi­ and you are requested to contact cated fund drive workers and certainly the youngest in the town's your sister as soon as possible. history. He is a veteran of more ^' ^ than five year's energetic effort through any kind of weather, even Charles H. Canales in the cause of raising funds in rain and snow to fulfill his assign­ Call or contact your brother ment. Mrs. Toler believes that her his community. sons must do a little sacrificing Richard launched his career at themselves and she feels it is wrong the tender age of seven, when his to drive them around in the car. sister, Frances, took him "Tiny A general opinion of adults Tim Carolling" during that Christ­ concerning "Skippy" is that he mas season. His most recent en­ has a pleasing personality which deavor was the sale of 80 boxes everyone hopes he will not substi­ of UNICEF (United Nation's Karl A. Stevrait, born Septem­ tute for effort throughout his life. Children's Fund) greeting cards ber 9, 1965, to the Edward L. That he is a good salesman is and notebook paper. Stewarts, New Orleans, La. undeniable. Richard's father is a long-time member of the SIU, who is cur­ rently shipping out of Seattle, Elaine Werns, born November LOG-A-RHYTHM: Washington, and only gets home 24, 1965, to the Harold G. Werns, about three times a year. Richard Oconomowoc, Wise. is one of the men of the family and thus has much of the responsi­ bility while his father is away. Robert Bowman, born Septem­ " 'Skippy' does his bit around the By Henri Percikow ber 15, 1965, to the Robert Bowhouse," his Mother says, describ­ mans, Orange, Texas. Amidst the jagged mountains ing him as "a pretty good boy." Katahdin stands, eyeing the sky, ^ Richard's Mother also thinks that he has the makings of a good Bearded with pine and oak. Wayne S. Swearingen, born No­ American citizen and that his ef­ Guardians of the islands. vember 13, 1965, to the Barney S. forts deserve appreciation. She Swearingens, Jacksonville, Fla. notes that Richard does most of The lilt of mountain stream, The bird's chant. his selling on foot. "He used ingenuity of promoted sales by The lumberjack's song Richard Rasmus, born July 15. mixing ten of the boxes into as­ Swell, their pastorale 1965, to the Roman R. Rasmus, sortments to meet individual cus­ Mantua, New Jersey. tomer demand," she said. Of lake and cove. Churning Atlantic breakers His Mother is also concerned ^ lest Skippy become too much im­ Crash their sea milk Stephen Tannish, III, born Oc­ Onto hungry crags. pressed with his own importance. tober 22, 1965, to the Stephen She says that the other children Fishing villages Tannishs, Jr., Ashtabula, Ohio. in the family help with the fund Cling to coastlines drives, too, but not with the same ^ Where women wake intensity shown by Richard. Hope Ann Callahan, born De­ For men to reach cember 15, 1965, to the Charles Richard, after volunteering his Callahans, Collingdale, Pa. help to a drive leader, will go The green encrusted wharves. <1> -I vl H'. I fc'' % Maine Junior at 945-3896 or 5022 N. Villere, New Orleans, Louisiana. <I> Irving H. Bickford Please contact your mother as soon as possible, at 1163 Sierra Ave., San Jose, California 95126. Lisa Linette Ballard, born No­ vember 7, 1965, to the James R. Ballards, Flat Rock, N. C. 4/ Keith and Kenneth Bazil, born October 30, 1965, to the Leo Bazils, New Orleans, La. William Mitchell Please contact your attorney, Abraham Weisberg, as soon as possible concerning a settlement in your accident case. Charles Corden Please contact your wife at 588 Avenue "C", Bayonne, New Jer­ sey as soonas possible. Fred Michael Primeau, Jr. You are requested to contact James J. Shown at 355 M&M Building, Houston, Texas as soon as you can. Francis ReiDy Get in touch with Cleo Gray at Tel. 255-3575 Dayton Beach, Fla. for an important message. 4/ Tammy Phillips, born Septem­ ber 15, 1965, to the Theodore S. Phillips, Bay City, Mich. ^ Ronda Lyn Dobson, born De­ cember 16, 1965, to the Ronald Dobsons, Frankfort, Mich. <1> Cheryl Lynn Nottage, born No­ vember 11, 1965, to the David Nottages, Toledo, Ohio. Charles Robertson, born Octo­ ber 22, 1965, to the James Rob­ ertsons, Prichard, Ala. Joseph Edward Piazza, born November 7, 1965, to the Joseph Piazzas, Groves, Texas. Bruce Teeter Agent would not handle your baggage in Freeport. The mate is holding it for you aboard the S/S Kent. George S. Jebb Please contact your attorney, Abraham Weisberg, at 38 Park Row, New York, N; Y. James Abrams & Lyie Clevinger Fred Shaia asks that you con­ tact the steward on the Steel Vendor at your earliest possible convenience. Bobby Gene McMichael Please contact your mother and father at 441 Newman St., Hattiesburg, Mississippi. -''"11 't\ �Page Twenty SEAFARERS February 4, 1966 LOG 1-' To prevent Another Yarmouth Castle Disaster YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide to Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Watch Your Step in Credit Buying You ought to know about the credit laws in your own area. They could entrap you into serious hardship when you buy on time. Not only community organizations but some of the courts are beginning to question the fairness of these laws. Each state sets its own credit laws. Dr. Persia Campbell, noted consumer economist, recently pointed out that most of these laws were written before credit was as widely used and easily available as now. A landmark case for consumers occurred recently in the District of Columbia. Court of Appeals Justice Shelly Wright ruled that an unfair installment contract could not be enforced. More usually courts have held that once you have signed a contract, you are presumed to know its terms and must fulfill it. In this case, a woman with seven children getting welfare payments of $218 a month had signed a contract to buy a stereo phonograph for $514. Judge Wright, however, questioned whether she actually had the education or a "reasonable opportunity" to understand the terms, which may have been "hidden in a maze of fine print and minimized by deceptive sales practices." The judge in this case recognized the inequality of bargaining power and legal capability between the ordinary consumer and a large install­ ment company. Three changes in the credit laws of most states would help protect your family from some of the worst onslaughts of the more unscruplous credit sellers and finance companies. Seek Law to Correct Hasty Decisions A cooling-off period has been sought in several states and Canadian provinces. Such a law would give you a chance to reconsider an installment contract you or a member of your family may have signed hastily or without full understanding, especially with door-to-door salesmen. The Reverend Robert McEwen, a member of the Mas­ sachusetts State Consumer Council, tells about a woman who signed a contract one night. She become worried, and called up the next morning to cancel it. The salesman said, "Lady, you're stuck." The Massachusetts Council has proposed a three-day cooling-off period. The final legislation does provide one day, which is some help, Father McEwen says. Both in Michigan and the Province of Alberta, legislation has been proposed to provide cooling-off periods of several days. But similar bills lost out in Colorado and California. In Colorado, Representative Kopel reports, some business firms fought the cooling-off proposal, including Colliers, one of the leading door-to-door encyclopedia sellers. Father McEwen advises that even if your state does not provide such a cooling-off period, you should ask any salesman or dealer for such a cancellation period before you sign a contract. Regardless of what kind of laws on credit or installnient buying that exist in your State, Seafarers and members of their families are urged to exercise extreme caution before signing any contract—no matter how lengthy or involved. If you do not understand It, don't sign it! And do not accept any assurances or promises from persuasive salesmen. MTD Award for Paget Sound Council CG Seeks to Eliminate Loopholes In Safety Rules for Older Ships WASHINGTON—The Coast Guard has announced it is actively working to revise international agreements to force ships such as the Yarmouth Castle to modernize or stop carrying passengers. Commandant Admiral Edwin J. Roland told a House Government Operations subcommittee he is seeking elimination of a ~ financial pressure on steamship clause in the International Con­ adopted in recent years. lines that refuse to upgrade the Roland pointed out that when vention on Safety of Life at Sea safety standards on their ships," which permits governments to ex­ the Yarmouth Castle burned and said Senator Thomas J. Mclntyre sank at sea last November with a cuse older vessels under their reg­ istry from full compliance with loss of 90 lives, "she held a cur­ (D-N. H.). The chief of merchant marine safety construction requirements rent certificate of examination is­ sued by the Coast Guard which of the Coast Guard has cited at recognized that she was in com­ least four foreign-flag vessels sail­ pliance with the safety certificate ing regularly out of American issued by the Panamanian Govern­ ports as being "dangerous by to­ day's standards." These are the ment." Bahama Star, Florida, Yarmouth But, he continued, "as a preand Anna C, all registered in 1948 vessel she had not been Panama, Liberia or Italy. required by the Panamanian Gov­ Sea Treafies ernment to fully comply with the An unmanned weather station 1948 standards for new vessels, Mclntyre also urged the State has been operating successfully in nor, for that matter, would it have Department to take steps toward the Gulf of Mexico for nine been practicable to bring the ves­ renegotiating the International months, radioing to shore informa­ sel to the 1948 standards short Convention for Safety of Life at tion on weather, wave heights and of a nearly complete rebuilding." Sea, the treaty which governs the movement of the Gulf Stream. safety standards on foreign-flag Earlier, the Coast Guard was passenger ships. His requests, and The disk shaped buoy is an ex­ perimental station, the forerunner urged from the floor of the Senate similar ones in the House by of others to come, which will give to publish a list of foreign-flag Representative Garmatz (D-Md.), merchant ships information on passenger ships which it feels are House Merchant Marine Com­ conditions at sea never before unfit for service although techni­ mittee chairman, were spurred by cally in compliance with interna­ the recent Yarmouth Castle dis­ available. tional agreements. aster. The primary purpose of Buoy Publication of such a list might The loss of the Yarmouth Cas­ Bravo was to determine if it could withstand the battering of a hurri­ serve as a warning that would tle "has taught us a lesson and cane at sea and still continue cause "American passengers to re­ has warned us there is much that functioning. This part of the ex­ consider before booking passage we have not done that we should periment was a success because on these ships and thereby exert have done," Mclntyre said. the device was in the direct path of hurricane Betsy, which it sur­ vived intact and still operating. Other buoys will follow, with newly-developed radio equipment capable of transmitting at least 100 different water and air readings by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area every six hours. Buoy Bravo, the The increased demand for meat, poultry and eggs, because of the first, is 40 feet in diameter with a greater buying power now enjoyed by Japan and Europe, will mean 32 foot steel mast topped by a that feed grain exports through the Port of New Orleans will grow at radio antenna. a constant and impressive rate. Eventually, an ocean-wide string Clarence Palmby of Washington, D. C., executive vice president of of improved buoys will obtain in­ the United States Feed Grains formation from depths as low as Council, noted that his organiza­ 20,000 feet and send it to shore on tion ships about two-thirds of its Gulf and Japan, and he's now request from as far as 2,500 miles. overseas-bound grain through ready for a ship going anywhere. A second test buoy is already be­ New Orleans. Feed grains are W. C. Sellerkt, who has served in ing prepared with advanced radio now the largest agricultural ex­ the deck department on SlU ships since 1946 just paid off as bosun equipment for a test in Southern port in the country. on the Margaret. He describes his California waters. last trip as "a rough one" because New Orleans of the typical North Atlantic J. R. (Bobby) Jobnson is on the weather. beach and eagerly awaiting an electrician's j o b Mobile on a ship to Viet Shipping has been on the slow Nam. Brother bell for the past.few weeks, but is Johnson's last expected to pick up in the near ship was the future. Whitehall, where he sailed for 18 Burris Maxwell, is currently on months, until he the beach after spending quite PORTLAND, Ore.—Two had to get off due some time shut­ Yorkmars passed each otber Johnson to sickness in the tling back and here recently. One was SIUfamily. "She was forth in the Per­ contracted C a 1 rn a r Steam­ a good ship with a good crew," sian Gulf. Regis­ ship's newlyHJonverted C-4 Johnson said. "I made two round tered as Group 1 type bound for Portland's the world trips on her." in the deck de­ Terminal 2 to discharge car­ partment, Brother Benjamin (Tiny) Jarrett, who go. The other Yorkmar was makes Maxwell got off the Del Monte in October the Liberty which was headed his home in Mo­ due to a death in the family, is for an up-river scrapyard af­ Maxwell bile. Tommy Jen­ now waiting in Group No. 1, ter years of service with Calkins, a member of Deck Department, for a job going ^mar,' the stewards department and a just any place. The new Yorkmar is a for­ "Gulf Coast regular,'; is just off the Houston mer troopship recently re­ Maiden Creek after a real rough ceived from the government J. J. McAndrew, who sails in run to Europe and looking for an­ In trade for the older vessel the deck department, is raring to other slot going anywhere. Ray­ and converted. After loading catch a ship to Yokohama after mond F. Gorju of the engine de­ lumber in Coos Bay, Ore., being on the beach for just a short partment is off the Penn Challen­ she sailed for Atlantic Coa.st while. David Kock of the engine ger after a seven month's trip. ports. The old Yorkmar will department, paid off the super He's now on the beach with his sail no more. tanker Atlas recently after an ex­ book on the Wall ready for a job tended trip to Guam, the Persian going anywhere. t .» O 1 ' Experimental Unmanned Unit Charts Weather ' ' .* IS I. The Gulf Coast •f i t .u .•C r. I: Converted C-4 On behalf of the Puget Sound Maritime Port Council, council Presi­ dent Ed Coester (left), receives plaque for meritorious service in the cause of labor awarded by the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Depart­ ment. Making the presentation in Seattle is SlUNA vice-president and head of the Alaska Fishermen's Union George Johansen (right), who is secretary-treasurer to the port council a'nd was the council delegate to the MTD's San Francisco Convention in December. •f i-^ i Hi 'f A A �SEAFARERS February 4, 1966 Blood Donor for 14th Time LOG Page Twenty-one Watch Out for Con Men In Manila^ Seafarer Warns i •> The follotcing atory i« written by William Calefato, a Seafarer who ships out of Seattle. The story is one that could have happened to any Seafarer and is a constant reminder that Seafarers must always stay alert when visiting foreign lands. It concerns the adventures of two of the authoFs shipmates. V. ' •• Alvin C. Carpenter, a member of the SlU for 23 years, looks at the 14th pint of blood he has given in the last five years at the SlU clinic in New York. Holding the pint is Mary Larsen, RN at the clinic. The clinic takes in about 60 pints of blood each month and has them in reserve for Seafarers and their families. 1 Enjoys LOG Features 1 1 To the Editor: 1 Many of the people in my family are Seafarers, and we read the LOG avidly. Personally, I have enjoyed the poems you choose to publish. Also, my Uncle, Carlos H. Spina, for whom my little brother was named, died on November 16, 1963, and his obituary was car­ ried in the LOG. Sometimes, when I am sailing, the only con­ tact one has for many weeks and months with our humanity comes through messages contained in the LOG. For these and many other things, I send you and your staff my repeated thanks. One for many, Modesto C. Caneles, Jr. ^ ^ 1 A/I letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must he signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. should be the ultimate goal for all of us involved. There is a twofold advantage in establishing a unified labor movement on a worldwide basis: the first advantage, of course, is the fact that each and every working man deserves a decent salary, and decent working con­ ditions, and welfare benefits for himself and his family. The sec­ ond is that if the Japanese sea­ men, for example, receive a wage comparable to that received by unionized U. S. sailors, there could be no price cutting by the SlU Welfare Helpful runaway-flag and foreign-flag vessels that are now taking During Wife's Illness money from the pockets of the U. S. merchant marine. To the Editor: In other words, if there was At this time, I would like to no cheap labor to be obtained, thank the SIU and their Welfare the greedy runaway-flag oper­ Plan for their fine cooperation ators would have to stay where during my wife's hospitalization. they are. I don't think any It is a wonderful feeling at these amount of legislation could pre­ times to have security and a vent their greed; but a firm peace of mind when trouble world-wide labor movement strikes. I am proud to know that could make their turning to other I am a part of this fine organ­ flags simply futile. ization. Then, too, as Hall remarked, Fraternally, "If . a world of peace and free­ James T. Corlis dom is to be built, these attempts of communist imperialism must be beaten back." We must al­ Remarks on Hall's ways bear in mind that a strong Speech in Japan and satisfied labor movement spells a strong nation, and all To the Editor: non-communist countries, wheth­ I recently read the complete er directly involved in the strug­ text of SIU President Hall's gle or not, have a stake in the speech before the Japanese Con­ success or failure of democracy. federation of Labor and would We in the labor movement are like to praise him for his stand especially dependent on the out­ on a unified labor movement all come of this struggle. Though I over the world. It has long been venture to say it will be a long my own thought that the labor time before all free countries movement should put more and have the organized labor neces­ more emphasis on an interna­ sary to bargain for every man's tional standard for working men. rights, 1 still consider the points I particularly like the statement: made by Hall another step to­ "The working people of every ward this goal. country must have a just and ad­ Fraternally yours, equate share of the wealth they David Kollar produce." That, in my opinion. When Joe and Ernie arrived by taxi at one of the fashionable shopping streets of Manila they automatically and unconsciously acted like any other visitor to a strange city. They looked for places to visit and for things to buy. What worried Joe about their little shopping spree was the attention that Ernie was draw- ^ Joe pretended to be surprised ing. He wore his valuable watch ushered inside. He was going to and told Ernie he was lucky to and was dressed too well for a learn the hard way. When they left the taxi Ernie still have his watch. Then he told night on the town. Ernie about the mischievous ele­ told Joe: Trouble started for Ernie when ments that abound in Manila and "I'll let you in on something he returned a greeting from a if you promise not to tell the guys play tricks on gullible strangers. dignified native. After the greet­ on the ship. I was going to sleep Some of the little hotels are ing came the friendly questions, there—I thought you left—and operated by a kind of pickpocket such as how did he like Manila, I put my clothes on the foot of artists. Their method is to reach what had he visited and was there my bed. First I didn't believe it. into a room through panels in the something else he would like to My pants were getting up and walls and pick up the guest's cloth­ see. A conversation started and crawling on the floor. When I ing and replace them after rifling Joe was convinced that there was got up in bed I heard somebody the pockets. The coughing that more to the meeting than just cough and my pants quit walking. Ernie heard was a signal by some­ plain talking. I put them back on the bed and one who was watching him and "Ernie, Pal—I told you to leave waited to see what they would do would cough anytime Ernie would that three hundred dollar watch next. I'll be damned if those pants make a move of suspicion. Everyon the ship. That guy may seem didn't start to walk again. This time Ernie saw the paints move OK to you but people just don't time I let out a yell that could be the cough was a signal to the talk that much about where you'd heard from here to heaven. This thief to delay the operation. Joe like to go for the evening. If you time I heard the cough but it recalled to Ernie about the Fagin ask me, he's up to no good." was accompanied by someone run­ in one of Charles Dickens' stories Ernie looked at the man without ning out the room. Well, I put in which kids were tutored to pick turning his head. After thinking on my pants and got out of that pockets and bring the loot to it over for a minute his comment place. You know I just can't Fagin. This may have been done was that it was the waterfront figure out how those pants were in Manila too, these days, but in a more elaborate way. where one should be careful and able to walk out." not the street of business. Maiden Creek Galley Gang Sure of Himself Ernie was so sure of himself that he walked back to his new acquaintance to renew the con­ versation. The man talked glibly in a persuasive way like a used car or insurance salesman and yet his manner seemed indifferent. This was a tactic of intonating speech used by confidence men. "This hotel that I want to show to you—it is only for Americans. If you don't like it you do not need to stay. Ah—these places in Manila—many are clip joints, others too expensive. My place has many, many Americans who come there. There is a bar, music, fine food and nice hostesses." The taxi stopped at an old wooden building that was long ago restored to become a hotel. Inside were the features that the man promised. The music was from a dilapidated juke box, the bar was a high unpainted wooden Chief Cook John Forbes, and third cook Tommy Jenkins relax tor table and the hostesses were tall a moment in the galley of the Maiden Creek during its stop in and husky. New York last week. Forbes was praised by the entire crew for Ernie was invited to inspect the the fine food he prepared for the Maiden Creek during its long rooms to choose one for the night. North Atlantic crossing. Joe waited in the lobby with some of the hotel employees. When Ernie did not return after half an hour he asked to be taken to see him. The hotel manage­ ment objected saying that the guests should not be disturbed for the night. . Joe knew that they Charles Milton Silcox, 64: After Frank Emil Tosti, 48: While were lying and went to look for sailing in the engine department an extended period of heart ail­ Ernie. To get himself and Ernie on a Persian Gulf ments and a long out of the predicament before it run. Brother Tosti hospitalization in got worse required some planning. the Lake Charles was stricken by a 'Let's Get Away' heart attack on Memorial Hospi­ Joe waited for Ernie to come August 29, 1965. tal in Louisiana, out of the hotel after he had called He was taken to a Brother Silcox him. In a few moments Ernie hospital in Am­ died in Houston, stomped out of the hotel cursing man, Jordan, Texas. Serving everybody including the taxi driver where he died a mainly on Cities who followed behind. "Come on; month and a half Service Company Let's get away from here. This is later. Sailing as an oiler on SIU ships, he was a member of the a phony joint," he was saying ships since 1956, Tosti joined the deck department. Silcox was a trying to contain his fury. Union in Mobile, Alabama. He native of Stark, Florida. As the taxi left the area of the was born in Bloomington, Indiana, Brother Silcox is survived by his hotel Joe looked back and saw and listed his survivor as a son, wife, Billie Smith Silcox, and a brother, Ray D. Silcox. a young American soldier being Michael Joseph Tosti. 4 7 ,A : �Page Twenty-two SEAFARERS LOG FebruaiT' 4, 1966 Saigon Revisited The following was submitted by Seafarer James Patrick Conley, who returned to Saigon after an absence of many years. His ob­ servations reflect a sensitive comparison between the Saigon rei| '^Med by Seafarers in days past and the wartorn country that II exists now. Brother Conley also notes that even though Viet Nam ^ '* presently in a stage of violent conflict and change, with two 11 violently opposed ideologies fighting for the upper hand, certain II universals still remain, proving that even the worst of wars cannot ill alter a country's basic characteristics. !§ i i Still coming in are those reports from the various SlU-contracted ships that enjoyed a big holi­ day meal while away from home. Most of these reports give the steward department a great deal of credit for really giving Seafarers throughout the world a real treat for Thanksigiving and Christmas dinners. Aboard the Columbia ^ (United States Steel Corpora­ tion), Ships Delegate W. Brightwell noted that the crew voted a special thanks to the steward de­ partment for both decorating of the messhall and the fine vittles pre­ pared for Seafar­ ers on Christmas and New Years. Brightwell also re­ ports that many ^ members of the crew pitched in for the holiday Brightwell meals and helped prepare the ship for the festive occasion. The ship also voted for a show of appreciation for the fine job being done by Brightwell as the ship's delegate. Otherwise things seem to be rolling along smoothly on the Columbia with no beefs thus far, according to Meet­ ing Chairman George Fargo. II Returning to Saigon after a long absence is like coming into an || H accident ward and finding a woman there that one loved 12 years || g ago. The shock of seeing her cheeks and forehead seamed with || II scars and broken blood vessels, and her body misshapen with band11 ages, is almost unbearable when compared with the memory of : her former grace and loveliness. Even along the narrow Saigon • • River, once filled with sampans skittering gently between palmr ^ fringed shores, the groaning of winches, the roar of tortured en- H i| gines, the tumult of a thousand men and women shouting all at i ^ once, create a new level of pandemonium. An aqueous, sublunar || P expanse of mucous green and yellow, marked with occasional || g shell-holes, surrounds the familiar red tile roofs which lie under a || ^ greasy pall of smoke rising from the cooking fires, even though || 11 the old buildings are familiar, as we slowly sail into the harbor. II Embedded under a stream of massive trucks, impertinent motor p i| scooters, dilapidated cars and rickety tricycle taxis spewing carbon ^ p monoxide into the air, the filth, the sour sweet smell of decay and, |l above all, the indefinable miasma of war, are so thick that it re- || i| quires an effort of the will to remember that this was once the |! . most beautiful and tranquil city of the Orient. Aboard the Del Mar, Peter Blalack (left) takes the ship dele­ Mortar Fire In The Morning <|> gate's briefcase, along with the responsibilities of the office, Of course, it is still possible to have dinner on an open roof four p Another case of the Steward from outgoing Ship's Delegate Peter Gonzales. The photo was |i stories high at the pseudo-Spanish restaurant called, for some |i Dept. doing a real great job was taken at sea shortly after the election in which Brother Blalack P obscure reason, the "Paprika"; or have a can of cool French beer p reported from the took office. at the "Greeks." It is customary to sit and listen for the distant | Steel Traveler p thud of the artillery that heralds the end of the evening, and it is by Jacob Levin, ^ not unusual to awake at four in the morning to the angry barking Ship's Delegate. will be paid on this trip and that will belong to the crew. During |5 of the mortars just outside the city limits; but the image of a beThe steward dept. the foc'sles are being painted out. the trip, one minute of silence was P leaguered city, rent with tears, fear and fright, is simply not true. was given special A vote of thanks was extended to held in memory of departed broth­ The American troops and civilians stroll unarmed and uncon- j thanks for the the Chief for his cooperation in ers. Douglas E. "Smiley" Claus­ cemed through the crowds of miniature Vietnamese picking their i spread they pro­ helping the crew on repairs done sen went on record to give a big way among the indiscriminately scattered garbage and maniacal vided on Thanks­ on the ship. A low balance was thanks to everyone concerned' traffic of 700,000 civilian vehicles and an estimated 10,000 to giving, Christmas reported in the ship's funds and with the Christmas and New Years 20.000 military vehicles. Levin and New Year's it was requested that the fund be meals. Day. Brother George Woods gives built up at pay-off. City of Contrasts But today two totally different societies exist side by side in § thanks to everyone for being so Saigon: some Americans live in spaciously-built French villas, P kind and sending flowers for his Ship's delegate Eugene W. Nich­ J others in requisitioned hotels two to three to a room. Some Viet- % departed wife. Robert Callahan, ship's dele­ olson, from the Calmar ship Portp namese live in even more grand villas set near spacious parks 1: gate aboard the Del Norte, re­ mar, writes that g or in neat little houses behind walls from which the yellow paint ^ ports that the everything is run­ A new T.V. speaker will be p is now peeling. But in the dusty backalleys which lie just off the P hooked up on the Anchorage, ac­ ning quite well on Christmas and p main streets that connect Saigon with its sister Chinese commercial p New Year holi­ the ship and that cording to Ship's P city of Cholon, tens of thousands of men, women, children and p there are no sig­ day trip had been Delegate E. HeaP infants existing among rotting offal. All municipal services are § a real good voy­ nificant beefs. The cox. The new P strained—water, electricity, fire protection and garbage disposal— P age and a vote of Steward Dept. speaker will mean I all these essential processes which give a city life are only available P thanks should go was given a spe­ that the old T.V. in no more than half the measure it requires. Children attend | out to all con­ cial vote of thanks can again be put i schools in five shifts of two hours each, and exhausted teachers for a job well cerned. Movie di­ into operation and wonder how to pack a few more eager pupils into the crammed Nicholson rector Bill Kaiser done, especially the crew can en­ classrooms. Claussen reports that the during the holidays. Meeting joy some good Such is the mark that these changes lay upon the city; but there times watching $579.00 is in the movie fund and Chairman C. Heywood, reports I still is life, movement and laughter in the troubled streets of Heacox shows. It is also that the ship will have 21 movies that paint has been ordered to do Saigon; and the ease and spaciousness that were the singular style reported that all retroactive pay for next voyage and the projector some inside painting. I of this city 12 years, even four years ago, have been engulfed, perhaps forever. Such is the sacrifice that war demands, yet the Discussion Aboard the Steel Maker Vietnamese who provide the cities' background for all this turmoil are voluntarily there. Those of us who loved the city in her tranquil days can only I hope that something of her ease and spaciousness will someday be restored. Yet it is only too obvious that Saigon can never be what she was once; but if the sacrifice means that someday Vietnamese can again live more comfortable lives in security, it will in some measure be justified. 4^ I Editor, I SEAFARERS LOG, I 675 Fourth Ave., I Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 I I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my I ^ I name on your mailing list. (Print Information) I I NAME I I STREET ADDRESS I CITY STATE ZIP I TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If yoo are an old subscriber and have a change I of address, please give your former address below: I I ADDRESS I STATE ZIP. CITY .... I T I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SIU headquarters rep Bill Hall (on left) discusses problems affecting Merchant Marine at the payoff of the vessel. On Hall's right is Helmsman Anthony Sakllis, who handled the wheel of the Steel Maker during the heroic rescue of four Spanish seamen from a storm-tossed North Atlantic fast week. f- �February 4, 1966 I> Seafarers and their families are . urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) ;i i !• v|> Eastern Air Lines (Flight Engineers) H. 1. Siege! "HIS" brand men's ciotbes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) <I> Stitzel-Weiier Distilleries i'Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. U Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) — — J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) \• I [I t L • •J',. , ' » I Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) <1> Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) <I> Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) <1> HlfOW YOUR mOHTS SIU-AGLIWD Meetings p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. New York . . Feb. 7—2:30 Philadelphia Feb. 8—2:30 Baltimore . . . Feb. 9—2:30 Detroit .,..Feb. 11—2:30 Houston . . . Feb. 14—2:30 New Orleans Feb. 15—2:30 Mobile Feb. 16—2:30 Wilmington . . . Feb. 21—2 San Francisco .Feb. 23—2 Seattle Feb. 25—2 Detroit Alpeim Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Duluth Frankfurt Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 7—2 7—7 7—7 7—7 7—7 7—7 7—7 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit .. Milwaukee Chicago Buffalo .. tSault Ste. Marie . Duluth .. Cleveland Toledo . . Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 14—7:30 14—7:30 15—7:30 16—7:30 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 17—7:30 18—7:30 18—7:30 18—7:30 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia . . . Feb. 8—5 Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) . . Feb. 9—5 Houston Feb. 14—5 Norfolk Feb. 10—5 New Orleans . . Feb. 15—5 Mobile Feb. 16—5 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City Feb. 14—10 Philadelphia Feb. 15—10 Baltimore Feb. 16—10 •"Norfolk Feb. 17—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. a.m. & 8 p.m. a.m. & 8 p.m. a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York .. . .Feb. 7—7 p.m. Baltimore ... .Feb. 9—1 p.m. Philadelphia .. Feb. 8—7 p.m. BELGIUM VICTORY (Isthmian), Jan­ uary I—(jhairraan, Vernon Porter ; Sec­ retary, R. L. Huddleston. Ship's dele­ gate reported that there was no bus service at Subic Bay, therefore restric­ tion to ship beef to be taken up with Union. WESTERN PLANET (Western Agen­ cies), December 27—Chairman, Ernest W. Pierce; Secretary, Alexander D. Brodie. Ship's delegate reported that movie camera will be repaired. Some disputed OT in deck and engine depart­ ments. Vote of thanks to the steward department for job well done. PENN VANGUARD (Penn), Decem­ ber 5—Chairman, Bi G. Griffin; Secre­ tary, Jack McCranie. Brother Jimmie McRae was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion held on room keys and launch service. Everything is O.K. except that for the last two trips no repairs have been made. New washing machine needed badly. SOUTHWESTERN VICTORY (Delta Lines), December 5—Chairman, John Patino: Secretary, Ralph Masters. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew was requested not to take food in the foc'sles. WHITEHALL (Whitehall Navigation), December 12—Chairman, George E. Haair; Secretary, C. J. McCarthy. Ships delegate reported everything running smoothly. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. * Meetinir held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting: held at Labor Temple, Sanit Ste. Marie, Mich, t Meetinir held at Galveston wharves. SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall ^ White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers of America) YELLOWSTONE (Oriental Export­ ers). December 18—Chairman, John Kuehla; Secretary, Ed Miller. One man missed ship in Portland. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Crew members requested to wear long pants in messhall. ^Houston .... Feb. 14—7 p.m. Mobile Feb. 16—7 p.m. New Orleans .Feb. 15—7 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) POTOMAC (Empire Transport), No date—Chairman, none; Secretary, Rob­ ert C. Thomas. Ship's delegate reported that everything js running smoothly. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. Page Twenty-three LOG UfJESlLlB 1 •I LA^B DO NOT BUY I- SEAFARERS THE CABINS (Texas City Refining), January 2—Chairman, T. T. McCorvey; Secretary, J. Prestwood. Brother F. Fish­ er was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made to have patrolman check in­ adequate slop chqst. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks ex­ tended to the steward and his department for a job well done. Vote of thanks to the deck department for helping to keep messhall clean. DETROIT (Sea-Land), Jan. I—Chair­ man, J. L. Ramos.; Secretary, R. Iglesias. Steward extended a vote of thanks to all delegates and entire crew for their cooperation. Crew extended a vote of thanks to the Captain and officers, and the steward department. No beefs reported. Collection taken and given to the Seamen's Institute. DEL MAR (Delta), Jan. 9—Chairman, Peter Blalack; Secretary, Joseph Cat. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner Earl Shepard Al Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS LIndtey Williams Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, MD 1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N-Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III 93B3 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEAmE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 Brother Peter Blalaek was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion on ship's library. Everything is running smoothly. HENRY (American Bulk), Dec. 19— Chairman, L. Hargesheimer; Secretary, C. Dickey. Crew was requested not to place clothes in the steering gear room for drying purposes. The rearranging of crews quarters to be brought to the at- oi JSiM SHIP tention of the captain. Motion made that no member sign-on until all ship's stores are on board, checked and properly placecL Crew was requested to remove their clothes from the clothes line as soon as they are dry so others may use same. Brother Charles W. Thompson was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safegruarding; the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fun^ are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shijjowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Ebtecutive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is grfven for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, tlie membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. i '5 Atlantic Coast Column (Continued from page 4) Creek was the roughest he'd ever seen. He and Robert Gregoiy, Jr., were both laid off when the vessel went into dry dock for repairs due to the damage received dur­ ing the crossing. Jerry Wood, who has shipped out of the stewards department for the past 16 years, had to get off the National De­ fender because of sickness in the family. He says that he hated to leave the ship, Puerto Rico Shipping has been only fair indicates that things may pick up ROBIN HOOD (Moore McCormack), Oct. 31—Chairman, Charles Bedell; Sec­ retary, Robert Brain. $18 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Will have electrician go ashore to buy timer for the washing machine with the money from the ship's fund. Order more fans for ship. Vote of thanks to the steward department for job well done. RICE VICTORY (Isthmian), Dec. 19— Chairman, Stanley Yodris; Secretary, Michael Lasko. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. One man missed ship and will rejoin in Saigon. Vote of thanks for a job well done by the steward de­ partment. Crew was requested to bring back coffee cups after using the crews pantry and place same in sink. Sug­ gested not to overload the washing ma­ chine as there are no spare parts avail­ able. CALMAR (Calmar), Jan. 2—Chairman, H. Carmichael; Secretary, J. H. Shearer, Ship's delegate reported vote of thanks to crew for being friendly and coopera­ tive during the voyage. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Sugges­ tion made that a hot plate be put in messhall to keep foods hot, it will be a lot easier for the messman. Suggestion made that the fresh water tanks be cleaned. DEL ALBA (Delta Line), Dec. 18— Chairman, Joe Collins; Secretary, Z. Y. Ching. Brother J. B. Mauldin was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. since the holidays, but the outlook slightly in the next few weeks. Reports indicate that there are plenty of old-timers on the beach, including Luis Rivera, Dioscoro de la Cruz, Victor Antiles and Julio Diaz Delgado. On the local labor scene, the Commonwealth Labor Depart­ ment and stateside employers are again negotiating wages and work­ ing conditions for Puerto Rican agricultural laborers who are em­ ployed in the states for several months a year. RAMBAM (Maimonides Transporta^ tion), Dec. 12—Chairman, None; Secre­ tary, M. N. Blschenko. New repair list was made up of most repairs not com­ pleted. No beefs reported by department delegates. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain Lines), Dec. 26—Chairman, William Biskas; . Secretary, Frank Naklicki. Brother Roy Pappan was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Repair lists must be turned in by all depart­ ment heads. JOHN P. REISS (Reiss), Dec. 5— Chairman, James W. LeFiore; Secretary, Ronald R. Mitchell. $6.48 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. MAIDEN VICTORY (Alcoa), Nov. 6— Chairman, F. M. Jones ; Secretary, S. T. Arales. No water in showers. Discussion on water problem. Vote of thanks to patrolman Dick Avery for his help in the Port of Norfolk. COLUMBIA (United States Steel), Jan. 8—Chairman, George Farago; Sec­ retary, Melano S. Sospina. Ship's dele­ gate reported that everything is running smoothly. No beefs >from department delegates. Ship will be in drydock for repairs about 10 days. Ship's delegate requested that the repair lists be made up as soon as possible. Vote of thanks to the steward department for job well done on Christmas and New Year din­ ners. f 11 ft �f Vol. XXVIII No. 3 OFFICIAL ORGAN SEAFARERS LOG THE — £lI!!iff^RERs INTER';;;;;;;^ UNION . ATLANTIC QULF, DISTRICT • AFL-C sv. • >1 t'-: .,.r4 tj'&: mffM y::h'yX:H'SyM:v:':yM;':ysmmW:^ •yx'Xr--•".tl-'-A" pii.iii„. ' .V.-*•••; . ,g V • 'V'¥ij;: Ir'- - .L5SV: lilif I ^ If' • '';':'r^ r'; .' »• -. )-c ^ :;1V^" •• -'." ; A:'',r,'.-;_^'.. ;i.F lih^ f >1 f/, W-ym Viiky^M "/""/' y\ •^- • ', ;.' • • •••->• •".• • ' ', fe" ''.,y I mMxm test results. "'°''''' ^'"' CEEB fxamination Board test nrA? . ® the CEEB^tet1an*b"'°"'rf^°'^ ''''''"® tng the College EntraMrp Board at Box 592 p2 llpliii fcli^S Pe.!ng,oft"i%t™^'r °'' Sotn. the CEEB test can headquarters or tL office ®^tained at SlU SIU port for the five^IJinu^al^^^"' j"dging place in late Cv Byagro„po,,eaL;~F2oa» <!S^£X$ h«a"" • SeJare^TihoSfe ""b used to attend a which may be or university in the s'ons, for the study in anv fi M to qualified Seafarers who S mum of three years ®® contracted vessels whose fathers meet thl quirement. At least nn re-"Od for a Utrer""" operSed^'on?„°tSl^.!'" past twelve years and fii I'oen given S th^ m 1953. Of these J. began children of SIU ml^K ^''® t^e have received 23 of ^ha ^"v arships. college schol- is^''feSi i-Jfeyir , r\ Ks" ' •SVVi-'.'-' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource February 4, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: WELFARE AND PENSION DIGEST ADMIRAL CALL U.S. MERCHANT FLEET “INADEQUATE” SEAFARERS SCHOLARSHIP EXAM DEADLINE THE PRESIDENTS AND THE MERCHANT MARINE MEDICARE CUT-OFF DATE UNION MAN IN VIETNAM START FIRST CLASS OF SEAFARERS SCHOOL FOR ENGINE LICENSE PROTESTS RISE AGAINST FURTHER PROPOSED CUTS IN U.S. MARITIME BUDGET RUSSIAN SHIPPING MOVING AHEAD OF U.S. FLEET, CONG. ROGERS WARNS SIUNA-AFFILIATED MSTU INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS LIBERAL CONGRESSMEN FACE TOUGH ’66 ELECTION FIGHT SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN SURGICAL SCHEDULE AFL-CIO LAUNCHES BOYCOTT DRIVE AGAINST KINGSPORT PRESS BOOKS CG PLANS TO ELIMINATE LOOPHOLES IN SAFETY RULES FOR OLDER 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 02/04/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 3 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/62be41a545e95e07b0564634a44dea8d.PDF e30f419816ac8d0e0d96984be9802f37 PDF Text Text Compl«ttt Text Of Constitution SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION Atlantic, Ouif, Lakes & Inland Waters District (See Supplement) SEAFARERS^LOG Jqn. 21 1966 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO i If Survivors of Spanish freighter Monte Palomares are shown at left with Steel Maker captain and Spanish Consul-General in New York. Seafarer Ed Delaney, ship's delegate aboard Steel Maker (center photo) praised SIU crew for success in difficult rescue. Right photo shows Anthony Sakellis (left) and John Saiad, who handled wheel. Seafarer Robert Bunch (left), who went over side on net in attempt to rescue survivor from water, with bosun G. P. Libby who directed rescue activities. li ' Bravery and expert seamanship displayed by the SIU crew of the Steel Maker was responsible last week for the rescue of four Span­ ish seamen from the freighter Monte Palomares which went down in the North Atlantic with a loss of 31 crewmen. The success­ ful rescue operation, conducted at night amid 35-foot waves churned up by SO-mile-an-hour winds, is a tribute to the training, dedication and devotion to duty which all Seafarers proudly bring to their jobs. (See story page 3). Survivors (left) were picked up from tiny raft on high seas. Seafarer An­ thony Tosado (seated, left), who acted as translator, with third mate Paul Hellebrand, a former Seafarer, who jumped into water to rescue floundering and exhausted survivor. Mia,.vU..' .i ' ! '• -v-' " �SEAFARERS JuoaiT tl. INt LOG By Paul Hall \_ The stress which the Union places on seamanship skdlla and lifeboat training through the SlU safety department and the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship paid off again recently. The high degree of skill displayed by Seafarers aboard the Steel Maker was instrumental in rescuing four crewmen of the Spanish-flag freighter Monte Palonoares from certain death in the stormy waters of the North Atlantie after their ship had gone down with a loss of 31 lives. When the four seamen were spotted in their tiny wooden raft, con­ ditions for rescue operations were about the worst imaginable with 50-mile-anThour winds churning up 35-foot waves. Simply bringing the rescue vessel -alongside the survivors' fragile raft required the highest degree of skill and seamanship from every man on board the Steel Maker. AFL-CIO President George Meany discusses the Federation's legislative program for 1966 at Fortunately those skills were not lacking. Every man in the SIU press conference following a special one-day meeting of the AFL-CIO Executive Council in crew did his part flawlessly and with the highest degree of skill in Washington. The council strongly opppsed proposals to cut back or suspend Great Society bringing the Steel Makei alongside, lowering a cargo net to the Monte programs because of the continuing war in Vietnam. Palomares' survivors and lifting them to safety. Each passing year gives fresh proof that even with all the advancee which technology has made, seafaring is still an occupation filled with sudden danger. Every year the sea claims its toll of ships and men. Seafaring is still a profession in which the skill and proficiency of the Individual seaman often spells the difference between life and death. This is the reasim for the stress which the SIU places upon seaman­ ship and lifeboat training. The man who not only knows what he is WASHINGTON—America's social and economic progress is the nation's "major bulwark doing but knows what needs to be done in any situation and under against Communist expansion" and should be "strengthened, not undermined, as part of any conditions and can cooperate with his fellow crewmembers quickly ®ur war effort," the AFL-CIO Executive Council declared at a special one-day meeting in and efficiently to get a job don^ is the best possible insurance against Washington. The council, disaster at sea. Seafarers have displayed that they have what it takes strongly rojected proposals Indefensible filibuster blocked its • Adoption of urgently needed on many occasions in the past and every Seafarer can be proud of the to suspend Great Society pro­ consideration. Let us have a vote consumer legislation to prevont record he and his shipmates have compiled. grams, declaring "auch a 'a>u£|>en- on the issue—a vote up or down— consumer buying power "from eion could be the costliest penalty but let us have a vote." being siphoned' off by usurers and •f alL" As the AFL-CIO Executive Council declared recently, there is no Expressing the hope that the profiteers." The council statemmt acknowl­ second session of the 89th Con­ • Enactment of the situs picket­ justifioation for cutting back the President's Great Society and Antiedged that the primary concern of gress "will be as historic as the ing bill "endorsed by this Ad­ poverty programs because of tne continuing conflict in Vietnam. To the nation is the "shooting war In first," the council listed these ministration and its three prede­ do so would, in fact, be a serious error which the President apparently recognizes and hopefully will not let happen. Viet Nam," and praised President other legislative goals for the cessors." Johivson for his "unprecedented year: Progress at home must be continued along with the struggle for • True self-government' for the efforts ... to bring the issues from • An increased federal minimum citizens of the District of Colum­ freedom abroad. The strength of the American economy and the the battlefield to the conference wage with broadened coverage as bia. American society is the best weapon we have ever had against the table." It added: communist expansionist doctrine, and each case of poverty or in­ "the most effective means of • Adequate protection and safe­ equality in the United States is a weapon which the forces of world "We profoundly hope these oombating poverty." guards "for those Americana seek­ efforts will succeed. But if they • A modernized and strength­ ing to achieve the civil rights communism can and will use against us. are rejected, the aggressors must ened unemployment compensation guaranteed by the Constitution We must continue to go forward on all fronts to defeat communism. be defeated and we pledge our system—^"the primary safeguard and spelled out in legislation In Each victory against poverty, inequality and Illiteracy" on the home full support to that end. No price against catastrophic depression." 1964 and 1965." front is as important, in the long run, as military victories overseaa. is too high in the defense of free­ dom, and that is the issue in Viet Nam." Reaffinned Goals The council realtmned the AFLCIO's 1966 legislative goals with major emphasis on repeal of Sec­ tion 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act. "We are intensely interested in this bill on its merits," the council WASHINGTON—Getting to the roots of why the United States does not have as strong a merchant fleet as it should said, "but we are far more con­ have, is the announced intention of the newly-elected chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee, Edward A. cerned that in the previous Garmatz (D.-Md.), who noted that the American merchant marine appears to have been made the "whipping boy-rightsession, against the will of the ly or wrongly — on many^ people and of the Senate itself, an fronts in recent months." this time is that of bulk carriere. building up foreign shipyards and American-flag merchant marine. This Is true, he noted, despite the advancing foreign technology by We are presently terribly out of Acknowledging that one of the primary responsibilities of fact that there is legislation on the construction of American-flag balance," he observed. the House Merchant Marine Com­ books since 1952 which would aid ships abroad, and say this country "1 anticipate that this will be a Jan. 21, '66 Vol. XXVIII, No. 2 mittee is the welfare of the mer­ in the construction of bulk car­ should resort to the use of foreignvery busy year," be said, "with Official Publication of the SIUNA chant marine and the shippers and riers. However no maritime agency flag ships for commercial cargoes the above and many other impor­ in recent administrations has seen Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes It Inland Waten and even for military cargoes . . .' passengers who use it, Garmatz tant aubjects under the Commit­ District. AFL-CIO announced "we intend to explore fit to carry out this law, he In this regard, Garmatz referred tee's jurisdiction receiving active Executive Board every facet of the whys and observed. to pending bills which would take and extensive attention." PAUL HALL. President Right now, he said, there are the Maritime Administration from wherefores—and to try to get to CAL TANNEI! EARL SHKPARS Among other things to be taken pending before the Maritime Sub­ under the control of the Depart­ the roots of the real problem of Exec. Vice-Pref. Vice-President At. KERB LCJDSZT WILLIAMS what is wrong and why we don't sidy Board applications calling for ment of Commerce and set it up up by the Committee, Garmatz noted, is a continuing probe of have as strong a fleet as we should the construction of 14 or more as an Independent agency. Sec.-Treaa. Vice-President HOB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER have. * the Yarmouth Castle cruise ship modern and highly efficient bulk The new House Maritime Com­ Vice-Presidsnf Vice-President Garmatz expressed his belief carriers, some of these requests mittee chairman also made clear disaster in which some 90 lives HERBERT BRAND that, generally, there is sufficient dating back nearly three years. that the adequacy of the reserve were lost. He said that as further Director of Organizing and and adequate legislation now on Yet no action has been taken on fleet and the condition of that Information is collected, consider­ Publications ation will be given to holding them. "Why do we have to wait Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; i4sst the books — with some modifica­ fleet today are to be given imme­ Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writer: tions—to take care of the weak for new or additional legislation to diate attention by his committee. hearings to determine what is MrxviN PURVIS; VVIL LI^LM DAY; Art Editor: elements of the maritime industry, get started in rehabilitating our needed to help guarantee safety BERNARD SEAMAN. The first committee hearings, he provided the laws are administered bulk carrier fleet?" Garmatz stated, may well be on the Viet­ of American passengers on for­ eign ships operating to and from properly and positively. "The questioned. nam shipping situation and the the United States. framework is there to take care of Something Wrong? problems which have been en­ many of the problems, or those He noted that he has already countered by American shipown­ "1 can't help but feel there is factors cited as problems, if only ers as well as the Government urged the State Department to something drastically wrong some­ Publlshtd biweekly at the headquarter that framework is applied. We since the build-up of the war call a new International Safety of •f the Seafarers International Union,. At want to know why it is not," he where," Garmatz notes in a refer­ there. Life at Sea Convention to close lantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters ence to the recent Interagency District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, said. loopholes which permit unsafe Out Of Balance Task Force Report, "when those Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6600. Bulkship Need ships like the Yarmouth Castle to Second class postage paid at the Post responsible for administering the "What we need and wbat the Office In Brooklyn, NY, under tbo Act He cited the fact that one of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 — long-standing existing policy calls continue in operation, and stated •f Aug. 24, 1912. most severe shortages in the which calls for a strong American for," Garmatz declared, "is a mod­ he is waiting for the State De­ American-flag merchant fleet at merchant marine — emphasize ern, efficient, and well-balanced partment to complete Its investi­ gation into this matter. AFL'CIO Council Opposes Great Society Cutbacks House Maritime Committee Head Blasts Bureaucratic Neglect Of Merchant Marine SEAFARERS LOG �itmuaw %t, INt SEAFARERS //BlggMt BrMk Of My LlfeF' Pace nee« LOG Survivora Of Spanish Ship Pulled From Sea y steel Maker Saves Four As Seafarers Battle Gale In North Atlantic Rescue In an angry sea with waves running from forty to fifty feet and winds blow­ ing near hurricane force, the SlU-contracted ship Steel Maker pulled four Span­ ish seamen from the ocean, after they had foundered on the storm-swept seas in a tiny raft for more than^ were out there. All fell in at the Transerie in 1963, went to the seven hours. same time. There was perfect co­ captain and requested permission to go over the side in a final The master of the Steel ordination and almost no con­ attempt to save the life of the Seafarer George A. Ebberwein, Jr. looks over tha dafaili of the new SlU Engineers Licensing School before enrolling in upgrading program. Brother Ebberwein, a native of Jackson­ ville, Florida, was the first SlU member to sign up for the engineering school. 'Didn't Wait For MAC Report' J SlU Raps Lakes Senators For Backing Boyd Report NEW YORK—The SIU has voiced its criticism of the Gt. Lakes Conference of Senators for having endorsed proposals on American-flag merchant shipping made by the Inter­ agency Maritime Task Force without waiting for the Pres­ tions for improving the American ident's Maritime Advisory merchant fleet. "I can well understand your Committee to complete its studies eagerness to improve Americanon domestic shipping. flag shipping on the Lakes," Hall The contetence consists of 10 wrote. "But I am disturbed by the Senators from the Great Lakes fact that in your eagerness you states; Senator Pat McNamara, of have given stature to a report Michigan, the chairman; Philip A. which has been so strongly con­ Hart, of Michigan; Paul H. Douglas demned by such a broad spectrum and Everett M. Dirksen, of Illinois; of those intimately concerned with Frank J. Lausche and Stephen M. the future of all segments of the Young, of Ohio; Vance Hartke and fleet—and particularly that you Biroh Bayh, of Indiana, and have done so before the President's Eugene J. McCarthy and Walter F. Advisory Committee has had an OTOortunity to present its views on Mondale, of Minnesota. tnis most important issue. The group recently wrote to "I trust that when the Advisory Maritime Administrator Nicholas Committee report on domestic Johnson endorsing Task Force shipping is completed, it will re­ proposals for focusing effort on ceive your earnest consideration," competition for commercial Hall concluded. cargoes, putting operating sub­ sidies on an incentive basis, elimi­ nating rate-fixing groups in the carriage of military cargoes, and reducing maritime costs to the taxpayers. The Senators told the Maritime Administrator that they were in­ terested in greater Arnerican^flag shipping service on the Lakes. In a letter sent this week to each of the 10 senators, SIU presi­ dent Paul Hall noted that tlie SIU represents thousands of Amer­ ican seamen on the Great Lakes and that it, too, wishes to see American-flag service on the Lakes expand. Widely Condemned However, he pointed out, the Interagency report — which has been widely condemned by both maritime labor and management— virtually ignores the problems of domestic shipping. The President's Maritime Advi­ sory Committee, on the other hand, has been seriously concerned with the problems of domestic shipping and is presently preparing a report on this subject. Hall noted. Hall is a member of the Advisory Committee, which was created by Presi4ent Johnson a year and a half ago to develop recommenda­ Maker, former Seafarer Cap­ tain Ove Hultin, described the incident as "one in which every member of the crew worked together, jeopardizing his own life to save the lives of others. It was just plain fine work," he concluded. Seafarers demonstrated excel­ lent teamwork in executing rescue maneuvers. Ship's Delegate Ed Delaney noted that, "Credit should cer­ tainly not go to any one person. Every member of the crew," he said, "in every department was on the job in less than two minutes from the time the flare was spotted." It was shortly after midnight when the drama began. Several hours before that, the Steel Maker had received word that the Monte Palomares was foundering in a North Atlantic storm about 900 miles east northeast of Bermuda. Then the man on watch sighted a flare. Seafarer Anthony Sakellis, man­ ning the wheel, called the sighting to the attention of the mate, who in turn informed Captain Hultin. The ship's master called all hands to "standby broadside." Meanwhile, Seafarer John Salad relieved Sakellis at the helm, so that he could go down on deck to help with the rescue. As the vessel began a slow circle, listing to a dangerous fortyfive degrees, each member of the SIU crew took a lookout position in the event that the raft were sighted again. "Everything was automatic," Bosun G. P. Lippy said, "all hands fusion. The designated men went aft to get extra life belts and pre­ servers. There was nothing but help from all quarters." The Steel Maker circled the raft several times before she was able to get close enough to attempt a rescue. All the while mountainous green seas were breaking across fhe vessel's bow, sometimes bring­ ing the raft close tq the ship, and sometimes washing it far out of reach. "One minute the raft was with­ in arm's reach," said Harry K. Long of the steward department, "and the next it was fifty feet down in a trough. The Steel Maker was rolling on a forty-five degree list, enough to capsize any ship. Only the skill and coordina­ tion of the crew and the captain saved our own vessel from disas­ ter." The first man from the Spanish vessel managed to catch hold of the safety net and pull himself aboard. The second and third reached the net, but had to be hauled up by Bosun G. P. Libby along with other members of the crew. One man was left floating helplessly in the water with not enough strength to even swim to­ ward the safety net hanging on the starboard side of the ship. Seafarer Robert R. Bunch who sails in the engine department de­ scended the net alone in an at­ tempt to reach the last survivor, as the heavy seas wafted him to­ ward the boat and then away again. "The ship was rocking so violently," said Bunch, "that I couldn't get my arms around him. In the meantime third mate Paul Hellebrand, a former Sea­ farer who last shipped on the survivor of the Spanish freighter. With only a lifeline tied around his waist, Hellebrand lowered himself into the water, swam over to tlia raft and pulled himself in. The waves finally washed the nearlyunconscious man against the raft, and Hellebrand grabbed him around the chest, lifted him up, and tied on a lifeline. All night long the search con­ tinued for the remainder of the crew, and for the next forty-eight hours Seafarers remained on watch, hoping in vain for some sign of more survivors. Although the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Escanaba picked up two more men and one body, it appeared that the rest of the 38-man crew of the Monte Palomares either went down with the ship or drowned in the single lifeboat that was launched before the vessel sunk. Seafarer Killed By Falling Boom CEBU, The Philippine—A fall­ ing boom was blamed for the death of an SIU member and an officer aboard the Victory Carriers Ship, Couer D'Alene in Cebu Harbor last week. Another SIU man was injured in the accident. Archy Bishop, deck maintenance man, who signed on the Couer D' SIU President Hall Addresses Japanese Labor Confederation TOKYO—SIU president Paul Hall, in an address made this week before the Japanese Labor Confederation (Domei), called for the continuance of friendship between the two countries as a "guarantee of the strength of the democratic ideal and the cause of human freedom." where we have the capacity to pro­ sion, not only of nuclear weapons, Hall, a vice president of the duce but also all other weapons of mass enough for everyone." AFL-CIO, was at the Jap­ Yet in spite of this, he contin­ destruction. I cannot stress too anese Confederation of Labor's second national convention which opened in Tokyo on January 18 and conveyed to the delegates the fraternal greetings of AFL-CIO President George Meany, the Ex­ ecutive Council and the 13 million members of the AFL-CIO. Some Problems Acknowledging that there are trade and other problems periodi­ cally between the two nations. Hall said that "in democracies these differences can be discussed with mutual good will and tolerance." In his remarks to the assembled delegates. Hall asserted that "there is no excuse for misery and pov­ erty or social injustice in the 20th century, especially in these days of great technological advance. ued, "because of the lack of social vision and moral concepts of hu­ man decency still in the minds of too many of our employers, we still have millions of people ex­ isting on the edge of poverty, too many millions actually starving and bereft of all hope." Hall added thai "if a world of peace and freedom is to be built. Communist imperialism must be beaten back. But we want a just peace" he said, "with all the dif­ ficulties of achieving it, we must nevertheless be realistic and re­ sponsible in our approach. Emo­ tional shouting of slogans In the streets do not help at all." "Lasting peace," he continued can be achieved by effective international inspection and suspen- strongly that real and total dis­ armament, which is our common objective, can be attained only through such international inspec­ tion and control. Let us work to­ gether for this great goal," he concluded. Effective Nuclear Inspection During the course of the Japa­ nese labor convention, the SIU president was scheduled to meet with Japanese trade unionists in the seafaring, shipbuilding, fishing and other maritime industries to discuss problems of mutual con­ cern to them and their American counterparts. (See text of Hall's remarks on page 11.) Murrah Bishop Alene in New Orleans, was fatally injured when the main boom of the freighter dropped on him and first officer George Johnson. Injured in the accident was sea­ farer Charles Murrah who sus­ tained a broken collar bone and internal injuries. Murrah is con­ valescing in a Philippines hospital. The accident occured the morn­ ing of Jan. 10 as the Couer D' Alene was anchored in Cebu Har­ bor. The ship was unloading a few supplies in the Philippines and was scheduled to unload the major portion of its cargo in Viet Nam this week. According to company officials the cause of the accident has not been determined but preliminary reports indioate that the bull chain broke causing the boom to fall on the men. The bodies of Bishop and John­ son are being flown back to the United States and should arrive this week. �y SEAFARERS JanaiT tl, 1»M LOG Economist Cites Govt, Neglect Of US, Bulk Cargo Fleet Just how fast the American-flag merchant marine can be automated will depend to a great extent on what steps are taken to expand the fleet, a Columbia University profes­ sor of economics recently indicated to a group of prominent economists and social scientists. Professor Warner noted that The ine Columbia uoiumoia nrofessor proiessor, response to external con- the SIU has also sought other Aaron W. Warner, set forth ^ ^itions and fail to provide a stable ways to preserve and increase the his views in a speech entitled basis for operation.' number of seagoing jobs, such as "Technology and the Labor Force efforts to organize crews of The Columbia professor stated American-owned vessels under in the Offshore Maritime In­ dustry" which he delivered at a that in order for maritime unions runaway flags. meeting of the Allied Social Sci­ to accept reductions in crew size "To force the large American they must be offset by "an ex­ ence Association in New York. pansion of the U.S. merchant oil companies to sail their tankers Professor Warner noted that the marine. The importance of this under the American flag, the SIU SIU has been active in efforts to development to the unions is also demanded that the Govern­ expand the fleet as well as in manifest in their continuing ef­ ment require that a certain per­ other efforts to protect and im­ forts to create additional jobs." centage of all oil imports be prove job opportunities for its carried in American bottoms," he Professor Warner pointed out noted. "The SIU has also tried merchant seamen. Professor Warner Indicated that that although there were 160,000 to work through various inter­ maritime unions are concerned by ; seagoing jobs at the end of the national agencies, such as the In­ automation to the extent thai it ' war, by 1964 this figure had been ternational Transport Workers' elinvinates seagoing jobs, and sug­ reduced to only 48,000. Federation, to raise international maritime wages and working gested among other things that "In light of the reduction in standards as a means of narrow­ the U.S. fleet could be expanded jobs that has occurred in the In­ ing the gap between the cost of by extending subsidies to bulk dustry, it may indeed seem some­ operating unsubsidized American carriers. what surprising that unions have The failure of the Government cooperated to the extent that they flag and foreign flag ships. The to provide the tramp fleet with have in permitting the upgrading most persistent efforts, however, eubsidies has prevented the mod­ of shipboard technology, Profes­ were to obtain revision of the subsidy laws so that the bulk car­ ernization of this fleet, Professor sor Warner observed. rier fleet would be eligible for Warner asserted. He said: "Faced The economist contended that subsidies," Warner told fellowwith rising costs and denied extending subsidies to bulk op­ subsidy aid, the American bulk erators is one way in which the economists. Professor Warner also contend­ fleet has found itself unable to merchant fleet could begin to ed that another way to promote compete successfully in world mechanize without harm to labor. markets. That it has continued to He said: "An expansion of the technological changes in the mari­ operate in spite of this handicap fleet, particularly to the extent time industry would be to create can be attributed to the fact that that it would involve the exten­ a better balance between the sup­ the -Government has provided an sion of subsidy aid to include a ply and demand for maritime indirect subsidy under the so- modern fleet of bulk carriers, labor. He pointed out that one of the problems in increasing called cargo-preference laws." offers a possible solution to a shipboard technology is the short­ However, he also noted that number of the industry's major age of skilled technical officers, "while these cargoes have sus- problems." such as licensed engineers, and proposed that unlicensed seamen, already in the industry, be re­ trained for such positions. His proposal came within a few days of the SIU announcement that SIU, in cooperation with District 2 of MEBA, has launched just such a program. By Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative Shipping continues to be very good in San Francisco especially for FWT, Oilers, electricians, AB's, bakers and messmen. By Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-Prtsidcnt, ArianHc Shipping through Atlantic Coast porta was very active throafhoat 1965. According to preliminary figures for the year Just past, th* Deleware River ports, including Phliadelphia, are certain to set new record cargo figures for 1965 when the final tallyn are all In. In addi­ tion, Hampton Roads continued to be the leading coal, tobacco and grain shipping area on the At--f lantic seaboard during 1965. In Holland so he can visit his mother both areas, new cargo facilities who still lives In that country. and channel improvements have After spending the holidays at either been completed, are under­ home with his family, 20-year SIU way or are in the planning stages veteran H. John Shannon is ready which should help these ports to to ship out again and is keeping maintain their positions through­ his eye on the board. Another oldout the coming year. timer, Fred Isreal expects to stay on the beach with his family for Boston a bit more before shipping again. Shipping was a little slow in Boston during the last period but Baltimore should be fair for the upcoming Shipping has been slow here for few weeks. the past two weeks, but should Several oldtimers are on the | pi^k up this next period. During beach here waiting to ship. John ]ast period we paid off four Rubery, a 25- ships signed on two and serviced year SIU vet- gig^t ships In transit. At present eran is ready to , ),ave the Alamar and the Calgrsb the first | mgr layup, with the Calmar bosun Job that expected to crew soon. hits the board. Edward Levy, who ships in th* His last ship steward department as third cook, was the Sea is looking for * Pioneer. Another real long trip to oldtimer, Gilbert the Far East or Edwards is Just Rubbery around the out of drydock world. His last and ready to sign on any ship with ship was the a BR slot open. He last sailed Steel Admiral. aboard the Steel Navigator. John Looking for a Anderson, last off the Globe pineapple run to Carrier, has his eyes peeled for a Hawaii is George first cook or baker job. Schmidt, whose Levy Philadelphia last job was AB Shipping out of Philadelphia aboard the Steel Executive. John has been holding steady for the Hartman says he will go on any last few weeks and Is expected to run, any place, any time. He was hold for the coming period as last aboard the Steel King, sailing as messman. James Davis wants well. an intercoastal run after getting Sam Ginsburg was in the hall off the Yorkmar on which he held here chatting with old .shipmates down an FWT slot. while waiting for a steward de­ Norfolk partment slot on a coaster. J. Shipping has been on the slow Huisman is looking for an engine department job on a ship going to (Continued on page 11) Lifeboat Class No. 143 Sets Sail During the last shipping period we paid off the Rachel V, Beloit Victory, Fanwood and the Santa Emilia. Signing on were the Choctaw, Transwestern, Transnorthem, Rachel V and the Steel Flyer. .4 Ships in the transit were the to ship and wants a Far East run Penmar, Summit and the Los An­ after being on the beach for geles. awhile. Ben has been a member On the beach we have N. Bathia, of the SIU for 12 years now. electrician, who J. Sampson, who got off the recently pulled in from the Gulf Cottonwood Creek about a month and we shipped ago, said that he's looking for a him out immedi­ job as deck maintenance on a ship ately as second going to Saigon. He's been a electrician on the member of the union for 25 years. Fanwood. WILMINGTON E. C. Jarvis Shipping has been extremely ac­ recently pulled tive for all ratings in all depart­ in from the East Bathia Coast and we ments here and the outlook is very shipped him out as an AB on the good for the future. Pecos. E. S. Samia, who was on During the last two weeks, we the Ames Victory for quite a spell, have had the DeSoto, the Achilles recently shipped out on the Ra­ and the Hercules Victory payoff, chel V. and there were nine ships through V. Arjina, who sails as bosun in transit. and is a real SIU oldtimer, was Pat Conley blew into town re­ repatriated from Subic Bay re­ cently after three months on the cently after misfortune hit him. Alaska run aboard the Summit. He lost his leg due to poor circu­ He said that he felt it was time lation and now is in the USPHS to come south and is coming along nicely. for awhile to thaw out. After SEATTLE a short rest he Shipping has remained excel­ will be ready to lent here and all indications point ship out again. to continued good shipping. Ruel Barr Is During the last shipping period in this area after we paid off the Trans Orleans, the being up north Summit, Robin Kirk, Columbia for awhile and and the Anchorage. gfliy is taking It easy before shipping Ben Weinberg, who's off the Sobin Kirk, said that he s ready out on another cooks job. Graduates of SIU Lifeboat Class No. 143 pose for class photo after successfully mg lifeboat training course at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Successful graduates are ll-r, bottom row): John Konetes, Angelo Blanco. John Shearon and John Sabol Top row; Thomas Morton. Mario Barros, Bjorn H. Cislason and instructor Ami Bjornsson �tawry I tl. 1H8 r*f wtwm ON SEAFAISERS PENSION Veteran Seafarer Carl Wayne (right) picks up his first regular monthly $150 pension check from SlU rep George McCartney at N.Y. In Norfolk, SlU Inland Boatmen's Union member Alvin Hunley (left) received his first pension check from SlU-IBU rep Marvin Hauf. Seafarer Celestino DeSouza (right), who made his last trip aboard the Natalie (Intercontinental Carriers), gi first pension check from SlU rep Eric Klingvall. Cleveland Howell re­ cently signed tor his first check at N.Y. Signing for his first SlU pension check is new retiree Cristobal F. Bellaroso (right). With him is SlU headquarters rep Al Bernstein. Twenty-year SlU veteran Carl DeMarco (right) smiles as headquarters rep Leon Hall presents him with his first regular $150 monthly SlU pension check at New York. #; , - \ • • ' Gieat Lakes tugman George J. Fiderfciel (right) can look forward to a secure future with his monthly Union pension. With him is Union rep Harold Ruthsatz. 1 I Seafarer Ian Cummings signs on the dotted line for his first check. Floyd Gilbert (left) received his first pension check from Union rep Floyd Hanmer at Frankfort, Michigan. A native of Michigan, Gilbert still makes his home there. •,} • k ' X • M 4 -p '4 SlU reps Joe DeGeorge (left) and Ted BabkowskI (right) were both on hand to congratulate 30-year SlU veteran Juan R. Leiba (center) when he stopped by New York headquarters recently to sign for his first check. Seafarer ^ Rodriguez (seated, center) received his first pension cheek jt home m Stat.n Is and. N Y S|u rep Al Bernstein fills out forms as Rodriguez wife Angelina and SlU rep E. B. Macauley (standing) look on. �Pu« Sis SEAFARERS Juury XI, IMS LOG DISPATCHERS Jlfwofspf District January 1 to January 14 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED smoking habits? Orlando Hernandez; This new labeling of cigarette packages is not going to af­ fect me one way or the other. Al­ though I'll admit it's a good idea, I'm still not go­ ing to stop smok­ ing. In fact, I'm not even sure that cigarettes give you cancer —I believe half what I see and nothing I hear. Filter cigarettes are not even strong enough for me; they don't have any real taste. Guess I'll keep on smoking the non-filters, label or no label. Port Boston when tobacco begins to affect New York Philadelphia them physically. Baltimore 4. t Norfolk Alexander Becker: I don't be­ Jacksonville lieve labeling will prevent anybody Tampa Mobile from using a New Orleans product; in fact, Houston it just might Wilmington have the oppo­ San Francisco .... site effect. The Seattle government is Totals trying for some sort of control, and although I believe they are sincere and wellmeaning, their efforts still don't Port do any good. Boston 11 All Groups Class A Class B 2 0 44 6 11 10 24 13 11 3 5 4 7 1 19 7 43 25 61 41 7 15 30 34 19 5 152 295 3 35 6 13 1 1 0 5 32 56 14 32 8 206 t 4" Ell Ben Meir: They made the cigarette manufacturers put a la­ bel on the pack­ age because it's really true that cigarettes injure a person's health. I stopped smok­ ing a while back, since I already knew they were bad for my health. I think the label serves a purpose due to the fact that a few people will stop smoking when they read it. Most people, however, will stop only vi by way of irony, my Mother never smoked a cigarette in her life, and she died of lung cancer; so what Port does it all prove? 4" 4 4" Edward Stnisinski: It's not the "detrimental to health" label that bothers me, it's the tax stamp. I guess the gov­ ernment put the label on because they f e el they have a responsi­ bility for the public's health. Then, too, ciga­ rettes probably do help you along toward lung cancer. I cut down today by leav­ ing the pack at home and bringing only three with me, but again that's because of the heavy tax and expense in smoking. N.Y. Port Asks $23 Million For Channel Improvements NEW YORK—The Port of New York Authority will request appropriations totaling $3.6 million for channel im­ provements in fiscal 1967. Last year Congress appropriated only $300,000 for the bi-state harbor. New York Harbor for deep draft The Port of New York, ships. The deepenings would be which is the world's busiest port and collects 40 percent of the nation's customs revenues (about $600 milion), .is seeking $17 milion for three vital projects author­ ized in last years Public Works Bill. The biggest of these three proj­ ect appropriations would be $11 million as the first step in a $44.9 million project to double the capacity of anchorage areas in 6- - - -- Sign Name On LOG Letters For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letters or other communications sent in by Seafarers unless the author signs Ills name. Unsigned anonymous letters will only wind up in the waste-basket. If circumstances justify, the LOG will withhold a signature on request Boston New York ........ Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals 1 10 5 2 0 0 1 8 13 46 8 14 10 118 0 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 13 10 25 2 60 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 12 1 59 201 43 15 108 33 29 19 14 9 21 4 27 84 174 117 141 68 7 21 51 15 49 5 379 948 ENGINE DEPARTMENT |TOTAL REGISTERED 1 All Groups 1 Class A Class B 5 1 New York 18 36 4 4" 4« Philadelphia 10 5 Benjamin West Tingley, HI: Baltimore 15 15 Albert Santiago: I been smoking Since I've become addicted to Ma­ Norfolk 7 4 non-filters all along and don't in­ dame Nicotine, I Jacksonville 1 3 tend to stop on Tampa 1 3 will continue to account of this Mobile 13 11 smoke even New Orleans new label. After 33 27 though I realize Houston 26 46 all the talking the danger. I Wilmington 7 6 and discussion, don't think the San Francisco .... 25 16 they really label will affect Seattle 11 6 didnt accomp­ anybody's habits Totals 187 164 lish much. It very much. And seemed to be just a compro­ mise between the government and the medical profession, but the industries af­ fected are probably losing billions of dollars. TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 0 0 34 18 9 4 4 0 5 2 0 0 10 1 1 1 4 10 13 10 1 30 13 2 38 44 13 11 10 10 27 8 23 5 5 5 174 117 64 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 7 1 144 .57 37 22 64 42 29 21 4 10 6 5 44 16 126 102 72 78 14 5 41 3 25 5 613 367 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 0 1 7 30 9 6 7 16 2 6 0 2 7 0 11 5 31 27 24 23 9 1 29 8 4 10 176 99 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 24 8 6 0 6 2 10 19 26 10 25 6 136 2 5 3 3 1 2 0 2 16 20 7 14 5 80 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 18 12 31 2 76 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 6 1 126 26 26 12 68 22 15 19 3 4 17 0 .53 23 147 101 62 48 17 4 28 3 17 16 279 585 Seek New Load Line Rule To Boost Ships' Cargoes A new international agreement on load line limitations during 1966 is expected to increase the cargo capacity of many of the world's larger cargo ships. For some ships an additional 200 to 300 tons of cargo capacity will be gained from every inch the load line moves up. carry increased loading, newly painted load lines by the The present load line safely many vessels will be sporting end of 1966. standards were established in 1930 at the last International Load Lines Oonvention. They were established however for the ships of that day—usually from 400 to 500 feet long and almost off the Red Hook section of Brook­ never longer than 600 feet. lyn, near Governors Island and in Today however, bulk carriers Gravesend Bay. and tankers 900 feet long and A $2.2 million appropriation is larger are not uncommon. The being sought for widening the en­ SlU-contracted tanker Manhattan, trance to the Kill van Kull from for instance, is over 900 feet long the Upper Bay. In the past 10 and a 1,018-foot tanker is being years, 24 ship collisions have oc­ proposed by Japan. This Increased curred in this area because of lack vessel length. It is felt, permits of maneuvering room. The area safely' raising the load line to would be widened from 800 feet to heights not allowable under the 1,400 feet. old standards. Another $3.5 milion is needed A new International Conference to complete the raising of bridges on Load Lines has been called for over the New York State Barge March by the United Nations' In­ Canal. Since this project began in tergovernmental Maritime Consul­ 1930, 90 percent of the bridges tative Organization, and the have been raised from 15 feet to United States has already pro­ 20 feet but 9 bridges still need posed new load line regulations to raising before the barge canal can the individual member nations. achieve its full potential. The principal changes in the rules A $6 million appropriation is for would apply to the huge bulk car­ the as-yet unauthorized improve­ riers and tankers. ment of the Newark Bay-HackenIf the other maritime nations in sack River Channels. The widen­ the convention agree with the ing of these channels will have to United States contention that mod­ wait for authorization before any ern construction techniques have work could begin. produced vessels strong enough to rl Housing For Senior Citizens Dedicated -• 4 4 4 4 4 4 Attending luncheon honoring recent dedication of Senior Citizens Apartments of the Passaic. N.J. Housing Authority were (|-r): Passaic Deputy City Clerk Joseph Hirkala; former Seafarer Jack Struller, now with the Housing Authority; N J. Senator Harrison Williams. Jr.; and Seafarer LOUIS Cirignonc. program committee chairman. ',4 �Immurj II. IHf, / SEAFARERS ragm Sarm LOG "Listen, Iron Bars Do Not a Prison Make! Unemployment Rate Hits Nine-Year Low Of 4.1% It The naUon moved i etep closer to Its elusive full employment goel, olotinf 1965 with the lowest percentage of Joblessness in nearly nine years. Labor Dept. statistics put the seasonally adjusted unemployment raet for December at 4.1 percent down from 4.2 percent in November and 5 percent a year ago. In December of both 1863 and 1962, the rate had been stuck at 5.5 percent. The number of nonfarm workers rose by 400,000 over the month— and by 2.5 million over the year—to 69.1 million. Unemployment, at 2.9 million, was 600,000 below the same month in 1964. Almost all the decline was among persons seeking full-time jobs. The full-time unemployment rate, which averaged 4.5 percent in the first half of 1965, began to move down sharply in the summer and reached 3.5 percent in December. As overtime pushed up the work-week, average weekly factory work­ er earnings advanced $1.21 from November to an all-time high of $110.92, before deductions. Average hourly earnings of factory workers edged up a penny to $2.66. During the first quarter of 1965, joblessness averaged 4.8 percent. The average dipped to 4.7 in the second quarter, 4.5 in the third quar­ ter and 4.2 in the final quarter. The unemployment rate for the entire year averaged 4.56 percent, compared with 5.2 percent in 1964 and 5.7 percent in 1963. On the basis of annual averages, the total labor force expanded by 1.4 million from 1964 to 1965, about the gain expected. The last time the unemployment rate had been as low as 4.1 percent was in May of 1957, the start of an upward climb marking the onset of the 1958 recession. By July of 1958, the jobless rate had reached 7.5 percent. Despite fluctuations, the jobless index dipped below 5 percent only twice between November of 1957 and December of 1964. By contrast. It was below the 5 percent level every month of 1965 except February. The factory workweek showed a normal December rise of threetenths of an hour, bringing it to 41.7 hours, the highest for the month since 1944. The average overtime worked, four hours a week, was slightly above November levels and the highes,t since the information was first compiled in 1956. Over the year, average weekly factory earnings were up $3.85 and hourly earnings were 8 cents higher. |»| ,1.1... I u..iir'i -Ill 1,,^,., ,,.1.., Iron bars do not a prison make. Low wages can imprison a family just as effectively with bars made of .poverty, insecurity and doubt. Lack of job security can imprison a family with bars of fear and frustration. Long hours and poor working conditions can imprison a man behind walls of fatigue and hopeless­ ness—cutting him off from those things that make life worth living. Seven New York newspaper! A New York taxicab firm has faave been directed by the Na­ been ordered by the National Labor Relations Board to stop tional Labor Relations Board to harassing driven because they bargain separately on contract joined the AFL-CIO Taxi Drivers terms with Typographical Union Organizing Committee. The board Local 6. The NLRB found the em­ ruled that the committee is a bona ployers guilty of refusal to bargain fide labor organization and di­ rected the A & A Maintenance when in 1964 they rejected a re­ Corporation, which provides cabs quest by the local for separate and drivers for 20 fleets, to cease Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act pro­ negotiations rattier than citywide the following actions — coercively talks. Two board members said the interrogating employes about their duces many of the bricks from which such facte were identical with those in union activities; threatening to prisons are built. The products of 14(b) are the Detroit News case, where the discharge or take other reprisals low wages, lack of job security, long hours NLRB said unions should have the against union members; harassing same right as employers to with­ employes to discourage their and poor working conditions. It is the tool draw from a multi-employer unit union membership. Four drivers with which American workers are denied if they give timely notice. Local 6 testified that corporation Presi­ their rights as American citizens. It is a law served notice June 26, 1964, that dent Stanley Wissak inspected more suited to a dictatorship than to a free it desired to negotiate separate their cabs more frequently after society. contracts for the period beginning they signed union cards and This can be most clearly seen by examin­ March 30, 1965, paper by paper. warned each to "watoh yourself" The employers, through the Pub­ and not get a scratch on the cab ing those states which have adopted Sec. lishers* Association of New York "or he would be finished." The 14(b)-inspired "right-to-work" laws. These board affirmed Examiner Paul are the states where workers receive the City, refused to agree. Bisgyer's finding that Wissak com­ lowest wages, labor under the poorest work­ mitted unfair labor practices. ing conditions and have the least job secuSuccessful completion of a 31ity. They are also the states where basic month campaign to organize the human rights are most often denied through In a second secret ballot vote Crown Aluminum Corporation within a month, members of discrimination. They are the states with the plant at Roxboro, North Carolina Utility Workers Local 1-2 in New lowest standards of living and the lowest will signal a set-up in North York reversed a previous decision standards of justice. Carolina organizing activities in by agreeing to accept terms of a The rallying cry of the proponents of new ^ree-year agreement with 1968, the Sheet Metgl Workers the Consolidated Edison Company 14(b) is the charge that no man should be have announced. Capping a drive Both votes were conducted by the forced to join a union. What they mean, of begun in May 1963, the union won American Arbitration Association. course, is that no man should be allowed to bargaining rights after two elec­ The second vote, on whether or join a union and thus be able to bargain for tions followed by a first contract not to reject contract terms and wages, hours and working conditions from a it calls one of the best in the state. go on strike, was 11,008 for position of strength. The purpose of 14(b) The new two-year pact will give acceptance, 5,654 for a strike. The is simple. Keep the workers weak and unor­ SOO formerly unorganized em­ earlier vote was 8,591-6,897 ployes wage boosts averaging more against acceptance. The new three- ganized so the employer can make everthan 21 cents an hour, seven paid year pact provides wage hikes larger profits. holidays, strong grievance pro­ averaging 35.7 eents an hour; ad­ Proponents of 14(b) claim that it is not in cedure, unlimited arbitration of ditional "progression" raises of $3 the American tradition to have a union shop. all disputed i^ues, medical and a week in Januar.v and July of hospital insurance, seniority as the each year; reclassiUcations valued However they conveniently ignore the fact sole governing factor In layoffs at 3.3 cents an hour; and improve­ that before a union can win renresentation and an Irrevocable dues deduction ments in health, retirement and rights in a particular shop, a majority of the vacation plans. workers there must vote their support for clause. the union in a secret ballot,—and this type of majority rule is most definitely in the American tradition of government. It is 14(b) which is contrary to the American system of government because it enables a tiny minority to thwart the will of the vast majority of workers. The cry that the union shop is not in the American tradition falls flat on its face when one looks at the methods used by proponents of Sec. 14(b) to prevent its repeal. Faced with the fact that wherever the issue was voted on in secret balloting over 90 percent of the workers voted for the union shoo, and in six states out of seven which brought the issue before the public the so-called i (ght to work laws were voted down, the 14(b) proponents have turned to the tactics of a dictatorship to prevent further votes on the issue. In Congress last year the anti-labor proponents of 14(b), led by Senator Everett McKinley Dirk.seri, fell back on the long-dis­ credited tactic of the filibuster to deny their fellow legislators the right to vote on the issue, in turn denying the American citizens represented by those legislators their consti­ tutional rights. Is this in the American tra­ dition? When a minority of the people can deny the will of the majority, democracy itself is in danger. It does not matter if that minority represents 49 percent of the American peo­ ple or just one man or a tiny clique to be governed by the will of the responsible ma­ jority it ceases to be self-governing. It be­ comes a dictatorship of a choice few — or possibly of just one—as Senator Dirkscn has proved. If the will of the vast majority of Ameri­ can citizens is allowed to be expressed through their elected representatives in Con­ gress this year, 14(b) will be stricken from the books forever. But if the tiny clique of anti-labor, anti-union individuals are again able to thwart the wall of the American peo­ ple and denv their constitut'onsi r-.ats, then our democratic process is in real danger. -I 3!''I �r Biclit SEAFARERS n, MM LOG fMWU INf SEAFARERS LOG / Of the many arguments that have been marshalled in opposition to Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, perhaps the most telling is that Section 14(b) is simply un-American. It is contrary to the American tradition that the rule of the majority is accepted. Any proposition brought to a vote before the American people seldom, if ever, receives support from 100 percent of the voters. Yet if more .people vote for it than against it that proposition be­ comes law, and is binding on those who voted against it as well as on its supporters. In turn its provisions protect every citizen, with­ out discrimination. This is majority rule. It is the only way in which a nation of nearly 200 million citizens can be governed. It is the democratic form of government. So it is, or should be, with the union shop. When a majority of employes vote in favor of union representation and protection, and the union comes into being, the gains in job protection and higher wages won through union bargaining is enjoyed by all the employes—including those who voted against the union. Having won the benefits of union representation along with their fellow tmployes it la only just and in keeping with the American tradition, that they should do their share to support that union Section 14(b) denies this proposition. It denies majority rule and democratic process. It encourages the un-American practice of free-loading by the minority who receive all of the benefits and protection which the majority has worked for and struggled for. Those individuals and groups who advocate the retention of 14(b) are in the final analysis seeking to destroy the trade union movement through the use of an un-American tactic. This cartoon points up the filibuster re­ sorted to hy anti-Iahor forces to keep 14(b) repeal from coming to a vote in the U.S. Senate nt this vear is that the Senate should The Key key argument of the 'abo/.^^^^ovrn, right or wrong, ine a& i4(t))—up u also wm, iiiibilfl Repeal of Section 14(b) has been a public issue for months and it will be more so in the months to come. Your friends and neigh­ bors, even your wife and children, will be a.sking you what it'a all about. Here are some of the questions you can expect—along with un.svvers that may be helpful to you. U Hies J.ess would not allow the states law. Obviously . standard. .. grates based wage rates than the regressive competit|on among and fSrtrom'union organ,zat,on. Th,s upon any measurement. ^s the law public interest by any glmost tou y ^ workers themselves want required a ^«;;[fhbailot, iabor^^^^^^^.^^ LeXhons won, 91% of the f also scored its repeal. fivifiv'v;: •V'P: •' iiiS: l ^ 5hop requ argument or -trarci^iota;hf 14 (b) But isn't it un-American to force a worker to join a union If he doesn't Want to? What is 14(b), anyway? :il to seek a oontra^tequu •®.. X-- -r-V" III® Section 14(b) is a part of the Taft-Hartley ^ Act—the ba.sic labor relations law. It allows' the states to pass laws that forbid unions and employers from bargaining over union security, called the union shop. It isn't anymore umAmerican than taxes. A home-owner may be opposed to a plan to build a new fire house in towm. But if he is out-voted, he still has to pay his share of the cost in taxes. ^ What's so important about the union shop? That's all right for government; but why should a union have that kind of authority? A union .shop-—which requires every work; er who is protected by the iinion contract to be a member of the union—protects the union from being undermined by the em­ ployer;; assures it of enough income to do its job; and helps it to be strong enough to live up to the terns of the contract. I i.- l'' That sounds alJ right for the union as an but what do the workers get ootofJt? First of all, the workers get better reprei senfcation from a stronger, more secure I ' union. And they have the satisfaction of I,;, knowing that everyone in the work-place is I v his fair share toward the costs of I the union. ;•>, : rt^hy can't unions just depend on workers join because the union does a good job plant? , , Hro'edu'reXough which they can abohsh , . i •i If there's a union shop, doesn't the worker Jose the power to protest against union pol­ icies he doesn't like, because he can't resign from' the union? i> •* ^ ^ j, . There are many reasons. Lots of employ­ ers, where there ia no union shop, actively discourage workers; from joining. In; anti- ' . V • union In the ,some ; .Vcommunities, as tiQ. in tne south, soatn^^-soniv • A. i. ' • • y^rs Url^A who vote for the union in a secret1 . ^ I mllot do not join because they are afraid, '1 or because they are currying favor with the In all areas, some workers dont join b^ause they think it's smart to get some^ ' thing for nothing. ' Because the government has assigned a specific obligation to unions which they are legally bound to fulfill. A union that 'is the established bargaining agent for workers in a factory or other place of employment must provide equal protection to all workers, even those who are against .the union. This obligatlon can be enforced through the labor board and the courts. Therefore, it is fair and reasonable for a union to seek a contract that similarly requires all workers to assume eir share of the responsibility—^which is a union shop requires. It is simply not true that they lose the power to protest. They can fight for their point of view within the union itself—something that goe.s on every day. They can petition for a labor board, vote de-aulhorixing the union shop, while leaving the rest of the contract alone. They can petition for a vote to decertify their pre.sent union Us ba^^ ing agent. The.se remedies are not only adequate; they are far more In keeping with democratic principles than quitting in a lyiff. How about my neighbor, whose church he can't join any other organizaII of any kind? Most union^ have met this problem sym­ pathetically' on a local and individual basis. Moreover, the Senate repeal bill as it now stands sets up a procedure for exempting genuine legitimate religious objectors. Isn't a lot of dues money spent on politics and other activities, besides just union affairs? ' No. By far the greatest share of the dues dollar is spent on direct trade union activities —negotiati ens, administration, grievance procedure, organizing the unorganized, train­ ing local officers and staff, preparing necessaty economic data—the bread-and-buIter operations. But beyond this, the labotvmovement has realized for more than 30 years that it cannot live apart from the rest of the country, Educatioiv social security, m^icare, minimum wages, unemployment in.surance, housing, hospitals, highway^—all these and more are as important to the well-being of workers as the terms of their contract. So politir.s and legislation are also "union affairs." Finally, no dues money at all is contributed to political candidates in fed­ eral elections; the law forbids it. Only voluntary COPE dollars can be used for that Just the same, won't repeal of 14(h) force millions of workers into unions they don't want, and give unions a dangerous amount of power? Not at ai). The only union shops that will go into effect automatically will be in com­ panies where union and management had earlier agreed that they would have a union shop as soon as the law allowed it. Else­ where in the .19 states that now have cbmpulsory open-shop laws the issue will be the same as it is in the rest of the country •le-dzna- —a matter of negotiation and agreement between the employer and the union. The only increase in "union power" will be, in some eases; an increase in a union's ability to protect Its members—a goal which Con­ gress has said is in the best interests of the nation. How about those public opinion polls that show most people are in favor of keeping' 14(b)? All of these poll questions, by nature, have to be stated in simple terns. The 14(b) question, by nature, i.s complicated. There­ fore the polls cannot reflect true opinion. It is more instructive to look at the results of seven state referendum's since 1958 (labor won six), and the national elections of 1960 and 1964, when the party positions were totally oppo.sed and the pro-repeal party won. If Section 14(b) is harmful and mmi people favor its repeal, then who actually wants it kept in the federal law? Suppbrt comes primarily from the selfish interests who have utilized "right-to-work" laws as a means of keeping unions weak, wages and social conditions, poor and as a lure to bring industry into their «rea8. These same persons who claim to seek "freedom", for the worker are. for the mo.st part, the same groups and individuals who have op­ posed civil rights legislation, one man—one vote, higher minimum wages, medicare and all forward-looking legislation in the United States. -r There are more questions, and more an­ swers. The AFL-CfO hopes that these few will contribute to a public dialogue on 14 as it is, rather than what is. is said to be. ' ' '- ® /• �Xtm SEAFARERS LOG immuj U. IMt Consumer Price index Hits Record High Level In 1965 WASHINGTON—^The Labor Department's Consumer Price Index, under the pressure Cwl' LakM I. S«Cf«t«ry-Tr of higher costs for nearly all major categories of goods and services, rose by two-tenths of 1 percent in November to a new record high of 110.6, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. All SIU bails on the Gre^ Lakes will be kept epen this wieter ead each port has started a recruiting and upgradtef program and we A ELS spokesman predicted "*• advise every member who has the necessary seatime to take advantage that December figures will rise, and with "significant de­ In a separate report, the BLS clines" found in new autos, house­ said that factory workers' net of this opportunity. show a further increase of hold durables and toilet goods, re­ spendable earnings rose to a rec­ DULUTH one-tenth to two-tenths of 1 per­ flecting in part the excise tax ord $2.64 in November as the re­ The port of Dulirth reporh. that their upgrading program has bee« cent. BLS Deputy Commissioner slash, and also in used cars. sult of a 1-cent rise in average very successful so far, with 15 wipers passing the Coast Guard teat Robert J. Myers said the Novem­ hourly earnings. Take-home pay for r.O.W. ratings. A great number of rated jobs will be In the offing Wage Raises ber rise was "about in line" with averaged $98.26 for a worker with this spring and any member who is interests in the higher rate of The November CPI reading three dependents and $90.50 for what was expected and "nothing to be apprehensive about." He meant wage raises to about 200,000 a single worker, a rise of about pay can be sure of a steady job if he upgrades himself. Each port added that he was "reasonably op­ workers—38,000 in aerospace get­ 35 cents over the month and ap­ agent has been supplied with all the necessary material and classee timistic that price increases can ting 1 cent an hour and 80,00, proximately $5 more than in No­ are now being condueted for all members. mostly in aerospace, 2 cents, based vember 1964. be held at a moderate level." We have had a very mild December and January on the lakes and on the quarterly change, and 86,if the weather continues we can expect an early fit-out. Ice conditioan Between October and November, 000 in meat packing 3 cents based Real earnings rose less than net the report showed, housing costs on the semi-annual change. In spendable earnings because of the are practically nil in all areas which is most unusual for this tun* went up again largely because of Battle Creek, Mich., 4,300 workers rise in the CPI, advancing by of year. a four-tenths of 1 percent rise in got 2 cents based on the quarterly about 15 cents to new record lev­ A lot of the old timers aie still around Detroit and the pinochle ownership expenses. Transporta­ change in the Detroit index, and els $88.84 for the worker with games are holiter than ever. Joe Arnold, John White, Bill Cowan am tion and apparel costs each rose in Washington, D.C., 3,000 transit three dependents and to $81.83 for some of the steadies. Bruce Meyer just returned from Viet Nam after by three-tenths of 1 percent, and workers got 2.5 cents based on the the single worker, in terms of making a three month trip on the Yaka. Bruce says he will return new car prices increased 1 per­ quarterly change for that city. i 1957-59 dollars. to the west coast in a couple of weeks. cent as a result of the continuing shift to 1966 models, on which CLEVELAND dealers are offering smaller dis­ A comparison was made recently concerning the size and tonnage of counts than on remaining 1965 the American Great Lakes Fleet and the Canadian Fleet in 1959, wtien models. the seaway opened, and 1965. In 1959, U.S. iron ore carriers and self unloaders totaled 296 ships, with a carrying capacity of 3,472,600 groM Automobile operating expenses and health and recreation costs tons, while the Canadian fleet had 66 of these ship with a capacity of also showed rises, but food prices OTTAWA — Just how well a along the Beaufort Sea coast In 703,300 tons. Today there are 216 of these vessels in the U.S. fleet remained unchanged for the sec­ hovercraft works In the cold over the Arctic. with a carrying capacity of 2,831,700 tons while the Canadians now ond consecutive month as in­ the rough terrain of the Arctic have 167 ships with a capacity of 1,860,250 tons. The 20-passenger British-built creases in fresh vegetable prices will be tested this winter in the Job calls are starting to come in for shifting work. The first oa« were offset by decreases for Canadian North by a team of Ca­ hovercraft has already been tested being the Otto Reiss, formerly the E. M. Ford. We expect calls for tho for military purposes in the tropfresh fruits and meats. nadian and British experts. three other storage ships very soon. It almost looks like the 1969 The index wai 1.7 percent season has already started in this port. O Rides Over Ice higher than in November 1964, BEATS THERE DULUTH GoestUt A with higher prices for services and A hovercraft rides on a cushion KAiAK! food the major contributors to the of air over land, water or ice at Seafarer Thomas Dunne was elected president of the Duluth-Superior Bogffooq' Maritime Trades Council at its annual meeting in the Superior Labor speeds up to 70 miles an hour. It Temple Sunday, can clear obstacles about four feet high. Dunne, former vice president, succeeds A1 Colalilio of Duluth Longshoremen Local 1366. The new vice president of the council This winter's trials are to de­ succeeding Dunne is Ed Pierce, Duluth, of the Marine Engineen termine whether hovercraft can Beneficial Association (MEBA). be used efficiently for communi­ cations and supply in Arctic areas Fred Beatty of ILA Local 136« was re-elected secretary-treasurer. during bad weather when helicop­ Other 1966 officers include: ters are useless. If so they could be of great use as mobile labora­ Executive Board members at large, Leopold Leroux of Superior Boilermakers Lodge 117, Thomas Stadler of Ashland Longshoreaea 'NORFOLK — Seventy-five grad­ tories—offshore as well as on land uates of the Labor Institute, spon­ —antisubmarine work, and trans­ ics, for moving troops and sup­ Local 1481, and Kenneth Stringer of Superior Longshoremen Local sored by the Noifolk Virginia portation from Ottawa to Mon­ plies along waterways and in the 1037; trustees. Jack Hall of the Duluth SIU, Chariea La porte of Duluth Union Labor Council, received treal. deserts of Aden. Commercial MEBA, and Stanley Sxymonowicz - of the Suparior Longshoreaaea; diplomas on December 16th at The tests will be conducted in hovercraft are in use in San Fran­ sergeant-at-arms, Paul Greco, of tha Duluth. ceremonies held at the SIU hall the Inuvik-Tuktoyatuk area in the cisco Bay, Britain, Norway and The ofllclers were installed by Harry Bloomquist of the Grain Millers, la Norfolk. a former council president. Delta of the Mackenzie River and Russia. The class, composed of local Norfolk union members, attended a 19-week course held at the SIU hall to help familiarize them with the history of the American labor movement, its past, present and future problems and goals, labor's role in relation to the local com­ munity, the Impact of national legisla<tion on labor unions and their members, and the successful Another voice was heard last operation of a labor union. week in the growing list of oppoGuest Speakers nenU to all tolls on Uic St. Law­ rence Seaway. Stuart Armour, Guest speakers, such as Bob President of the Great Lakes Wa­ Flaherty of the AFL-CIO Com­ terways Development Association, munity Services Department and called for the abolition of tha tolls George Guernsey, Assistant Direc­ in a 34-page report to the St. Law­ tor of the AFL-CIO Educational rence Seaway Authority. Department took part in the meet­ Armour said he opposes the ings and films were utilized to principle of attempting to recover illuminate subjects under discus­ capital costs and other costs sion. through tolls on Canadian coastal In a letter to the Seafarers and inland waterways. Armour International Union, Albert L. pointed out that the contribution Redfearn, the president of the of the seaway to the Canadian Norfolk Virginia Union Labor economy far outweighed its costs Council, which is the central labor and "therefore we believe nothing body in the Norfolk area, com­ should be done to jeopardize con­ mended the SIU for its assistance tinuance of its effectiveness. and cooperation in making the Last month, Louis C. Purdey, Labor Institute a "complete Chairman of the Great Lakes The fourth annual AFL-CIO Community Services award wai presented recently to Naih C. success." Commission, stated that any toll Roberts at ceremonies held at the SIU hall in New Orleans. Roberts, who is chairman of the or charge at all on the St. Law­ "We do not feel that the Norfolk Louisiana State Advisory Committee on Literacy and of the Adult Instruction Membership rence Seaway was a form of dis­ Virginia Union Labor Council Committee, was cited for his "dedication and contributions to eliminate illiteracy in the crimination against a mode of Labor Institute would have been transport and thus was contrary State of Louisiana." Shown taking part in the presentation ceremonies above are (l-r): SIU as successful without the interest to all treaties and precedents of vice-president and New Orleans port agent Lindsey Williams; New Orleans AFL-CIO and help that was extended to us U.S. policy which has always been president Pat Stoddard; Mrs. Roberts; Roberts; AFL-CIO Award Committee chairman during our ten -week course . . to oppose any form of restriction th* letter says in part Robert Quinn and Louisiana State Superintendent of Education William Dodd. on access to inland waters. Hovercro/f Under Study For Use In Arctic Region Norfolk Union Labor Institute Graduates 75 AFL-CIO Community Services Award Opposition To Seaway Tolls Is Increasing �• • WtiSi'-K. %1, IMt SEAFARERS By Lbdscy WiUioms. Vice-President, Gulf Area The wain adMinbUraihre effieet of Delta Uace were damaged extcaalvely Uy a fire whbb broke out io the Hikeroia Baah BnlkKng early Satorday, January S. Fortoaatcly, no Delta employeca were injured in the fire. At the last MTD convention in of Greater New Orleans and vicinity and the West Gulf ports council of the MTD received plac'ies for meritorious service in the cause of labor. The port of New Orleans and the port of Houston can feel very proud of these plaques as the SlU in these ports participated very actively in the MTD. shipping out of the Gulf and At­ lantic area for the past twenty-five years. Houston After a long trip to Pakistan on the Alcoa Marketer, . C. E. Hawkea is taking a little rest here Jlimik and says that he'll be ready for another trip to * Pakistan shortly. S. W. McDonald recently got off the Manhattan after a nice long trip and said that MCDOMU It's good to he back - home and renew acquaint­ ances with his fellow Seafarers. Junior MoMrief is around the New Orleans Hall waiting for a tanker going coastwise. Thirty-seven candidates have qualified in a special election to held in New Orleans, February 12, 196€ for three House seats from the 7th, 9th and 12tih wards. These House seats were vacated in the recent elections here in New Orleans, when the repre.sentatives from these wards were elected to the New Orleans City Council. COPE will meet at a later date In New Orleans, io endorse its candidates, and all merabers were urged to vote in this very im­ portant election and to vote for the COPE-endorsed candidates. On the beach here in New Orleans is Gene Auer, who's last i Continued from page 4) ship was the Alcoa Commander. hell here for the last few weeks Eugene said that it was a good but the outlook is good for the ship and a good run and he's now spending a little time ashore wait­ I coming period with some coal boats ing for a coastwise run as a cook due in. and baker. Cicero King is home taking a Jesc Torrefiel, who last sailed well-earned rest after sailing as on the Penn Challenger, would oiler on several trips to Vietnam like to ship out on Wie South aboard the Beloit Victory. John American run aboard the Del Allman, Jr., Is now making every Norte. Also looking for a Delta call in search of an AB slot after Line ship on the South American getting off the Pennmar to spend run is Joe Gagliano. Joe last sailed Christmas with his family. Prescott Spinney claims he nearly on the Del Mar. froze to death in Rotterdam while Waiting for a steward depart­ fighting the winches on deck dur­ ment job going any place, any ing his last trip as deck engineer time is Koland aboard the Potomac, and now Is (Frenchy) Hebert. looking for a warmer run. After Rollie last sailed a very good trip aboard the on the Penn Car­ Transglobe, Kenneth Wells, who rier as steward has been shipping out of New and said that it York recently, is back at his home was a good ship port of Norfolk again looking for and a good run. a deck maintenance job. Ed Poe, who's Puerto Rko on the beach here, made a trip Now that the holiday season Is Poe to India recently over, quite a few oldtimers are aboard the Kent, and he said that around the hall waiting^ to ship it was a good trip and a good ship. out. Among them are Luis Rivera, Ed is waiting for a night cook and Juste Veiazquez, Angel Cabrera, bakers job going to the Far East, Carlos DIM and Julie Torres. Atlantic Coast Shipping has been on the slow ] bell In the port of Mobile with no laid up ships. Oldtimers on the beach in Mobile include Marshall CooiMr who's registered In the deck department. He makes his home in McGargel, Ala. and has been shipping out of the Gulf area for the past twenty years. Bill Sellers, whose last ship was the Margaret Brown, has been shipping out of the Gulf area in deck department ratings for the past twenty years. James Sla.y, who's been shipping out of the Gulf area for the past twenty years, just got off the Achilles after a nice long trip. Another SIU oldtimer who was around the Mobile Hall recently was Bill Harper who just got off the Fort Hoskins after a trip to India. After a six month trip to Tunisia and Saigon aboard the Hanover, Troy Savage is now back in his home port of Mobile. Bill has been y Text Of President Hall's Speech Before Japanese Confederation Of Labor Washington, the Maritime Council F Mobile LOG 1 New York Eddie PuchaiskI has been around the hall here looking for a nice long trip. His last berth was aboard the Steel Vendor on which he sailed as bosun to India. Jimmy Brown, who last sailed as AB aboard the Hnrricane pn a North Europe run has decided tlie holi­ days are finally over and It's time to» ahip out. Last off the Fairland, chief cook Jose Castro has also had his fill of holidaying on the beach but is waiting for a Puerto Rico run. Just off the Steel Maker, Philip Sallno plans to spend some time on the beach before taking another bosun or carpenter's slot. It is indeed a great pleasure to be here with you today. It is a privilege to bring you fraternal greet­ ings from President Meany, the officers and Exec­ utive Council and the more than 13.000,000 mem­ bers of the AFL-CIO. In so doing, I emphasize again the bonds of friendship that already bind our two labor organizations, a friendship that was drama­ tized by the appearance of President Meany leading the American Delegation to your founding Con­ gress in November 1964. The AFL-CIO regards Domei as its counterpart organization in Japan, as the representative of democratic trade unionism in your country. It is natural for me, as President of the Seafarers International Union, to add special greetings to my colleagues of "Kaiin," the "AH Japan Seamen's Union" of Domei, which has been engaged during this period in a sharp struggle with the Japanese shipov\ners for the betterment of the conditions of the seamen. Considering the difficulty and danger of the work of seamen, the demands of the union are just. I assure you most heartily of my sym­ pathy and support in your struggle. Japan is the most dynamic and industrially de­ veloped country in Asia. It is destined to play an increasingly iniportant role in the affairs of Asia and the world. Indeed, it is necessary that Japan do so, for it has much that it can teach, much which it can help the less economically advanced coun­ tries, especially in Asia. In this important and inspiring task, Domei, the democratic labor movement of Japan, can play a significant role in' advancing the cause of freedom and social justice. Perhaps more than any other Asian labor movement, Domei is in a position to do this by virtue of its experiences and international responsibility. Indeed, Donxei has for a long time been aware of its duty in helping others, and your readers have alrekdy expended much time and energy in activities outside the borders of your own country. Brother Takita, is your representative to the Executive Board of our International organiza­ tion, the ICFTU, and head of the Textile section of the Asian Regional Organization (ARD) of our ICFTU. Brother Wada is President of the ARO. There are, I know, plans under consideration by Domei to extend Its aid in certain spheres of en­ deavor. For all this, Domei and its leaders deserve the greatest credit. Mutual Geed WiU Our two countries are very friendly. That Is &s It should be. That friendship must continue. In­ deed, it must be deepened and srtrengthened. The continuance of that friendship is a guarantee of the strength of the demcreratic Idea and the" cause of human freedom. Economically, our two countries need each other. To date, our economic relation­ ship is beneficial to both countries, for we arc each other's largest market for products. True, there are trade problems, even differences over trade and other problems that arise periodically. This is nat­ ural and inevitable. But in democratic societies, these differences can be discussed with-mutual good will and tolerance. They never need create in­ superable obstacles to good relationships, for cer­ tainly what binds our two countries together is deeper and more fundamental than any disagree­ ments which may arise. We realize that you are engaged in a con­ tinuous struggle to raise the living standards of your members. That Is the central function of a trade union organization. The working people of every country must have a just and adequate share of the wealth they produce. There is no excuse for misery and poverty or social injustice in the 20th century, especially in these days of great technological advance, where we have the capacity to produce enough for everybody. Yet, in spite of this, because of the lack of social vision and moral concepts of human decency still existing in the minds of too many of our employers, we stiil have mil­ lions of people existing on the edge of novcrtv, too many millions actually starving and b -reft of all h(H>e. It is the age old struggle of trade u.iions to improve conditions and to do away iiriuman conditions of suffering in a society of ijotential abundance. That is your struggle and it is our struggle also. We have sectors of i;;:\crty in onr country, although we have made great progess in improving the living conditions of our members. Unemployment, though declining, is still too big la our country, due to th« inroads of automation. This problem of automation has not to date been han­ dled satisfactorily in our country. Automation must not be allowed to be an end in itself. It must be subordinated bo the human needs of the members of society. A comprehensive program must be worked out which can help us realize the produc­ tive potential of advanced technology, but which can safeguard and enhance the living standards of the workers. The AFL-CIO has such a program, and Is spending much time and energy in its promotion. Our Crovernment and the employers are being coached by the labor movement to takae appropriate and effective action. Equal Human Rights The AFL-CIO is also in the forefront of the fight, against any kind of racial discrimination. We arc for equal rights—economic—political and social— to be granted to every citizen of our c-ountry, no matter the color of his skin, national origin or re­ ligion. In this struggle it is right and just to say that our Government officially and energetically is working overtime in the cause of Civil Rights and hnnxan justice to eradicate as rapidly as possible the remnants of discrimination. And the great majority of American people are with us in the struggle. What I said before about the relation between our countries is true also of the relations between our two trade union movements. We may not see eye to eye on everything, hot what binds us to­ gether is fundamental and strong. I remind you, in this connection, of what President Meany said in his address to the historic Founding Congress of Domei: "What is decisive is that we musrt meet the eommofl dangers and tasks. What is most important is that we share a common faith in freedom and peaceful progress. Whatever differences might arise can and should, be resolved in a spirit of serving best our mutual interests. I am sure that close and expanding cooperation between the Japanese and American labor movements would go a long way toward insuring a relationship between both onr countries based on mutual confidence, equality and justice." That our two movements share a common faith In freedom, democracy and peaceful progress « certain. We both understand that the measure of a strong democratic society Is a strong free trade uhkm movement. That is why our two movements are resolutely opposed to all dictatorial, anti-demo­ cratic groups and ideologic. That is why we have together fought against the maneuvers and aggres­ sive acts of communist totalitarianism, the new im­ perialism. We can see their intent to subvert and destroy democratic socities, both from without and within, whether they are stable and fully developed or struggling to attain stability as in the newly in­ dependent countries of Asia and Africa. If a world of peace and freedom is to W built, these attempts of communist imperialism must be beaten back. We are certain that Domei and the AFL-CIO will stand shoulder to shoulder together in fighting against colonial­ ism, whether ot the old brand or the new and even mwe dangerous kind of eouamuuist imperialisni, whether its headquarters be in Mos­ cow or Peiping; to help the cause of national independence and human rights wherever it may be In need. The world needs peace more than anything else. Who more than workers desire it deeply or can benefit more by it ? The free trajle unions have always, worked for a world peace of freedom. But we want a just peace. With all the difficulties of achieving it. we must nevertheless be realistic and responsible in our approach. Emoting siiouling of slogans in the streets do not help at all. Lasting peace can be achieved by effective internatioal-in­ spection and suspension, not only of nuclear weap­ ons. but also all oilier weapons of mass destruction. I c.innot stress too strongly tiiat real an:i total dis­ armament. which is our common objec;i\e. can be attained only throuoh such international inspection and cnintrol. Let us work together for this great goal. I wish you suetess in your deliberation. I am sure they will lead to benefits for your members and strengthen the forces of democracy in Japan. fl i. ii �P«|» Twriw SEAFARERS tamurf »l, HW LOG Final Departures Reports of successful and festive Christmas dinners aboard SIU ships are still coming in from all points of the globe. Ship's Delegate Manual A. Renduelea aboard tha Voloaia lated over 30 years of service on American Flag ships. praised the steward department in glowing terms. "All Seafarers on our ship," ha said, have joined me in a hearty 4 X. ii, vote of thanks to our stew­ voyage possible. Also, It was re­ ship's delegate. Also, at tha asm* ported that the ship received a meeting, H. Lopei was elected aa the ship's Safety Director, and the Martin Pederson, 69: Brother ard department not only for new ship's library on this run. William Blake, 28: Brother Blake was a member of the deck depart­ ment and joined the SIU in New York. He died in Yokohama, Japan October of last Pederson joined the union in 1938 year. He was a at Galveston, native of PhiiaTexas and was a deiphia and was native of Norway. a veteran of the Pederson died in United States New Orleans on Marine Corps. November 17 of He is survived by his mother, Mrs. last year of Tu­ berculosis. He is A. Blake who lives in Philadelphia. survived by his sister, Mrs. A. Eliassen of Phila­ delphia, Penn. Emory Barfield, 82: Brother Bart i field joined the union in New York and saiied as an Richard Lloyd, 50: Brother Lloyd SIU member un­ joined the union in 1960 at the til 1955 when he port of Houston, went on SIU pen­ Texas. Lloyd was sion. He was born a native of Eng­ in Georgia in land and had the 1884 and was a position of oiler. member of the He had sailed United States aboard American Marine Corps Flag ships for the from 1908 until past 26 years. 1919. He is survived by his sister, Lloyd was a resi­ Mrs. Grace B. Reeves of Macon, dent of Houston Ga. Brother Barfield accumu­ and died in New Orleans. their efforts for the successful Thanksgiving and Christmas din­ ner, but also for good work at all Brother C. H. Lierman was cho­ times." Among sen as the new ship's delegate those pitching in aboard the Pro­ to provide Sea­ ducer, according farers with good to Meeting meals away from Chairman J. G. home were A. L. Lakwyk. Other Dunn of the than the fact ste^•a^d depart­ that three men ment and baker had to be taken G. G. Gage. off the ship due Ship's Delegate to illness, the Gage Rendueles also vessel is having Lakwyk went on record as describing his a smooth run ship as "one of the cleanest in the with no beefs thus far. SIU fleet." it» 4" 4" Xt Xf x> Electrician H. Gaines made a Peter Blalack was elected as special trip ashore from the Robin ship's delegate aboard the Del Hood in order Mar, according to Meeting Secre­ to purchase a tary Joseph Cat, and a vote of timer for the washing thanks for job well done was ex­ ship's tended to outgoing dflegate Peter machine. Money Gonzales. Gonzales reported that from the ship's the ship had a "nice trip" and fund was used the thanked the crew for their coop­ to flnance ac­ eration, which made tha smooth purchase, cording to Meeting ChairBedell man Charles Be­ dell. A vote of thanks was ex­ tended to the steward depart­ ment for a "job well done" and a "conscientious effort to keep the crew happy by keeping plenty of good chow on the table." James Dawson was elected ship's dele­ gate. Drydocked Seafarers Receive Welfare Benefits X. X> X- Ship's Delegate J. H. Shearer aboard the Colmar, took time out to commend the crew for their friendly and co­ operative atti­ tude during the voyage, according to Meeting Chair­ man H. Carmlchael. "It was a pleasure to sail with a group of Carmiehoel fellows like we have on this ship," he said. "We had ar very smooth trip with no beefs of any kind." 4' 4' 4" Roy Pappan was elected ship's delegate by a majority vote on the Seatraln Louisiana, according to Meeting Chairman William Biskqs. The vessel Is having a smooth voyage with no beefs of any kind so far. Meeting Secretary Frank Naklickl also noted that there Is now $132. 48 In the ship's fund. SIU reps Al Bernstein and E. B. Macauley get plenty of imiles ai they distribute hospital benefits at the Staten Island USPHS Hospital last week. Shown in the picture are (left to right), Bernstein, Al Hamstuedt. "Boots" Peura, "Walt" Wright, Marty Smith. Paul Wolff, Macauley and Mike Filosa. 1 .1 steward department was awarded a vote of thanks for their part in keeping Seafarers happy with good solid food. Ship's delegate Anton Huykman told us that the Rice Victory was on a typi­ cally smooth run with no beefs at all so far, according to Stanley R. Yodris, who serves both as engine delegate and meeting chair­ man. The stew­ Huykman ard department was given a hearty vote of thanks for a Job well done.' 4' 4" 4" Seafarers aboard the Trans­ pacific got together and commend­ ed the steward department for an excellent Christmas din­ ner, according to Meet In g Chairman Frank J. Smith, who was elected as ship's delegate. Meeting Secre­ FTMM tary Orlando R. Frena noted that the ship had an exceptionally good run, with no beefs and all the crew working together. Charles W. Thompson was nom­ inated as ship's delegate and elected by aoclamation, according to G. Dickey, who serves as meet1ng secretary aboard thn Henry. Meeting Chairman L. Harceshelmer Hargesheimer tells us that thn steward department was given a hearty vots of thanks for food well served and a job well done. 4 4-4 The Hastings was anothef SIU ship that enjoyed a hearty meal on Christmas and New Years, ac­ cording to Meeting cbalrman Roy Evans. Meeting Secretary John Welia said that both occasions were marked by special menus with holiday greetings enscribed on them. A vote of thanks was X. X. X, extended to the steward depart­ At sea aboard the Del Alba ment along with an extra special J. B. Maudlin was chosen by Sea­ vote for tha Christmas and New farers to represent the crew as Year's dinners. �jMMwr tl. 19CC SE AP ARERi LOO Maiden Creek Crew Kecalls Hough Atlantic Trip • •• ii-r- '•.:••;•• •<• r .•* Crewmembert aboard Haiden Creek pose for picture In ship's galley. From left to right are: Tommy Jenkins, 3rd Cook; John Forbes, Chief Cook; Theodore Harris, Baker and Bill Pereyro, Galley Utilityman. Maiden Creek Seafarers (left fo right! Thomas Moore, Ed Rivers end Ray Waterfield pose for LOG photographer In ship's engine room. Waterfleld said engines kept going even In sixty-foot waves. Storms, Heavy Seas Batter S/U Crew On Atlantic Voyage TRANSBAY (Hudson Waterways), Jan. 2—Chairman, M. Maynard; Sec­ retary, F. S. Fayler. Crew request that water tanks be cleaned as water Is rusty. Vote of thanks to the steward department for good holiday dinners. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Oct. 24—Chairman, F. Rufj Secretary, M. E. Greenwald. Brother G. L. Saylor was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. The North Atlantic normally causes quite a turmoil this time of year and, according to stories from Seafarers, this year is no exception. Seafarers aboard the Maiden Creek, an SIU - contracted ship that"*"^ Hocked in New York last ship was going through 60-foot week, had many tales to spin waves. OCEAN EVELYN (Martitime Over­ seas), Dec. 12—Chairman, Al Oroman- r-"-" '" • —; sru SHIP ar; Secretary, John C. MacDonald. $10 In ship's fund. No beefs and no dis­ puted OT reported. TRANSHATTERAS (Hudson Waterstrays), Jan. 9—Chairman, W. L. Kilgora; Secretary, J. C. Harling. De­ layed sailing disputed, otherwise everything is running smoothly. Vote of thanks to the steward department. HASTINOS (Waterman Industries), Jan. 4—Chairman, Roy Evans; Secre­ tary, John Wells. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Everything is going along smoothly. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Special thanks for the wonderful Holiday dinners. COLUMBIA VICTORY (Columbia), January 4—Chairman, Edward Ter­ rell; Secretary, C. Stambul. $4 in ship's fund. No disputed OT and no beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Deck Maintenance man, William H. Johnson, Inspects one of several cracks that developed in Maiden Creek during recent North Atlantic crossing. The crack that Johnson Is pointing to it one that occurred when ship hit 60-foot wave. Due to rough seas the ship took 17 days to cross North Atlantic, where In good weather the trip would only take nine days. Cards And Coffee At The Philadelphia Hail about the rough crossing they had The Maiden Creek was built in just encountered. Mobile, Alabama in 1945 and is "This Is the roughest weather I classed as one of the old Liberty have seen in my 20 years at sea," ships that became quite famous in said Cristoval Dejesus, a steward the Second World War for carry­ aboard the Maiden Creek. "Why ing troops and supplies to the war some of the waves we were hitting fronts. Engine department members must have been as high as 60 feet," Thomas Moore and Eddie Rivers he continued. both said it was the roughest The Maiden Creek made the crossing they have ever hr.i. "One crossing from Germany to New night we hit a 6G-footer and it York in 17 days. In good weather felt like the whole ship was com­ the trip should normally take ing apart," Rivers commented. about nine days. Jose Romero thought It was so John Forbes, chief cook, and a rough he had misgivings about man who was given universal making it home. "When I saw some praise by his fellow crew mem­ of those 40 and 50 foot waves I bers, said the vessel only made really started to pray," he said. half speed most of the trip. Forbes Morris Ledwell, oiler, had noth­ praised the work of the deck gang ing but praise for the steward de­ who went out in the worst part of partment. Ledweli said that the the storm to put up an antenna trip was the worst he had been that had blown down. on in his 20 years at sea and that . Ray Waterfield, a fireman and he had never seen a steward de­ veteran of over 20 years sea duty, partment work so well, in spite of commented on the bad weather the difificulties that they encoun­ the ship went through and said he tered. was thankful ho was on such a After a short drydock in New well built ship. According to Wa­ Jersey the Maiden Creek will terfield, the engines were running again be out to do battle with tho smoothly despite the fact that the North Atlantic. firooltlyn 32, NY Home tm your Seafarers (from left to right! Bill Weise, Julian Dedieodorio and J. Huismon relajc over a hand of rummy at the SIU Hal! In Philadelphia. �r Fag» Womrteem SEAFARERS UmuMTT SI, INt LOG Seafarer Recalls Stormy Days Of World War II Supply Runs DO NOT BUY Now that Seafarers are carrying ever increasing loads of crucial ammunition and sup­ plies to American fighting men in Vietnam, many SIU veterans will find themselves recall­ Seafarers and their families ar# ing similar runs they made back during the perilous days of World War II. R. Bergeria urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against was remmiscmg about hisj^ Second World War exper­ "We were carrying ammuni­ The seas were so heavy and the various companies whose products iences when he dropped by the New York Hall recently to shoot the breeze with some of his sailing buddies from the old'days. "I remember sailing on the Robin Sherwood back in 1943," he sa^s. "We were carrying troops and equipment to the Russians on the Persian Gulf. A couple of the boys were a little nervous about a pack of Nazi U-boats that was re­ ported to be in the area." The German Submarines never showed, but the Robin Sherwood ran into plenty of trouble from another quarter. "While sailing through the 'Roaring Forties' in the Southwest Pacific, we got hit by a monster storm," Bergeria related. "Winds roared over the deck with gale force while heavy seas broke over the bow. The Robin Sherwood was tossing like a Bergeria canoe in a holo­ caust." The crew had a terrific Job on its hands Just fighting the storm. But there were other, even more serious hazards to be met. tion," Bergeria recalls, "boxes full of 50mm shells. Well, the storm broke those crates open like matchboxes and the live shells scattered across the deck like marbles out of a bag." The shells were doubly danger­ ous, being equipped with time fuses that would cause them to ex­ plode if badly battered by the waves. "The only thing we could do was go out and start tossing those shells overboard as fast as we could get our hands on them," Bergeria says. "And I'll tell you something else," he continues, "we were in a hurry. We got rid of that stuff faster than a third baseman unloading to toss out Maury Wills on a perfect bunt. I remember the cook telling me afterwards that he felt like he was handling red hot coals." After the shells were safely in the sea, the intensity of the storm Increased; "A couple of giant waves stove in the protective shield around the gun installation as if It were made of tin," Bergeria recalls. "And then," he smiles, "the st n really got bad." Bergeria was up In the crow's nest when things "really got bad." wind oo strong that he was unable to get down. "I knew I was in for a rough time when the wind blew my rain­ coat right off my back," he says. "Three hours later, I was still up there and the storm hadn't let up one bit." Worst Storm Finally, the skipper turned the ship around so that Bergeria could reach the comparative safety of the deck by sliding down a monkey line. "ft was the worst storm that I have ever seen," says Bergeria. "I won't complain if I never see one like it again. To my way of think­ ing, it's a testimonial to the skill of the SIU crew that we were able to reach the Persian Gulf and ac­ complish our mission with an absolute minimum of damage to the vessel and no injuries to the men," Sailing as a bos'n, Bergeria joined the Union in 1941 in his home port of Philadelphia. SIU Arrivals Karl A. Stewart, born September 9, 1965, to the Edward L. Stewarts, New Orleans, La. j;, ^PERSONALS and NOTICES Paul Aubaln Your family would like very much for you to get in touch with them through Brother John Greanx, P. O. Box No. 7, St, Thomas, Virgin Islands. much to keep in touch with his old Seafaring buddies Oscar Sorenson, Thad DeLoach, Oscar Blaln and Robert Riverla. He requests that they send their addresses to him as soon as possible at 931 Cecelia Drive, Glen Ellen, California. t John William Tinker 4" 4" 4" You are asked to contact St. William Leroy Tillman, Sr. Francis Hospital, Wichita 14, John Sidney Brown at 6725 St. Kansas. Claude Avenue, Arabi, Louisiana, would like you to contact him as 4" it t soon as possible. Augustus P. Power Please get in contact with G. E. 4* 4" Powell, 3540 Wilshire Blvd., Suit# Louis Livigno 807, Los Angeles, California. Miss Betty Livigno of 4080 Norstrand Avenue, Brooklyn, New 4" 4" York, 11235, would like you to Friends of Russell Lund Russell, Lund would like very contact her. Record-Breaking Vacation Check 4< 4> Elaine Werns, born November 24, 1965, to the Harold G. Werns, Oconomowoc, Wise. 4" 4 4 Robert Bowman, bom September 15, 1965, to the Robert Bowmans, Orange, Texas. 4 4 4 Wayne S. Swearingen, botn November 13, 1965, to the Barney S. Swearlngens, Jacksonville, Fla. 4 4 4 Richard Rasmus, born July 15, 1965, to the Roman R. Rasmus, Mantua, New Jersey. 4 4 4 Stephen Tannish, III, born October 22, 1965, to the Stephen Tannlshs, Jr., Ash­ tabula, Ohio. are produced conditions, under "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) 4 4 4 Eastern Ait Lines (Flight Engineers) 4 4 4 H. I. Slegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4 4 4 Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) 4 4 4 Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Rourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Dacem* bar 4—Chairman, H. Shapata; Saoratary, f. Loih. J5.50 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion mada to have patrolman clarify question atiout man doing another man's work and whether he is entitled to the dif­ ference In pay and OT rate. And does ^ apply when a man gets sick or hurt. CITADEL VICTORY (Waterman). December 12—Chairman, A. E. Trumback; Secretary, Henry Jorganaan. Some disputed OT in engine department. DEL MDNTE (Delta), January 1— Chairman, Howard Mem; Secretary, Alberto G. Espeneda. Ship's delegate reported that all disputed OT was paid and everything is running smoothly. $2.90 in ship's fund. Brother Howard Menz was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a very good Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Dinner. CHOCTAW VICTORY (Columbia), November 21—Chairman, R. Fontana; Secretary, J. Darouse. Disputed DT In dock and engine departments, to be taken up with patrolman. ALDINA (Wall Street Traders), No data—Chairman, S. Krawczynsk, Secretary, None. Disputed DT re­ ported by deck department oeiegate. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for the good food. 4 4 4 J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4 4 4 Kingsport Press "World Book," "Cblldcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) 4 4 4 Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) 4 4 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Furniture and Bedding White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Year That Was By Linda Mustakas How sad it is to realize That right before our very eyes A year has spent its course and now Is not As our thoughts reflect the past Our oversights seem vast When we reminisce the vows we forgot "If" we usually say We had only known that day What a better choice we might have made, perhapsBut no crystal ball have we So upon Fate's choppy sea Our futures toss and roll about the map If we feed our optimism And control our criticism This new year will harvest fortunes yet untold For a spirit weak in hope With life's problems cannot cope And too soon before due time grows tired and old The largest vacation checic in the history of the SIU vacation plan was issued last week to Burris Maxwell (r) by SIU rep Bill Hall at New York headquarters. The check for $2,107 was the largest ever issued to an SIU member since the acation plan wont into effect. Maxwell is an AB aboard the SlU-contracted Atlas. non-union LONaVIEW VICTORY (VIc Oarricre), Oacambar IS: Ini frank Aranai SaoraUry, W. $4 In thip'a fund. No disputed and no t>o«fa roportad. Brotnar frank Arana wai elected to aarva- at thip'a delegate. Discussion about dtswa. Suggestion made to have Customa aboard on arrival In San Francisco. Yes, it all seems plainly clear When we reason year by year That next year we will surely be much wiser But somehow we never quite (Though we try with all our might) Seem to take our own impartial good advise. TRANSERIE (Hudson Waterways), Dec. 12—Chairman, H. D. Booths Secretary, L. D. Pierson. Soma dis­ puted DT in deck and engine depart­ ments. Ice cream machinf leaks and has been for two trips. GENEVA (U.S. Steel), Nov. 14 — Chairman, Richard Heffley; Secre­ tary, Larry Mundy. Ship's delegate reported everything running smooth­ ly. Crew was told about raise treing approved by the U.S. steel com­ pany starting this payoff. Also retro­ active money will take over one month to be collected. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Brother Richard Heffley was reelect­ ed to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to Steward department for job well done. Vote of thanks to bosun. BEAUREGARD (Sea Land), Dec. B —Chairman, Clarence Hemby; Sec­ retary, Allen P. Raymond. Some dis­ puted DT in deck department. Broth­ er Frank Saremento to serve as new ship's delegate. STEEL RECDRDER (Isthmian), Deo. S—Chairman, Bill Home; Secretary, Angel Seda. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's dele­ gate said everything running smooth­ ly. $250 in ship's fund. Delegate of deck department expressed the necessity of complete cooperation from all hands in the deck depart­ ment to assist in securing the ship for departure in all ports. All beefs will be taken up with patrolman. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), Nov. 7— Chairman, George Stanley; Secretary, C. R. Sehnson. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is running smoothly. $13.50 in ship's fund. Some disputed DT in deck depart­ ment. Motion made to retire at any age after one has 15 years seatime also has completed 20 years memt>ershlp time. Brother George Stan­ ley was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department. It was suggested that the crew take better care of the washing machine. REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), Nov. 21—Chairman, J. W. Conrad; Secretary, R. Noel. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Motion made that ship's delegate be the only person that opens mail packages. Crews washing machine is in need of repairs. Captain asks that crew does not throw cigarette butts on deck near forward hatch. WINGLESS VICTORY (Consolidated Manners), Oct. 21—Chairman, David A. Ramsey; Secretary, John P. Fifer. Ship's delegate reported wastiing machine out of order, will try to get agitator as soon as possible. Some disputed DT in engine department. Brother Joseph N. McLaren was re­ elected ship's delegate. All brothers agree to donate 25c. toward sending radiogram to union hall for new wage scale and agreement on con­ tract. Request was made for all brothers to try to help each other as it is a long hard trip. Crew would like to know if raise in vaca­ tion pay has come through. �Ummmrr th UM ALCOA MAfflNER (Alcoa T aMp), *00. 1» Ohaimtan, Ctatawca Hancock: Secretary, Francis Lee. Ship's deleisrate reported tttat Captairv rMHtested that no LOGS bo dropp^ On deck and ho alcohol to bo tonnrght otward stiip. Received 8 new mattresses and no new fans. No disputed OT reported by depart­ ment delogates. Crew still did not racoivo tlie water fountain for star­ board side of ship as promised. Crew was asked to please tHing cof­ fee cups track to messhall. RICE VICTORY (Isthmian Steamship), Hov. •—Chainfian, Francis R. Mapoli; Secretary, Anton HuyfctnanNo beefs reported by department delegates. New ship's delegate was elected. Vote of thanks to steward departmeot for job well done. AUCE BROWN (Bloomlield), Nov. as—Chairman, John J. Carey; Secre­ tary, W. parkins. No treefs reported by department delegates. Brottier W. C. Thayer was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. BANGOR (Bermuda Shipping), Dec. S—Chairman, J. W. James; Secretary, R. M. Keimedy. Ship's delegate re­ ported they sailed 1 man short No SEAFARERS Backs Subsldlss For Marltlmo tHousten .... Feb. 14—7 P.M. MobUe Feb. 18—7 P.M. New York Feb. 7—2:3$ pja. New Orieano Feb. 15—7 P.M. FhUadelpUa ... Feb. 8—2:30 pjn. • MecUng haid at Labor Tomplo, New­ BalUmdre Feb. 8—2:30 pjo, port Nows. t Mooting hold at Labor Tomplo, Sault Detroit Feb. 11—2:30 P.M. Sto. Mario, Midi, t Mooting hold at Gahrootoii whorvos. Houston Feb. 14—2:30 P.M. New Orieang .. Feb, liP-2:30 P.M. Mobile Feb. 16—2:30 P.M. Wibnlngtoa Feb. 21—2 P.M. San Francisco Feb. 23—2 P.M. Seattle Feb. 25—2 P.M. SIU-AGUWD MMtings t- t Great Lokes SlU Meetings Detroit Alpena Buffalo Cbicago Cieveland Dnhith Frankfort Feb. 7—2 Feb. 7—7 Feb. 7—7 Feb. 7—7 Feb. 7—7 Feb. 7—7 Feb. 7—7 » P.M. P.M. P.BL P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. » GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGION Iwefa reported by department dele­ gates. Motion made for delegates to talk to patrolman t>efore payoft, STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Dec. 13—Chairman, 8. Maldonado; Sacrotary, R.. Hutchine. Ship's dele­ gate reported repair list will ba turned in. Ask crew to have more respect for the members that are sleeping during day. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Suggestion made that cooks take more time in preparing food and use less grease. Vote of thanks to steward department. Suggestion made that men try to make less noise in passageway at night ALCOA MARKETER (Alcoa Steam­ ship), Dec. S—Chairman, L. Stout; Secretary, Michael Miller. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. $6 in TV fund. $2.62 in ship's flind. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vole of thanks to the 4-8 watch for keeoing messroom and crew pantry ship­ shape. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman Steamshio), Nov. 20—Chairman, T. H. Wright; Secretary, C. A. Pena. Ship's delegate reported 2 men missed ship in two different ports. $3 in ship's fund. No Ijeefs reported by department delegates. Brother Basils Polazzo was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. OCEAN PIONEER (Pioneer Tank­ ers), Dec. 12 —Chairman, Rudalph Raczk; Secretary, Charles Shirah. No beefs • reported by department delegates. Brother Thomas Sanford was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. ALCOA TRADER (Alcoa Steamship), Nov. 27—Chairman, J. V. Bissonnet; Secretary, R. A. Martinez. Ship's delegate reported that there is too much waste of food on board. Crew is requested to have consideration for men sleeping. No l)eefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to steward department for good Thanksgiving dinner. OVERSEAS EVA (Maritime Ovei^ seas), Dec. 12—Chairman, S. Regner; Secretary, L. Movall. Brother James Shipley was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Everything is running smoothly. Ship's delegate asked that steward type the crew list and the minutes of the meeting. Faff* rUlMa LUG Detroit Feb. 14—7:30 P.M. Milwankee .. Feb. 14—7:30 P.M. CMeago ... Feb. 15—7:30 P.M. Buffalo Feb. 16—7:30 P.M. tSat Ste. Marie Feb. 17—7:30 P.M. Dulntb Feb. 18—7:30 PJM. Cleveland .: Feb. 18—7:30 P.M. Toledo Feb. 18—7:30 P.M. 4. 4. t SlU Inland Boatmen's Union PhUadelphU Feb. 8—5 Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) .... Feb. 9—5 Houston Feb. 14—5 Norfolk Feb. 16—5 New Orleans Feb. 15—5 MobUe Feb. 16—5 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. RAILWAY MARINE REGION Jersey City Feb. 14—10 Philadelphia Feb. 15—10 Baltimore Feb. 16—10 ^Norfolk Feb. 17—10 ^ A.M. & 8 P.M. AJM. & 8 P.M. A.M. A 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 PJIL » United Industrial Workers New York Baltimore PhUadelphU Feb. 7—7 P.M. Feb. 9—7 P.M. Feb. 6—7 PJVL Directory Of UNION HALLS SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Col Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shopard Lindsay Williams Al Tanner Rotieft Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY S-6600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. ...1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON. Mass 177 SUte St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. . .10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn J12 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich .P.O. Box 287 415 Main St EL 7-2441 HOUSTON. Tex. 5804 Canal SL WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. .. 99 Montgomery St HE 3-0104 MIAMI. Fla 744 W. Flagler St FR 7-3564 MOBILE, Ala 1 South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Penna. . 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. .1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. 1313 Femandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 724-2848 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 805 Del Mar CE 11434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. . .505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2528 To «ho Httor: From rcedins the Seafareva Log, I tee that tho AFL-CIO bat come forth with a 17-point plan for the updating and preservation of the U.S. mer­ chant marine. It ia good to see that the SIU and all maritime unions have the support of the AFL-CIO in their fight for a strong merchant fleet. To allow a nation that once held first place on the seas to decline and be outstripped by other coun­ tries strikes me as very very foolish. I, not only as a Sea­ farer, but as an American citizen ae well, consider the U.S. merchant marine of primary importance. woold snffer wcv« Boch plant at tb* kitortgGncy report put into action. 1 gneta the only light in ibifl dark era of ehlpping are ihe efforts being made by the SlU and tho AFL-CIO ia their fight for maritime-connected Ameri­ can labor. It is comfoiting to know that there is someone behind us and someone work­ ing for us in the fight for a strong merchant fleet, Fraternally, James H. Hartford i- 4« t Urges Strong U.S. Fleet I am writing this letter in response to your article con­ cerning the rise of the Russian Merchant Fleet which appeared in the December issue of the Log. As your article stated, the Russians are building a strong merchant fleet while the U.S. is standing by and letting their Fleet go to pieces. 1 feel tliis is a tragedy and something must All letters to the Editor for be done to stop this kind of publication in the SEAFABSAS thing from happening. LOG must be signed by the 1 cant understand how the writer. Names wiil be withheld Japanese and Norwfegians can have a larger merchant fleet upon request than the United SUtes. Now if the Russian's build a larger fleet It seems to me that many then 1 believe aomeone is really people and many countries missing the boat, or ship as it is judge a nation by its strength in this case. I have sailed for a on the high seas. I notice that long time and have sees these all other segments of American for^gn flag ahips in ports life receive generous subsidies, throughout the world and 1 from farmers to the owners of would not give you a damn fOT small .businesses. the way the crews are treated .^nd how about those Ameri­ or the way tiie sfaipa are kept can citizens, shipbuilders and up. If we don't get on the ball seafarers, who are dependent on this segment of our industry and start to build up our fleet 1 for their livelihood? I supi>ose fear that we might put the U.S. ail of us who man and build the in a position that would be ships are expected to hit the dangerous as far as defense is streets looking for other work concerned. Also, the idea of or welfare. Myself, 1 have building our merdiant ships in worked on ships all my life, it foreign lands is repugnant to is in fact my way of life, and me becauee it would mean that there are many othem just like many of my fellow workers will myself. Are we to change over be without work. This to me Is to a new way of living just be­ a large mistake. cause the government likes I want to rffally thank the farmers better than they do us? Log for putting out such a fine 1 don't care what excuses the informative paper that really Department of Commerce plans brings the news of seafarers to to hand us when we are out of seafarers. Keep up the good work; 1 just would call it worit. plain unfair, in addition to Fraternally Yoora the loss of prestige our nation Walter Bait AB Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The consUtutloB oJ the SIU AtlanUc. GuU, Lake. and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution reqnires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. AU Union records are avaUable at SlU headquarters in Brooklyn. DEL SOL (Delta Line), Nov. 28— Chairman, R. E. Stough, Jr.; Secre­ tory, B. Feely. Sailed short 1 man. $53.45 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Re­ pair list has been sent in. Crew was asked to keep their feet off the furniture. Vote of thanks to steward depiartment for good Thanksgiving dinner and vote of thanks to baker for pastries all throughout trip. To lock up crews radio in port for safe keeping. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. GuU. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance wltb the provisinns of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trusteee in charge of these funds shall consist equaUy of union and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are available at the headquarterc of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Tour shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively l>y the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avaU­ able In aU Union bails. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In the contracts Iwtween the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU. return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard. Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930, New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as 'eferred to are available to you al all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Aopeals Board. ROBIN HOOD (Moore MacCormack), Dec. 5—Chairman, R. Sanderiin; Sec­ retary,, C. Bedell. Ship's delegate reported some disputed OT in all departments. Main beef about heat being shut off when temperature is below 65 degrees. Try to get timer for washing' machine In states t>efore sailing. Make sure all beefs ere settled by. patrolman befoJa paying off. Make up repair list. Also have heating system checked by pa­ trolman. Vote of thanks given to steward department for a job well done and for a delicious Thanks­ giving dinner. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU haUe. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, sueh as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union ofncial. in your opinion, fails to protect vour contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility PAYMENT CP MONIif. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity la the BIU unleaa an offlelal UBIM receipt Is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason nnleas ha is gtveo sneb receipt. In the event anyone attempts 1c require any snch payment be made without supplying a receipt, or (f a member Is reqnired to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, bat feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, Uils should immediately be xwpmled to beadqiurtera. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIOATIOM8. The SIU pnbUabes every six monthi in the SEAFARERS LOO a verbatiBi copy of Ita constitu­ tion. In addition, eopiea ara available in aU Union halla. All member* Rhoald obtain eopies of this constitution so as to famUiaiize themselves wHii Its contents. Any time you fCel any member or officer la attempting to deprive yon of any constitutional right or obligation by any methoda aueb as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well at all ether detaila, then the member ao affected ahonld Immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. (Hd-tlme SIU members drawing dlsabUlty-penslOB benefits have always been eneoiu-aged to continue their onion actlvlUea, includtng attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role to all rank-and-file functlona, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the memt>erablp has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good atanding through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed eqiul rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the UiJon hat negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be iliscriminated against bccanse of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that be Is denied the equal rigtata to which be is entitled, he should aoUfy headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One Of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and poUtlcai objeetives which wiU serve the best interests of themselves, their famiUes and their Union. To achieve these ohjex-tives. the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are eotirely voluntary and constitute the fund.s through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the memttership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights tiave been vislated, or that he hat bean denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Intormatlon, he should Immediately notify MU ProsidonI Paul Hall al haadquarters by certlRed mall, return receipt requested. i m �V«l. XXVHI 2 SBAFARERSALOG OFFICIAL ORGAN Of TH2 StAFARlRf INTIRNAtlONAL UNION « ATLANTie, GULF, LAKEt AND INLAND WATIRG DItTRIQT • AFL^ClO Family Day Tk." Clinic Family Day at fli* SIU ellnls In New York teooyht many Seafarers and their families t» the clinle to take advantaye of the. free diaynoetio facilities iMTOTlded by the union. The aystetn of SIIJ ellnles was beyun in 1957 with the openlny of the first facility In New York. Other union clinics, are located In Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Jack­ sonville, Tampa, San Juan, Mobile, New Or­ leans, Houston, San Fran­ cisco, Seattle, Buffalo, Toledo and Duluth. Founding convention of the Hawaii AFL-CIO receives congratulations from Mayor S. Blaiidell (speaking) of Honolulu at its opening session. Seated are, left to right, A. S. Rbtle, AFL-CIO representative in the Hawaii-Pacifie area; COPE Regional Director Walter Gray; President Richard Dumancas of the Honolulu AFL-CIO; Miles C. Stanley, assisthi# to AFL-CIO President George Meany, and Executive Secretary-Treasurer Harry Boranii# of the Honolulu AFL-CIO. Hawaii AFL-CIO Unions Form State Labor Body Taking advantage of the free diagnostic facilities offered hy the SlU clinic in New York were Sea­ farer Tliofflas Ramirez and his daughter Evelyn. Dr. Weisler of the SlU clinic staff begins eye ex­ amination on Seafarer Ramirez daughter Evelyn with tfie aid of clinic assistant, Florence Penny. HONOLULU — Hawaii's AFL-CIO unions have formed their first state federation, pledge ing the full power of their 46 organizations in the fight for better working conditiony In th« 50th state and on the mainland. Miles Stanley, assistant to"^ the proceedings. After elec­ Hot^ Workers, M;aui Divisioo. AFL-CIO President George nated tion, Reynolds the new A pre-recorded message of con­ Meany, presented the charter slate of officers praised and pledged his of the newly formed Hawaii State Federation of Labor to Carl J. Guntert, senior business repre­ sentative of the Machinists, after Guntert was sworn in as the first president. The new organization brings to 51 the number of AFLOIO state central bodies, which also includes tihe Puerto Rico federation. The oath of office was adminis­ tered to Guntert and 13 vice presi­ dents, representing four Islands, by President Jerry Wurf of the State, County & Municipal Employes. Guntert was elected to the presidency over Jack Reynold?, business agent of the Buildin>g & Construction Trades Council. But despite strong competition for the top poets, a spirit of unity domi­ full cooperation. Vice presidents representing un­ ions on Oahu, the most populous island, are Elmo Samson, Labor­ ers; Akito Fujikawa, International Brotherhood of Electrical Woilcers Local 1186; Susan Marshall, Variety Artists; Ivanhoe Naiwl, Meat Cutters; John Halearaau, Marine Firemen: John Cabral, Government Workers; Larry Shlgeura, Carpenters; Charles O'Bevan, Typographers; Francis Kennedy, IBEW I^>cal 1260; and James Chock, Hotel Workers. Vice presidents from neighbor islands are Elmer Vierra, IBEW Local 1260, Hawaii division; Ralph Makananl, IBEW Local 1260, Kauai division; and Monte Carpenter, SlU Crew Cited For Sea Rescue Clinic assistant Nathaniel Williams asks Evelyn Ramirez if she can read small letters on eye chart in test for visual acuity. NEW YORK—The SlU-manned Robin Sherwood (Robin Line) has won the Ship Safety Achievement Citation of Merit from the National Safety Council Marine Section for the rescue in 1964 of the pilot of a private airplane downed In the Atlantic Ocean. The Safety Citation cites the ship and her SIU crew for outstanding seaman^ip in the difficult, "needde-in-a-haystack search and rescue mission. On November 12, 1964, the Robin Sherwood was eastbound in the Atlantic, about 150 miles west of Ascension Island, when she received a relayed distress call from the pilot about to ditch his private plane in the ocean. Proceeding to the position given, the ship spotted the plane still afloat, but the pilot's raft had disappeared. A search continued through the night with the aid of searchli^ts, and the probable drift of the raft was computed. At daybreak the missing man was spotted after drifting without food or water for 28 hours. He was taken aboard uninjured. The pilot, Lowell J. Thompson of Spokane, Washington said he had Just about given up hope when he was spotted. The Robin Sherwood then returned to the still floating plane but the attempted salvage operation had to be abandoned because of heavy seas. gratulations froni Vice, Free. Hubert H. Humphrey waa played over the convention louda^aker system aff the Princess KaiuhNil Hotel Meeting House, Messages also were read from' Under Seeretary of Labor John F. Henning, ReiMresentative Patsy T. Mink (D-Hawaii) and Jamee Dooiey, former port agnnt for tito Sailors Union of the Paclfle la Honolulu, now in Portland, Ore. At the cloainf session Vt the three-day conventton, Jan. 7-9, Stanley praised the 167 delegatee for "the kind of spirit whieh I have sensed and felt here." HP predicted that while the new fed­ eration might experience some problems, it would "cotoe eat M top." COPE Regional Director Walter F. Gray warned the. convention that a number of the liberal eohgressmen who helped set the record of the firat session of the 89th Congress face hard fights for re-election in 1966 beoause of offyear trends. He stressed that repeal of Section 14(b) of the TaftHartley Act remains the top AFLCIO legislative goal. In earlier speeches. Senior Daniel K. Inouye and Representa­ tive Spark M. Matsunaga, Hawaii Democrats, reaffirmed their suFport for repeal of 14(b). Important Challenge Inouye called the opposition to repeal "one of the most important challenges of the continuation of not only union democracy, but the concept of democracy in gen­ eral , . "What they really want ia no union activity at all," he said. � 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 January 21, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO COUNCIL OPPOSES GREAT SOCIETY CUTBACKS HOUSE MARITIME COMMITTEE HEAD BLASTS BUREAUCRATIC NEGLECT OF MERCHANT MARINE STEEL MAKER SAVES FOUR AS SEAFARERS BATTLE GALE IN NORTH ATLANTIC RESCUE SEEK NEW LOAD LINE RULE TO BOOST SHIPS’ CARGOES N.Y. PORT ASKS $23 MILLION FOR CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX HITS RECORD HIGH LEVEL IN 1965 TEXT OF PRESIDENT HALL’S SPEECH BEFORE JAPANESE CONFEDERATION OF LABOR STORMS, HEAVY SEAS BATTER SIU CREW ON ATLANTIC VOYAGE HAWAII AFL-CIO UNIONS FORM STATE LABOR BODY 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 01/21/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 2 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/598f7bb89f39e6006ceabf78bc1ae18d.PDF c980f109a8b58e5d93be9a2ab1a0c4dd PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOC OmClAl OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO ir - I» I fi i' |» h iif �fate Tw» SEAFARERS Janaary 7, 1M< LOG By Paul Hall The fireboat Deluge ifands alongside the SlU ship Neva West In the Mississippi River near Belle Chasse to aid In fighting a fire In the hold of the vessel where 137 tons of small arms ammunition were stored. The fire was extinguished and there were no serious Injuries, although several firemen suffered from smoke Inhalation. Neva West Safe After Fire Threatens Ammunition Cargo The new ye.ar of 1966 should have a considerable influence on the shaping of the future of the merchant marine. It might well be a year of decision for U.S. shipping a.s a new policy on the American mer­ chant marine may be set by the President of the United States in the months ahead. There are two sets of guidelines on which he can base his new policy. One is the report adopted by the President's Maritime Advisory Committee which represents a majority view and was adoi)ted by a majority of the M.AC. On the other hand he has the Bo\d repoid. which represents the view of all those Government agencies who have been intent on .smothering the U.S. maritime history. The past year was to some degree on the plus side to those who seek to preserve the American maritime industry. There was a con­ siderable amount of work done to crystallize the inrportance of a strong U.S. flag fleet. To a great extent the Pre'-ideni's .Maritime Advi.sory Committee performed a very vital and useful funclion in this area. 11 served as a vehicle on a national level for the exchange of ideas and informa­ tion and the development of positive point of view on upgrading the maritime industi-y. The committee accumulated considerable data on all facets of American shipping in the vital areas where assistance was needed— to which our own organization contributed. 1965 was important because it showed a great coaMtion of maritime labor and otheu- segments of the industry who jointly marshalled their forces to fight for the enactment of programs which would expand and upgrade the maritime industry. And at the end of the year a tremendous element of support came from the entire organized labor movement, when Uie AFL-CIO, meeting in convention in San Francisco, threw its full support into the fight for a strong U.S. merchant fleet. The Federation unanimously endorsed a 17-Foint program—^the most comprehensive maritime policy program ever adopted by the organized labor movement—aimed at the expan­ sion of American shipping. NEW ORLEANS — Seafarers and local firefighters successfully extinguished a fire aboard the Neva West (Bloomfield), which threatened a cargo of 137 tons of military small arms ammunition while the vessel was enroute to this port from Europe. There were no serious inju-'* So in the corruing year we face the struggle for a strong merchant ries during the firefighting op­ marine with considerable support not only from the labor movement eration, although several local but from many members of the legislature who have voiced concern about the present sorry plight of the U.S.-flag fleet. firemen suffered smoke inhalation. The fire was first noted early on December 27 as the 6,145-ton Neva West passed Port Sulfur on the way to New Orleans, when smoke was observed coming from the No. 3 hold, which contained a cargo of hop* in the lower hold and 127 tons of ammunition in the upper sections, along with furniture. When the fire was discovered, the ship's ventilators were turned off to keep air from getting to the blaze and nearly 5,600 pounds of carbon dioxide and foam were poured into the hold through the vessel's internal firefighting sys­ tem. A Coast Guard vessel and a fireboat sped to the scene, and the fire, which had been contained by sealing the No. 3 hold and pouring in carbon dioxide, blazed again when firemen opened the hatch in an attempt to get at the source of the fire. To finally extinguish the blaze. SEAFARERS LOG Jon. 7, '66 Vol. XXVIIf, No. 1 Official Publication of the SIUNA Aliantic, Gulf. Lakes & Inland Waten District. AFL-CIO Executive Board PAUL HALL. President CAL TANNFH EARL SnEFARft Vice-President Exec. Vice-Prea. LINDSEY WILLIAM! AL KIRR Sec.-Treas. Vice-President AL TANNER ROB. A. MATTHEWS Vice-President Vice-President HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and Publications Managing Editor: MIRE POLLACK; Asst Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writer: MELVIN PURVIS; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. Publlthed bIwMkly at tha haadquarter of tha Saafarars Intarnatlonal Union, At lantic, Oulfi Lakas and Inland Wateri Diitrlct, AFL-CIO, «75 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 1113J. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6400. Second class postage paid at tha Post Cffica In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act of Aug. 14, 1912. IM We must resolve as we have in the previous years, to not relent in the fight to obtain for Seafarers and other maritime workers the right to earn a living in a most vital and important industry. Meany Urges U.S. Continue Fighting Communism, Poverty Standing anxiously on a levee of the Mississippi River near Belle Chasse, La., wife and brothers of Seafarer Robert Sheffield wait for news while the fire Is being fought aboard the ammunltlon-bearing Neva West. From left to right, James Sheffield, Mrs. Sheffield and Jack Sheffield. the vessel was finally beached on the East Bank of the river about 30 miles from New Orleans and the No. 3 hold was flooded. After the water was pumped out and the hold reopened, the fire was found to be still smouldering so the pro­ cedure was repeated. The damaged cargo was later unloaded onto barges. Senior Citizens Urge Congress Ban Foreign-Flag Fire Traps WASHINGTON—Legislation by Congress aimed at pro­ tecting American citizens from the dangers of obsolete, un­ safe and poorly manned foreign-flag cruise ships like the ill-fated Yarmouth Castle, has* been called for by the Nation-' zens club, located at Pomipano al Council of Senior Citizens. Beach, Florida, all went to their "Mofiit of the 84 passengers who deaths wthen the oruise ship Yardied in the (Yarmouth Castle) hola- i mouith Castle, bound from Miami uaust or were otherwise reported to Nassau witli 550 persons on missing were elderly people," board, burned and sank on the President John W. Edclman of the morning of Saturday, November National Council of Senior Citizens 13, 1965. Sixty members of the noted in ca^lMng for Congres.sional j Pompwno Beach club had sailed on action, "and all the elderly people I t'he week-end cruise that ended in in our clubs across the nation have tragedy. a right to ask their lawmakers o ^ what steps Congress can take to Senior Citizens Council protect us from future di.saslers American mydime of this kind " unions have for years urged Con­ gress to adopt legislation to preAn article in Senior Citizen.'; vent forei'-'n fla-g cnii.ce ships from News, a publication of the Senior operating out nf U.S. port.s unle.ss Citizens Council, notes that 21'tiiey can comply fully with U.S. members ci just one senior ciii-|.salety regulations.- politicians and businessmen who seek to use the Viet Nam war as an excuse to cut down on funds to achieve the Johnson Administration's "Great So­ ciety goals were sharply buked by AFL-CIO George | to abandon progress in the name Meany m his annual New of war would subvert the camse Year's statempnt ! itself. itsnif cause Year's statement. While urging that the war in The United States must move Viet Nam be carried on to victory, forward. The unfinished business Meany declared that the United States is powerful enough to win must ever be attacked. For only as both the war against the Com­ America is true to itself can the munists abroad and the war cai«e of America prevail and the Id '""eedom shine out to the against poverty at home. "The last five years have proved Meany listed the "unfinished that economic expansion and social progress are natural part­ business that still faces the United ners, that investment in America States. He said: pays dividends to stockholders as "Full freedom of collective wel! as to those who are the direct bargaining must be made nationbeneficiaries," Meany said. "They tbe repeal of Section have proved that higher public 14'h). Ttie minimum wage must be investment .md lower tax rates substantially increased and the can add up to a better budgetary law's coverage broadened. The un­ balance confounding the book­ employment insurance system keeping pessimists of the pa.s-t." must be strengthened by a system "So let us proceed with this of federal minimum standards new confidence—this old confi­ Consumers must be better pro­ dence, newly restored, toward the tected against deception and year ahead," he continued. "Young usury. All this and much more Americans may be forced to fight mitft be done, and each year will in Viet Nam in 1966, and for years bring a new set of goals. The thereafter. They may be called to search for perfection in the chang­ duty on other fronts, now unfor- ing society is endlees." seen. It is tragic that such Commenting on the Viet Nam sacrifices should be asked, yet war and the sacrifices that it will they are essential to the survival entail, Meany said: of human freedom." "The American people did not But.,, Meany warned, it -is want this war and they do not equally essential to continue want it now. Yet the ovei-whelming progressing toward realization of majority of them share the conthe American ideal. viction of the AFL-CIO that the "Those who cry 'guns or butter' war must be fought until the Cornhave lost touch with reality," he munists cease and desist in their said. "Perhaps tJie twin obligations , attempts to dominate and control of war abroad and progress at 1 South Vict Nam and all the other home will cost more money;-but nations of Asia. f iW % rt-;' ,<A, �January 7. 19M SEAFARERS Pac« Tlir«« LOG SIU^ MEBA, D/sfricf 2 To Set Up Joint Program License Training Starts Feb. 1 Major Provisions Of Joint Training Program Provisions of the new training program being offered as a result of the reciprocal agreement between the SIU and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association District 2 include the following: • In order to qualify an applicant must be 19 years of age or |; over and have three years watch standing time. • The first class will start on February 1. Seafarer applicants ^ can enter on that day and any day thereafter. • Seafarers participating in the course of instruction will be |t provided with meals, hotel lodgings and subsistence payments g of $110 per week while in training and will be able to ship as I? engineer immediately upon obtaining a license. II • The period of instruction will range from 30 to 90 days and I will be determined by the member's individual ability and knowledge and the instructors satisfaction of his readiness to take I the exam. • Under the reciprocal agreement with MEBA District 2, pension benefits built up by Seafarers under the Seafarers J, Pension Plan will be fully credited and protected and SIU I pensions will be supplemented by the MEBA Pension Plan in |: approximately an equal amount. if • All welfare benefits will be covered and protected. |j • Seafarers who qualify for their engineers licenses and sail I abroad MEBA contracted ships, shall not be required to pay j the MEBA $1,000 initiation fee. It shall be waived in Its entirety. I • Seafarers will not be required to drop their SIU membership if they do not wish to do so. I • All SIU men who now possess engineer's licenses In any rating and who are not sailing on their licenses because they wish to protect their SIU Pension and Welfare Credits are eligible for immediate shipping on their licenses with full pro­ tection of their pension and welfare benefits, as well as protec­ tion of all other benefits and security provided in this program. All such Seafarers should contact SIU headquarters or the nearest SIU port. Full details and applications for the Engineers Training Pro­ gram can be obtained at any SIU hall or by writing directly to SIU headquarters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Union To Assist Engine Men To Obtain Licenses; Pensions, Yf elf are Benefits Are Protected Engine department Seafarers now have an unprecedented opportunity to obtain an engineers license under a new training program being oflFered by the SIU's Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in conjunction with District 2 of the Marine Engineers extending the program to Gt. $110 per week while in training. Beneficial Association. • The period of instruction will Lakes shipping. It is hoped that a program of this type for the Great range from 30 to 90 days and will The new training pro­ Lakes can soon be culminated. be determined by the member's gram, operated under a recip­ rocal agreement between the SIU and MEBA, District 2, represents the first of its type to be established in the mari­ time industry. The program will not only aid in meeting manpower shortages In key ratings, but will enable SIU men in the engine department to re­ ceive instructions that will enable them to sit for an engineers license. The program will begin on February 1 and applicants will be able to begin receiving instruc­ tions at anytime after that date. Over a period of time, the SIU discussed with all licensed officers unions, the possibilities of estab­ lishing a joint training program. The SIU's desire to accomplish this program has been intensified by the Vietnam War and the re­ sulting shortage of marine engineers. However, the new agreement between the SIU and MEBA, District 2 marks the first time that this type of training pro­ gram has become a reality. The SIU expressed the hope that the program could be extended to other licensed officers groups within the near future. In addi­ tion, the SIU and the MEBA wiU shortly enter dicussions aimed at Under the present agreement with MEBA, District 2, SIU men who participate in this program are eligible for the following: • Seafarers who participate in the course of instruction will be provided with meals, hotel lodg­ ings and subsistence payments of MSTU Granted Autonomy As Affiliate Of SlUNA SAN FRANCISCO — The Military Sea Transportation Union has been granted its full autonomy as an affiliate of the Seafarers International Union of North America. The MSTU was notified of* its new status in a communi­ officers and members, Hall wel­ cation sent by SIUNA presi­ comed the MSTU "into our family dent Paul Hall to Joseph Leal, MSTU secretary-treasurer ". . . Ef­ fective January 1, 1966, the Mili­ tary Sea Transportation Union is a fully and completely autonomous affiliate of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union of North America, governed in accordance with the provisions of its own constitution," the SIUNA president's message said On behalf of the SIUNA and its Hall Paps Bid To Build U.S, Ships Abroad NEW YORK, N.Y.—Paul Hall, President of the Seafarers International Union of North America, asserted this week that permission for foreign-built vessels to operate under the American flag in all American trades, including the domestic trades, would bring about a further decline of the American merchant marine. Hall, who is a member of^ the Maritime Advisory Com­ penditures for maritime purposes eral manager of the marine de­ eral Government—although it is for a smaller merchant fleet partment of the Humble Oil spending $60 out of every $100 of mittee created by President and which would carry less of our Johnson a year and a half ago to study the problems of our dwin­ dling merchant, fleet, sef forth his views la a letter to Secretary of Commerce John T. Connor, the Advisory Committee chairman. Hall noted in his letter that an­ other Advisory Committee mem­ ber—H. Lee White, the president of Marine Transport Lines—had recently filed a statement with the Secretary of Commerce which generally supported the measures on foreign shipbuilding proposed by the Interagency Maritime Task Force, and which opposed a pro­ gram adopted by the Maritime Advisory Committee at its last meeting in Washington on Novem­ ber 30. The Interagency Task Force, composed of representatives of various Federal agencies con­ cerned with maritime policy, had some months ago issued a report which caused widespread conster­ nation in the maritime industry and which called essentially for a drastic reduction of Federal ex­ Company. foreign cargoes and provide fewer Humble Oil is the chief domestic jobs for workers in the maritime affiliate of Standard Oil of New industries. Jersey, which operates the biggest Among other things, the Inter­ fleet of runaway-flag vessels, agency report had proposed that while White's company is also a American shipowners be per­ major runaway-flag operator, op­ mitted to build or buy their ves­ erating some 26 foreign-flag ves­ sels abroad and operaite them in sels, primarily under the Liberian all trades, including the domestic flag. ones. Hall noted in his letter that White, in his dissent to the Ad­ The Maritime Advisory Com­ visory Committee report, had ad­ mittee, at its meeting on October vanced tliree basic arguments 7, had voted not to accept the —'that the subsidy proposals of the Interagency report and on Novem­ .Vdvisory Committee were too ber 30 had adopted an alternative costly, that the real answer to the report, prepared by the public problems of the merchant marine members of the committee, which is to permit American owners to called for a substantial expansion build abroad, and that this latter of the fleet and for the building solution would result in an ex­ of all vessels under the program panded merchant marine at no in American yards. This has been additional expense to the Ameri­ widely supported by management can taxpayer. and labor groups in the maritime industry. Taking the arguments one by one. Hall pointed out, first, that The adoption vote was 11-2, with the Advisory Committee proposals two members of the 15-man com­ are not costly. mittee absent and two dissenting —White and Joseph Androae, gen­ At present, he noted, the Fed­ individual ability and knowledge and the instructors satisfaction of his readiness to take the exam. • Pension benefits built up by Seafarers under the Seafarers Pen­ sion Plan will be fully credited and protected and SIU pensions will be supplemented by the MEBA, Dis(Continued on page 4) the Federal budget for defense purposes—is allocating only 40c out of every $100 for Its fourth arm of defense, the meicliaiil marine. Moreover, assuming the Federal budget will continue to increase at no faster a rate than It has in the past 10 years, the allocation for the merchant marine, under the .Advisory Committee proposals, will remain constant at about 40c out of every $100, he pointed out. In terms of gross national prod­ uct, he noted, the .\merican people are now allocating about 6c out of every $100 of their national wealth to support their merchant marine, and assuming that our gross national pipduct will climb as predicted by leading econo­ mists, expenditures for the merchant marine will still remain at about 6c out of every $100. Second, Hall asserted that the proposal to allow foreign-built ahipa to enter the domestic trades would bring about a further de­ struction of this segment of the (Continued on page 6) . . . and looked forward to a most successful association with our or­ ganization and your members." In advising the MSTU of its autonomous status, the SIUNA president noted that all of the re­ quirements which had been laid down by the international at its twelfth biennial convention last May had been met. Procedures for the granting of autonomy to MSTU were recom­ mended by the SIUNA president and adopted by the convention delegates. The convention provided that the procedures should be de­ signed to effect autonomy for the MSTU no later than Dec. 31, 1965. Shortly after the convention machinery was set in motion to implement the procedures adopted by convention delegates. Accord­ ingly, an MSTU rank and file com­ mittee was elected to draft a permanent constitution, which was completed by late summer. Balloting was conducted on the proposed constitution in a secret referendum conducted from Sep­ tember 1 to September 30. The constitution was adopted by a 9 to 1 vote, and the first .MSTU elec­ tion under terms of its own con­ stitution got underway on Novem­ ber 8 and concluded on Decem­ ber 8. The election was the final step of the procedures " hich had been called for at the S1UN.\ conven­ tion which was preparatory to granting of autonomy. Elected secretary-treasurer was Joseph Leel and elected business agents were Darroll Dan Auker, Raleigh Minix and George Grier. International vice-president Frank Drozak, who had been assigned by Hall to carry out the directive of the convention, filed a report documenting the steps that had been taken in fulf.l'.meiit of the convention cell. It was at this point that M;e internaiioual president fornMlly granted the MSTU ita autonomy, effective aa of January 1, 1966. �Pace Four SEAFARERS 'The Anti-Leadership Vaccine' Poses A New National Problem (This column is excerpted from the nightly broadcasts of Edvoard P. Morgan, ABC com­ mentator sponsored by the AFL CIO over the ABC network Monday through Friday at 7 p.m., EST.) lunuT T, IfU LOO attitudes appropriate to their calling, pointedly specialized, perhaps, but damagingly detached from the broader needs of an increasingly complex society. "Very few of our most prominent people," his essay goes on, "take a really large view of A constant, continuing dilemma of the open the leadership assignment. Most of them are society is how to produce leaders of sufficient simply tending the machinery of that part of dynamism and breadth of vision to keep society society to which they belong. . . . (They) may open and not make it a diosed arena for their own tend it very well indeed, but they are not pur­ selfish ambitions. suing a vision of what the total society needs. ... In its recently released annual report on its "Yet it is doubtful that we can any longer afford philanthropic and educational activities, the Car­ negie Corp. published an essay entitled "The Anti- such widespread inattention to the largest questions leadership Vaccine" which was remarkable on two facing us. We achieved greatness in an era when counts. Its perceptive content and its authorship. changes came more slowly than now. The problems It was written by John W. Gardner before he took facing the society took shape at a stately pace. We leave of the firm's presidency to become Secretary could afford to be slow in recognizing them, slow of Health, Education & Welfare. His sensitive in coping with them. Today, problems of enormous import hit us swiftly. Great social changes emerge analysis of the problem deserves wide attention. with frightening speed. We can no longer afford to Our concept of and training for leadership, respond in a leisurely fashion." Gardner argues, must be enlarged. "The sad truth TO THOSE CRITICAL of "big government," is," he wrote, "that a great many of our organiza­ tions are badly managed or badly led." One reason: Gardner counsels that one of the vital ways to keep the reluctance to face the responsibility of making a problem from being passed on to Washington is tough decisions, the tendency, in an age of tech­ to make nongovernmental leadership groups more nology and specialization, to rely on polls, "elabor.ita capable of handling them on lower levels by creat­ statistical systems, cost;accounting systems, informa­ ing better channels of communication among them. tion-processing systems" and the like to provide the What is Gardner talking about? The cutting edge answer. of his advice seems clearly to be that no longer Not that facts are unimportant, but "rarely do the can specific segments of society shirk their larger facts provide unqualified guidance." To support the responsibilities to society as a whole. Nor is it poitit that more than data are necessary he cited enough simply for the businessman, the labor the case of the school girl who said she was going leader, the technician, the scientist to contribute to to draw a picture of God. "But, Mary," the teacher the Community Chest, attend PTA meetings and exclaimed, "no one knows what God looks like." vote in elections. And Mary replied, "They will when I get through." Industry, trade unions and others must eonslder their requirements and demands, their Gardner's picture of the ideal American policies and goals, in terms of their impact on leader Is neither a "Man of Destiny" nor a the community and the country- This is goinff "Nervous Nelly," but a citizen of balance. This to take some doing, some stretching of narrow commodity Is In short supply. This he blames preparations, some loosening of tight, seifish In part on the academic world, "which appears concepts. to he approaching a point at which everyone will want to educate the technical expert who "So much of our energy has been devoted to advises the leader, or the Intellectual who tending the machinery of our complex society," stands off and criticizes the leader, but no one Gardner reemphasizes in conclusion,' "that we have will want to educate the leader himself." neglected the (moral) element in leadership." By "moral" he referred to the "shared values that must He maintains that "we are in danger of falling under the leadership of men who lack the confi­ undergird any functioning society. . . . When leaders dence to lead. And we are in danger of destroying lose their credibility or their moral authority, then the effectiveness of those who have a natural gift the society begins to disintegrate." for leadership." How? Why? In American colleges It Is almost redundant to emphasize that citizens and universities, he argues, "the best students are with the leadership dimensions of John Gardner are carefully schooled to avoid leadership responsi­ scarce, but it is reassuring that both the private bilities." And the ones who go on to graduate and the public sectors of our society have been school are "powerfully Indoctrinated" in a set of given the benefits of his own wisdom and talents. By Eari (Bull) Shepard. Vice-President, Ariontic Shipping was good in the port of New York during the last period and the outlook for the future remains very good. "Dutch" Palmer who last shipped on the Steel Recorder was in drydock here for a few weeks, but now says that he Is feeling fine and ready to ship out again. Bob Anderson, who's also off the Steel Recorder, said that he plans to sitfor his 3rd engineers license vessel, the Marore had a break­ shortly. down at sea, had to unload cargo Bob O' Brien, who was in town and go to a shipyard in Gibraltar. with his family for the holidays, Tim has been a member of the was on the Steel Designer for nine SIU for the past 22 years. months and is now looking for an Gil Wolfe, who's last ve.ssel was electricians slot aboard any Isthmi­ the Bethflor, is registered here and an ship. ready to ship. Gil said that he prefers an intercoastal or coast­ Philadelphia wise run. Also registered and ready Shipping has been on the slow to go here is Ashley Harrison, bell here but is expected to pick whose last ship was the Chilore. up shortly. Ashley is a lifetime SIU member. Boston Pedro Arteaga who's been with the SIU for the past 21 years, is Shipping has been on the slow now ready to ship after enjoying bell in Boston recently, but is exthe holidays at home. He last sailed | pected to pickup shortly. John Fanon the Commander. icutt, who's been a member of the George Leach, SIU for the past twenty years, is who's been a waiting for the first coast hugger member of the i to hit the board. SIU for twelve Amos Buizelle, was glad to have years, is now on the opportunity to spend the holi­ the beach after day with his family and will grab getting off the the first job that is put on the Geneva. Another board. SIU oldtimer on Norfolk the beach here is Shipping was fair in Norfolk Gil Borge, who's during the last shipping period Leach been a member with a good outlook for the im­ of the union for the past 19 years mediate future. and who just got off the Command­ Norfolk had a large turnout for er after a six month run. John Kozar, a member of the SIU for the annual Christmas Dinner and the past 23 years, is also on the there were many favorable com­ ments about the fine meal and beach here. good fellowship. Baltimore Sam Warren, who spent the holi­ Shipping for the past two weeks days here, expects to ship out has been on the slow bell, but (Continued on page 8) things should start to pick up within the next shipping period. At the present time we have the Alamar laid up. During the past shipping period we signed on three ships, paid off three and had nine in transits. Tim Sullivan, who ships i;, the deck department, is waiting for a long trip to the Far East. His last 1 License Training (Continued from page 3) trict 2 Pension Plan In approxi­ mately an equal amount. • All welfare benefits will be covered and protected. • Seafarers qualifying for their engineer's licenses and sailing aboard MEBA contracted ships, shall not be required to pay the MEBA, District 2, $1,000 initiation fee. It shall be waived in its en­ tirety. • Seafarers will not be required to drop their SIU membership if they do not wish to do so. • SIU men who now possess en­ gineers licenses in any rating and who are not sailing on their li­ censes because they wish to pro­ tect their SIU pension and welfare credits, are eligible for immediate shipping on theli- licenses with Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address. SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address as­ sures speedy transmission on all messages and faster service for the men involved. s X ' ' full protection of their pension and welfare benefits, as well as protec­ tion of all other benefits and secur­ ity provided in the program. Here are the major requirements needed to qualify for the training course. • Applicant must be 19 years of age or over. • Applicant should have three years of watch standing time in the engine department (in many cases, credit will be given across the board, for non-watch standing ratings above wiper, and for serv­ ice in the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard). In addition to unlicensed person­ nel seeking their original 3rd en­ gineers license, the School for Marine Engineers will provide in­ struction to enable licensed en­ gineers to upgrade their licenses. The instruction will be provided in the School for Marine Engineers operated by MEBA, District 2. The school is located opposite SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. The School for Marine Engineers is under the directorship of Roland R. Spencer, one of New Yoi k's most highly regarded instructors of ma­ rine engineering. Spencer is a licensed marine en­ gineer and a licensed teacher in (he states of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Union Hiring Hall Upheld By Court In R-T-W State SAN FRANCISCO—State "right to work" laws cannot be interpreted to prevent collective bargaining on subjects over which Congress did not give the states jurisdiction, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled here. A three-judge panel upheld a National Labor Relations Board finding that Tom Joyce Floors, Inc., of Reno, Nev., illegally re­ fused to bargain with Painters Local 567 on a non-discriminatory hiring hall arrangement proposed by the union in 1962 contract talks. Joyce's employes went on strike and were replaced by strike­ breakers. The NLRB, and the appeals court, found Joyce had forced the strike by refusing to bargain with the union, and ordered the firm to rehire the strikers and resume bargaining. Joyce refused, saying hiring halls are illegal under the Nevada "right to work" law and citing a Nevada state court decision. The 9th Circuit judges said the court, and the NLRB, are "bound by the construction which the courts of Nevada place upon the statutes of that state." They therefore accept the proposition that the hiring hall proposal is forbidden by the Nevada "right to work" laws, the judges continued. But Section H'b) of the Taft-Hartley Act does not protect a state law which is so broadly stated, they said, and the proposed hiring hall did not give the union exclusive right to its use. Therefore the provision is "not the type of agreement which was left to state regulation" under 14(bl, and the Nevada law is not controlling, the appeals court ruled. Section 14ib) allows states to prohibit agreements which re­ quire union membership as a condition of employment, the judges observed, adding "the extent to which Section 14'b) authorizes states to limit collective bargaining is a federal question." Philadelphia Expects New Cargo Record Phlladelpfcia, along with lie neighboring ports on the Delaware River are predicting that the 1965 volume totals of import-export shipping will top all other U.S. sea­ ports in foreign trade for the sixth consecutive year. A total of more than 54 million tons is indicated by preliminary statistical totals. Cargo moving through the Dela­ ware River porta exceeded 27 mil­ lion tons dnring the first six months oi the year, and with no slackening of the pace during the last six months, a cargo gain of about one million tons over the 1964 totals is expected. Projects For Future Several port area projects are planned for the future to main­ tain and expand llie Delaware ports' growth. Three hig non-mari­ time projects, a rapid transit sys­ tem and the construction of two bridges across the Delaware, are expected to cost over SToO.OOO over the next five yeais. Philadelphia itself i.s aiming at improvement projecl.s for the port area to increa.se it.s share of gen­ eral cargo trade in relation to Baltimore, New York, and other ports. These include a general car­ go pier con.sti'uction program, navigational impro\einent.s in the Delaware River and the Chesa­ peake and Delaware Canal, port highway improvements and im­ proved governments services such as cu.stoms and quartine facilitie.'i. �taamurj 1. INC SEAFARERS Pace Fire LOG Highlights Of Labor 1965 Organized labor chalked up more suc­ cesses in 1063 — although mixed with some frustrations—than for a long, long time. A review of the year from AFL-CIO News, shows that activity reached into many areas with these highlights; • Record welfare legislation passed by the first session of the 89th Congress in­ cluded medicare and education bills. But there was disappointment in failure to repeal Section 14(b) or to pass other labor-supported measures. • An atmosphere of unity accentuated in 10th year of AFL-CIO merger. • Union membership reversed trendnow on the upswing. • Increased economic gains scored at the collective bargaining tables. January In a New Year's message, AFL-CIO Pres. Ceorge Meany predicted "unpre­ cedented progress, both economic and social," in 1965 . . . AFL-CIO Legisla­ tive Director Andrew J. Biemiller says on the legislative front: "It'a been a long time since we have had the opportunities we now have" ... Pres. Johnson pledges to work for repeal of Section 14ibi . . . 14point legislative program pushed by AFLCIO at legislative conference . . . February Building trades. Industry peace plan signed in White House ceremonies . . . LBJ, Meany hit treatment of Selma, Ala., Negroes . . . Philadelphia teachers vote for Teachers' Union in landmark election . . . New Mexico Senate rejects "right to work" proposal . . . Five rail unions win pacts to protect jobs . . . Frank Raftery elected president of Painters . . . March ^ Craft, industrial unions agree on situs picketing plan , . . AFL-CIO Executive Council pushes jobs, decent wages, $2 minimum; called vital to victory on pov­ erty . . . 32,000 Steelworkers strike two can firms . . . Montana legislature urges repeal of 14fb) . . . Appalachia, first "Great Society" measure, passes 80th Congress . . . Economist Galbraith backs union drive for $2 wage floor, shorter work week . . . Seima, Ala., Sheriff Jim Clark revealed as having first organized civilian posse to fight unions . . . LBJ's plan to end voting barriers backed by labor . , . Construction, factory jobs reach new levels . . . World entertainment un­ ions set up international body . . . Edward Keating, founding editor of Labor news­ paper, dies at 89 . . . Situs picketing bill introduced in Congress . . . Youngstown newspaper strike moves into eight month . . . 32,000 Glass Bottle Blowers strike . . . Sam Zagoria, former Washington News­ paper Guild president, named to NLRB . . . Unionists join civil rights marchers from Selma to Montgomery . . . After seven years, House Ways & Means Com­ mittee approves medicare, ups social se­ curity benefits . . . April Supreme Court rules lockout is okay as economic weapon . . . Humphrey says U.S. in debt to free labor movement . . . Glass Bottle Blowers win 11-day strike . . . Building trades legislative conference sets top goals as situs picketing, 14(b) re­ peal . . . Afro-Asian Institute makes big gains in free labor activity . . . Paul Jen­ nings elected to head lUE . . . Jobless rate drops to 4.7 percest; lowest since 1957 . . . Medicare passes by lop-sided count in House . . . AFL-CIO plans for equal job opportunity section of 1964 civil rights law effective July 2 . . . May Lie detector probe pushed by Congress . . . Labor strongly opposes Dirksen amendments to undercut Supreme Court's "one man, one vote" ruling . . . Labor joins campaign to defend consumer against electric power lobby . . . Johnson again presses for repeal of 14(b) , . June House hearings continue on 14(b) re­ peal; cross section of U.S. leaders urge repeal . . . AFL-CIO backs immigration bill . . . State appeals court knocks out ctiy "work" laws in Kentucky . , . Two key Supreme Court rulings expose unions to anti-trust laws . . . 89th Congress heads for record as more bills pass . . v Spokesmen for three religious groups give "ethical" basis for "work" law op­ position . . . House Labor Committee backs repeal of 14ib) . . . AFL-CIO af­ filiates offering $1 million in scholarships . . , Wirtz, Haggerty ask for action on situs picketing . . . Excise tax cuts open way to boom in purchasing power . , . House okays cabinet-level Urban Affairs Dept. . . . July NLRB orders employer to bargain with union he tried to run away from . . . Fair employment practices become law of the land with labor backing . . . Food price scare fizzles as move for braceros is derailed . . . Overwhelming vote in Senate assures medicare passage after conference with House . . . Voting rights bill wins Senate, House approval . . . Labor mourns death of Adlai Stevenson . . . Johnson praises AFL-CIO as advocate of people's interests . . . Medicare finallylaw; 20 million to benefit . . . August NLRB says 69 workers illegally fired by J. P. Stevens textile company . . . House votes repeal of 14(b) . . . Congress probes "inhuman" treatment of rail fire­ men . . . Building Trades Dept. and Red Cross launch major first aid program . . . ILGWU sets up home loan program for Negroes in intergrated areas . . . House unit passes $1.75 minimum wage extends coverage to 6.2 million more workers . . . Senate rejects Dirksen scheme to under­ cut "one man, one vote" . . . Johnson signs voting rights bill . . . Wirtz, Meany urge jobless pay modernization as House committee opens hearings . . . Pipe Fitters win new national contract . . . Senate Labor Committee approves 14(b) repeal September New steel strike deadline set as John­ son takes hand In bargaining , . . Urban Affairs Dept. passed by Congress . . . Dirksen plans to filibuster against 14(b) repeal . . . Guild strikes New York Times; other papers lock out employes . . .AFLCIO council calls atalling on minimum wage "abominable" . . . October Pre-filibuster against taking up 14(b) starts . . . New York Times strike settled . . . Meany makes strong appeal to Sen­ ate for 14'b) repeal . . . Senate rejects cloture on filibuster on taking up repeal of 14(b); Mansfield says repeal dropped for this session . . . Medicare architect, AFL-CIO's Nelson Cruikshank, and Serafino Romualdl, AIFLD director, retire . . . Final days of 89th Congress lose earlier glitter as labor bills get side­ tracked . . . November AFL-CIO Executive Council scores Dirksen for fighting against letting 14'b) come to a vote . . . NLRB decision points to need of situs picketing bill . . . Neigh­ borhood Youth Corps reports that it is preparing 370,000 for skilled jobs . . . AFL-CIO asks action to stop wage chisel­ ing . . . Unemployment continues to drop . . . Bircher's Welch admits that his society is fighting against repeal of 14'b) . . . Paul Hall says U.S. merchant fleet should be doubled . . . December Jobless rate hits lowest level since 1957 . . . Wirtz, at Building Trades Dept. con­ vention, warns against putting breaks on the economy . . . Federal Reserve in­ creases discount interest rate; Meany blasts action . . . Metal Trades Dept. hears report on spurt in organizing of federal emplbyes . . . AFL-CIO convention opens —Meany says federation on threshold of great growth . . . Humphrey credits AFLCIO with "historic" legislation role . . . Meany, Schnitzler re-elected; eight new vice presidents elected by AFL - CIO convention . . . AFL-CIO supports U.S. policy in Viet Nam ... Social Security Boost Gives Americans Increased Benefits That extra deduction in the pay envelopes of America's wage-earners this year will help pay for the biggest package of benefits ever added to the Social Security system. Shipping has remained good in the entire Gulf area and the out­ Matched by an increase in the Social Security tax paid by employers, the added look for the coming period is the same. The Dock Board announced recently, that the port of New Orleans revenue will finance. Bigger *will register a year's-end increase in cargo tonnage despite the retirement benefits for work­ and a moderate increase for those is how the payroll deductions af­ fect the worker making the aver­ damage and disruption of shipping caused by Hurricane Betsy. ers and their families and the in the higher brackets. age manufacturing wage of $109.30 By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President. Gulf Area The SlU-manned Del Sud loaded the Gemini 5 sfpace capsule in Houston recently for shipment to South America, where it will be shown at industrial fairs in Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires For upgrading Louisiana's edu­ cational standards, Nash C. Rob­ erts, chairman of the Louisiana State Advisory Committee on Lite­ racy and of the Adult Instruction Membership Conunittee, was hon­ ored at the SIU hall on December 21 by the Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO. Roberts received the group's fourth annual Community Services Award. Todd Shipyard in New Orleans, which has been operating at about 50 percent of capacity since the loss of one of its floating drydocks during Hurricane Betsy expects to return to normal operation by the middle of January. Todd is mov­ ing a 12,000-ton, six-section drydock from its Houston yard to temporarily replace the one which capsized during Betsy. New Orleans Anthony Rodrlgnex expects to be on the beach here until after Carnival, which falls on Washing­ ton's Birthday, February 22, this year. After that Tony wants either a North Europe or South America run. George Annis has his fifd again after being laid up for about 10 months. Annis. whose last ship was the Del Santos, filled in for us as photog­ rapher and took the pictures for the Christmas party at the hall. After a long spell as second steward aboard the Del Mar, Bennle Gnarino got off to be home for the Holidays with his family. Houston Hugo B. Jeffcoat, whose last ship was the Transhudson, is re­ maining on the beach here for the holidays and expects to ship out again shortly after the new year. Berkey Shuler is hoping his broken leg heals quickly enough so he can Jeffcoat get his ffd and ship again in February. F. Szoblik (Continued on page 11) longer a worker pays, at the higher The increase is less than it ap­ rate, the bigger his pension on re­ pears at first glance because even tirement. without the changes, the rate was scheduled to go up in 1966 to pay The added" revenue will also pro­ for improvements made in previous vide for: years. • Higher insurance benefits for There will be further step-ups widows and children of workers until, by 1987, workers and em­ who die either before or after re­ ployers each pay 4.85 percent of tirement. the first $6,600 of earnings for • Payment for hospital and basic social security benefits and nursing home care for workers and eight-tenths of 1 percent for hos­ their families at age 65. And assur­ pital insurance. For 1966, the rate ance that younger families will be is 3.85 percent for social security free from the fear of budget-crush­ and 35 one-liundredtivs of 1 per­ ing medical bills resulting from the cent for hospital oare. illness of parents and other elderly More significant than the minor relatives. adjustment in the tax rale is Uie • A 7 percent increase in cash higlier amount of earnings subject benefits for persons on the Social to the social security tax. The im­ Security rolls—already in effect for mediate effect is a bigger bite out of current pay checks since the tax a year. will be computed on earnings up • Easier qualification for dis­ to $6,600 instead of $4,800. The ability benefits and liberalization of eventual effect will be social se­ many other provisions, including curity retirement incomes up to continuation of suvivorship bene­ $168 instead of $127 for an in­ fits to children over 18 who are in dividual and $252 in.stead of $190.50 or a couple with a maxi­ school. This year's increase in Social mum family survivorship benefits Security taxes amounts to only pen­ of $368 instead of $254. nies a week for lower-paid workers In dollars and cents terms, here a week—or $5,683.60 a year: In 1965, he paid $174 in social security taxes—^the amount paid by all workers earning more than $4,800 a year. During 1966, he will pay a total of $238.71. Of this, $19.89 will be the hospital insurance deduction. Retired workers with earnings from part-time or temporary work will gain by provisions of the new law which permit greater outside earnings than previously without loss of benefits. Everyone over 65 will be eligi­ ble for basic hospital insurance starting July 1, 1966. and for nurs­ ing home benefits starting Jan. 1, 1967. The payroll deduction for the program begins this month. There is no payroll deduction for tlie voluntary medicare pro­ gram. which covers doctor bills and most health expense not in­ cluded in the hospital insurance. That program goes into effect July 1. financed by $3-a-\month premiums paid by persons over 65 matched by an equal amount paid by the government. �Face Six SEAFARERS JuwiT T, INf LOG DISPATCHERS To Top Oceons^ Riches Wat«r« Di«trl«t December 18 to December 31 DECK DEPARTMENT U.S. Urged To Launch More Undersea Probes TOTAL REGISTERED AH Groups Class A Class B Port 0 4 Boston 26 68 New York 3 12 Philadelphia 18 26 Baltimore NEW YORK—The moon race will someday give way to a Norfolk 7 3 5 Jacksonville 5 great race to the bottom of the sea in which nations will Tampa 0 5 rush to claim huge diuiiks of underwater territory rich in Mobile 3 12 37 New Orleans 54 food and minerals, a noted Houston 28 55 telligent and determined effort, he oceanographer has predicted. Wilmington 7 13 predicts. San Francisco .... 17 30 Such a race could change The U.S. has already taken pre- Seattle 22 8 the world's power structure, lim.inary steps toward working out Totals 155 313 oceanographer Dr. Wllbert Mc- the mechanics of living and work­ Leod Chapman said, and suggested ing beneath the sea with the recent that the United States should put Sealab II experiment in which "a few men down on one of the ! teams of aquanauts lived and higher spots of the Atlantic Ridge worked for two-week periods on for a while." That first station the U.S. continentai shelf, 205 feet could become a base for deeper benea'h the surface of the Pacific exploration where the riches will Ocean off La Jolla, California. be found, he said. Much more study and explora­ Food, Minerals tion is needed, according to Chap­ Those riches in the sea. Chapman man, before we can profitably said, could feed the world and pro- harvest the aea. He said the vide it with minerals for centuries I mechanics of producing food from to come. He notes that the U.S. the sea are not too well under­ produces only, a little more than stood, but noted that we already two million tons of fish a year but realize its enormous magnitude consumes six million tons, buying and can now tell in a general way the rest from foreign countries. which areas of the sea. are richly Our taeafood harvest could be in­ productive valley lands and which creased to 11 million tons with in- are the barren desert stretches. QUESTION: Was 1965 a good year for you and why? Whitney Martin, Jr.: The first part of last year was good for me, although I've run into a little bad luck during the last two or three months. Several very good trips came my way, and I got to see a good part of the world. Both of my kids received high marks in high school during 1965, and my oldest boy made the first string on the basketball team. I have great hopes for him during the coming year. ^ ^ Thomas Morton: I considered it good year for shipping, but otherwise things were rather ordi­ nary for me with nothing extra special happen­ ing. I did, though, make several interest­ ing trips to Northern Europe. I think the SIU did well in secur­ ing the new contract—a raise in pay is always welcome! Too, I con­ sider the lifeboat training I re­ ceived in 1965 to be very useful. Robert Russ: I'd call the year 1965 a pretty good season for my­ self and the SlU. It seems that the Union has proceeded along smoothly, and I had good luck In shipping out and ran into no major difficulties. In fact, I consider myself very lucky, since I was one of the crew on the Niagara when she began losing plates, and we made it home safely, while there was a chance of elnking. Richard Yareaower: Yes, It was definitely a good year for me, because I got married and a daughter, Lisa was born a few months ago. My family and my­ self settled down in Brooklyn last year. Also, I met several new peo­ ple and made lasting friend­ ships around the Union Hall. And to top it all off, I have started off the New Year with a berth on an SIU ship. ^ ^ Fazil Ali: I had a good 1965 with things going real well. Financially my family and I were stable, and I got to spend a good bit of time with my wife and kids. Too, I thought shipping was very good, and I never hurt for work. It sort of balanced the year having steady employment and some free time to spend with my family. ^ 4 ^ 4. i, 4. Bill White: I had a very good year, partially due to the fact that I got married and have a child on the way. It's good to be settled down. Also, ship­ ping was above average, and I held a steady Job, go things went well with me financially. My wife and I moved into an apartment in Brooklyn last year, and married life is running along very well TOTAL SHIPPED AU Gronps Class A Class B ClassC 0 1 4 15 23 45 10 5 10 1 15 14 0 3 5 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 1 13 0 19 44 27 38 50 1 11 7 13 27 11 6 7 22 134 81 244 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups ClassA ClanB 14 1 £23 61 38 11 106 47 22 16 9 12 13 6 82 26 169 105 140 73 17 8 61 25 47 11 944 399 II ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals TOTAL REGISTEP.ED All Groups Class A Class B 3 0 57 39 10 8 24 5 4 5 0 4 1 3 11 3 34 40 36 31 11 10 23 13 8 8 229 162 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 3 25 13 43 9 2 7 12 8 3 2 5 0 2 0 2 1 3 1 7 4 2 32 22 3 36 34 19 2 7 3 21 18 17 9 8 5 176 140 74 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 5 2 152 61 32 21 62 46 27 16 5 11 10 3 43 15 128 85 69 79 19 11 51 9 22 13 635 362 I: A 1* STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B 2 0 Boston 57 New York 14 14 4 Philadelphia 9 Baltimore 18 Norfolk 1 3 Jacksonville 1 3 Tampa 1 0 Mobile 9 8 New Orleans 23 36 Houston 22 19 Wilmington ....... 7 8 San Francisco 11 2 Seattle 11 5 Totals 190 98 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 3 0 1 32 13 14 2 3 9 15 13 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 4 3 0 33 22 6 21 20 32 0 2 2 9 7 25 10 4 9 134 90 104 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A ClassB 5 2 130 25 28 9 70 35 14 21 4 7 12 0 57 27 145 86 52 21 20 13 35 5 18 11 590 262 if I u A »« 4 4 Raps Plan To Build Ships Abroad (Continued from page 3) industry by forcing American shipowners now operating vessels built in American j-ards to com­ pete against vessels built in foreign yards at lower costs. "Mr. White," Mr. Hall said in his letter, "already enjoys the privilege of building ships abroad and operatdng them in the foreign trades—at a very nice profit, ac­ cording to our understand/ing. And so there would seem to be no par­ ticular advantage to him or in­ centive for him to register his foreign-trading ships under the American flag and have to use American crews which he has fre­ quently claimed demand so much in wages as to make profitable operation virtually impossible. "That being the case, what Is the purpose of the suggestion Mr. White has made, that we legalize the use of foreign-built vessels in all trades? We can only conclude that Mr. White, not content with the profits he is making by using runaway flags in the overseas trades, now would like to increase these profits by invading the only protected stronghold we have and, in effect, bringing the runaway, flag Into the domestic trades." Because of this threat. Hall asserted, a number of banks and lending institutions in this country have already begun to show an in­ creasing reluctance to finance new shipping ventures by domesticallybuilt vessels. Finally, the SIU president took Issue with White's .statements con­ cerning the subsidy burden of the Advisory Committee proposals. "Mr. White's concern for the American taxpayer is touching of course," he said. "But the fact is that the privilege the United States Government now gives to Mr. White, to operate his vessels under runaway flags and thereby amass profits by evading the taxes, wages and other costs borne by American ship owners is just as much of a subsidy as the money given to American shipowners for the construction and operation of American vessels. "These runaway operators, as we have pointed out many times before, do not pay the same Federal taxes paid by American shipping companies and other American business enterprises. They do not employ American sea­ men who would pay personal in­ come taxes to the Government and who would spend their money with other Americans who, in turn, would pay taxes. They do not serv­ ice, store or repair their vessels In American yards or help to sup­ port American shipyard workers and others, who would also pay taxes. "Instead, by increasing Ameri­ can unemployment, by reducing American purchasing power, by contributing to our balance of pay­ ments deficit, and in many other ways, these runaway operators throw a heavy burden upon the American economy, the American Government and the American people. "Thus, each time an American shipowner operates a vessel under a runaway flag it costs the Ameri­ can taxpayer money—and we sub­ mit that this money, although a hidden subsidy, is as surely a sub­ sidy as the money we spend to build chips in American yards or operate them under the American flag. •H • H "We believe," Hall concluded, "that Mr. White's dissenting opinion has been motivated only by self-interest, and we believe that his proposals. If implemented, would result in a stili f^her decimation of the American-flag merchant fleet which the Mari­ time Advisory Committee is at­ tempting to preserve." 4 4 Atlantic Coast (Continued from page 4) shortly. Cecil Jennette, who last sailed aboard the Belfium Victory, is now fit for duty and ready to ship after a few stints in the hos­ pital. Alfred Sawyer, a member of the SIU for the past twenty-two years was home for the holidays and is ready to ship out again. Al's last ship, the Hastings, collided with a German ship in the English channel and was drydocked in a Ger­ man shipyard for 18 days. San Juan Democratic Senator Gayiord Nel­ son has been named chairman of a Senate Labor sub-committee scheduled ^ to hold hearings on pending minimum wage legislation in Puerto Rico from January 3-5. The Republican member will be Senator Javits of New York. Anibal Albe, after seven months on the Seatrain Georgia, dropped down here recently for a short va­ cation. Also dropping by the Hall here during the Alcoa Runner's last stay in San Juan was Prime Fernandez, if H -I 4 4 4 4 : •'•1 !** i4ii' •A" i �mi T. Total COPE Effort Urged By AFL-CIO SEAFARERS LOG "O Captain, My Captain .. Warnii^ againat tha resurgent political atrength of right wing and eonaervative forcea, tha recent AFL-CIO convention urged all unlona and union meiribera to total effort in behalf of liberala in tha 1966 congressional elections and full support of COPE. 'fi A convention resolution pointed out "history and tradition are not on our aide." It noted the party in control <rf the White House usually loses seats in off-year congressional elections. The average loss in tha past 60 years has been 37 House seats and five Senate seats. The resolution warned the special targets of rightist political action will be the 51 new liberal congressmen elected in 1964. Without them, the convention said, the flow of progressive legislation enacted in 1965 —medicare, aid to education, war on poverty, housing, social security increases, voting rights and other programs—would not have been possible. The resolution called on every AFL-CIO affiliate to "render all a-ssistance and support to the policies and programs" of COPE to help re-elect labor's friends in 1966. It spelled out these six points; M : A V. it u A 1. We hold it to be a primary obligation of each trade union member to be a registered voter, and of affiliated national and international unions, local unions and central bodies to encourage the achieve­ ment of this goal, we commend those national and international unions which have made a registrar or COPE chairman a constitutional officer for each local union and urge others to follow their example. Membership lists should be made available to the properly con­ stituted COPE organization for processing in reglstration-and-vote campaigns, particularly in those areas where pilot projects employing data processing equipment are underway. 2. We call upon all affiliated national and international unions to designate one or more full-time staff members to work with their local unions in buiiding effective COPE programs. 3. We urge each local union to appoint a COPE committee which will coordinate its program with the city or county COPE in its area to the end that every union member will be assisted in becoming eligible to vote and will have the opportunity to participate fully in all phases of the COPE program. 4. We commend affiliates which accept the responsibiiity of meet­ ing their financial obligations to COPE. We urge those which have not to do so. COPE cannot achieve its full potential without full support. We therefore urge all affiliates (a) to accept the obligation of meeting the COPE quota, and (b) to promote the voluntary dollar drive vigorously and resourcefully. 5. The lines of communication to allied groups outside the labor movement should be carefully tended and extended. A prerequisite to our political auccess is a united effort with thoaa who shara common goais, such as friendly farm organizations, senior citzens and minority groups. I 6. We urge tno continuation and extension of those endorsement | procedures which ensure broad participation by tha affiliates of state j •iMl local central bodies and careful selection of candidates based only, •a issues and ability. The U.S. merchant marine has often been called our fourth arm of defense—and rightly so. In peacetfme it carries the com­ merce which keeps our economy strong. In wartime and in emergency situations such as the present situation in Vietnam, the merchant marine carries the cargoes which keep our fighting men supplied in the farflung corners of the world. Under the U.S. Constitution, the President is the commander-in-chief of our armed The American Federation af Members of Anserleaa Bakery 4c Coafectioiiery Woi^ers Local 503, Teachers will award research forces. It is his duty and responsibility to who last Angrnt gave labor Its first grants of 3190 to 31.000 to profes­ see to it that our defenses remain strong at representation election victory in sors, teachers and advanced stu­ nearly 30 years in an anti-union dents for original studies or ar­ all times. However the Vietnam emergency stronghold, have won their first ticles in education, social or phy­ has shown beyond a doubt that the U.S. union contract after a tumultuous sical science, and labor-manage­ merchant marine, our vital fourth arm of one-week strike. The Wellon Can­ ment relations. dy Company of Dunn, South Caro­ The union Vrants research that, defense, is not strong. It is weak, riddled lina, the employer, forced the avoiding the "ivory tower" ap­ with decay. Our active merchant marine strike by persisting in the anti­ proach, will "help the classroom union tactics it used at the time of teacher, provoke the 'fat cats' in has proved too small to adequately handle the election. During the seven-day education and stir the layman to even such a relatively small emergency as walkout 27 strikers were arrested action," said Research Director Vietnam. and an injunction severely limited Pete Schnaufer. picketing. It is tim.-; for the President to act, before The AFT expects that more than t J. t it is too late. He is at the helm—placed The Electrical, Radio 4c Machine 100 researchers will be awarded Workers have begun a subscription grants during the first year of op­ there by the American people, who trusted campaign of 31 'per member in vol­ eration. A scanning committee in­ in his wisdom and determination to keep untary donations to establish a ref­ cludes AFT President Charles Cougee resettlement village in South gen, Vice President Alfred J. Tap- America strong. The fate of the merchant Vietnam. The union executive son and Schnaufer. A short marine can no longer be left in the hands board said it acted on appeals from summary of proposed articles, an of government agencies and administrators, President Johnson and others for idea as to approach and an indica­ increased participation by free tion of sources should be sent to who have consistently downgraded the mer­ world agencies in volunteer efforts Schnaufer at 716 N. Rush St., Chi­ chant marine and allowed the entire mar­ cago, 111. 60611. to help the Vietnamese people, itime industry to decline to the point where i" 4" 4" ilv ^ ^ Five hundred refugee families in its weakness endangers the entire nation. Albert J. Koban, former National South Viet Nam are having a hap­ Labor Relations Board attorney The President has the means at hand, in and field examiner and a former pier hoiiday season because the arbiter, has been named Boston AFL-CIO Building 8c Construction the President's Maritime Advisory Commit­ NLRB regional director, effective Trades Department didn't send out tee report, to take the steps necessary to put January 1. He succeeds Bernard departmental Christmas cards. the U.S. merchant marine back on the road L. Alpert, who died after 20 years Instead, BCTD President C. J. in the post. Hoban, 54, was for 12 Haggerty sent a check for $500 to to health and strength. He also has at hand, y^ars an a.s.sistant attorney general CARE and specified that it be used n the Interagency Task Force report, which of Rhode Island and served as an for .500 CARE packages "to be sent adviser to governors of that state to tiiose deserving" In South Viet advocates further undermining the merchant marine and in effect dealing a death blow Nam. ori labor matters. to our maritime industry, proof that the future of the merchant marine must be taken out of the hands of petty government bureaucrats. The President must act now to implement the recommendations of the Maritime Advi­ sory Committee report. The MAC already rejected the Interagency Task Force report, which proposed maintaining the U.S.-flag share of our own cargoes at about 8.6 jjercent and allowing foreign-flag and foreignbuilt ships in the U.S. trades. The MAC report recognizes that an ex­ panded and improved American-flag mer­ chant fleet is one of the nation's vital needs. It calls for an expansion of the fleet through stepped-up Government aid, to a point where it carries at least 30 percent of this country's foreign commerce. It calls for direct subsidy of American shipyards instead of allowing our capacity to build ships decay. It calls for faster replacement of obsolete vessels with modern ships and advocates paying increased attention to the vital bulk segment of our fleet. It endorses an oil import quota instead of leavi.ng this important trade to runaway-flag vessels and urges retention of U.S. passenger ships. It recognizes that seamen's jobs must not be further reduced but must be maintained through an overall expansion of the fleet. All these measures have been advocated before by the SIU and other American ma­ ritime unions. They have been repeated now by the President's own advisory com­ mittee. It is time now for the President himself to act. A new policy toward mari­ time must be formulated on the highest level. The public interest demands positive action now to rebuild the merchant fleet �k'-,;'' = - Juiurr T. INt It was family day at the New York SIU hall for Mrs. Irene Jedrzejewski end her children, from left to right, George, Mary, Victor, Creston and Catherine. Seafarers and families who enjoyed Christmas dinner at SiU hall in Now Orleans were greeted by brightly decorated Christmas tree. Seafarer Robbie J. Moos and his family gath­ ered around the well-set table at the New Orleans hall and enjoyed the festivities. Family and friends of Seafarer Lorenzo Corrasquillo were among the many who enjoyed big Christmas dinner at the New Orleans Hall. Seafarer David Blonstein, flanked by his wife and two sons, Noil and Charlie, was photo­ graphed by the LOG cameraman at the New York fiall on Christmas Day. The hall was crowded with Seafarers and families enjoying the traditional dinner with all the fixings. Jose Gonzales (far right), who sails it] the deck department, was on hand for Christmas dinner in New York with members of his family. Gonzales makes his home in New York. Carmen Bonefont (right), wife of Seafarer Juan Bonefont, attended Christmas dinner in the New York hall along with daughter Judith Bonefonte. Christmas is an especially big day for the children, who were o.n hand in force at the New Orleans hall on Christmes day. Here they gather on stairway for a group photo. Seafarer Henry Bailey and his family enjoyed SIU Christmas dinner with all the fixings at Frankfurt, Michigan. At Frankfort, Michigan, SIU Christmas dinner was served to a big turnout, in­ cluding Seafarer Fast and wife. Mrs. Robert Ullom of Frankfort and her children turned out for the Christmas festivities with other SIU families. iy>% No Christmas is complete without Santa Claus. Children of Seafarers include Donny and Dean Lanier, and Harold, Charlene and Dawn McClure, in New Orleans. The traditional SIU Christmas dinner saw a good turnout of Seafarers and families at the Philadelphia hall. Big fluffy fur hat at right drew favorable comments from all the Philadelphians present. IftiPlilSffrl On hand for Christmas dinner at Wilmington were (I-r) SIU United Industrial Workers mem­ bers Antonio Guerrero and Manuel Avlla; Seafarer Charies Kath and wifei SIU aoent Frank f.i I* I r" •oBMe.a • ' ^Miue muwrn Doyno isranaingji oeararer ca rnrcnara and wite. The serving lines were long at the Wilmington hall, but the food was delicious and well worth the short wait. Both SIU and SUP members and /emilies were on hand. Shortly efter this photo was taken. Seafarer oldtimer W. P. Andereon, shown above with his family at Christmas dinner In Houston, sailed aboard the Transhartford. Every half hour from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., SIU rep M. J. Blanton gave out presents to e different group of SIU kids during the Christmas dinner at the Houston hall. Although Seafarer J. L. Bass was at sea aboard the Penn Exporter, his family joined in the Christmas celebration with other Seafarers and families at ttie Houston hall. For families of Seafarers away from home. It was a chance to spend the day with SIU friends. Seafarer oldtimer Lenard Pretiaut (standing) was at the Houston hall with his whole family en Christmas day. Reports from all the SIU facilities in ell of the major ports show that the Christmas dinners were very well attended. �P»C« Tea SEAFdUEMS toe Jmuj T. INt Hard-Won tmisun TImo Fuf To Good Um Trade Unionists Donate Time, Leadership, To Aid Boy Scouts By Al Taanar, Vica PrasldMt oad Frad Fcrneii. Sdcratary-IrMstirar, Graot Lakra Tbe Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers have been successful in WASHINGTON—Increased leisure won in union contracts has helped strengthen labor's their 227 day strike against the Wyandotte Chemicals Corporation. long-standing partnership with the Boy Scouts, AFL-CIO Community Service Activities The OCAW recently sent a letter to the SIU Gt. Lakes District has reported. > thanking us for the support we gave them during the strike. Trades Council agreed to furnish fully performs for its sons, neigh­ We are proud to say that during this period not one SIU ship Current nationwide interest all the labor needed on the Scouts' bors, and the community. More of discharged any cargo at the Wyandotte Plants. The SIU Gt. Lakee in the children of the poor newly acquired San Isabel Scout our people are volunteering as District also gave Christmas baskets to needy families of the strikers, has accelerated the rapport Ranch. their union wins more leisure time some of whom had as many as eleven children. between the nation's largest labor In Waterloo, la., the Blackhawk for them at the collKtive bargain­ Pete Moore, the President of striking OCAW Local 7-627 recently center and its largest organization County AFL-CIO sponsors a Sea ing table." sent a letter to the SIU Gt. Lakes District thanking us for the support of boys, CSA Director Leo Perlis Scout ship and i^ a co-sponsor of that we gave them during the strike. told federation President George the annual Scout-O-Rama show. The letter read as follows: "Now that our strike against the Wyan­ Meany. Labor help In Philadelphia In­ dotte Chemicals Corporation is over, I would like to thank you and Labor union members provide your piembership for the wonderful support that your union gave some 25 percent of all scoutmasters cludes supplying meeting places— our Local during the seven month strike. and sponsor more than 230 Scout by the SIU and the Textile "If all of the other unions would have cooperated as yours did, troops. Cub Scout packs and Ex­ Workers Union of America; spon­ the strike might have been over a long time ago.^ Our membership plorer Scout units, Perlis said in soring scout uniita arid helping •msm and I will always remember the cooperation that your union gave mm summarizing a report prepared by raise funds—^Amalgamated Cloth­ O. W. Moody, Jr., AFL-CIO liaison ing Workers, International Ladies' us." SAN FRANCISCO—The Hawai­ DETROIT man with the Boy Scouts of Amej> Garment Workers and Electrical, ian Queen, second of two justRadio & Machine Workers; provid­ ica. During the years 1962-1964 we had several SIU Atlantic and Gulf ing music for the annual dinner completed combination container"Bill" Moody, who devoted 17 —^the American Federation of ships, automobile carriers and bulk contracted ships arrive here; however, in 1965 only two SIU A&G years to the Seafarers Internation­ Musioi»is, sugar freighters of SIU Pacific ships arrived on the Lakes (the Hastings (Waterman) and the Jofan C. al Union and the labor movement, (Atlantic Carriers). Five unions rronated their serv­ District-contracted Matson Naviga­ was appointed during 1964 as As­ CHICAGO tion Company, is scheduled to be­ sistant to the National director of ices to complete a rangers' resi­ gin regular service early in 1966. Shipping has finally coma to a standstill In this area with the last the Finance Service of the Boy dence and a Council ofbce at a vessel, the Henry Ptatt, of Gartland, laying up in Chicago on Christmas The jumboized C-4 vessel will Eve. The only thing operating in this area now is the Tanker Detroit. Scouts of America. In this post he Scout camp in the Paducah, Ky., enter the Los Angeles to Hawaii is responsible for liaison between area. Three members were hospitalized in Chicago at the Vets Research the Boy Scouts and the Commu­ At Ballston Spa., N.Y. members trade in which her sistership, the Hospital, and have since been discharged with the exception of one nity Services Department of the of Carpenters Local 1015 came to Hawaiian Monarch, has been op­ man, Joe Wljiecieoswkl, off the Harris Snyder, with bad back injuries. AFL-CIO. Camp Saratoga and gave a full erating since September. Con­ This has been a good year relative to shipping and Job opportunities, The range of cooperation be­ day of skilled labor toward the version of the two former troop­ ships for their specialized trade and next season looks brighter yet. We would like to say again tween labor and Scout groups ex­ erection of a camp lodge. that all members with sufficient time should take a few days to tends from sponsoring troops, serv­ Retail Clerks locals in Washing­ cost about $16.5 million. study and upgrade, thereby giving themselves the advantage of ing on Scouts boards and helping ton, D.C., have given money and Over 190 "live" automobiles, securing better paying jobs during the 1966 season. All Ports and secure financial aid to building leadership to encourage scouting camps with donated labor—$150,- in a low-income and high-delin­ with gas in tanks and batteries Agcmts will be available, giving complete assistance to those who connected, can be carried on eight wish to take advantage of the SIU Educational Program. 000 worth in one area. quency area. levels in the No. 1 hold. Containers FRANKFORT Said Perlis of other examples; of up to 12,800 tons of bulk sugar In Colorado, unions in the Pueb­ Tbe Ann Arbor Railroad Company is again hauling taconite from lo County Building & Construction 'This is a service that labor cheer­ can be_carried in holds 2, 3 and 4. Manistique to Frankfort in the carferries. Additional autos can be carried as All of the Ann Arbor fleet laid in for weather on Christmas Day, containerized cargo, but gas must giving many of the men a chance to to be with their families. be drained and batteries discon­ BUFFALO nected. With twenty ships laid up In this port with storage grain, the Addition of the Hawaiian Queen indication is that there will be a fair amount of shifting work during and Hawaiian Monarch allow Mat- the Winter months. son to abift the all-container The last ship in for lay up was the CMeege Trader, that arrived Hawaiian Citizen and Hawaiian early In the A.M. of December 24th, so at least some ef the men By Frank IhronA, West Ceasl RcprasMtotivn Merchant to service the Portland- made It home for Ciiristmas, Shipping continues to be good in San Francisco especially for entry Seattle-Honolulu and a m a 11e r Gus Wolf would like to extend his gratitude to ell the members ratings in all three departments. Tbe outlook for tbe rennunder of Hawaiian Island run. who remembered him with Christmas cards this year. January also looks very good. 4Ships paying off during the last to Alaska. Jack has been a mem­ shipping period were the Fairp<Ki, ber of the SIU foi 19 years. Yaka. Sio Grande and the TransBob Cossibbin, who had to get western ships. Signing on in­ off the T^;MI Topa to go into drycluded the Fairport, Yaka, and Rio dock for awhile is now fit for duty Grande. and waiting for the first job to Ships in transit were the Eagle hit the boards. Bob has been a Voyager, Steel Architect, York- member of the SIU for 24 years mar. Elizabethport, Choctaw, Steel and has participated in many of Flyer. Steel Apprentice, Portmar, the beefs that the union has had Transglobe, Marymar and the through the years. Longview Victory. Bjorne Granberg, who last sailed on the Ships due in for the next period Transpacific, is include the Rachel V. De Soto, FFD again now Fanwood, Young America, Santa and should be Emelia, Beloit Victory, Fairisle, ready to go again Panoceanic, Faith, Penmar and tbe in about a week San Francisco. or so. Bjorne has On the beach we have B. E. been a member Broderick, a real SIU oldtimer of the SIU for who piled off twenty years. the Express BufWe had a wonGranberg f a Io recently. d e r f u1 turnout Also on the beach is Juan for our annual Christmas -dinner Hopkins who re­ here and a good time was had by cently got off alL Wilmington the Elizabethport and said that Shipping for all ratings In the he's looking for port of Wilmington has been very a Far East good. During the past two week Hopkil run. period we had the Steel Flyer and Seattle the Choctaw payoff and also had Shipping has been good in Se­ seven ships in transit. attle for all ratings since the last Vic Egel blew into town after a period, and from all indications it 4-month trip on the San Francisco looks like it will continue for some as O.S. After a short vacation on time to come due to grain coming the beach he will be ready to go After successfully completing lifeboat training course at the Harry Lundeberg School of out of here and the situation in again. Seamanship, SIU Lifeboat Class No. 142 assembled for graduation picture. Newest batch Vietnam. We held our Christmas party in of lifeboat ticket holders are (l-r, bottom row): WiHiam Jenkins, Thomos Lyach. Middia On the beach here is Jack the hall on December 23 and bad row: Jim Brawn. Levi Chase, Charles Tucker. George Georgoussis, James Saluadore and Strouffb who got oif the Summit a good turnout of members and Fernanda Zaualo. Top row: George Chang. Jose A. AlBite. Henry Torres, Jr.. Manuel to spend the holida.va at home and their families. A good time was Moldonado and instructor Ami Bjornsson. is now waiting for a ship going had by alL 'iS '?r!| New Matson Containership Begins Service 'V Lifeboat Class No. 142 Graduates •A] �Juraary 1, MM SEAF ARERM to Bett^'iJll^j^ By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS January Buying Calendar Your family will have to cope with hlyher Hvlny oosU ayaln In 1966 after yolng: through, in 1965, the largest Increase In prices In this decade. At the beginning of the year we predicted a living-cost increase of about IV^ per cent. The actual increase in the past 12 months has been 1.8 per cent, despite the cut In excisp taxes on some goods. For 1966, we can expect another living-cost increase In the neigh­ borhood of 2 per cent. Any erosion this size in the buying power of the dollar qualifles as actual inflation, not merely the usual creeping inflation of 1 to per cent a year. The most serious problem you will have to deal with In 1966 is the high price of food. The Administration has been trying, with some success, to battle price increases on basic materials by releasing part of its own stockpiles of aluminum, copper, wheat, etc. But one retired worker told a recent consumer conference sponsored by Denver Labor Federation Community .Services: "The price increases I have to pay on food this year make the aluminum and copper increases look like pikers!" He proved it with examples, and got big applause. Tnere is some evidence that processors and distributors are in­ creasing prices of finished products more than hikes on raw materials warrant. Several food items have gone up more than abundant supplies seem to warrant. The big price increase in shoes is much larger than justified by prices of hides, farm representatives have written to this column. On January 1, 1966, several additional excise-tax reductions go into effect, and will help your family. The 10 per cent tax on phone service drops to 3. Some theater and sports admissions' taxes will be eliminated or reduced. The taxes on auto parts and accessories installed by dealers, and electric light bulbs, will be eliminated. The manufacturers' excise tax on cars, reduced from 10 to 7 per cent last summer, now drops to 6. Selective In Buying Bargain of the year is household appliances. Even after successive price cuts since the 1957-59 period, appliances have gone down another 5 per cent this year. Here are buying tips for 1966: FOOD: Meats especially are high. Some pork cuts already are 10 to 24 cents a pound higher than a year ago. Beef has not gone up as drastically, but most beefsteaks also co-st 10 cents a pound more. The price, hike on red meats has affected other foods. Even though turkey supplies are bigger, prices have been slightly higher. Eggs, too, cost more than last year. However, despite these Increases, your best buys in protein foods for 1966, to stretch costly meat, will be turkeys, eggs, broilers and other chicken, cheese and frozen fish. Broiler supplies will be heavy. In red meats, chuck with bone in, chopped beef, Boston butts and calls are your best buys. The butt and call (or picnic) are cut from the shoulder. The butt has more lean meat than the call, or any other pork cut. Even at its higher price, the butt is a better buy. CLOTHING: The real problem Is shoe prices, expected to go up another 50 cents to $1 on top of last fall's similar hike. Our advice is to shop the January shoe sales for current needs. You'll save two ways—on the sale price an1 by anticipating the forthcoming increase. Look for good buys in January clothing clearances. Including children's wear, expected to cost morp this spring. Especially take advantage of sales of "durable press" slacks and shirts foi^ men and boys. HOME EQUIPMENT: Among the outstanding values are the low prices available this year on vacuum cleaners, washing machines, dryers, ranges and refrigeratdrs. Gulf Coast Column (Continued from page 5* reports a .s^month voyage as chief cook aboard the Mount Washing­ ton. Louis P. Hagman, who got off the Merrimac to enjoy the holidays on the beach, says he would like nothing better than to be able to be able to get his chief steward slot back aboard the Merrimac again because he really likes that ship. Mobile F. Finch, who last sailed as bosun aboard the Producer on a trip to India is spending the holi­ days here with his wife. Finch has been shipping out of the Gulf since the Union's inception in va­ rious deck department ratings. F. Lta Miller is in drydock here with a knee injury he suffered back in September. His last ship was the Transhartford. Miller, who makes his home in Florida and has been shipping out of the Gulf area for the last twenty years or so, can hardly wait for his knee to get back in shape so he can grab a deck department slot on the first tiling smoking. Spending the holidays with his wife and family here, Joseph J. Logan last sailed on the bauxite run aboard the Alcoa Commander. An oiler's job going anywhere is his first resolution for the new year. Oldtimer Theodore R. Maples is enjoying the holiday seaseason by getting in some deer hunting. His last ship was the Montepeller Victory, on which he sailed as FWT. After a long spell as steward aboard the Halcyon Panthetr, Har­ old Westphall is on the beach, spending the holidays at home with his wife and family in nearby Satsuma, Alabama. Home for the holidays for the first time in a long while is LaFrance Smith, who last sailed in the steward depart­ ment aboard the Producer. Before that he sailed aboard the John B. Wateirman. rat* KICTW LOG Great Lakes States Oppose Seaway, Inland Waterway Tolls CLEVELAND—Opposition to all proposed waterway tolls and charges, including the tolls on the St. Lawrence Seaway, has been voted unanimously by the Great Lakes Commission, representing all eight states bordering on the Lakes. Chairman of the Commis­ to tolls in Canadian shipping cir­ In addition, a "user" tax on the sion's Commerce and Naviga­ cles. fuel used by U.S. inland water car­ tion Committee, Louis C. Pur- In spite of constantly rising car­ riers has been proposed for the A dey, declared that any toll or charge at all, on any waterway, was a form of discrimination against a mode of transport. Tolls or user charges on Inland water­ ways are contrary to all treaties and precedents, in which U.S. pol­ icy has always been to oppose any form of restriction on access to in­ land waters, he said. He left no doubt that the com­ mittee's recommended motion to the full committee was intended to apply to the St. Lawrence Seaway in addition to domestic inland wa­ terways. Tolls Opposed Under an agreement between the U.S. and Canada, the cost of the St. Lawrence Seaway is to be amortized with revenue from tolls over a 50-year period. Next year an International Joint Commission is to make recommendations con­ cerning the level of Seaway tolls. However, there is strong opposition goes and revenues, the Seaway has been running in the red, meeting its operating costs and more in the Lake Ontario-Montreal section but not having enough to cover its de­ ferred interest charges. past several years. U.S. inland wa­ ter carriers have strongly opposed such a user tax as discriminatory against one mode of transport and has thus far had the support of Congress in this view. Canada Eyes Plan To Break Worst Seaway Bottlenecks OTTAWA—Two St. Lawrence Seaway canal improvement projects designed to eliminate the worst bottlenecks in the Seaway system, will be considered by the Canadian Cabinet, according to Minister of^ Transport John W h i t n e y of the Seaway system's worst bottlenecks. The bypass would be Pickersgill. considerably wider than the channel. The second proposal is for the construction of additional locks at Beauharnois, a two-lock system which studies of traffic increases predict will become the next major Seaway bottleneck unless action is taken. A project has already been start­ ed to twin all 'Welland locks to allow shipping to flow in both di­ rections at the same time. Coupled with the proposed bypass, this WASHINGTON—A "negative income tax" and the crea­ would dramatically reduce the time tion of socially useful jobs f9r the unskilled have been required for vessels to transit the 27-mile link between Lakes Erie proposed as part of a comprehensive, five-year attack on and Ontario. poverty by R. Sargent Although the bypass projects, Shriver, director of the Office Creation of these jobs for the which would cost an estimated unskilled would relieve the highly "hundreds of millions of dollars" of Economic Opportunity. skilled workers of necessary duties have not yet been approved or The negative income tax would in which their skills are not even considered by the Canadian use the Government's income tax utilized, much as the parking Cabinet, preparatory steps have machinery to supplement the in­ meter maids relieve trained police­ been taken by expropriation of the necessary land for these projects come of the poor by allowing ^n men for more important duties. to prevent land speculation, .\bout individual or family with an in­ Many such jobs remain un­ come below the tax-paying level created, Shriver says, because 4,000 acres east of Welland has to claim a payment based on the local governments and institutions been acquired for the proposed unused portion of his current do not have adequate funds. Under Welland Canal bypass plus 275 acres beside the Beauharnois Ca­ exemptions. his plan, the Federal Government nal, near Montreal, for additional A family of four, for example would put up 90 percent of the locks. with no income would get a pay­ cost, which would amount to $1 ment from the Government of billion or $2 billion a year. $420, or 14 percent (the lowest tax The negative income tax pro­ rate) of $3,000, the level at which' posal is designed to help close the the family's income becomes tax- so-called "poverty gap" of about SH table. $12 billion, which is the amount The second proposal would necessary to remove everybody create jobs for the unskilled in from the definition of poverty. A areas where the poor are con­ city family of four with less than centrated. These socially useful $3,150 yearly income is presently WASHINGTON—Two ships have jobs would be in the nature of considered poor. This program been added to the U.S. Govern­ hospital orderlies, nurses aides or would cost the Government an ment blacklist of ships which have billion a year under been to Cuba since January 1, 1963, maintenance and custodial workers estimated in public institutions and parks. present projections. bringing the number of ships in­ eligible to haul U.S. Governmentgenerated cargoes to 244. The vessels added during the two-week period ended December 13 were the 7,134 gross ton British CASH BENEFITS PAID; Sept. 1-Sept. 30, 1965 flag "Elicos," and the 7,245 gross ton Cypriot flag ".Alexandros," AMOUNT PAID the Maritime Administration an­ CUIMS nounced. $ 70,285.01 7,518 Hospital Benefits Although vessels may be re­ 39,885.50 moved from the blacklist on prom­ 18 Death Benefits 115,350.00 ise of their owners to keep them 769 Pension-Disability Benefits and all other ships under the same 7,726.70 control out of the Cuban trade, 39 Maternity Benefits 97,089.13 no ships were removed from the 817 Dependent Benefits list during the latest reporting 7,571,21 556 period. Optical Benefits British-flag ships still lead all 35,954.50 4,502 Out-Potient Benefits others on the list with 74 in the 430,569.55 Cuban trade< With the addition of 1,303 Vacation Benefits the Alexandres, there are now 12 Cypriot ships on the blacklist. TOTAL WELFARE. VACATION The total of 244 ships listed come to a total of 1,709,743 gross tons. $804,431.60 15,522 BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... The project proposals call for an 81^-mile bypass to straighten the canal and take it around the city of Welland, where five city bridges now cause periodic slow­ downs and which is considered one Negative Income Tax Would Aid The Poor Two Ships Added To Cuba Blacklist SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans �Pac« Twelv* SEAFARERS SlU Pensioner Recalls Youth During Tour Of The Far West By FRED HARVEY It being to my mind a nice time to go traveling, I decided to take a trip to the Pacific Northwest, so I just bought a ticket on the next day's train out of New York and left the city on the afternoon of Au-> gust the 16th. Arriving in left me sitting on the ground. It Chicago the following day, I didn't hurt much at the moment, Jammarr T. INt LOO trip to Boavbay, India, end h>> vited the whole erew to aw wedding. In the true fiUU spiril and tradition of the Brother^ To tbo Editori I wish to expreae my heart­ hood of the Sea all my ship­ felt appreciation to tho Sea­ mates turned out to help me in farers International Union of various ways. Bosun Wallace Simpson was North America, which has helped me at all times and considerate enough to arrange especially in the last four for my time off in port, other years, as I have been under the AB's and Ordinaries stood constant care of doctors since I my watches, and second cook was placed on the disability and baker Frank Constagno list. Everyone has gone out served as my best man. Then to his way to be helpful. Also, I wish to say that it is a privilege to be a member of such a wonderful union ae the SIU. The SIU has set up programs T lk E d i t Qi! to ease the member's burdens when they are going to sea, as well as lo<^ng after them and their needs when they are not All letters to the Editor lor able te continue their life as a publication in the SEAFARERS seaman. It is a plan that looks into the future to make life LOG must be signed by the more secure and worthwhile for writer. Names unll be withheld them when help is most need­ upon request. ed. Trouble comes very often when it is least expected, and top it ali off, Charles Johnson medical problems are among the of the steward department most expansive. The aid from took up a eolleotion for a my Union was most appreciated. wedding present from the crew. Frsternallr yours, All these things I will never Lawrence O. Russell forget, and It makes me proud to be a member of a union that % % %. lives up to its standards. It was a time when a Seafarer needs his Brothers to prove their kindness through action, and deeds, and not merely words. To the Editor: I just wanit to publicly ac­ Fellows, a vols of thanks from knowledge and again thank my Marlens and myself to all of fellow crewmembers aboard the you. Fraternally, Steel Fabricator. I was married on our last Fidel De DIos Welfare Benefits Draw Thanks hurried on out to Crystal Lake to so I Just climbed back aboard; but visit with my brother and his fam­ on dismounting back at the fair­ ily. He is 84 years old and still grounds, found my knee aching going strong. Myself, I'm only 79. and swollen. Old fashioned remedies are the After a round of visits here and there and seeing many places from best cures for things like sprained my very early childhood and meet­ ankles and their like. I found a ing some of the old settlers, my bottle of liniment and holed up in nephew took me up to the tip of my room for two days. the Kewounee Penninsular in About that time I decided I'd Wisconsin to visit my younger had enough of Montana and fibrother's place at Yill's Rock. We gured it was better to move on stayed there a whole week, riding further west. It was aibout four in around and looking over the coun­ the afternoon of September 2, try. On one of our rides we when I left Miles City, and got to stopped by a wooden statue of Butte, Montana by dark. That is Pensioner Fred Harvey Chief Oskosih of the Menominee quite a stretch of country, where rests for a moment in Egg Tribe that was posed by his grand- you go down the hills to Butte, Harbor, Wisconsin, under «on, who is now chief of the tribe. which seems to lay as If it were in the statue of Chief Oskosh. The next leg of my journey, a bowl. I surely admired the skill of the bus driver, maneuvering with stopovers here and there, rarian A1 Harmon. We just sat took me to Miles City, Montana, down those twisting roads. They around talking about whaleships where I had passed through many are crackerjack drivers. and sailing boats in general, with We got into Missoula, Montana the conversation being taped. I years before. It seems that for a couple of blocks in town, there and the Idaho panhandle is of the had several pictures taken »id got was a saloon and gambling house wildest sort—mountain ranges cov­ myself on television for thirty every other block, where pictures ered with acre after acre of white minutes. of days gone by adorn the walls. pine, rocky trails and cool clear Also, I went down to the SIU In the mornings I visited the fair- streams. Hall and eaw my old friend Paul groundfi and stockyards and San Francisco was one of the Yonso, who was just getting ready would sit in on a few hands of highlights of my journey. They to ship a bunch of .Seafarers out to poker in the afternoon at tl^ really believe in free enterprise Saigon. If I had wanted in, I "Range Riders' ^loon." there, with the saloons swinging probably could have been shang­ Then, in order to see the "Lit­ their doors open at six in the morn­ haied out of San Francisco, even tle Big Horn country," I hired a ing, even on Sunday. But my though I am pushing eighty. car to take a trip in that direction, favorite of course was the Mari­ Just before I pulled out of passing herds of buffalo and time Museum, which I make a Frisco, I stopped by the Barbary horses all along the way. I also point of visiting every time I'm Coast and Chinatown and tried to took a four-day tour (rf Yellow­ in Frisco. I took a much needed remember where the old dance rest following the 24-hour ride on hall used to be, places such as the stone National Park. When I got back to Miles City, I the bus, then went over to the Thalia and the Hippodrome. I Charles H. Juntikka, 45: Ac­ decided to try my luck on a horse, museum and aboard the "Bale- found out that sixty years makes cidental causes claimed the life of which I hadn't been aboard in over lutha," the full-rigged ship belong­ a lot of difference. Nearly all of Brother Junten years. After galloping over ing to the museum. my old hangouts had been gone tikka, when he the prairie for about an hour, the The next day I met with the for quite a while. was overcome by pony stepped in a gopher hole and director, Karl Kartum, and LibOn the way to Salt Lake City carbon monoxide early in the morning it began to during a housesnow, and when we got to Rock fire. Last serving Springs, Wyoming, the country with the Kinsman was covered by a white blanket. Marine Transit After being delayed for two hours Company, he was due to a traffic jam ,we started up a member of the the hill toward Rawlings, Wyo­ deck department. ming. We were traveling along Juntikku Is survived by his broth­ what was called the "Bear Moun­ er, John, and burial took place in tain Road, about 8,000 feet above the Atlantic Mine Cemetery In sea level. Everything rolled along Houghton County, Michigan. smoothly for a while, but just be­ 4" 4" 4" fore reaching the summit, the bus Arthur John Queary, 39: Brother was stopped by another roadblock. Queary succumbed to a heart The way to Cheyenne was liter­ attack while at ally teeming with wildlife. The sea near Edgegraceful antelopes and deer had water, New Jer­ been driven from the woods by sey. A :nember of the blizzard and the consequent tlie deck depart­ lack of food, and they were all ment, he last ser­ grazing in the snow. ved aboard the I fell In bed at the hotel in Seatrain Texas. Cheyenne a.nd woke up feeling Queary was a Seventy-nine year old Fred Harvey made it back from his that I'd had just about enough. native of Brook­ trip to the far West in time for Christmas dinner at the New After a good night's sleep, I packed lyn, New York, York'SIU Hall. He is shown with his wife and a guest, Maria up the old suitca>se and bought a and lists his grandmother, Mrs. F. Da Rosa, whom the Harveys sponsored for citizenship. ticket for Chicago and New York. Nergler, as his beneficiary. Brothers Rally For SIU Marriage Final Departures Edward John Cichorek, 52: A heart attack proved fatal to Brother Cichorek. Last shipping out aboard the Keva Ideal, he was a member of the engine de­ partment. Cicho­ rek listed his last address as 618 Pike Street in Seattle, Washing­ ton, and was buried in the Holyrood Cemetery, King County, Washington. 4 4 4 Theodore E. Shu pick, 61: Brother Shupick died of a liver ailment in tha St. Mary's Hospital in Superior, Wis­ consin. A mem­ ber of tho deck department, h e last sailed with the American Steanvshlp Com­ pany. Brother Shupick is sur­ vived by a friend, Liney Randolph, and was buried In the Forest Lawn Cemetery In Detroit, Michigan. V �Jnivarr T, IfM SEAFARERS Seamar Crewmen Praised For Rescue On High Seas LOG-A-RHYTHM: Sea Spirit By Fanl Rnfflii, AB The skill and readiness with which Seafarers cope with emergencies at sea figured prominently on the Seamar in the rescue of an imidentlfied man floundering in the water. The incident took place off the west coast of Mexico nearly 100 miles from land! On an afternoon in middiligently in launching the boaA other things. He also noted that December the SIU ship was and getting away from the side of the man was Incoherent from the smoothly cruising along on the ship," according to Ship's length of his exposure In the Barren teat and causes tragic And dreams of those we left behind With hopes that white and moving water Will soon erase them from our mind. Winter'* chills and summer's heat. The strain of schedules day by day, A startled ship shedding memories. Plodding the ocean's unmarked way. her course when the officer on the bridge heard a cry from the water and saw a man there. He immediately threw a ring life buoy overboard and gave the order "hard right" to the helms­ man, Seafarer Clifford B. J. Brown. Stairs of whitecaps, not of wood Rolling bedposts far from land, A ceiling that is mostly sky, A harbor that is mostly sand. Delegate S. Furtado. "They should be commended for doing such a fine Job when help was needed on such short notice. The total elapsed time from the original sighting until the man was taken aboard the rescue boat was under nineteen minutes!" It was clearly a time for quick The ship's delegate went on to thinking and fast action. describe the man as being about The ship veered hard to the starboard as Brother Brown began 28-years-old, a native of Amster­ to execute the Williamson Turn, dam and sailing as an AB, among a standard maneuver in all cases of "man overboard." The turn war ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), November 28—Chairman, H. W. Miller) Secretary, expertly completed, and the man A. a. Nail. No t)«ets reported by de­ was found to be only a half ship's partment delegates. Motion made length away. that cleaning cargo holds to be reg­ ular OT rate. But Brother Brown was not the only Seafarer swinging Into ATLAS (A. L Burbank), November action. •—Chairman, P. Rubith; Secretary, M. Quran. Brother Bob Fletcher was While the turn was being com­ ciacted to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Disputed OT tn Port of Chrispleted, the number two lifeboat tobal. Canal Zone. Motion made that was being readied for launching all ships t>e air-conditioned. Repair list to be brought up to date and sub­ —the tarpaulin was stripped away, mitted to the captain. Need new oars and oarlocks and other equip­ washing machine badly. ment thoroughly checked, and the block and tackle made ready. SEAMAR (Celmar Steamship), Dec. II—Chairman, Robert Raid; Secre­ Soon the lifeboat was launched in tary, R. K. Holt Ship's delegate re­ good order and proceeding toward ported that a letter was received from Earl Shepard regarding the the survivor. conditions aboard this vessel. More of a variety is requested on menu. "The Seafarers acted very No beefs reported by department The sea has called us and we came By choice and by chance combined. The ocean's call we all have answered, A clarion harsh but not unkind. The day has changed but not the call. The work but not the breed. And the ship's that sail the ocean's loastes Are bound by an ageless creed. A creed that dictates, "You shall sail. While others on land remain. A pitching deck shall be your home With wind and stars and rain. "Wind and stars That whispers And stops when Where foreign Face TfcirtecB LOG and a loneliness through the soul docked at foreign ports things are sold." delegates. Ship's delegate was re­ imbursed for phone calls. Collec­ tion taken up for man rescued from sea. Job well dona to all hands In rescue opertion. Special attention will be made by N.Y. patrolman re­ garding the food. Stranye streets like withered flowers Have an odor all their own. Dark ahd twisting alleyioays That never lead toward home. DONOTBiuY A seamen's club in Napoli Beckons the sailor in, A park, a bench and a crooked tree Stares at the stranded men. LONG LINES (Isthmian), Nov. S— Chairman, H. Libby; Secretary, Dick Grant. Ship's delegate reported let­ ter was forwarded to New York headquarters regarding disputed OT. Washing machines need repairs to see Chief engineer. Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) Softly, softly murmuring In tones one scarce can hear. Water passes under pilings Tidal currents under piers. Weary hours of waiting. Straining ears to hear the horn. The sound that signals anchors weighing. The sailing ship's returning tone. OCEANIC SPRAY (Transworld Ma­ rine), Dec. 12 — Chairman, Frank Natale; Secretary, H. Kennedy. Ship's delegate reported that every­ thing running smoothly. One man was sick but since has returned to work. Vote of thanks to the Steward department. No beefs reported by department delegates. Steward de­ partment requests that crew take a little more time and bring back all dirty linens and cups that they use. SEastern Alt Lines (Flight Engineers) 4" And yet when ship and turning screws Have brought the seaman home. Still he strains to hear the water. Still he listens for the horn. t !• H. I. Siege! "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) tit Bears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) For the sea has called him. Answering, he came. He now awaits the hour When the sea shall call again. Making The Bread > H>W > \ X " /. Stitzel-WeUer Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin StlU," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) water. The man was later identified as a Dutch crewman named Hahn van Felder off the German freighter Constantia. The crew on the rescue boat consisted of Seafarers Furtado, J. R. Mattox, M. R. Kniclcman, John P. Schaefer, B. R. Hireen, B. R. OJeda and 2nd Officer Royal Hightower, a former SIU brother. in letters to be received. There Is shortage of porthole screens. When In India and other foreign ports keep doors locked. Captain will obtain more keys and locks In Bombay. Recreation room needs cleaning up regularly. Some disputed OT in deck department. Crew is asked to please keep their feet off the chairs and tables in the messroom. Bosun states that when ship Is not |as free, absolutely no smoking outside of authorized spaces end no transis­ tor radios on lookout watch. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian Lines), Deo. 18—Chairman, Michael J. Anzalonc; Secretary, A. Laitar. vy- -if- • • Discussion about having patrolman In San Francisco to straighten out beats. $120 In ship's fund. No t>eefs reported by department delegates. Brother O'Connel was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Motion made to have better launch service in Manila. Motion made to buy new wall clock. Everyone cooperated In keeping heads clean. Repair list to t>e made up as soon as possible. Or­ ganize detail to clean laundry and library. Kays should ba mada for showers and toilets, also paint crew quarters and pantry. FANWOOD (Waterman), Nov. Chairman, D. Missimer; Secretaryr S. Heinfling. Brother Seymour Helnfling was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), Dec. 14—Chairman, Jamas 0. Bruso; Secretary, Jamts M. Nelson. New contracts have not been received by crew. Ship's delegate reported that everything Is running smoothly. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Ship's delegate sug­ gested that all brothers put In for 10 nights lodging white In shipyard due to excessive noise and no hot water. OCEANIC TIDE (Transworld Ma­ rine)), Nov. 21—Chairman, John F. Dickerson; Secretary, J. D. Williams. Ship's delegate reported that Cap­ tain said there will be no money draws on overtime. No t>eefs re­ ported by department delegates. Crew is requested to please keep the natives out of the fosc'les In Port Said. Vote of thanks to the Steward department. TRUSTCO (Marme Carriers), Dec. 12—Chairman, Juan Oquendo, Jr-i Secretary, Robert Moody. Ship's delegate reported that at Bombay, crew can draw 50c of base pay less one months allotment in currency next draw to t>e in travelers checks. All crew members to advise corre­ spondents to Include name of ship GENEVA (U.S. Steel), Deo. 18 — Chairman, Richard Heffley; Secre­ tary, Larry Mundy. Ship's delegate reported 1 oiler missed ship in Morrisville. Some disputed OT in deck department. Negotiations underway to allow all hands time off as per SIU freightship agreement. Sugges­ tion to repair air conditioners In messhall and recreation room. til' J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) if if 4 Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) Baker Pedro Notes adds a touch of yeast to the mixer aboard the Robin Locksley before he switches on the machine. Due to the impossibility of carrying fresh bread on a long voyage, it is baked aboard ship. 4 4 .. ' M S^AfAMRS LOG, if Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, StereotjT)ers) Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) t •• 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Furnitnre and Bedding White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers BfooMyn 32,, NYf 9 to melve I 9 put my ttome on your ' z;--'" « K I (PriRt lnforPS0t0Ai | t I8 NAM! 5 smEETADDR^ I CITY . ; •• 4 -:4>:'-.. n ZONE....,. STATE... .1 • J TO AVOin PM«tlCATlOi^! ffyoo sr. w ! :of stJrffW ptessa qfvrf your former - z" v• J ' z-Z ^ ^ J ] •' -'6' �Fas« FoartcM SEAF ARERS Janotty 1, ItM LOG Deck, Engine, Steward Depots At Werk Aiieard Dei Santos AB John W. Allstat hosei down fhe ship as a part of his routin* duties on deck. Seafarer Louis Gdusko takes a turn at the wheei while the ship is underway on an overseas run. Oiler Roiiort L. Thomphint per< forms one of the essential chores down in the engine room. After the meal is finished, Chief Steward Alton R. Booth, the "Strawberry Man," takes a break. Although Christmas has long been passed and remains in our mind only as a holiday last year, reports by delayed overseas mail continue to indicate that Seafarers all over the world enjoyed quite a meal aboard their respective ships. Brother Manuel Silva, ship's delegate aboard the Montpelier Vic--t tory, sends a favorable report Meeting chairman David Pash- turned in by the steward depart­ of the Yuletide celebration on koff aboard the Hercules Victory ment," he continues. "The chow his vessel. "Our Christmas menu would have done justice to the hnest restaurant," he said. "Tur­ key, Virginia Ham, roast Long Island Duckling and prime ribs of beef were only a few of the tasty items our steward dcpa rtment, headed by Broth­ er W. T. Langford, served up Longford for the crew. This ship is on a real dream run, in ad­ dition to the splendid work by the boys in the galley—two coastwise and one intercoastal trips—and the rumor is that we will be on this one for a year." (Wall Street Traders Inc.) reports favorably on Ship's Delegate Albert Paige. It seems that both the deck delegate and several of the members agreed .that he was doing a good job, and everyone hopes that he Pnshkeff keeps the posi­ tion. "He does the job like it should be done," Pashkoff noted. i t 4. Crew members aboard the Del Norte (Delta Steamship Lines) again demon­ strated that Sea­ % K. farers are always ready to come to The ship's meeting aboard the the aid of a Thetis (Rye Marine) began with Brother in dis­ a discussion about unionism and tress. They unani­ Its practices. All mously voted to crew members use a portion of agreed that, since the ship's funds the SIU has stuck for a radiogram Donnelly by their rank and and floral wreath hie, the members to the family of Sankey Edwards should also make whose sister recently died. They a point to be loy­ also sent a radiogram to Seafarer al to the Union. Albert Stout on the death of his Brother J. E. Mother, according to Galley Dele­ Cline was re­ gate Henry B. Donnelly. Borry elected as ships delegate and also given a solid vote 4> 41 41 of confidence, according to Meeting Chairman Dave Barry. Both the Ship's delegate Charlie Mazur delegate and the steward depart­ ment were awarded vote of thanks. of the Columbia Victory (Columbia Steamship) reports that the crew is having an exceptionally good 4" 4" trip aboard a fine vessel. "Every­ thing is just great," he says, A discussion on the crew-fi­ "especially the steward depart­ nanced movie projector and film ment. Those guys are doing a really was an important topic at the meet­ wonderful job. They've truly ing aboard the earned the vote of thanks that the Brigham Victory crew gave them." (Bloo m field Steamship Com­ 4 4^^ pany), according to Meeting Chair­ According to ship's delegate man Albert Bourgot. Each broth­ Wesley Leanard, things j u a t er tossed in $17 couldn't be going any better than which added up they are aboard the Cabins (Texas to a grand total City Refinery.). "It's a good trip, of $300 to be used a clean ship, and a wonderful crew for new reels. The film will be with everyone pitching In and collected when the ship bits Long working together," he reports. "An •specially outstanding Job is being Beach, California. and service are tops. The run is being made according to the high­ est SIU standards of work and behavior." 4 4 4 Seafarers aboard the Del Mar (Delta Lines) awarded a vote of thanks to the ship's movie director who did a fine job of obtaining films and keeping the equipment functioning in A-1 shape. "We saw some terrific films this time out," says ship's meeting secretary Joseph V. Whaler Jr. "An SIU crew always appreciates a job well done." 4 4 4 Joseph P. Adams, 3rd cook, and Redoriek Kepf. chief cook, busy themselves in the galley with the preparing of the day's meal. LOG-A-RHYTHM: A Stairway By Linda Mustakaa A special menu and a special dinner highlighted Thanksgiving Day on the Fanwood (Waterman), according to Ship's Delegate Seymour Heinfling. The theme of the festive oc­ casion was Kip­ ling's "Ballad of East and West," and each item on Heinfling the menu was followed by an apropos quotation from such writers as Jfouvenal, Vol­ taire, Cervantes and Shakespeare. A special vote of thanks was ex­ tended to the steward department for a Job excellently done. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Oct. 31—Chairman, K. A. Helleman; Secretary, D. M. Woods. No beefs reported. Some disputed OT In en­ gine and steward departments. Vote of thanks extended to the ship's delegate, deck, engine and steward delegates. Every stairway must begin Though each must end as well, A life may be compared as such— In fact, a parallel. Each step a lesson to be learned, A challenge, if you may. An invitation to succeed Through knowledge, day by day. The path is long and straight before. And time is not to waste; For never shall the clocks reverse. Nor shall mistakes erase. Thus time well spent and fortitude, As every step you weigh. Attain the goal for which you strive— Let nothing bar your way. Secretary, W. T. Langford. Discus­ sion on mattresses which were to t)e ordered and so far nothing has been done about same. Ship's delegate reported that ship will pay off in Delaware City and for replacement list to be turned In as early as pos- HERCULES VICTORY (Wall Street Traders), Nov. 22—Chairman, David Pashkoff; Secretary, I. M. Pcacoch. $10 In ship's fund. Disputed OT In deck and engine departments. Vote of thanks extended to Brother Paige for doing a good job as ship's dele­ gate. One man hospitalized in Naha. drew Hemphill. Ship's delegate re­ ported vote of thanks to cro'W for cooperation. Soma disputed OT In deck and engine departments. Vote of thanks to baker and steward d» partment Vote of thanks to ship's delegate Brother Bennie Lowderback. FAIRISLE (Pan Oceanic), Aug. 12— Chairman, J. Wolanski; Secretary, V. Douglas. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Brother Q. Litchfield was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Fans are to be obtained In Long Beech. Also see about fixing crew's showers. MERRIMAC (Merrimac Transport), Nov. 21—Chairman, S. Homko; Sec­ retary, L. P. Hagamann. Ship's dele­ gate reported everything running smoothly. Repair list submitted thie trip will t>e handled as soon as pos­ sible. Some disputed OT in engine department sible. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Motion made that no crew member pay off until all beefs sre settled satisfactorily. Washing machine to be repaired. MONTPILim VICTORY (Victory Oarriors), Boo. S—Chairman. J. Lowis; VINORI (Vonero), Nov. Si—Chair, man, iamee Hsrmsni Sooretary, An- STKIL ROVM (Isthmian), Dee. IS ^hsirman, Oresta Vslst SsereUry, T. Psulknar. $20.2S In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Oresta Vole waa olacted to serve as now ship's dele­ gate. Water tanks used for drinking water needs cleaning. Craw Is rC quested te keep library clean. �7. IMf SEAFARERS Pace Ptnces LOG mmmmmmm. Know Your Kights i u s"> m I FINANCIAL RIPORTI. The conitltuUon of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakee end Inland Watera District makes specific provision for safegnardinf the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are avaUable at SIU headquartera In Brooklyn. TRUfT FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of vaiious trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equaUy of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPIND RIOHTt. Tour shipping rights and seniority are protectea exclusively by the oontracts between the Union and the shipowner*. Get to know your shipping rlghta. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able In all Union halls, if you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In ti\e contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeal.s Board by certified mall, return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is; Earl Shepard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930. New York 4, N.T. Full copies of contracts as 'eferred to are available to you at all tlrats, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeala Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are availabte In all SIU halla. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under wtilcb you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as yotir obllgatkma. such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper aaanner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union ofHelaL la yotir oplalou, falls to proSecl vnur contract rights properly, contact the tiearesl SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO, The LOG has tradltlonaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at th* September, 1960, meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executlva Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, x>na individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies ara to bo paid to anyone In any oWctal capacity tn the SIU imless an official Uideh receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless be Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTfTUTfONAl RI«NTt AND OBLIOATIONS, The SIU publishee every six months In the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies ara available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all ether detalla. then the aiemher so affected ahould immediately notify headquarter*. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-tlrae SIU members drawing disability-pension tienefits have always been encouraged to continue their onion activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU membtrs at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EDUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights la employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set fOrth In the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the Utdon has negotiated with the employer*. Conaequently, no Seafarer may be dlacriminated against because "t race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which he Is entitled, he should notify headquarters. t 4" 4> Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Jan. 17—2 Alpena Jan. 17—7 Buffalo Jan. 17—7 Chicago Jan, 17—7 Cleveland ....... Jan. 17—7 Doluth Jan. 17—7 Frankfurt Jan. 17—7 4> 4> P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 4* tREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE Detroit Jan. 10—7:30 Milwaukee ...Jan. 10—7:30 Chicago Jan. 11—7:30 Buffalo Jan. 12—7:30 tSa't Ste. Marie Jan. 18—7:30 Duluth Jan. 14—7:30 aeveland ... Jan. 14—7:30 Toledo Jan. 14—7:30 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 4. ^ » SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia .. .. Feb. 8—5 P.M. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) Feb. 9—5 P.M. Houston Jan. 10—5 P.M. Norfolk Feb. 10—5 P.M. New Orleans Jan. 11—5 P.M. Mablle Jan. 12—5 P.M. ^ 4) 4) RAILWAY MARINE REGION Jersey City Jan. 10—10 Hilladeiphia Jan. 11—10 Baltimore Jan. 12—10 •Norfolk Jan. 13—10 » ^ A.M. A S P.M. A.M. ft 8 P.M. A.M. ft 8 P.M. A.M. ft 8 P.M. » United.Industriar Workers New York ....... Frt. 7—7 P.M. BalUmore Feb. 9—7 P.M. PMladelphia ...... Feb. 8—7 P.M. Dlrectery Of UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal -Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS ... 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. Tel. 724-2848 ST. LOUIS, Ma TAMPA, Eto. ..,..312 WILMINGTON. Calif. . 505 N. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Novembtr 23—Chairman, E. Riley; Sec­ retary, Henry Bilde. Motion made to accept new contracts. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), No­ vember 18—Chairman, Wm. Hand; Secretary, Steve Kolina. Two men missed ship in Spain. No launch service in two ports. Disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Pa­ trolman to be contacted regarding painting of steward departrnent rooms. Steward thanks his men for working together. Best ho had in years. SEAFARER! POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the baste rights If at any thwe a Soafsrer feols that any of the above rights havs boon violated, or fhaf be bat bnsn dtniad hit constitutional right of accost fn Union records or Infermatloo, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hail at twodqaorters by certified mail, return receipt requested. Warren Scott Ellis, bom October 5, 1965, to the Fin« A. Ellis, Kreole, Miss. 4 4. Yzaniar Velcr, born June 23. 1965, to the Portlrio Velezs, Rio Piedras, P.R. 4 4 4' John Robert Smith, born November 14, 1965, to the Robert L. Smiths, Manlstlque, Mich. 4 4 4 Dorothy Carey, t>om April 23, 1965, to the Thomas E. Careys, Brooklyn, New York. 4 4 4 Katherine Skendelas, born September 18, 1965, to the Gus Skendelas, Seattle, Wash. Friends of Russell Lund Russell Lund would like very much to keep in touch with his old Seafarering buddies Oscar Sorenson, Thad DeLoach, Oscar Blain and Robert Riveria. He requests they send their addresses to him as soon as possible at 931 Cecelia Drive, Glen Ellen, California. Randsfl M. Cone, tx>m October 16, 1965, to the William M. Cones, Genoa, Ohio. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Deiwrah Mercer, born October 3, 1965, to the James F. Mercers, Glen Ellyn, Ills Sharon Denise Mallery, t>om October 22, 1965, to the Grady Mallorys, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 Petar. Jay Olson, born November 18, 1965, to the Floyd D. Olsons, Duluth, Minn. 4 4 4 Sandra Joy Bixtsr, born October 30, 1965, to the Bradley A. Baxters, New Orleans, La. 4 4 THETIS (Rye Marine), November 14 —Chairman, Dave Barry; Secretary, R. L. Morrow. Brother J. E. Cline was re-elected to servo as ship'^ delegate. He was givon a vole of thanks for a Job well dona Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Novtmber T—Chainnan, A. Anderson; Socretary, P. Cofonm. $29 in ship's fund. No boofs roported by depart­ ment delegates. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), November 2t—Cnairman, H. Serrano; Sacratary, F. Aponte. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for the well-served Thanks giving Day dinner. STEEL RECORDER (Isthinian), No­ vember 3—Chairman, William Home; Secretary, Angel Seda. $250 In ship's fund. Everything is running smooth­ ly. Everybody is happy. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), November •—Chairman, J. Chiancse; Secretary, Nona. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Jesse Metcalf was elected to serve as ship's delegate. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea-Land). No­ vember 8—Chairman, None; Secre­ tary, Nona. Brother Evens was elect­ ed to serve as new ship's delegate. $20.74 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported. Epifanio Rodriguez Your current address is being sought by the Selective Service System, Local Board Number 1, 346 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10013. 4 4 4 Friends of Laurence Roy Edwards Would anyone knowing the whereabouts of Laurence Edwards 4 4 4 William "Bill" Shea please contact Mrs. Violet Your Mother woold like very Edwards, 12483 Cedar Road, Apt. HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich. . 127 River SL much to hear from you at 65 Frady C, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, ^ EL 4-3616 Apt. 175, East Boston, Massa­ 4 4 4 BALTIMORE, Md. ...1216 E. Baltimore St. Julio Valentin EA 7-4900 chusetts. BOSTON, Mass. 177 State St It is very important that you con­ 4 4 4 Rl 2-0140 John Wesley Smith S-1119 tact Juan Sanchez, D-28 Los BUFFALO, N.Y. 735 Washington SL TL 3-9259 Your Mother, Mrs. Alta M. Angeles, Loiza Station, Saiiluice, CHICAGO, III 9383 Ewing Ave. Smith of 35 Station Road, Salem, Puerto Rico. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio ..... 1420 W. 25th St. Massachusetts, would like you to 4 4 4 MA 1-5450 Vincent Stankiewicz contact her. DETROIT, Mich. . 102?5 W. Jefferson^V(L Please get in touch with Mrs. 4 4 4 DULUTH, Minn. 312 W^^2n^St Edward P. Marsh PB-30657 Virginia Duld at Route 1, Box 92, Mrs. M. T. Judge of 207 Ryland Meadows of Dan, Virginia, 24120. FRANKFORT, Mich. P-O-.Box ^7 415 Mam St. Lane, Mobile, Alabama, 36607, is 4 4 4 EL 7-2441 Tax Refund Checks seeking your whereabouts. HOUSTON, Te*. 5804^nal SL WA B-3ZU7 Income tax refund checks are 4 4 4 JACKSONVILLE, Ra 2608 Peai" St. being held- for the following SIU Philip K<N«1 K-456 EL 3-0987 Would you contact your sister, members by Jack Lynch, Room JERSEY CITY, NJ. .99 Mrs. Marie DeCarlo, at 1371 East 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison MIAMI. Fla 744 W. 15th Street, Brooklyn, New York Street, San Francisco 5, California: Alexander Ansaldo, Oria' S. MOBILE. Ala. ... 1 South '••*{;®^247M 11230. Bushold, Hans J. L. Pedersen (2) 4 4 4 NEW ORLEANS, La. ... BSC JKKSOT A^. TW. 5Z9-7540 and Potenciano Paculba. Philip Rubish It has been requested that you 4 4 4 Tel!®6^1^2 John F. Williams PHILADELPHfA,-Penna. ^ St- contact Mr. William H. Engelman, DE 6-3olo Your address has been re­ attorney for James C. Mitchell, at PORT ARTHUR. Tex. 1348 Seventh St. 1845 . Maryland National Bank quested by Louis G. Neumann, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Building, Baltimore, Maryland i 1111 San Jacinto Building, Orleans SANTURCE, P.R. 1313 Fernandez Juncbs at Fannin, Beaumont, Texas. Stop 20 21202. SEATTLE, wash. .....2505 WARM SPRINGS (Columbia), No­ vember 19—Chairman, L. M. Kelly; Secretary; Alfred Bertrand. No tieefs reported by department delegates. Some disputed OT in engine and steward departments, to be taken up with patrolman. of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve tlie best interests of themselves, their fassilics and their Union, To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute th* funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. SIU Arrivals ^Houston Jan. 10—7 P.M. SlU-AGLIWO Meetings Mobile .. Jan. 12—7 P.M. New York Tek. 7—2:3# PJB. New Orleans . Jan. 11—7. P.M. Philadelphia ... Feb. 8—2:30 pjn, * Mesting htid at Labor Temple, New News. Baltimore Feb, 9—2:30 p.m. pert t Meeting held at Labpt Temple, Spull Detroit Jan, 14—2:30 p.nu Sta. Marie, Mich. t Meeting held at Galveston srharves. Honston Jan. 17—2:30 P.M. New Orleans . .Jan. 18—2:30 P.M. Mobile Jan, 19—2:30 P.M. Wilmington Jan. 17—2 P.M. San Francisca ....Jan. 19—2 P.M. Seattle Jan. 21—2 P.M. Qglchgr 31—CtMinnan, Hwtaft P. KMWlts; Secretary, Paul L Whitlow. Somo dlsp:ite<t OT in deck depart­ ment. othtrwise all is running smoothly. Iloorty vote of tfumks to the steward department for a job well done. Crew is very well satis­ fied. Motion made that the outports be supplied with sufficient OT sheets and agreements, so that the ship leaving the ports will be suf­ ficiently supplied. 4 4 4 Herman W. Girard Jose M. Gomez Bertha B. Griffin, your sister, Your address is being sought by your wife, Mrs. Olga L. Gomez, 19 would like to hear from you at 136 Windwardside, Saba, The Nether­ East Avenue 41, Los Angeles, California. 90031. lands Antilles. BRIGHAM VICTORY (Bloomfield), November •—Chairman, Albsrt Bourgot; Secretary, Stephen H. Fulford. $20 in ship's fund to be used for movie projector parts. Some disputed OT in each department. A few beefs discussed. DELAWARE (Bulk Transport). Octo­ ber 31—Chairman, Roland A. Wiman; Secretary, H. F. Munzert Brother A. Roy was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Company to be contacted regarding awnings for aft poop. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. DEL MONTE (DelU), December •— Chairman, Howard Mtnz; Secretary, Albert G. Espeneda No beefs report­ ed by department delegates. $2.90 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT In engine department. Special vote of thanks to the steward department for their fine Thanksgiving dinner. FAIRPORT (Waterman), November 12—Chairman, John Citiecki; Secre­ tary, Joseph N. Rioux. All repairs taken care of. No beefs reported by department delegates. $10 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job welt done. FAIRISLE (Panoceanic), November 28—Chairman, Joseph Walanski; Sec­ retary, George Litchfiald. Ship's dele­ gate thanked crew for their coopera­ tion. Some disputed OT in engine and steward departments. Motion made to have SIU representative in Far East. Vote of tahnks to the stew­ ard department and to the ship's del­ egate. DEL NORTE (Delta), November 28 —Chairman, Robtrt Callahan; Secre­ tary, Bill Kaiser. $28 in ship's fund and $394 in movie fund. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by de­ partment delegates. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian). No­ vember 29—Chairman, Edward Riley; Secretary, Roy R. Thomas. Motion made to accept new contracts. KYSKA (Waterman), November 28 —Chairman, Mann; Secretary, Rerger. Few hours disputed OT in en­ gine department. Crew requested to keep pantry and messroom clean. Steward department wee extended a vote of thanks for thp Thanksgiving dinner, and the regular meals. �SEAFARERS^LOG IfM OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTiRNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • APL-CrO FOR SEAFARERS IN ENGINE DEPARTMENT Upgrading to Engineer's License Seafarers sailing in the engine department— hers is your chance to get your engineers license. If you are nineteen years of age or over and have three years of engine department watch standing time, you can qualify immediately to train for an engineer's license at no cost under a program (rffered by the SIU's Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. The first class will get undenvay on February 1st. Applicants will be able to begin receiving Instruction at any time after that date. You Will be provided with meals, hotel lodging and subsistence payments of $110 per week while you are in training and will be able to ship as en^neer immediately upon obtaining your license. The period of instruction will range from 30 to 90 days and will be determined by the mem­ bers' individual ability and knowledge and tha Instructors satisfaction of his readiness to take the exam. As a result of a reciprocal agreement with Ma­ rine Engineers Beneficial Association, District 2, you will receive full credit and complete protec­ tion for all of your pensiqn benefits that you have built up under the Seafarers Pension Plan. In addition, your SIU pension will be supplemented by the MEBA, District 2 Pension Plan in ap­ proximately an equal amount while you are sailing as an engineer. Your welfare benefits will also be completely covered. Seafarers who sail aboard MEBA District 2 contracted ships, upon obtaining their licenses, shall not be required to pay the MEBA $1,000 initiation fee, and they will not be required to drop their SIU mendMrship if they do not wish to do so. All SIU men who now posseat engineer'i licenses in any rating and who are not aaiUng on their licenses because they wish to protect their SIU pension and welfare benefits, are eligible for immdiate shipping on their licensee with full protection of pension and welfare benefits, as well as protection of all other benefits and security provided in this program. Training will be provided in the School of Marine Engineering operated by MEBA District 2 for the purpose of training qualified unlicensed personnel and to enable licensed engineers tO upgrade their present licenses. The training school is located opposite SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Get details and applications at any SIU hall or by writing to SIU headquarters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 112.32. Make your application now. news* Maine: Book No.' Address: D.«J61neaSlU.. • »»•••••** 2 * m 1 « -A Ratings: APPLY NOW! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource January 7, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: NEVA WEST SAFE AFTER FIRE THREATENS AMMUNITION CARGO LICENSE TRAINING STARTS FEB. 1 MSTS GRANTED AUTONOMY AS AFFILIATE OF SIUNA ‘THE ANTI-LEADERSHIP VACCINE’ POSES A NEW NATIONAL PROBLEM HIGHLIGHTS OF LABOR 1965 U.S. URGED TO LAUNCH MORE UNDERSEA PROBES TRADE UNIONISTS DONATE TIME, LEADERSHIP, TO AID BOT SCOUTS GREAT LAKES STATES OPPOSE SEAWAY, INLAND WATERWAY TOLLS UPGRADING TO ENGINEER’S LICENSE 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 01/07/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 1 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/12b55ee64c2b3835d6c224bff0d5cc08.PDF 8509c1aad5818f1f5ce09ce7e5896ed1 PDF Text Text L Vol. XXVH No. 27 SEAFARERS LOG DM. 24 I96S OFFICIAL ORQAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO �Pare>Two SEAFARERS LOG SlU Companies Get Thirteen Newiy-Reactivated Vesseis December 24t 1MI« By Paul Hall WASHINGTON—SIUNA-contracted companies on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts will operate 13 of the 25 reactivated vessels recently broken out of mothballs from the Maritime Administration's reserve fleet by order of the Defense Department to help mee the higher shipping require­ ments brought about by the serve fleet' ships to enter active ders were given, according to study made by the Shipbuilders service. Vietnam situation. Companies under contract to the SlU A&G district which will operate vessels and the vessels they will operate are: Waterman Steamship, the Fenn; Bloomfield Steamship, the Halaula; Alcoa Steamship, the Hattiesburg; and A. L. Burbank, the Elmira. SIU Pacific District companies which will operate reserve fleet ships from the latest breakout are the following: American Mail Line, the Great Falls, Lahaina and Red Oak; M a t s o n Navigation, the •Muhlenberg and Loyola; Alaska Stteamship, the Bowdoin; States Steamship, the Hannibal and Ba­ ton Rouge: and Columbia Steam­ ship, the Enid. Just last month the Defense De­ partment was sharply criticized by acting chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee, Ed­ ward A. Garmatz (D-Md.) for "stalling" in the breaking out of vessels from the reserve fleet needed for Vietnam supply duties. At that time Garmatz called for the breakout of another 300 re- Kircher Named New AFL-CIO Organizing Dir. SAN FRANCISCO—William L. Kircher has been appointed Direc­ tor of Organization of the AFLCIO. President George Meany named Kircher to succeed the retiring director, John W. Livingston, and the Executive Council Immediately approved the choice in its postconvention session. Kircher, 50, had held the post of assistant director of organization William L Kircher under Livingston in the newlymerged AFL-CIO in 1955, taking leave from the Auto Workers. He became assistant director of AFLCIO Region IX a year later and, in February 1964, resumed the position of assistant director in Washington. Kircher is a native of Athens, O., and was graduated from Ohio University. He had an early career as a newspaperman, then in 1941 went to work in a Cincinnati de­ fense plant and helped organize UAW Local 647, Since then he had held a variety of staff posts in the UAW. The Sixth Biennial Convention of the AFL-CIO, which recently came to a close in San Francisco, was one of the most active and productive in recent years. After a review of the past two years, during which many of labor's major legislative goals were realized, sucb as passage of Medicare legislation, the voting rights bill, etc., attentiim turned to the goals of labor for the coming two years. These include The SIU has also criticized the Council of America, repeal of Taft-Hartley Section )4(b), extension of the minimum wage The six-week survey by the Ship­ lack of action by Government laws, passage of the Situs Picketing Bill, and others, agencies in reactivating the neces­ builders was conducted as a result of a proposal made In September sary number of vessels from the A stronger American-flag merchant fleet was also one of the goals reserve fleet to satisfy military to President Johnson by Represen­ which the convention delegates stressed-in Convention Resolution No, supply requirements in the present tative Garmatz, 217, Recognizing the importance of a strong American-flag merchant emergency. In a letter to Representative fleet to the entire nation, and noting the raw deal the maritime industry The Defense Department has Garmatz, Shipbuilders Council has been getting from the Government bureaucracys, the convention also been under fire recently for President Edwin M, Hood revealed adopted a 17-point program to aid the maritime industry, stressing trying to charter U.S.-flag vessels the results of the survey, based on adoption of many of the policies for which the SIU has been figbting a "crash" program of reactivation. for years. at less than the market rate. Recent Study Made The survey pointed to U.S. ship­ The convention went on record in support of the Maritime Advisory U.S. shipyards are capable of re­ yards' ability to reactivate 300 ves­ activating 300 reserve fleet vessels sels in a four and a half month pe­ Committee report calling for a significant expansion of the Americanwithin the next four and a half riod, and at least 1,000 ships over flag fleet. The Interagency Task Force report, which would result only months for use on Vietnam supply a nine month period on a "crash" in a further weakening of the American merchant marine, was flatly rejected by the convention delegates. routes if only the reactivation or­ basis. What is important to all members of the SIU as well as to' every American merchant seaman is the fact that the entire force of the APLClO stands behind the policies of the maritime unions which have so far made the strongest case for the preservation of the industry. What has been the skirmish of a small segment of the American labor force, namely the merchant seamen, now becomes the battle of ISl'i million Americans who make up the AFL-CIO. With this renewed and vocal support, we can look forward to the promise of action on many fronts SAN FRANCISCO—^Labor's drive for repeal of Section in the coming year. AFL-CIO Convention Pledges Continued 14(b) Repeal Drive 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act was one of the major legislative goals taken under discussion by delegates to the sixth biennial AFL-CIO convention • here. will no longer be diverted by The fight for repeal of "flank attacks" of "right-to-work" Section 14 (b) was taken under consideration at a meeting of the AFL-CIO General Board, and was the subject of a convention reso­ lution which: • Urged the Senate to take up the House-passed repeal bill, H.R. 77, "as one of the first orders of business when it convenes in Jan­ uary" and then "proceed to repeal 14(b) with every reasonable dis­ patch." • Called on affiliated unions "to use to the fullest their educa­ tional facilities to convey the full story and Implications of 14(b)" both to union members and the general public, • Urged union members to join in an Alliance with friends of la­ bor in churches, among minority groups and liberals "in a common and concerted effort" to bring the repeal bill to a Senate vote. The convention denounced the filibuster against 14 (b) repeal and its threatened renewal by Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen (R-111.) as "the epitome of political cyni­ cism" and a "harsh negation" of majority rule. "No senator or minority of sen­ ators has the political or moral right to preclude the majority of the Senate from exercising its will —to vote on the repeal of 14 (b)," the convention stated. The resolution stressed that the issue of 14 (b) repeal "is not 'com­ pulsory unionism,' for repeal will not compel any worker to join a union." "The real issue is whether an employee who must by law re­ ceive all of the wage increases and improvements in working conditions negotiated by the un­ ion, and whose individual griev­ ances must be processed by the union, should be permitted to en­ joy these benefits without being required to pay his proportionate share of the costs of maintaining the union." With 14 (b) repealed, the reso­ lution said, unions in states which do not have "right-to-work" laws can give their full attention "to organizing the unorganized and to securing improved social legisla­ tion from state legislatures," They One of the major causes of the decline of the American merchant fleet, as we have repeated time and time again, has been the failure of executive departments and agencies to properly implement the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. With the support and cooperation of the Federation, we will make our presence felt in Washington in the campaigns. next Congressional session. Overall, the delegates from all Seafaring In the 19 states with open shop unions to the convention have returned to their respective member­ laws—^"which include the poorest ship bodies with renewed hope and the promise that the battle for a and the least organized in the na­ strong merchant marine will continue on all fronts. tion" — repeal will help to strengthen existing unions," the Recently, we received reports that Representative Ed Garmatz (Dconvention said. Md.) had made a recommendation that 300 reserve fleet ships be re­ Improve Environment activated as soon as possible from the mothball fleets to meet the It will "improve the incredibly nation's defense needs. hostile environment which brings Since that time, Edwin Hood, President of the Shipbuilders Council, violence to union organizers, dis­ charge to luiion members, and de­ issued statements to the effect that our American shipyards currently feat to union organizing cam­ have the capacity to handle all repairs and alterations which would be paigns." Repeal was termed "a necessary to activate 300 ships. These factors lead us once again to the necessary first step to organiza­ same conclusion that we have reached in the past. If the escalation of tion of the unorganized in those our military efforts in Vietnam continues to increase, and if the laid-up states, and to improvement of fleets exist as a ready supply of shipping power, then it would appear their working conditions and liv­ that the government should waste no time in breaking out these vessels. ing standards," SIU Quarterly Financial Committee SIU rank and file Quarterly Financial Committee, elected at recent regular membership meeting, gets to work examining Union finances at New York headquarters. The commit­ teemen, representing each of the major ports.are (left to right) t Chorli* Pollard, Mobile; Phil O'Connor, New Orleans; F. Taylor, tfouston; E. C. Ruley, Baltimore; Rudy Leader, New York and C* A. Moss, Philadelphia. �SEAFARERS lb* H. INS ^onveufion Adopts Menhanf Fu* ntw LOG Policy AFL-CIO Urges Fleet Buildup Delegates Cite Ship Decline^ Endorse 17-Point Program To Boost U,S, Merchant Fleet SAN FRANCISCO—The AFL-CIO has thrown its full support into t^e fight for a strong U.S.-flag merchant fleet, built in American shipyards and manned by American seamen, that will meet the needs of the nation in peace and defense emer­ gencies. In a significant on December 16 in the form of "inadequate to the national need" policy decision, delegates Resolution No. 217, entitled and the product of the same gov­ to the Federation's sixth "American Merchant Marine and ernment agencies that are largely Best wishes are extended by AFL-CIO President George Meany to John W. Livingston, whose retirement as director of organization for the federation was announced during the convention. William L. Kircher was appointed by Meany to succeed Livingston at the post. Text Of: Maritime Policy." The Resolution had been submitted jointly by Paul Hall, President of the Sea­ farers International Union of North America: Joseph Curran, President of the National Mari­ time Union; Thomas W. (Teddy) Gleason, President of the Inter­ national Longshoremen's Associa­ tion; Russell K. Berg, President The convention action on mari­ of the Brotherhood of Boiler time came during the final session Makers and Iron Shipbuilders; John J. Grogan, President of the Marine and Shipbuilding Work­ ers Union, and B. A. Gritta, President of the Metal Trades Department. biennial convention unani­ mously endorsed a 17-point program—the most compre­ hensive maritime policy pro­ gram ever adopted by the organized labor movement— aimed at the expansion of Ameri­ can shipping. American Merchant Marine & Maritime Policy Adopted by AFL-CIO Convention AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE AND MARITIME POLICY. Resolution No. 217 WHEREAS. The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 sets forth the intent of Congress that the United States shall have an American-flag merchant fleet capable of carrying a substantial portion of our waterborne commerce and of serving as a naval or military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency. WHEREAS, Despite the intent of the 1936 Act. our American-flag merchant marine has continued to decline in terms of the number of ships, in terms of the percentage of our cargoes carried by these vessels, and in terms of job opportunities for merchant seamen, shipbuilders and other workers in the maritime industry. As a result, the American jpnerchant marine today can­ not meet the criteria of the Merchant Marine Act; it is not adequate to fulfill its responsibilities as an arm of our national defense, a factor in our econ­ omy or as a productive symbol of Amer­ ica's position of world leadership. WHEREAS. This is being most strik­ ingly demonstrated in the current Viet Nam emergency in which, as a result of increased shipping needs, our Govern­ ment has turned to foreign flag ships, not only to fulfill Its commercial com­ mitments, but to carry military cargoes as well. WHEREAS, The decline of the Ameri­ can flag fleet has taken place largely because the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Govermnent have failed to implement the Congres­ sional mandate set forth in the 1938 Act, and because budgetary expedien­ cies, rather than national need, have been allowed to dominate maritime pro­ grams. WHEREAS. The Soviet Union mean­ while—recognizing the importance, of a strong merchant marine to its economic, political and strategic objectives—has been moving rapidly to control the oceans and trade routes of the world, and within a few years is expected to surpass the United States as a maritime power in ail areas—^passenger liners, freighters, dry bulk carriers and tankers. WHEREAS, To meet this crisis in U.S. maritime, and to assure that this nation will have an adequate merchant marine, the President's Maritme Advisory Committee — consisting of representa­ tives of labor, management and the publie—^has proposed a significant expan­ sion of our merchant marine. Meanwhile, however, a so-called Interagency Mari­ time Task Force report, prepared by representatives of the same Federal de­ partments and agencies which hava been largely responsible for the decline of our fleet Is being circulated. WHEREAS, The Task Force Report outlines a program which is based pri­ marily on budgetary considerations, calls for a restriction of our merchant marine, and the elimination of major existing safeguards of American flag shipping and shipbuilding. Proponents of the report have given strong evidence that they will attempt to have their views adopted by the President and the Congress as the new national maritime program which the President has in­ dicated he will announce, probably soma time early next year. RESOLVED, the AFL-CIO reaffirms Its support of a strong U.S. flag mer­ chant marine, citizen-owned, citizenmanned and American-built, adequate to the needs of our country in peace and in defense emergencies and, therefore: 1. Endorses the report of the Presi­ dent's Maritime Advisory Committea, calling for a significant expansion of the American flag merchant fleet. 2. Condemns the report of the Inter­ agency Maritime Task Force as dictated only by shortsighted budgetary consid­ erations and inadequate to the national need. 3. Calls for a Congressional investi­ gation to determine the actual state of readiness of the u;s. naval and mer­ chant fleets. r 4. Calls for continued efforts to alert Congress to the Soviet maritime menace (Continued on page 11) (For other convention actions, see story below). In its declaration, the AFL-CIO convention stated that the U.S. flag fleet had declined dangerous­ ly because "the executive depart­ ments and agencies of the federal government had failed to imple­ ment the congressional mandate set forth in the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, and because budgetary expediencies, rather than na­ tional need, have been allowed to dominate maritime programs." (For full text of the convention's maritime policy, sea adjoining columns). The convention condemned the alternative report of the Inter­ agency Maritime Task Force as responsible for the decline of our fleet. The decline has occurred in terms of "the number of vessels, the percentage of our cargoes carried by these vessels, and job opportunities for seamen, ship­ builders and other workers in the industry," the convention resolu­ tion stated. The 1936 congressional man­ date set forth an "intent" that America should have a fleet "capable of carrying a substantial portion of our waterborne com­ merce and serving as a naval or military auxiliary" in national emergency, it continued. But the government itself Is now having to use foreign-flag vessels for commercial commit­ ments and military cargoes as well, the convention said. SIU president Paul Hall, a vicepresident of the AFL-CIO, spoke on the resolution. He outlined for the delegates details of the 20year decline of our merchant fleet. American sailors during World War II, whose casualty rate per­ centage-wise was the highest of any branch of the armed services, moved 2,000 ships carrying war cargoes. Hall said, but today there Is "sufficient employment" for (Continuec^ on page 4) AFL-CIO Delegates Reaffirm U.S. Vietnam Policy Support SAN FRANCISCO—^Delegates to the sixth biennial con­ vention of the AFL-CIO held here, called for "unstinting support" for all measures the Administration might find necessary to halt Communist aggression in Vietnam. Meany was re-elected to a aixth term and hailed for his "courage­ In a resolution recognizing ous and determined leadership" of that aggression is an "integral phase" of the Communist drive for world domination, the delegates noted in a resolution that "the moment the Communists cease and desist from their drive to seize control of South Vietnam by mili­ tary force and are willing to sit down at the conference table, the war will end." The fighting in Vietnam and organized labor's support of the Johnson Administration and its policies was one of the dominant themes of the convention in which 928 delegates, representing every sector of America's labor force, carefully reviewed the record of the first 10 years of the AFL-CIO merger. A solid, progressive labor program for the years to come emerged from the passage of 224 resolutions and <the thoughts of a dozen speakers. AFL-CIO President George the federation since its founding. Elected with Meany were Secre­ tary-Treasurer William F. Schnitzler and 27 vice presidents, includ­ ing SIUNA President Paul Hall, who's name was placed In nomi­ nation by SIUNA v.p. Morris Weisberger. Eight of the vice presidents elected are serving for the first time, under new election procedures adopted earlier by the delegates. Affiliation Stressed The convention also adopted a strong resolution calling for com­ plete and full aifiiiation with all state and local bodies by all locals of all federation unions. The Administration underscored the nationwide and worldwide im­ portance of the convention as the President and four top leaders spoke to the delegates. The Presi(Continued on page 11) �SEAFARERS Face Fear LOG Deeamhtr U, 1M| AFL-CIO Urges Fleet Buildup Department concepts as still un­ der "effective control" for de­ fense and commercial require­ ments. By Eari (Bui) ShepanI, VIee-PresldMff, AMontie Congress should also enact Chriatmas is only a few days away and fihe SIU Hall here In New legislation to extend the jurisdic­ Ym-k is ready to welcome Seafarers and their families to our tion of the National Labm- Rela­ tions Board to the crews of "run­ Christmas Dinner. Judging by past years, there should be a real good turnout at the SIU cafeteria for the traditional dinner with all the aways" in American commerce, fixings. the resolution stated. Dave Blorstein dropped in for a Merrlmae, la sticking close to the In addition, the convention visit at the unicm ball recently. hall waiting for the first OS job to maritime policy said: Dave last sailed on Hie Jndson K. hit the board. 1. There should be a naval Stickle. George Kerr, who last Earl Gay, who last sailed on Ihe construction program in U.S. paid off the Ponce, was also around shipyards "to assure our con­ and he said that he's going to Globe Traveler, is waiting for a tinued superiority as the world's Boston to spend the holidays with steward's job to come along. Edelmira Colon, who last sailed on the leading naval power." his family. Alcoa Explorer as chief cook, said 2. The State Department should J. W. Johnson Is staying around that he wants to spend the holi­ "reevaluate its position" and New York for the holidays and days with his family at home and furnish support to proposed legis­ lation barring from U.S. com­ says that he is ready to ship out. then Will grab the first job that merce foreign flag vessels that Frank T. Harris will also stay in comes along. Edelmira wishes New York for the holidays and he everyone a Merry Christmas and trade with North Viet Nam. said that he plans to catch a ship a Happy New Year. 3. There should be new meas­ ures, legislative and exeeutive, as soon as possible.. Baltimore "to restore the domestic merchant B** *on Shipping has been good for the fleet" including vessels in coastal, Shipping pi<.aed up somewhat last period Wkh prospects for the lake and inland waterways. here during the last period and 4. U.S. fisheries should be pro­ should be pretty fair during the coming weeks expected equally By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area good. At present we have the tected by extension of our terri­ next few weeks. Aiamar laid up with no crew. Dur­ Shipping continues to be good in the Gulf Coast area but the torial limits from three miles to Retired Seafarer Edgar "Frenchy ing the past two weeks we paid 12 miles at sea. weather has just about been the reverse. For the past week we have In a separate resolution, the Goulet is up from New Orleans off five ships, signed on six and had rains and heavy fogs which closed down shipping on several to spend the holi­ serviced seven In transit. convention said our existing mer­ occasions. days with his chant fleet is in a state of "bloc Jack Uta is in the hall here wait­ The Del Sol was victimized by the heavy fogs when she sailed on daughter here ing for a chief steward job on a obsolescence" and that new-ship December 12 for Texas and ran-^ and dropped by construction, and private-shipyard Far East or India run. William aground for approximately three- S.T. Manhattan and Dick Worley, repair work are moving at a the HaU to say Little, who sails as BR, wants a and-a-half hours. After being who ships in the deck department hello to his old quick foreign run or a coaster. 'snail's pace." It called for direct towed clear she anchored and wait­ last signed off the Claiborne. shipmates. Old- Leroy Hlte, who sails as wiper, construction subsidies to build 60 ed for the fog to lift. timer Roland admits he prefers the West Coast new merchant ships a year and a J. A. Tobey Buttimer has also 35 percent allocation of naval re­ The membership, at the last reg­ Grigg is looking to the East and is looking for a ular membership meeting in New been around here. His last ship pair work to private shipyards. for a coast hug­ Far East run or ii coaster. Bosun Orleans, was well pleased with the was the Maiden Creek, and he's ger after spend­ John Eddins, last off the Beaure­ The SIUNA delegation to the Grigg reported actions taken at the MTD shipping out of the deck depart­ AFL-CIO convention consisted of ing a long spell and AFL-CIO Conventions in San ment for the last twenty years. President Hall, and Vice-Presi­ on the Japan-Persion Gulf run as gard, doesn't reaUy care where he Francisco, regarding improving the "Cherokee" Hugh Hallman, who's dents Morris Weisberger (Sailors AB aboard the Ocean Pioneer. goes so long as it's a long trip. status of the U.S. merchant fleet. registered in the deck department, Union of the Pacific), Ed Turner Hank Martin is back in town Norfolk signed off the Chatham after a (Marine Cooks and Stewards), spending the holidays with his New Orleans Shipping has been very good in couple of trips as an oiler. He's On the beach in New Orleans been shipping out of the C^ulf area Earl Shepard and Lindsey Wil­ family after a long spell on the Norfolk for the past few weeks and the' outlook for the future looking for a steward's job is and makes his home with his wife liams (Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Steel Rover as chief cook. Inland Waters District), William looks good also. PhUadelphia Brown Huszar, who just got off in MobUe. Jordan (Marine Firemen's Union) the Monarch of the Seas. Clarence Cornelius, who's been Pete Hatgimisious, who just James B. Juzang, who's current­ and Leonard McLaughlin (SIU of Joe Cave, the father of the first ly registered here, has been ship­ Canada). Vice-president Weisber­ sailed on the Globe Explorer as a member of the SIU for 15 years, baby to receive SIU maternity ping out in various steward depart­ ger served as a member of the steward, is back home for the last sailed on the benefits, is on beach on the Del ment ratings since the inception convention's Constitutional Com­ holidays. Tony "Chow Hound". Globe Ewlorer Sol. He said it was a good ship of the Union. Pinehook, who last sailed on the and is now in the mittee. USPHS hospital and a good run, but he had to get here having his off and get his home straightened teeth extracted out after Hurricane Betsy hit. so he can get John Homen, is just back after some - store a trip on the Penn Vanguard. John bought ones for says that he wiil stay ashore rmtil replacements. Alafter the first of the year and then fred Hargis Cornelius will wait for a Bosun's job going showed up at the anywhere. hall here aifter paying off the Curtis (Butch) Rambam in Houston following a Wheat, after a trip to India. Hargis, who sails as three - and - one NCB, enjoyed some sightseeing half month trip while In the Lone Star State. on the Manhattan Charlie Pfatlps was sorry when he will take it easy had to get off the Mauldin Victory for a while hunt­ and miss a trip to Vietnam be­ ing .and fishing cause of a not-fit-for-duty, but up in the Pic­ hopes to get his ffd soon and find ayune, Mississip­ another wiper's slot. pi area. Butch Wheat Puerto Rico passed by the New Orleans Hall to register imd As usual, tourists are fiocklng file for vacation. to this sunny Island for the holi­ Houston day season and Metropolitan San Juan hotels are jammed with Juan Guitierrez who's last ship tourists and the local stores bulg­ was the Transorleans will be home ing with shoppers. for the Christmas holidays waiting for the ship to return to Houston. Oldtimer Bernard Baa, who last George P. Anderson, is now in sailed aboard the Penn Challenger Houston waiting for the Sea-Land as chief steward has been recup­ Arizpa which is coming out of the erating froon a foot injury here shipyard in Galveston. on the island for the past several Emil Dogen, who's been retired months. He got his ffd last week for eight years now was at the un­ and is ready to take the first job ion hall to say hello to everyone that comes up in his department. and wish them a Merry Christmas Congratulations are in order for and a Happy New Year. Raymond Ensebio Rodriquez and Alejandro Perry is now on the beach in Hous­ Tirade Ruiz who recently upgraded ton after getting off the National themselves to AB. Ruiz has been Seafarer in Bangkok. He said that sailing 'aboard the Alcoa Com­ SIU Lifeboat Class No. 141 has graduation picture taken by the LOG photographer after he wants to thank the union for mander and Rodrriguez aboard the successfully completing lifeboat training course at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman­ the Welfare Plan aid given him Claiborne. Among several oldship. Successful graduates above are (l-r, front row): Adoiph Breltenbach, Jerome Perlvvhen he was in the hospital. timers in the steward department stein, Pablo Rivera and George Clemente. Middle row: Primetivo Muse, Mike Kelly, Bob Mobile on the beach here right now are Munroe, Efroin Pagan and Ai Valenti. Back row: Robert Feliciono, Holkios Emmonouil. Emilio Rosado, Antonio Alfonso Odd Samdal, who's on the beach and Ramon Aguiar. Fernando Voile, Paul Cortissoz and instructor Ami Bjofnsson. here in Mobile, last signed off the (Continued from page S) seamen on only 800 Americanflag vessels. The SlU president charged "bureaucrats" in the federal gov­ ernment with responsibility for the plight of the maritime in­ dustry. NMU president Curran, lUMSA president Grogan, and Shipbuild­ ers president Berg also spoke on the resolution. Specifically the convention called for these steps and policies: 1. Support of the Maritime Ad­ visory Committee's policy of ex­ pansion of both U.S. shipbuilding and the sizes of the merchant fleet. 2. A flat rejection of the inter­ agency report which calls for a smaller, although more modern fleet, and the building of some ships abroad for budgetary reasons. 3. A reaffirmation of govern ment policy, in resistance to "pressure," of shipping in U.S vessels "at least 50 percent of wheat and other grains" sold to Soviet-bloc nations. 4. New legislation supporting the Maritime Advisory Committee proposal "to increase U.S. car­ riage of our waterborne com­ merce." 5. Abolition of the "runaway' ship traffic, under which Ameri­ can-owned ships are transferred to foreign-flag registry (Liberia, Panama, Honduras, and other na­ tions) yet are treated by Defense Lifeboat Class No. 141 Sets Sail �! 1 t. . , I- • • \r •: !-1 Seeember U. 196S SEAFARERS Michael J. Anzafone, steward (left), waits to sign for pa/ as paymaster indicates the proper ine. Pare Five LOG ROUND THE WORLD Bosun Joe Wagner (right) and sec­ ond mate Taylor learned they had same birthday—Dec. 6. / I ' Blaclcgang member James "Oley" Oehlenslager kept careful tabs on engineroom gauges. Jfr 10 - 'f ' Cook Fred Benriey. chief steward Roy Thomas and chief cook S. Rivera ready the evening meal. Mi. > I Cook Pedro Saquilayan dishes out big plates of spaghetti with Italian sauce for crews' lunch. Deckman Spiros Panagatas (left) talks with patrolmen George McCartney and Freddie Stewart. AFTER A VOYAGE around the world taking nearly six months, the Steel Architect steamed into her home port in Brooklyn to be unloaded before setting out again. Sea­ farers were paid off and took home memories of such exotic ports as Singapore, Colombo, Djibouti, Assah, Trincomalee, Bangkok, Mossawa and Kohsichang. Seafarers Albert Velez (left) and Alfred Douglas look over new SiU contract. Seafarer Howard Alberfton checks through ship's library for some good reading material. Cook Fred Bentley (foreground), signs for his pay with company rep­ resentatives in background. With ship tied up at Brooklyn dock, deck department member Stavrus Marcones leans over rail to make sure all equipment on deck is lashed down tight. Steel Architect crewmembers (left to right) Spiros Panagatos, Ben Buck, John DeBos and Tom Flemming took time out from their chores to pose for this group shot by the LOG photographer. Engine department member Douglas .Cox (left) talks with engineer Warren Gerolt. Standing in the payoff line waiting their turn aboard the Steel Architect are (left to right) Seafarers Ramon MuriHo, Stavrus Marcones, C. Morales and Fred Bentley, i " �Fate 81z SEAFARERS 'Jane's Fighting Shlp»' R9port§ DISPATCHER'S REPORT^*^*^ontie, Culf, Lakes & Inland Wafers Districi November 6 to November 19 Red Merchant Fleet Grows, Assumes Bigger Military Role "There is no doubt that the Central Treaty Organization "are U.S.S.R. regards her merchant tending to think not specifically about the Soviet naval forces proper, but broadly about all the U.S.S.R.'s sea vehicles, Jane's says adding, "This distribution is undoubtedly a challenge for naval and mercantile supremacy at sea." In the field of actual fighting ships, the publication notes that the Soviet is concentrating on building missile-firing destroyers, anti-submarine frigates and nuclear powered submarines. Jane's lists the United States navy as still the most powerful in the world, and described Japan as a growing sea power in the Far East. The British Royal Navy has fallen upon hard times, Jane's notes, and unless new vessels are built now it will cease to exist except as a minor force. QUESTION: Have you found Yuletide customs in foreign ports to be basically similar to ours or are they vastly different? Thomas Esposito: Our custom of spending Christmas Eve with the family is pretty general around the world, even in Japan, the Philippines and Israel. In Israel however, the equivalent of Christmas seems to be celebrated in the spring or summer. Santa Claus is a popular and well-known guy throughout Europe at this time of the year just as he is in the States. i C. Izquierdo: Most countries cel­ ebrate the holiday season about the same way, with turkey dinners and general fes­ tivities, but in many places you don't see any Christmas trees. In my own coun­ try, Ecuador, there is no Santa Claus. Instead we have the nacimiento, which is like a little chapel with all the animals and the Christchild. There are trinkets for all the children, the big turkey dinner and presents for each member of the family. 4. A. H. Ramos: There is no Christ­ mas celebration better than ours In the U.S. Christ­ mas in Spain can be exciting how­ ever, because there are often bullfights, spec­ tacular fireworks displays and peo­ ple get together to enjoy big meals with fami­ lies and friends. Many times I prefer to spend Christmas and New Year aboard ship rather than go ashore in a foreign port. Everyone aboard ship is usually in a happy mood for the big holiday dinner. G. Garcia: I like to spend Christ­ mas at home whenever I possibly can, but I have noticed that in Japan Christmas decorating is done with lights. I can't recall ever seeing a Christ­ mas tree there and I don't re­ member ever see­ ing a Santa Claus in the streets the way you do in New York at this time of the year. The worst Christ­ mas I ever spent was in the Persian Gulf during the war, where you wouldn't have known it was Christ­ mas except for the tree we had aboard ship. 4i 4> 4* H. Orlando: I've spent most of my Christmases at sea. The least festive Christmas I ever spent was probably in Djibuti, French Somaliland. There were no shoreside celebrations at all, but fortu­ nately we had a great turkey din­ ner aboard ship along with our own Christmas tree, In 1958 I spent New Year's Eve in Manila which is a very joyous town. 4 4> 4 Louis Krause: Some of the best Christmas celebrations take place in Germany and the nordic coun­ tries like Austria, Bavaria and Den­ mark. I've been told that the cus­ tom of having a Christmas tree was originated in this area of the world. In many of these countries with a strong religious tradition. Good Friday is also a very impor­ tant holiday. In general, holiday celebrations around the world are not really too much different from ours, but have interesting local variations. . Dccembfr 24, 19C5 DECK DEPARTMENT LONDON—The Soviet naval and merchant fleets are grow ing steadily, and the Russians are using more and more merchant ships in a naval role, according to the latest issue of the authoritative British^ publication Jane's Fighting Ships. Asia Treaty Organization and the shipping fleet not only as an essential element of the national economy at all times, but as a vital fourth arm of defense in emer­ gencies," Jane's notes. "Moreover, the Soviet Navy draws freely from the mercantile pool whenever it is in the interests of the fighting services, either absorb­ ing merchant ships as naval auxiliaries or building naval vessels on mercantile lines." As an example, Jane's points to the Russian fishing boats which have been accused of carrying out espionage operations, and which Jane's notes "seem to appear on every trade route and on every scene of naval activity." Leaders of such western defense organizations as the North Atlantic LOG TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B boston 6 0 New York 70 27 Philadelphia 18 9 Baltimore 36 17 Norfolk 4 3 Jacksonville 9 2 Tampa 3 3 Mobile 25 6 New Orleans 70 40 Houston 48 38 Wilmington 7 3 San Francisco .... 17 18 Seattle 17 11 Totals 330 177 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 1 0 61 23 6 21 8 1 28 14 0 8 2 2 5 2 0 3 2 2 26 9 0 45 19 4 40 16 0 2 2 3 15 18 15 10 12 10 266 128 43 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 1 14 218 64 36 12 71 53 19 19 Q o o JT 9 6 85 24 175 97 145 87 20 5 69 24 53 13 4.14 1 9^3 1 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A ClassB 2 1 67 43 11 12 20 12 6 3 3 7 7 0 .-... 8 3 42 31 30 27 5 1 24 5 14 ,7 239 152 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Sej ttle Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 2 0 34 17 11 3 7 13 2 3 2 4 5 1 10 3 43 35 15 22 2 3 8 6 8 4 156 107 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class.A Class B Class C 1 0 0 35 28 7 6 10 2 23 18 3 4 5 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 7 12 1 25 15 1 26 26 3 1 4 6 17 23 16 10 6 3 159 141 52 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 6 2 143 58 30 19 117 48 27 18 6 10 9 1 36 16 120 81 80 80 14 9 56 10 27 12 671 364 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B ClassC 1 0 0 31 13 11 8 7 0 23 10 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 3 6 6 1 34 12 4 12 19 1 1 4 2 10 18 4 11 8 5 147 79 49 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 7 3 108 30 20 7 81 38 16 18 4 5 13 0 54 22 97 148 71 49 14 4 13 34 15 21 301 591 U.S. Fleet's Cargo Share Continues To Decline The U.S. fleet's share of American commercial cargoes in 1964 dropped .2 percent from 1963 according to figures released recently by the U.S. Maritime Administration. The MARAD statistics reflect the gradual decline of the proportion of U.S. oceanborne commerce carried on American bottoms over the past several foreign aid cargoes sent by our are carried on vessels flying the government. American bottoms Stars and Stripes. By contrast, years. MARAD reports that American vessels carried 8.3 percent of tonnage shipped in 1964 and 8.5 percent of tonnage shipped in 1963. Total oceanborne trade in­ creased somewhat in 1964, how­ ever, yielding an Increase over 1963 of about 1.7 million long tons actually shipped on American bottoms. In effect, U.S. registered ships got fewer slices of a larger pie. While our fleet's share of Amer­ ican foreign trade continues to dwindle, U.S. import and export cargoes carried under the flags of some other maritime nations con­ tinue to expand. Liberia increased her share of U.S. commercial cargoes from 26.5 percent in 1963 to 28.4 percent in 1964; the United Kingdom's share increased from 7.1 percent to 7.2 percent; and Panama's share increased from 5.9 percent to 6.2 percent. Countries whose national vessels showed a mild decrease in participation in U.S. foreign trade were Norway, dropping from 17.3 percent to 16.6 percent and Greece, dropping from 6.7 percent to 6.2 percent. Foreign Aid Cargoes A substantial portion of U.S. flag shipping was In the form of carried 54.2 percent of these cargoes, MARAD reports. When foreign aid shipments are sub­ tracted from the total "com­ mercial" cargoes, MARAD figures indicate that only 6.4 percent — barely more than one twentieth— nearly all U.S. military cargoes— more than 98 percent—were car­ ried by the American fleet. The table below, complied from MARAD statistics, shows participa­ tion of merchant fleets in U.S. trade by flag of registry. Participation of merchant ships",i by flag of registry, in the commeixial oceanborne foreign trade of the United States for 1964 and 1963 (thousands of long tons) Tons Percent 1964 TOTAL ALL FLAGS . ... 341.555 LIBERIA NORWAY UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM .. ... 24,595 PANAMA GREECE ... 16,062 ITALY GERMANY (WEST) .... ... 11,239 ... 10,793 CANADA JAPAN ... 8,741 SWEDEN NETHERLANDS DENMARK FRANCE 41 OTHER FLAGS2 . .. J !,CuO gross tons and over »Less than one percent NOTE: Figures have been rounded 1963 312,732 83,006 54,181 26,625 22,324 18,515 20,878 12,340 10,595 8,956 9,730 8,643 8,720 4,844 3,896 19,479 1964 100.0 28.4 16.6 8.3 7.2 6.2 4.9 4.7 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.3 1.5 1.2 6.5 1963 100.0 26.3 17.3 8.5 7.1 5.9 6.7 3.9 3.4 2.9 3.1 2.8 2.8 1.5 1.2 6.2 �Veeteiter t*; INS f'iitjem SEAVAkER^ tOG New COPE Committee Formed By AFL-CIO "Resolved A special committee of the AFL-CIO Executive Council has been appointed to help develop methods to increase the annual voluntary dollar drive of the Committee on Political Education. Its goal is to boost the COPE dollar drive by helping international unions achieve 100 percent of their quota. COPE voluntary dollars are used to assist liberal, COPE-endorsed candidates in their cam­ paigns for the U. S. Senate and House. In announcing appointment of the special committee, AFL-CIO President George Meany, who is guiding its work, said: "One of our most vital responsibilities is to participate in the political life of our nation. We do this by encouraging all members to register and to vote, and by helping to inform members on the issues and records of candidates. "Equally important is our financial participation. We urge every union member to contribute voluntarily one dollar to COPE so that we can help liberal candidates for the U. S. House and Senate. "The annual COPE dollar drive is our way of saying that democracy is served by the financial participation of millions of citizens contribut­ ing small amounts—in our case just one dollar—more than by a relative handful of wealthy persons contributing vast sums. "I have appointed this special committee of the AFL-CIO Executive Council to explore ways to increase the participation of union members in this important aspect of political life." Serving with Meany on the COPE Finance Committee of the Execu­ tive Council are AFL-CIO Vice Presidents James Suffridge, president. Retail Clerks; Joseph Keenan, secretary. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; and Joseph Beirne, president. Communications Workers. The committee will work with National COPE Director A1 Barkan and a finance subcommittee of the COPE Operating Committee com­ posed of Keenan; Boy Reuther, director of the Auto Workers' Citizen­ ship Dept.; Helmuth Kern, COPE director. Meat Cutters; William Smallwood, secretary-treasurer. Communications Workers; Evelyn Dubrow, legislative director. Ladies' Garment Workers. iSiiilMiS* The Clothing Workers has won bargaining rights for 140 workers at the Schults Mfg. Co., Hender­ son, Tenn., makers of mens pants. The vote in a National Labor Re­ lations Board election was ACWA 106, no union 21. It was the second recent victory for the union in its southern region. Workers of. Waycross Sportswear, Inc., V/aycross, Ga., voted for the ACWA, 63-65. In both plants, the organizing drive was launched by the workers themselves, ACWA Vice President Charles English said. 3-. a. company claimed that its high-pile plant, also in Lindsay, should be considered part of the bargaining unit. While a board of inquiry was making a determination, the URW extended its membership cam­ paign to the second plant and emerged with certification for both plants. Delegates to the sixth biennial convention of the AFL-CIO have unanimously endorsed a resolution outlining a 17-point program aimed at the expansion of the U.S. merchant Fleet—and with it the entire U.S. maritime The Boston Teachers Union won industry. out over a non-union teachers association in a collective bargain­ ing election here. The vote in a count supervised by the State La­ bor Relations Board was 1,602 for the union, 1,116 for 7.e Teachers Alliance, 41 for neither. Teachers previously had won the right to have union dues deducted from pay. The victory was the latest in the AFT's drive to win bargaining rights for teachers in school dis­ tricts across the country, a cam­ paign AFT President Charles Cogen said has been highly suc­ cessful. The Railway Clerks have won representation rights for 35,700 workers employed by REA Ex press, defeating the Teamsters in a nationwide election. The results were announced by C. L. Dennis, president of the Railway Clerks. The Clerks were victorious by a vote of 18,000 to 10,000. The Team­ sters had held bargaining rights for REA workers for 28 years in major cities including Los Angeles, 4, 4; 4 Philadelphia and Chicago. The Vice-President George Hutchens Railway Clerks already represent Canadian REA workers, who did of the Electrical, Radio & Machine not take part in the election. Workers was re-elected the union's Canadian national director at the S. i, Bargaining rights Aor nearly 400 district convention in Toronto, non-professional employees of Canada. lUE President Paul three hospitals in Central Ontario, Jennings noted that 53 locals where unions traditionally have were represented at the conven­ had hard going, have been won by tion and that the union now has Building Service Employes Local 19 "active organizational cam­ 204. The union was certified to paigns" under way in Canada, represent 155 employes at with three representation elec­ Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, Oril- tions scheduled. lia; 140 at Royal Victoria Hospital, t> Barrie, and 90 at Dufferin Area Tile AFL-CIO called on the Hospital, Organeville. It is now seeking recognition at General & Labor Dept. to make the WalshMarine Hospital, Collingwood. At Healey Public Contracts Act "a the Barrie hospital Local 204 meaningful program once again" speedily negotiated a first con­ by - promptly updating prevailing tract yielding wage increases, wage mipmums for firms selling checkoff of union dues for all new goods to the government. It also employes, and the right to inter­ urged Congress to bring the law view present employes in an effort up to date through an amendment to get them on the checkoff. enabling the Secretary of Labor to include the value of fringe ^ it The Rubber Workers got un­ benefits in determining industry expected help from the Dominion minimums. Fringe benefits figure Rubber Company in an organizing in prevailing wage computations drive at the firm's tire cord plant under the Davis-acon Apt and the in Lindsav. Ontario. When the recently adopted. Service Con­ union applied for certification, the tracts Act. Passage of Resolution No. 217 places the full support of the AFL-CIO behind the fight for a strong American-flag merchant fleet— American-built, manned by American sea­ men and capable of meeting the needs of the nation in peacetime and during defense emergencies. The AFL-CIO action on Resolution No. 217, entitled "American Merchant Marine and Maritime Policy," represents the most comprehensive maritime policy program ever adopted by the organized labor move­ ment. The SIU and other American maritime unions have maintained a continuing strug­ gle to halt the steady decline in U.S. maritime capability since the end of World War II. Many of the programs and policies stressed by the SIU in the past to save the U.S. merchant marine have been adopted by the organized labor movement in Resolu­ tion 217. These include: convention noted the failure of the federal government to implement the intent of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act and the placing of budgetary expediencies above the national interest by various government agencies. Another factor was the dependence of the government on foreign flag shipping to fulfill our commercial and military commitments because of the lack of sufficient available American-flag tonnage in the face of the Vietnam emergency. This solid support of the organized labor movement for a stronger active merchant fleet comes at a particularly important time. The fight for a stronger U.S. maritime indus­ try which the SIU and other maritime unions have been pursuing for years, seems likely to come to a head during the coming year. The Vietnam emergency has finally brought home to the public, government representa­ tives and legislators, the fact that the U.S. merchant fleet is dangerously ill and needs help soon if it is to survive at all. At the same time, events have amply shown that the U.S. must have a strong merchant marine if it is to fulfill its worldwide commitments and remain a leading World power. Many congressmen have already expressed concern over the U.S. merchant fleet's decline • Support of the Maritime Advisory Com­ and others are just now becoming aware mittee's policy of expansion of both U.S. that something is drastically wrong. It is shipbuilding and the size of the active mer­ becoming increasingly evident that American maritime cannot depend on the "good will" chant fleet. of government agencies to fulfill the wishes • A flat-rejection of the Inter-agency Re­ of Congress towards U.S. maritime. Federal port calling for a smaller fleet built partly bureaucrats have consistently flouted the. abroad. will of Congress in their dealings with mari­ time. It is Quite clear to many legislators • Strict adherence to the 50-50 laws on that now is the time for strictly enforceable, grain shipments to Soviet-bloc nations. iron-bound legislation designed to preserve • New legislation supporting the MAC the maritime industry. proposal to increase U.S. carriage of our waterborne commerce. The SIU and other American maritime • Abolishing runaway ship traffic in the unions, with the solid support of the or­ U.S. trades. ganized labor movement, will spearhead that In putlining, and detailing the reasons for fight and continue the struggle until victory the decline in U.S. maritime capability, the is won. �rag* BiKM SEAFARERS LOG December M, U6t Undersecretary of Labor John F. Henning reviewed role of labor in California. Need for strong U.S. shipbuild> ing program was stressed by Ed Hood of Shipbuilders. Addressing MTD Convention delegates, AFL-CIO President George Meany condemned "naked, ruthless greed" of American financial interests of runaway ship operators, and called for a strong U.S. merchant marine. ILA President Gleason re­ ported on his union's Viet­ nam project. MTD secretary McGavin greets delegate Vignola as vice-president McDonald looks on dur­ ing the convention. Some 200 delegates representing the 32 affiliated international unions and port councils in North America, participated in the AFL-CIO Martitinie Trades Department biennial convention held in San Francisco, December 6-8. On these pages are some of the photos taken at the convention sessions. George Johns, president of San Francisco Labor Council welcomes delegates at opening MTD session. r > Vice-Admiral John McCain, in address to convention, told delegates that U.S. defense needs require strong mer­ chant marine. �Decembw U, U6S SEAFARERS Partial view of Resolutions Committee at work. SlU Pres. Hall, at left, checks draft. NMU President Curran is at lower left. AFL-CIO Pres. Meany reviews decade of progress since AFL-CIO merger. The conven­ tion cited Meany for his "outstanding service to the cause of labor." rare Niaa LOG [N3 Policies concerning key social and economic issues affecting American workers and the community were adopted at San Francisco Convention of the AFL-CiO, December 9-16. The con­ vention was attended by 224 delegates representing every sector of organized labor. On this page are photos during the course of the convention. Members of (LA and SlU deiegafion listen as report of resolutions committee is presented. V.P. Weisberger nominates Paul Hall for reelection. In photo right, Shipbuilders President Russell Berg (right) discusses mar­ itime resolution with Paul Hall. At left, is SlU of Canada President Leonard McLaughlin. In photo below, members of SlU and MESA delegations are caught by convention photographer. AFL-CIO President Meany pins guest badge on Vice-President Humphrey who addressed the convention. Secretary of State Dean Rusk tells delegates war in Vietnam is focal point in struggle for freedom in the world. �Tmrtrntirtf'M>'»** ,,iw4*tn9 toe tifirmatx Cif »J Pa^e TeA DO-SO B, f,„k Dr.»W. W«. C«s. o« .... 1. MJO tow» • I..a.w.»»,«» MM Unit Head Urges For All A'l5?II?-t^; r or ft'* Jousi Merchant Marin.^^^^.S^S; n„«n» chairman ol the Ho^ Merch^ Administrator N notahvf SHlppmg Of Charitable Jeeain^^ Pan Ocean-e raiW. Victory. Other s ip Francisco. Eagle Voyag several Caltnar ships. jnd4 Steel AacUtecl^ „ the beach at the O^dtimers on thj^^^^ present tim ^ teSfved to paying °« /;'j^^h^T^.«.-K'"ag. »««,'Sfl, easM» eoob. and Piar« to ^--^olidays on SC, »S a»'"5...""^.?,"n.„d the holiday, on a while and ., ^as been „a« l„ r= • ^ "" the beach F^^^ars and has U S.-flag^ .. hp^J» ;.3 miraon 5"";.''' °,.t v„ on. «er« «" h®«»'„ajrwhlleb»ll ••"' Oceanic wave. Transpacific. «„,pics "M Smllh!'iu.t»lf "1' In transit were ^ Worker, „ Dcch Malntanadcc VS»Iae» Calmar. Geneva ^teel San Juan and the mary Wilmington On the Monroe Lanier, ^ho paid «« ^he^ in the Shipping activuy^js^stdlje£^ after the ship ran a^g ^ g^j good here and g^^d. Azores. G. L. day rmM"h.'sS« milt over 3.8 in»ii°» p"""- propeller Club's '66 Propm Stresses Slrongw totaw ,r^i»ir_The Propeller CluD o _ ,..ttog 01 to. v-m"- ;irsfHr«r»hi than th.y OrK last wn-v.... Sm tnd th. gonoral pnhh. -PhM^ " wa. .PPUcahl. such positions. ^^f pubUc Law 480 ship ton about two ^ for haan't b«n f„ ,pend r's S?Xn prices.' .rence did not .ppto |gj(gp to Garroatx notes in bi» MA Chlof Joh^;S ™d.? toe tie. of "Jf torn .h.rt.r Coinmodity u.S.-flag shipping avoids the UM O ^ preference ^ assistance was p^^essed"under Public I^w 480 or the Foreign Assistance Ac . Th. prop."" <=!"'JJ'troM toUdht,. G.m»U y, her. mth„r^^^ ;fsr„ra5"».h.fl«toi 'S. electrician, iust all membership of ° . d Indus- |since the rew" ... f^an export flew in here from Honolulu after being a lCrt''triurtSr downgrad. the Houston adr£" lawy®*"' therefore ixpp^ landlubber there ' tte'oSPHS American-flag fleet. hosPhal f» • for some time The propeller Club's new produe to family grim stt..... th. lollowtng ohj..illness.. He g^ 1. "=«°\rr.ady t° * tives: himself a pretty hopes to be ready quick berth on Cr.a.l.g , h-c Carroll the Robin Hood. ^oeuTmeS ol th. SIU l« th. oast fourteen years. Seattle flag merchant marine. h^mm By Al Tenner. Vice PrMidMl —^^ ing off th® pfans to spend end Fred Fornen. Secietory-Treosercr^ ^ ^ two month trip. i,e S lite it t»i" rcnialn that way the holidays ® intercoastal Ml .1 Ih. SW O. "rh'iel" for some time; Fred England naval shipping. i, just off the --a , Increased efforts to make all S u m m 111 after shipping as an oiler. He also Of the Seaway 13, 1963. flag shipping. plans to spend early closing was De Cleveland g, this port lu order to assure accurate the holidays on . Boosting the use of digests of shipboard meetings on. .1 th. hn.l..t .hipping «7~^.°?„frth. .nly thing holding the beach and says he wiH b® in the LOG. it is desirable that 1. concerns h» f Jjtd ..a.on w"' "e Mv. ready to go again the reports of shipboard meetright after the Zs be typed if at all possxbl^ rvawlnluB .nd d.t.rml.lM llnlshed Lying "P their smpr , Srind-SfS raftor S.r.l'':. the year. Type Wliwiites Wlien Possible >«s£S fea^hlASa^ -sr rh«r. mthac .1 th. S.0 the «- — s .»d since it's Inception. .ftrroMh/XI hoy. ore headhig l.r nlnior In «. Pojt. f «• the coast for that one y Th. lay UP 01 are in here already a Spring rolls .round agatnBuffalo completed. Eleven ars'l"m". lifting work. ti/'sandVoals der will probably - -^;;^np'in M rr. h^i .n 0.r.n,h.r d3. be the last vessel to lay Frankfort after the first of the year. 1 Ullom's accident the -Pit. th. - --£'tSS W p'orta. w. ar. ,..« various lakes ^esseb .ipiegate Bob Ullom was iM-i©! and hope that his "•W. their convention her ^Thfrrcf-stiU to wrap things UP by Decern for the 1966 season. TTto^'^e Cmixjt phyriw' .ntf mtlrtd Hi«. U^. ~,t%. ~ »•«' Services Union held "oUSn ended on Thnrtoey. , . „ to lay up but is expected :SunLn^egin to prepare is ha., our annual Chitetm» «»' Alt'Shm'tate^SLd '» �DcMMkcr U, lt«S SEAFARERS Pace BICV«B LOG Receives Death Benefit ^ Routine Shipboard Jobs Can Be Most Hazardous Practicing safety is important all around the ship and in all shipboard departments. No job aboard ship is free from the danger of injury or disablement and some of the seem­ ingly simplest, most routine tasks are the ones in which injuries are most often incurred. The following list of simple and routine but dangerous made in the galley to smooth off men who think nothing of making shipboard practices should sharp edges on sinks, tables, ovens a short jump off a hatch on to the Mrs. Rose Willey, widow of deceased SlU Great Lakes District member Henry Willey, receives death benefit check from SlU representative Floyd Hanmer in Frankfort, Michigan. AFL-CIO Delegates Affirm U.S. Policy In Vietnam; Pledge All- Out Support (Continued from page 3) • Urged a comprehensive in­ ventory be drawn of the nation's dent spoke via telephone from social welfare and public service Texas and Vice President Hubert needs and plans and programs to H. Humphrey, Secretary of State meet these needs. Dean Rusk, Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz and War on Pov­ • Proposed a bold new expan­ erty Chief Sargent Shriver spoke sion of the social security system from the rostrum in the civic audi­ including a retirement benefit of torium. at least 50 per cent and govern­ Administration spokesmen and ment contributions to the social the convention itself gave special security trust fund. .attention to the war in Viet Nam • Called for federalization of as the theme of stopping Commu­ the U.S. Employment Service so nist aggression and American ef­ that the economy can benefit from forts to achieve negotiations per­ the efficient use of manpower. vaded the sessions. • Dedicated the labor move­ Rusk won the rapt attention of the delegates and a tremendous ment to play I a major role in ovation as he outlined America's achieving "reality" for all minor­ foreign policy aims and the issues ity groups in terms of giving in Viet Nam, thanking the AFL- meaning to civil rights legislation. CIO for its strong and unyielding • Enlisted unions in the fight support of the Administration's to erase the "ugly blight" of pov­ policies In Southeast Asia. erty from the land and called for A second major theme that additional measures to assure jobs dominated speeches to the con­ at decent wages for all willing and vention, the meeting of the feder-- able to work. ation's General Board and the dis­ • Proposed federal legislation cussions on resolutions was repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley to provide all Americans with bet­ Act at the second session of the ter medical care at prices they 89th Congress. Administration can afford, calling for a public leaders reiterated their support program to replace fragmented for repeal and the battle to break and inefficient present arrange­ the Dirksen-led filibuster in the ments. Senate. • Reaffirmed the need to im­ New policies and approaches to prove the wage-hour law as the social security, economic planning "single most potent weapon in the and urban affairs were approved in war against poverty." the five-day convention and poli­ • Called for a broad program cies on civil rights, the war on of legislation to protect America's poverty, health, farm workers, nat­ consumers and give all Americans ural resources education, mari­ full value for the money they time, rail and government workers spend. were reaffirmed and expanded to • Demanded a decent liveli­ meet new problems and challenges. hood for farm workers and the The AFL-CIO's positions on strengthening the International protection of national legislation Confederation of Free Trade Un- for them as well as aid to the family farmer. ians, the International Labor Org• Urged no letup in the fight to aniziaiion, and policies to win freedom and strengthen democ­ final victory in the states for the racy in Europe, Latin America principle of "one man, one vote." and Africa were adopted with • Proposed an additional $10 overwhelming approval. billion a year in federal aid to Of the numerous areas in which meet the nation's "school needs." the convention adopted a policy • Termed "imperative" passage position here are some of the of the Administration's unemploy­ highlights: ment compensation bill, as a "long ,• Called for a new, comprehen­ and wholesome step forward" to sive and "massive" national. pro­ a long-overdue overhauling of the gram to rebuild the nation's cities. system. be a reminder to all Seafarers to play it safe in all shipboard situa­ tions. Galley Safety Handling of sharp and blunt ob­ jects accounts for most accidents in the galley. The injuries are mostly minor cuts and bruises but the danger of infection is always present. These minor injuries also present a problem when a man has to keep his hands out of the water to allow proper healing. Training is most important: Use the right tool for the Job. The man who grabs a knife or cleaver in­ stead of a can opener is always ask­ ing for trouble. When used for their normal function, knives and cleavers should always be kept sharp. This reduces the chance of slipping. Regular inspections should be and storage brackets. Broken glass­ ware or crockery should be dis­ carded. Extreme care should be taken in handling and disposing of broken pieces. Spilled grease, water or refuse should be wiped off the galley deck promptly to avoid slipping in good or bad weather. Faucets, valves and all pipe connections in hot water and steam lines should be checked frequently against the danger of steam or hot water seep­ age. Burns and scalds from these sources can be eliminated. Jumping Off Hatches "Look before you leap" is an old safety maxim that applies to every­ thing in life. It applies on a ship as well, especially if a Seafarer wants to make sure he's all in one piece at the payoff. Accidents occasionally happen to deck. Those who neglect to look before they leap, wind up tangled in the dunnage or hatch boards that are lying about. At sea, some­ one in a hurry leaps off a hatch and gets spilled when he lands on the slippery deck. The result is always the same: Another injury that shouldn't happen at all. Work On Overheads Proper attention is seldom given to having safe working surfaces when doing overhead work. Boxes and buckets or other improper movable objects are too often used in enclosed spaces. All of these plus fixed equipment such as rails or winches are also used on weath­ er decks. The result is always the same. Improper tools or working gear of any kind produces accidents. You can get off lucky every time until you take a spill. Then it's too lato. American Merchant Marine & Maritime Policy Adopted by AFL-CIO Convention (Continued from page 3) and to obtain revitalization of the Amer­ ican-flag fleet as rapidly as possible to meet this threat. 5. Calls upon the State Department to re-evaluate its position and support legislation to Bar from U.S. commerce foreign-flag vessels which have been trading with North Viet Nam. 6. Calls upon the President and the Congress to resist and reject pressures to eliminate the requirement that at least 50% of the wheat and other grains sold to the Soviet nations be carried in American-flag ships and to assure strict enforcement of all cargo preference re­ quirements. 7. Calls upon the President and the Congress to reject any "Built Abroad" philosophy regarding the building of American-flag merchant vessels and to preserve and strengthen regulations de­ signed to safeguard American-flag, American-built shipping. 8. Supports a naval construction pro­ gram in U.S. shipyards to assure our continued superiority as the world's leading naval power. 9. Calls for legislation to extend the jurisdiction of the NLRB to cover the crews of runaway-flag vessels in Ameri­ can commerce. 10. Calls for' continued efforts to alert Congress and the public to the need foi; protecting the passengers and crews from hazardous conditions such as ex­ isted on the ill-fated Yarmouth Castle and calls on Congress to enact pending legislation to reserve cruise operations out of U.S. ports to American-flag ves­ sels, unless unavailable, and to regulate any participation of foreign-flag vessels in these trades by requiring them to comply with U.S. safety standards. 11. Calls upon Congress and the ap­ propriate Federal departments and agencies to enact and implement such measures as will restore the domestic merchant fleet, including those vessels in the coastwise and iniercpatal trades, on the Great Lakes, and on our rivers and inland waterways and reaffirm our opposition to any attempt to destroy the protection afforded to domestic shipping by the Jones Act. 12. Supports legislation presently pending in Congress to protect our fish­ ing industry, by extending our present territorial limits from the present three miles to twelve miles. '13. Urges the Government to exert its efforts to bring about early ratification by such nations as are necessary to put into full force and effect the Conven­ tion on Fishing and Conserving the Liv­ ing Resources of the High Seas, as adopt­ ed by the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, held at Geneva, Switzerland, February 4, to Aprl 27, 1958. 14. Calls for introduction in Congress of legislation to increase U.S. carriage of our waterborne foreign commerce to the level called for by the Martime Advisory Committee and support the buildng in U.S. yards of an adequate number of vessels to achieve this pur­ pose. 15. Affirms our opposition to runaway flag operations and calls for the com­ plete scrapping of the so-called "effec­ tive control" concept, and any policies placing reliance on foreign flag ships for the vessel strength essential to U.S. defense and economic requirements. 16. Supports moves to re-establish the Maritime Administration as an inde­ pendent agency, outside of the Depart­ ment of Commerce, and to centralize the administration of the cargo prefer­ ence laws in the Maritime Administra­ tion. 17. Supports members of Congress who favor a stronger merchant marine and calls upon the Committee on Politi­ cal Education of the AFL-CIO to co­ operate in this endeavor by including votes on maritme issues in their stand­ ards for determining support or opposi­ tion to Congressional candidates, and to urge the cooperation of local, central, and state bodies, as well as the various AFL-CIO departments, in order to achieve this objective. �SEAFARERS F«f* Twelve Thanksgiving Aboard The National Defender From left to right, Thomas Smith, chief pumpman, and Billy Odelmon, bos'n, sit around looking over the dessert course of Thanksgiving dinner. Galley gang aboard the National Defender includes (l-r): Thomas Rowbottom, Fred Hicks, Jr., Emiglio Canonizado, isiah Gray, Jerry Wood and John Smith. When Seafarer Louis Ryan's wife Blanche died while he was at sea aboard the Volusia, fellow Seafarers demonstrated once again that they stick by each other in time of trouble. A total of $173.80 was donated by the crew and the ship's master; and the radio operator, McDonough, worked con--v tinuously during his off time will receive $1,000 vacation pay. Dunn is capable of doing a good to insure that the flowers and Thirty-itwo crewmembers signed job." Ever^hing is going along messages arrived in time for the funeral. The foilowing message went with the wreath; "On be­ half of the offi­ cers and crew members of the S. S. Volusia, we deeply pray in sorrow for the great loss of Mrs. Louis F. Ryan and send these Rendueles flowers as a token from our hearts, for we miss you and such love could never be replaced to your devoted husband and family. May God bless and she rest in peace." Ship's Dele­ gate Manuel Rendueles remarked that the crew was deserving of the utmost respect and thanks for a job well done, and he commended each one of them on their gener­ osity. Contributors Include Nels Larsen, George Hunter, William Caldara, William Connelly, Englebert Lens, Glenn Weatheringtom Jimmy Conner, Earnest Kunickas, Guy Gage, Needem Galloway, Walter Marcus, Moses McCoy, Howard Hill, Alfred Lopez and John Moore, the Ship's Master Also, Robert Mealor, Gordon Vaag, Elbert Britton, Ira Gunter, Palle Hansen, Alfred Bolte, Thomas Bal­ lard, Allen Dunn, James Dies, Clarence Harman, Manuel Ren­ dueles, James Regan, Thomas Hughes and Richard Smith. t 4' Anthony Rodriques aboard the Del Sud (Delta Lines) spoke to many members of the crew and reported there is almost unanim 0 u s approval of the new con­ tract, which he called "the finest in SIU history," Brother Rodri­ guez especially cited the new vacation Ian where Seafarers a written resolution commending the new contract and opposing any changes. They were Joseph R. Cuelles, Anthony Rodriguez, Rich­ ard Garcia, Thomas Gavarre, R. Gonzales, John C. Vieira, Medordo Aguicia, Victor Costelleto, Jose J. A. Vigo, Gaspor Nato, H. G. Wintzell, J. T. Kelly. Jr., Hans Spiegel, Mike G. Murr, T. Matulo, Vran A. Divining and E. Vieira. Also, Albert J. Torho, Edward Metros, John L. Mohony, Giavino LIUZEO, Arthur J. Cox, C. Lanier, Mike Luizza, Mike Dunn, Michael Vigo, Maurice "Duke" Duet, George Colar, W. Patterson, J. P. Brooks, H. L. Hornsey and D. W. Witty. 4* 4^ Aboard the Del Mar (Delta Lines) meeting chairman J. V. Walen, Jr., re­ ports that every­ thing is moving along smoothly with only one or two minor beefs. He also took time out to thank all department delegates and the entire crew Whalen for cooperating to make his job much easier. Although some brands of cigarettes have been in short supply, the purser states he will prepare for this in the future by stocking them more heavily. 4* 4* The men aboard the Del Oro (Delta Steamship Company) chose Brother Walter Dun as ship's delegate by ac­ clamation, a ccording to Ra­ mon I r i z a r r y, meeting secretary. "The choice," Irlzarry said, "was unani­ mous and re­ Irizarry flects the confi­ dence of the crew that Brother fine aboard the ship, and the voyage promises to be a success­ ful one. 3) 4i December 2i, 19M LOO t Seafarer James B. Harris was taken sick aboard the Bangor (Bermuda Steamship) and had to be repatriated back to the States. "Jim is a wiper, and a good one," says ship's delegate Charles Barkins. "We hated to lose him on this run and all the hoys wish him the speediest of recoveries. The crew hopes to see Jim shipshape the next time out," Asks For More U.S.-Flag Ships is refuse to carry supplies to our boys In Viet Nam like so many of the foreign-flag vessels have done. To the Editor: With all this talk going around I can well recall those long about too few ships to supply nights on supply ships, taking our. boys in Viet Nam, I wonder supplies to Europe during the why the government doesn't last World War. We expected break more of our own vessels attack by German submarines out of mothballs instead of every minute, but we still de­ chartering from other coun­ livered the goods and lost a lot tries? In my opinion, they of Seafarers doing it I frankly should think of Amerlcati sea­ don't like American sailors be­ men first, before switchng over ing forgotten by the very same to foreign flags. After all, we government we fought and died need jobs as well as the next for, so I appreciate the effort man, and we're not getting being made by the SIU to build and keep a strong U.S.-flag fleet. Fraternally yours. Mart Harrison ^ All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. them when the United States obtains its vessels from other countries. Too, I think Congress and the President should recall the dedicated service rendered by the American merchant seamen during World War II, They needed us then, and we met the challenge; and now it seems that when we need American ships to give us employment, it's no deal as far as our gov­ ernment goes. I'll bet my bot­ tom dollar that if thp war got really hot, they'd be hollering loud enough for good, depend­ able American seamen. There's one thing we don't do, and that X X Seafarers Are Urged To Vote To the Editor: The recent New Orleans election for City Councilmen brings to my mind the im­ portance of every man's vote, whether it be in a local or a national contest. Only 504 votes separated the second and third man in the race; it does make me. realize how vital it is to go to the polls and cast my ballot for the man of my choice. Furthermore, I think that all members of our Union should feel obligated to register and make his voice heard. A few votes here and there in an election might easily make the difference between a candidate who favors organized labor and one who does not. Democracy can only work if every man does his part. Fraternally, Mike Evans Seafarers Recall Pearl Harbor Seafarer Claude H. Fowler shows Merchant Marine Service Award to U.S. Merchant Marina checker champion Fred B. Kritzler. The two SIU members got together OR December 7th, at the New York Union Hall to play a few games of checkers and talk over old times. Brother Fowler's decorations represent service in the Mediterranean, Pacific and Atlantic Theatres. "I consider it a highest honor to be able to wear these ribbons," Fowler said, "especially on Pearl Harbor Day." I CALL m CBLERV'" WHAT W YOU CALL 'eMf �H IMS SEAFARERS LOG rage nirlcai Seafarer's Opinions Vary Over Shoretime In Viet Nam If you wander about an SIU ship lately returned from Viet Nam, you find that each Seafarer has his own opinions on what to do in port there, whether it's actually safe to wander ashore, where to go and where not to go in that war-torn country. And yet this much can be said for certain: Seafarers one and all agree "The only answer," said Deckhand hear the gunfire in the hills not that our soldiers fighting Marianne LuBiejewski, "is to send so far away." more troops, since we've already Douglas Cox of the engine de­ committed ourselves." partment regarded the port cities But thoughts don't always sort in Vietnam as "kind of dangerous" themselves out so neatly when with "a lot of friction everywhere," you're discussing a foreign port. while AB John DeBos described a Some Seafarers just go ashore in visit there as "not taking so much Saigon as they do anywhere else. of a chance." They visit the markets and the This avoidance ol places where nightspots and restaurants as if trouble is likely to start is rather they were in Bangkok or Subic typical of Seafarers who venture Bay. Others, however, regard Viet­ ashore in Vietnam. Ben Buck of namese ports as just .plain off the deck department declares that limits, so far as they are person­ crowded spots where Americans ally concerned. Fred Bentley of are likely to be hanging out are Bosun Marianne LuBiejewski tells LOG staffer about his the steward department, for ex­ the places that communists are experiences in Viet Nam during a trip there aboard the ample, remarked that anybody most likely to hit. "I had no trou­ Steel Architect. In the background, SIU patrolman Pete who goes ashore in that place is ble," Buck went on to say. "Al­ Loleas (left) and deckhand Staves Makronis talk over asking for trouble. "I went ashore though you could hear the gims all events of trip on the recently returned vessel. in Manila, Bangkok and Singa­ night long, I just didn't have any pore," Bentley said, "and enjoyed trouble. I stuck to the neighbor­ myself. Those are good ports and hood hangouts, where I felt things friendly to Americans. But not were pretty safe." Viet Nam, I don't have any busi­ Not Exactly Safe ness there. It's just like Korea. I Nevertheless, Seafarers pretty stick around on board and even well agree that Saigon is not ex­ give my letters to others to mail. actly the most comfortable port in Trouble is not something a man Donald Douglas Dambrino, 57: LeRoy Joseph Lemaire, 24: the world. A grenade went off in Robert A. Medicus, 65: Cancer Brother Dambrino died of cancer Brother Lemaire died of a massive claimed the life of Brother Medi­ is supposed to look for, and a for­ a taxi four days before the "Steel eign war is the best place I know Architect" arrived, killing the driv­ at the County hemorrhage at cus at the New to find it." Hospital in Moner, several passengers and a by­ the Park Place Orleans USPHS A deckhand, who asked that his stander. Fortunately, no GIs were ticello, Mississip­ Hospital in Port Hospital. A mem­ pi. A member of Arthur, Texas. A ber of the engine name be withheld, felt even caught by the explosion. And the the steward de­ member of ' the department since stronger on the subject. He was heavy thudding of the artillery in partment, he deck department, 1957, he is sur­ short, slightly heavy-set seaman the hills adds nothing to the Sea­ joined the Union he joined the vived by his sis­ with a Balkan accent, and the left farers' feeling of security. in 1946. He is SIU Inland ter, Mrs. Clarence side of his face flaunted a series Deckman Howard Albertson was survived by his Boatsmen's Un­ R. Pie per. Sr. of scars that crisscrossed his one of the SIU members who got brother, J. D. ion in 1963. Le­ Burial took place cheek. "Did I go ashore in a first-hand glance at the conflict. Dambrino. Burial maire is survived in the Catholic Saigon?" he repeated the question While on watch, he observed shells took place at the Pleasant Grove by his father, Wilson Lemaire, and Cemtery in Mobile, Alabama. angrily. ''No, I did not go ashore striking on either side of a barge CemetCTy in Lincoln, Mississippi. burial took place at the Calvary there. I will never go ashore where on the Saigon River — only 100 $ $ there are communists. They kill yards behind the ship he was on! Cemetery in Port Arthur, Texas. « $ Antonio Infante, 66: Brother my brother and take my home in Albertson and another deckman, James Sogers Williams, 49: Infante died of natural causes at Estonia. They try to kill me, too. Spiros Panagatos, had to take a Drowning claimed the life of Wilhelm V, Newhoff. 71: Brother the Lutheran You see," he pointed to the scars taxi back to Saigon to make sure Brother Williams, Medical Center Newhoff died of natural causes at on his face, "they try for me, but they were there in time to meet When he was in Brooklyn, New St. Clare's Hospi­ do not succeed. I knock them down the ship. "It looked like any other thrown from a York. Infante, tal, New York, and escape from Estonia across the road to me," Albertson said. "It boat during an who joined the N.Y. He served border. I miss my home, but know was after ten o'clock, and we had accidental colli­ steward depart­ as a member of I can never go back while the plenty of time to get back on the sion. A member ment of the SIU the deck depart­ communists are there. That is why "Steel Architect" before she lifted of the SIU Inland in 1941, is sur­ ment since 1941 I do not go ashore in countries anchor. Then the driver said sort Boatmen's Union vived by his wife, and was placed of casually that cars had been am­ where there are communists. he joined the Josef ina. Burial <»i pension in bushed quite a few times on the Union in 1963. took place in the No Excursions November of highway we were on. But then he Brother Williams Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New 1959. Brother Though there are those like went on to point out a weedIs survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Newhoff is sur­ York. Bentley and the deckhand from Es­ covered place on the side of the M. Williams, and burial took place vived by his sister, Marie New­ 4" tonia who feel strongly against any road where three passengers were in the Green Lawn Memorial Park hoff, and was buried at the Calvary Howard J. Abell, 71: A heart sort of excursion in Saigon, the killed the week before. Boy, were Cemetery in Port Arthur, Texas. Cemetery in Sunnyside, New York. attack claimed the life of Brother majority of Seafarers regard the we glad to get back to Saigon. "We'll remember the curfew next Abell at the St. place as just another port where Mary's Hospital caution should be exercized. Broth­ time," said Panagatos. "At first we in Long Beach, er LuBiejewski put it succinctly thought it was simply a warning California, Abell, when he said, "Sure, I go ashore— to keep things in order, but now a 23-year veteran but I don't go exploring. You can we sure know they play for keeps!" of the deck department, i s survived by his s i a t e r-in-law, Florence Abell. Burial took place Gordon D. Marbury Lynn R. Baker in the Good Shepherd Cemetery You are requested to contact You are asked to get in touch in Huntington Beach, California. with your wife at Box 115, your wife Mabel immediately. 4" 4" 4" Temple, Texas. 4 4 4 Joseph L. Van Ert, 53: Brother Andrew Lesnasky a. 4 4 Van Ert succumbed to heart dis­ You are asked to get in touch James ij. Wheaton ease at the D.O.A. with Mrs. Elizabeth Tillman Youi- gear is being held in the d'Fenafuit at 9245 Avenue P, Superior Me­ Galveston office of the American Houston, Texas. morial Hospital Shipping Company. in Superior, Wis­ 4 4 4 consin. He was a 4 4 4 Lionel Dunkin member of the Please contact your mother at Tax Keiund Checks Great Lakes Tug Income tax refund checks are 229 Slidell Avenue, Algiers 14, and Dredge and being held for the following Sea­ Louisiana, Phone number 361last worked for farers by Jack Lynch, Room 201, 3044. the Great Lakes SUP Building, 450 Harrison 4 4 4 Towing Com­ Street, San Francisco 5, Cali­ Robert (Spike) Ackerson Seafarer Tony Nottage proudly holds his youngest daughter, pany. Brother Van Ert is survived fornia: Alexander Ansaldo, Roy C. You are requested to contact Linda Sue, who is three months old. Besides Brother by his ex-wife,'Jane Van Ert, and Bru, Oria S. Sushold, Winfred A. either your sister or your Mother, Nottage sits his wife, Kin, and their other daughter, Anna burial took place in the Green­ Daniel, Hans J. L. Pedersen, Mrs". Jane Hartnett at 350 VanLouise. Nottage family were recent recipients of SIU wood Cemetery in Superior, Wis­ Birgir R. Rasmussen, Harold R. derbilt Avenue, Staten Island, Maternity Benefits. consin. Thomas and Yung Fioy Woo. New York. communism in Viet Nam need all the support they can get, from'the American public as well as the sailors who deliver the goods. "I don't like war," one member of the deck department remarked, "and neither "does any man with half good sense. But since we are in it, there's only one thing to do —lend our hands to do our share to help our boys. Nobody's ever been able to accuse an SIU crew of shirking their duty during a national crisis, and they're not going to be able to accuse us now. We sail the ships, that's our part." Too, Seafarers seem unanimous in their belief that the United State should iight to win the war. Final Departures Maternity Benefits On Display �SEAFARKRS Page Fourteea Seafarers On Shuttle Run Retax With Homespun Fun The sixteen-day shuttle run between the Persian Gulf and Japan aboard the "Monticello Victory" could easily be long and tiresome during leisure hours, but Seafarers aboard this vessel "have seen to it that monotony doesn't get the best of them. The morale is high, there are few differences of opin- + ion, and everybody seems to "And while we're on the subject Coggins, the ship's delegate, of food," says ship's reporter Joe offered the best plan of all. When be in excellent spirits. Saxon, "our galley force is abso­ he was asked what he would do on This state of well-being is large­ ly due to the knack this crew has for entertaining themselves. During welcome moments of lei­ sure, a tape of "Hank Williams" is produced, the music box wound up and before long the boys are har­ moniously yodeling with the coun­ try singer. And when the taped music is completely exhausted and beginning to pall, a few of the more talented Sea­ farers take over with their guitars and harmonicas. Their efforts, a cross between "hillbilly" and "folk" music, are considered good Saxon by everyone, and the playing and singing hardly ever fails to fend off boredom. The music, In fact, played a ma­ jor part in warding off a near catas­ trophe, when the steward informed the crew that the supply of "grits" was dangerously low. There were a few frowns aboard ship, until the critical situation was remedied on arrival in Guam by "Mr. Quaker," who quickly replenished the stock. Now, once again, the "grits fanciers," predominantly Mobilians, a few converted Yank­ ees, and a couple of the more ad­ venturous types from the West Coast, are smugly wearing big smiles. "Breed Apart" This "breed apart" Is also fond of baked chicken with corn bread dressing, topped off with old fash­ ioned banana pudding—^but so is everybody! lutely tops. Their culinary feats his vacation, he replied, 'Nothing'. have been deliciously enjoyed, time He might have something there. and time again. One of their spe­ And speaking of vacations," Saxon cialties is "Seafood Gumbo," along went on to say, "the recently won with "cathead biscuits" that would increase In vacation pay won by melt in your mouth. This dish, a the SlU will come in handy while favorite on the ship, would delight relaxing on the beach." any outstanding gourmet." The arrival in Japan comes with The Persian end of the shuttle, the usual pandemonium, with the characterized by blistering heat Japanese businessmen fighting for that sends the thermometer soar­ the limited space in the mess hali ing, doesn't seem to bring out to display their wares. In a matter much enthusiasm from the seafar­ of minutes, the goods are un­ ers; it is one of those places where, packed and spread out for inspec­ outside of an abundance of natural tion. oil fields and desert sands, there Price Haggling is little else. Even the camels, Immediately, the potential buy­ looking disgusted with their lot, appear that they would as soon be ers and sellers begin haggling in another place—^were they not over prices. When the bargaining gets into full swing, the entire tethered down. As the ship moves steadily mess hall becomes an uproar and closer to its destination, the daily continues so until a satisfactory routine of performing the ship's price is agreed on for an item. chores is kept in harmony, with Then the tempo slackens, only to hardly any deviation from the start up again over another piece norm. But the Monticello Victory, of merchandise. During this viola­ not being any exception to the tion of an otherwise comparative rule, can also furnish its share of quietness, mealtime is generally ignored, probably for fear of humdrum activity. indigestion. Good Humor "Our two-day stay in Japan Humor and kidding among the proved to be a much needed Seafarers soon overcomes this. respite from the seemingly endless "The conversation at the ever- time at sea," Saxon reports. "Just popular coffee time is still going the simple act of walking around strong," Saxon notes, "and the on the street brings back the dialogue moves from one interest­ realization that we're still land ing topic to another, with thoughts mammals." about Christmas taking up most of the time, nowadays. All sorts of PETROCHEM (Valentine Corp.), Oc­ plans are being made for the tober 8—Chairman, R. N. Air; Secre­ arrival back in the United States, tary, John Hofgie. New contract ac­ cepted. No beefs reported. including cross-country motor trips, fishing, hunting and other TRANSHATTERAS (Hudson Water­ recreational activities. ways Corp.), October 28—Chairman, Kilgare; Secretary, D. L. Stepp. No "But I think Brother Frank beefs reported by department dele­ Slow Or Full Speed, Ahead Or Astern? Deeembw M, IHi LOG gates. Requested Captain to keep peddlers off ship in Canal. Minor repairs and new washing machine needed. HANOVER (Pan American Tanker), November 22 — Chairman, M. C. Cooper; Secretary, John W. Malcolm. No beefs reported by department delegates. Some disputed OT in deck department. Motion made to find out why no sailing board was posted in Singapore. Shortage of stores. Motion made to find out why stores can't be picked up in Bombay. Captain refused to get adequate stores in Singapore. LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Rescue Tug By Ed (Mae) Maclejewski Wind, sicet, rain, into that howling storm From his bed he was summoned that fearful morn; He must go to the rescue, bom to suffer. Go to his grave the murky sea has to offer. He sees the fury's victim through the heavy squall, A mighty ship twisting, fighting, with a wrent in her hull. Through the blinding sleet a rocket line is fired at last. The sailors labor, a tow is made fast. The man on the bridge bites his finger tips. His eyes to the skies, a prayer on his lips; Gives his orders to the hulking Swede engineer. Who is working below, his face a bloody smear. Take slack with throttles on speed one-four. That couldn't be heard over the ocean's roar. The stout little ship gave a mighty heave; The bos'n lost his arm hugging a blooded sleeve. The parted line twisted like a dying snake. The angry sea its victim soon 'will take. The stout little ship foundered, lost her screw; The man on the bridge gave his life, sacrificed the crew. He gave his all, But by many His only reward Many fathoms with this rescue he devised. for years will be criticized. is Eternal Sleep below in the briny deep. His grave is not bedecked with flowers That bloom in fair weather with April showers; His widow has no grave to kneel at and pray. But she's a widow because the tow line frayed; She prays, "Oh dear Lord, give him peaceful sleep. Twisting and rolling in the briny deep." She remembers his joy when he was made Master, • But now the forgetful world just goes on the faster. Of whom do I speak, for whom no church bells will toll? The lonely Tug Captain, please God rest his soul! WESTERN CLIPPER (Western Agen­ cy), October IS—Chairman, R. Sohl; Secretary, J. J. Guard. Ship's dele­ gate -reported that the Captain will make effort to contact U.S. Navy about crew having the use of Subic Bay Post Exchange for small stores. Ship's slop chest is about empty. Disputed OT question sent to head­ quarters for clarification. $10 in ship's fund. Lengthy discussion and com­ plaints about chief cook's cooking. Crew request thai the chief steward help out in the galley. Chief steward will assist in the galley if he's paid for it. DEL NORTE (Delta), October 24— Chairman, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. $25.29 in ship's fund and $116 in movie fund. Ship's delegate left ship in New Orleans. Brother Victor O'Briant was elected to serve MIAMI (Cities Service), October 31 —Chairman, A. Capote; Secretary, P. Reed. New agreement accepted, Everything is running smoothly. $8.70 in ship's fund. Discussion on coast­ wise tranportation after six months on ship. Clarification received from headquarters and read to the crew. POTOMAC (Empire Transport), Sep­ tember 19—Chairman, Frank Pasaluk; Secretary, R. Cabrera. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the stew­ ard department for a job well done at all times. DEL ORO (Delta). October 24 — Chairman, J. H. Bales; Secretary, Ramon Irizarry. $43.55 in ship's fund. Brother Walter Dun was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beef. Everything is running smoothly. Seafarer Bill Woddell. an electrician aboard the Andrew Jackson, spent quite a few hours after the payoff to make sure the ship's telegraph gets the message back to the engine room. The telegraph, which is shown in the above . picture, transmits orders to the black gang. POTOMAC (Empire Transport), Oc­ tober 20—Chairman, Frank Rabos; Secretary, Raoul Cabrera. Soma dis­ puted OT in deck department. One man in steward department missed ship. Brother Raoul Cabrera was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion on ventilation for crew's quarters when ship is secured for bad. weather. To see patrolman in regards to day off in port. Vote of thanks to the steward department. SEAMAR (Calmar), October 18 — Chairman, S. Furtado; Secretary, R. K. HolL Ship's delegate reported that all is running smoothly. No beefs reported by department delegates. To see patrolman regarding safer rig for catwalk. Crew requested to help keep recreation room clean. TRANSARCTIC (Waterways Corp.), October 17 — Chairman, Robert I. Pagan; Secretary, James Girard. Some disputed OT in engine depart­ ment. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), Oc­ tober 3 — Chairman, G. Nance; Sec­ retary, A. Villariza. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. One man missed ship in Naha City, Okinawa. WILMAR (Calmar), November 7 — Chairman, R. Sigwart; Secretary, S. Vernus. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Disputed OT in stew­ ard department. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Nov­ ember 7 — Chairman, Robert A. Bar­ rett; Secretary, Fred M. Morris. One man taken off ship in Ceylon for observation. Wire sent to Union. $8 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. one man. Everything is running smoothly so far and no beefs were reported by department delegates. $2.90 in ship's fund. Brother Howard Menz was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to all depart­ ment delegates and to the steward department for a job well done. CLAIBORNE (See-Land), October 31 — Chairman, Henry Koppersmith; Secretary, James Pursell. No beefs reported. Everything is running smoothly. Brother Lambert Waldrop was elected to servo as ship's dele­ gate. as new ship's delegate. Shortage of stores in slop chest. Vote of thanks to the Union officials for the good work accomplished on the Pension Plan, wages, OT and everything right down the line in the new contract. HALCYON PANTHER (Halycon), Oc­ tober 9—Chairman, A. Tsilentis; Sec­ retary, Frank Kustura. No beefs re­ ported. Captain will give each man 2 hours OT in lieu of launch service in Cochin. $1.55 in ship's fund. Motion made that the Union enforce ruling that all B and C men get off after sixty days. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate and to the steward department. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), August 15—Chairman, Fred Shaia; Secretary, James Gillian. Ship's delegate report­ ed that everything is running smoothly. $37.50 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. FANWOOD (Waterman), October 20 —Chairman, Homer Workman; Sec­ retary, Harry Oarrah. Some disputed OT in engine department. Crew re­ quest that steward department foc'sles be painted. DEfc-MONTE (Delta). October 17 — Chairman, Howard Menz; Secretary, Albert G. Espeneda. Ship sailed short PENN CARRIER (Penn Shipping), Oc­ tober 10 — phairman, Ralph King; Secretary, Charles E. Durden. Brother Ralph Newcomb was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. HALYCON PANTHER (Halycon), Oc­ tober 25—Chairman, Wm. Mitchellf Secretary, Frank Kustura. Brother William Mitchell was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Sailed one man short in steward department. Discus, sion on condition of water. MERRIMAC (Merrimac Transport), October 24 — Chairman, E. Kress; Secretary, L. p. Hagmann. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion mads to revise Shipping Ruie No. 4 "Business Hours and Job Calls" paragraph "D" to read that jobs be called at least four (4) times in the Port of Philadelphia before sent to a major port for filling. Brother J. Brooks resigned as ship's delegate and Brother F. Corcoran was elected COLORADO (Waterman), October 24 —Chairman, L B. Ouracher; Secre­ tary, P. L. Shauger. Ship's delegate reported that all is O.K. Discussion on painting messhalls, head and showers. Brother G. M. Triplett was elected to serve as ship's delegate. �LA SALLE (Waterman), Oetaber 11 '-Chairman, Leon i. Wabb; SacreLary, Charlai Braaux. Brother S. E. Puntlllo was aiected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a Job well done. PENN CHALLENGER (Penn), No­ vember IS—Chairman, E. J. Rivierej Secretary, P. R. Mack. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Repair list given to the Captain, and copy sent to Bob Matthews. MADAKET (Waterman), November 14—Chairman, W. E. Evitt; Secretary, E. 0. Salvador. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is running smoothly. Good cooperation from topside. Delegate reported that the Chief Mate is best he has worked for. Everything is O.K. and everyone is happy. PORTMAR (Calmer), November Chairman, E. W. Nicholson; Secre­ tary, P. Douglass. No beefs report­ ed by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department fon doing • fin* jo'>DEL MAR (Delta), November 7— Cheirman, J. V. Whalen, Jr.; Secre­ tary, J. Arnold. Ship's delegate re­ ported that all is running smoothly and thanked department delegates and crew for their cooperation. Shortage of LOGS and communica­ tions from headquarters. COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), November 4—Chairman, H. Meacham; Secretary, 0. McMillan. Disputed OT in deck and engine departments to be taken up with patrolman. Brother Meacham was elected to serve as ship's delegate. MAIDFN CREEK (Sea-Land), Novem­ ber 11—Chairman, A. E. Diaz; Secre­ tary, Tommy Jenkins. No disputed OT and no beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Moore-McCormack), October 31—Chairman, George A. Callard; Secretary,- Luther Gadson. Brother Elmer Kent was elected to serve as ship's deiegate. Every­ thing is running as well as can be. Each member to contribute 25c to 50c to biuld a ship's fund. Everyone is happy is with new ship's dele­ gate, and also food. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), November 21—Chairman. Felix Bonefont; Secretary, M. A. Velez. No dis­ puted OT reported. Captain will take care of all repairs that are needed Brother Wilson Toris was elected new ship's delegate. TRAN.SORLEANS (Hudson Water­ ways), October 30—Chairman, R. L. Toler; Secretary, H. J. Ballard. Crew request clarification in new agree­ ment regarding oilers on port watches in port. No disputed OT and no beefs reported by department delegates. CANTIGNY (Cities Service Tank­ ers), November 14—Chairman, Wil­ liam Morris, Jr.: Secretary, T. Densmore. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running fine, except for some disputed OT in deck de­ partment. Ship should be fumigated. CANTIGNY (Cities Service Tankers), October 24—Chairman. M. Doherty; Secretary, William Norris. Brother M. J. Gallier was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs and no disputed OT. TRANSBAY (Hudson Watenwavs), October 17—Chairman, J. P. Seide, Jr.; Secretary, Fran S. Paylor, Jr. No beefs reported bv department dele­ gates. Brother Frederick G. Ander­ son was elected to serve as shin's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. STEEL SEAFK .ER (Isthmian), Sep­ tember 10—Chairman, H. Bilde; Secretary, W. Hand. Most of the re­ pairs have been completed. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made and carried that Brother Steve Kolina continue to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Crew requested to keep doors locked at all time when in port, and to keep unauthorized persons out -of messhalls. OCEAN EVELYN . (Maritime ,»«• wm»m. SEUFARERS LOa IMf Over­ seas}, Oct. IS—Ctiairniail, J. M. Pas- ko; Secretary, Charles Johnson. Some disputed OT in deck and engine de­ partments. Top crew on board and all hands concur that the chief cook and the baker have contributed to the smoothness of the trip by their superior work. Beefs that accumu­ lated during the 4-month voyage' were submitted to headquarters. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service)i November 8—Chairman, J. Chianese; Secretary, None. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Jesse Metcalf was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Know Your kighfs FINANCIAL REPORTS. The conitltution of the SlU AtlanUc. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit evei-y three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are availabie at BIU headquartere In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. Ail trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provislnna et various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union hails. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: 'Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Fun copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at ail times, cither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of ail SIU contracts are available in aU SIU baUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well - as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, falls to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of ony individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its coilective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one Indlvidua] to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No moniea are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unleia an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless be is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or it a member ia required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that ha should not have been required to make such payment, this should Immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFAREBS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies ara available in all Union halls. All members should obtain coplea of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive yon of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with chargea. trials, etc., as weU as all other deUils. then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIEBD SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Uiuon has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may he discriminated .igainst because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feeis that he Is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should nctify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the hest interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or infarmation, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hell at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. Empire State Beddine Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) icneauie o Membership Meetixigs ^Houston Jan. 10—7 P.M. MobUe Jan. 12—7 P.M. New York Jan. 3—^2:30 p.m. New Orleans Jan. 11—7 P.M. Philadelphia ....Jan. 4—2:30 p.m. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ News. BaltimorD .Jan. 5—2:30 pjn. port t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Detroit Jan. 14—2:30 pjn. Ste. Maria, Mich. t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Houston Jan. 17—2:30 P.M. New Orleans ..Jan. 187-2:30 P.M. Mobile Jan. 19^2:30 P.M. Wilmington Jan. 17—2 P.M. San JPrancisco ....Jan. 19—2 P.M. Seattle Jan. 21—Z P.M. Ji 3) 4> Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) 4 SlU-AGLIWO Meetings Directory Of UNION HALLS if Great Lakes SIU Meetings Jan. Jan. Jan. , Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Detroit .. Alpena .. Buffalo .. Chicago .. Cleveland Duluth ... Frankfurt 3—2 3—7 3—7 3—7 3—7 3—7 3—7 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. Si GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGIDN Detroit Jan. 10—7:30 Milwaukee ...Jan. 10—7:30 Chicago Jan. 11—7:30 Buffalo Jan. 12—7:30 tSa't Ste. Marie Jan. 13—7:30 Duluth Jan. 14—7:30 Cleveland ....Jan. 14—7:30 Toledo Jan. 14—7:30 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. ^ SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia Jan. 4—5 Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) Jan. 5—5 Houston Jan. 10—5 Norfolk Jan. 6—5 New Orleans Jan. 11—5 Mobile Jan. 12—5 3) Si P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 4 RAILWAY MARINE REGION Jersey City Jan. 10—10 Philadelphia Jan. 11—10 Baltimore Jan. 12—10 ^Norfolk Jan. 13—10 A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. 3) $ ^ United Industrial Workers New York Baltimore Philadelphia .Jan. 3—7 P.M. Jan. 5—7 P.M. Jan. 4—7 P.M. Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions. "Lee" brand .tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) 4 PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard LIndsey Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA. Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. ...1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y. 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. ...99 Montgomery St HE 3-0104 MIAMI. Fia 744 W. Flagler St FR 7-3564 MOBILE, Ala 1 South Lawrence St HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 115 3rd St NORFOLK, Va Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Penna. .2604 S. 4th St DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. ...1348 Seventh St SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.. 350 Freemont St DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 724-2848 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 805 Del Mar CE 11434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ..505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2528 4 Eastern All Lines (Flight Engineers) 4 SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers 4 4 4 H. I. Siege! "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4 4 4 Bears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) 4 4 4 Stltzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin StlU," «W. L. WeUer" Bonrbon whiskeys (DistiUery Workers) 4 4 4 J. R. Slmplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4 4 4 Klngsport Press "World Book," "ChUdcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 4 4. Jamestown Sterling Corp. Furniture and Bedding White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers SIU Arrivals John Sacce, born November 14, 1965, to the Michael Saccos, Brooklyn, New York. 4 4 4 Leah Mallicoati tmrn November 2, 1965, to the Roger L. Mallicoats, Beardstown, Illinois. 4 4 4 Lota Grimes, born October 23, 1965, to the Jesse V. Grimes, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 James Canfieid, born November 16v 1965, to the James C. Canfields, Prichard, Ala. 4 4 4 Albert Brooks, born October 23, 196!^ to the Osborne Brooks, Jr., Eightmllev Ala. 4 4 4 Mary Porter, born October 8, 1965, to the Scott Porters, Levlttown, Pa. 4 4 4 Sandy Elaine Santiago, bom Novem­ ber 11, 1965, to the Jose W. Santiagos, P.R. 4 4 4 Oarlena Vogt, bom October 11, 1965, to the Garrett Vogts, New Orleans, La. �Vol. XXVH No. 27 SEAFARERS LOG DM. 14 IMf OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO The holiday season has again arrived, bringing wifh if fhe close of another 12 months of progress and solid accomplish­ ments in the interests of all Seafarers, boat­ men and other marine craft workers who make up the SlU family. For all hands, this is a season of festive activity, whether aboard a vessel at sea, at home with their families or in some for­ eign port halfway around the world. Seafarers often find themselves setting up the traditional holiday tree beneath a blazing tropical sun or may celebrate the new year battling to maintain headway in an Atlantic gale. But in either case the spirit is the same. Special meals with all fts I the trimmings and holiday cheer is the order of the day in the tradition of all sea­ going men—while shipboard business con­ tinues as usual. The SlU pauses on this occasion to ex­ tend holiday greetings and good wishes to all members, at sea or ashore, for on enjoyable holiday season and smooth sail­ ing in the year to come. mi � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource December 24, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO: “BUILD U.S. MERCHANT MARINE!” SIU COMPANIES GET THIRTEEN NEWLY-REACTIVATED VESSELS AFL-CIO URGES FLEET BUILDUP STEEL ARCHITECT – ROUND THE WORLD NEW COPE COMMITTEE FORMED BY AFL-CIO HOUSE MM UNIT HEAD URGES 50-50 FOR ALL AID CARGOES SEAFARER’S OPINIONS VARY OVER SHORETIME IN VIETNAM AFL-CIO DELEGATES AFFIRM U.S. POLICY IN VIETNAM; PLEDGE ALL-OUT SUPPORT 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 12/24/1965 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. XXVII, No. 27 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/fc7353a4f98c471e5734bc56f0d5d22c.PDF f712c8f3595a9043404196c658b5fa3b PDF Text Text SEAFARERS«LOG See. 10 1965 OFFICIAL ORQAN Of THfL SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Meany Backs MAC Report On Maritime9 Urges Johnson Weigh Proposals Story On Page 3 Advisory Committee's Report Calls For Expanded U.S. Fleet Story On Page 3 AFL-CIO Convention UnderwayTo Map Labor's Future Coals Story On Page 3 Sea-Land, Seatrain Turn Back Attempt By RR's To Set 'Discriminatory' Rates •Story On Page 5 y.^ •i rftonfcsgfV/ng—7965 Cargo Preference Laws Widespread Practice In Foreign Nations At 5IU Halls From Coast To Coast See Center Fold '^ i J Story On Page 16 �rate Tw* SEAFARERS December 10, 190B LOG Building And Construction Trades Hold Convention Building Trades Renew Section 14b Repeal Drive By Paul Hail The opening of the AFL-CIO Convention in San Francisco this week comes at a time when this nation is on the threshold of fulfilling it» SAN FRANCISCO—A renewed drive to seek a Senate vot- on repeal of Section 14(b) obligation to its citizens in many areas through the passage of much of the Taft-Hartley Act, the "right-to-work" section, and a continuing drive to bolster jobs needed and long awaited legislation. in weak areas of the economy marked the opening sessions of the AFL-CIO Building & It cannot be denied, that on the record the 89th Congress proved to be one of the most productive sessions of Congress in the history Construction Trades DepartWirtz pointed out that economic of nation. ment convention here. ments in unemployment compenThe passage of the Medicare Bill, a 1.3 billion aid-to education pro­ progress was uneven and that job­ The delegates heard Labor: gram, a liberalization of social security benefits, the Voting Rights Act, Secretary W W. Willard Willard Wirtz Wirtz --H read Situs Picketing Bill, which Is of lessness was still 9.5 percent among programs to give aid to the 11 state Appalachia area, a major program a message from President Johnson particular importance to the building trades workers them­ to give federal aid to public and private elementary schools—^these are selves, 13 percent in the younger declaring that "high priority" must Building Trades. worker group, more than 8 percent examples of the vital legislation passed by the 89th Congress. Both Wirtz and Haggerty warned be given in the new session of The AFL-CIO, to a great extent, played a major role in obtaining among non-whLte workers. that recent economic progress, al Congress to 14 (b) repeal and pas­ passage of this legisilation. It hps always fought for the economic, The economy is still failing to sage of bills modernizing and im­ though it has reduced the overall political and social rights of all citizens, regardless of whether they use all available manpower, he unemployment rate, must be pur­ proving the wage-hour law and did or did not belong to a labor union. the unemployment compsensation sued to the goal of full employ­ said, despite scattered skill short­ However, the AFL-CIO has no intention of resting on its laurels at ages and the "dangerously wrong" ment in a fully operating economy. sy.stem. this point as the 89th Congress failed to pass several measures that The economic improvement is a talk among some of an "inflation" They heard Building and Con­ were high on labor's priority list. "cause for rejoicing but not for re­ threat, "we cannot afford to let up struction Trades President C. J. One of the greatest disappointments was the failure of the Congress Haggerty pledge an all-out fight laxation," Haggerty said. There is in constant efforts to assure maxi­ to repeal section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act. Although abandoned mum growth." "no earthy reason" the nation against revival of the filibuster The convention heard optimistic in this session of (Congress, the AFL-CIO intends to hold the Demo­ that blocked a Senate vote on should not pursue policies designed reports on prospects for passage cratic Party to Its 1964 campaign pledge to repeal 14(b) and the passage to "provide jobs for all who are 14(b) repeal late in the recent willing and able to work." next year of the situs picketing of the bill to repeal will be a major topic ^ discussion at the AFLCongress. The filibuster was mere­ Full employment "is the only bill, which would end the long CIO Convention this week. ly a "delaying action" that pre­ The Congress also failed to act on several other major proposals. sure way to get rid of poverty, the denial of normal peaceful picket­ vented consideration of the HouseBills to broaden coverage of the minimum wage law to another most effective way of eliminating ing rights to building craftsmen in passed repeal bill on its merits, he seven million Americans and to up the minimum wage to $1.75 an hour a legitimate labor dispute at a discrimination" in employment, he said. multi-employer construction site. were also bypassed by the 89th Congress. .\FL-CIO President George told the convention. Another bill high on labor's priority list which failed to gain passage Meany, in a message to the con­ was the jobsite (situs) picketing bill which would allow unions striking vention read by Haggerty, also a single contractor at a multi-employer construction site to picket the lashed the "shameful" filibuster project without violating the secondary boycott provisions of the by Senator Everett McKinley DirkTaft-Hartley Act. sen (111.) "and his anti-labor co­ These measures and other important legislation will be coming horts" that had denied "the Sen­ befoie Congress in the upcoming session. One of the primary con­ ate and the public their basic cerns of trade unionists attending the AFL-CIO convention this week rivht" to a vote on the repeal bill. will be to mount an effective drive which will see that these bills SIU President Paul Hall, in ad­ are enacted into law. Nine out of 10 Americans over 65 are signing up for the dressing the convention delegates, The AFL-ClO's reputation as the "people's lobby" has been well pointed to repeal of 14(b) as one nation's biggest bargain in health insurance—the federal gov­ earned. Through the ten years since the labor merger it has been of labor's biggest unfinished jobs. ernment's $3-a-month supplementary Medicare program. responsible for the passage of much of the progressive legislation which "We must repeal 14(b)," he said. Sixty percent of the 15 mil-'^ people now take for granted. "We must beat Dirksen." Hall The next ten years promise to be even more challenging. Problems The federal government will pointed to other unrealized goals lion persons on social secu­ pick up half the tab for persons such as unemployment, automation, and the quest for equal rights are which labor must work towards rity retirement rolls have al­ during the coming year, includ­ ready returned what the agency signing up for this additional cov­ areas which wiU be of great concern to this nation in the coming ing increasing and extending the terms "the simplest form in the erage. That drops the cost to the decade. And the AFL-CIO, as in the past, will pursue a course of action minimum wage law and Fair La­ history of the government." .(t's individual to the $3-a-month figure geared to meet these problems as well as other problems that may bor Standards Act. a card with instructions to check —a fraction of the cost of a com­ confront this nation in future. "If we could just take, for ex­ "Yes" to get the insurance or parable private program for per­ ample, the better than a million "No" if the recipient doesn't want sons in the over-65 age group. The enrollment deadline for per­ people who earn less than a dol­ the insurance. lar per hour and raise them to $2 So far, 88 percent of the cards sons who will be 65 or over dur­ an hour, what a shot in the arm returned have the "Yes" box ing 1965 is March 31, 1966. Per­ sons reaching 65 thereafter can for our economy," Hall pointed checked. sign up during a period ranging out. He also called for improveWhether or not they sign up for the supplementary plan, vir­ from three months before the month of their birthday to three The nation's job situation continued its gradual and solid tually all persons over 65 will months after. be entitled to the basic hos­ improvement in November as the seasonally-adjusted job­ For the five out of six persons pital insurance benefits. The over 65 now on social security ben­ less rate edged down to 4.2 percent, the Labor Dept has principal exception is the group efit rolls, there is no problem in reported. already covered by the Federal either signing up or paying for Non-farm employment in­ clined slightly to 12.5 percent in Employes Health Benefits Act. the program. They received or will creased by 467,000—instead of November, the lowest point in three But only those choosing cover­ soon receive information in the years despite the great influx of age will be entitled to the wide mail; their payments, if they sign declining as it usually does this 1.4 million teen-agers into the labor time of year—to a total of 68.7 range of supplementary medical up, will be deducted from their force in the same period. million, a record for November. Breaking down the teen-age job­ SEATTLE—The entire crow of and surgical benefits. This addi­ social security checks. Unemployment moved upward Nor is there a problem for most by 209,000—slightly less than the less rate by race disclosed that the the SIU Pacific District-contracted tional program will pay 80 percent Alaska Steamship Company of the bills, after a $50-a-year de­ elderly persons not under social expected 300,000 rise—to a total of (Continued on page 4) freighter Oduna reached shore ductible, for most expenses not security who are on state old-age 3 million. (Continued on page 6) safely by breeches buoy and by covered by the basic program. These changes from the seasonal helicopter, after the 10,000-ton ves­ pattern caused the key jobless sel went aground on the rocks of rate to improve from 4.3 percent Dec. 10, '65 Vol. XXVIi, No. 26 Unimak Island off the tip of Alas­ in October, usually the most favor­ Official Publication of the SIUNA ka, 700 miles west of Anchorage. able time of the year, to 4.2 per­ Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes & Inland Wateni District. AFL-CIO Nine crewmen reached shore by cent for November. Executive Board a breeches buoy which the crew Harold C. Goldstein, the Labor PAUL HALL, President managed to put ashore to a ground department's manpower expert, CAL TANNER EABL SHEPADR party from the tug Adeline Foss. was asked how much the U.S. Exec. Vice-Prea. Vice-President The remainder of the crew was build-up in South Viet Nam had AL KERB LINDSEV WILHAMB Sec.-Treas. Vice-President taken off by a U.S. Air Force heli­ to do with the job increase. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNEB copter. The difficult rescue, in "Much of the strength (in the ROB. Vice-President Vice-President heavy seas whipped by 50-knot continuing job rise) has not been HERBERT BRAND winds, took 10 hours to complete. due to Viet Nam," Goldstein re­ Director of Organizing and During the rescue procedure the Publications plied. He said the Viet Nam situa­ vessel wallowed in heavy seas with tion has had "some effect" but the Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst NATHAN SKYEB; S(a// Writer: five feet of water in her forward basic strength and growth has been Editor: MELVIN PURVIS; Art Editor: BEBNARS holds and engine room. due to rising sales in the automo­ SEAMAN. The crewmetnbers were picked bile and other durable goods in­ up from the barren shore of Uni­ dustries. mak Island by the U.S. Fish and Summing up the November re­ Wildlife Service vessel Pribilof port, Goldstein said the unemploy­ and taken to Cold Bay, where they ment situation has continued its Published biweekly at the headquarter spent the night before being re­ improvement and is now back to of the Seafarers International Union, At lantic. Lakes and Inland Water* 1953 levels for adult men and blue District,Gulf, turned to Seattle. AFL-CIO, 475 Fourth Avenue, At last report the ship was still collar workers. Brooklyn, NY, 1123J. Tel. HYaclnth 9-4400. Air Force helicopter takes crewmembers of the SIU Pacific Second class postage paid at the Post But problem areas remain, he Office In one piece, although the bottom In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act District-contracted Oduna to rocky shore of Unimak Island, added, citing teenage joblessness, of Aug. 24, 1912. was apparently ripped out, and the Alaska, after vessel went hard aground. The entire crew especially among Negro youth. The company has not decided whether was rescued without injury by breeches buoy and helicopter. teenage unemployment rate de­ there will be a salvage attempt. Retirees Strongly Favor Supplementary Medicare Jobless Rafe Drops To 4,2 Percent SiU Pacific Ship Aground, All Hands Safe SEAFARERS LOG �SEAFARERS December 10, 196S LOG Far* Tlire* Urges President 'Give Weight' To Report Maritime Advisory Committee Report Calls For Improved, Expanded U.S.-Flag Fleet » as MTD Convention Delegates Hear Meany Urge Government Adopt MAC Report Proposals SAN FRANCISCO—AFL-CIO President George Meany told delegates to the WASHINGTON—After a year and a half of hard effort to build a record which would make it plain that the Govern- Maritime Trades Department Convention here that President Johnson "should give ment must take positive action now to restore the merchant: Maritime Advisory Committee's Report in making recommen marine, the SIU and other • ® maritime unions represented vision for assisting tankers dations to COHgrCSS tor a, „„tivated absolutely by jor United States operators of ,, • n i, -na- -roppo.so.s 30 oil Import quota, while new maritime policy. "greed for the almighty dollar." runaway shipping. on tlie Presidents Maritime public mernbers' report recAdvLsory Committee scored a sig-: i,e]p tankers and en"Thp MAP T?pnnr|- would . whose position is "to hell with Meany took issue to the Inter 1 ne MAG Itepori WOUia , country and to hell with the nificant brcakihrough on Novem3,, quota. Agency Task Force Report preber 301 h when the CommiUoe ' The „ r> t ;in effect, asks n,.!,,- promote expansion of Amen-, vvorkers . . . This has got to be Boyd1 Report, paied by several Government voted by 13-2 to approve a report | seamen to give up their jobs in can shipping," Meany said, stiopped now. agencies, which he said would prepared by tliree of the pultlic order to make the fleet more com- "and assure carriage of 30 "Let me say just one thing fur-j. . members on the Committee and I petitive through automation. The percent of United States cargoes ther to the Maritime Trades De-1 skeletonize the Amencan shiprecommended that it he ti-ans- ; public report recognizes that any -in American ships, and would . - - - partment unions." Meany said. "If I '"f ustry^ mitted by tlio Secietary of Com­ crew reductions on individual provide for the building of new Government cannot help you on 1 would be the end of the merce to President .Johnson. ships in American shipyards." ;j this problem of runaway ships . . .; American merchant marine. ships must an overall JmiM be UC linked IIIJJVCU to lu an uvciaii — IIII^ VJJ. Awiiavvajr caiH The lopsided vole—in which only expansion in the size of the fleet. "We should have nothing less," | then look around and see if you ^ The Agency Report recom­ the two runaway fleet operator-s It also endorses the Wirtz-Meany 1 Meany said. "We can't afford to, can find something in the maon the Committee dissented—in-1 machinery recommended by Pres- be without a strong merchant ma-, chinery of the great union move- mended phasing out of American ; ment that will enable you to help j passenger ships and the cargo dicated in effect that the rest of idcnt Johnson for the settlement rine." the Committee, including tiie' of disputes on these automated The MTD Convention ran from ' yourself. ' preference laws, and the building management and public members. | ships. December 6-8 and was aliened by j "f think if you look, you will ! of American ships in foreign yards. recognized that the public Interest Finaily. tiie Boyd Report calls more than 200 delegates from 31 I find what you need," Meany said, Meany said that the plight of requires an cx|)anded and im- for no action against the runaway international unions and port i The M.\C Report to which the .American merchant marine is proved American-flag merchant , flags, but the public members' re- councils in the United States and Meany referred was adopted at its the result of "stupid policy on marine. This is the point which j port condemns runaways and the Canada. j November SOth meeting in Wash- jj;; Government He the unions have been trying to theory of "effective control' and The AFL-CIO President strong- ington. traced the crises faced by the hammer liome since the Commit­ urges the replacement of the run­ ly condemned the "naked, ruthThe Report was prepared by tee was set up by President John­ aways with American flags In the less, greed of American financial j three public members—Professor United States in meeting its ship­ ping needs in both world wars, son in the summer of 1964. follow­ bulk trades. interests" who operate ships un-; james Healy. Theodore Kheel and and now in the "minor war" in ing the agreement reached by 1 Thomas Guerin. and was approved Vietnam and characterized it as The only area the public mem­ der runaway flags. President Johnson and AFL-CIO bers' report does not cover is do­ He said there is absolutely no by a 13-2 vote. The two dissenting a "sordid stupid history." President Meany during tiie beef mestic shipping, but it is planned defense, nor justification for run­ members. Lee White of Marine MTD President Paul Hall, who over the shipment of U.S. wheat i prepare a supplemental report away operations. The American Transport Lines, and Joseph An­ presided at the Convention's to Russia. runaway ship operators, Meany drea of Humble Oil, represent ma( Continued on page 15) session accused "the small-minded The public members' report, bureaucrats in federal government which the unions unanimously en­ who are killing the maritime in­ dorsed. was a rebuff to the Inter­ Delegates Meet In San Francisco dustry." He said they have been agency Maritime Task Force. This trying to force a maritime pro­ Task Force bad prepared the sogram on the government and the called Boyd Report which the Ad­ American people that would put visory Committee, at its October the industry out of business. meeting, rejected unanimously. Hall said that the Maritime Ad­ For instance, the Boyd Report ministrator has the responsibility called for a smaller merchant fleet of inxplementing the 1936 Mer­ which would carr.y even less of chant Marine Act, but instead he our cargoes than it does now and SAN FRANCISCO—Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, representing President John- chooses to destroy the industry which would reduce merchant ^e'amen's lobs fr'olii'47.ooo^to'26,- son, will head the long list of public, government and labor leaders scheduled to address through the deliberate use of --- in • the' next. 20 years. ' ' 'delegates to the AFL-CIO's 6th biennial convention opening December 9 at the Civic slanted statistics. 000 Concealed Facts The public members' report, Auditorium in San Francisco. tion's workers if they are used As a result of its examination The MTD president charged adopted by the Advisory Commit­ Other major speakers an­ tee, calls for American ships in nounced by AFL-CIO Presi­ of the nation's economy, the properly. But failure to adopt Government agencies with con­ Council recommended a shorter adequate adjustment measures cealing facts about the maritime ail categorie.s—cargo liners, dry dent George Meany, include Secbulk vessels and tankers-to carry ;:;t;;.y";f'state Dea^ Ru;k:La"bor work week, with no reduction of could lead to rising unemploy­ industry by the manipulation of at least 30'c of our commerce. Secretary W. Willard Wirtz, United take-home pay, more job-creating ment and heightened social ten- statistical data. Hall cited as an example the statistics issued by This, of comse, would mean a Nations Ambasador Arthur J. investment measures by the Fed-1 sions, the Council pointed out. There will be a need for over Maritime Administrator Nicholas larger fleet with more job oppor­ Goldberg, Deputy Undersecretary era) Government, and a step-up in the rate of wage increases. But. four million additional job oppor­ Johnson that indicate that sub­ tunities for seamen. of State U. .Alexis Johnson. Di­ the Council asserted, "The No. 1 The Boyd Report would com­ rector R. Sargent Shriver of the reality is the need for jobs at de­ tunities each year until 1970 to sidies for agriculture costs about keep pace with the spreading im­ $1,000 per farmer, whereas he mit the Government to building Office of Economic Opportunity cent wages." pact of the new technology and offered figures to show that mari­ only 100 new dry bulk carriers in and National Commander L. Eldon "The accelerating growth of the the accelerating growth of the time subsidies cost from $7,000the next 20 years, while the pub­ James of the American Legion. labor force, with an increasing labor force, on top of the present I $15,000 per seaman. Hall said that lic members' report in effect calls (.\s the LOG went to press, the for at least 250 dry bulk carriers .^FL-CIO convention was still in influx of youngsters, is merely level of unemployment and un- the Maritime Administrators figone part of the manpower revolu­ deremployment, according to the I ures did not use the same measurein the same period. progress. A complete report on tion confronting America." the Council. mcnts in arriving at the results. The Boyd Report would exfend convention actions will appear in Council noted in Its economic re­ The Council report estimated "If they did," Hall said, "the fact operating subsidy to only 30-40 the next issue of the Seafarers port. that more than 10 million jobs is that maritime subsidies costs presently unsiibsidized cargo Log.) today pay less than $1.50 an hour, per seaman would be about $1,000".A.n even greater manpower liners, while the public members' Vice President Humphrey is and noted that about one-half of | $1,1000 — the same as for agrireport calls for the entire present­ scheduled to speak Friday after- problem." it continued, "is the the poverty problem in the na- j culture subsidy cost per farmer.' continuing spread of the tech­ tion today is related to the lack ly unsubsidized cargo liner fleet | noon. December 10. nological revolution — advanced Hall said that the Government to be replaced in 5-8 years. Also on December 10. the con­ mechanization, automation, the of jobs at decent wages. bureaucrats were also concealing The Boyd Report calls for phas­ vention will recess for a meeting computer miniaturization, the In advance of the AFL-CIO the important role of the merchant ing out all U.S. passenger ships, of the AFL-CIO General Board, la.ser, the increasing utilization of Convention, the Industrial Union marine in a favorable balance of while the public members' report made up of the 29 Executive Coun- isotopes and atomic energy— Department held its convention in payments for this nation. He said calls for retaining passenger serv- cil members and a chief executive which is reducing manpower re­ •Wa.shington last month. Other that .American shipping contrib­ ices. officer of each affiliated national quirements. shifting industry lo­ department conventions which utes about one billion dollars a and international union and trade cation, changing skill require­ were held in San Francisco were year to the plus side of the pay­ The Boyd Report would permit ships to be built abroad but enjoy and industrial" department. SIU ments. reducing the utilization of the Building & Construction ment's balance, and pointed out the privileges of U.S. registry, President Paul Hall, is a member materials and fixed Capital per Trades Department, which con­ that the oil companies, who are cluded December 3; the Metal of the AFL-CIO Executive Council. while the public members' report unit of finished product." Trades Department, which met the principal _ operators of run­ At a pre-convention one-day requires all ships under the pro­ Rapid Increases December 6-7; Maritime Trades away-flag ships, reduces the bal­ gram to be built in American meeting of the AFL-CIO Execu­ Department, December 6-8; and ance of payments by at out a Although these rapid increases tive Council on December 8. the yards. -billion dollars. Council noted that the U.S. needs" in technological change can be a the Union Label & Services The Boyd report calls for phas­ 80.000 new job oppbrtunities each blessing, the Council noted, they Trades Department, December "The bureaucrats are taking ad­ ing out the cargo preference pro­ week to reduce unemployment to can also be p source of trouble 6-7. vantage of the weakness of the in­ gram while the public members' a minimum and keep it there in and severe hardship. They can The International Labor Press dustry and the divisions that exists reports calls for its retention. the face of automation and an ex­ bring a higher standard of living Association met in convention De­ within it," Hall said. "These burThe Boyd Report makes no pro- panding labor force. and more leisure time for the na- cember 4 through 8. (Continued on page IjS) Sixth Biennial AFL-CIO Convention Underway �Pace Four SEAFARERS LOG December 10, 196S Five Seafarer Oldfinters Added To Pension Roster Five additional SIU veterans have been added to the list of SIU pensioners, enabling them to enjoy their retirement years with life-time $150 monthly pension checks. The four pensioners are Ransom H. Wilson, 55, William E. Livinghouse, 61, Floyd F. Gilbert, 65, Charles C. Devil--*lier, 60, and George O'Rourke, 65. Wilson, a member of the engine department, was born in Indiana and joined the SIU in Tampa, Florida. His last ship was the Mia­ mi Cities Service, and he plans to retire in Tampa. Livinghouse sailed as a marine engineer and was born in Pascagoula. Mississippi, where he plans to make his permanent home. He ®y (Bull) Shepard, Vice-Presidenf, Atlantic Charles W. Maynard, who got off the Raphael Semmes not too long ago in Houston showed up at the New York hall recently ready to ship again. Pedro Garcia is anxious to ship again after getting his ffd. After a long spell on the dredge-barge Ezra Sensibar, Jack Caffey is keeping his eye on the shipping board, Baltimore * ' weeks but is expected to pick up Shipping has been fair during during the next period. the last period and prospects are Maurice Olson, a 25-year SIU good for the next two weeks. We veteran who last sailed on the have the Alamar, Losmar and Ocean Pioneer as bosun is itching Marore laid up and expect to to ship again and ready to grab crew the Marore soon, probably the first job that hits the board, Frank "Fiash" Simione is just for a grain run. During the last out of drydock and ready for the two weeks we paid off five ships, first steward department job that signed on five and had eight comes up. Simione last sailed as third cook on the St, Christopher, ships in transit. i Frederick Meinerth, whose last Several real oldtimers have j ship was the Sleei Apprentice been in the hall here recently, says the deck department will including James have to get along without him T, Lasslter, who until after the holidays, which he has been sailing expects to spend with h.s family. Seafarer George O'Rourke (right), is shown receiving his in the engine defirst pension check from SIU Patrolman Leon Hall. O'Rourke Wilson Livinghouse Norfolk p a r t m e n t for was born In Ireland and joined the Union in New York. about 28 years: Joined the SIU Inland Boatmen's Shipping has been fair for the Ira Willoughby, A member of the deck department, he now lives in Orange, Union in Port Arthur. Texas, and last period and should hold steady Jr., w ho has New Jersey with his wife, Lillianhis last job was aboard the Slade, with the Cottonwood Creek pay­ spent about 24 Inc. ing off in a week or so. During years in the the last period we bandied five Gilbert, a deck department vet­ steward depart­ Wllloughby payoffs, 2 sign-ons, and serviced eran, joined the Union in Frank­ ment and recent­ eight ships in transit. fort, Michigan. He was born in ly paid off the Kyska to spend Watervale, Michigan and plans to (Continued from page 2) Juan Perera paid off the worktime lost due to unmeploy- Christmas at home; and William retire in Arcadia, Michigan. Gil- rate for white teen-agers has since ment and involuntary part-time, Florida State when she laid up bert wa^ lastjmployed by the Ann ! juiy averaged 11.5 percent or down declined to 4.5 percent in Novem­ Little, a 20 year SIU veteran who recently but is looking for a coaster. Arber R.R. Company. ~ to its level of late 1957. The non- ber. This is down from 5.2 percent hopes to get on Devillier, who sailed with the white teenage rate, however, hangs a year ago. Philadelphia again when she SIU-IBU, joined the Union in New stubbornly at 25 percent and above. recrews. Perera Put conversely, this means the Shipping has been holding sailed as oiler. Thus one of every 4 non-white U.S. was using 95.5 percent of the steady in this port and is not ex­ teen-agers re.mains jobless. total amount of worktime offered pected to change drastically dur­ Thomas Gower found his way The overall jobless rate of 4.2; economy. This was the best back to the Nor­ percent for November is the lowest: performance since March 1957, ing the coming weeks. since August 1957 and equals the Goldstein noted Fred Clopton is on the beach folk hall from "A particularly noteworthy de- here hoping to find an FWT or Houston. His last 1956, the Labor Dept. pointed out.. „ oiler slot on one of the Calmar job was oiler on Gower Moving Down j^abor Dept. report, "was the fur- ships before the holidays. Fred the TranshatThe overall unemploymen rate reduction in hard-core unem- has been an SIU man for over teras. Douglas Clark, AB, is in the has been moving downward all this; „,,, 20 years. A 24 year veteran, hall here hoping to catch a tank­ Devillier Gilbert .voar, but very gradually. The win97 r. ' , f j , o7K^nnn uevillier vilDerr • ^ ^ , j • V, • - 27 weeks or longer stood at 275,000 Maurice McCosky is at the hall er. His last ship was the Natalie. here waiting for a good spot. OldPuerto Rico Orleans. He served as an assistant; an^i^rease howev^/'^vdth the cur-' November, 100,000 below a year timer Charles Moss who retired engineer^ and now lives with his | tailment of outdoor' activity. Butj^fJ Novem- after 20 years with the Union has Miguel Llovet arrived on the wife, Melvina, in Plaquemine, since registering 4.5 percent in been visiting the Philly hall re­ Island after a long spell on the Louisiana. Deviller's last job was ju]y_ rate has been 4.5 percent Long-Term Rate cently chatting with old friends Chatham to spend the holidays in aboard the tug Ann Landry. jjj August, 4.4 percent in SeptemThe long-term unemployed—all and enjoying the life of a retired Ponce with his family. Angel "Vila O'Rourke, a member of the deck ber, 4.3 percent in October and those jobless 15 weeks or longer— Seafarer. piled off the Seatrain Texas long department, was born in Ireland ; now is 4.2 percent. A year ago it | totaled 531,000 in November; this enough to take care of some per­ Boston and joined the Union in New York. | was 4.9 percent. ! was down about 55,000 over the sonal business, after which he ex­ He last shipped out on the Detroit j The solidity of the recent job 1 month and compared to 760,000 Shipping has remained on the pects to look for a galley job. and now makes his home in' improvements is reflected in a j a year ago. slow bell during the last two pronto. Orange, New Jersey, with his wife,! measurement called "labor force Mary. j time lost." This rate, which adds Jobless Rate Declines Vote Of Support For SIU United industrial Workers Statement Of Ownership statement of the ownership, man­ agement, and circulation required by the Act of Congress of Augu.st 24. 1912, as amended by the Act.s of March 3, 1933. July 2, 1946 and June 11, 1960 (74 Stat. 2081 shoT.ving the ownership, mana.gement and circiilation of SEAFARERS LOG publi.-hed monthly at Brooklyn, New York, for Si-ptemher 17, ]tl6.7. 1. The names and addres.ses of the publisher, editor, managing ediior and busine.ss managers are: Publish­ er: Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District, 075 4th Ave., Krooklyn 32. NV; Direi-iin- nf I'uhlieation. Herbert Briind. (17.7 41)1 Ave.. Hronkl\n 32, NV; .Muiumin.q Hditor. .Mieha.el I'ollack. i!7"i 4lii Ave., Brooklyn 32, NV: Busines.s JlaiiuKer, none. 2. The owner is: fif owned by a corporation, its name and addre.<;s must be stated and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding one percent or more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a corpo­ ration, the names and addresses of the individual owners must be given. If owned by a partnership or other unincorporated firm, its name and address as well as that of each in­ dividual member, must be given.) Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Paul Hall, President, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. 3. The known bondholders, mort­ gagees, and other security holders owning or holding one percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: (If there are none, so state.; None. 4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in cases where the stockholder or se­ curity holder appears upon the books of the company as trustees or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or oorporation for whom such trustee is acting; also the statements in the two para­ graphs show the affiant's full knowl­ edge and belief as to the circum­ stances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner. 5. The average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers dur­ ing the 12 months preceding the date shown above was: (This information is required by the Act of June 11, 1960 to be included in all statements regardless of frequency of issue.) 58.000. (Signed) Herbert Brand, Director of I'ublications. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st day of October, 1965. Bertram Greene, Commissioner of Deeds. (M.v eommisssion expires December 15,1966. The SIU United Industrial Workers Union won recent representation election at Columbia Yacht Corporation in Portsmouth, Virginia by an overwhelming 56 to 7 vote. Columbia Yacht Corp. employees in photo demonstrated their support for SlU-UIW representation following meeting held at the Norfolk hall prior to the balloting. �SEAFARERS December 10, 1965 mmmismammmmmmmMm Page Fire LOG ICC Examiner Nixes RR "Package DeaF' Welding And Cutting Sea-Land And Seatrain Require Extra Care Defeat RR Rate-Cut Bid Oxy-acetylene welding and cutting equipment can be dangerous if it is not handled properly. To assure that no accidents result from its use, safe practices for the installa­ tion and operation of such-*^ der or cylinder manifold without equipment is necessary. reducing the pressure through a One of the most important suitable pressure regulator. Pres­ things to remember is that mix­ tures of acetylene with air or oxygen may be explosive and must be carefully avoided. No device or attachment allowing oxygen to mix with acetylene prior to consumption, except at the burner or in a standard torch should be allowed unless specific­ ally approved for the purpose. Tests of any piping systems or apparatus for leaks should never be made with a flame, but with soapy water instead. When acetylene lines or other parts of equipment are being cleared of air, lights or other sources of pos­ sible ignition should never be allowed near the uncapped open­ ings. Another important thing to re­ member is that both oxygen and acetylene may react strangely when brought in contact with dif­ ferent substances. Oxygen under high pressure may react violently with oil or grease, so every pos­ sible precaution should be taken to prevent oxygen from coming in contact with oil and grease. Oxy­ gen cylinders valves, regulators, hose and other apparatus and fit­ tings should be kept free from oil or grease as well. Under no circumstances should acetylene be brought into contact with unalloyed copper, except in a blowpipe or torch. Pressure is another factor re­ quiring care. Oxygen or acetylene should never be used from cylin­ sure adjusting screws on regu­ lators should always be fully re­ leased before the regulator is at­ tached to a cylinder and the cylinder valve opened. Always open the valves on cylinders slowly and stand to one side of, never in front of pressure regu­ lator gauge faces when opening cylinder valves. Before removing a regulator from a cylinder valve always close the valve and release gas from the regulator. Oxygen and acety­ lene cylinders should be placed far enough away from the weld­ ing position that they will not be unduly heated by radiation from heated materials, by sparks or slag, or by misdirection of the torch flame. Cylinders should always be pro­ tected against excessive rises in temperature. They can be stored in the open, but must be pro­ tected from direct rays of the sun in areas where high temperatures are common. Never do cutting or welding in the presence of flammable gases or vapors, and don't weld or flame-cut an oil barrel or contain­ er that has held flammable liquids, vapor, or other flammable materials, without first making sure that such materials have been removed. Be sure that sparks from a cut­ ting operation don't fall on per­ sons working below, into flam­ mable material or onto unpro­ tected cylinders. WASHINGTON—Railroad proposals to include water-competitive commodities in a special-rate "package deal" with non-water-competitive commodities have been found to be "unjustly discriminatory, unjust and unreasonable" by an Interstate Commerce Com­ mission Hearing Examiner in"*" a complaint brought by SIU- amounts of plastics for one of the tities amounting in 1963 to 17 mil­ pounds for Sea-Land and contracted Sea-Land Service largest chemical companies in the lion about 10 million pounds for Sea­ and Seatrain Lines. The Hearing Examiner found that proposals of the Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad to offer shippers special low rates by including polyethylene plas­ tics with a group of liquid chemi­ cal cargoes constituted a destruc­ tive competitive practice on the part of the railroad against the water carriers. Sea-Land and Seatrain had complained that the special rates by the railroad on the shipment of special groupings of water competitive and non-water com­ petitive commodities from Texas and Louisiona to New England and the Middle Atlantic States constituted a destructive competi­ tive practice in violation of the transportation policy and the antitrust laws, by tying competi­ tive traffic (plastics) to relatively non-competitive traffic (liquid chemicals). Limitations In. upholding Sea-Land and Sea­ train complaints, the Hearing Examiner pointed out that SeaLand is not equipped with tank trailers capable of handling bulk shipments of liquid chemicals, and that physical limitations pre­ vent Seatrain from handling rail loaded tank cars weighing in ex­ cess of 200,000 pounds. He pointed out however that plastics represent 40 to 45 per­ cent of Sea Land's northbound tonnage, and in 1963 represented 12.5 percent of Seatrain's north­ bound tonnage. Both Sea-Land and Seatrain are handling substantial Lifeboat Class No. 140 Makes The Grade Having their class picture taken by the LOG photographer after successfully completing life­ boat training course at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, are members of SlU Lifeboat Class No. 140. Graduates are (l-r, front row): Pablo Lopez, Nick Yang, James Kerry and Richard A. Quinn. Middle row: Matthew Janos, R. Geiszler, Eddie Sekella, James Logan and Thomas Stinnette. Back row: Albert Johns, Chris Elliott, John Dixon, Alfred Allain, Jr., and instructor Ami Bjornsson. country which Is located in the disputed area, he noted, in quan­ train. Delta To Open U.S.-P.R. Passenger Service Soon NEW ORLEANS—SlU-contracted Delta Steamship Lines will open a U.S. Gulf to San Juan, P.R. passenger service in the near future—the first time in 12 years that such service has been available aboard a-^ Delta plans carrying only one­ U.S.-flag ship. way passengers from New Orleans The Maritime Subsidy to San Juan. The Miarad approval Board has granted Delta permission to carry passengers from Gulf ports to San Juan as part of the line's regular passenger service between New Orleans and the East Coast of South America. Delta has been calling at San Juan for about a year as part of its regular round trips between New Orleans and Buenos Aires, but did not have authority to debark pas­ sengers in Puerto Rico. provides Delta with authority to carry the one-way passengers for one year. There has been no American-flag passenger ship service to San Juan since April, 1953, when the SlUcontracted A. H. Bull Lines with­ drew the 200-passenger ship Puerto Rico from the service, which had begun in the summer of 1949. Bull Lines subsequently went into bank­ ruptcy. By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, The city of New Orleans was host to the annual convention of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers recently. Edward A. Fontaine, the president of the union, said that the Orleans Parish School Board had acted in "bad faith" when it refused to permit teachers to vote on an exclusive bargaining agent. The School Board had voted aboard the Alice Brown. Larry re­ down by a 4-1 margin a petition ports a good trip aboard the Alice submitted by 2,000 teachers asking Brown and expects to stay on the that the Louisiana Federation of beach until February, when he Teachers be certified as their ex­ and his wife are expecting an addi­ clusive bargaining agent. tion to the Laffargue clan. After Shipping in the Gulf area has that he expects to take the first slowed down considerably, but this fwt or oiler's slot that comes up. should be temporary, as the out­ Mobile look for the coming period is very Shipping in Mobile has re­ good. mained on the slow bell during Over 900 members of the SlU the past period although we still were on hand in the New Orleans hope for a pickup in activity soon. Hall on Thanksgiving Day and en­ Herbert F. Lonczynski is on the joyed a dinner that included such delights as Louisiana Seafood beach here following a trip to Gumbo "Rice," Roast Young Tom India as AB aboard the Producer. Turkey, Baked Hickory Smoked A 20-year SlU veteran, Lonczyn­ Virginia Ham "Hawaiian Garni," ski is now looking for a trip to and Candied Louisiana Yams, Germany so he can get to see his sister there. Nolan Flowers Is back on the Bosun James L. Foster, is talk­ beach after a long trip on the ing about his last trip on the Del Santos. He Marore which got involved with a said that he's hurricane and ran aground twice. looking for a Howard B. Davis, who last sailed Viet Nam or Far as oiler on the Alcoa Ranger has East run as an been in the hall here to look up electrician. some friends. He says he intends Jose "Papa to stay ashore for a while to get Joe" Sera Dens, to know his baby daughter a little after being in better. the hospital Houston more than a Flowers Shipping out of Houston has month is around the hall waiting for a fit for duty been holding steady and the out­ so he can head back to South look for the future remains good. America. W. R. Brightwell is just off the We are sorry to report that the Anston Victory and is already wife of James "Jimmy" George looking for a deck department slot died while he was shipping on the on a ship going to South America Madaket. Jimmy is back on the or the Mediterranean. Sal Frank beach now and says that he will is Jooking for a deck slot on a be ready to ship out again, prefer­ coastwise tanker after returning ably as a deck engineer or an from an Indian run aboard the oiier. Alcoa Mariner. C. D. Umfieet has Larry Laffargue is on the beach his ffd after a long layup in the here after a trip to Vietnam Galveston USPHS hospital. �Page Six SEAFARERS December 10, 1968 LOG DISPATCHERS REPDRT^^*^ont\e, Culf, Lakes & Inland Waters District November 6 to November 19 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTEREB All Groups Class A Class B 3 1 New York 56 13 Philadelphia 4 19 Baltimore 45 9 7 6 Norfolk 7 Jacksonville 4 3 1 Tampa 20 Mobile 9 27 New Orleans 45 37 Houston 53 5 Wilmington 11 15 30 San Francisco ... • 7 18 Seattle Totals 153 312 QUESTION: If you were aboard a round-the-world ship and needed a haircut, what port would you prefer to stop in to look Port for a barber and why? Boston Frank Warren: In the United States it really wouldn't matter a great deal, but a man should choose a barber in a foreign coun­ try carefully. Jap­ anese barbers take their time and do a good job, although the barbers in India are just not sani­ tary. Then, too, a seafarer has to watch out for the different style in other countries. In some countries, for example, they cut the sideburns down to a point, which would never do for me. Juan Bernard: To tell the truth, it doesn't make a whole lot of dif­ ference to me where I get my hair cut, just so long as I get it trimmed when it needs it. With a few exceptions, barbers are by and large the same throughout the world. I can't seem to remem­ ber any bad haircuts, although it might be due to the fact that I've Port never thought about it much. Boston New York Philadelphia John E, Funk: When I need a Baltimore haircut, I like the steward aboard Norfolk i 4" the ship to do the Jacksonville Michael Lubas: Sanitation is al­ job for me. It's Tampa ways my first consideration when I cheaper, he Mobile look for a place New Orleans usually does a to get a haircut, Houston good job, and at Wilmington and for that rea­ least I know his San Francisco .... son I would nev­ instruments are Seattle er have my hair clean. I have nev­ Totals cut in India. It seems that they don't wash their machines for a year or so, and their clippers are as black as the ace of spades'. Japan isn't bad at all, nor is Italy. 4. t Juan Villafane: I'll tell you flat out that Hawaii is the place for an excellent haircut, because they trim my hair just the way I like it. If I tell them to cut my hair one way, there's nev­ er any danger of them doing it an­ other. It's the one place other than New York where barbers seem to know what they are doing. 4 4 4- er gotten a hair­ cut at a foreign port and don't in­ tend to start this late in the game, because I don't know their restrictions on cleanli­ Port ness. Boston 4 4 4 Bernard Schwartz: If I'm not in New York, I'd rather have my hair cut in Japan, be­ cause of their fine meticulous attention to de­ tails and their diligent care so far as my instructions go, I wouldn't want to have my hair cut in California, be­ cause it's so damned expensive—three dollars, and they expect a liberal tip. In Japan it's less than a dollar, or in some cases for a pack of cigarettes. New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 13 2 214 64 43 21 91 40 23 23 4 10 2 0 86 31 160 81 152 68 16 5 59 20 45 14 908 379 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 0 0 31 46 8 5 9 24 12 14 3 0 1 6 12 13 20 30 44 26 5 7 8 24 13 9 166 204 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 2 17 40 13 10 9 1 17 21 3 10 0 6 7 2 3 0 0 2 3 1 11 14 21 1 42 40 6 1 4 6 20 10 30 12 1 2 135 187 66 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 7 3 120 47 23 27 60 54 21 18 7 5 6 1 46 26 110 69 78 76 12 10 48 13 24 14 562 363 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOT.AL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 1 4 15 39 4 6 11 26 9 5 3 2 0 6 8 17 33 38 20 29 4 7 0 18 14 7 122 204 James Dooley Honored By Labor Council imi By A! Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes We are now approaching the end of the navigation in Detroit and In a couple of weeks all shipping will come to a standstill as the great fleets on the Lakes prepare to lay up for the winter. Kinsman Marine Transit Company (Steinbrenner) was the first S.I.U. fleet to lay up, as all seven vessels made their way to the Port of Buffalo with storage grain. *• Grain shipments on the Great paid off on the 29th of November. Lakes set an all time monthly rec­ Due to the weather conditions ord of 2,719,279 net tons in October. the Philip Minch and the R. E. Web­ U. S. Flag vessels carried 15:9% of ster were delayed in getting here but are expected within the next the total. day or so for lay up. As present the The St. Lawrence Seaway will Roland vessels layup list has been close on December 3rd and many issued, but no dates for layup are deep sea vessels are now trying to definite as yet. beat that deadline. There are some We were sorry to hear of the 100 ships still on the Lakes, and with less than a week to go, ob­ death of Richard Holmes, Wheels­ servers believe that some of them man on the Richard Reiss. He was one of the men who usually shipped will not clear the locks in time. out of this hall and was known by BUFFALO many of the boys in this area. With the 1965 shipping season With the approaching holiday coming to a close, shipping is finally season, the Port Agent in Buffalo, beginning to taper off. Roy Boudreau. wishes to extend Several of the winter standbys best wishes for a Happy holiday are already coming to the hall for season and a prosperous New Year. DULUTH their cribbage game or a game of billiards while waiting for shifting Shipping has dropped off in the jobs. Engine and Stewards Department; The Henry Steinbrenner, first of | however, we are still getting plenty the Kinsman Marine Transit Com- of job calls for the D-^ck Departpany vessels to lay up in this port, (Continued on page 11) TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 5 1 0 40 25 5 7 19 7 28 10 2 4 10 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 8 6 0 17 30 4 57 35 6 5 4 5 27 14 30 10 18 10 145 244 72 James Dooley PORTLAND, Ore. — James M. Dooley, reecntly-appointed SUP port agent in Portland, has been honored by a special resolution of the AFL-CIO Central Labor Coun­ cil of Honolulu for his long service to that organization, which he served as President. Dooley was SUP port agent in Honolulu from 1953 until his re­ cent transfer to Portland. During that period he served as President of the Honolulu Central Labor Council and as President of the Honolulu AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Port Council. The special resolution, endorsed by Council members representing all areas of the Hawaii labor move­ ment, cites Dooley for service "above and beyond the normal call of duty." TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 1 2 1 13 10 34 10 13 1 14 1 15 8 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 3 3 0 8 28 10 2 40 21 12 0 8 3 18 5 27 11 12 2 60 186 98 NOW ON THE BEACH AH Groups Clas.s A Class B 6 2 121 26 19 10 78 36 15 19 2 4 6 0 o4 27 140 80 108 32 13 5 38 7 20 22 622 268 Retirees In Favor Of Medicare Insurance (Continued from page 2) assistance rolls. Nearly all states have arranged to pay the Medicare insurance fee for this group. But there remain several million persons who will not automatically receive invitations to enroll in the program and who will have to take the initiative in applying. This group includes an estimated 1.5 million persons over 65 still em­ ployed full time and some 700,000 non-working elderly people who are not receiving either social se­ curity or old age a.s.sistance. Apply in Person These persons will have to apply in person for the Medicare plan if they wish to be covered and also for the free basic hospital insur­ ance benefits to which they are en­ titled as a matter of right, whether or not they sign up for the supple­ mentary plan. While some persons over 65 may now have other medical insurance plans, in nearly every case it will pay them to sign up for the govern­ ment programs. There is no bar under the government program to drawing duplicate benefits, al­ though some private plans may not pay for expenses covered by an­ other program. Furthermore, there is a pen­ alty for those who don't sign up for the Medicare program when first eligible. They will have to wait two years for their next chance—and then pay a higher premium and be subject to a waiting period for benefits. There are more than 600 social security district offices throughout the nation where those not on the social security benefit rolls can apply for their hospital benefit cards and the Medicare program. In addition, most other communities are visited periodi­ cally by a social security repre­ sentative whose schedule is nor­ mally posted in the local post of­ fice. He will also go to the homes of bedridden persons on request. The AFL-CIO Department of of Community Services is playing a major role in making informa­ tion on the Medicare program—as well as other new changes in the social security law—available to union families and the community. Community Services Director Leo Perlis called on both CBC staff representatives and local un­ ion counselors to familarize them­ selves with all aspects of the pro­ gram and use all means to get the information to persons who may be eligible. Both labor and the government have cautioned persons over 65 not to drop existing hospital and medi­ cal insurance at this time. The new programs don't become effective until July 1, 1966. Thus a person dropping private insur­ ance would be left unprotected until then. In addition, most pri­ vate plans are being reshaped to supplement instead of duplicate Medicare coverage. �DMember It. Ittl SEAFARERS Labor Plans Now For Congressional Elections! LOG Far* Serea "I Know What's On Your Minds-And I Don't Uke It! The upcoming Congressional elections and the need for maintaining a liberal congress will be the major themes of the thirteen area con­ ferences that have been scheduled for 1966 by the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education. Each meeting will last one day and will be attended by delegates from state and city central bodies and local unions. The schedule is as follows: Jan. 7—Sheraton Hotel, Philadelphia, for Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Jan. 17—Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Mo., for Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. Jan. 20—Dinkler-Plaza Hotel, Atlanta, Ga., for Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee. Jan. 23—Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., for the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. Feb. 5—Cosmopolitan Hotel, Denver, Colo., for Colorado, Now Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Feb. 8—Olympic Hotel, Seattle, Wash., for Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Montana and Oregon. Feb. 11—Jack Tar Hotel, San Francisco, for California, Arizona, Hawaii and Nevada. Feb. 25—LaSalle Hotel, Chicago, for Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Mar. 4—Sheraton-Lincoln Hotel, Houston, Tex., fo:* Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Mar. 8—Pick-Nicollet Hotel, Minneapolis, Minn., for Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. Mar. 11—Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel, Detroit, Mich., for Michigan and Ohio. Mar. 18—Dewitt Clinton Hotel, Albany, N.Y., for New York, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Mar. 21—Sheraton-Boston Hotel, Boston, Mass., for Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The Kentucky Court of Appeals has ruled that enrployers must give about $12 million in minimum wage backpay to some 20,000 women and jninors working in hotels and res­ taurants. The decision affirmed a 1961 order by a state wage board setting a minimum wage schedule effective August 1, 1962. Employers had attempted to hold up the ef­ fective date through court action. All workers affected by the ruling are entitled to packpay for the IBmonth period involved. The unanimous decision climaxed a 16year fight by organiezd labor for minimum wage regulations in the •tate's 9,000 hotels, motels and res­ taurants. tinuation of present services and help establish an official publica­ tion. President I.W. Abel of the Steelworkers Union was the princi­ pal speaker, and delegates heard Senator Jennings Randolph (DW. Va.) renew his support for the repeal of Section 14(b) of the TaftHartley Act. if if if utility Workers Local 1-2 has reached a new three-year agree­ ment averaging 61.5 cents an hour in higher wage and welfare benefits for 25,000 members employed by the Consolidated Edison Company in New York and Westchester coun­ ty. Negotiations had been conducted since early October. The new pact if if ^ provides wage hikes, additional pay­ Regional conferences of the Book- ments to qualified workers under hinders have renewed appeals to all an improved progression plan in re­ organized labor to oppose the ex­ classifications and promotions. penditure of tax money on school if if if books printed by the strikebound The Supreme Court has refused Kingsport (Tenn.) Press. Five print­ to review two petitions filed by ing trade unions have been on employers who sought to upset Na­ strike at Kingsport Press since tional Labor Relations Board deci­ March 11, 1963. All of the Book­ sions in card-check cases. The court binders' conferences urged locals thus let stand lower court rulings to ask their school boards to ban that the NLRB rightfully ordered the purchase of text books made the two firms to bargain on the by Kingsport Press, and also to op­ basis of authorization cards after pose the purchase of the World each management destroyed a union Book Encyclopedia and Childcraft, majority by unlawful pressure on which are manufactured by the workers. The petitions had been struck company for Field Enter­ filed by the Colson Corp., Caruthprises in Chicago. ersville. Mo., in a case involving the Boiler Makers; and SNC Mfg. Co., if if if Inc., Oshkosh, Wis., concerning the The West Virginia AFL-CIO Electrical, Radio & Machine raised its per capita dues, re­ Workers. elected its top officers, revised its if i if constitution and urged united The Insurance Workers opened labor support for more manpower contract talks In Galveston, Texas training programs in the Appala­ on November 16 for 3,400 agents chian region. A record number of the American National Insur­ of delegates attended the fifth con­ ance Company. IWIU President vention of the state body, which Emeritus George L. Russ heads returned President Miles C. Stan­ the 11-man negotiating committee ley and Secretary-Treasurer Glen with President William A. Gillen Armstrong for another two-year and C. W. Cutler of the union's term. Per capita payments were executive board. The existing raised from 16 to 20 cents per three-year agreement expires next affiliated member to finance con­ Janxrarjf 15. For years, the bureaucrats of the U.S. government agencies have regarded . the U.S. maritime industry as a poor relation— to be thrown a few bones now and then to keep the industry from starving altogether but never enough to allow it to expand and flourish. Whenever these government bureaucrats thought about the U.S. merchant fleet they thought small — fewer subsidies supporting fewer American-flag ships, carrying less and less of our nation's cargoes. This view is probably best illustrated in the Interagency Task Force report, which proposed maintaining the U.S.-flag share of our own cargoes at about 8.6 percent and allowing foreign-flag and foreign-built ships in the U.S. trades. The President's Maritime Advisory Com­ mittee unanimously rejected the Task Force report when it was submitted, and now the public members of the MAC have prepared a report recognizing that the most vital inter­ ests of our nation require an expanded and improved American-flag merchant fleet, in­ stead of a fleet dying of shrinkage and decay. American-flag ships in American yards in­ stead of in foreign yards; expansion of sub­ sidy coverage to provide for replacement of some 100 cargo liners within 5 to 8 years instead of only 30 or 40 vessels; and replace­ ment of runaway ships with American flags in the bulk trades. The MAC public members' report calls for the construction of at least 250 dry bulk car­ riers in the next 20 years instead of only 100; continuance of cargo preference instead of scrapping this vital program; endorses an oil import quota instead of leaving virtually all of this trade to runaway-flag vessels; the retention of U.S. passenger ships instead of a phasing out of all such service. The Task Force report would have re­ duced seamen's jobs from 47,000 to 26,000 in the next 20 years. The MAC public mem­ bers' report recognizes that seamen's jobs must be preserved through an overall ex­ pansion of the U.S. merchant fleet. Many of the recommendations made in the MAC public members' report have been made before by the SIU and ot'-^er American maritime unions. They are realistic and rep­ resent what must be done if the United States is to have the merchant fleet it needs now and in the future to maintain its posi­ tion as the world's foremost economic and military power. The report represents a breakthrough in the realization that the pub­ lic interest request positive Government action to rebuild the merchant fleet. Many in the various government agencies will find the recommendations contained in this new report hard to take. After years of counting the U.S. maritime industry out of the future economic picture, they will have to get used to the idea of a bigger American-flag merchant fleet instead of a Congress, of course, will be the final smaller one. The new report's recommenda­ tions call for an expansion of the fleet, arbiter on this issue. The SIU and the rest through stepped-up Government financial of maritime labor will carry the fight for a assistance, to a point where it carries at least stronger merchant marine into the halls of 30 percent of this country's foreign com­ Congress, probably early next year. merce instead of the 8.6 percent predicted by A decisive showdown on the future of the the Task Force report. American merchant marine is near. Legisla­ The MAC public members' report calls for tion reflecting the proposals of the MAC direct subsidy of American shipyards in­ public members' report must be adopted if stead of a phasing out of our canacity to the American-flag merchant fleet is to build ships. It calls for all building of survive. �Fare Ekht SEAFARERS 5IU LOG Deoember 10, 1981 SlU Halls across the nation were hosts to Sea­ farers and their families on Thanksgiving Day. A full course turkey dinner was served at the cafeteria facilities provided for in many SlU Thanksgiving Halls. Many Seafarers brought guests along to sample the food, and a large turnout was evident the moment the doors swung open. Below is only a small sampling of the Seafarers Dinner and their families and guests who added a warm homelike atmosphere to SlU Halls all over the country. Seafarer David Blonstein ar two sons, Neil and Charles isfied after a full meal at ^ New York. Dinner in the SlU headquarters in New York included not only Seafarers and their immediate families, but many guests and friends as well. The lines were long and the food delicious. Pictured from left are guests Mr. ana Mrs. Frank Sulino and Seafarer Thomas Kenny and his wife. Seafarers and their families and friends enjoyed quite a Thanksgiving din­ ner at the Baltimore SiU Hall. The upper photo shows (from l-r) Seafarers Billy Henderson and Billy Harris and their guest. The bottom picture shows Seafarer Charles Clarke and his wife (on (left) with guests. Thanksgiving dinner at the Houston SIU Hall was a happy affair for the young and old. The picture shows a proud father, Seafarer Frank Radzvilla, seated at the table with his family, enjoying a few moments of tradi­ tional after-dinner leisure. Tables at the New Orleans SIU Hall were a spot for families to gather. Pic­ tured (from l-r) are Seafarer John Doyle, Don Collins, Anne Blizzard, Dora Stephens, SIU New Orleans Port Agent Buck Stephens, Seafarer Louis O'Leary, Mickey Doyle, Rita Collins, John Doyle, Jr. and Herbert Doyle. �December 10, 1968 his wife and look well saf- SiU Hall in All ages enjoyed the Thanksgiving dinner at the New York Hall. Pictured is Mrs. Lupe Hernandez with her baby, Felix, and her youngest daughter, Susan. SEAFARERS Pa«« mM LOG Dawn WeatrowskI, daughter of Seafarer T. WeatrowskI, has good things to say about the dessert at the New York Thanks­ giving dinner. Also enjoying themselves dinner were the family Fazil. Pictured from left Fazil, Seafarer Fazil at the New York of Seafarer All to right are Mrs. and Saadia. Seafarer Eddie King and his family were among the many who enjoyed Thanksgiving at the Houston SlU Hall. Fresh fruit served not only as center­ pieces for the table, but also as a little snack for the kids to take home in their pockets. Youngest guest at the dinner in Houston was three-month-old Charlie Brown, Jr., who is shown in the above photo held by his father. Seafarer Charles Brown. The bottom photo shows (from l-r) Seafarers Dale Smith and Ed Lowe with guest Mrs. Betty Faulkner in San Francisco. Seafarer H. H. Hickman, his wife and a guest sit and chat over their coffee in the SlU dining room in Houston, where Thanksgiving saw the "biggest turnout ever," Guests from all parts of the Lone Star state accompanied Seafarers to the occasion. Thanksgiving was quite an occasion at the New York Hall. Hundreds of Seafarers with their wives and children flocked in from late morning until early afternoon. Seafarer Aii Fazil attended the festivities with his family that included his daughters (l-r) Zeinab Fazil, Fauzia, Saadia and son Yusuf. Thanksgiving Day at the SlU Hall in Mobile saw crowds of hungry Seafar­ ers and their families and friends sit down for a stab at the traditional bird. The photo shows a typical scene at the hall, with grown-ups and children digging into the holiday turkey together. �SEAFARERS Fare Tea December 10, 1981 LOG March Of Dimes Cites Yarmouth Castle Disaster Garmatz Urges U.S. Push For Improved Intl. Sea Safety Rules WASHINGTON—The U.S. has been called on to denounce the 1960 International Con­ vention For Safety Of Life At Sea Treaty unless foreign nations agree to call a new sea safety convention to close gaps and loopholes in existing international safety laws. In a letter to Secretary of^ . the SOLAS convention. the U.S. has had in its attempts to State Dean Rusk, House violated "The United States should not get more stringent worldwide ship Merchant Marine Committee be a party to treaty obligations safety standards, but noted: chairman Edward A. Garmatz urged the calling of a new world meeting on safety to rewrite the 1960 international convention. Referring to the recent Yar­ mouth Castle disaster, Garm.atz stated "The citizens of this land, in my judgment, are not disposed to having their life and limb jeop­ ardized by the will of foreign gov­ ernments whose vessels trade in and out of our ports." He pointed out that hearings conducted by the House commit­ tee last summer on proposed leg­ islation to increase safety stand­ ards on foreign cruise ships were opposed by the State Department on grounds that insistence on more rigid standards would have which allow passenger vessels of very minimal safety standards to participate in high seas traffic in and oat of United States ports," Garmatz said. He noted that the U.S. sought to bring up the question of fireworthiness safety standards on passenger vessels through another organization — the Intergoverernmental Maritime Consult!ve Or­ ganization of the United Nations —but that foreign governments did not respond. A reply to Representative Gar­ matz* letter by the Assistant Sec­ retary of the Treasury, which is the department under which the Coast Guard operates, acknowl­ edged the lack of success which Under Ship Exchange Act Lakes Operators To Get Reserve Fleet Tankers "This unfortunate disaster has undoubtediy created a more fa vorable climate for remedial measures. Accordingly, upon eval uation of the results of the in vestigation, the Coast Guard will renew its prior efforts toward ob­ taining international support for changes in the safety of life at sea conventions." John Calise, Coast Fishermen's Official Dies SAN PEDRO, Calif. — John Calise, 58, secretary-business agent of the SIUNA-affiliated Seine and Line Fishermen's Union since 1948, died here on November 29 after undergoing open heart surgery. Calise's long and successful career was marked by devoted service to the union membership through the institution of many beneficial programs and through the initiation of many important WASHINGTON—Twenty-three T-2 tankers from the Gov­ ernment's reserve fleet have been made available to U.S. Great Lakes operators for trade-in on older tonnage. The vessels may be used as tank-4 ers on the Lakes or for con­ bulk carriers. version to dry cargo or liquid The Government-owned tankers John J. O'Rourke, Teamster Official Dead At 65 are being made available to U.S. domestic operators for the first time in 15 years under a provi­ sion of the five-year extension to the Vessel Exchange Act approved recently by President Johnson. The law authorizes trade-out of the tankers for operation on the Great Lakes, Including the St. Lawrence River and Gulf, or for conversion into dry cargo carriers or liquid bulk carriers. Twelve of the newly released tankers are of the Mission type and the remainder are T2-SE-A1 tankers. The Mission types are in greatest demand by operators be­ cause of their greater horsepower —10,000 horsepower as opposed to 6,600 h.p. Otherwise, all of the vessels are turbo-electric-powered, approximately 523 feet long; 68foot beam; draft of 30 feet; 16,700 dwt; with a 14.5 knot cruising speed. Conversion costs are ex­ pected to be above $500,000 per ship. John O'Rourlio NEW YOEK—John J. O'Rourke, 65, President of the Teamsters Joint Council 16, died on Decem­ ber 6 here. O'Rourke was also a vice-president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and was president of Teamsters Local 282 in New York. O'Rourke also served as a trus­ tee of the N.Y. Maritime Ports Council and was also a member of the legislative committee of the Ports Council. He is survived by his wife Edna, a son John Jr., daughter, Mrs. Edna Rublee his mother Mrs. Suaan O'Rourke and five grandchil­ dren. Interment will be at the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Middleton, N.J. John Calise pieces of legislation to benefit fishermen. He was a resident of San Pedro for virtually all of his life. He is survived by his wife Mary, and three children. Funeral services for Calise were held on December 4 at the Mary Star of the Sea Church in San Pedro, Calif. Ihe most recent program com­ menced by Mr. Calise, which will be activated in the immediate fu­ ture, was his lifelong ambition of creating a pension plan for fish­ ermen. 5IU Clinic Exams—A// Ports EXAMS THIS PERIOD: Sept. 1-Sept. 30, 1965 Rort Boston Boltimore Jacksonville Houston New York Norfolk Philadelphia Tampa San Francisco New Orleans Seattle Mobile Seamen 26 109 16 107 363 26 51 12 97 187 87 54 Wives 1 31 0 4 46 0 24 1 0 7 0 5 TOTAL 1,135 119 CTiildren 0 14 0 5 37 0 3 3 0 6 O 10 78 TOTAL 27 154 16 116 446 26 78 16 97 200 87 69 1,332 March of Dimes Poster Sir! Lori Ann Wagner gets the 1966 fund drive off to a good start by pinning campaign button on AFL-CIO President George Meany in Washington. Tha March of Dimes, which aided in the successful search for a polio vaccine and has now turned its efforts to the fight against birth defects, has enjoyed strong support from the American labor movement. Lori's dad, bandleader Henry "Skip" Wagner, is a member of Musicians' Union Local 8, Milwaukee. By Frank Drozak, Wesf Coast Representative San Francisco is hosting two big conventions this week—the AFLCIO and the Maritime Trades Department conventions, bringing to this city labor delegates from AFL-CIO affiliated unions around tha country. The SIU of San Francisco wishes to welcome the delegatea to the Bay area and the West Coast, and we extend to them our best wishes for a successful meeting. SAN FRANCISCO Shipping still continues to be very good to the Vietnam, Japan and Korea areas. We have plenty of jobs for ABs, FWTs and Oilers. This past shipping period we have paid off the following ships; the Oceanio Wave, Hliitehall, Overseas Rose, Ocean Evelyn, Transnorthern, and the Express Buffalo. Signed on were the Overseas Rose, Ocean Evelyn, Transnorthern, and the Express Buffalo. On Thanksgiving Day we held our annual dinner at the Union Hall for members and their families and everyone enjoyed the dinner that was served. SIU members in Wilmington are now eagerly awaiting the Christmas Dinner which is approaching very rapidly. Charlie Kath, was just repatriated from the Far East after suffering what doctors thought to be a heart attack aboard the Morning Light. However, we are happy to report that the USPHS found him FFD immediately upon his return and that his health is OK now and we plan to ship him out again as soon as possible. L. Gulley, chief cook, just pulled in off the Ames Victory. He said that he's not feeling too well and will take it easy for several weeks before shipping out again. J. M. Carroll just piled off the Topa Topa after bringing her back from the North and says that he will take a little rest unless a Bos'n job comes up right away. We have plenty of jobs for AB's FWTS, Oilers, Electricians, Wipers, Messmen or Ordinary Sea­ men in the San Francisco area and anyone wishing to ship out fast is advised to come on out to the Bay area. WILMINGTON Shipping has been booming again in Wilmington Carroll during the last two week period. We had the Ames Victory pay off and sign on here, and eight ships were through in transit. We shipped about 40 men in all and we have had the following vessels pay off recently: the Topa Topa, Choctow Victory, Hudson. Oldtimers on the beach have included Cas Krowicki, a member of the SIU for over twenty years, who has been waiting for an AB's job on any Calmar ship. "Capt" Krowicki is a famous charter boat skipper in the summer montlis, operating the charter boat "Luray" out of the Westport-Washington area. �December 10,.196S SEAFARERS • isi 5 .Vi: i • ••v- i; S-fS iSiSiSSiSsSS By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Tips On Christmas Buying Pare Elevea LOG Water Carriers Seek Stiffer Railroad Rate-Cutting Fines NEW YORK—Inland water carriers have called for amendments to the laws against selective rate cutting by the railroads to make railroad officials engaged in these practicei subject to criminal penalties, imprisonment and triple damages. "For over 75 years, we the 601-mile rail haul all the the rate-cutting practices of th« have been litigating such for way from St. Louis to Atlanta. railroads when they were chal­ practices, and winning in the But if the shipper wants to send lenged by the water carriers. As this department has warned before, toys that have a tieup with a well-known movie, TV or cartoon character usually cost more. The actors and promoters get a percentage of the price of articles using their name. This you must pay in addition to the normal cost. Moreover, sometimes such toys depend more on the fame of the courts—only to learn each time grain from St. Louis to Chatta­ When the water carriers challenge character or actor involved than on actual play value. that since there are no penalties This year's e.xample is the James Bond "007" toys. They include for infractions, relief from such nooga by water and then from these practices In court they in­ such "playthings" as an attache case with concealed trigger, and even unlawful rate-making is ineffec­ Chattanooga to Atlanta by rail, variably win, but since no penal­ the railroads charge $2.40 a ton ties can be imposed under the law, a doil with spikes sticking out of her shoe. tive," pointed out J. W. Hershey, for the 133 mile haul from Chat­ there is really no way to enforce Sean Connery, who plays James Bond in the movies, himself recently who heads up the Common Car- tanooga to Atlanta—almost as these court decisions. told a Hollywood reporter, Peter Bart, that he considers the outpouring rier Conference of Domestic much as they charge for the 601 The water carriers have detailed of "James Bond" products "a lot of rubbish" of "appalling quality." ' Water Carriers. mile haul all the way from St. 22 specific cases of similar rail­ Novelty toys are just that. You may pay .$5 for a robot that fires a ' Selective rate cutting has been Louis. road rate juggling in 20 states in machine gun mounted in its chest. But your child may get tired of [ practiced by the railroads for The Interstate Commerce Com­ a recently issued booklet outlining it in a few days. j years to discourage .shippers from mission has traditionally upheld the problem. . , . , utilizing cheap inland waterway Another problem for parents is dolls v^uch require e.xtensive ward- transportation to ship their goods, robes. You may buy Barbie or Penny Brile tor $4 or $o, and then What the railroads do is charge find yourself later buying a sailor suit for Penny for S2.50, a raincoat higher rates for cargo moving by for S2. bedroom furniture for $5, etc. You may w ind up spending more water and rail than for the all-rail on Penny's uardrolie than your own. As Penny gets dressed iietter, movements. you'll gel. shabbier. Then you have to buy friends for the doll, like How It Works Ken or Ricky, and clothes for them. It works like this, according to Better find out how much clothing you get to start with, and the cost of additional costumes before you buy tiie doll. "Syivie" costs an example given by the inland NEW YORK—One-way traffic in sea lanes separated from water carriers. Grain moving from one to five miles apart by "buffer" zones is being planned only $.5 but a coat for her costs $4. and a suit, $5. St. Louis, Mo. to Atlanta, Ga. can DOLLS FOR BOYS? move all the way by rail, or by for ships entering and leaving New York Harbor. Now manufacturers are seeking to use this same profitable technique water from St. Louis to ChattaThe new plan is the result t of continuing or "open end" purchases on boys, Joan Cook. New York ' nooga, Tcnn., and then by rail to of the I960 International Past—the most serious recent ac­ Times writer on child development, points out that the Increasingly Atlanta. Safety at Sea Convention in cident being the collision between popular "G.l. Joe" Is really a doll—a jointed. 11-Inch doil. Once you To discourage shippers from London which recommended the the liner Shalom and a Norwegian buy it, the manufacturer offers 100 accessories, ranging from a combat utilizing the water route the rail-1 use of sea lanes for shipping areas tanker with a loss of 19 lives on field pack set for $2, to diving equipment for S3. roads set a price of $3.86 a ton with dense traffic. Because the Thanksgiving Day, 1964. lanes will be largely in inter­ JEWELRY, FUR DECEPTIONS national water, use of the lanes In shopping for adult gifts, beware of widespread deceptions re­ will not be mandatory but is ex­ ported by various marketing officials. In jewelry, colored quartz Is pected to present advantages in being widely sold as topaz, reports Esther Hendler, a market authority. increased safety. iConlinued from page 6) Real topaz is very scarce. You also have to be careful in buying jewelry A similar one-way plan has sold as iaplz lazuli. Sometimes it Is merely jasper (another form of ment. It has become almost imposalready been established in the quartz). Jade may be color-enhanced to look like better quality. , sible to fill even O. S. job. Dover Straits, and the New York There also are many synthetic sapphires on the market. These can plan is expected to serve as a CLEVELAND be manuiactured into colors of every stone, and sometimes are sold pilot project for other areas in as topaz, amethyst and aquamarine. There is nothing wrong with the \ve are coming to the close of the U.S. Preliminary studies are use of man-made sapphires in jewelry if you pay only a modest price one of the busiest seasons this port already underway for Philadel­ WILMINGTON — The federal for it, not the price of genuine gemstones. j ,,33 e^,er had. From all the talk in phia. government is establishing "traf­ Three sets of incoming and out­ fic lanes" to help guide vessels These deceptions are hard for anyone but experts to detect, Mrs. marine circles around here, next Hendler advises: (1) buy only in places that will return your money if | season is expected to be even going lanes have been established through the Gulf of Mexico be­ in the New York plan to handle cause the Gulf is becoming so con­ you are not satisfied; (2) get a guarantee of the kind and quality of the : better. Stone in writing. Radio Peter is ashore for what traffic to Europe, Africa and to gested with offshore oil wells. looks like the Winter. No Engine the South. All the lanes will funnel The traffic lanes, to be known Room jobs are coming this way for past the new Ambrose Tower, officially as "Shipping Safety which will replace the lightship him to ship on for tiiat last trip. just outside the harbor. Outgoing Fairways" will be shown on new The Port Agent in Cleveland, ships will pass on one side of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Nauti­ Stan Wares, and members in that tower, incoming ships on the other cal Charts. The lanes will provide area would like to take this oppor­ side. Where lanes cross, moderate safe passageways tnrough an area Searchers for sunken treasure in the waters around Florida tunity to wish one and all a ^Merry speed and extreme caution wili be from Charlotte Harbor, Florida to Brazos Santiago, Texas—an area the order of the day. will have to cool their heels for a while because pending a Sr ' ' which contains almost 2,000 oil review of state regulations on treasurer hunting, Florida has Up To Navigator CHICAGO well structures in waters up to 300 stopped issuing treasure-hunt-— Navigators whll d.etermine feet deep and 60 miles from shore. Good shipping in all ratings will ing permits. j chives containing supposedly au- continue until the very end of lay whether they are in the proper There have been about 50 ship by use of Loran and by their collisions involving oil structures About 80 applications are ' or less, about 50 sunken treasure up. Leon Striler just finished on the lane own celestial navigation. No use during the past several years. Al­ being held up until "a thorough Hennepin, and in a day or two says ships in Florida waters. he will head for Frisco to ship. of radio beams to mark the lanes though shipping will not be re­ study is made of rules that will The combined value of these Striler and a few of the other reg­ is presently being planned. insure adequate protection for the quired to operate within these wrecks is estimated at many mil­ ulars are interested in making the The crowded approaches to lanes, it is expected that vessels public interest." Two big finds have been made lions of dollars in gold and silver, run to Viet Nam for a look at that New York Harbor have been the will take advantage of the safer scenes of many accidents in the passages which they will offer. recently—one a multimillion dollar jewels and rare valuable artifacts. situation. treasure hoard in the Atlantic south of Cape Kennedy and another es­ timated at more than $1 million. Under law passed this year by the Florida State Legislature all treas­ ure hunting must be licensed by a newly created Board of Antiquities. Some Refuse The company making the recent finds is licensed, but Florida is be­ ginning to wonder if the state's 25 percent slice of such finds is enough and whether state appraisal and enforcement methods are stiff enough. There are reports that some salvagers are refusing to make finds available for state inspection and appraisal. "This has to stop," says the Florida Secretary of State. Since word of the recent big finds Above is artist's ooncept of new all-containerized ships already on the drawing boards for SlU-contracted Sea Land Service. has gotten around, scores of new Each of the six new ships will carry 338 refrigerated and 923 dry cargo containers at speeds of 27.2 knots in Sea Land's pro­ treasure hunting companies have posed New York-North Europe service, scheduled to begin in April, 1966, and in the company's regular intercoastal trade. been formed using expensive, mod­ The vessels will be 905 feet long with a beam of i03 feet, a draft of 30 feet, and a 49,700 long-ton displacement. Containers ern equipment, but still relying on U.S. and Spanish government «rwill ba(Carried 7 deep and 10 wide below deck and 2 high and 11 wide above One-Way Shipping Channels Planned For New York Harbor Great Lakes Traffic Lanes' In Gulf To Aid Ship Safety Florida Stops Issuing Treasure Hunt Permits Sea Land To Build Six New Containerships �SEAFARERS Fafa Twelv* December 10, 19BS LOG Galley Gang Stands Ready Seafarers aboard the Brigham Victory (Bloomfield Steamship Co.) will hardly have any trouble whiling away their leisure moments with $300 worth of film for their movie projector awaiting them when they arrive at Long Beach, California. According to Ship's Delegate Robert Broodus, the^ — crew got together and unan-; the Western Comet (Western Tank- meetings once a month," says imously agreed that each man! ers). Frank p. Corcoran aboard the meeting chairman G. C. Dragoo. should contribute $17 toward the purchase of the film. ''Now." as one of the deckhands put it, "our off-hours won't be nearly so long with movies to look forward to. It's amazing what you can get done with everybody pulling togeth­ Broodus er." Also, the crew voted to use the $20 in the ship's fund for parts for the pro­ jector, just to make sure the show stays on the road. Merrimac (Merrimac Transport), Walter Dun aboard the Del Ore (Delta Lines), Raoul Cabrera aboard the Potomac (Empire Trans­ port), and Lorenzo Bennett aboard the Express Baltimore (Commodore Lines), 4> 4> 4* "Nothing is more important to the working seamen than an under­ standing and grasp of the safety principles and regulations aboard ship. His life and liviihood depend on them." 4< 4" 4" the Seatraln The captain of Louisiana (Seatrain Lines) has promised the crew that he'd make every ef­ fort to try and get more brands of cigarettes, ac­ cording to Meet­ ing Chairman L. Blteard. 'Other­ wise," Blizzard said, "everything Blizzard is running fine. Seafarers got together and extend­ ed a hearty vote of thanks to the electrician and the firemen for using their free time to install a new television antenna. Reception is now much improved." The crew aboard the Halcyon Panther (Halcyon Steamship Co.) held a discussion on the possibil­ ity of volunteer donations for films, as they al­ ready have a projector and screen on the ship. "But," as a i" 4" member of the Ship's delegate Luke A. Ciamsteward depart­ boll, reports a good trip to Viet­ Kustura ment put it, "a nam on the Wild projector is not worth much un­ Ranger (Water­ less you have some film to run man). Describing through it." The crew extended a the voyage as a vote of thanks to both the ship's "fine voyage." delegate and the steward depart­ Ciamboli reports ment, according to Frank Kustura, that repairs are meeting secretary. going smoothly 4. 4 4 and remarked on 4" 4" 4" Seafarers manning the Ocean the CO - operation Seafarers on the Del Monte Evelyn (Maritime Overseas Corp.) from the entire Ciomboli (Delta Lines) received a warm let­ are finishing up crew. "Crewing ter of thanks a run to ports of on a ship is a matter of team­ from Brother J. Subic Bay, Sai­ work," he said. A vote of thanks L. Jarrat for the gon and Danang. to the steward department was flowers sent for "We've had a real proposed and accepted by acclama­ the funeral of good trip," says tion. A member of the engine de­ his mother. The ship's delegate partment specifically commented entire crew and Charles Johnson. on the "good stores and good officers voted "Everything is cooking." several weeks going smoothly $ 5" 4" ago to chip in and the Ocean Seafarers sailing on the Del Sol for the flowers Johnson Menz Evelyn boasts a (Delta Lines) decided they needed as a token of music and voted their sympathy. All department crew of top SIU hands. A few to buy an AM- delegates and the steward depart­ more trips on ships like this," con­ FM radio with ment received a hearty vote of tinues brother Johnson, "ought to the money in the thanks. Brother Howard Menz convince the administration that ship's fund. They was re-elected as ship's delegate. when the chips are down, the USA also went out can count on the American mer­ 4" 4» 4" and picked up a chant marine. We're ready to serv­ "Everything is running smooth­ ice our fighting men in Vietnam couple of sets of dominoes and ly aboard the Steel Vendor (Isth­ anytime." mian) according several checker 4 4 4* to Ship's Deleboards to enter­ Lambert gate Horace Robin Locksley (Moore McCortain themselves Mobley. "Let's mick Lines) crewmembers elected when off the job. At the meeting try to keep it Elmer Kent to Brother Reidus Lambert made a that w a y." motion to impose a fine or take serve as ship's Among the sug­ delegate, and he some action against men quitting gestions aimed the ship without adequate notice. reports that toward a smooth every thing is 4< 4< 4» running ship The following Seafarers were running as was a reminder unanimously elected by their fel­ smooth as can Mobley to those eating low crew-members to serve as be so far in the voyage. "Every­ ship's delegates on their present fruit not to throw the skins on deck, for it would bring on flies one is happy voyages: John Eddins aboard the Beaure­ and would be a safety hazard. It with the new Kent gard (Sea-Land), Irving H. Bickford was also requested that the radio ship's delegate aboard the Morning Light (Water­ be turned off during mealtime and the exceptional food provided man Steamship Corp.), Lambert and in the early hours of the by the steward's department," Meeting Chairman George A, CalWaldrop aboard the Clairborne morning. 4> 4" 4' (Sea-Land), Ralph Newcomb aboard lard noted. "Each member will tlie Penn Carrier (Penn Shipping), The crew of the MV Viking held give twenty-five to fifty cents to Hans Speigel aboard the Del Sud their monthly safety meeting and kick-off the ship's fund," Callard (Delta Line), William Mitchell discussed some of the essential went on to say. "There is a fine aboard the Halcyon Panther (Hal­ aspects of the SIU safety program. spirit of cooperation aboard this cyon Steamship), R. Perry aboard "We will continue to hold safety ship." Four members of the steward department pose for the camera aboard the newly converted Anchorage. Pictured from left to right are Adrian Fecteau, Gus Skendelas, Henry Roskamp and "Bud" Williams. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Pilot's 23rd Psalm By Captain John H. Robeirts The Lord is my Pilot; I shall not drift. He lighteth me across the dark waters: He steereth me in deep channels He keeoeth my log: He guideth me by the star of holiness For His name's sake. Yea, though I sail mid the thunders and tempests of life, I will dred no danger: for Thou art near me: Thy love and Thy care they shelter me. Thou preparest a harbor before me in the homeland of eternity: Thou anointest the waves with oil, my ship rideth calmly. Surely sunlight and starlight shall favor me on the voyage I take: And I will rest in the port of my God forever. Melvin Clyde Gibby Norman Krumm Please contact your wife im­ You are requested to contact mediately at Box 137, Luck, Wis­ C. T. Grosser at 708 Delmar, consin, as your mother is very ill. Houston 77023, Texas. Phone: 4 4 4 713-WA-1-7777. Lois Blizzard 4 4 4 You are asked to get in touch with your brother, Marvin, at 801 Seafarers' Mail Call South Butterwood St., Wilming­ Seafarers listed below are re­ ton, Delaware. quested to send their addresses to 4 4 4 Mrs. M. C. Hayman at 115 Milby Earnest J. Llchtensteln Street, Houston 77003, Texas, so Your aunt, Mrs. H. Henning of 11138 Indiana Avenue, Chicago 28, that she can forward their mail to Illinois, is seeking your where­ them. abouts. Claude W. Pritchett, R. Joyer, 4 4 4 IL W. Martin, Edward W. Seeley Joseph A. Larity (check), F. S. Lire (ciieck7, James You are requested to contact Allen (check), James A. Dhein, your daughter. Miss Linda A. John P. Sutherland, Thomas W. Larity of 11302 Chimney Rock, Cassidy, Louis A. De La Carta, Houston, Texas. She is seeking Robert Toyer, and M. Birrane. your address. 4 4 4 4 4 4 George Pickels Paul Aubain You are asked to get in touch Anyone knowing the where­ abouts of Paul Aubain, please con­ with yoyr attorney Paul M. Gold­ tact Brother John Greaux, P.O. stein at 1201 Chestnut Street, Box 7, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. �December 10, 196S SEAFARERS ; ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), SepL 20— Chairman, J. R. Air; Secretary, J. Labenz. Motion made to accept new contract. Discussion on Pension Plan. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union' conditions. "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) i 4* Eastern Ait Lines (Flight Engineers) i 4. J. H. I. Siegei "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4> 4« 4* Sears, Roebucli Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) 4" 4" 4< Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald." "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) 4. 4- 4. J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) •4" 4« 4< Kingsport Press "World Book," "Chiidcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 4" 4» 4< 4' 4" 4< Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) 4< 4' 4" 4" 4' 4« Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers. Local 812) Jamestown Sterling Corp. Furniture and Bedding White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers OCEAN PIONEER (Pioneer Tank­ ers), Aug. 30—Chairman, Robert McGonagle; Secretary, Roland Grigg, Jr. Ship's delegate, Bill Sherer resigned. Brother Bob McGonagle was elected to serve in his place. $21.50 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. DEL SUO (Delta), Sept. 25—Chairman, M. Ounn; Secretary, 0. Gemeiner. Discussion held on new contract. Motion made to accept same with a vote of thanks. $180.20 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Men re­ quested to be properly attired when entering pantry and messhalls. „Mo­ tion made to form a credit union, within the Union. Brother Avord was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. CUBA VICTORY (Alcoa), Sept. 12— Chairman, F. Macolah; Secretary, None. One man missed ship in Bal­ timore. His gear was checked with the Agent in that port. Motion was made that in the future all ships which are brought out of the boneyard should have a shore gang hired from the hall first, prior to the crew, in order to have the vessel in an accepted living condition. Mo­ tion made to make sure forwarding mailing address is given to the crew prior to leaving first port in the States, not the last. TRANSERIE (Hudson Waterways), Sept. 19 —Chairman, Charles Ries; Secretary, L. 0. Pierson. Ship's dele­ gate reported that some of the re­ pairs were not taken care of Rats were not exterminated. Brother Charles Ries was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. DEL MONTE (Delta), Sept. 19 — Ciiairman, Wm. A. Turner; Secretary, Alberto G. Espeneda. $2.24 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Vote of thanks to the department delegates and to the entire steward depart­ ment. BELOIT VICTORY (Marine Carriers), Sept. 26—Chairman, A. F. Bankston; Secretary, J. Vl. Craft. Motion made to elect a safety committee and to list all the unsafe conditions pre­ vailing. A copy to be sent to head­ quarters and one copy to the Port of payoff. Crew requested to coop­ erate in keeping all doors locked while in port, also to keep laundry room in order and also the library. STEEL KING (Isthmian), October 19 —Chairman, Bennie Gonzalez; Secre­ tary, Philip Wolf. Purpose of meeting was to read and explain new con­ tract. All questions were answered and the contract was accepted. Finds Pension Beneficial Receives Hearing Aid To the Editor: My pension began about six months ago, and I wish to thank the SIU for this most helpful benefit. A man just can't grow old gracefully if he doesn't have any money. AS it is now, with the pension plan, my wife and I can look forward to our coming years with pleasure. To the Editor: I would like to show my ap­ preciation for the badly needed hearing aid which I received through the SIU. This will en­ able me to ship out again, which means a whole lot when funds begin to run short. Without the assistance of the SIU In obtaining this hearing aid, I might have been permanently washed up on the beach. Yours fraternally, Frederick H. Houck e- B d i t o r ' knowing that there will always be food on the table and a roof over our heads. We enjoy getting the Log and hope to continue reading it for many more years. Thanks for everything. Fraternally, Ralph Martin 4" 4' 4 Aid During Illness Brings Thanks To the Editor: My sincere thanks to the Seafarers Union for all the consideration shown me during the illness of myself and my late husband, Samuel L. Gor­ don. It has meant a lot to us to have our hospital expenses paid for, and I am deeply ap­ preciative of the Union's in­ terest in our comfort and wel­ fare. Again I say thanks for every act of kindness. Yours trul.v, Mrs. Leola Gordon 4 4 4. Assisted During Major Surgery To the Editor: I would like to express my appreciation for the kindness and assistance of the SIU when I was recently hospitalized for major surgery. Serious illness doesn't come around very often, but when it does, it's nice to have the Union standing by. Thanks again for everything. Sincerel.v, Mrs, Jeanette Murdoch Books On Ship Found Helpful To the Editor: I have been sailing with the SIU for over 15 years, and the books that the Union provides aboard ship are one of the best ways I can think of to pass the leisure hours. I am especially thankful for this service. Fraternally, Melvin P. Smith Page Ttairteea LOG MANHATTAN (Manhattan Tanker*), October 31—Chairman, 0. Samdali Secretary, None. Disputed OT re­ ported by each department delegate. Several matters to be discussed and clarified at meeting with patrolman. DEL ALBA (Delta), October 2—Chair­ man, Joe Collins; Secretary, Zee Y. Ching. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. SUMMIT (Sea-Land), November B— Chairman, William Goff; Secretary, Stanley F. Schuyler. Water beef set­ tled. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. HURRICANE (Waterman), October 31—Chairman, D. B. Fritzpatrick; Sec­ retary, Roberto Hannibal. Ship's dele­ gate reported that everything is run­ ning smoothly. Vote of thanks to the jDIOEST of SIU SHIP MEETINGS steward department for good food and service. Vote of thanks to Brother J. Browne for handling all beefs. Patrol­ man to be contacted regards various matters. ROBIN KIRK (Moore-McCormack), October 31—Chairman, C. L. Cousins; Secretary, Ken Hayes. Brother Her­ nandez was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Some disputed OT in deck department. CALMAR (Calmar), October 31 — Chairman, J. K. Shearer; Secretary, H. Carmichael. Ship's delegate thanked crew for their cooperation. Voyage has been smooth, with no beefs. Few hours disputed OT in engine department. Motion made that the deck department go on record to do no stevedores work unless ab­ solutely necessary. ROBIN GRAY (Robin), October 10— Chairman, John Farrand; Secretary, Thomas Buckley. $10 in ship's ar­ rival pool will be placed in ship's funds. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. All things in order. Stone. Ship badly In need of fumiga­ tion for roaches and rats. Vote of thanks to the steward department. MONTPELIER VICTORY (Montpelier Tanker), Oct. 2 — Chairman, Jesse Lewis; Secretary, Frank Naklicki. Disputed OT in engine and steward departments. Discussion on poor mattresses. Matter will be taken up with company and patrolman. No mucking boots aboard—need same as soon as possible. PENN CARRIER (Penn), Sept. 25— Chairman, W. S. Rudd; Secretary, C. Bortz. Letter send to headquarters regarding salt in fresh water supply. Few hours disputed OT in deck de­ partment. Motion made to equip every tanker, regardless of cargo, with at least two copus blowers to air tanks, prior to, and during muck­ ing. Representatives from the Food Plan should be on hand when stores are taken on board to see that every­ thing is in order. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), October 31—Chairman, K. A. Helleman; Secretary D. M. Woods. Vote of thanks was extended to the ship's delegate and department delegates. Some disputed OT in engine depart, ment for working cargo in Vietnam. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), Novem­ ber J—Chairman, E. Bonafonte; Sec­ retary, S. M. Simos. Captain is happy with the crew for the good job they are doing. $14.50. Patrolman to be consulted concerning beef in the engine department. Vote of thanks for the steward and his gang for a job well done. Suggestion made to contact patrolman and Company of­ ficials regarding better information concerning sailing board time. DEL SUD (Delta), November 7 — Chairman, H. Crane; Secretary, J. Tucker. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Brother Hans Speigel was elected ship's delegate. MORNING STAR (Waterman), Oc­ tober 3—Chairman, G. Nance: Secre­ tary, J. Markanen. Clarification re­ quested regarding draws, gangway watch duties and OT. Launch service at Subic Bay dangerous due to poorly manned open boats. Request head­ quarters to remedy this condition. Vessel has inadequate fumigation service and roaches are increasing. KENT (Corsair), October 3—Chair­ man, John W. Parker, Jr.; Secretary, Ronald B. Lloyd. Brother William Hale was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Two men missed the ship in New Orleans. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian). July 18 —Chairman, F. J. Mears; Secretary, H. A. Orlando. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is running smoothly. $6 in TV fund. Motion made to have patrolman see company of­ ficials regarding months with 31 days, of which 30 days are paid, on present run. SEAMAR (Calmar), October 16— Chairman, S. Furtado; Secretary, R. K. Holt. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Everything is running smoothly. Repair list being taken care of. DEL ORO (Delta). October 24 — Chairman, J. H. Bales; Secretary, Ramon Irizarry. $43.55 in ship's fund. Brother Walter Dun was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Everything is running smoothly. ALCOA TRADER- (Alcoa), No dateChairman, J. J. Kane; Secretary, J. EXPRESS BALTIMORE (Commodore), November 7 — Chairman, John O'Rourke; Secretary, Eugene Ray. Few beefs to be taken up with board­ ing patrolman. Brother Lorenzo Ben­ nett was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Letter sent to headquarters regarding no launch service in Viet­ nam. Vote of thanks extended to M. Iwaski for doing a good job as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for good feeding. WESTERN COMET (Western Tank­ ers), October 24 — Chairman, Harry Kaufman; Secretary, Ange Panagopoulos. Motion made that at next negotiations that matter of port time, due to the short time containerships are in port, (12 hours or less), port time to apply in any port the same as tankers. Steward department has no time to go ashore due to the limited time which is less than any tanker. Brother Perry was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward departmeru. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman). Oc­ tober 24—Chairman, James Elwsll; Secretary, Levis B. Thomas. Brother I.' H. Bickford was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Special vote of thanks to the steward department. BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land), Novem­ ber 5 — Chairman, C. Hemby, Secre­ tary James W. Galloway. Captain stated that all repairs will be taken care of. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Oc­ tober 23—Chairman, Thomas V. Drzewicki; Secretary, lluminado R. Llenos. $5 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for good service and fine food from the galley crew. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Octo­ ber 3—Chairman, 0. Dean; Secretary, B. Toner. $17 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine department, otherwise all is O.K. Motion made to go back to sixty days ruling for per­ mit men. THE CABINS (Texas City Refining), October 16—Chairman, J. Mann; Sec­ retary, W. Corry. Brother J. Mann was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Disputed OT reported in deck deoartment. Slop cnest inade­ quate. Crew request slop chest price list be posted. VENORE (Venore), October 10— Chairman. B. H. Lowderback; Secre­ tary, A. Hemphill. Brother Lowderback was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Motion made to have separate rooms for engine watches. OCEANIC CLOUD (Transworld Ma­ rine), October 10—Chairman, R. Ferebee; Secretary, Andrew Lesnansky. No beefs reported by department delegates. All repairs have been taken care of in deck department. Captain to be contacted regarding repair of mixing machine in steward depart­ ment. SIU Arrivals Marlene Jacobs, born October 17. 1965, to the Herbert L. Jacobs, Akron, Ohio. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Theresa Garcia, born September 8, 1965, to the Natanial R. Garclas, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Kevin Isadore, born October 17, 1965, to the Wilfred Isadores, New Orleans, Louisiana. 4 4 4 Suzanne Emanuel, born October 19, 1965, to the Thomas E. Emanuels, Mobile, Alabama. 4 4 4 Billie LeRoy Leatherman, born October 8, 1965, to the Jess Leathermans, Thompsonville, Michigan. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Tammy Phillips, born September 15, 1965, to the Theodore Phillips, Bay City, Michigan. Charles Michael Kroll, born October 18, 1965, to the Stanley Krolls, Luzerne, Pennsylvania. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Thomas Earl Long, born October 13, 1965, to the Thomas Longs, Mobile, Alabama. William Michael Myles, born September 3, 1965. to the William Myles, New Or­ leans, Louisiana. 4 4 4 Alois Terry and Alexia Maria Leiter, born October 23, 1965, to the Alexander Letters, Pine Beach, New Jersey. 4 4 4 Cindy Fetchko, born October 14, 1965, to the Andrew R. Fetchkos, Ashley, Pa. Gilbert Baez. born October 11, 1965, to the Nelson Baezs, Jersey City, N.J. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Lorraine Vicknair, born July 11, 1965, to the Edward J. Vicknairs, Jr., Harvey, La. Dawn Betner, born October 7. 1965, to the William Betners, San Francisco, Calif. 4 4 4 Jose Redriquez, born September 28, 1965, to the Jose A Rodriquezs, Playa Ponce, P.R. Stephen Jon Tannish, born October i 1965, to the Alex G. Howells, Mobile, 22, 1965, to the Stephen Tannishes, Ash- ' Alabama. tabula, Ohio. 4 4 4 Hardy Price, III, born October 25, 196S, 4 4 4 James Bryant, born November 10, to the Hardy Prices, New Orleans, 1965, to the James N. Bryants, Mobile, Louisiana. Ala. 4 4 4 Evelyene LeBlanc, born August 29, 4 4 4 Cynthia Louise Frank, born June 11, 1965, to the Albert LeBlancs, Brimley, 1965, to the Joseph L. Franks, Baltimore, Mich. Maryland. 4 4 4 Rodolfo Garia, born October 31, 1965, 4 4 4 Anthony Cortez Pasley, born September to the Angel Garias, Estatal, Puerto 24, 1965, to the Christopher Pasleys, Bal­ Rico. 4 4 4 timore, Md. Jasmine Somani, born October 23, 4 4 4 1965, to the traswart Somanis, Philadel­ Kevin R. Schalkofski, born October 16, 1965, to the Herman Schalkofskis, Os- phia, Penna. sineke, Mich. 4 4 4 Winfield Downs, born September 18, 4 4 4 1965, to the Winfield Downs, Linwood, Ernest Richard, born November 2, New Jersey. 1965, to the William E. Richardsons, Jr., 4 4 4 Mayock, N.C. Rose Dimitriou, born October 30, 1965, 4 4 4 to the Nicholas Dimitrious, Staten Is­ Telita Lynn Williams, born September land, N.Y. 7, 1965, to the Herbert Williams, Swan4 4 4 quarter, N.C. Joe John Esquivel, born September 25, 4 4 4 1965, to the Olifidio Esquivels, Wharton, Alex Gaines Howelli born October 18, Texas. •tBBVinaviPiVKBWMWK Editor SEAFARERS m «wPiXtWMWWwwf ^ �SEAFARERS Page Fourteen December 10, 196S LOG Seafarer Visits Soviet Union, Learns Dangers Of Curiosity Pork Chops Cooking Seafarer Eric Joseph, who recently completed an eventful eight-week visit to the Soviet Union, has come to the conclusion that the Western tourist who becomes curious about sights that the Russians would rather hide from outside eyes, will find the U.S.S.R. an unfriendly place, graphs showed that people all over Joseph did not embark on 1 -i. • 1 the world lived the same, and point­ his tour of Russia as a com­ ed out that Americans had many of plete novice in the Russian way of life. Last year, he sailed on the SlU-manned York which took a wheat carso to Odessa in 1964 as part of the U.S.-Soviet grain deal. This year, the adventurous Sea­ farer decided he wanted to take a lonser. more leisurely look at the gigantic Communist country and satisfy his curloslt.v. After landing in Leningrad. Joseph visited Mos­ cow; the Yalta resort area: Yere­ van. the gapital of Arirenia. Tbilisi and Gori. in Georgia; Tashkent in Central .Asia, and Irkutsk, Siberia. Friendly Reception He found that he received a friendly reception from the Russian Seafarer Eric Joseph poses man on the street, who usually bewith an attractive Russian seiged .American tourists with hun­ friend he met while tour­ dreds of questions about life in the U.S. The SIU tourist also reported ing the Soviet Union. He that many Russians he met in Mos­ reports that Russian girls cow often offered him big sums of are "the same as girls any­ money for his clothing or other where else in the world." goods with a "Made in U.S.A." label. He also reports that he was favorably impressed with the Rus- superiors. Joseph admits that he sian women he met in his travels became worried that he would get a across the country. first-hand look at Lubyanka Prison, the infamous jail in which thouJoseph, who is an avid amateur ggnds of Russian political prisoners photographer, learned the hard way ..-e.-e imprisoned. Finally, the that a camera-toting foreign tour- gya,.ds returned his passport and ist can run into a lot of trouble j ordered him to leave the area should he let his curiosity run away immediately. in Russia. This curiosity caused the The second time Joseph came Soviet police to detain hjm twice during his two-month journey to grief with the authorities took place in Tbilisi, a city in the Soviet through the country. republic of Georgia. Noticing that The first time Joseph got into hot there seemed to be many drunks, water occurred... when he tried , . to , beggers and people sleeping in the take pictures of the homes of high | ^ity streets, the SIU shutterbug Kremlin leaders in the exclusive , began taking pictures of some of Lenin Hills section of Moscow. In | these sights. He relates that he order to insure their privacy, the I suddenly found himself picked up country's top leaders seclude them- by the secret police and taken to a selves from the prying eyes ol the hotel for interrogation which took public in huge mansions hidden by : f^ont of several local news10-foot walls. When Joseph at­ paper reporters. tempted to snap some pictures of Hostile Questions the huge gates of these estates, he was seized by guards on the scene. During the close questioning he Held For 2 Hours received in the next few hours. After being relieved of his pass-; Joseph was asked repeatedly why port, he was detained outside the i he was taking pictures of Tbilisi walls for two hours while the sus- citizens in unfortunate circumpicious guards conferred with their stances. He replied that his photo­ the same problems which he wit­ nessed in Russia. His answers apparently helped to lessen the hostility of the police, and he was released shortly after­ ward. However, one of the news­ men present wrote a long, un­ friendly story about the incident in the local papers. Some of the peo­ ple who befriended Joseph in Tbi­ lisi later warned that the secret police was following him, although he was never aware of it. One of the highlights of Joseph's trip was his attendance at the United States annual Fourth of July celebration in Moscow. He comments that he had a hard struggle with State Department bureaucrats to get an invitation to the affair which is attended by most .Americans who are sta­ tioned in or are visiting Russia. He reports he received a very warm reception at the crowded celebration, meeting U.S. Ambas­ sador Kohler and his wife, and other foreign and Soviet diplo­ mats. The top Soviet leaders, he remembei's, were conspicuously absent. Met High Judge Joseph also had the chance to meet U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas who was stay­ ing at the same hotel in Moscow. He reports that the Russians ai'e still devoting considerable effort to wooing students from under-developel countries. There are thousands of students from Africa, Asia and Arab nations and Cuba on the streets of Leningrad and Moscow, he says. Foreign delegations from these countries were also frequent­ ly seen. Although Joseph saw much eco­ nomic improvement in the Soviet Union, he cannot see any compari­ son between the Russian and .Amer­ ican way of life. Looking at the two countries, he declares that we in the U.S. live under a system which is marked by freedom, abundance and progress. Russia, on the other hand, has an economy which is based or scarcity and hardship. Chief Cook Lawrence Mitchell sports a big smile in the kitchen of the Andrew Jackson, as he slips some pork chops into the oven. Brother Lawrence takes great pride in pre­ paring excellent chow to keep his fellow Seafarers happy. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Escape -By HENRI PERCIKOW. To forget if only for a ntonient The chopping mallet, The clicking steel, The whipping voice. The fever in my bone. Give me a patch of earth. With green to lie upon. Spread the blue above And let the sun beat down Upon my pallid skin. I'd listen to the whisper of insects And the magic song of space. The crunching of leaves. The joyous cry of children A^id to sounds of silence. Line Splicing An Art Aboard The Robin Locksiey u? i i I / Seafarers Frank Lire and George Gallord bend to the task aboard the Robin Locksiey while splicing the new improved mooring line. The new mooring line is made out of nylon, demonstrating yet another use that synthetic fibers are put to. Veteran Seafarer Robert McCauley, AB, shows Fred Gavin how an expert splices a line aboard the Robin Locksiey. For "old salts" to help the younger Seafarers along and to aid them in any way possible is an established SIU custom. �Paf• Fiftcca SEAFARERS LOG Deeember 10, IffS Final Departures Membership Meetiners Juan Rivera Roman, 39: Brother Marion F. Presley, 37: Brother .Charles Kinnke, 67: Brother Presley died of accidental causes Kinnke died of natural causes at Roman died of natural causes aboard the Hur­ the Staten Island in Jersey County, ricane. A mem­ USPHS Hospital, Illinois. A mem­ ber of the deck Staten Island, ber of the Union department, he New York. He since 1962, he joined the Union was a member of sailed in the in 1960. Piace of the deck depart­ deck department. burial was the ment atd is sur­ He Is survived De La Capital vived by his by Emma P. Cwnetery, R i o niece, Lydia Presley. Place of Piedras, Puerto Evanco. Burial burial was the Rico. No bene­ took place in the Meadow Branch Cemetery, Jersey County, Illinois. Long Island National Cemetery, ficiary was designated. 4 3. 3i Farmingdale, New York. Wilbert J. Bunthoff, 50: Brother ^ Kaarel Leetmaa, 62: Brother Bunthoff succumbed to a heart at­ Lawyer McGrew, 59: Cancer Leetmaa died of natural causes at tack in the Per­ claimed the life of Brother the Staten Island sian Gulf port of McGrew at the USPHS Hospital, Behran. A mem­ New Orleans Staten Island, ber of the Union USPHS Hospital. New York. A since 1947, he A member of the member of the sailed in the en­ steward depart­ engine depart­ gine department. ment, he is sur­ ment, he signed He was buried in vived by his wife, on with the SIU Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Rosa L. in 1951. He was Surviving is his McGrew. Brother buried in Kensico daughter Jocelyn McGrew was Cemetery, West­ Richards. buried in the chester County, New York. Sur­ 3» 4 4 Oaklawn Cemetery, Mobile, viving is Laine Runne, a friend. Vernon L. Corlis, 53: Brother Alabama. Corlis died of accidental causes l" ii4« i" 3^ at his home in Knut B. Cato, 72: Heart failure John T. Frawley, 72: Brother Galveston, Tex­ proved fatal to Brother Cato at Frawley died of natural causes at as. A member of the Spring Grove the Union Me­ the deck depart­ State Hospital, morial Hospital, ment, he joined Baltimore, Mary­ Baltimore, Mary­ the SIU in 1943. land. A member land. A member He is survived of the SIU since of the Union by his wife Jes­ 1939, he sailed since 1960, he sie. Place of bur­ in the engine sailed as a ial was the Gal­ department. N o bargeman. He is veston Memorial beneficiary was survived by his Park Cemetery, Galveston, Texas. designated. son Charles S. iSi'S; Brother Cato Frawley. Place was cremated at the Green Mount of burial was the Gardens of Faith i Baltimore Canal Cemetery, Catonsville, Maryland. Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland. a, i a> Anthony Zielinski, 68: Brother Zielinski died of natural causes at the Baltimore USPHS Hospi­ tal, Baltimore, Maryland. A member of the % fSt deck department, \ he joined the Union in 1951. He is survived by his brother John Zielinski. Place of burial was the Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, New Jer­ sey. 4 ii M i Si: To Be Improved 3. 3i 4BALTIMORE—The heavily traveled Chesapeake and George Eugene Armstrong, 59: Delaware Canal is slated for Brother Armstrong died in the widening and deepening to New Orleans iii allow it to carry an increased USPHS Hospital traffic load of large vessels as a result of and eliminate the numerous accidental injur­ ies. A member groundings with which the of the deck de­ present canal is plagued. A i free flow of two-way traffic is partment, he is survived by his the goal. sister, Grace The 250-foot wide, 27-foot Peterson. Broth­ deep canal, will be widened er Armstrong to 450-feet and deepened to was buried in the Cross Road 35-feet. Cemetery, Cross Road, Fiorida. i; i . i ; jrHouston Dec. 13—7 P.M. Mobiie Dec. 14—7 P.M. New York Jan. 3—2:30 p.m. New Orleans ...Dec. 15—7 P.M. Fhlladelpbla ....Jan. 4—2:30 p.m. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ Baltimoro .Jan. 5—2:30 p.m. port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Detroit Jan. 14—^2:30 p.m. Ste. Marie, Mich, Houston Dec. 13—2:30 P.M. t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. New Orleans . Dec. 14—2:30 P.M. Mobile Dec. 15—2:30 P.M. IVilmington Dec. 20—2 P.M. San Francisco ...Dec. 22—2 P.M. Seattle Dec. 24—2 P.M. SlU-AGLIWD Meetings 4 4 4 Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Alpena Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Duluth Frankfurt Dec. 20—2 Dee. 20—7 Dec. 20—7 Dec. 20—7 Dec. 20—7 Dec. 20—7 Dec. 20—7 4 4 4 GREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION Detroit Dec. Milwaukee ...Dec. Chicago Dec. Buffalo Dec. tSa'tSte. Marie Dec. Duluth Dec. Cleveland ... Dec. Toledo Dec. DREDGE 13—7 30 13—7 30 14—7 30 IS—7 30 16—7 30 17—7 30 17—7 30 17—7:30 CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU coniracts are available in all SIU halls. The.sc contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. It any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect vnur contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pubti.°hing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Us ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. Philadelphia Jan. 4—5 Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) Jan. 5—5 Houston Dec. 13—5 Norfolk Jan. 6—5 New Orleans .... Dec. 14—5 Mobile Dec. 15—5 4 4 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 4 RAILWAY MARINE REGION Jersey City Dec. 13—10 Philadelphia Dec. 14—10 Baltimore Dec. 15—10 i| •Norfolk Dec. 16—10 :i A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. 4 4 4 United Industrial Workers i New York Baltimore Philadelphia Jan. 3—7 P.M. Jan. 5—7 P.M. Jan. 4—7 P.M. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. . V V- SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Willlamg AI Tanner Robert Matthevtg SECR ETARY-TR EASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS ... 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. ALPENA, Mich HV 9-6600 127 River SL EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. ...1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 177 Slate St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO. Ill 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. . 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn. 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl SL EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. .. 99 Montgomery SL HE 3-0104 MIAMI, Fla 744 W. F:.aqler SL FR 7-3564 MOBILE, Ala. ... 1 South Lawrence SL HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La. .. 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SE.4FARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available In aU Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as all other details, then the member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS: Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like aU other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Becau.se these oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he la entitled, be should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One Of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best Interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. ™ P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 4 4 4 SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIO Atlantic, Gulf, Lakea and Inland Waters District makes speclilc provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIO headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In tne contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Boarii by certified mall, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shcpard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930, New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as 'eferrea to are available to you ai all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the seafarers ADpe<-iI.s Boasd. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. Directory Of UNION HALLS m PHILADELPHIA, Penna. 2604 S. 4th SL DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. 1348 Seventh SL SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont SL DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 724-2843 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar CE 11434 TAMPA, Fla 312 rfarrison SL Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON. Calif. . 505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2528 MAC Report (Continued from page 3) on this for action by the full Com­ mittee and transmittal to the President. The approval of the public mem­ bers' report by the Advisory Com­ mittee represents a significant breakthrough for the SIU and other maritime unions, who have been maintaining for many years that the public interest requires positive Government action to re­ build the merchant fleet. The fact that a totally different repoi't has been approved by the Advisory Committee, however, means that the President now will not get only one side of the pic­ ture—nor will the members of Congress, who will have the final say on any new maritime policy developed by the Government. Congress, of course, is where the big fight on this issue will take place, probably early next year, and the SIU, along with the rest of maritime labor will put their full support behind a pro­ gram to rebuild our merchant ma­ rine and restore it to its rightful place on the seas. �Vol. XXVII No. 26 SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC. GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Cargo Preference Enforced By Many Foreign Nations Family Day At Sill Clinic Foreign governments and foreign-flag operators have often raised a sharp protest against U.S. measures to upgrade our merchant marine througii such aids as subsidies and ' cargo preference. Seldom mentioned in these protests is the fact tliat a great many other governments also take simi-'* .\r;:entina, Bolivia, and Colombia. ' and iidprnst cliarge.s; and lar or stronger stens to pro,.e.st!ictive trade agreemenbs United Kingdom, taxe.s. The list of countries act ively , tect their own merchant with other imostly Latin) nations. lieiping tlieir own merchant fleet ; The.se agreements henelit the fleet.s. maritime industries in the cnun- can be extended to just about •Japan. where prolest.s are loud- (,,(,5 in\olved. every part of the world. Burma. ! est against policies wiiich benefit , Intione.sia, Korea, IV.'urocco, the i Long List the U.S. maritime indu.strv. has Philippines, Syria, and Tunisia I several pi'ograms of her own in Individual Latin American coun- all have cargo preference laws. the .same effect. .Uetordiiig to trie.s have also adopted many Bulgaria, Burma, Ceylon, Czecho­ Tliomas Guerin, president of the other measures to the benefit of slovakia, France, East Germany, .American .Association of Port their own merchant marines. Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, | Authorities. Japanese shippers at­ .Argentina has directed freight to Iraq, Korea, Tunisia, Egypt, Rus­ tempt to enforce a "de facto" .Argentine flag vessels tlirough a sia. and Yugoslavia all participate eargo preference on • centralized trading agency and has in restrictive trade agreements. s.hipped to the United Stale.s. In adopted policies making ship­ The European Common Market addition, in June of 1964. the ment under Argentine flag cheap- as a body has a special trade agreeSeafarer Efraim Pagan waifs his furn at the New York SlU Japanese Government enacted its er. Venezuela reserves to national French speaking Clinic, along with his son, Efraim, Jr., and his wife, Raown \ersion of cargo preference .Alriian nations providing for flag vessels all cargoes which are mona. The subject of their visit on Thursday, "Family when it ordered tliat Japanese elimination of certain tariffs. ve.s.sels cany 100 percent of cargo free of import duty—a large por­ In short, just about every mari­ Day," was an all-around checkup for Efraim, Jr., who stands sent to Thailand under a war tion of total Venezuelan imports. time nation, major and minor, .And Uruguay reserves half of all a good chance of being a Seafarer like his father, judging reparation grant. Japan also bene­ takes steps to help its own mer­ commercial cargoes in and out of fits its merchant marine with low by the sailor suit he's wearing. chant marine. interest charges and government- her ports for ships under her own financed research and a customs flag. duty on imported siiips and ma.Among the Western Europeiin tei i lis. nations. Denmark subsidizes deThe Latin .American nations preciation; France, construction, are probably the most vigorous in ; operation, depreciation, and inadopting measures to protect their i tere.st charges; West Germany, 1 own fleets. The following have taxes and interest charges; Greece, j cargo preference laws: Brazil,; taxes; Italy, construction, operaChile, Cuba, Equador, Guatemala, j tion, taxes, and interest charges: | Seafarers voting in all Gt. Lakes District ports and aboard all Gt. Lakes District Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela, j the .Netherlands, depreciation and 1 vessels have voted in a secret ballot referendum to accept a constitutional 0 lese nations, as weil as interest charges; Sweden, taxes g^gy|j,.,.,ent which calls for an increase in Gt. Lakes District membership dues. SlU Ct. Lakes District Votes OK On Dues Hike In voting that was con- * ducted from October 11 Henry Howard, Book Number | $300 was accepted by the SlU Gt. through to November 10, Gt. I Larson, Book Number | Lakes District membership as w^ere [.3536, Leo Tierney, Book Number • s e v e r a 1 other constitutional Lakes District Seafarers voted 2 to 12452, Fred Vance, Book Number changes. {Continued from page 3) 1 to accept the constitutional 8546, Frank Szapko, Book Number eaucrats have never done anything. w heat to the Soviet Union and her amendment. The proposal for a dues increase 12671 and Clarence Otis, Book originated in the form of a resolu­ to promote the U.S. flag. They have! satellites. In . accordance no understanding of the economics i . . with the ..r ,union jsjuniber 8018. tion adopted at the regular SlU of the industry. They have no I •A requirement that 75 per-• constitution a six-man Headquar.Acceptance by the membership Great Lakes District membership know ledge of the defense needs of! of all Government cargo be! ters Committee On Elections was of the resolution on a dues in­ meeting held in Detroit on Sep­ this country. They do not seem to 1'tarried on ships flying the U.S. U'hosen at a special membership crease will result in an increase in tember 7, at 2 P.M. It was then know that the history books point: i of Derrou" pITe functioS dues of $10 per quarter, raising carried at subsequent meetings in up the fact that for nations to be i • Development of a PUvatelyCommittee ^was''to current dues from $20 to $30 all Great Lakes District ports held great they must have balanced sea I owned nuclear powered merchant count and tallv the ballots cast 1 P®'' fnai ter, effective January 1, on September 7 at 7 P.M. "ft M 'T® Shroughout the Gr. Lakes District 11966. .After the wind-up of voting, a a dime, a sai . ^ ^ Defeat of any attempt to <^Liring the 31 day referendum. i The necessity for a dues Increase five-man committee of Seafarers The .MTD president said that allow .American ships to be built: The committee's report was pre-1 was created by the higher cost of was elected in Detroit to study the the Maritime Administrator i.s now jn foreign shipyards. ;senled to the membership at gen- union operations to provide maxi­ proposal and prepare a report with saying publicly what others i" 1 T-U /• eral membership meetings held mum job security and protection its recommendations, including Government have been doing pri-: The Convention also adopted a t,,,.ou«hou.t Gr. Lakes District ports for Gt, Lakes District members, voting procedures for a secret ref­ vately for years, to destroy the J|^''Ohition a vote of con- un Monday December 6. | In addition, a resolution raising erendum ballot of the SlU Great American merchant marine. ndence to AFL-CIO President .six-man committee consi.sted i the membership initiaton fee to Lakes District membership. The : George Meany, and Legislative report was submitted to the mem­ Intensive Activity • Director Andrew Biemiller for bership for final consideration at Hall said that the Maritime'^eir efforts in leading the fight a general membership meeting Trades Department, along with it's repeal of Section 14 'bi which is scheduled for September affiliated unions, will promote in-1 *he Taft-Hartley law, and 20, 1965. tensive activity on the political: Pledged "our total support to put MONTREAL—^The SlU of Canada-contracted freighter Fort In issuing its report, the com­ front to assure that this nation 1 vital legislative objective over William has been refloated in Montreal harbor where it sank, mittee cited the applicable pro­ has a sufficiently strong shipping | '^op" in the next session of exploded and burned on September 14 with a loss of four i visions of the constitution and an­ industry to protect the nation's Congress, Canadian Seafarers. nounced that the proposal for a needs and the jobs of American' The Convention also commended Salvage work began on September 23 with the removal of the dues increase had been accepted maritime workers. ship s cargo. The 6,384-ton ve.ssel, which was lying on her side the International Longshoremen's by the membership, subject to the in 30 feet of water, was refloated after 19 hours of pumping. Prior As the LOG went to press, the .Association and its President secret ballot referendum. to refloating operations, about 200 tons of steel reinforcing was || MTD Convention delegates had! Thomas W. (Teddy) Gleason for Secret balloting on the proposed built into the vessel for added strength. acted on a number of resolutions • their efforts and cooperation in dues increase was conducted in Plans call for temporary repairs after which the ship will be and committee reports with which ; the figiit to strengthen the Ameri accordance with the SlU Great (owed into a local shipyard. they dealt in convention sessions, ican merchant marine. The Canada Steamship Lines ship was only four months old at .i i Lakes District constitution. This They also made clear the policies, the time of the mishap, in which four Canadian Seafarers were [{j 1 provided for the election of rank tiiey want instituted by the Gov-! .Among the speakers who adkilled, fifteen hospitalized and others treated on the scene. Most i;;;; and file polls committees in all ernment. Among the key actions dressed the Convention were of her crew escaped the flames towering 200 feet over the water- [ i Great Lakes District ports where called for were: Under Secretary of Labor John F. j voting is conducted each day. front by climbing across the port side of the vessel to the dock _ „ . ,. f ., c. .0 Henning, Neil Hagerty, president' • Condemnation of the State, ^ Construction or by diving into the St. Lawrence River. j Serving on the five-man conDepartment for refusing to suP;, Trades Department; Nicholas John-. The ship had been plagued all the way from Hamilton, Ont., by ; [ ! stitutional committee were Law­ port proposals to ban from U.S. son, .Alaritime Administrator. Paul an inability to maintain proper trim. Her 'twecn-decks load in- T rence Tremblay, Book No. 9668, ports those foreign ships which St. Sure, president of the Pacific eluded some 300 tons of powdered carbide—a chemical which in : William Bateman, Book No. 1664, carry cargo to Cuba and North .Maritime Association, and Ed itself is not explosive but which becomes a highly explosive gas |: Harry Buccilli, Book No. 12518, Vietnam. when mixed with water. Hood, president of the ShipbuildHenry V. Howard, Book No. 3943, • Halting shipment of surpius,iiig Council of America. and Dezsi Gazse, Book No. 11265. MTD Holds Convention SlU Of Canada Freighter Refloated After Mishap � 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 December 10, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MEANY BACKS MAC REPORT ON MARITIME, URGES JOHNSON WEIGN PROPOSALS ADVISORY COMMITTEE’S REPORT CALLS FOR EXPANDED U.S. FLEET AFL-CIO CONVENTION UNDERWAY – TO MAP LABOR’S FUTURE GOALS SEA-LAND, SEATRAIN TURN BACK ATTEMPT BY RR’S TO SET ‘DISCRIMINATORY RATES THANKSGIVING – 1965 AT SIU HALLS FROM COAST TO COAST CARGO PREFERENCE LAWS WIDESPREAD PRACTICE IN FOREIGN NATIONS BUILDING TRADES RENEW SECTION 14B REPEAL DRIVE RETIREES STRONGLY FAVOR SOPPLEMENTARY MEDICARE JOBLESS RATE DROPS TO 4.2 PERCENT MTD CONVENTION DELEGATES HEAR MEANY URGE GOVERNMENT ADOPT MAC REPORT PROPOSALS GARMATZ URGES U.S. PUSH FOR IMPROVED INTL. SEA SAFETY RULES WATER CARRIERS SEEK STIFFER RAILROAD RATE-CUTTING FINES 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 12/10/1965 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. XXVII, No. 26 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/f03314f4fc1dfced499f565960e8a8aa.PDF c2561425470d0fba9cc8b3cf8e4301e1 PDF Text Text Vel. XXVII No. 2S Sl^ARERS^LOG (OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE Nov. M 19«S SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO SlU Calls For NLRB Control Over Runaway Crews In U.S. Trades Page 3 SlU Of Canada Ship Sinks—None Injured Page 2 GAnMAU URGBS SHIP BRGAKOUT PAGE 2 sill Great Lakes District Signs New 3-Year Contract Page 8 �SEAFARERS Pag* Tww November 2t, INI LOG House MM Commiffec Head Blasts 'Stalling Garmatz Seeks Reactivation Of 300 More Reserve Ships WASHINGTON—Acting Chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee, Edward Garmatz (D.-Md.), has again urged the Maritime Administration and MSTS to reactivate another 300 ships from the reserve fleet to help meet the shipping emergency in Vietnam. In separate telegrams to ^ Maritime Administrator Nich­ are nowhere near as adequate for Department and the Maritime Ad­ olas Johnson and to MSTS military emergency duties as the ministration to provide a detailed HE FORT By Paul Hall Representative Edward Garmatz (D.-Md.), the acting chairman of the House Conunlttce oa Merchant Marine and Fisheries, made a recommendation recently which would go a long way towards allevlat^g the urgent need for U.S. bottonu to haul milita^ supplies to Viebiam. The Congressmen suggested that 300 reserve fleet ships be reacti­ vated as soon as possible from the layup fleet to meet the nation's defense needs. Such s move is both essential and long overdue. In telegrams to Maritime Administrator Nicholas Johnson and to MSTS Commander Vice-Admiral Glynn R. Donaho, Garmatz pinpointed the heart of the matter when he noted that the reserve fleet is main­ tained for emergency use and pointed out that the present shortage of shipping to supply our fighting forces in Vietnam is certainly an emergency. Although the urgency of the situation grows each day, with vital military cargoes piling up on piers, the Government continues to drag its heels on the matter of breaking additional vessels out of the mothball fleet. MSTS admits that there is insufficient tonnage available to keep vital military cargoes moving to Vietnam and is even claiming that it is necessary to charter foreign-flag shipping to carry these cargoes. It baa been proved however that chartering foreign-flag tonnage is no solution. Of approximately 12 instances in which foreign-flag ships have been chartered to carry cargoes to Vietnam only half of the cargoes sailed as planned. In half a dozen cases action by foreign governments or refusal of crews to sail military cargoes into the war zone delayed shipment of the supplies. The sad thing is that the present situation is not new or unex­ pected. ' In every major defense crisis faced by the United States since the First World War, the U.S. has been faced with a heavy demand for additional shipping to meet the emergency and in every ease the active U.S. merchant fleet has been insufficient for the task. In spite of warnings from maritime labor, the maritime industry, members of Congress and other Interested parties everywhere, the American-flag merchant marine has been allowed to dwindle more and more—till today the U.S. faces what can only be termed a shipping crisis." At the end of World War II the reserve fleet was established to create a large pool of government-owned tonnage which could be kept in a high state of preservation and called upon in time of emer­ gency to provide needed tonnage quickly. Although the maritime industry has pointed out on numerous occasions that this reserve fleet concept was far from an adequate substitute for a strong active merchant fleet capable of meeting U.S. defense needs, great effort and expense was invested in mothballing these vessels. Adequate shipping must be broken out of mothballs now. The pace of battle in Vietnam increases daily and vast amounts of supplies will be needed In the future. If shipping is in short supply now it will be even shorter In coming months. Action must be taken im­ mediately to assure that sufficient ships are available to supply our fighting men and maintain vital worldwide trade routes. Foreign flag ships won't do the Job. description of every vessel in the reserve fleet. This Information will provide the committee with knowledge of the condition of each ship and whether the Defense De­ partment is considering its use for emergency purposes. Garmatz's letter emphasized the vital importance of the U.S. merchant marine in providing sealift capacity to supply overseas military efforts. He declared that he was "astounded" that no concise shipping plan had been created to supply American troops engaged in fighting communism in Vietnam. The Maryland Democrat was also sharply critical of the role played by the Defense Depart­ ment's Military Sea Transporta­ tion Service. He said that while the MSTS had the responsibility of providing such a detailed plan, it seemed more interested in pubiicizing present and future mari­ Foes Plan ^Last-Ditch* Fight time shortages than working on plans to resolve them. Most citizens, he pointed out, thought that such plans were already in existence many months ago. Another point which drew heavy criticism from Garmatz was the practice of the Defense Depart­ ment trying to charter U.S.-flag The fight for one man, one vote representation is being won ve.ssels at less than the market rate. He accused McNamara's de­ in the states. partment of trying to fight the Nearly half the 50 legislatures have already been reappor­ war in Vietnam "with pennies to tioned to meet court standards buy shipping services." —many as a result of lawsuits Senate Republican leader failed The SIU has also criticized the hroupht by unions. A state- to receive the needed two-thirds lack of action by Government by-state survey shows nearly every majority In the Senate this year, agencies in reactivating the neces­ legislature will be based on popu­ but it has been put on the calen­ sary number of vessels from the dar for the second session. It reserve fleet to satisfy military lation by next election day. would allow states to apportion supply requirements in the present But the battle isn't over. one house of a legislature on fac­ emergency. Money and influence are being tors other than population. massed in a final desperate effort The urgency of the shipping Most observers are convinced shortage is reflected by attempts to reverse the one man, one vote tide through a constitutional that if the Dirksen drive is again of the MSTS to charter foreignamendment, and congressional ob­ halted, it will be impossible there­ flag vessels to carry military MONTREAL—The SIU of Canada-contracted Lawrenceservers see the next few months after to turn the clock back. cargoes to Vietnam on the grounds as critical. that there are insufficient U.S.cliffe Hall, a giant $8 million Canadian laker christened only Wisconsin's Senator William The goal of what Senator Paul Proxmire (D) considers that mal­ flag ships available. However, in last May, sank in 36 feet of water off He d'Orleans on the St. II. Douglas (D.-Ill.) termed a apportionment "has been seriously the 12 Instances in which foreignLawrence River 15 miles be--* "well - financed, last - ditch cam­ wounded." But he cautioned in a flag vessels have been chartered low Quebec City in Montreal. vessel Simek on November 16. to carry supplies to Vietnam, the paign" is to switch enough votes recent speech against underrating There were no casualties. in the Senate and House to revive "the forces which profit from min­ crews or the government involved The 23,000 ton lake freighter went down folio-wing a collision The crew of the Lawrencecliffe the Dirksen amendment. The con­ ority control of the state legisla­ have refused to sail to the war with the 6,000-ton Saguenay Line Hall escaped unharmed into zone at least six times. stitutional change proposed by the tures." their lifeboats and were cared for Proxmire warned that the "next in a farmhouse on the island, until few months . . . will see a campaign their transfer back to the main­ land. Nov. 26, '65 Vol. XXVII, No. 25 of very large proportion directed against individual senators and Official Publication of the SIUNA After the Lawrencecliffe Hall was Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes & Inland Waten representatives in an effort to struck, her captain headed her di­ change their votes." District. AFL-CIO rectly for shore, in order to ground Executive Board the ship, rather than risk the Running the campaign, he said, PAUL HALL, President possibility of sinking in the chan­ "will he the well-known California CAL TANNEH EARL SHEPAI» nel. Although the captain was able public relations firm of Whittaker Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President WASHINGTON—Representative Edward A. Garmatz (D.-Md.) will to beach the vessel, she slid back, AL KEBR LINDSEY WILLIAMS & Baxter, which for years led the be the new chairman of the House Mercfliant Marine Committee when rolled on her side and sank, mo­ Sec.-Treaa. Vice-President fight against the medicare bill." ROB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER Congress convenes again In January, 1966. He will be replacing the late ments after the crew got off in Vice-President Vice-President Large-scale fund-raising is al­ Herbert C. Bonner (D.-N.C.) who died recently at the age of 74 after their lifeboats. HERBERT BRAND ready under way, he said, and serving as Merchant Marine Committee chairman for many years. Director of Organizing and The Federal government ice­ "conservative interest groups win Garmatz, who represents Maryland's third congressional district, Publications breaker Montcalm was dispatched be able to muster a massive cam­ was first elected to the House in 1947, and has won re-election ever Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: paign compared to the resources since. He will be assuming the chairmanship at a time which is to the area soon after the collision ROBERT ARONSON, MELVIN PURVIS; Art of those who would defend the particularly critical to the future of the maritime industry. Aware and stood by to offer assistance, Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. cause of representative govern­ of the significant decisions which must be made In ihe comdng year, but the crew was able to abandon ment." He added: he told reporters recently that the committee faces one of its "most ship without help. Later, the Mont­ calm returned to Quebec to bring "It is easily understood what important" years. wreck buoys to mark the site of the One of the most important tasks ahead of the Merchant Marine sinking. a representative state government may mean to the very powerful Committee in the coming session will be consideration of the recom­ The Lawrencecliffe Hall was Published biweekly at the headquarter interests which now have an al­ mendations of the Interagency Task Force Report on Merchant Marine of the Seafarers Infernatlonal Union, At bound for Conneault, Ohio, with a Policy. Garmatz has already declared that one of his first Jobs will be lantie. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Wafert liance with the minority control­ load of iron ore when she was District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, ling state legislatures, and who to thoroughly familiarize himself with the controversial study. Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6600. Second class postage paid at the Port would regret to see state legisla­ The task force recommendations have already been unanimously struck on the starboard side by the Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act tures represent the needs and rejected by the President's Maritime Advisory Committee on the freighter Sunek. The bow of the of Aug. 24. 191i views of the great majority of tax­ grounds that they would seriously injure the U.S.-flag merchant marine Sunek ripped a hole in the Law(Contiilued on page 111; payers «nd consumers." ' and drastically reduce employment opportunities for American seamen. Commander Vice-Admiral Glynn R. Donaho, Garmatz renewed a rec­ ommendation he had made some time ago to President Johnson. Garmatz emphasized that the re­ serve fleet is maintained for emer­ gency use, and he observes that "certainly the present shortage (of ships) is an emergency." In another letter, to Defense Sec­ retary Robert McNamara, Garmatz scored what he called Defense De­ partment "stalling" in breaking out vessels from the Reserve Fleet. "Never before to my knowledge has there been such a stalling tech­ nique involved in the breaking out of vessels from the reserve fleet," Garmatz said. He noted that the Defense De­ partment has been issuing state­ ments that it is too expensive to re-activate ships from the reserve fleet, "If these vessels In general public was led to believe," Garmatz said, "then steps should be taken to selectively break out those ships that are most worthwhile. "1 cannot condone our laid-up fleet being considered part of our 'national defense reserve' only to find that we have been oversold in the nomenclature." The House Merchant Marine Committee Chairman also hit the failure of the Defense Department to develop a "concise maritime logistics plan" to keep American GIs supplied in Vietnam, and promised a full-scale investigation by his committee of how U.S. shipping is meeting military re­ quirements in Vietnam. He asked McNamara for a full accounting of his department's need for shipping and plans to meet them. In his letter to McNamara, Garmatz called upon the Defense One Man, One Vote Drive Nearing Victory In States Canadian SIU Ship Sinks—None Injured SEAFARERS LOG V' ^ ^ \ Y \ Garmatz To Head MM Unit During 'Most Important'Year) �NirtiBber t«, MM SEAFARERS Far* Thre* LOG Death Toll Stands At 89 In Runaway Cruise Ship Yarmouth Castle Sinking MIAMI—A Coast Guard investigation of the sinking of the Yarmouth Castle got un­ derway here this week. The runaway-flag cruise ship burned and sank about 120 miles east of here in the early morning of November 13 with a loss of 89 lives. A fire raged out of control aboard the 38-year-^ old Panamanian - registered hind the Yarmouth Castle at about gathered on the starboard deck. vessel for almost five hours 2 a.m. Saturday morning when The Bahama Star lowered her own SlU President Paul Hall addresses representatives of maritime labor, management and government at recent Shipbuilders Conference in Washington. The three-day conference was aimed at developing a legislative and ad­ ministrative program to aid the declining American ship­ building industry. Action To Save U.S. Maritime Urged At Shipbuilders Parley WASHINGTON—A strong American-flag merchant marine and shipbuilding industry was called for here by top leaders of maritime labor, the maritime industry, shipbuilding and the Government, gathered at-t— a three-day National Ship­ minding the delegates of the Im­ building Conference called portant role maritime has always by the Brotherhood of Boilermak­ ers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers. The conference was aimed at de­ veloping a legislative and adminis­ trative program to help the declin­ ing American shipbuilding indus­ try. Addressing the assembled dele­ gates, Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey called upon the mari­ time industry to unite to help the Administration and Congress form­ ulate a policy that will result in a "strong, modern, up-to-date mer­ chant marine." "For our international security, for our international peace, this na­ tion needs and must have available for eveiy minute of its life a strong, modern, well-equipped and wellmanned" Navy and merchant ma­ rine, Humphrey declared. He assured the delegates that the White House has not determined any policy regarding the maritime industry yet and that their views would be taken into consideration when such policy is developed. This was a reference to the Interagency Maritime Task Force Report, which called for buildiig U.S. vessels abroad and allowing foreign-flag ships in the U.S. trade. Russell K. Berg, Boilerm'ikers President, called for united action to defeat determined efforts of the task force to get its proposals leg­ islated by pongress. "Unless we maintain our mer­ chant marine and keep our ship­ building skills, we will be at the mercy of foreign tonnage and be subject to maritime blackmail," he warned. In his keynote speech. Berg noted that the task force re­ port had been unanimously reject­ ed by labor, management and public members of the President's Mari­ time Advisory Committee. He summoned the three-day con­ ference, Berg said, to unite all seg­ ments of the shipping industry behind programs to revive "a sick and distressed and apparently doomed industry." Also participating in the con­ ference was H. Page Groton, ex­ ecutive director of the Boiler­ makers. \FL - CIO President George Meany reaffirmed American labor's strong support, for a strong U.S. maritime industry in a speech re­ played In the security of our nation both in peacetime and wartime. The labor movement, he said, stands with those "who believe op­ eration under the U.S. flag repre­ sents a value and a degree of se­ curity that cannot be assured by foreign owners or crews, or by run­ away-flag ships under the control of American tax-evaders who place profits ahead of their moral re­ sponsibilities as employers and citi­ zens." "Experience shows," Meany re­ minded his listeners, "that in every maritime emergency since the turn of the century, the shipyards of the U.S. have been called upon to main­ tain and revive, not only our own, but the merchant marines of our allies as well. I will continue to be­ lieve, until convinced otherwise, that the capacity to produce, main­ tain and replace a strong efficient merchant fleet is fully as important as the fleet itself." "The United States flag belongs on the high seas," he said, "and American ships, built in American yards and manned by American seamen are worth whatever the price may be." SIU President Paul Hall, who Is also President of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, noted that the maritime industry is the big exception to the nation's pros­ perity, with American-flag ships handling only 9 percent of the na­ tion's export-import commerce. The task force report, he charged, would bring this figure down to a mere 4 percent. Again referring to the task force report. Hall said, "We're going to fight them down the line. The in­ dustry's enemies will have to go to the halls of Congress to get this done and that's where we're going to beat them." One of the most stinging attacks on present maritime policy tvas made by former Senator John Marshall Butler, who charged Fed­ eral maritime authorities with "penny - pinching theorizing and double-talk" and with proposals that "herald the eventual doom'; of the country's merchant marine. Butler warned that anyone who "gives away" any part of our mer­ chant or' naval shipbuilding to yards • in other countries would (Continued on page 6) before she keeled over and sank about 80 miles northeast of Nas­ sau, Bahamas. Over 460 passengers and crewmembers /Were rescued by the cruise ship Bahama Star and the Finnish freighter Finnpulp. Both vessels sighted flames and smoke aboard the stricken vessel and sped to the scene. The Yarmouth Castle did not send out an SOS. The Bahama Star departed from Miami on Friday afternoon, No­ vember 12, shortly after the Yar­ mouth Castle, also bound for Nas­ sau. She was about six miles be­ billows of smoke were seen rising from the vessel. Steaming alongside the burning ship at full speed, the Bahama Star passed three lifeboats full of Yarmouth Castle survivors and ad­ vised them that she would pick them up after taking the remain­ ing passengers off the burning ship. Burning Fiercely The Yarmouth Castle was burn­ ing fiercely in the upper deck for­ ward, with flames spreading rapid­ ly throughout the length of the ship. Most of the passengers were To Insure Union Safety Standards SIU Urges NLRB (^nkol Of Runaway - Flag Crews Engaged In U.S. Trade lifeboats and called to the trapped passengers to jump. As.they did they were taken aboard the Baha­ ma Star's lifeboats. During this time the Finnpulp also came alongside the burning ship and began to take survivors directly off the Yarmouth Castle's deck. The Finnpulp stayed along­ side until her paint began to smoke and bum from the intense heat, then pulled away and began to take survivors from the water. Intense Heat The fire burned fiercely out of control and flames were visible 20 miles away. Coast Guard pilots re­ ported from the scene that the heat was so intense it could be felt through their cockpit windows as they flew 200 feet high, 500 feet from the vessel. Black smoke rose to more /than 4,000 feet. "It was a terrible sight," said one helicopter pilot. "The ship was a mass of flame from bow to st^ You could see flames through n* anchor chain hole all the way beck to the aftermost portholes." At 6:03 a.m. the vessel rolled over and sank quickly with a great NEW YORK—SIU President Paul Hall has called on Con­ roar of steam from her burst/ng gress to amend the U.S. labor laws in order to give the NLRB boilers. jurisdiction over crews of foreign-flag vessels substantially The most severely injured survi­ engaged in American com-+ vors were airlifted from the rescue merce. The SIU president de­ and other U.S. maritime unions have vessels at sea and taken to hospi­ clared that this action would over the years organized the crews tals in Nassau. The remainder ar­ prevent disasters such as the sink­ of many runaway-flag vessels. This rived later aboard the rescue ships. ing of the Yarmouth Castle, the right has been upheld by the NLRB. Poor Safety Standards American-owned, Panamaniainflag However, in February, 1963 the Supreme Court ruled the NLRB Survivors told grim tales of panic cruise ship which sank in the Caribbean with a ioss of 89 lives, did not have jurisdiction over these and poor safety standards aboaid after being destroyed by a fatal vessels. He explained that this de­ the Yarmouth Castle. They charged cision was handed down after a that fire alarms did not ring, the fire. number of Federal agencies, such automatic sprinkler system did not Hall said that the SIU will urge as the State, Defense and Justice work, lifeboats stuck in their davits the next session of Congress to departments, had intervened on the and could not be lowered, and that amend the labor laws to make it side of the runaway ship operators fire hoses lay useless on the deck clear that the NLRB has jurisdic­ who were evading U.S. wages, safe­ for lack of water pressure. tion over the crews of foreign-flag ty standards and taxes. Others charged that there were vesseis, the bulk of whose sailings Hall pointed out that in its deci­ no life-jackets in the cabins, there are in U.S. commerce. He explained that this kind of amendment would sion, the Supreme Court said that were no life rings on deck and that allow U.S. maritime unions to Congress had the authority to give there had been no fire drills. Some serve as bargaining representative jurisdiction over these vessels to crewmembers were praised for heroism in giving up their lifefor these crews. It would also en­ the NLRB, if it wished to do so. able unions to insist upon the main­ "Since that time," he declared, jackets to passengers. tenance of the safety standards pre­ "the SIU has continuously insisted "The crew members who knew vailing on U.S.-flag ships, he added. upon action to give such jurisdic­ what to do were very helpful," said one survivor, "but some of them tion to the NLRB." SIU Demands Safety didn't seem to know what to do." Continuing Campaign "In our own union," the SIU Another passenger told of how president said, "adequate safety As an example of this continued standards are required as a part of campaign, the SIU president re­ his fully loaded lifeboat had to be the contract, and no vessel can op­ called that as recently as October paddled away from the sinking ship erate without complying with these 7, at the last meetii^g of President like a canoe because the oarlocks contractual requirements for ship­ Johnson's Maritime Advisory Com­ were missing. board safety. In the training of our mittee in Washington, the SIU recFormer SIU Ship seamen, also, great stress is placed commended that appropriate steps The Yarmouth Castle is the for­ upon safety, including an effective should be taken to provide the mer American-flag ship Evangeline, lifeboat training program." NLRB with definitive jurisdiction launched in Philadelphia in 1927. over runaway-flag vessels in Amer­ She was manned by the SIU for President Hall stated that the ican commerce. If this jurisdiction crews, as well as the public which were granted, he said, crews of many years while operating under uses these ships would have addi­ these vessels would be represented the house flag of the Eastern Steam­ tional insurance against such disas­ in collective bargaining by the un­ ship Corp., before transferring to foreign-flag registry. Thirty-odd ters if crewmembers aboard run­ ion of their choice. years ago the 365-foot, 5.002-ton away-flag vessels, such as the Yar­ Hall declared, "The Yarmouth vessel was one of the "class" cruise mouth Castle had the protection of American maritime union repre­ Castle disaster tragically drama­ vessels making regular voyages be­ sentation. He pointed out that tizes the whole issue of the I'un- tween New York and Nassau. many of these crews have indicated away-flag ships which seek to evade During World War II she was a desire for this representation in U.S. regulations and laws. used at, a troopship in the Pacific the past. "This incident also underscores and was later used as a hospital the urgent need for appropriate ship. Refitted after the war she Agencies Backed Runaways legislation, such as we have recom­ made some cruises to Nassau and Reviewing past efforts to deal mended, in the interests of the gen­ stood idle for long periods, until with the runaway-flag vessel prob­ eral public as well as the crewmem­ the aging ship vyas sold and re­ lem, Hall reported that the SIU bers on these ships," he concluded. registered under foreign flag. �Pag* Poor November 28. 1965 SEAfAktkS' to& "Sfory^OfA^rijljant^w Seafarer Thanks USPHS Hospital For Gift Of Life By Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Afiantfa The SIU has received telegrams of thanks from the United Brewery Workers for aid and support given by Philadelphia Seafarers in NEW YORK—The vital role played by the U.S. Public Health Service Hospitals in the defeatingUnion a Teamster raid on Distillery Workers Local 263 at the health not only of U.S. seamen but of the entire community was pointed out recently Puhlicker Distillery. The SIU made its facilities available in the llgbt in a letter from Seafarer Art Lomas—who owes his life today to a difficult and dangerous to defeat the raid by the IBT. -f-= operation performed by sur-'*George Dietzman, international for the next two weeks. We expect geons at the USPHS hospital day . . . This is medical and sur- staff who hi.Hiiped him through a representative of the Brewery to crew the C. S. Baltimore during trying and dangerous period. gidal care at its finest." on Staten Island. Workers said, "through the sup­ the coming period and have "One does not meet this kind port, cooperation and overall as­ several ships due in transit. Dur­ Lomas' condition was first diag­ Lomas credits the Staten Island nosed as aortic aneurysm by Doc­ of people every day," Lomas sistance of the SIU, this victory ing the past two weeks we paid USPHS hospital, its staff of sur­ tor Lynn Fulkerson of the Staten afvows. was made possible." A second wire off three vessels, signed on three geons and teohnioians, their thor­ Lomas is at home now, still re­ of thanks came from Martin and had six in transit. Presently, Island hospital's chest clinic, who ough knowledge of the latest in­ consulted one of the hospital's cuperating fixHn his ordeal, and Gross, Jr., regional director of the we have the Alamar.. the Losmar novations in surand the C. S. Baltimore laid up. instead of looking forward to a Brewery Workers. chief vascular surgeons. Dr. Robert c a 1 techniques, maximum of only two years of life Philadelpfaia and the modern Minor. Dr. Minor had recently at best, the future now looks Employees at Puhlicker gave equipment avail­ studied the techniques for correc­ Shipping has been very good bright for him, his wife, daughter the Brewery Workers 460 votes able there, for the tion of aortic aneurysm developed and grandchildren. here and is expected to hold and the IBT 355 in a recent NLRB successful opera­ by Dr. Michael DeBakey, and de­ steady during the coming weeks. representation election. The list of people to whom tion to correct an cided he should operate. . He Steve Mosokowski, who has been At the November meeting of the "aneurysm" — a pulled no j>unches however, and Lomas wishes to express gratitude sailing with the SIU for the past Informed Lomas that because of New York Central Labor Council is a lengthy one. In addition to the weakening of a major artery from other complicating factors, he hospital's doctors and staff, Lomas the SIU introduced a motion 25 years, has taken a good rest which passed unanimously urging and put in a little work on repair­ the heart—^which could guarantee only a 50-50 writes: Lomas threatened to chance of success. "I thank the Union and my fel­ that the Council go on record to ing his home. He is now at the cost Lomas his life. low Seafarers for the donation of advise the State, Justice and Com­ Philadelphia Hall ready to tackle Delicate Operation blood necessary for my surgery. I merce Departments of its vigorous the firbD bos'n's job to come up. Dr. Minor, assisted by Dr. James thank the visiting welfare repre­ opposition to the use of runawayIn his letter to the LOG, Lomas Boston expresses nothing but praise for F. Densler, performed the delicate sentatives for their courtesy and flag ships in American commerce, Shipping has the aurgeons and staff at the operation In which the damaged assistance, which helped to cheer because they constitute a threat to been on the slow Staten Island USPHS hospital and section of the aorta was removed things along. The SIU has always thfe safety and welfare of Ameri­ bell during the he points out the importance of the Mid replaced by nylon tubing. The been tops in its consideration for can seamen and a danger to the last period, hut SlU'a continuing to fight to pre­ aorta Is the largest artery in the its hospitalized members — I American public — as evidenced is expected to vent the proposed dosing of these body" and oarrles blood fo-om the know." most recently by the Yarmouth pick up over the USPHS hospitals all around the heart to the rest of the body. The Noting recent proposals to close Castle disaster. Our motion further coming weeks. country. delicate surgery was a complete stated that operators resort to the USPHS hospitals, Lomas John Knias, a "This is my story of a brilliant success. writes to fellow Seafarers: "I not runaway-flag vessels to evade U.S. 20-year SIU vet­ safety standards, taxes and union Lomas also has high praise for only urge, I plead wth the mem­ surgeon operation," Lomas writes, eran whose last "performed at the USPHS hospi­ surgeooMi Fredidck Rodesto and bership to take this thing seriously, wages and conditions and that the ship was the KHIOS federal agencies cited have con­ tal, Staten Island. Without fan­ Amos Lewis, who took care of him to contact their local congressmen Steel Navigator, fare or publidty, similar success­ dining the recovery period, along and state senators, to get their sistently used their influence to is waiting for an oiler's slot. perpetuate the practices of run­ ful operations happen here every with everyone else on the hospital friends to do so as well. In order Norfolk away shipping against Hie interests to protest any such closings. of the American public and the Shipping has been on the slow "Remember, it may he your American seamen. The SIU has hell here, hut the future looks turn next for a spell of illness, and always and will continue to fight without these marine hospitals all the practice of short-changing brighter with a number of coal seamen will have a tougher time. American shipping under the ships due in for pay off. Take the advice of an oldtmer who cover of foreign flags. Puerto Rico has had many spells of hospital­ Puerto Rican shipping has been Baltimore ization in the past." very good, and the port is in need By Lindsey Williams. Vice-President, Gulf Area The aortic aneurism corrective Shipping has been on the slow of oilers, firemen, watertenders New Orleans Mayor Victor H. Schiro will once again be the Demo­ technique is only one' of the bell for tile past two weeks, hut and electricians. The port shipped cratic candidate for Mayor in the April, 1966 New Orleans general prospecte look extremely bright out 47 men during the last period. (Continued on page 11) elections. Mayor Schiro's victory in the Democratic Party Primary Elections virtually assured him of the mayorallty, since he wlE face no Republican opposition in the-f election. The SIU took an active trict of' the International Long­ role in support of Mayor Schiro's shoreman's Association. The affair primary campaign, and is now urg­ was sponsored by the West Coast ing Seafarers and their families to Council of the AFL-CIO Maritime back all labor-endorsed candidates Trades Department, SIU represen­ in coming primaries. tatives and friends of Brother Mas­ Mobile sey from the entire Gulf area at­ The SIU Hall in Mobile was host tended. to the United Labor Council here Doing a little deer hunting while recently. The Council, which in­ on the beach, F. L. (Frog) Bartlett cludes just about all labor locals in is also getting in some time with the area, held its monthly meeting his wife and kids. Frog last sailed at the hall. aboard the Alcoa Reamer as chief Shipping in Mobile has been pro­ cook. Bosun Robert D. Schwarz is ceeding on the slow hell, hut is ex­ watching the Mobile hoard for a pected to pick up slightly in the good sharang job and enjoying the time with his wife and kids in their next few weeks. R. F. (Fete) Ray is on the beach Mobile home. Boh last shipped here after getting off the Inger. aboard the Inger as bosun. Nursing Pete, who has sailed in various a case of athritis. Earl Minton has deck department rating for the past been on the beach here for the past twenty years, makes his home in few months. A twenty year veteran Pascagoula. Also of the engine department, Earl off the Inger is hails from Escaptawpa, Mississippi New Orleans pumpman and deck engineer Jobs continue to move at a brisk Arthur Wither- pace in New Orleans. Ington. Arty is Tony Rodriguez is saying hello spending some to his friends around the New Or­ time with his leans Hall after a trip on the Del wife at their Sud. Tony will possibly take an­ home a few miles other Delta Line passenger ship out of Mobile. he likes the sort runs and the Witheringten He's set to take since South American trip. the right job when it comes along. Off the Del Mar and hack on the Robert McNay is a familiar and beach, Louie G'Leary is '.vailing for welcome sight around the Houston Hall. A longtime veteran of the en­ his ffd. Louie had an accident oh gine department. Boh is off the the ship and broke a couple of ribs. Smiling members of SIU Lifeboat Class No. 139 pose proudly for class photo after success­ Steel Scientist and waiting for a For the time being, he will take it fully completing lifeboat training course at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Grad­ pretty easy. trip to Japan. uates are (l-r, front row It Aroii McDonald and Angel Aguildr. Middle row: Evanigelos Houston Over 400 people attended a testi­ Leonfdis, Demlnick Brancocclo, Merrill Jehnt, Louis PlcUiait, Tommy McNeills, Frank J. Shipping in Houston is holding monial dinner-dance in Houston for PresH. Beck rowt Momiel Soboter, Georgo Cordero, Andrew Rovetrinf, Ckorles Inobnet, steady and the outlook is bright for Ralph A. Massey, president of the Steven Pelskman, end. Instructor Ami Bjorsson. the coming period. South Atlantic and Gulf Coast Dis­ Lifeboat Class No. 139 Casts Off �KmiW tt, im SEAFARtRS LOG Far* Fir* I :-.w-;v>:-:4c«mH Cook Henry Moitin slices up a "mess-o-pork chops" for the Steel Rover crew's lunch. The SlU-manned Steel Rover (Isthmian) docked at New York's Erie Basin on her recent return from the Persian Gulf, carrying general cargo. A LOG photographer accompanied SlU patrolmen to record the payoff. Ship s delegate D. A. "Rod" Ciork (right) and SlU patrolman Ed Mooney (standing) check out some overtime-pay rates according to new SlU contract with Isthmian paymaster Wally Hollwedel aboard the Steel Rover. Seafarer Simon Gutierez, baker, signs on the dotted line for payment in full as isthmian paymaster Pat Conlon looks on. • f- • :• Seafarer Jon Doro (right), bosun aboard the Steel Rover, joked with the paymaster as he signed f-ir his pay at fh'e end of thr voyage. IM a n u e i Horn, messman, saw to table service. Cook George Gibbon saw to it that the crew had plenty of good, hot soup. Baker Simon Gurierez adjusts galley scale to assure the proper proportions of ingredients. OilerCarios Torres takes care of one of many engine room chores aboard the Rover. Seafarers Al Brown (left), who sails in the engine department and George KeiiSi dsclc department, made use of time waiting for payoff to give the new S' ' agreement with contracted companies a thorough reading. D. Provefezionos, deck, wears big smile at payoff. Ship's delegate "Rod" Clark (left) discussed provisions of the hew SlU contract with patrol• man William Half before the-payoff.'»' Seafarers (l-r) G. Bonefonte, deckt Jock Wheeios and Frankio Rodriguez, both of the galley gang; and Son Tulso of the black gang. Raymond Friei (left), engine department, and John Charles, deck, took time out from pack­ ing their seabags to have this >phote<t itake^v �Pai« Sis SEAFARJ^RS LOG Nprember t9, 196i DISPATCHERS REPDRT'^Mantla, Oulf, Lake* ft Inlaml Watars Dlstrl«t November 6 to November 19 DECK DEPARTMENT QUESTION: Of fhe many ports that you hava visited, where did you find the weather most pleasant, and why? TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B Boston 1 4 New York 66 32 Philadelphia 11 5 Baltimore 20 8 Norfolk 8 5 Jacksonville 0 4 Tampa 4 3 Mobile 29 17 New Orleans 49 33 Houston 44 32 Wilmington 12 4 San Francisco .... 21 6 Seattle 7 20 Totals 288 157 TOTAL SHIPPED AU Groups Class A dassB dassd 4 0 0 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups 19 . 1 29 86 10 £05 70 Bernard rimovlcz: My personal Richard Hufford: I'm happiest 17 10 1 17 80 in New Orleans. It gets cold for a favorite is the Hawaiian Isles, 7 17 1 73 38 few weeks, but with its cool 1 1 0 24 20 never seally that nights and warm 2 0 3 9 8 cold. In fact, a daya. For my 0 1 1 7 0 little brisk weath­ money, it has 12 2 0 74 SO er is a good both California 61 31 2 136 71 change now and 34 24 2 and Florida beat. 167 77 10 2 1 11 3 then. The rest of In the Isles, you 25 11 20 48 23 the year is real can really relax 18 9 10 • 49 18 pleasant. At the and take it easy. 287 129 49 851 377 moment, I'm liv­ True, on the lee ing in Brooklyn, side of the New York. In fact I'm trying to islands, there is rain. But all ENGINE DEPARTMENT ship out now to beat the winter. other areas are almost always TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED NOW ON THE BEACH sunny. All Groups All Groups All Groups t ir Port Class A Class B Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B ii. ^ Lester C. Long: I'll take Yoka1 1 1 1 . 9 0 3 hama. Good weather, like most Steve Bergeria: South Africa Boston New York 67 7 38 21 35 117 43 things, is a mat­ has the best weather as far as I'm Philadelphia 7 7 1 6 29 26 1 ter of taste. I concerned. The Baltimore 14 15 15 57 52 4 1 prefer a tem­ climate there is Norfolk 1 1 0 6 5 26 23 Jacksonville 2 perate climate 1 3 2 9 2 9 moderate and you Tampa 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 with the usual can use the Mobile 15 4 2 13 1 18 38 four seasonal beaches all 42 New Orleans 40 31 28 0 95 , 61 changes. Yokayear round. The 27 22 Houston 30 21 3 96 90 hama has this, beachfront is Wilmington 4 2 4 5 3 8 6 and boasts a similar to Miami, 22 19 San Francisco ..... 15 4 5 39 18 truly beautiful but the South 16 5 7 Seattle 11 10 6 30 spring and au­ African beaches 201 112 47 Totals 182 136 359 556 tumn. Of all the ports, I feel most are far better. comfortable there. The only trouble is that that once STEWARD DEPARTMENT In a while it gets a little windy, 4 Si * TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED NOW ON THE BEACH but no't too bad. All Groups All Groups All Groups Harry Rodriguext Puerto Rico, of course. There are wonderful Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B Port Class A Class B beaches there, a Boston 2 0 0 0 0 6 2 •un that shines 24 New York 38 8 60 14 12 118 Philadelphia 9 10 2 27 14 3 3 every day, and 7 7 69 Baltimore 11 n 1 38 the prettiest girls (Continued from page 3) 17 4 2 0 13 3 1 in the world. Best "live to regret It.* "By that time Norfolk 1 2 5 Jacksonville 3 1 0 2 of all, for a it may be too late to repair the Tampa 7 2 4 3 3 3 6 fisherman like damage caused by their dangerous Mobile 47 7 4 1 3 20 13 myself, the fish­ and unworkable theories," he em­ New Orleans 43 1 119 61 41 31 25 ing is great all phasized. 29 99 43 11 10 Houston 34 15 year round. 2 1 13 3 Wilmington 2 3 8 He noted that every other mari­ 19 4 46 13 4 8 San Francisco 14 Panama is my 17 11 8 25 19 12 6 second favorite, but they have too time nation in the world reserves Seattle itl 591 262 94 203 84 188 much rain there, much more than substantial cargoes for its own Totals lines and every other maritime Puerto Rico. nation subsidizes its merchant fleet and its shipyards, and added: "Compared to the subsidy bur­ den of agriculture and direct ex­ penditures of the Government for aircraft and space Industries, the latter being subsidized 100 per­ cent, the total government contri­ bution in all ways to the merchant marine is and always has been One of the most common hazards aboard ship results from the collection of harmful WASHINGTON — A televised pitifully omall." gases in tanks, holds, coal bunkers, etc. Spaces containing such gases sometimes also tribute to the late Herbert H. In the area of national security. contain less than the normal amount of oxygen. Lehman, U.S. Senator and Gover­ Admiral John S. McCain, Jr., A man entering such a tank ^ nor of New York, will be presented commander of ttie Atlantic Fleet, unprotected and without first that formation of carbon monoxide such tanks without proper precau­ as the fourth annual tv drama pointed out that more than 90 properly checking for possi­ is associated with linseed oil and tions often causes further casual­ produced by the George Meany percent of the means for fighting pigments, such as red lead, used to ties, as gas masks, respirators etc., Foundation. The documentary pro­ in Vietnam, just as it was in Ko­ ble hazards can quickly suffer prevent rust. serve no purpose at all. A breath­ asphyxiation or suffocation both gram, which will focus on high­ rea, moved on ships. ing apparatus that functions Investigators have found carbon from lack of air and from poison­ lights of Lehman's career as "We will not survive, I warn ous effects of the harmful gases he monoxide concentrations as high through its own independent sup­ statesman and public servant, will you, if the freighters do not get may breathe in without realizing as 0.4% in small compartments ply of oxygen is the only suitable be broadcast over the NBC-TV in with our raw materials," he it. coated with linseed oil paints. A device to use. network at 1:30 PM (EST) Sunday, emphasized, noting that modern Since free air normally contains concentration of 0.2% may bring Many Substances besides iron and December 5. technology had in no way lessened about 21% of oxygen by volume, about death in 2 to 4 hours. A few steel can cause an unsuspected Vice President Hubert H. the need for ships. even a small reduction of the seconds of breathing air containing oxygen deficiency in an enclosed Humphrey will be featured on the Other speakers Included Mari­ oxygen content in the air due to 2% of this gas will bring uncon­ space. The most common hazards tribute as he traces his former time Administrator Nicholas John­ the presence of other gases is sciousness, fdllowed by death in result from decomposition of cer­ Senate colleague's contributions to son; Edwin M. Hood, President of enough to cause unconsciousness 3 to 4 minutes. tain organic substances. Combined human welfare and social advance­ the Shipbuilders Council of Amer­ or death almost immediately. The This is the same deadly gas with moisture, cargoes such as ment in an interview with NBC's ica; B. A. Gritta, President of the danger is multiplied because some escaping from a car exhaust. Its tobacco, resin, coal, linseed cake, Pauline Frederick. AFL-CIO Metal Trades Depart­ gases give no clue to their pres­ effect is immediate because the potatoes, oranges and certain ani­ mal oils generate C02 gas as well The George Meany Foundation ment; and Labor Secretary W. ence; they can neither be seen nor blood absorbs carbon monoxide 300 as carbon monoxide. The circum­ smelled. times faster than it takes in oxygen. Willard Wirtz. is a part of the Herbert H. Leh­ In addition, ship's tanks which The oxygen is simply choked out stances are different in each case, man Institute. The foundation's which explains why proper-testing have remained sealed for relatively and cannot get into the blood annual tv program is incorporated must be conducted first. There may long periods may be unsafe to stream. into the Eternal Light series, pre­ be no hint at all that the air is enter even though they contain no sented weekly by NBC television lacking in oxygen or otherwise Oxygen Deficiency oil or other cargo residues. Acci­ and the Jewish Theological harmful. dents have occurred in tanks which Seminary of America. SIU Presi­ Oxygen deficiency Itself is a Seafarers are reminded that Use of a flame safety lamp is a are at times filed with water for major cause of accidents in empty dent Paul Hall is a member of the when they leave a ship after recommended to test the ballast or other purposes. Meany Foundation Board of tanks since moist steel tanks use oxygen contentmeans articles expire in a foreign of the atmosphere up oxygen by rusting. The oxygen Directors, Carbon Monoxide port, the obligation to leave a in spaces where there is even a volume in an enclosed space can remote chance of oxygen deficien­ c.'ean ship for the next crew Deaths have resulted from men The program's script, entitled is the same as in any Stateside entering unused, sealed tanks be reduced to less than 4% as a cy. This includes holds or compart­ "The Moral Dimension," was port. Attention to details of painted with red lead to protect result of "routine" oxidation. ments where a fire has been written by Charlotte Marshall, housekeeping and efforts to against corrosion. In one instance, There is nothing in the appear­ smouldering. The lamp will stop and will be narrated by Robert leave quarters, messrooms and the paint had come off in a num­ ance or odor of the air in these burning if the oxygen content of Burr and Lester Rawlins. Bther working spaces clean ber of places, caused the contained tanks to indicate the lack of normal the air is below normal levels and, will be appreciated by the new Time of the broadcast on local air to react with the metal and oxygen, which makes this condi­ due to its construction, the lamp crfw. wh,en it comes aboard. NBC stations may be found by produced a probable concentration tion particularly dap^erous. Rescue will no^ cause^ infl^mpnable gases consulting local • pfo§ram ^ listin.^. of.cm'bon njonoxide., It i;. believed attempts on ^eri vvlio have entered Shipbuilding Lack Of Air, Poisoned Air Are Hazards In Ship Spaces TV Tribute To Herbert Lehman Set For Dec. 5 Foreign Payoff? Leave Clean Ship �a, lite Progressive Legislation Aided By Liberal Votes Face liEAFAk^kg tOG "I Always Ride This Line r The difference between victory and defeat for mucti of the pro­ gressive social legislation that was passed in the BBth Congress was to a great extent attributable to the votes of labor union members who helped elect 61 liberal Congressmen to the House of Representa­ tives during 1964. In many cases, the margin of difference between a bill gaining acceptance in the House was represented by these 51 votes. A good example of the importance of liberal support on many crucial issues that came before the House are the tally vote listed below: ISSUE VOTE Appalachia aid (passage) '. 257-165 Medicare (motion to kill rejected) 236-191 Urban Development Dept. (passage) 217-184 Housing (effort to kill rejected) 208-202 Anti-Poverty (effort to kill rejected) 227-178 14-b Repeal (effort to kill rejected) 223-200 14-Repeal (passage) 221-203 Public Woi'ks (approval to increase funds) ...., 196-194 Farm Bill (passage) 221-172 Immigration (effort to limit Western Hemisphere immigration to 115,000 a year r'ejected) ... 218-189 It was passage of issues like those listed above, plus other important legislation, that earned the first session of the B9th Congress praise of the AFL-CIO Executive Council as "the most productive Con­ gressional session ever held." Following are descriptions of some of the landmark legislation enacted: • Medicare—Enacted after a 20-year struggle. Brings hospital care for-the elderly under the social security program. Provides option plan to help pay for doctors' and related fees. • Social Security—Benefits increased seven percent retroactive to January 1, 1965. Increased earnings of recipients permitted without loss of benefits. Liberalized provisions for widows, disabled and dependents. • Public Education—First major program of federal aid to public elementary and secondary schools. Primary aim: to help children of the poor break out of poverty cycle through education. More than 90 percent of counties in U.S. will benefit. • Higher Education—New program of scholarships and low-interest loans to help young persons from low and middle income families attain college education. Doubles funds for college construction to accommodate booming college-age population. Provides money to build up college libraries and to improve level of teaching at smaller colleges. Establishes a national teacher corps to train teams of experienced and novice teachers to teach in slum schools (appropri­ The tragic sinking of the cruise ship Yar­ ations were knocked out in last days of Congress). mouth Castle has driven the point home • Civil Rights—A strong follow-up to the sweeping Civil Rights to all those concerned with maritime that Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Guarantees all Americans the right to vote. Provides for federal registrars in areas where danger is the sailing companion of every patterns of discrimination exist in registering and voting. Eliminates seaman, officer or passenger who sails aboard literacy tests as conditions of voting. a runaway-flag vessel. • Taxes—Excise taxes slashed on long list of consumer goods. The American-owned, Panamanian-flag Average family will benefit by savings of $57 annually, according to Yarmouth Castle burned and sank in the U.S. Treasury Department. • War on Poverty—Series of programs including special aid to Caribbean recently with a loss of 89 lives. 11-state Appalachia area; broad planning for regional development This disaster represents a graphic example through public works; Operation Head Start to give children of the poor preschool training; Neighborhood Youth Corps to help Jobless of the potential tragedy which hovers oyer every vessel flying the flag of a nation youngsters; VISTA, a domestic peace corps. • Housing—Stepped-up construction of low-rent public housing, serving as a haven for runaway-flag ships. grants for home improvements for home-owners earning less than Ever-present danger and potential tragedy $3,000 a year, housing for the elderly. Break-through rent subsidy are the inevitable results of the kind of plan to help poor meet rent payments for decent housing, though enacted as part of bill, was squeezed out by Congress' refusal to operation run by the typical runaway-flag appropriate funds. President Johnson has vowed to fight to restore shipowner. These are the greedy operators it next year. who register their ships abroad for one pur­ • Pollution Control—Legislation providing for both air and water pose—to save money. In their pell-mell at­ pollution. Requires 1968 modef autos be equipped to control exhaust. tempt to make as big profits as possible, they Takes steps to control pollution filling air from industrial fumes, smoke of municipal dumps. Moves toward cleaning up nation's rivers ignore the flag of their own country to evade and streams by controlling sewage, industrial waste, other disposal. American safety standards as well as taxes • Aid to Cities—Enactment of law creating new Department of and working conditions. Housing and Urban Development. Gives urban-dwellers voice at It should be obvious that any shipowner Cabinet level for first time. Will coordinate all programs of federal aid to cities, helping them deal with problems of transportation, who takes shortcuts on safety to save on education, housing, development of community facilities. his vessel's operating costs is courting dis­ • Manpower Training—Improved 1962 act by extending period aster. Far from learning from the countless during which persons could receive training from one to two years, providing additional benefits and allowances for trainees. Also now maritime tragedies that have afflicted run­ permits 100 percent federal financing rather than requiring states to away vessels, these operators still work pay one-third of program's costs. under the assumption that a dollar saved • Health—In addition to medicare, a sweeping series of measures is a splendid substitute for safety. to improve the health of Americans, the quality of their care. Among Safety standards aboard runaway-flag the bills: regional medical centers to attack cancer, heart disease, stroke and other killer diseases; grants for staffing community mental ships' are governed by the International health centers; increased funds for construction of health research Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, which facilities; grants to improve medical libraries and their services; ex­ pansion of grant programs for training of health personnel and for has been in effect since 1960 when the Yar­ loans to students in specified health fields. mouth Castle's country of registry, Panama, • Incmigration—Revised immigration laws to toss out discredited and 39 other nations agreed to its provisions. national origins quota system discriminating against immigrants from However, the Convention failed to include cei'tain countries. Gives priority to close relatives of U.S. citizens. Organized labor will be watching Congress closely when it convenes inspection or enforcement apparatus and .'.gain as it takes up several items of vitally Important legislation that exempted ships built before the 1960 agreev.ere left untouched in the last session. Among the most important was signed. These, two loopholes renof these will be repeal "ermits Individual states js ' eilact' so-fcilied -"righi-tb-Work"" la'v^l.'' ' f d%T" thfe Cortvention a^eeniSBt ^Virtually- use- ^ less in providing adequate safety standards aboard rimaway-flag ships, in addition to the fact that the standards adopted by the Con­ vention fall far below those required for U.S. shipping. The runaway operator's haste to make an extra dollar also leads him to operate his vessels with less than the adequate number of crewmembers, thus further endangeriri ship safety. Owners who indulge in this practice are in reality laying a welcome mat to danger at the top of the gangway. Another manner in which runaway owners scrimp for profits is to hire unskilled or poorly trained crewmembers. They are aideH in this practice by the failure of the runaway nations to set appropriate skill requirements for ship personnel. When trouble strikes such a poorly trained crew, tragedy is bound to occur. The SIU has issued a call to Congress to give the National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction over foreign-flag vessels sub­ stantially engaged in American commerce. If the NLRB were granted this jurisdic­ tion, crews on runaway-flag vessels would have the opportunity of choosing the bar­ gaining representatives of their own choice and U.S. maritime unions could insist that the same high safety standards required on American-flag ships be applied to the run­ aways that, do most of their sailing in U.S. commerce. Human lives of both crewmembers and passengers are at stake on foreign-flag ships sailing from American ports. The owners of these ships have proven themselves to be more interested in dollars than safety. If U.S. maritime unions are permitted to cor­ rect these conditions, crewmembers on these ships can sail without the constant threat of inevitable'flaifger'and:disaster: '' ' ' " �SEAFARERS Fac«HKh« NOTOBbW U, im LOG Five More Oidtimers Link Old OK'd For Pensions Shipwreck To Explorer Burns Barrett Mutin Donovan Five more pensioners have been added to the growing list of SIU veterans whose retirement years are secured by life­ time $150-monthly pension checks. The five additional pen-"*" land. He last sailed aboard the sioners are George Burns, Alcoa Trader. 70, Stephen Vincent Barrett, Brother Turso last sailed for the 65, Nick Mutin, 50, Dominick Railway Marine Turso, 65, and Richard M. Dono­ Region in the port van, Jr., 57. of New York, where he sailed Burns signed on with the SIU as a ferry porter. in the port of Detroit, where he Born in Hoboken, sailed as an AB. Born in Buffalo, New Jersey, he New York, he presently makes his and his wife Mary home In Kenmore, New York. He continue to make last shipped out aboard the their home there. Niagara Mohawk. Brother Turso Barrett sailed as a tug fireman, Turso last sailed for the joining the Union in the port cf Buffalo, New York. Born in Delaware Lackawanna Railroad, Buffalo, he and his wife Alice the company for which he worked continue to make their home since 1917. Donovan sailed as a member of there. Brother Barrett last sailed for the Great Lakes Towing Com­ the deck department after joining the SIU's Railway Marine Region pany. Mutin joined the SIU in the in the port of New York. Born in port of Baltimore, where he sailed New York, he and his wife Ethel as a chief cook. Born In Ohio, he now live in Union City, New and his wife Lillian now make Jersey. He last sailed for the Erie their home in Baltimore, Mary­ Lackawana Railroad. By Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative Shipping continues to be very good in the port of San Francisco, and the shortage of men In all ratings, except bosun, continues to persist. During the last two weeks the Steel Designer, Steel Flyer, Express Buffalo and the Alice Brown paid off. Crewing up in the Bay area were the Iberville, Fanwood, Longvlew Victory, Ocean Dinny, Transyork, Fairwind, Deleware, Falrport,-f Steel Flyer, Steel Designer and ber of men shipped when the Anchorage signed on. Alice Brown. R. A. DeVirgelio, a DM veteran, Oldtimer Demetrios Calogeros dropped into the San Francisco came by to tell us how pleased he haU recently. He said he was stuck was with the new contract. Calo­ in Anchorage, Alaska for some time geros said his last ship, the Mt. when the Express Washington, was the best he's ever Buffalo laid up sailed on. He had to get off be­ because of winch cause of illness. trouble, R. Spen­ Dennis Manning is also a man cer, a veteran well satisfied with his last ship, Gulf Seafarer told us he came the Seattle. Manning put 14 in on her as DM, and is West after hear­ months now waiting to catch her again ing reports that when she comes out of the ship­ shipping was so yard. good. He barely DeVirgileo Wilmington had time to talk with the boys here before he took Among some of the old faces that off to Wilmington to sign on as have visited the hall recently AB on the Bayhorn Victory which was Frank Lamis headed for the far east. Good berti who recent­ shipping also convinced T. J. ly piled off Kismial that he had enough time the San Francisco on the beach, and the time had where h e made come to regain his sea legs. two trips as Brother Kismial also grabbed a bosun. He told us far east run on the Alice Brown he was planning where he'll hold down the bosun's on enjoying job. T ha n k s g i v i ng Seattle with his family Lambert! this year. SIU members who want to ship Shipping has been setting a in a hurry are cordially invited to cor.e out to Seattle and register. booming pace in Wilmington dur­ The outlook for the coming weeks ing the last two week period, and looks very promising, based on there is a shortage of class A and the rapid pace of job calls in the B men in all ratings. The outlook last period. Paying off in recent for the coming weeks continues to weeks were the Loma Victory, be very good. The Oceanic Spray Summit, Yellowstone, Belgium Vic- paid off and eight ships visited the lor^. Producer, Seattle. A nuip: , and Fred Farncn, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes It's the same story all over the Great Lakes in regard to shippingall has been excellent. It certainly appears that it will remain this way until the closing of the shipping in the area. We have had unusually SYDNEY, Australia—^The wreck good weather on the Lakes until Just the last week or so, when there of the ship Porpoise, aboard which have been a few snow flurries with the temperature dropping well explorer Matthew Flinders was before freezing at night. -f sailing in 1803 when she and here last week. Les Lapage ship­ Alpena another vessel, the Cato, struck a ped as AB, and Bill Doyle went as We have the E. M. Ford fitting pearl diver. The Kyska will call reef and went ^own off the coast of Australia, has been found and out now and shipping is expected on the East Coast and Gulf ports, identified by a skin diver-under­ to remain good for the next two then proceed to the West Coast weeks. Since deer season opens the and Far East. water photographer. 20th of this month, plenty of relief Flinders was one of the most jobs are expected to be called in. Duluth noted explorers of his time who Shipping still has not let up in Buffalo is today best known in Australia, this port and remains good, eswhere nary a town is without a The Kinsman Marine Transit Co. specially in the street named after him and where will be the first to begin laying up deck and engine a mountain range bears his name. vessels in this port, starting some­ departments, al­ He was also the first to discover time during the first week of Dec­ though the stew­ and correct for the compass error ember. At least 25 vessels are ex­ ard's department caused by iron in ships. The vert­ pected in the winter fleet this has been falling ical bars of soft iron placed near season. off slightly. Most the compass to make this correc­ vessels have at Cleveland tion were named Flinders bars least one more Even though the season has only after him. trip up. The Mea few more weeks to go, calls for sabi Ore Dock Identified on the basis of his­ replacements have not slowed Furst will close Novem­ torical records, the Porpoise lies down. Some of the book men are alongside a coral bed off Queens­ starting to come in already with ber 21, but the G. N. A. Docks will remain open a little longer. land. Most of the hull has rotted room for quite a few more^ Grain shipments have been main­ away, but the ship's cannon, an Chicago taining a steady pace. anchor and some ballast are still Shipping is remaining steady, intact. Frankfort and no major changes are foreseen Not His Ship We have received word from the in the next few weeks. Joe Yukes Although the Porpoise has, since is still farming his eight acres and Ann Arbor Railroad Co. that they its sinking, been associated with has kept the guys on the beach will call for a crew for the Grand Flinders it was not actually his well supplied with fresh vege­ Rapids on December 1. The jobs will be posted semi-permanent for sihip, and he was sailing as a tables. at least ten days preceding the passenger when she went down Detroit reporting date. The vessel is because his own vessel, the In­ A couple of A & G members scheduled to begin operating Dec­ vestigator, was leaking badly due hit it lucky when the Kyska called ember 6. to a rotted hull. When the Porpoise and the Cato struck the uncharted reef and went down. Flinders took charge, and leaving most of the crewmen on a sandbar rowed with six crewmen the 800 miles back to Port Jackson—which is what Sidney was then called. He then brought back the relief ship that picked up the survivors. Flinders' 800-mile voyage over open water in a small boat propelled solely by oars is one of the most amazing feats in maritime history. Flinders' reputation in Aus­ tralia stems from the fact that he helped explore the Australian coasts. He was attempting a cir­ cumnavigation of Australia when the Investigator began to leak and he barely made it back after a difficult voyage. Ratified By Membership Major Gains Won In New SIU Great Lakes Pact DETROIT—Members of the SIU Great Lakes District have won major gains in a new three-year contract which provides for an 18-cent wage rise, a 74-cent per man, per day increase in welfare contribu--*: tions made by the companies members an 18-cent rise in wages and an industry wide vaca­ over the life of the contract. The tion plan. Terms of the new contract were ratified unanimously at member­ ship meetings held at Great Lakes District ports on October 18. The new pact will give SlU-GLD Fred Farnen, secretary-treasurer of the SIU Great Lakes District (center), signs the new 1965 contract with member shipping companies of the Great Lakes Association of Marine carriers. Seated with Farnen are (l-r) William Crippen, Boland and Cornelius S.S. Company (left), and James Lucier, Wyandotte Transportation Company (right). Looking on from the rear are Jack Bluitt, GLD Detroit Port agent (left), and Henry Rake, Reis,s S.S. Company (right). increased 74-cent per day, per man contributions to the Welfare Plan made by the companies will become effective in March, 1966. New Vacation Plan The new contract witih the Great Lakes Association of Marine Carriers, also calls for the estab­ lishment of an industry-wide va­ cation plan. The new plan will go into effect on January 1, 1967. The new pact also provides pro­ tection for members who miss their ship. Under the new terms, a mem­ ber who misses his vessel, even through his own fault, cannot be fired, provided that he notifies the captain or company and the Union of his intention to rejoin his ship. Provisions have been inserted in the new agreement to protect jobs that the shipowners have been try­ ing to eliminate in the past. The new wording states "Not less than three seamen shall constitute a complete watch at all times." Sev­ eral months ago several Great Lakes operators tried to convince the Coast Guard to eliminate the deckwatch classification aboard their ships. The deckwatch is the third watchstander on each watch. Another change in the new con­ tract will speed up maintenance and cure payments to members on the beach. According to the new provisions, shipowners must now pay all claims in amounts of not more than two weeks period pay­ ments- . �November U, 1995 SEAFARERS LOG ru* NIM AMERICAN LABOR AND BRITISH LABOR T is my great honor and privilege to bring Ifrom s you fraternal greetings and good wishes the officers and members of the Amer­ ican Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. Since your last congress, we of the AFLCIO welcomed an event of vital importance for your country and the whole world—the Labor Party victory and the establishment of a Labor government. We of the AFL-CIO have always been keenly interested in what happens in your country. We have been especially interested in TUC reactions to the problems it faces. After all, our two coun­ tries are divided only by a common lan­ guage, as it has been said, if I recall correct­ ly. by one of your most esteemed leaders. I refer to the late Herbert Morrison, whom the American trade unionists have always respected very much. Problems Much Alike We confidently look lo your decisions be­ ing meaningful and fruitful for the interna­ tional labor movement as well as for your own membership and nation. In certain de­ tails, the specific problems before you may be different from those we face. But in es­ sence and substance these problems are quite alike. We both live and work in a democratic society. Neither the British TUC or the AFL-CIO can escape the impact of a world which is far from peaceful. It is a world with hurdreds of millions of its peo­ ple ill-fed. ill-clad, and ill-housed. It is a world where more than a billion people live under one or another type of dictator­ ship. As you well know, British and American labor have had close associations for a num­ ber of decades. These associations have been strengthened by adversity no less than by advance. The bond that has held us and will hold us together is our common dedication to democracy and social justice. Of course, we have not always been in full agreement on everything. But, having been brought up in democratic societies, with traditions of freedom, we have hoth learned how to dis­ agree without heing disagreeable. In our democratic societies, disagreement is no road to liquidation. It will interest you to know that the labor John H. Lyons, Jr. is president of the Inter­ national Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers Union, which is a member of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department and on which Bn-other Lyons serves as an executive board member. The text of the remarks on this page was delivered by Lyons before the British Trades Union Congress last month where he rep­ resented the AFL-CIO as a fraternal delegate. The LOG is reprinting Lyons* remarks since they illus­ trate the common ties, ideals and interests which serve to link the American and British labor move­ ments. Brother Lyons' re­ marks clearly explain why the AFL-CIO is John H. Lyons Jr. working to strengthen democracy around the world. .i. movement of the United States is the most internationally-minded segment of Ameri­ can society. Two world wars and the subse­ quent rise of a variety of dictatorships have taught lis some valuable lessons. Regardless of their differences, these dictatorships are all mortal enemies of free labor, human dig­ nity, social justice, democracy and world peace. We of American labor do not meas­ ure our world-mindedness by the amount we spend on our international activities. Though I am sure you will be interested to know that the AFL-CIO Executive Council spends nearly 25 percent of its income on these activities. I am equally sure that you will be glad to learn that the largest propor­ tion of this sum has been spent through con­ tributions to the International Confedera­ tion of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU). Ameri­ can labor, together with the British TUC, worked hard to establish the ICFTU. We have been working with equal energy to build the ICFTU. And we will spare no ef­ forts to make the ICFTU an ever more effec­ tive and truly international body. Here, let me assure you that AFL-CIO President George Meany spoke for our en­ tire membership when he told the ICFTU Eighth World Congress at Amsterdam on July 7: "We may come from different coun­ tries, we may have different religions, we may differ in our political affiliations or have other differences—but we must never forget that what unites us and brings us to­ gether in this historic congress is far strong­ er than that which may, at one time or an­ other, divide us." I need not assure you that these remarks were very well received by the delegates. International Interest The international interest and activities of the AFL-CIO go beyond the international free trade union movement. We do our ut­ most to help our country develop and pursue a democratic foreign policy. We want our country to be strong enough militarily, po­ litically and economically to assure its own national security. We have don® niu' best to have our nation help other liberty-loving peoples defend their own peace and freedom. In this spirit, American labor set the pace in supporting the Marshall Plan. We were the first to call for prompt adequate aid to the post-war British Labor government. American labor has consistently championed the right of self-determination for all peoples. We have resolutely opposed the new as well as the old form of colonial domination. No one has fought harder than American labor for adequate assistance to the new nations in their efforts to be free from foreign control and develop modern economies and fi'ee so­ cieties in which responsible trade unions can grow. We hold that the unity and strength of the Atlantic community are the best guar­ antee for world peace. We believe in building the United Nations into an effective force for world peace and human rights. Through all our iiileriiational policies and actions there runs like a steel rod the con­ viction that the struggle between democracy and dictatorship is the over-riding problem of our age. We strongly prefer democracy —despite all its imperfections—to every form of dictatorship with all its pretenses to per­ fection. What is more, we are convinced that the workers of every country in the world have the greatest stake in making democracy triumphant in this struggle. Why? Because without democracy there can he no free trade ' ; , ,, unioiis. As we of American labor see it, any policy which serves human freedom and peace de­ serves our support. On the other hand, we oppose any policy or business deal which helps or strengthens any dictatorship, any aggressor, or any fellow-travelers of dictators and aggressors. In this light, we of American labor are against the sale of American-made radio transmitters to the Indonesian dictator Sukarno. We oppose this sale because he would use them for aggression against the people of Malaysia today and perhaps against the people of Australia tomorrow. By the same token, we would like to see that no British buses or French planes should be sold to Castro, the dictator who has destroyed the Cuban free trade unions and robbed the people of Cuba of all democratic rights. We do not have a narrow job-protection attitude towards such international business trans­ actions. We would rather lose some of our jobs on occasion, for some of the time, than do anything which might help those who want to destroy our liberty for all of the time. This was the inspiring attitude of your Manchester textile workers when they supported the cause of Lincoln and freedom and opposed British commercial transactions helpful to the Southern slave-holding oligarchy. This is the position of the American trade union movement. This is our attitude, regai-dless of the position that our government might take on this or similar questions. For in­ stance, we have consistently differed from our government's policy towards the Falangist dictatorship of Franco Spain. The AFI.-CIO has always been against our government or any other democracy, fostering any commer­ cial or economic transactions helpful to anv type of dictatorship. We do not prefer one type of dictatorship as against another be­ cause of the color of its flag or its revolu­ tionary pretensions. ^ In this connection, let me say that our Presi­ dent, George Meany, spoke for the entire American labor movement when he told the recent Congress of the ICFTU that, "Greater unity and superior strength of the freedomloving peoples provide the surest road to a world free from war. Those who prize democ­ racy must have the determination and strength not only to prevent war but also to deter the aggressor from taking any action which might aggravate the danger of war. This holds true for the struggle against in­ direct as well as direct aggression. It is just as necessary to beat aggression by ambush or subversion as it is to defeat aggression by assault and invasion." In these remarks he is reflecting the views of the overwhelming majority o^ the American neonle as well. Ambush by Aggression Let me be very cicdr. When I speak of "aggression by ambush." I have in mind I he tragic Vietnam situation. American labor welcomes the position taken by the Briti<^h Labor Party and Labor Government in sup­ porting "the American position in helping the South Vietnam government to resist the . . . drive from the North." We also appreciate •the sympathetic understanding of our posi­ tion shown hy your distinguished Foreign Secretary, Michael Stewart, at the Oxford "Speech-Ill" a few months ago. I thank you most heartily for this oppor­ tunity to tell you how we of American labor view the critical international situation. Let me leave you with one-thought above all else: Our knowledge that British labor never has been and never will be silent or idle in the struggle between freedom and tyranny brings us great encouragement as a member of the Jajnily of free world labor.' ; ' ^ �^g^FAMMJiS to a Tngt Tea Moves Underway To Make Marad Independent Agency NaimAw SA IMI Tighten ThoM Bnite WASHINGTON, D.C.—The year 1966 may wall sea tha most intensiva reexamination of American maritime policies since passage of tha Merchant Marina Act of 1936, it is widely believed here. since 1936, and transferred most of ported from this country—in other Among the proposals which its functions to the Department of words, to promote the sale of U.S. commodities abroad. have already come in for Commerce. considerable discussion is a Under this Reorganization Plan, Yet there are many businessmen in this country who believe that the use of American-flag ships re­ stricts the volume of our exports, and who would reject any sugges­ tion or requirement that American ships be more widely used, and this could be an incentive for the Department, under certain condi­ tions, to take actions which would favor the use of foreign-flag ves­ sels over American ones. Such an action was taken by the Secretary of Commerce only recently, when he indicated to a Congressional committee that he favored lifting the 50 percent American - flag requirement on sales of American wheat to Soviet countries. In view of considerations such as those cited above, the SIU and other maritime unions, as well as International Longshoremens Association safety director a number of maritime industry Joseph Leonard (left) and SIU safety director Joe Algina spokesmen, have long felt that the best interests of the American-flag check automobile seat belts on display at the recent Labor merchant fleet would be served if Conference of the National Safety Council held in Chicago. its destinies were in the hands of AFL-CIO President George Meany has called on all union the one Federal agency charged members to join in an all-out safety campaign to reduce the by law with the responsibility for tragic rise in fatalities on the nation's highways by installing preserving and promoting it, and which, in reaching its decisions, and using seat belts. had no conflicting interests to con­ sider. These union and Industry groUps have therefore been urging that the Maritime Administration be By SroNEY MARGOLIUS reestablished as an independent agency and that the Maritime Ad­ ministrator's decisions be removed Kellogg's Corn Flakes spent an estimated $300,000-$400,000 one night from review or overruling by the recently on a big variety show featuring Jimmy Durante. The show, Secretary of Commerce. reaching a nationwide audience on prime evening time, had one Opponents and critics of a strong American-flag ^nerchant Furthermore, it must be remem­ message: to tell the public that "food is a bargain." Durante, a bered that some of our most im­ marine are always quick to condemn the amount of money great comedian in more ways than one, gave a commercial, announcing portant Governmental programs, that he had learned from Government "data" that food takes only designed to assist the American- being spent by the Government on maritime subsidies. Yet 19 per cent of your income, which is less than in other countries. flag merchant fleet, are adminis­ only a small amount of the * (You can be sure Durante knows more about "dis-a" than "data." tered neither by the Maritime Ad­ Government money used in billion for ship-operating subThen the announcer came on, and with a medley of patriotic music ministration nor the Department subsidies and similar aids is sidi^, and $259 million for cargo playing in the backgroimd, said fhis low proportion of income for of Commerce. spent on the merchant marine, a preference. Thus the merchant food was the result of American free enterprise. The announcer then The Public Law 430 program, recwit Government publication marine gets only about .4 percent —four cents out of every ten .dol­ - said, "Is someone trying to tell you food is not a bargain?" which calls for Governmental dis­ reports. lars—of the subsidy money spent "Subsidy and subsidy-effect pro­ This costly, star-studded attempt to make it sound unpatriotic to posal of our surplus agricultural criticize high food prices—part of a general food-industry campaign— products, for example, is admin­ grams of the U.S. Government," a by Uncle Sam. Who gets the other percentage is not only in bad taste but based on some misleading figures from istered by the Department of Ag­ report issued by the Joint Eco­ of Government subsidies? nomic Committee of the U.S. Con­ the U.S. Agriculture Department. Even in the face of this year's jump riculture, and Agriculture's inter­ As you might expect, the man in food prices, food manufacturers have embarked on a new campaign ests invariably conflict with those gress, describes 130 kinds of Fed­ eral subsidies which are given to receiving by far the largest pack­ "designed to cor.v nice Americans that food is cheap," Elmer Roessner, of the maritime industry. large numbers of individuals, indus­ age of subsidies is the farmer. syndicated business columnist reports. Other Governmental programs Roessner points out that the real reason why we spend a lower are administered by such agencies tries, and interest groups. Of these, The Joint Committee estimates merely three, the shipbuilding sub­ share of income for food than consumers in other countries, is because as the Defense Department and sidy, the ship-operating subsidy, that from the years 1955 to 1666 total American income is much greater than other nations. The fact Agency for International Develop­ and cargo preference, go to the aid farmers will have received a tolal of more than $46 billion. Sub­ is, most foods are really cheaper in foreign countries, he observes. ment, which is an arm of the of the maritime industry. sidies to farmers include more The other misleading interpretation used by the Agriculture Depart­ State Department, and these agen­ In the words of the Joint Com­ than the conspicuous price sup­ ment is the "19 per cent" figure. This is a figure taken from the cies in the past have displayed mittee: "It is interesting to note port program. The Government Department of Commerce, and includes expenditures of nonprofit little concern for the welfare of that the only Federal statutes conducts nearly all scientific re­ institutions, and single individuals as well as families. In contrast. the American-flag fleet. using the word 'subsidy' are those search on farming, works out Bureau of Labor Statistics "data," which Jimmy Durante overlooked In fact, the House Merchant Ma­ dealing with ship construction and management techniques to help in his research, indicate that an urban wage-earning family with two rine Committee, in reviewing the ship operations." The Committee farmers increase profits, and op­ or more children usually spend 24 to 30 per cent of their income, administration of the Cargo Pref­ explains that the other 127 kinds erates a vast extension program and more for large families. erence Act in 1955, noted that a of Government subsidies are for farmer education. Despite the food industry's and Agriculture Department's incessant lack of coordination and a great masked with such terms as "serv­ Other major Governmeiit sub­ campaign, the public apparently refuses to believe that "food is a deal of confusion existed in im­ ices," "loans (at cheap interest)," sidies include an estimated $16.1 bargain." One USDA official told a meeting of Illinois home econo­ plementation of the Act, and rec­ "tax incentives," and "expendi­ billion to business (1955-66); $765 mists recently that she was "disturbed" because of a recent survey. ommended that administration of tures necessary to the national in­ million to civil air carriers (1955It asked homemakers across the country if they had noticed any the Act be centralized under the terest." Yet, no mattef what these 65); $1,008 million to businesses price increases, and if so, in what items. The survey showed that general surveillance of the Mari­ programs are called, they are sub­ in the form of postal rates lovyer the "great majority of women had spotted the price increases in time Administration. This recom­ sidies—they provide cash benefits than Government costs (1956mendation, however, has never to people and organizations at 1963); $23.2 billion in special tax food and clothing." Government expense. been carried out. benefits to owners of defense In a year in which food prices have gone up more than any other Figures released by the Com­ facilities (1951-59); and $779 bil­ It is the feeling of the SIU and Item except medical care, you need to be selective in your buying, and especially avoid expensive convenience foods. The back of the other maritime unions, as well as mittee indicate that Government lion for financing airport construc­ tion (1947-63). The Government Kellogg's Corn Flakes boxes now show a big picture of Jimmy Durante various industry, groups, that once subsidy programs have cost an also has a long record of support average of nearly $7 billion a year MarAd is established as an inde­ at the piano singing "Food is a Bargain," and quoting various statistics. pendent agency, it should be the since 1955. This amounts to an to land transportation interes s But the front of the box tells a different story. That's where the price one to a rninister the various car­ estimated total of almost $83 bil­ such as grants of land and special is shown. go preference laws enacted by lion through 1966. Maritime's benefits to railroads, and spec 'l . You .cjan piaHe .it a rule; tl\aj;, the -instanier the • food, the- more it this country to assist its merchant •share of this total is estimated at features incorporated in highway.^ • $800 million for shipbuilding, $2 to aid truckik^. " » marine, t i costs. 1 proposal to remove the Maritime Administration from the Depart­ ment of Commerce and make it an independent agency. At least three bills to this effect have already been introduced in the Congress—by Representatives Mailliard of California, Pelly of Washington and Downing of Vir­ ginia — and indications are that hearings may be held early next year hj' both the House Merchant Marine Committee and the Senate Commerce Committee. Should any of the proposed bills eventually become law, and the Maritime Administration made an independent Executive agency re­ sponsible directly to the President, it will mean the culmination of a battle which maritime unions and maritime industry interests have been waging since Reorganization Plan No. 7—^which was submitted by President Kennedy to Congress on June 12,1961, and which became effective 60 days later—abolished the relatively autonomous Federal Maritime Board, which had existed the Maritime Administration is maintained as an agency of the Department of Commerce, but the Maritime Administrator is subor­ dinate to the Secretary of Com­ merce and the decisions of the Maritime Administrator—includ­ ing those on subsidies—are re­ viewable by the Secretary of Com­ merce. Unfortunately, and to the detri­ ment of the American-flag mer­ chant marine, the goals and pur­ poses of the Maritime Administra­ tion and the Department of Com­ merce do not always coincide—in fact, they sometimes conflict. The primary function of the Maritime Administration, for ex­ ample, is to promote and improve the American-flag merchant fleet. One of the primary functions of the Department of Commerce, on the other hand, is to promote the interests of American business in general, and the Department ap­ parently feels that one of the best ways of doing this is to increase the volume bf commodities ex- is Food Really A Bargain? Maritime Gets Tiny Share Of U. S. Subsidy Dollars �N«TMiib«r M, Utt Pflf* SlercB Helping Hand All Previous Records Fall As Business Profits Soar WASHINGTON—American business and industry smashed all existing profit records in the third quarter of 1965, surpassing the already tremendous increases of the first and second quarters over comparable periods in the previous record year of 1964. The unofficial and incom­ small one at most and would be measured as a percentage of sales. plete earnings reports, as from lofty heights Indeed," the Any pressure excerted on record listed by leading business survey said. Seafarer Perry Konis (left) gave shipmate Nick Comines a hand in filling out an S&A benefit form at the New York hall recently. Both Seafarers were just off the NotieiMil Defend­ er, on which Konis sailed as bosun while Cominos held down the pumpman slot. industrial Growth High On Inland Waterways In 1965 WASHINGTON—The expansion of industrial waterside plants through the third quarter of 1965 may prove to be a source of a large amount of additional cargo for inland waters 4 vessels. The increase of 404 rep­ available with the use of tugs and barges or larger vessels—as op­ resented the greatest increase posed to the high railroad rates magazines and newspapers, were supported by a Commerce Dept. report of a sharp •ummer-time rise of approximately fll billion in Grose National Product — the total output of goods and services —^after seasonal adjustments. "The traditional midsummer let­ down skipped the U.S. business community this year," reported Business Week In Its survey of third-quarter profits. The Wall St. Journal In Its quarterly report of profits said: "The first 525 reports Issued by publicly held corporations for the third quarter show an aggregate net income" of just under $4,213 billion, "or 16.8 percent more than the same companies earned in the like 1964 period." Corporation profits in die third quarter "maintained the record $44 billion annual rate" scored in the first six months of the year, "far above the $37 billion pace registered in the first half of 1964, the Journal reported. "Significantly," the survey ob­ served, the basic steel industry contributed little to this good showing" despite high third-quar­ ter steel sales that may have re­ flected apprehension of a possible strike. Third-quarter earnings in some other categories—aircraft makers, rubber companies, mining and metal firms — ranged from 42.6 percent above earnings in the same quarter last year to 153.7 percent. First-quarter corporate earnings showed an increase over 1964 of 16.3 percent and second-quarter gains ran at a 15.9 percent level — both of them lower than the third-quarter rise. profits by a cutback In steel sales in the fourth quarter may be "partially—if not fully—offset by some sizable gains expected for the auto industry," the Journal's survey noted. "The fou^^-quarter earnings In addition, the Journal survey increase expected for the auto in­ noted, profit margins continued to dustry could . turn out to be show a higher increase when immense." Right To Strike Rarely Used But Essential, Study Shows WASHINGTON—Strikes are such a rare occurrence in American industry that twice as much work is lost each year because of on-the-job injuries, according to an AFL-CIO study. While strikes are infre­ fact that there Is a "public inter­ quent, the analysis stresses est" in many strikes. There is a that the right to strike is the heart of the collective bargaining proc­ ess which establishes wages and working conditions for millions of Americans. The analysis, in the November issue of the AFL-CIO American Federationist, explores some of the common misconceptions about strikes, including the fiction that the public is always the loser when labor and management clash. Freedom from the occasional in­ convenience of a strike, the article suggests rests lightly on the scales when weighed against the alterna­ tives: dictation of working condi­ tions by either the employer or the government. Perspective Needed "public Interest" also, she stresses, in the democratic concept of col­ lective bargaining and the right of workers to utilize the "final weapon" of the picket line. Checks And Balances Most unions have a system of checks and balance to prevent hasty, unnecessary strikes—most commonly a procedure requiring both a vote of the union members directly involved and approval by the parent union. Each strike, the article points out, has its own peculiar causes and background which may be un­ known to the casual newspaper reader. Very often, the Federation­ ist analysis notes, strikes which appeared "unreasonable" to the outsider at the time turned out to be landmarks in improving indus­ trial relations. A Brookings Institution study by three prominent Harvard Universi­ ty professors made the point in these words: "The authors were considerably impressed by the number of instances in which se­ rious strikes had been constructive turning points in particular his­ tories of union-management rela­ tions." in waterside facilities since a simi­ which must be paid for shipments lar period in 1956. by similar manufacturers located Since 1952, 5,774 waterside plant inland. site developments have been During the third quarter of 1965 added. One of the major induce­ the chemical Industry continued to ments leading manufacturers to lead In waterside expansion by locate at waterside sites is the low adding or expanding 43 sites, rep­ cost movement of bulk shipments resenting 29 percent of all new waterside piant facilities. Metal producing plants accounted for 37 new facilities; 31 were docks, wharves and terminals; 13 were (Continued from page 4) general manufacturing plants; innovations in medicine in which the USPHS hospitals are in fore­ seven were paper and paper prod­ Net earnings of corporations and front. Among the important re­ ucts plants, five were petroleum The article, by Elizabeth Jager search programs carried out at the and petroleum products plants; business after taxes in 1964, the of the AFL-CIO Department of previous record year, reached the Staten Island USPHS hospital in four were grain facilities; two each Research, seeks to set in perspec­ the past have been improvements were fertilizer producing plants, $37 billion level. The projected tive the impact of strikes on the figure of $44 billion for 1964 would in child-birth techniques and bet­ power plants, textile plants and mean a spectacular Increase piled nation's economy and explain in ter treatment of venereal disease. cement works. on top of an Increase, although simple terms why and how workers The hospital staff is presently Major Waterways some economists believe that busi­ decide to strike. engaged in research in methods of ness will have a "tough time" The major waterways Involved It relates lost time because of controlling hypertension and maintaining record profits at that strikes to lost time for other causes were the Mississippi River with diseases of the kidney, cancer of the mouth, heart disease, diseases 23 sites, the Ohio River with 20, level In the fourth quarter, the through these government statis­ tics: for every man-day of produc­ of the eyes, the breast and the Tennessee River with nine, Hous­ Journal said. lungs. ton ship channel with eight. Lake This is because of anticipation tion lost through strikes in 1964, Erie and Lake Michigan with seven that there will be Inventory- two days were lost through work An SlU-backed bill to prevent injuries and more than 40 days the closing of the U.S. Public each, Missouri River with six, At­ cutting In the aftermath of the through unemployment. lantic intracoastal waterway with summer-time steel labor dispute. Health Service Hospitals was in­ 'Any slowdown promises to be a The author does not question the troduced into the House of Rep­ five, and Tampa Bay with four. resentatives several months ago (Continued from Page 2) by Representative Jacob H. Gil­ rencecliffe Hall from bow to amid­ bert (D.-N.Y.). The bill (H.R. 7268) ships. camie in the wake of testimony by The Lawrencecliffe Hall was re­ the SIU before the House Appro­ ported resting on her side, with priations subcommittee on budgets parts of her superstructure clearly for the Department of Health visible at low tide. She is well out Educaton and Welfare and Labor of the main shipping channel. Department, and testimony by the The Lawrencecliife Hall was SIU before the House Merchant about the same size as the Leecliffe Marine and Fisheries Committee. Hall, owned by the same company, Following the SIU denunciations which sunk last year a little farther of the proposed closing. Repre­ down the river with a loss of three sentative Gilbert introduced his lives. bill (H.R. 7268) to amend the 1936 SIU of Canada President Leonard Merchant Marine Act, so that 'Red" McLaughlin has asked the PHS hospitals could not be closed Canadian Government for a mini­ without the consent of both mum safe navigation watch on ves­ Houses of Congress. sels of 6,000 gross tons or over, such as the Lawrencecliife Hall, of At the present time, the bill is 1 licensed deck officer and 3 unli­ still pending before the House of I Pacific District-contracted President Polk (American President) began her maid­ censed men on deck and I licensed Representatives. en voyage on November 17, with calls scheduled at Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya, Japan; man and 2 unlicensed in the engine Another bill that would block room to help prevent such mishaps. Naha, Okinawa; Pusan, Korea; and Keelung, Taiwan. Construction of the Polk began in the closing of U.S.P.H.S. Hos­ On vessels under 6,000 gross tons March, 1964 and the vessel was launched in January, 1965. Like her sisterships, the Presi­ pitals was proposed by the late he called for i licensed and 2 un­ dent Monroe and President Harrison which will be delivered to APL during the next six Congressman Herbert C. Bonner licensed, on deck and 1 licensed ,(9,R. 8160). Thi^ bill, is flis.o pendr .months, the 23,ppP-ton,Polk is 564 feet, long,, 7^, feet,in the, b,eam, with, a cruising .sp.e.ed .of .. and 2' unlicensed dn the- engine ing before the Hyvu^e^.... , . . • • 11 ... i.i., 20.5 knots. : room. -. - Gift Of Life' Ship Collision President Polk's Maiden Voyage �Paf* Twtirm SEAFARERS Hmmbtr t9, INf LOG Union CioMs Temporary Ports Of Jacksonviiio and Miami While East Coast landlubbers from New York to Canada were blacked out as a con­ sequence of a major power failure recently, Seafarers aboard the Oceanic Cloud (Transworld Marine Corp.) were facing some power difficulties of their own. The Oceanic Cloud's emergency generator went> bad, causing some crewmem- Aboard the Ames Victory (Vic­ Western Comet (Western Tankers), bers on board to wonder tory Carriers Inc.) the members of Morning Light (Waterman Steam­ each department ship), Beauregard (Sea-Land, Au' have unanimously drew Jackson (Waterman Steam­ decided to award ship), Los Angeles (Sea-Land) their department Globe Carrier (Maritime Overseas) delegates with a 4" 4" 4 resounding vote According to ship's delegate of thanks. The de­ William Goff, the decks are buzzing serving delegates with excitement • i?: were William B. aboard the Sum' Dodd, ship's dele­ mlt (S e a 1 a n d gate, Eugene Service.) It all Dodd Dote, deck dele­ started When an gate, J. Rogers, engine delegate, all-hands motion and Leroy GuUey, stewards dele­ was made to raf­ gate. "It Is a tremendous thing fle off the crew's to see such accord and cooperation tv set. "Every­ between the crew and the dele­ body on board gates," says meeting secretary D. has taken at least Goff M. Woods. "This trip was solidly one chance on t 4" 4" It is not unusual aboard an SIU- within the SIU tradition." the set," says Brother Goff. "The manned vessel for the crew to drawing itself is scheduled to take 4" 4' award its dele­ Safety is always a major topic place sometime in the near future. gates with an all of discussion when Seafarers hold In fact, there is talk of a second raffle, in which crewmembers will hands vote of their shipboard take additional chances on guess­ thanks in appre­ meetings. The ing the winning number. Of ciation for a job Halcyon Panther course, as is the case on all SIU well done. But (Halcyon Steam­ ships, all raffle proceeds will go delegates sailing ship) crew is no into the ship's fund. the Los Angeles exception. "W e (Sea - Land) be­ 4 4 4 always make sure According to J. H. Shearer, lieve that ap­ to go over SIU preciation is a ship's delegate aboard the Calmar safety measures Bonefonf two - way street. (Calmar Steam­ and regulations Meeting secretary S. M. Simos re­ at every oppor­ ship Corp.), the Mitchell ports that deck delegate E. Bona- tunity," reports department dele­ fonte extended a hearty vote of ship's delegate William Mitchell. gates on board thanks to the entire deck depart­ Such procedures are often liter­ are tops. "This ment for their excellent work and ally a matter of life and death for has been a very Seafarers." The latest word in •smooth voyage cooperation during the voyage. safety precautions from the Hal­ and no one has i Seafarers sailing aboard the cyon Panther is a tip to new men come to me Robin Kirk (Robin Lines) were sad to keep all water-tight doors se­ with any beefs," to see their old curely closed during rough seas. Brother Shearer Shearer 4> 4> 4> pal and shipmate reports. "The de­ Tiny Lamourieux Seafarers sailing the Del Sud partment delegates have fully co­ pile off. "Tiny is (Delta Lines) take their shipboard operated and I want to thank them a good sailor, a political respon­ for a bang-up job." Meeting good Union mem­ sibilities serious­ secretary H. Carmichal agrees with ber, and an all ly. A motion has Brother Shearer, and further re­ around great been made and ports that the crew awarded a guy," says ship's accepted that tongue-in-cheek vote of thanks to everyone on the air conditioner which worked delegate A1 Her­ board who is not perfectly aill vojnage long. Hernandez nandez. "We are on duty shall at­ all going to miss 4 4 4 tend the Union him," Brother Hernandez declares. Del Norte (Delta Lines) crewmeetings. It was members gave Seafarer Salvador J. 4" 4" 4" further decided Aboard the Hurricane (Water­ Rallo a "great big Tucker that If the ship's man Steamship), Seafarers would round of ap­ delegate is scheduled for duty at rather fight than plause" for his the time of the meeting, someone switch. And if unselfish gener­ should make a full report of the mentholated cig­ osity and his proceedings to him. Delegates arettes are not kind considera­ serving aboard the Del Sud are: soon made avail­ tion of deprived Edward Avard, ship's delegate, able in the slop children, reports James Tucker, deck delegate, R. chest, the Himriship's meeting Coleman, engine delegate, James cane may have a Secretary Bill Gonzalez, topside stewards dele­ full scale mutiny Kaiser. Sal won Rallo gate, Vincent P. Pizzitolo, waiters on her hands. the old movie and messmens delegate, and Domi- projector, coming in first in the "We have a large Fltzpatrick nick DlGiovanni, galley delegate. arrival pool in New Orleans. Al­ contingency o f t 4 4" •peppermint stick' smokers on though he was offered top dollar board," announces ship's meeting Steward departments aboard the for the projector, he turned down chairmanD. B. Fltzpatrick. "And following vessels have been award­ all bids preferring to donate the they want their 'air-conditioned' ed the Seafarers Golden Galley machine to a New Orleans Chil­ cigarettes." According to rumor, Medal of Honor for chow and dren's Home that is without movie the menthol mutiny is being led service above and beyond the call equipment. The projector will be by bosun M. C. (WUUe the Pen­ of Duty: presented as a gift from the entire guin) Wells. Potomac (Empire Transport), Del Norte crew. whether the now famous grid sys­ tem that services the Northeastern Seaboard with electrical power did not somehow ex­ tend to the ships at sea. "Who knows?" says ship's delegate Andrew Lesnan­ sky. "These days anything is possi­ ble. Nothing, but nothing, would me." Lesnansky surprise The crew and captain are making plans to repair the faulty generator, which should be back in operation soon. The SIU's temporary port facilities in Jacksonville and Miami have been closed following membership approval of a reoommendation to suspend operations in the two Florida ports in the Interests of efficiency, ecmiomy and service. The mendierBhip voted to accept headquarters recommendation to close the Union halls in the two ports and transfer the vital parts of their opera­ tions to tho port of Tampa. Tho actlcm was taken at October membership meetings. . The report cited the fact that there no longer waa a necessity to keep the Union's facilities In Jacksonville and Miami open. It noted these were not classified as constitutional ports, and had been originally opened to aervo the specific needs of the member­ ship. The report stated' that these needs had changed to the point where one port averaged about one pay-off every seven weeks. Authority to close the two ports is contained in Article X, section 1(e) of the SIU-AGLIWD Constitution. This section pro­ vides the Union president with authority to designate the number and location of ports, and to open or close ports, ^uhject to approval by a majority vote of the membership. The section states that the Ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit may not be closed, except by constitutional amendment. COMMANDER (Marin* Carriers), October IT—Chairman, Ivan Ander­ son; Secretary, Donald McMillan. Some disputed OT In each depart­ ment to be brought to attention of patrolman. clarification. $10 in ship's fund. Lengthy discussion about new chief cook's cooking. Hand vote of crew showed unanimous disapproval and complaints. SACRAMENTO (Oriental Exporters), October 3—Chairman, W. P. Link; Secretary, H. Westphall. No beefs reported by department delegates. To write letter to headquarters about getting machine to make ice cubes. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), Octo­ ber 3—Chairman, R. F. Holder; Seeretaiy, H. A. Orlando. $4 in TV repair fund. Some disputed OT in deck de. partment Othenvise, no beefs, re­ ported. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. WESTERN HUNTER (Wastsm Tank­ er), October 10—Chairman, Hughiin Warren; Secretary, M. Haukland. $30.57 in ship's fund. Brother Camp­ PORTMAR (Calmar), October 17— Chairman, E. W. Nicholson; Secretary, C. R. Myrick. Ship'' delegate reported that all is O.K. No , beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to ship's delegate. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), October 21—Chairman, Albert Mascello; Secretary, John Silva. Some disputed OT okayed by Captain to be put on next trip's sheets. bell's mother passed away and dona­ tions were taken up for flowers. Ship Is short of books and maga­ zines. Discussion on poor grade of meat. GENEVA (U.S. Steel), October I— Chairman, Richard Heffly; Secretary, Dutch Worth. Two men missed ship. No disputed OT reported by depart­ ment delegates. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service Tankers), October 10—Chairman C. W. Gabriel; Secretary, W. Toliver. All repairs have t>een taken care of. Disputed OT in engine department ALCOA MARKETER (Alcoa), October 17—Chairman, C. W. Hall; »cretary, S. Golden. Disputed OT for restric­ tion to ship in Pakistan and India. One man hospitalized in Djibouti. $6 in TV fund and $2.62 in ship's fund. Motion made to get port agent Buck Stephens, to pay ship off, if possible. Motion made to have ship fumigated for roaches. Motion made to have ice machine put on ship. WILD RANGER (Waterman), October 15—Cheirman, Luks A. Ciamboli; Sec­ retary, John Rassow. $28 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Ship's delegate re­ ported this was a good trip with good cooperation from entire crew. Dis­ puted OT for restriction to ship In Saigon. STEEL KINR (Isthmian), October 18—Chairman, Lan; Secretary, A. 0. Allain, Jr. One man hospitalized in Honolulu. Brother P. Wolff was elect­ ed to serve es ship's delegate. No boofs reportod by department dele­ gates. WESTERN CLIPPER (Western Ageney), October 1*—Chairman, R. Sohl; Secratafy, J. J. Guard. Ship'* slop cheat Is ebout empty. Disputed oT questions re delayed sailing have been mailed to headquarters for DEL SOL (Delta), October 6—Chair­ man, J. Tujague; Secretary, R. E. Steugh, Jr. All repairs were made except for a couple of minor ones. $34.25 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine department. Brother Tujague was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made to im­ pose a fine or something to men quitting ship at last minute without notice (24 hours), causing ship to sail shorthanded. Patrolman to clar­ ify new contract for Firemen and Oilers. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain Lines), October 17—Chairman, R. Donnelly; Secretary, L. Blizzard. Ship's delegate reported that every­ thing is running fine. $43 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine department to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Vote of thanks extended to the electrician and fire­ man for installing TV antenna. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), October 22—Chairman, W. Thompson; Secretary, Juan Medina. Brother J. Gordian resigned as ship's delegate. Brother Fred B. Kritizler was delegate, to serve as new ship's delegate. Some disputed OT in engine depart­ ment to be turned over to patrolman. Ice mach'me is out of order and crew request triat patrolman contact tho company regarding a new ice ma­ chine. Fans in engine room not working. MERIDIAN VICTORV (Waterman), October 15—Chairman, L. Proffitt; Secretary, T. E. Yablonsky. Beefs in engine and steward departments, to be taken up with patrolman. One crewmember was removed from ship by American Consul in Saigon and hospitalized. Letter being sent to headquarters regarding same. RIOGEFIELO VICTORY (Columbia), October 10—Chairman, Michael Ooherty; Secretary, Al Schwartz. Wiro was sent to headquarters regarding no communications or LOGS received over three months. $12.50 collected to start ship's fund. One man hos­ pitalized in Manila and was re­ patriated to the States. Brother Al Schwartz was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Discussion on re­ pairs, roaches and shore leave which was denied by the Army. �KoTembtt i$, 1985 rue nfrfcai ''' SEAFARERM LOG Crewmembers aboard the Cuba Victory wave a cheerful farewell as their ship leaves for Viet Nam laden with supplies for the American war effort. Included in the contingent (from left to right) are Chief Mate Blackstone, and Seafarers Rockey Cassano. Henry Lawrence and Frank Teti. T Cuba Victory tied up in Baltimore awaiting trip to Viet Nam. SEAFARERS SPEED VIET RAM CARGO SlU for USA Juan Torres and Juan K. Connelly stand ready for shipping supplies. Seafarers Rocky Cassano, Tony Petrillo and Frank Teti en{oy a few moments of comraderie on deck. Three members of the SlU steward departmenMakei^rtiithe^^dec. before rolling up their sleeves for the 13,000 mile voyage to Viet Nam. All ratings pitched in to get the vessel ship shape for the vital trip. From left to right are Lawrence S. Robinson, Mario J. Long. Jr. and J. Rene. HE contributions tJiat Sea­ farers made to the U.S. defense effort during World War II and the Korean War is a matter of a record. They have always risen to the call of duty when their country was engaged in conflict. Sea­ lers are ready now, just as they were in years past, to sail the ships wherever vital de­ fense cargoes are needed. However, not much is heard about the effort that goes into preparing a vessel fresh out of the reserve fleet for the 13,000 mile trip to Vietnam. At the end of last summer, the Cuba Victory was simply another vessel that had been retired from the fleet of the United States. But that was before the SIU got the wheels rolling again. When the ship was pulled out of mothbsills, everything possi­ ble seemed to be wrong. En­ gine parts were missing or riisty or just plain not working, generators and motors were out of whack. The deck, winohers, booms, wheeHiouse, sleeping quarters, heads, lockers, hatches and portholes were covered with a preservative solution that had to be removed. The steward department walked into "the biggest mess" they had ever seen. Those few articles that weren't gone altogether were damaged and filthy. Sleeves Roll Up Then sleeves rolled up and everyl>ody got to work. The Bosun, A.B. and O.S. were ham­ mering and lifting and painting together—all looking the same due to their thick coat of grease that covered their faces. Crew members were working side by side with shipyard workers in all capacities. "You couldn't tell anybody apart," Deckman Anthony Petrillo said. "Engi­ neers, firemen, oilers and wipers joined the shdreside engineers. Plumbers, machin­ ists, carpenters and all depart­ ments tackled the job togetlier." Though each man had a dif­ ferent skill, they all were work­ ing for one purpose: to get the ship, moving wiith supplies for American soldiea-s in Viet Nam. Seafarers know when a ship comes out of mothballs, every­ one has their problems and headaches. Shipyard workers slave day and night. Engine parts were fixed, overhauled and replaced. Gen­ erators and motors were tuned; gauges and gadgets were re­ placed and fitted properly. Paints, oil and greases were put in the right places. Brand new fire fighting equipment was dis­ tributed and numbered through­ out the entire ship. The preservative solution proved to be quits a headache. it bad to come off one way or the other. After the solution had been cleared by loosening and prying, it had to be painted over. Then came the replacing of runners, lines, blocks and a new lookout bell. Big Day Arrvies At last the big day arrived. The Cuba Victory was taken out for a trial run with the Coast Guard inspectors watching care­ fully, perhaps a little doubtful. There had to have been quite a marked improvement on the ship for her to pass as sea­ worthy. The word came from topside that if the vessel passed the sea trial, she would go to anchor. Otherwise, she would be sent back to the shipyard. The Cuba Victory went to anchor with the congratulations of the Coast Guard. As they walked down the overhauled gangway, there was a new look in their eyes and a smile for the first time. They boarded a launch and shouted a familiar cry, "Bon Voyage, boys." The next morning the ship left for Bayonne, New Jersey, to begin picking up her cargo. Everything seemed to be working in order. Engines were rolling and booms were swing­ ing with longshoremen working day and night. Crate after orate was hoisted from the dock, swung onto the ship and loaded for the trip to Viet Nam. Inevitable Question And naturaly, someone asked the inevitable question: "Why do they call our ship the Cuba Victory" "That was the name they had on it during the second World War." Deckman Petrillo said. "Why didn't they change the name" the longshoreman asked. "Even though the communists have taken over in Cuba," Petrillo said, "we want to show them that our ship is still working for America, carrying supplies to our soldiers. We want to back up our president's words when he said. 'We will meet communist aggression all over the world. Despite the fact that we have named our ship after a country that condemns us, we are going to do our best to carry tlxis vital cargo 13 thousand miles." 'That makes good sense," the longshoreman replied. "Not a bad ship at all." The vessel's cargo was topped off in Baltimore, Maryland, with an SIU patrolman assist­ ing the crew to get off to a good start. With the engine repaired fresh stores, Frankie waving and our sailing-board marked "destination Viet Nam," the Cuba Victory slipped out of the Los Angeles harbor for the last point (rf the journey. �•. ** r- • p- •' Fsi^ Fourteen .. n \ .f R$ toe SEA FA Norember t9, 19M SlU Crew Take* Time Out For Chow Sister's Tribute To SIU Brother Tho LOG office recently received a letter and -Bpem from the sister of a young Seafarer who died and was buried at sea. A heart attack claimed the life of Brother Samuel A. Vincius, Jr., while he was serving aboard the Ohoctaw Victory (ColumWs Steamipsbip), enruote from Aden to Madrae. Vincius had been sailing with tho SIU for 19 years, touching nearly every port where American ships dock throughout the world. "Samuel always looked forward to visiting a foreign port," said his sister Joan Wedin, "but there were two favorites that made a lasting im­ pression on him, the ports of India and Aruba in the Netherland's Antilles. My brother and I were very close to each other," she said. "Often when we were young we talked and dreamed of going to sea together. 1 think this poem is a fitting epitaph for any man who dies at sea. The name of this tribute to my brother Is 'Destiny'." My brother went down to the sea one day. Signed on a ship that was bound for Bombay. All seven seas my brother had sailed, But his love for India had never failed. This vessel's name was "Destiny." About midday aboard tho Robin Locksley (Robin Line) tlio SlU crew begins filing into the mess hall for a sample of tho steward department's cooking. For today's menu it looks like roast pork, soup, fresh milk, vegetables. From left to right are Robert Leggo. Chang Ling and Frank Neston. - :—""-t Appreciates Help During Illness To the Editor: Both my wife and myself wish to thank you for the considera­ tion extended to us during my recent hospitalization. It was wonderful and words cannot ex­ press our gratitude. Gratefully yours, Leslie M. Morris friends very easilyv Once, I found that a Seafarer buddy of mine was in the hospital in Seattle with a busted kneecap. I was in New York then, but I sent a get-well card to cheer him up. A man needs all the help he can get when he's laid up in a strange port. Keep up the good work. Fraternally yours, M. H. Riley t. JUJCi ^ ^ Tliift f To ~ fLi w o,-r AH letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Log Locates Sick Friend To the Editor: I enjoy reading the Log and look forward to its arrival twice every month. The articles are good, and it's nice to learn what old friends are doing and where they are. A man shipping out regularly can lose track of t. Wants 14(b) Repealed To the Editor: I would like to record my protest against the scuttling of the repeal of 14 (b) of the TaftHartley Act. Repeal of See. 14(b) is essential to the welfare of the labor movement in the United States. Yet a handful of Senators using the outmoded filibuster succeeded in blocking the wish of the majority. The repeal bill would have easily passed had it been allowed to come to a vote. Let's all hope that the repeal of 14(b) will be the first order of business when Congress meets again next year. Fraternally yours, Michael McLeod Old Buddies Get Together The cargo was loaded, the crew all signed on— The anchor pulled up and the gang plank brought on. The weather toas clear, the ship slowly moved out. Out of the channel, into the Bay . . . Out went "The Destiny" into the sea's spray. But Death had signed on as a member of the crew. Benares, Calcutta and Madras too. He would sail thru storm and Hell-fire too. When the ship was bound up the Arabian Sea, To that Port in India, the Port of Bombay. But Death was a passenger aboard "The Destiny." Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions iu volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork-, Linoleum St Plastic Workers) 3; ^ $ Eastern Alt Lines (Flight Engineers) $ t H. I. Slegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers 4» 4i Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) The ship left Aden on the Arabian Sea, Bound for Madras, via Bombay. Death came, too soon, too soon, and took my brother away. Before the ship ever dropped anchor at The Port of Bombay. My brother had sailed on many ships O'er many seas, sailed he. But of all the ports of all this world. My brother loved India on the Arabian Sea. Now he had sailed with Death, aboard "The Destiny." The Captain bid my brother farewell. The crew stood silent as they committed their mate t» Heaven or Hell. Down into the sea, the Arabian Sea— My brother now sleeps there, waiting for me. Death had been a passenger aboard "The Destiny." Dear Lord of the seas and the winds and the tides. Be merciful, please, to this sailor who has died. Carry him please to the Port of Bombay, And there leave him he while waiting for me. 'Till Death and I can book passage aboard "The Destiny." A Big Smile At Pay-Off Time Stltzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) 4" $• J. R. Slmplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) i t Kingsport Press "World Book," "ChUdcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Jamestown Sterling Corp. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) $1 $• Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) 4" When the Transorleans and the Hanover pulled into port at Bombay, fwo old buddies got together for a couple of cold ones. On the left Brother Richard "Windy" Tolar, and on the right Brother John W. Mdcolm^ 4« 4" Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) 4^ 4^ White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers of America Pay-off time is a tim# for smiles on the Andrew Jackson, as bills pass hands and the crew prepares to go ashore. Pic­ tured from left to right are Captain F. McNaught. Bosun Thomot J. Hflburn and "Frdncfiy" De Boissibre. �Face Flitcoi loe N*Tenber M, INS of Final Departures Hanr G. Reynidda, S9: Brother Reynolds succumbed to cancer at the Baltimore USPHS Hospital. A member of the deck department^ he joined tho Union in 1947. He is survived by his Mother, Mrs. Jessie F. Rey­ nolds. Brother Reynolds was buried at the Gravel Springs Cemetery in Frederick County, Virginia. 4 4 4. James C. Brown, 50: Brother Brown died of accidental causes while sailing aboard the Mon­ arch of the Seas. A member of the steward depart­ ment, he Joined the Union in 1940. He is sur­ vived by his brother, Burnett A. Brown. Place of burial was Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama. Edward Levy Wells, 45: Brother Wells, succumbed to heart disease at the New Or­ leans USPHS Hospital. Joining the Union in 1959, he sailed in the steward de­ partment. Broth­ er Wells is sur­ vived by his wife, Dollie. He was buried in the Providence Memorial Park Ceme­ tery in New Orleans, Louisiana. 4 4 4 Leoncio S. Maisonet, 65: Brother Maisonet died of natural causes at the Lincoln Hos­ pital in Bronx, New York. A member of the engine depart­ ment, he joined the Union in 1943. Brother Maisonet is sur­ vived by his wife, Jovita R. Maiso­ net. Burial took place in the St. Raymonds Cemetery in the Bronx, New York. SIU Arrivals Erik in Honolulu Thomas James Malone M-702 You are asked to contact Wil­ You are requested to contact liam Scott. He has your money, but Robert Carte at 740 San Felipe not your address. If you cannot Avenue, San Bruno, California. reach him, you may place your 4 4 4 address with the LOG. Wilson Torres 4 4 4 You are requested to contact George Pickels Angel. R. Santana at 30 Garnet You are requested to contact Street, Brooklyn 31, New York, your attorney Paul M. Goldstein Telephone: 522-1481. at 1201 Chestnut Street, Phila­ 4 4 4 delphia, Pennsylvania, or call Donald L. Jones PB-30728 LOcuSt 3-0560. You are requested to contact 4 4 4 your mother Mrs. L. B. Jones at Andreau Migliore You are asked to contact your 2284 Washington Street, Eugene, cousin A. Migliore at 1315 44th Oregon. Street, Brooklyn, New York, Tele­ 4 i 4 phone, TR 1-4107. Tim McCarthy 4 4 4 You are asked to get in touch Yrjo R. Tallberg T-223 with your daughter Ann at 283 You are asked to contact your East 8th Street, South Boston, wife. Mass., care of Nagle, apt. "#133. Cleo L. Dwrec, Mi Brother Dupree died of aoeldental causes while sailing aboard the Ban­ gor (Bermuda Shipping). A member of the Union since 1968, he served in the steward depart­ ment. Brother Dupree was bur­ ied at sea. No beneficiary was designated. 4 4 4 Robert Luther Wiseman, 56: Brother Wiseman succumed to a heart attack at the Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. Joining the Union in 1946, he served in the steward depart­ ment. Brother Wiseman is sur­ vived by his wife, Lila Wiseman. Burial took place in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Hastings-on-the-Hudson, New York. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust fundi of the SIU AtlanUc. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions Of various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shaU consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are avaUable at the headquartera of the varloui trust funds. SHIPPINO RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected, exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avaU­ able In all Union haUs. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Boarii by certified maU. return receipt requested. The proper address for thla la: Earl Shepard, Chairman. Seafarers Appeals- Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at aU times. •Ither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeala Board. eoNTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are avaUabla In aU SIU baUa. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and Uve aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obligations, •ucb as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In tha proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAPARBRE LOO. Tha LOG has tradiUonaUy refrained from puhUshlng any article serving the poUtical purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It lias also refrained from pubUshlng articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its coUectlve memtiershlp. This estabUahed poUcy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960, meetings in aU constitutional ports. The responslbUlty for LOG poUcy Is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Fixecutlve Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, ona Individual to carry out this responslbUlty. Heosten ......Dee. 11—2:36 New Orleans . Dee. 14—2:36 Mobile Dee. 15—2:36 Wilmington Dee. 20—2 Ban Franeisee .. Dee. 22—2 Seattle Dee. 24—2 4 4 P.M. P.M. FJW. FM. P.M. P.M. 4 GrMt Lakes SlU Meetings Detroit Dec. Alpena .Dec. Buffalo Dec. Chicago Dee. Cleveland Dee. Duluth Dec. Frankfort ....... .Dee. 4 4 6—2 6—7 6—1 6—7 6—7 6—7 6—7 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 4 OREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGION Detroit Dec. 13—7:30 P.M. MUwaukeo .. .Deo. 13—7:30 P.M. Chicago Deo. 14—7:30 P.M. Rafael P. Amat, born September 9, Gina Rodriguez, born September 30, 1965, to the Carlos Rodrlguezs, New 1965, to the Ralph C. Amats, New Orleans, Louisiana. Orleans, Louisiana. Baffaio Dee. tSR'tSte.Marie Dee. DolBtli Dee. CSeTcUiBd ...Dee. Toledo Dee. 4 4 15—7:36 16—7:36 17—7:36 17—7:36 17—7:36 P.M. P.BL PJL P.M. P.BL 4 SIU Inland Boatmen's Union PUUdelphlt Dee. 7—5 P.M. Baltimore Oieensed and noUeensed) Dec. 8—^5 Houston Dec. 13—5 Norfolk Dec. 9—5 New Orleena ... .Dec. 14—S MobUe Dec. 15—5 4 4 F.M. PJII. P.M. P.M. P.M. 4 RAILWAY MARINE REGION Jersey City Dec. 13—16 PhiUdelpbia Dec. 14—10 Baltimore Dee. 15—10 •Norfolk Dec. 16—10 4 4 A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. ft 8 P.M. A.M. ft 8 PJ». 4 United Industrial Workers New York Baltimore .. Philadelphia 4:Hoaston ... MobUe New Orleans Dec. 6—7 . • .Dec. 8—7 ....Dec. 7—7 .. Dec. 13—7 .. .Dee. 14—7 .. .Dec. 15—7 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. • Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Michael Petrantes, born October 29, Jacqueline Sovich, born October 15, 1965, to the Michael Sovichs, Bayville, 1965, to the Stavros Q. Petrantes, Mobile Ste. Marie, Mich. * Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Alabama. New Jersey. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Dee Anna Roach, born October 14, 1965, Frank Selby, born August 18, 1965, to the Edward J. Roachs, Orange, Texas. to the Joe 0. Selbys, Gilmer, Texas. Roxanne Gebbia, born August 28, 1965, Laura Curry, born July 29, 1965, to the Ralph H. Currys, Plaquemine, Louisiana. to the Peter Gebblas, Folsom, Louisiana. " Curtis Ray, born August 2, 1965, to the Angela Kirk, born September 8, 1965, to the Wesley A. Kirks, Belhaven, North Carl H. Rays, Port Neches, Texas. Carolina. 4 4 4 Reina Sandoval, born October 15, 1965, 4 4 4 Jeanette Perez, born September 25, to the Juan M. Sandovals, Baltimore, 1965, to the Jose D. Perezs, Manhattan, Maryland. New York. 4 4 4 Thomas Edward, born October 12, 1965, 4 4 4 Angela Bridges, born August 31, 1965, to the Harry Whitleys, Galveston, Texas. to the Billy J. Bridges, Clifton, Tennessee. 4 4 4 Patrick Sloan, born September 18, 1965, 4 4 4 Anthony Benites, bom October 2, 1965, to the Joseph Sloqns, Philadelphia, Penn­ sylvania. to the John Benitezs, Tampa, Florida. Directory Of UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT 4 4 4 4 4 4 Paul Hall Rosalind Wright, bom August 13, 1965, Stoney Marvin Henry, Ixirn September 14, 1965, to the Jimmy H. Henrys, Chan- to the Bertrand Wrights, Mobile, Alabama. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT nelvlew, Texas. Cal Tanner 4 4 4 4 4 4 William Sachs, bom October 28, 1965, VICE PRESIDENTS Benjamin Lozano, born August 21, 1965, to the Bernard Sachs, Baltimore, Mary­ Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams land. to the Ben Loza'ios, Orange, Texas. Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. ...1216 E. Baltimore St. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any EA 7-4900 official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for BOSTON, Mass 177 State St. same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money tor any Ri 2-0140 reason unless he Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to BUFFALO, N.y. 735 Washington St. require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a TL 3-9259 member Is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but CHICAGO, III 9383 Ewing Ave. feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this SA 1-0733 should immediately be reported to headquarters. CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes MA 1-5450 every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Us constitu­ DETROIT, Mich. ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave. tion. In addition, copies are available in aU Union haUs. AU membera VI 3-47''1 should obtain copies of this constitution to at to famUlarlze themselves DULUTH, Minn ... 312 W. 2nd SL with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer la attempting RA 2-4110 to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as aU other details, then the 415 Main St. member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. EL 7-2-"'l HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing dlsabUlty-penslon . WA 8-3207 benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. f .eluding attendance at membership meetings. And like aU other SIU mem­ EL 3-0-7 bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in JERSEY CITY, N.J. ...99 Montgomery SL ail rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. HE 3-0104 Because these oldtlmera cannot take shipboard employment, the membership MIAMI, Fla 744 W. Flagler .<5L has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of aUowing them to retain FR 7-35S4 their good standing through the waiving of their dues. MOBILE, Ala 1 South Lawrence St. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment HE 2-1754 and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly aet forth In the SIU NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. constitution and in the contracts which the Union hat negotiated with the Tel. 529-7546 employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. of race, creed, color, national or geographlo origin. If any member feels Tel. 622-1892 that he Is denied the equal rights to which he Is entitled, he should notify PHILADELPHIA, Penna. . 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 headquarters. PORT ARTHUR, Tex. .1348 Seventh St. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the baslo rtghta SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. of Seafarers Is the right to pursue legislative and poUtlcal objectives which DO 2-4401 will serve the best Interests of themselves, their famlUes and their Union. SANTURCE, P.R. 1313 Fernandez Juncos To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers PoUtical Activity Donation was Stop 20 established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the Tel. 724-2848 fund.<i through which legislative and political activities are conducted for SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue the benefit of tha membership and the Union. MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 805 Del Mar If at any tima a Seafarer feels that any of the abeva rights have been CE 11434 violated, or that ha has been denied hit constitutional right of access to TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Union records or Information, he should Immediataly notify SIU Presldanf Tel. 229-2788 Paul Hall at hoadquartors by cerllflad mall,, raturn rocolpt roquostod. WILMINGTON, Calif. . 505 N. Marine Ave. ' ' • TE 4-2528 Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. Tho constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gidf. Lakea and Inland Watera District makes specific provision for safeguarding tha membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and flip auditing committee elected by the memberaKlp. All Union records are available at SIU headquartera In Brooklyn. ilU'AOLIWDMMHngs New Teck Dee. f—t:U PJW. Phllaielphie .. .Dee. 7—2:tf P.M. Balttaiere Dee. 9—2:36 P.M. Detrell Dee. 16-2:16 Pif. �SEAFARERS LOG Nov. M 1961 OFFICIAL ORGAN or THE SEAFARERt INTii^NAriCNAL UNION • AKAN.TIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • Gefting the necessary training in case of an emergency aboard ship, SlU Lifeboat Class No. 141 lift their oars in anticipation of orders from Instructor Ami Bjornsson. The instruction, which takes place at Mill Basin in Brooklyn, New York, ranges from classroom sessions to the actual launching, rowing and securing of lifeboats. AFL-GIO Members of the graduating class listen Intently as Instructor Bjornsson explains the proper use of the oil cone and sea anchor. The device is used in a heavy sea to keep bow of boat pointed into wind. SEAFARERS LIFEBOAT SCHOOL Seafarers Lifeboat School Facilities Students at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship study the proper use of the sea painter. L.. Pablo Rivera gains useful experience in the handling of line when tying lifeboat to the dock during instruction session. ' : SlU Lifeboat class pays close attention as Instructor Bjornsson points out effects of life­ boat commands. ,, . Robert Feliciano stands on bow of lifeboat as Bjornsson shouts command to crew manning the . oars., . ,. THE RECENT sinking of the cruise ship Yar' mouth Castle points out the importance of every Seafarer knowing proper rescue tech­ niques and procedures for lifeboat handling. One of the obvious lessons that has emerged from the Yarmouth Castle disaster is that the ability to handle a lifeboat can spell the differ­ ence between lives saved or tragedy in an emergency at sea. A major part of the SlU's continuing cam­ paign for increased shipboard safety has em­ phasized that every SlU member should obtain the necessary training to earn a lifeboat endorsement. Not only does an SiU member owe it to himself to learn the skills which can mean the difference between his own life and death in an emergency at sea, but his knowledge of proper lifeboat procedures often enables him to save the lives of others. Every Seafarer can recall countless instances when lifeboat skills meant that certain tragedy was averted. A little over a year ago the crew of the Globe Explorer escaped without a casu­ alty when their vessel was destroyed in a sud­ den fire off the northeast coast of the United States. SIU lifeboat training was credited with the successful rescue of over 80 survivors from the burning Greek passenger liner Lakonia by Union crewmembers aboard the Rio Grande. These are just a few of the instances in which know-how and skill achieved through SIU life­ boat training paid off in lives saved from cer­ tain death. SIU members who sail in the deck department have an added, important reason for securing a lifeboat ticket, since Coast Guard regulations make passing the-lifeboat test a requirement for obtaining an able bodied seaman's rating. The SIU has tailored its lifeboat program to make obtaining a lifeboat endorsement as easy as possible. The Lifeboat School of the Harry Lundeberg 'School of Seamanship conducts a course at New York headquarters leading to a lifeboat ticket. 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Title A name given to the resource November 26, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU CALLS FOR NLRB CONTROL OVER RUNWAY CREWS IN U.S. TRADES SIU OF CANADA SHIP SINKS – NONE INJURED SIU GREAT LAKES SISTRICT SIGNS NEW 3-YEAR CONTRACT THE YARMOUTH CASTLE DISASTER GARMATZ URGES SHIP BREAKOUT SHIPBUILDER CONFERENCE SIU URGES NLRB CONTROL OF RUNAWAY-FLAG CREWS ENGAGED IN U.S. TRADE SEAFARER THANKS US USPHS HOSPITAL FOR GIFT OF LIFE PAY-OFF – STEEL ROVER MAJOR GAINS WON IN NEW SIU GREAT LAKES PACT AMERICAN LABOR AND BRITISH LABOR – OUR COMMON PURPOSE MOVES UNDERWAY TO MAKE MARAD INDEPENDENT AGENCY ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS FALL AS BUSINESS PROFITS SOAR INDUSTRIAL GROWTH HIGH ON INLAND WATERWAYS IN 1965 SEAFARERS SPEED VIETNAM CARGO – SIU FOR USA SEAFARERS LIFEBOAT SCHOOL Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/26/1965 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. XXVII, No. 25 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/1121d61dbc52ca3283c5415345a9550a.PDF fe3c4aa3062b46c5344167532702870c PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG Nov. 12 IMS OFFICIAL OROATI OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, QULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO I--';- Ir • ••• ' U.S.Shipbuilding Hits New Low Page 3 SlUNA 1966 Seafarers at ILO Scholarships \ Page 16 Shortage 14b; AFL-CIO Hampers U-S. No.l Defense Taraet �SE^A Fj^it^^St % 0 )G< 1»M Executive Council Calls Repeal 'First Objective^ AFL-CIO Vows To Continue Fight For 14b Repeal In '66 R E I=»O jFf T ly Pcwl HoU The Seafarers Inteamatlonal Union has consistently maintained that a strong American maritime industry is vital to the security and com­ WASHINGTON—vote on repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act will be the mercial needs of the nation; We have fought a continuing battle to re-establi«h those conditions which would return the United States to "first and unalterable objective of the AFL-CIO" in the 1966 session of Congress. its rightful position of firet F'l®ce among the world's maritime powers. The federation's Executive Council gave 14(b) repeal the highest priority at a special Spedflcally, the SIU hM urged legislation that would bolster the U.S.-(Hag fleet, by encouraging the constrtiotion and maintainence of meeting in Washington, em-*phasizing that "we will be ure in the war on poverty—an a "better and stronger" housing fast modem ehiipe. We have brought to the attention of our legislators fighting, not just for a favor­ increase in the federal minimum program with administratis han­ and the American public the country's growing dependence on for­ able vote, but for the right to vote" wage and its extension to millions dled in a new Cabinet-level Dept. eign fleets to carry its foreign trade. on the issue of free collective who are now denied its protec­ (rf Housing & Urban Affairs; a Unfortunately, our arguments have fallen on deaf ears, and the "sweeping new attack" on health country is now faced with ominous consequences. Faced by increasing tion." bargaining. The first session also failed "to problems; the highway beautiJica- militaiy commitments caused by the war in Vietnam, the U.S. is now The council singled out the strengthen the single most Impor­ tion bill, and action on other bills ranked twelfth among shipbuilding nations of the world. In addition, "obstructive tactics" of Sen. Ev­ tant safeguard against catastrophic "too long to enumerate." the country is becoming more and more dependent on those same erett McKinley Dirksen, Repub­ recession—^the unemployment com­ AFL-CIO President Oeorge foreign-flag fleets whose crews aU to often refuse to carry Ameiilican leader of the Senate who organized a successful filibuster at pensation system," the council Meany told a press conference at can supplies to our troops in Vietnam. the recently concluded session of stated. Hearings on a bill to up­ the conclusion of the council's spe­ One Impiortant solution to the growing U.S. maritime crisis would Congress to prevent a vote on re­ date the outmoded jobless insur­ cial meeting that the federation be the start of a shipbuilding program to meet the country's futur# ance program were completed by has "no quarrel" with President needs. Our tendency to follow past practice and put all our effort peal, and declared; the House Ways & Means Com­ Johnson on the 14(b) repeal issue, "The issue as it now stands mittee, but no further action that the President did "everything Into a last minute crash building program when faced by national crisis is obviously not the answer to our problems. Programs run on • goes beyond the merits of the followed. he could" to carry out the repeal crash basis are not the solution to permanently rebuilding this vital repeal bill — important as tbejr The council also observed that pledge in the Democratic platform. Industry, are. The overriding issue now is the first session "failed to act at Queried as to past and future The nation seems to have learned very little since its massive ship­ the right of the Senate to vote." all" on "urgently-needed consumer timing on the repeal legislation, building effort In World War. II. The U.S. has seen its shipbuilding Terming the first session ot tne safeguards," specifying truth in Meany said that the "very first industry deteriorate to Its present alarming state in the past 20 years 89th Congress "the most pro­ lending and truth in packaging day" of the second session would without lifting a finger to reverse this trend. In the New York area ductive ever held." the AFL-CIO legislation. There were hearings be the appropriate time to renew alone, we have seen shipyard after shipyard dose its gates, until now Executive Council called on the but no action on such measures, the fight to get a vote on the re­ there are less than a dozen in operation—and none of them engaged second session to take action on the former sponsored by Sen. peal bill and that there are enough In the construction of large-sized vessels. a "long list of unfinished busi­ Paul H. Douglas (D-Ill.) and the votes for repeal if a vote can be As the shlpbuildinig industry has declined, the pool of skilled man­ ness." latter by Sen. Philip A. Hart (D- reached. power on which it depends for its continued existences has steadily "It is in no way a reflection" on Mich.). As to timing during the 1965 shrunk In size. The Increasing number of lay-offs faced by shipyard the record of the 89th thus far, Failure of Congress to act on a session, Meany said the AFL-CIO workers has meant that thousands of workers idth a life-time of skilled the council declared, to observe situs picketing bill, "which has was in complete accord with the experience have been lost to the industry forevpr. This loss of talent that, as Pres. Johnson said, "the had the support of the Eisenhower, President that the unfinished busi­ is further comiwunded by the virtual nonexistence of Jobs available remaining gaps must be filled." Kennedy and Johnson Administra­ ness of the 88th Congress had to to train new workera entering the industry. The council in a statement sin­ tions," was listed as another major be cleared up first before consid­ The glaring shortage of American-flag vessels to carry men, equip­ gled out failure to repeal Sec. deficiency. There remain "other eration of the 14(b) repealer. The ment and supplies to Vietnam shows that there can be no replacement unfinished business included aid 14ib) of the Taft-Hartley Act, thus items of unfinished business," tbe for a strong U.S.-flag merchant fleet. From the national security restoring "full freedom of collec­ council said, including "a start to­ for Appalachia, medicare and So­ viewpoint, it would bo following a policy of utmost folly and peril to cial Security improvements among tive bargaining" and reducing ward a 35-hour week." permit the U.S. Shipbuilding industry to vanish in the doldrums of other items. "strife between labor and man­ The first session was given high official inaction. , Doesn't Apply agement," as a major failure of praise for enactment of the medi­ the first session. care bill and other social security The AFL-CIO, the council said, improvements; aid to education "at is "keenly aware" of the need for Fifteen Yard Workers Injured Wage-Hour Needs every level"; federal protection of full debate to "check hasty or illAmong other legislation left un­ voting rights; a stepped-up anti- considered actions" or in handling done, the statement noted, was poverty program; a regionally- novel legislation, adding — "but the single most important meas- based public works program and none of this applies to the repeal of Section 14(b)." Reserve Fleet Still Lies Idle As Vietnam Ship Needs Grow WASHINGTON—Despite the urgent need for U.S. bottoms to haul U.S. military supplies, Government agencies involved have not ordered out a sufficient number of vessels from the layup fleet to meet the nation's defense needs. Insufficient private vessels avail­ the Military Sea Transporta­ The urgency of the situation able, tion Service is claiming that it is la reflected In the fact that with SEAFARERS LOG Nov. 12, '65 Vol. XXVII, No. 24 Official Publication of the SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes h Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Executive Board PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNEH EABL SHEPARB Xxec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President AL KxnB LINDSEY Wn.LIAMS Vice-President Sec.-Treas. AL TANNER BOB. A. MATTHEWS Vice-President Vice-President HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and Publications Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: ROBERT ARONSON, ROBERT MILGROMJ Art editor; BERNARD SEAMAN. Published biweekly at the headquarter ef the Seeferers International Union, At lantic, Oulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, <75 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11332. ToL HYaclnth t-«00. Becond class postaga paid at tha Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act •f Aug. 24, 1912. "12» necessary to charter foreign flag shipping to carry these military cargoes. Although the military cargoes have been piling up on piers for some period of time there has still been no decision to break out the required number of ships from the reserve fleet that would Insure uninterrupted delivery of the supplies. The present situation is not a novel one. Each time there has been a demand for additional U.S. ships to meet emergency defense situations, the United States has faced the same problem—a short­ age of available vessels. For example, during the Cuban crisis of 1962, the MSTS was also 'faced with the necessity of resort­ ing to foreignrflag carriers to bail our nation out. In the present situation the Viet­ namese action has put a severe strain on the availability of U.S. flag-ships, as scores of vessels have been diverted from commer­ cial service to the Vietnam run: (Contli^ued on 6)' , . Blasts Rip SIU Pacific Ship Under Conversion In Mobile The issue has been actively dis­ cussed by the American people for MOBILE—Two explosions ripped a 15 by 30-foot hole in seven years and has been passed in seven state referendums during the side of the C-4 Marine Devil in a shipyard here recently. that period, the council noted. It The vessel is being converted into a trailershlp to be operated pointed out further that it was a by SIU Pacific District-condirect issue between the Demo­ tracted Matson Navigation. SlU-contracted ships, the Del cratic and Republican party plat­ forms in 1960 and 1964. No Seafarers were injured Aires (Delta) and the Bradford in the blasts which were heard all Island (Cities Service) were sitting "There Is nothing novel about next to the Marine Devil in the it; there is nothing hasty about It," over town, but the SIU hall at yard. Fortunately, all callers could Mobile was flooded with telephone the council stressed. .f calls from Seafarers' wives. Two be assured that no Seafarers were among the injured. Fifteen shipyard workers were injured, six seriously enough to require hospitalization, but mirac­ ulously there were no fatalities. A gaping 15 by 30-foot hole In side ef Marine Devil, a C-4 being converted into a trailer ship for SIU Peolfie District contracted Matson Navigation, was caused by twin explo­ sions which ripped through vessel at Mobile, Alabama ship­ yard. No Seafarers were injured but 15 shipyard workers required medical attention. The force of the blaO brok^ . windows^over a roilB'OWBy.,, The blasts reportedly occurred within seconds of each other as workmen were welding an anchor near the bow, and tore the gaping hole through two forward com­ partments on the starboard side of the 496-foot vessel. The force of the blasts shot steel beams from the interior of the ship through the forward hulL Flames shot 100 feet into the air immediately following the ex­ plosions but the fire was quickly controlled by Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., flrefighters, who were quickly reinforced by the Mobile Fire Department and the flreboat Lurleen. Considerable blast damage occurred to buildings In the yard by the blasts end by flying debris. Windows were shattered in build­ ings as far as a mile away across the Mobile River, Neither the Del Aires or the Bradford Island suffered any appreciable damage,v. hpwever. �nf9 SEAFA,R^nS, too Nsrember It. IWI SIU To Attend Shipbuilding Conference SiUNA Celebrates New Shipbuilding Totals Twenty-Seventh Year Put U.S. In Twelfth Place; Shipbuilders Plan Action The Seafafers International Union of.North America marked its 27th anniversary last month with the largest active mem­ bership and number of affiliates on record. It was on November 1, 1938 that the late Harry Lundeberg, representing seamen, fishermen, secretary-treasurer of the Sail­ and allied marine craft workers. ors Union of the Pacific and first president of the SIUNA, issued two charters setting up separate Atlantic and Gulf Districts of the SIUNA. The merging of these two districts in 1941 led to the presentday AGLIWD structure adopted by Seafarers in 1960. The SIU has steadily expanded down through the years, achieving top wages, conditions and benefits while improving job opportunities through organizing in the different areas of its jurisdiction. From its early days, the SIUNA has paralleled this growth. Since October 14, 1938, when Lundeberg secured an intematioolal union charter from the AFL convention in Houston, the international has grown to an organization of more than 80,000 members on the Atlan­ tic, Gulf and Pacific coasts, the Great Lakes, inland cities, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada and the Caribbean, In its first years, the SIU was involved in tough fights to or­ ganize, establish the Union hiring hall and defeat Communist at­ tempts to dominate the American waterfront. When World War II came, it was strong enough to help man the thousands of ships that moved the raw materials of war and protect the economic walfare_ of its members. By the end of hostilities, more than 1,200 Sea­ farers had lost their lives. Major organizing campaigns, the expansion of union facilities' and the establishment of today's im­ portant welfare and vacation bene­ fits marked the busy years for the SIU since 1945. Efforts to stabilize a declining industry through "5050" shipping legislation and a con­ tinuing fight to save the Americanflag merchant fleet from official neglect and mass obsolescence have marked the last 10 years. SIUNA Fishermen's Unions Attend ILO Parley Drafts Aids To Fishermen GENEVA — Representatives of the SIUNA-aff ilia ted Can­ nery Workers and Fishermens Union of San Diego and the New Bedford Fishermens Union took part in a 17-nation prep­ aratory conference of the In--^ ternational Labor Organiza­ convention on certificates of com­ tion here, which has drafted petency. new standards for conditions aboard fishing vessels that are ex­ pected to have a major impact on the lives of the men who harvest the oceans. "This is a great achievement for the safety of the seas' forgotten men," Cannery Workers & Fisher­ mens Union secretary-treasurer Lester Balinger said of a projected i E. German Wheat Sale To Go SO-SO WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced that it has approved the sale of 3,470,148 bushels of wheat to East Germany, The new grain deal marks the first time that a Soviet-bloc nation has pur­ chased wheat in this country since the Russians bought 1.7 million tons In 1964. After the Commerce De­ partment issued a license for the sale, the SlU-manned Venore (Venor# Transporta­ tion) was Immediately char­ tered to carry the first ship­ ment of 22,500 tons. A for­ eign-flag vessel is also being sought to carry another car­ go of wheat from a North Atlantic port to Hamburg. The terms of the East Ger­ man wheat deal are in ac­ cordance with President Kennedy's 1963 Executive Order that at least 50 per'cent of the grain purchased by Soviet-bloc countries must move In American-flag bottoms. Austin P. Skinner, secretarytreasurer of the New Bedford Fishermens Union and Bert Seidman, AFL-CIO European eco­ nomic representative, completed the American labor team at the conference. The convention, or treaty, would make mandatory the shipping of a properly licensed skipper on all sea-going fishing vessels of 25 tons or more. Perhaps even a greater impact on the lives of fishermen, Bal­ inger suggested, wiii oome from another convention draft on minimum standards for crew ac­ commodations. The two projects were approved (Continued on page 10) WASHINGTON —The United States has dropped to 12th place among the world's shipbuilding nations according to the latest report of Lloyd's Register of Shipbuilding, behind even such relatively tiny countries as Yugoslavia, Poland and — the Netherlands. Others slated to attend the con­ president, and H. Page Groton, Lloyds not only notes executive director of the Boiler­ ference are Edwin M. Hood, Presi­ dent, Shipbuilders Council; Mari­ the massive lead which makers. time Administrator Nicholas John­ such nations as Japan, Great Britain, Sweden, West Ger­ many, Spain and Norway have over the U.S. in shipbuilding, but also points out that little Denmark threatens to surpass the U.S. in shipbuilding shortly, which would drop us still further, into 13th place. Leading the pack again in ship­ building was Japan with over three million tons of new con­ struction, of which 37 percent is being built for owners outside of that country, including Russia, which is a big buyer from Japan. Great Britain Is second with over 1.5 million tons in new con­ struction underway, followed by Sweden with over a million tons; West Germany with 789,326 tons; Spain with 521,276; Norway, 509,439 tons; Italy, 474,251 tons; France 451,427 tons; Poland, 414,530 tons; the Netherlands, 364,207 tons; and Yugoslavia, 348,771 tons. The United States barely topped the 326,300 ton mark in 1965 earning only 12th place. Still be­ hind the U.S., in 13th place is Denmark with 312,316 tons. Den­ mark's shipbuilding industry is growing however, and many in­ dustry spokesmen expect that Denmark too will shortly pass the U.S. jn shipbuilding. A National Shipbuilding Con­ ference aimed at developing a legislative and administrative pro­ gram to help the declining Ameri­ can shipyard industry has been called by the Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers. Three-Day Conference The three-day conference, scheduled for November 16-18 in Washington, will bo attended by representatives of government, management and maritime labor, including AFL-CIO President George Meany and Paul Hall, president of the SIU and the AFLCIO Maritime Trades Department, Russell K. Berg, Boilermaker's In addition, to the United States' continuing slide downhill in ship­ building as pointed out by the Lloyds report, the conference comes on the heels of another recent development, the Inter­ agency Maritime Task Force Re­ port's proposal that American ship lines be permitted to build freighters and bulk-carriers in foreign shipyards. The Inter­ agency Report has already been strongly criticized by all of mari­ time labor and has been unan­ imously rejected by the Presi­ dent's Maritime Advisory Com­ mittee. Three major themes will be un­ der discussion at the Shipbuilders' Conference; the need for the U.S. to be an effective sea power, the current status of U.S. sea power and shipbuilding requirements for effective national sea power. son; Commerce Secretary John T. Connor; Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz and Vice-President Hu­ bert H. Humphrey. The MTD Executive Board, at its recent New York meeting, adopted three resolutions warning of a serious shortage of merchant vessels and urging an increased shipbulding program for defense needs and the national economy. The MTD has urged government agencies that this steady down­ ward trend in U.S. shipbulding must be reversed now or vital ship­ yard facilities and skilled shipyard workers will be lost to other in­ dustries and the United States will soon find itself without any ship­ building capability and at the mer­ cy of foreign shipyards and/or foreign shippers to keep our vital sea-lanes open. Appears On 'Labor News Conference' Hall Discusses Maritime Problems On Radio Show WASHINGTON—SIU President Paul Hall outlined som« of the problems facing the U.S. maritime industry and possi­ ble solutions to them on the AFL-CIO sponsored public service radio program Labor News Conference last week. income of millions of dollars to increase the size of the present Questioned by newsmen on industry," he continued. various maritime Issues, Hall's comments included the subjects of runaway flags, the 50-50 laws, subsidies, the Interagency Task Force Report, and the declining size of the U.S. merchant fleet. Questioned about the problem of runaway-flag ships. Hall pointed out that the Government was losing $25 million a year on run­ away tankers and some cargq ships alone. These ships should be brought "under the tax laws of the United States," he said. "That would result in additional federal On the subject of the Inter­ agency Task Force Report, Hall pointed out that a minimum of 30 percent of U.S. foreign trade should move on American-flag ships instead of somewhat less than nine percent at present. "Under the Task Force program however, at the end of the 20-year program they are suggesting we would be moving something like only 3Vi percent ... It just doesn't make any sense," he commented. Questioned about the necessity of subsidies for the maritime in­ dustry, Hall pointed out the U.S.'s need for a total maritime industry for national defense, moving our own cargoes to protect our own commerce and to prevent being robbed by a shortage of American bottoms and rising runaway-flag rates. ". . . we favor a compre­ hensive program of subsidy opera­ tions, recognition of the present necessary trade routes . . . the necessity of continuing to build ships under the American flag . . . r building the strength of the Amer­ ican Merchant Marine," he said. On other maritime issues. Hall called for a U.S.-flag fleet of twice the present size, and reaffirmed maritime labor's strong support for continuance of the 50-50 and Cargo Preference laws. Taking part in the recorded radio interview were Harry W. SIU President Paul Hall discussed maritime.problems and possible solutions on the AFLFiannery of the AFL-CIO, mod­ CIO sponsored public service radio program Labor News Conference. Left to right above erator; Harry Conn, Press Asso­ are newsman William Eaton of United Press International; SIU President Hall; and newsman ciate, Inc.; and William Eaton, United Press Intertiational. Harry Conn of Press Asldciatek, Inc.', who took part in the recdrded riidioi'shoW; ' �fflMW ttMir SEU P A'rtE'lts* 1ife' NMrmbcr It/'lilw"' By Earl (Bull) Shepard. VIca-PresldMit, AHantfe New York Seafarers made a tremendous effort during the recent election campaign here to help elect the Democratic candidates, and were succeseful in winning the election of Frank O'Connor and Mario Procaooino, althou^ the mayor's slot went to the Republican candidate. Now that it's over, let's hope that the Republican Mayor-elect proves as friendly to labor as his campaign promises would indicate. Shipping in New York is moving * full steam ahead and is expected anxious to sail aga>ln. Larry ships to remain active in the coming as a member of the steward depart­ weeks. ment. Oldtimer Emmet Burke is Oldtmer Joe E. Lapham, a found­ back around the Philadelphia Hall ing member of the SIU, dropped after spending a few months in by the New York hall after getting his home town, Cleveland, Ohio. off the Puerto Rico. Joe is looking Boston for a coastwiser. Waiting for an Shipping here has been moving offshore run as soon as he gets his on the slow bell, but is expected ffd, Richard Hufford is very con­ .-" -si " to pick up in the next period. cerned about foreign flagships car­ Staff members of the SlU Welfare Clinie bid Dr. John H. Shelley farewelli as he leaves to rying American cargo, especially John Chermaslno, a 22-year SIU further his work with the Brooklyn Unit of the Hotel Trades Council Health Plan. From since several of these vessels have veteran, plans to spend the holi­ left to right, Mary Larsen, Dr. Michael Tepedino, Dr. Shelley. Medical Director Joseph B. refused to carry cargo to Vietnam. days with his family before ship­ Logue and Secretary Florence Penney. Walter SedeJ is telling his buddies ping out again. around the New York Hall what it Off the MV Wash­ Eight Years Of Service To Seafarers was like when the tanker Baltl- ington where he nore ran abound recently in sailed as chief pumpman, Char­ Boston. lie Perrin is hold­ Baltimore ing down the hall Shipping has been good in Bal­ here and says that timore during the past few weeks he will grab the and the' outlook for the coming first job that hits the board. Oldperiod is bright. Perrin timer Joseph GaAfter eight years of dedicated service as pfediatrician at the SIU Welfare Clinic, Dr. Warren Lewis, a 20-year SIU vet­ rello is around the Philadelphia John H. Shelley has resigned to join the Brooklyn Unit of the Hotel Trades Council Health eran of the stew­ Hall waiting for his ffd. Last sail­ Plan. Nicknamed "the Iron Man," Dr. Shelley worked the entire eight years without a ard department, ing aboard tlie Anton Bniun as is waiting for a chief cook, "Pino" says that as soon single day's absence fromtcoastwiser to hit as he gets his slip, he will take the Director Joseph B. Logue. "We work! At farewell ceremon­ Dr. Shelley are Dr. Tricarico and t hue Baltimore first cook's job that comes along. board. Last sail­ ies he received congratula­ certainly hate to see him go. He Dr. Weisler. Norfolk ing aboard the will have to be replaced by two tions of the Clinic staff, Regrets Leaving Kenmar, he says Job calls in Norfolk have been "We all feel that Dr. Shelley did other doctmis." In addition to his service to chil­ that he likes the exceptionally good recently, but are a wonderful Job," said Medical The two physicians replacing dren at the SIU OUnic, the "Iron intercoastal runs expected to slacken a bit in the im­ mediate future. Man" also maintained a successful best. Warren will Beairan private practice and expressed his hit tiie next CalLloyd Richardson is in town mar ship going coastwise. regrets at leaving. looking for a short run to Europe. Philadelphia He's off the Andrew Jackson where "I thoroughly enjoyed these he sailed as bosun. Lloyd says that Shipping in Philadelphia has past eight years," he commented. he wants to be back home again "It was a nice set-up and a fine been moving well and the prospects for the Christmas holidays. for the future are good. place to work." By Frank Drozok, West Coast Representative Puerto Rico Ray Lee McCannon is back on Dr. Shelly Is married and lives the beach after getting off the Shipping here is good and le With the military buildup continuing to Viet Nam, shipping is active on the West Coast. There are plenty of jobs for men in nearly all with his wife, Jean. They have Commander. He says that he'll be expected to remain favorable In two children: a daughter, Denise, ready to go agaiin after a few days the coming period. departments particularly for deck and engine men with ratings. who is college age, and a son, rest. Bay is looking for a steward Ships paying off in the port of San Francisco during the last shipping slot on a coastwise Ship. Still on Jose Cortes got the berth he wag period were the Falrwind, Wild Ranger, Steel Designer and the Oraig who is presently attending the beach here after piling off the looking for when he signed on for high school. Iberville. -f Globe Progress, Larry Savior is an AB job on the Elizabethport. Signing on were the Delaware, again and plans to take the first Falrwind, Wild Ranger, Fairport, steward's job that hits the board. Steel Designer, Steel Flyer, Iber­ Les Shattuck just came Into town ville, Fanwood and the Longview and registered. "I don't plan on Victory. staying around long, though," Ships in transit Included the Los Shattuck said. He wants the first Angeles, Portmar, cook's job that comes up and with San Juan and the shipping active he shouldn't have too much trouble getting out. Yorkmar. Seattle On the beach we have R. L. Shipping is good here, the fu­ O'Brien, who just ture looks bright. In the last cou­ pulled off a ship, ple of weeks we have paid off the decided he'd rest Longview Victory, Belgium Victory for a while and and the Trnstco. Any* rated men then take an elec­ can take their pick of jobs in trician's job in Seattle. White about two weeks. Frank F. Benevento, who sails L. J. White, a member of the en­ as a messman, last paid off on the gine department, stayed on the Steel Traveler beach for a spell before heading (Isthmian). Ben­ East on the San Juan. Also resting evento who is an up was J. L. Williams, who recent­ experienced maily left for the East Coast. tre'd, doesn't like to be tied down Wilmington to a shoreside During the past two week period Job. "I wouldn't we have had the Fanwood, Iber­ give up sailing ville and the Norfolk pay off in with the SIU for this area. Six ships were through any j'ob ashore,' In transit. Shipping activity re­ Draka Benevento says. mained good durng this period. The outlook for the coming period Woodward Drake, a 19 year veter­ is fair with mostly intercoastal an of the SIU who last shipped on ships due. We still have jobs open the Penn Sailor (Penn Trans), tayn SIU Vice-Proiident Lindsey Williams addressas dalagatei to labor rehabilitation conforencV for rated men in the deck and en­ he's looking for a hosun'a Job. held at tha SlU .Naw Orlaans hall recently. Laft to right in photo ara Jacob dayman, Juan Villa laet ahipped on the gine departments, administrative director, AFL-CIO industrial union department; Williams; and Victor Bussie, Iberville in May and then took a John Babb last shipped as cook/ trip to his old home in Spain. He president. Louisiana AFL-CIO. Tha cenfaranca Is a |elnt effort of the Louisiana AFL-CIO baker on the Yerlanar and had to Is now looking for a deck mainand tha Louisiana Rehabilitation Association, designed to evaluate existing services for the get off due to illness. He is F.F.D: 'tenance sloL handicapped and extension future services. SlU's Doctor Shelly Leaves For Hotel Union Health Unit Louisiana Rehabilitation Conference �nwM^er U. lUL SE4FARERS, Democrats Post Gains In Most Statewide Elections qnd Fred Farncn, Seeretary-Treosurer, Great Lakes Shipping is aimost back to normal in tho port ot Detroit after a record breaking shipping season. Some Jobs are stiil on the open board and we can stiil use rated men. Most of our members are now bolding on fast looking for that yearly bonus. Some shipowners are talking about a resurgence in the Amerioan-tflag. shipping industry with the use of domestic ores by U.S. Steel Mills. The belief is that even with this high hope for more cargo, the shipping industry on the Great Lakes is going to neied a financial sbot in the aim from the federal government to keep going. Buffalo With the close, of the 1965 season drawing near, the Port of Buffalo reports that the greatest number of new members were processed this season and many of the men are already Interested in obtaining their rated entries as soon as they qualify. It was also reported recently that the winter fleet for the Port of Buffalo will be larger this year. We are happy to report that this will provide work for our men who remain in this area through tha winter. Cleveland Another milestone on the Great Lakes has gone by with the passing of tlie automobile carriers. The latest news is that McOarthy, one of the last auto carrier outfits on the Great Lakes has just sold two of their ships, the Itagails and McCarthy, to Hudson Waterways of New York, leaving them with one ship, the car ferry Grand Haven, that has been laid up in Gieveland since last March. Oldtimers will remember that the auto carriers were seen coming Into every big port on the Lakes with the latest model oars. Even though there la only a matter of weeks left to the season, the ooH for replacements has not slowed down yet, and it looks like it will be that way until the end of the season. Chicago Shipping has been good again for this past period and with no let (Continued on page 13) A major Democratic sweep of most statewide elections was spearheaded by the smash­ ing re-election triumph of Gov. Richard J. Hughes In New Jersey, whose victory carried his party into control of both houses of the state legislature for the first time in more than half a century. Republican Wayna Dumont, Jr., a a Viet Cong victory. In Virginia, the other state state senator. Hughes had strong Hughec, pointing out that the electing a governor in this Stats AFL-CIO backing. "off-year," Democratic Milles E. Godwin, Jr., put together a new moderate coalition appeal to defeat both Republican Linwood Holton and a third-party Conservative, William J. Story, Jr. 10 Percent for GOP Democrats also held on to their overwhelming control of the Vir­ ginia legislature, leaving the Re­ publicans with a tiny 10 percent minority. Democratic legislative control was increased in Kentucky as GOP gains in Jefferson County (Louis­ ville) were more than offset by Democratic victories in other areas. Only in New York State did Re­ publicans register a major gain as they recaptured control of the state senate, after a year, by a 37-28 margin. Democrats kept-control of the assembly by an 89-74 split, with two seats still in doubt in late unofficial returns. The Hughes triumph in New Jer­ sey gave the governor the largest plurality In the state's history, with 1.27 million votes to 914,624 for In ths legislature, which had been reapportioned in response to the' Supreme Court's "(ms man, one vote" decisions. Democrats carried the assembly by 41 to 19 and the senate 19 to 9, with oae seat still in doubt. The effect is considered certain to be a surge toward progressive legislation in the fields of housing, mimimum wage, workmen's com­ pensation, anti-pollution measures and civil rights. The new legislature also will control remapping of the state's congressional districts In con­ formity with the "one man, one vote" decisions. Guidelines to the legislature are expected from a constitutional convention sched­ uled to meet in March 1966. Dumont staked much of his elec­ tion campaign, after former Vice President Richard M. Nixon had given the issue emphasis, on a demand that Hughes oust a Rut­ gers University faculty member who had said he would "welcome" A J. WEST Rutgers regents had rejected ths ouster demand, ridiculed Dumont for trying to force an intrusion of political control of the state uni­ versity. New Jersey voters clearly turned down the controversy as an issue. The Godwin victory in Virginia came as the Democratic nominee, previously identified with the Byrd conservative organization, care­ fully tailored a "consensus" policy designed to make liberals, labor and Negro voters feel welcome. The State AFL-CIO endorsed God­ win and the once-reactionary state party backed Negro participation and voting. Old-line. Byrd "organization" and segregationist areas responded by voting heavily for Story, the Conservative. Holton, the Republi­ can nominee, carried northern Vir­ ginia. But Negroes voted for God­ win by 3-1 and 4-1 margins after substantially Increasing their registraticn. Godwin won by 245,008 as against 193,000 for Holton and 69,000 for Story on the basis of nearly complete returns. •,• , • :• " SO YEARS OF PORT NEWARK ORT NEWARK has come a long way aince the open­ P ing of the 20-foot channel 50 years ago, where Peddle Creek emptied through mosquito-in­ fested swampland Into Newark Bay. Even after the official open­ ing of the port In 1915, It took almost a year before the first vessel passed tiirough the new channel. She was the schooner A. J. West, which arrived from Manila carrying a cargo of ma­ hogany. By contrast. In 1964 Port Newark handled 1,500 ves­ Tho tug Henriette carried Newark Mayor Thomas L Raymond and other city officials up to tho new channel at Port Newark's official opening on October 20, 1915. sels and four million tons of cargo. Much of this tonnage oamo Into Port Newark aboard ships of SlU-contracted Sea - Land Ity of establishing a seaport In Service which maintains a new 'the Newark Bay swampland $22 million headquarters and when he led a band men terminal there to service Its through the bay and up the fleet of Intercoastal container- Passaic River some 300 years ships. age. The history of the port was The Idea came up for discus­ reealled recently^ at a 50th sion again during and after the anniversary luncheon at New­ ark's Robert Treat HoteL Rob­ avil War. By that time Indush-y ert Treat himself was one of was Increasing rapidly In the Uie first to realize the possibll- city of Newark and the idea of having a port nearby began to get more and more discussion. In 1908 a commission was ap­ pointed by the city government to survey the swampy meadows and plan channels for ocean­ going ships. This Advisory Dock and Meado^ Reclamation Commission studied the prob­ lem, made its report, and six years later, in 1914, dredges began biting into the bottom of Paddle Creek and Port Newark was underway. SlU-contracted Sea-Land Service's headquarters and terminal is just tremendous growth which the Port has undergone in recent new $22 million one sign of the Newark complex years. Shortly after the arrival of the A. J. West (the first vessel to use the channel and actually justify its being called a sea­ port), Port Newark got its first tenant, a wholesale lumber dealer—and the growth of the port's Industrial eomplex was underway. Port Newark is still It was almost a year later In 1916 when the first cargo-carrying vessel, the schooner A. J. West called at the new port with a cargo of mahogany from Manila. one of the wwld's busiest lani' her terminals. During World War I the port was taken over by the military and the government leased largo tracts of tiie reclaimed land. A big shipyard was estab­ lished in which over 150 vliallyneeded vessels were built. One of the Army's largest supply depots was also established mi the reclaimed acres. After the war plans were made to further develop ttie Port . Newark complex, but the depression of the 1930's pat all expansion and Improvement plans on the shelf. The outbreak of World War II saw the growth of Port Newark begin again and the ship-plane transportation com­ plex of the seaport and fiearby Newark Airport began to han­ dle men and material at a pace never before seen. By the end of World War II the port's operations had grown so big and so complex that It was felt an outside agency should take over its operation, and the airport and seaport were leased to the Port of New York Authority for operation. Since the war, the port's growth has been little short of phenomenal. In 1947 Port Newark handled 450 ships and 811,780 tons of cargo and employed 1,537 workers earning $5,379,600. By 1964 the port handled 1,500 vessels and four miliion tons of cargo, and employed some 4,500 people who earned over $25 million. It Is estimated that each vessel calling at the port generates about $100,000 in salaries for workers. But Port Newark's growth potential is still far from real­ ized. Facilities today Include 31 deepwater berths along the 35-foot channel, 30 miles of railroad track, 24 cargo dis­ tribution buildings, containership facilities, a bulk wine ter­ minal, automated banana han­ dling terminal, public cold stor­ age warehouse, fumigation plant, container rental and re­ pair service, export packing services and bonded cargo space. All this is on 707 acres. Future plans call for six new berths to bring the port's cargo handling ability to 6 million tons a year, providing Jobs for a million annually. ... . I 1T f *» 1 �Face Six SEAFARERS, DISPATCHERS REPORT-ManHt. Oulf, Lakes ft Inland Wcrters District October 23 to November S QUESTION: Now that winter is [uit about methods do you use to keep warm on deck? hare, what DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class b Boston 2 0 Ronald Witska: Well of course head warm. It goes without say­ New York 55 32 it always depends on Just how ing that a raincoat is important. Philadelphia 15 5 Baltimore cold it is, but for 30 18 Norfolk 9 6 me a jacket or a 4' 4" Jacksonville 9 4 parka is usually Larry Schroeder: The real secret Tampa 4 1 standard equip­ 20 10 of keeping warm on deck in cold Mobile ment. Also, I New Orleans 58 32 weather is to, like the new Houston 25 18 keep moving at thermal equip­ Wilmington 10 4 all times. I usu­ ment, which is San Francisco .... 35 13 ally wear long easy to carry Seattle 19 13 underwear, made and can be used Totals 291 i56 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 84 8 27 5 9 2 13 41 30 5 21 20 215 0 15 7 7 1 3 2 6 23 17 1 12 17 111 0 5 2 1 I *1 li f ' 1 1 0 5 1 18 8 47 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A 25 3 230 73 35 24 72 37 18 23 11 9 2 0 63 25 168 88 155 66 15 5 62 25 49 20 905 398 either out of wool or the ther­ mal material. It ENGINE DEPARTMENT doesn't make a TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups whole lot of dif­ All Groups Class A Class B Port ference when a Class A Class B Class A Class B Class C All Groups i 4. 2 T. M. Jones: As long as I keep sailor is moving about on the job. Boston 0 0 0 0 11 3 42 17 13 11 11 139 my feet and ears warm, I am I find the SIU's Sea Chest very New York ... 66 Philadelphia . 17 6 6 5 0 32 31 usually pretty good for cold weather shopping. Baltimore ... 18 16 18 14 2 54 46 comfortable. I'm Norfolk ..... 6 6 3 2 2 17 20 partial to extra 4 4 4 Jacksonville . 11 2 6 1 3 8 10 heavy clothing Tampa 3 3 2 0 2 0 0 Walter SedeJ: I am Inclined to in extra cold or Mobile 8 7 4 14 0 36 12 windy weather. agree with Brother Sohroeder. As New Orleans . 31 30 23 14 1 100 84 Houston There are all long as I keep 24 31 28 22 4 63 95 Wilmington . 6 sorts of parkas rolling, I don't 3 3 3 2 11 5 San Francisco 24 9 24 12 23 53 16 made that'll need a whole lot Seattle 22 10 17 15 5 33 8 keep a sailor of extra warm •^oials clothes. When 214 "134" 151 115 55 557 396 warm. I don't prefer any particular brand or it's raining or make, because I find that they all snowing, I alSTEWARD DEPARTMENT waj-s use a parka aeem to do the job pretty well. TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED NOW ON THE BEACH to keep out the All Groups All Groups 4< i 4" All Groups William Brown: Although I wet. I also wear Fort Class A Class B Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B work in the steward department, boots and ordi­ 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 nary long whit# wool SOX. But the Boston when I come up New York 44 14 21 136 36 10 3 trick to keeping warm is still to Philadelphia on deck for a 9 3 30 4 2 3 J1 Baltimore 20 breath of fresh 33 10 15 73 6 1 keep moving steadily. Norfolk 9 11 20 4 14 4 3 air, I like to Jacksonville 7 3 5 6 4 4 1 have a lot of Tampa 7 0 1 € 0 4 1 warm clothes. Mobile 13 7 20 8 38 2 4 Long heavy un­ New Orleans 28 69 11 37 15 124 6 derwear is good Houston 14 16 96 39 19 6 12 for keeping Wilmington 3 4 13 1 5 2 2 warm, but my San Francisco 19 5 50 16 7 15 11 Seattle favorite is the 31 24 17 15 15 14 4 heaviest wool sweater available. Totals 619 278 114 205 147 82 49 To keep my feet warm, I wear boots and heavy wool socks. SAN FRANCISCO — Robert 4> 4< Brownlee, secretary-treasurer of Luis Marin: The only way to keep warm in cold weather is the SIUNA-effiliated Marine Staff simply by wear­ Officers Association died of a ing plenty of heart attack here on October 25, warm clothes. Myself, I'm par­ 1965 at the age of 54. tial to the ther­ Brownlee is survived by his sis­ mal Jackets that ter, Mrs. Vivian Wood of Albany, '• •'•-X • " > . , -Si' i ^ i are so popular Experiments presently being conducted by the Navy promise a better and safer method now. Also, I like Oregon. He was buried in the SUP insulated boots Plot at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery. of extinguishing compartment fires aboard ship with the use of new high-expansion foama and a hat of any devices. "*• description, so men, can be placed against any seconds to a minute and a half long as it manages to keep my Putting out compartment hatch vent or scuttle leading to after the foam was begun, with no fires aboard ships has always the burning compartment from the subsequent reflash. The foam flow­ outside, and will quickly fill the ed over all obstacles to engulf the been a difficult and danger­ compartment with foam which fire. ous Job, even with the use of con­ smothers the - fire, forces the air A simulated engine-room fire (Continued from page 2) ventional foam extinguishers, be­ from the space to inhibit further with 150 gallons of diesel fuel Of twelve instances in which for­ cause with conventional foams the combustion and quickly lowers the blazing in the bilge between the eign-flag ships have been engaged firefighters had to enter the burn­ temperature to prevent re-ignition boilers was extinguished in two for the carriage of cargoes to Viet­ minutes by the foam although the ing compartment — at least par­ through flashback. nam, actions by their crew or their foam machine was operated from tially — in order to direct tne Six high - expansion foaming governments has resulted — in a a hatch 20 feet above the surface foam at the base of the fire. This agents are presently being tested half dozen cases—of their refusal of the burning fuel. One hundred is exceedingly dangerous because for use with a 20-by-20-By-20-inch to sail the vessels with their vitali­ of, the many small, narrow spaces extinguisher device weighing 65 gallons of gasoline ignited in a ty needed cargoes to the war zone. aboard ship and the fact that most pounds. Experiments have been 10 foot square 3 foot high open Despite these tragic experiences, fires on shipboard are of the hydro­ conducted in a 20-by-20-by-8-foot tank was extinguished in less than 30 seconds with the foam applied and the mounting demands for carbon type which burn fiercely compartment. from 10 feet away through a duct U.S. bottoms to haul military car­ and can produce intense heat and In one arrangement, the fire was placed on the top edge of the goes to Vietnam and elsewhere, great volumes of dense smoke confined to a 3-foot by 18-inch high the Defense Department and the which not only endangers the fire­ open tank in the center of the tank. other government agencies in­ Robert Brownlee Another test was made on one fighters but also obscures the exact room. In some tests a shield was volved have failed to meet the de­ of the most dangerous and stub­ location of the fire. Staff Officer member Brandon even placed between the fire and born types of shipboard fires, mands of the situation by pulling Conventional firefighting foams the foam. The foam machine was the necessary amount of vessels Tynan has been appointed to con­ duct the affairs of the union until expand at a rate of about nine operated from outside the com­ created from a leaky or broken out of the reserve fleet. a new secretary-freasurer is times the original volume of the partment, its nozzle placed against pressure fuel line. All types of The U.S. concern over the ship elected. fuel, including gasoline, were solution and do not flow readily. a small vent near the floor. In tested. Foam applications were be­ shortage is not confined to some cases the fire was completely gun 15 seconds after the entire maritime labor and the maritime Paying tribute to Brother The new solutions being tested shielded and protected from the 5-foot length of the fuel spray was expand at a rate of up to 500 Industry as there are evidences that Brownlee, Bailors Union of the Pa­ this concern is being shared across cific President Morris Weisberger times their original volume and foam by a tent-like protector to burning. Although the high-expan­ the nation. Members of the Con­ said, "he did an outstanding job as flow quite readily across the burn­ simulate a fire burning in an In­ sion foams did not generally ex­ accessible area. gress and various news publica­ head of the organization and he ing area. tinguish these fires, the intensity tions and people in public office will be sorely missed not only by Depending on the extent of the of the burning was considerably Because of this, the firefighters share the view that the lack of the pursers, but also by his many need not enter the burning com­ shielding of the blaze, the fire was decreased and ignition of the unavailable U.S. vessels Is hampering friends throughout the labor move- partment. A small foam-producing extinguished — from outside of burned fuel on the deck was preUJ5. Defense. machine, easily handled ^ by^ ^two the compartment; -i- in. ,3Q ventpd,^? . e I » I ft ... J *. I. . : < V* either as under­ wear or as outer garments. I don't have to wear booits, so long as I have insulated socks with my work shoes. Robert Brownlee, W. Coast Pursers Official Dies New Foam Extinguishes Shipboard Fires Fast Ship Shortage �jlWciriW 12^'IMS PV Berm' S E A'FA'ti l^KS \ "Boom- And Bust" Wirtz Sees Strong Senate Support For 14(b) Repeal Repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act Ic supported by a "very strong majority" of the Senate and the country, Labor Searetary . W. Wiliard Wirtz told newsmen recently. The Secretary of Labor reiterated "firm Administration support" for the House-passed bill which would nullify the clause permitting •tate "right-to-work" laws to prohibit the uni<Mi shop. He expressed "regret, concern and frustration" at the failure of. the Senate to act on this issue. "I was confident that it would be repealed this year," he said. "I was wrong." Wirtz also stressed at a news conference that he opposes the overall revision of the Taft-Hartley Act, either in connection with the repeal of 14(b) or as separate legislation. He said that the law's national emergency provisions were better than any obvious alternative. In a question and answer session, Wirtz said that he was also "strongly disappointed" that minimum wage and unemployment Insur­ ance legislation didn't clear Congress this year. The Secretary made it clear that his opposition to a major revamp­ ing of the basic labor relations law did not preclude action on the situs picketing bill, which has Administration support, or on steps to speed up NLRB proceedings. A situs picketing bill, to allow a union with a dispute against a sub­ contractor to picket a multi-employer construction site, has been approved by the House Labor Committee. It was listed by the AFL-CIO Executive Council as a major item of unfinished business before Congress. $1 Running on his own personality and a revolt against conservative Goldwater Republicanism, Representative John V. Lindsay was elected mayor of New York City in a three-way race with Democrat Abraham Beame and Conservative candidate William F. Buckley, Jr. The Republican victory gave the GOP new hope that it could hereafter break into traditionally Democratic strongholds in other cities by fielding attractive candidates furnishing the party a new image. Lindsay, a liberal Republican who refused to support Senator Barry Goldwater for the presidency last year, won his home city's endorsement by rolling up a vote of pearly 1.167 miUion to 1.03 million for Beame and only 399,127 for Buckley. Representative Lindsay cut heavily Into the traditionally overwhelm­ ing Democratic vote in Brooklyn and the Bronx and picked up great strength among Manhattan's Reform Democrats. He also won an esti­ mated 40 to 45 percent Negro votes whereas Goldwater last year got almost none. But Lindsay fell far short of leading his ticket to a party victory. Lindsay's fellow candidates on his "fusion" ticket lost. Democrat Frank D. O'Connor won heavily, 1,366 million to 939,479, over Liberal Party "fusion" candidate Timothy Coetello for City Council Presi­ dent. Mario A. Prooaccino defeated "fusionist" Milton Mollen, by over a 160,000 votes. The newly elected mayor will face a Democratic City Council and Board of ^imate, although O'Connor and Proeaoclno iwomised to "work with" Lindsay cooperatively on city problems "on s nonpartlssn plan." O'Connor: "Wt'U meet him mors than hslfwsy If hs offers nonpartisan programs of the kind he has ^omised." Radio Station WTAB in Tabm* City, N.C., after montiie of refusal to sell time to the Ladles' Garment Workers, has reversed Itself follow­ ing toe filing of^& union complaint with the Federal Communications Commission. Ihe imion regards toe station's decision to make time available in the midst of an organ­ ising campaign as a significant breakthrough in a part of the coun­ try where organized labor for years has been gagged by denial of radio time, newspaper advertising space and the right to distribute leaflets at plant gates. The ILGWU organ­ izing drive Is being carried on emong 750 workers In three plants Marlene Industries, Inc., In two nearby South Carolina communi­ ties, Loris and Aynor. Two organ­ izers conferred last July with J. M. Soles, president of^WTAB. He told toem, they said, that "toe merehants in Loris were not In favor of the union, and since toe Loris merchants give me so many ads, I eannot afford to have them angry with me." t t The Machinists hsve negotiated a new five-year centoact providing 84 cents an hour in economic gains and a inodifled union shop for 8,200 employees of General Dynamics Corp. at four plants In California and Florida, The latest successful Mttlement, in 1AM aetospac* 'Nego­ tiations will provlds wage Increases of 8 cents sn hour each year, and an additional B centa for three top labor grades In to# production and maintenance, teohnleal and office units. Quarterly cost-of-living ad­ justments will be continued. % X i, A new deal fmr workers In hotels and the catering industry the wwld over was drafted by s 20-nstion International Labor Organiza­ tion conference at Geneva, Switzer­ land. Conference actions urging outright abolition of toe treatment of tips as wages and endorsing the 40-hour-week drew strong praise from President David Sullivan of the Building Service Employees. Sullivan and President Jack Townsend of Bartenders Local 15, New York, formed the U.S. worker dele­ gation to the two-week session ot trade unionists, government and employer representatives. C agress unanimously voted s 3.6 percent pay raise for 1.7 million salaried federal employees—and virtually every member who spoke during the House and Senate de­ bates expressed regret It wasn't more. The raise was made retroac­ tive fo toe .first October t>ayc^. The bill also liet up the first, severance pay plan for govfcnmeiit .workers Whoto jbb^ 'art. abolish^ ' '" ' ' Business is booming! All over the nation factories are busy pro­ ducing goods—with production and profits setting all-time highs. One industry not sharing in this boom however is the U.S. shipbuilding industry which, far from ex­ periencing a boom, is in the midst of a gigantic bust. Across the nation shipyards are closing down, or at best cutting hack severely. Highly-trained shipyard workers and tech­ nicians are leaving the industry to make their livings in other fields. No new men are receiving the training to take their places. The industry is depressed and dying. This is not the case in other nations. Japan's shipbuilding industry for example is doing even better than booming. In Great Britain, Sweden, West Germany, Spain, Norway, Italy, France, shipyards are work­ ing around the clock to fill orders. Poland, the Netherlands and Yugoslavia are building more ships than the U.S. Little Denmark has pulled almost even with us and will prob­ ably surpass the U.S. in shipbuilding next year. The latest report of Lloyd's Register of Shipbuilding paints a dismal picture—with the U.S. ranked 12th in shipbuilding and little Denmark pulling up fast to drop us into 13th place. The condition of the U.S. shipbuilding in­ dustry is directly indicative of the condition of the U.S. maritime industry. If we are quickly losing our shipbuilding capability we are also losing our maritime capability because fewer and fewer modern Americanflag merchant vessels are being built. The U.S. merchant fleet grows smaller, older and more obsolete each day, while foreignflag and runaway fleets grow stqadily with fast, modern tonnage. The U.S. maritime situation has become increasingly acute in recent months as Vietnam military supply needs siphon off hidra and' 'moi'e ' df our critically short tonnage. It has already reached the point where American-flag operators must charter foreign tonnage to maintain essential trade routes because so much of our limited tonnage has been made available to MSTS . for Vietnam supply runs. Attempts thus far to charter foreign tonnage to carry MSTS cargoes directly to Vietnam has in many cases ended in disaster as foreign crews re­ fuse to bring U.S. military cargoes to the war zone. The picture is a dreary one. Since World War II the U.S. has leaned heavily on the reserve fleets to supply extra tonnage dur­ ing critical times like the Korean emmergency, etc. The Government fell into the misconceived notion that it didn't mat­ ter whether we had a strong- shipbuilding capability or a strong merchant marine hecause we could always draw on this massive reserve of ships. The step-up in Vietnam hostilities brought a rude awakening. Much of the reserve tonnage was discovered to he unusable and fit only for scrapping. Reactivating other reserve ships proved slow and costly be­ cause shipyards and trained shipyard work­ ers were no longer available in sufficient numbers. The active American-flag fleet had deteriorated so far that it was sorely pressed to handle added tonnage requirements. The only sound course now is one which will rej'uvenate both our shipbuilding and maritime industries before it is too late. A booming American economy is only as strong as its weakest link—^which right now is maritime. Our economy cannot prosper for long if we become dependent on foreign nations to fulfill our worldwide commit­ ments. For peaceful trade and for military strength we need ships—American-built and manned by American seamen. If the business boom is to continue a strong American-built merchant fleet is essential. If we are to maintain our military strength a strong American-flag merchant fleet is esMntiaL . J .. �N«VMAW It, IIM 3EAPARER9 LOG Face »sM Building Trades Head Urges Situs Picketing Bill Passage A National Labor Relations Board decision ordering New Orleans building trades to halt picketing in a "common situs" construction project dispute "underscores the urgency" for legislation decisively settling •fthe controversial "situs" issue, tractors was so "intertwined" with said President C. J. Haggerty that of a primary employer as to f I Laying plans for TS&AW contract demands at Chicago's Goodwill Industries are ll-r), TS&AW representative Herbert King, Goodwill employee Josephine Turner, TS&AW Presi­ dent Dominic Abata, employee Mitchell Gorok, Union Shop Steward Isiah Gray, TS&AW Secretary-Treasurer Joe Abata (standing), and Union representative Jack Schaffer. Recognition Won, SlU TS&AW Seeks Pact At Chicago Plant CHICAGO—The SIUNA-affiliated Transportation Services and Allied Workers Union has won bargaining rights for some 500 workers employed by Chicago's Goodwill Industries. Recognition of SIU TSAW as bargaining representatives for the workers averted a major strike at Goodwill's main4 plant, as well as the 13 retail The organizing drive was initiat­ cards authorizing the Union as stores it operates throughout ed when a large group of Goodwill their bargaining agent. the city, as Goodwill employees had voted unanimously to strike at a union meeting held last month. With the struggle for recogni­ tion behind them, workers repre­ sented by the SIU's TS&AW Dis­ trict are seeking their first Union contract. Proposals Include sub­ stantial pay raises, the setting up of a company-paid Health and Wel­ fare Plan, and the establishment of job security. workers, many Oif whom are physi­ cally handicapped, canae to the SIUNA affiliate asking for assist­ ance. The workers complained of being forced to work for nearstarvation wages while constantly under the threat of indiscriminate firings. Goodwill Industries, a national organization, holds an Illinois state charter as a non-iproflt organiza­ tion on the basis that -k trains han­ dicapped persons for work in pri­ vate industry. But, Goodwill workers told the Union, the training program is a myth, and very few employes are 300 In 2 Days ever placed in outside industry. Within two days more than 300 The workers, explained to the Goodwill employes had signed union that the handicapped work alongside the physically fit, repair­ ing furniture and articles ot cloth­ ing for resale in Goodwill stores throughout the city. A rank and file committee has been formed to work with the Un­ ion to determine the needs of the WASHINGTON—The role played by the United States new members and formulate con­ Public Health Service Hospitals in the health of our nation tract proposals. Congressman Lauds PH5 Hospital Pole was pointed out recently in a hard-hitting speech before the House of Representatives here"*by Representative John M. serious mistake," Representative Murphy said. "For many years the Murphy (D-NY). Focusing on the USPHS hospital at Staten Island, N.Y., Murphy re­ counted the role of the hospital In research, public health and the treatment of merchant seamen since the founding of these hospi­ tals in the earliest days of our nation. Citing the great number of let­ ters he had received from his con­ stituents opposing transfer of the functions of the Staten Island USPHS Hospital to Veterans Administration Hospitals, Repre­ sentative Murphy stated "I believe that the Public Health Service system of hospitals does not need a change in its administration but needs to be adequately funded to provide modern facilities, suffi­ cient supplies and equipment, and adequate staff." Among the important research programs carried out at the Staten Island USPHS hospital in the past have been improvements in child­ birth techniques and better treat­ ment of venereal disease. The hospital staff is presently engaged In research in methods of con­ trolling hypertension and diseases of the kidney, cancer of the mouth, heart disease, diseases of the eyes, the breast and the lungs, he said. "I believe a transfer of such broad rwponisibilities to the Yet•rans Administration would be a merchant seamen of America and many other beneficiaries of the Public Health Service have de­ pended on these hospitals for their medical care and have provided a basis for important medical re­ search." An SlU-backed bill to prevent the closing of the U.S. Public Health Service Hospitals was in­ troduced into the House of Rep­ resentatives several months ago by Representative Jacob H. Gil­ bert (D.-N.Y.). The bill (H.R. 7268) came in the wake of testimony by the SIU before the House Appro­ priations subcommittee on budgets for the Department of Health Education and Welfare and Labor Department, and testimony by the SIU before the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. Following the SIU denunciations of the proposed closing. Repre­ sentative Gilbert introduced his bill fH.R. 7268) to amend the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, so that PHS hospitals could not be closed without the consent of both Houses of Congress. At the present time, the bill is still pending before the House of Representatives. Another bill that would block the closing of U.S.P.H.S. Hos­ pitals was proposed by the late Congressmen Herbert C. Bonner (H.R. 8160). This bill is also pend­ ing before the House. of the AFL-CIO Building & Con­ struction Trades Dept. The NLRB s^it wide open, de­ ciding 3 to 2 that workers in­ volved in a dispute with a non­ union general contractor could not legally picket a special gate "set aside" for the exclusive use of workers employed by "neutral" subcontractors. Such picketing, the board major­ ity ruled, violates the secondary boycott prohibitions of the TaftHartley Act. The New Orleans unions pick­ eted all gates at the construction site, including the "set-aside" gate, in furtherance solely of the "pri­ mary dispute" with the non-union general contractor, Marfcwell & Hartz, Inc., the building trades ar­ gued. The three-member board majori­ ty nevertheless ruled that the sub­ contractors were "neutral" in the unions' "primary dispute" with Markwell & Hartz. The majority's finding that pick­ eting the "set-aside" gate thus be­ came "illegal secondary" economic pressure against the subcontractors ignored the fact the entire con­ struction project was a single pro­ duction, Hagerty said. A bill to protect building trades workers caught in such "situs" sit­ uations with multi-employer groups has been cleared by the House Labor Committee, he pointed out. The 1963 AFL-CIO convention di­ rected the federation's Executive Council to seek legislation to pro­ vide "effective relief for all af­ fected affiliates." A two-member NLRB minority observed that the Supreme Court In a General Electric decision held that "set-aside" gate picketing was lawful and protected economic ac­ tivity when the work of tubcon- be substantially part of the latter'e overall production process. Precedent Cited The GE decision involved in­ dustrial workers picketing a "setaside" gate at a factory, they con­ ceded. But there was nothing in the decision to induce the NLRB majority to reach a "different con­ clusion" about picketing by build­ ing tradesmen at the "set-aside" gate in the New Orleans construc­ tion project dispute with Markwell & Hartz. "Significantly," Board Mem­ bers John H. Fanning and How­ ard Jenkins, Jr., wrote, "Con­ gress has not seen fit" since the GE case "to distinguish between Industrie^ adopting a more nar­ row definition of the lawful scope of picketing in the con­ struction industry than is per­ mitted In other industries." The "economic pressure" sus­ tained by the "neutral" subcon­ tractors in the New Orleans build­ ing project "is not different from that imposed by like conduct upon neutral subcontractors performing work on premises occupied by a struck manufacturer," tbey con­ tinued. "We find that the work tof tho subcontractors] was related to tho normal operations of Markwell & Hartz, the general contractor" with whom the building trades had their "primary dispute," they said. Modifications Rejected The three-member NLRB ma­ jority of Chairman Frank W. McCulloch and Board Members Ger­ ald A. Brown and Sam Zagoria de­ clined to limit earlier "situs" precedents by the, modifications laid down in tho Supreme Court's General Electric decision. Picketing of the "set-aside" gato (Continued on page 14) SIU Lifeboat Class No. 138 Sets Sail Smiling proudly after having completed the lifeboat training course at the Andrew Furuleth Training School, members of SIU Lifeboat Class No. 138 pose for class photo. Grad­ uates are l-r, front row): Gedrg* Jackson and Frod Tysoo. Middle row: Horry Souther, Ray­ mond Potorskl, Robert HcKcnifa,Mathew Novin, and Monserrate Montes. Back row: George King, Gory Dow. AndriM Pi8ice. Jaiifios Pawlowskf, Arid Iristructor Arhi Bjornktoii. �NcTcmbo- 12, 1M5 SBAFAkERS 10€ Messman Purneli Faunfleroy watches closely as second cook Vincent Lucas cooks up a storm for the hungry crew of the MV New Yorker. Joseph Garcia stands gangway watch aboard the MV New Yorker. Joe, who sails as a member of the deck department, said he enjoyed the voyage. MV NEW YORKER Patrolman George McCartney listens as chief steward Ramon Aguilor and messman Osvaldo Rios fills him in on happenings during the voyage aboard the MV New Yorker. SlU patrolmen E. B. McAuley and George McCartney check overtime sheets with steward Roman Benitez and deckhand Joseph Garcia aboard the MV New Yorker. - .• V V - t i ( The MV New Yorknr prepares to load cargo in Port Eliza­ beth, New Jersey. She boasts a powerful diesel engine, a trim shape and a fine SlU crew. The New Yorker is a .»f.. , Sea-Land vessel.' Brother R. Mateos rolls up hose as MV New Yorker pre­ pares to sail. Mateos ships in the engine 'department. Dock hand Bob Lasso adjusts wheel to Insure that water ballast is set properly before MV New Yorker takes to the sea. ' Lasso is a Ibhgffmb SIO veteran. �Pac* Tea Aid To takes Fleet Seen Necessary For Survival SlU-IBU Pensioner CLEVELAND—A boom In the Great Lakes shipping in­ dustry has been predicted because of the increasing use of domestic ores by steel mills along the Lakes. In spite of this prospect of more cargoes, however, an industry spokes­ to survive Is being etressed. The man recently warned that the tax policy imder which the Ameri­ Great Lakes shipping industry Is going to need strong financial as­ sistance to keep going. The American-flag inland fleet has reached a point where new ca­ pacity will be needed if iron ore is to continue to be carried between U.S. ports in American-flag ships, It was pointed out, and this new capacity will be impossble to achieve unless serious federal aid in tlie form of new tax legislation is forthcoming to spur new construcliun of bulk carriers. can-flag fleet hns been operating in regard to deipreoiation for aging equipment and the construc­ tion of new equipment is cited as fl major cause of the fleet's decline. To help alleviate this situation, several remedies have been called for including the creation of incen­ tives for new construction through tax legislation, an extension of the Great Lakes shipping season and greater efficiency through the use of more modem tonnage. Increase Seen Last year some 42 n>illion gross tons of iron ore were imported into U.S. ports. This year, however, the industry has noted that most major iron ore investments are being made domestically, indicating a swing back to the use of domestic ores. The fear is that the depressed and rapidly deteriorating U.S.-fiag lakes fleet will not be able to take advantage of this increase in car­ goes. The need for a whole new CMistruction program for the Great Lakes if the industry is going to meet its requirements and continue Labor's Role Stressed At Safety Conference CHICAGO—Safety in the home, on the farm, in the plant and aboard ship were the major themes at the recentlycompleted National Safety Congress and Exposition here. The SIU was represented hy> SIU Safety Director Joe' delegates on what the labor move­ Algina, who has been named ment is doing in the field of acci­ as a memiber of the Labor Con­ ference of the Nationd Safety Council for (he coming year. The Safety Congrees featured a union safety booth to Inform ILO Parley Drafts Aids To Fishermen (Continued from Page 3) without a dissenting vote by the government, worker and employer delegates who attended the twoweek session. The texts will go be­ fore next year's full-dress ILO conference for final adoption. quired for both a akipper'a and a mate's license, but an additional year as a licensed mate on board a fishing vessel would also be re­ quired for a skipper'a certificate. It was further agreed that the minimum age for a skipper ahould The proposed conventions were be 20, and that for a mate 19. rounded out by a recommendation "These requirements mean that on vocational training that would only qualified people would be assure fishermen the opportunity handling the vessela in which fish­ to develop their skills. ermen risk their livei," Balinger said. While ILO member governments are not bound by a convention until they ratify it, they are com­ mitted to observe recommenda­ tions to the best of their ability. Balinger said the three docu­ ments meet all points raised by worker delegates to the conference. The draft treaty on crew accom­ modations seeks to assure the fish­ ermen maximum comfort when they are not actually at work. Standards are defined for insulat­ ing crew quarters from undue heat and cold, noise and odors from other parts of the vessel. The accommodation standards would be mandatory for all fishing vessels of 75 tons or more. How­ ever, at the demand of the worker delegates it was agreed that they could be made applicable to fish­ ing vessels as small as 25 tons in countries where this was found to be "reasonable and practicable." Nations to Decide The decision to make the stand­ ards -mandatory for the smaller vessels would be taken by the com­ petent national authorities after consultation with the trade unions and owners. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union m • m b • r Irwin "Shorty" Kmior (right) receives his first regular monthly $150 pension checit from SlU-IBU rep John Hoare in Phila. Rep. Bonner Dead At 74 dent prevention. Cooperation with management tj create safe working conditions for all American workers is em­ phasized in safety and health re­ solutions adopted by the AFL-CIO, various international unions, and the policy of the Labor Confer­ ence of tte National Safety Con­ ference. The legal moral, aocial, and economic responsibility of management for providing safe working conditions and for devel­ oping a safe working force is rec­ ognized and accepted. Over 400 Sessions Over 10,000 delegates from every state and foreign country attended this year conference In Chicago. More than 800 speakers took part in over 400 aesaioiM. Severn hun­ dred booiths, all dealing with va­ rious safety subjects were weU received. The labor conference indwlcc representatives oi various unions and organizations wbddh art membera of the National Safety Coun­ cil. The SIU's representative to the conference, Joo Algina, haa served as safety director for the Union since 1960. Ho is serving s one year tenn as a m«nber of the labor conference. By Uadsey Williams. Vlee-Fresldlenf, Gulf Arta Designed to transfer volume quantities of grain from river barges and rail ears to ocean-going vessela, the grain elevator of Ardier Dan­ iels Midland and Garnao Grain Companies at Destreban, near New Orleans, wall be greatly expanded. The elevator, constructed in 1963 and already one of the fastest operating export terminals In the world, will have its storage doubled.-f—— — Presently, the Destreban elevator MOBILE can move more than 100 million Shipping has been fair In this bushels of wheat, feed grain and Alabama port, and there are few oil seeds annually for foreign men on the beach. There are no trade. laid up ships. The Aluminum Workers' Inter­ James P. Lomax and Dawson C. national Union has won the right Lynam are both currently regis­ to represent the 2,200 workers at tered in group one of the steward's the Kaiser Aluminum and Chemi­ department, and both are now on cal Corporation's Chalmette works. the beach after The workers chose the AWIU over signing off- the Penn Challenger. the International Union of District Both men havo 50, United Mine Workers of Amer­ been shipping ica. Last May the AWIU won a out of the Gulf similar election, but the NLRB area for more or less 20 years. called for another election after a After extensive District 50 protest. The AWIU ori­ surgery and a ginally represented Kaiser workers Lomax sickness, all prior to the request for elections. brothers were happy to see Gaoar Lee re­ Shipping continues to be active gistered and back around the in New Orleans. deparmtent ready to go anywhere. On the beach after four and a P. R. Mack, whose last ship was half months on the Del Rio Is the Mayflower, is ready to take a Louis (Baldy) Bollinger. Not In too slot on the first tanket to hit the big of a hurrry to ship, Baldy says board. he will stay on the beach until HOUSTON after Christmas. We know Baldy Shipping is still moving at a is not looking for Santa Claus, as brisk pace here, and steady em­ ho has been around about as long ployment is still foreseen for the as Santa himself. Edward Esteve, future. after eight months as AB on the Margaret Brown, is feeling fit Chuck D'Amice is back on the again after a hernia operation and beach after getting off the Beaure­ is now registered and ready for gard to be with hia wife while the duty. After that, he will be looking baby ia coming. "I'll be looking'for for a North'Eu­ something coastwise in a few rope run. Weldon months," D'Amico e xp 1 a i n e d. Smith spent eight "Guess I'm Just a muddy water months on the sailor." Thomas "Ski" WaleoU has Del Rio, then got been laid up on the beach with off In order to a broken ankle and expects to be enter his German in the csst for about two more ahepards in the months, at which time he will be recent dog show ready to go anywhere. Though in New Orleani, Charlee Limbaugh's laet run Smirii '"Jero they won waa ooaetwisc, he is now look­ throo second ing for an offahore run. Limbaugh placf ribbons and one fourth place has been aaillng In the deck gang ribbon to go with their many other since 1949. Joe Selby. who has trophies. Smith and his wife are been with the SIU for 20 years, looking forward to the dog show is waiting for a Bosun's Job going in Mobile on November 6 and 7. anywhere. After ataying on the Afterwards, he will catch a ship, beach for a week, F. SUIUM of though ho has no particular vessel the stewwd department ia ready to ship out again. or run in mind. SIU Tanker Under Repair Representative Herbert C. Bon­ ner (D-N.C.), Chairman of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, passed away on November 7 in Washington. He was 74. Bonner first came to Washington 50 years ago, serving as secretary to the former Representative from North Carolina, Lindsay Wairen. When Representative Warren re­ tired from Congress in 1940, Bon­ ner was elected to the 77th Con­ gress where he maintained an un­ broken record of reelection to suc­ ceeding Congresses, including the 89th. Born and educated in Washing­ ton, N.C., Bonner served as a Ser­ geant during World War I, going overseas with the Blst Division. Bonner is survived by his wife Eva, three brothers and a sister. Bonner's successor as chairman The proposed accord on certifi­ cation requires the shipping, of a of the House Merchant Marine licensed mate on all fjahing ves- Committee wijl be Representative aels 6t over. IdO ton*; Three years: Edward Garmatz (D-Md.), ranking m^tp.ber of the' cbtaiAittde. deck: service M sea JVouW The SlU-manned Citjes Service tanlcer iaillmera. which struck a tubmargad ladga in Boston harbor on Octobar 7 and ripped a 400 foot gash in hay .hul'> Has put into a Baltimore shipyard for.rapairs> How Jong tho vessel will be in drydoek Is npt kno^. at this time. Photo abo.vo shows tho Baltimore in Boston harbor shortly aftqr thp mishapv..in which nof Saafarors w#r4 » 4 I. ^ :inj(jrddr".. �Vc^bcr U, IMf PaC« llCTCB SEAFARERS laC Grape Strikers, Ministers Jailed In Calif. Picketing DELANO, Calif.—"After God had finished the rattlesnake, the toad and the vampire, He had some awful substance left with which he made a strikebreaker. "A strikebreaker is a two-"*^ legged animal with a cork- by arrests because the strike is not screw soul, a waterlogged failing. You cannot call to a non- Many ministers,- students and strikers were arrested because sheriff's deputies decided they could not shout "huelga," or "strike," on the picket line of striking farm workers in Kern and Tulare Counties in California. Walkout on 30 grape farms is being conducted by the AFL-CIO Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee and the unaffiliated Fa;tn Work­ ers Association with strong labor support.' Unionization, Minimum WagePrime Needs Of Farm Labor SAN iFRANCISCO—One of the prime lessons of the current struggle to bring American farm workers into the main stream of American standards of living is that decent wages and living conditions are essential just as they are in other industries. Fay Bennett, executive sec-^ 5. Immediate passage of a mini­ women set by the State Indus­ retary of the National Advi­ for trial Coimmission . . . Fields were mum wage bill to include farm sory Committee on Farm La­ found where Mexican braceros workers is an urgent necessity. bor, who has just made a first hand tour of the major farm areas of California, reports that farmers who have accepted the end of the Mexican bracero importation pro­ gram and who pay decent wages have had no labor shortages. It is the corporation farm, which Is determined to restore the cheap Mexican labor program, on which sub-standard wages and inhuman living conditions still exist. Mrs. Bennett's eye-witness account of what she found is important since It refutes farm corporation propa­ ganda that domestic labor can't be found and the Mexican program must be restored. Here are highlights of her report: • "In farm labor camps visited . . . the houses were the same tin, one-room shanties built in the Thirties by the Farm Security Ad­ ministration. There were no inside plumbing or cooking fuels. They appeared so delapidated as to be unfit for human habitation; yet farm worker families and their children lived in them. Housing for single men was slightly better." • "There were complaints from nearly all of harassment, lack of a living wage and displacement by braceros. There was widespread lack of confidence in the (State) Farm Placement Service. These complaints coming from so many workers and people familiar with California farm . labor problems make it appear that a number of growers wish to discourage a sta­ ble domestic work force sa as to obtain foreign workers." • "In several areas, this observer found strikes and picket lines spon­ sored by the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (affiliated with the AFL-CIO) against grow­ ers unwilling to negotiate wages and working conditions. In these cases, the pay offered was less than that under the Secretary's (Secre­ tary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz) criteria. In some of these struck fields, Mexican braceros were found to be working." • "Women farm workers, who wer» interviewed, said they were eariung $1 an hour, in violation of the $1.30 per hour minimum wage were at work alongside domestic farm workers who were receiving less thaa the Secretary's criteria." • "There was ample evidence that domestic workers were avail­ able, were eager for farm work and accepted many hardships associated with this type of labor. They are willing to rise at 4:00 a.m., to board buses at 5:00 a.m., to travel long distances, sometimes as long as 60 miles, to and from the fields (time spent but not paid for), to put in a hard day's work. If treaited with consideration and paid a reasonable wage." • "In contrast (to hardship con­ ditions In many corporation fields) a union crew hired by a labor con­ tractor to work in tomatoes in Manteca received the Secretary's cri­ teria wage of a minimum of $1.40 an hour, with an incentive piece rate of 30c a box, making It pos­ sible to earn $20 a day. These workers were also supplied pay stubs showing number of boxes picked; pay rate per box; gross pay earned; deductions for Social Se­ curity; 1% disability insurance (provided by state law) and AWOC dues; net pay and date. This grow­ er used only domestic workers and had no labor shortage." Mrs. Bennett reached the follow­ ing conclusions: 1. While many Oalifornia grow­ ers had accepted the end of the Mexican bracero program, many large growers "are continuing a policy of harassment and discour­ agement of local workers." 2. Pay scales and living and working conditions generally con­ tinue to be "unconscionable." 3. The approval of Secretary Wirtz of the entry of foreign work­ ers for certain cropie "Is not only uncalled for but is seriously under­ mining efforts of domestic workers and their representatives to pro­ vide for orderly recruitment of farm workers under tolerable con­ ditions and a living wage." 4. California law requires that scabs cannot be recruited in a la­ bor-management dispute, yet the State Labor Department has re­ fused to enforce .the law. brain and a combinaition backbone made of jelly and glue." So wrote Jack London many years ago, and his description of the scab is still so accurate today that reading it to non-striking vine­ yard workers recently in Central California was enough to get a min­ ister arrested. Just Walk Police jailed the Reverand David Havens on a charge of inciting to riot. "We felt the pickets should just walk up and down like any picket would do—but shouting or other such conduct would constitute a disturbance," said a police spokesman. Jack London's definition of a scab is famous the world over. Lon­ don wrote a great deal about the poor conditions under which work­ ers suffered before the rise of labor unions. A contemporary of Andrew Furuseth, who was instrumental in gaining passage of the Shipping Act of 1916, London's novel Sea Wolf is a classic description of the bru­ tal conditions under which seamen labored in the old days. Forty-four strikers in addition to ministers who had joined them, were arrested in the growing strike of grape pickers in Central Cali­ fornia. Huelga-Strike 6. Legislation to include farm workers under the protection of collective bargaining and unem­ ployment compensation is urgently A group was arrested for chant­ needed. 7. The labor movement, church ing "Huelga, Huelga," the Span­ groups and the general public ish word for strike, to pickers in should give all out immediate sup­ the field—they were charged with port for protective legislation for "disturbing people who were try­ farm workers, financial and public ing to make a living." support for unionization of farm Cesar Chavez, head of the Na­ workers and resistance to "all ef­ tional Farm Workers Assn., which forts to import foreign workers is sponsoring the strike with the while domestic farm workers re­ AFL-CIO Agricultural Workers main unemployed, underpaid, and Organizing Committee stated, "It treated with less than human dig­ is obvious that the police are now nity." .f trying to whittle away our strength California county sheriff's deputy stands guard while six and seven year old children are pressed into service as scabs by growers ignoring California's child labor laws. While growers remained immune from prosecution, many striking pickets and supporters were. arrested. ,, striker in a normal voice hundreds of yards across a field when you are asking him to join fellow work­ ers in a strike." The new silencing placed on the pickets and their supporters from the ministry is taken as an indica­ tion of the growing strength of the strike. The number of pickers involved has grown to 4,000 and interest from organized labor and student groups is spreading throughout the state. Students Contribute One indication of this was a talk given to Berkeley college students by the AFL-CIO Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee, which leads the strike. The stu­ dents collected $600 on the spot to aid the strikers. The growers have still refused to even sit down with the strikers to discuss their demands for union recognition and wage improve­ ments. Mexican and Philippine-Ameri­ cans constitute a large number of the pickers and a recent radio appeal by the Philippine Consul General in Los Angeles urging Filipino pickers to "avoid acts against law and order" brought a swift response from Filipino work­ ers who picketed the Consul Gen­ eral's office. The AWOC also col­ lected hundreds of petitions de­ manding the recall of the Consul General for Ibeing used as "a tool of the growers." The Consul General quickly backtracked from his earlier state­ ment and denying interference in the strike stated, "Unionism is very good; my government recog­ nizes trade unionism as the only effective way for collective bar­ gaining with employers." The Los Angeles County Fed­ eration of Labor has established a special food center to collect dona­ tions of non-perishable food items for delivery to the grape strikers. California Assemblyman Philip Soto, a Democrat from the Los An­ geles area, said the police tactics "smacked of southern justice," and that in addition to the repressive acts against the pickets by the deputies, there have been numer­ ous incidents of violence by growers. He said in one case, 16 workers were temporarily blinded by sulfur from a crop dusting plane while officera stood by and took no ac­ ton. "On the other hand, strikers have been arrested for exercising their right of free speech by pick­ eting and calling 'Huelga' across the fields," he said. AWOC and ihe association say the strike will continue past the harvest season, into the pruning time which begins in December, and that already more than 3,000 workers have joined the walkout. The walkout has had wide sup­ port from organized labor. At a time when supplies were running low, Mrs. Anne Draper of the Clothing Workers led a cavalcade of Union members to Delano bring­ ing food, money and clothing from AFL-CIO unions. She presented the strikers with $4,000 in cash, calling it "just a token of our con­ cern that we In organized labor will not let the growers starve you �5f4Fi4IC|?|t5 L0€ rtfTwtXf Notify Union On LOO Mail Recently paid off from a far Eastern run on the Rachel V, and a veteran of many others, Seafarer William Calefato is keeping busy with his hobbies and repairs to his housa in Seattle, "It's mighty cold in my city," Calefato says. All his pipes have burst, so he has changed temporarily from-*^ the role of a Seafarer to that their thanks to tho night cook and pany to aid them in getting per­ of a plumber—^with a number the crew messman for "good hot mission to show topside movies. of misgivings and mishaps. "1 went food, served well and pron«>tly— 4' 4» 4and bought all just flne all around." Ship's delegate Charlie Mamr the plumbing t 4^ of the Columbia Victory (Colund)U tools and went to Steemship) re­ In another display of SIU broth­ work renewing erhood the crew aboard the Western ports that tho the pipes," Cale­ crew Is having an Hunter (Western fato said, "and exceptionally Tanker) got to­ in less than two good trip aboard gether and pool­ weeks I was curs­ a flne vessel. "Bved their dollars ing up a breeze. erything la juat for a wreath of Putting in pipe is great," he aaya, of flowers for hard work, with "especially the Brother Camp­ Calefato its share of steward depart­ .-i "''V;- ... bell's Mother, probiems, and now I understand ment. Those guys who passed away Manir why plumbers curse." In addition are doing a rea^ recently. Meeting to his plumbing and carpentry be­ wonderful job. They've truly earned Chairman HugtaWarren tween voyages, Brother Calefato lin Warren com- the vote of thanks that the crdw finds time to pen stories about his mended the crew on their generous gave them." runs, tinkers with his movie pro­ action.. Warren also noted that a 3) 3> 4) jectors and transfers his old rec­ few dollars will be donated from Entertainment will once again ords to a tape recorder. To fend the arriving pool to the ship's be the byword aboard the Del Snd away the loneliness of the bleak fund. (Delta), since the northern winter, Calefato has a crew voted to t t 3) regular evening visitor, a large bring the ship's Seafarers sailing aboard the movie projector black tomcat, that seems to like its nightly activities. Apparently, the Summit' (Sea-Land Service) have back up to par. animal is sometimes successful and shown their conThey elected to sometimes not. "It's last fight," fldence in James buy a new set of Calefato relate, "took place on Patrick Connaly lenses for the my roof. My black tom lost and by electing him projector, as the hid under the car for the rest of Ship's Delegate. old set baa be­ "All the boys are the night." come cloudy from Aurad sure that Brother salt water oorro3; Connaly will sion and years of constant use. Seafarers aboard the Del Monte handle his office "We have been needing these (Delta Lines Inc.) got together w e 11." Meeting lenses for some time now," noted a and unanimously Secretary Stan­ Connaly member of the engine department. voted to send ley F. Schuyler In a shipboard election, Edward P. flowers for the said, "and we are proud to have Avard was chosen as Ship's Dele­ burial services of him as our delegate." The crew gate. Brother B. L. passed a unanimous vote of thanks 3> 3^ 3> Jarratt's Mother, to the steward department for According to ship's delegate Wes­ who passed away good food and good service. ley Leanard, things just couldn't ba recently, accord­ 3> 3^ 3) going any better ing to Ship's than they are The crews sailing aboard the I>elegate William aboard the Cabins following vessels have awarded a Turner. "It is Turner (Texas City Re­ hearty vote of thanks to their re­ heart - warming," finery.) "It's a one SIU member noted, "to see spective steward departments for good trip, a clean how the brothers stick together at manning the galley with excep­ ship, and a won­ all times, especially during mo­ tional care and skill; derful crew with ments of grief and tragedy. Sea­ Choctaw Victory (Columbia), Ex­ everyone pitching farers seem always to lend a hand press Virginia (Marine Carriers), in and working to a brother in need." The crew La Salle (Waterman), Steel Chem­ together," ha re­ extended a vote of thanks to the ist (Isthmiam), Alcoa Runner (Al­ Leanard ports. "An espeship's delegate and three depart­ coa) and Transglobe (Hudson Water­ cially outstanding job is being ment delegates for "jobs well ways). turned in by the steward depart­ done." They also extended a ment," he continues. "Tho chow 4" t 4": hearty thanks to the entire steward J. V. Whalen, Jr., aboard the and service are tops. department. Del Mar (Delta Lines), was recently 3^ t i 3i 3i $1 elected Ship's Seafarer James B. Harris Vfks Meeting Chairman Ivan Ander­ Delegate. Whal­ taken sick aboard the Bangor (Ber­ son said that Seafarers aboard en reports that muda Steamship) the Commander everything is run- and had to be re­ (Marine Carriers) n i n g smoothly patriated back to unanimously vot­ and urged that the States. "Jim ed their thanks fellow crew- is a wiper, and a to the baker. The membera limit good one," says men were espe­ their time when ship's delegato cially impressed using the wash­ Charles Barklns. with the fine ing machine. "We hated to lose Whalen quality of the "One of the first him on this run pastries, o a k e s principals of the SIU," Whalen and all the boys Barking and pies, which said, "is consideration for our fel­ wish him the Anderson seamen need low members in all matters." At speediest of recoveries. The crew while putting in a hard day's work the meeting the crew decided to hopes to sea Jim ship shape the aboard ship. The crew also voted request the Union and the Com­ next time out." As Seafarers know, copies of each Issue ot tho SEAFARERS LOa are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships at well aa ta numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashora. Tha procedura for mailing tha LOQ Involves calling all SIU ateamshlp companies for tho Itineraries of their ships. On the basis of tho Information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of tho LOO, and minutea forma art then aii> mailed to tho agent In the next port SimUarly, tha seamen's clubs get various quantlUes of LOGa at every mailing. The LOG la sent *o any club when a Seafarer requests It by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always tha Union would like to hear prompUy from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail Is not delivered so that tho Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of Its mailing llatt. A PINN CHALLINatR (Pann), Oct IB—Chairman, R. Ain Saerataiy, Thamaa A. Brown. New contract read by SIU rapraaantattva and was unani­ mously accaptad by crew. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman). Oct is—Chairman, Jesaph Moodyi .Sacratary, Joseph Moady. No baafa roportad by dapartmant dalagates. Everything ta running smoothly. Men requested to bfing all cups back to messhall, PENN CHALLENOBR (Pann), Oct 10—Chairman, Mike Readi Secretary, E. J. RIvlara. Disputed OT In angina department to ba taken up with patrolman upon ardval In port Ship'a delegate to contact patrolman asked to cooperate In keeping messhall and pantry clean. Vote of thanks to the steward department. TRANSGLOBE (Hudson WaUrways), Oct B—Chairman, W. Cleggi SecraUry, P. A. Stephen. $2S in ship's fund. No bsefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Brother K. Wells was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to tho steward department. EAGLE TRAVELER (United Marltime), Oct 7—Chairman, M. C. Millar) Secretary, P. J. Johnson. No beefs reported by department delegates. Everythlnx is running smoothly. Brother C. Quinnt was sleeted to serve as nsw ship's delegate. DEL NORTE (Delta), Oct 10—Chair­ man, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. $25.66 In ship's fund and $277 In movie fund. Motion made that Section 70 "Time Off" In the new contract ba clear for this type of ship. about captain's attitude regarding mall, money and other things. Vote of thanks to tho chief cook for his cooperation and help to sick crewmembera. Tha steward thanked the crew for their cooperation. Some re­ pairs ware completed and others are to tie done. COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), Sept. 21—Chairman, Joseph Alq Sec­ retary, Jesaph Werielowlei. No beefs reported by department delegates. DEL MAR (Delta), Oct t—Chair­ man, Pate Blaiaeki Secretary, J. Car­ roll. Brother J. V. Whalen, Jr. was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $243.10 In movie fund, with $306.40 spent for film for this voyage. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Discussion on requesting Union and Company to aid crew In gaining permission to show topside movies. Entire crew expressed de­ sire to receive more communications from headquarters In that they might be better Informed as to what is taking place in their Union. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Oct. S— Chairman, Hanry Shapata; Secretary, Evaratt A. Herd. $5.50 In ship's fund. One man missed ship In Puerto Rico. No beefs reported except that the Mate Is acting Ilka tha bosun, tiylng to run tho deck gang on deck. Deck gang believes the t>osun should give them their orders and take care of things on deck. Motion made that headquarters give out some Infor­ mation on Just what Is being dona for a retirement plan. Men on the ship didn't know anything about the new contract Until It was all over with. Crew would like to know what Is going on. Vote of thanks was ex­ tended to tha steward department. CHOCTAW VICTORY (Columbia), Sept. 11—Chairman, R. E. Kladinger; Secretary, P. H. Smith. Discussion on water cooler which was promised last trip and has not been received. No t>eefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. All crewmembers DEL VALLE (Mississippi), Oct. S— Chairman, B. Ferrera; Secretary, C. M. Oowling. Brother J, Blanchard was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. $4.90 In ship's fund. No beefs reported except for soma dis­ puted OT In the ciglne department STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), OoL 3—Chairman, Eddie Hernandez; Sec­ rvi retary, Clarence A. Collins. $33.10 In hip's fund. No beefs reported by lepertment delegates. Few hours di! Isputed OT In engine department Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for kind consideration and tol­ erance In breaking In new men, and tha help iJlven them. I SUMMIT (Sea-Land), Oct 10—Chair-, man. Jamas P. Conley; Secretary, Stanley P. Schuyler. $3.08 In ship's fund. No beefs reported. Sutiie dis­ puted OT in engine department. Vote, of thanks to tha steward de­ partment NEVA WEST (Bloomflald), Oct IS —Chairman, Qrady Palreloth; Secre­ tary, Dick Birmingham. Some dis­ puted OT In deck department. Dis­ cussion regarding tha regular ship's antenna out of commission for 28 days, and the use of an emergency antenna. Radio operator asserted that ha could reach only limited areas with It. LA SALLE (Waterman), Oct t — Chairman, Daniel McMiiiian; SecreUry, Leo J. Gomes. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Two men missed ship In Pusan. Ship received no communication In tho past seven months except the latest LOGS. Vote of thanks to the steward department and to tho deck depart­ ment. Everything Is running fine. PENN SAILOR (Pann Shipping), Oct 2—Chairman, P. A. SaVoie; Sec­ retary, J. P. Baliday. Ship's delegate reported that everything Is running smoothly. Soma disputed OT In en­ gine department. Motion for amend­ ment to the Constitution for a mini-mum sea time set In order for an SIU member to retire regardless of age. It was suggested that the craw keep ell peddlers out of messhalla. Also, that each man help keep tha laundry room clean. �Dim iC iiiB SEjiFAR^RS tod' Rachel V Photo Gallery Thanks SlU Crew For Alert Rescue "Thank God your ship was where it was, when it was— and thank God you had an alert watch on board," writes Luther A. Krell, Jr., in a letter expressing his gratitude to the members of the SIU Steel-t maker crew who pulled him Bobbing helplessly In the tea, out of shark-infested Gulf Krell clutched desperately to fh» Chief Electrician Bill Holland and Wiper Byron (Sonny) Broadus enjoy a few moments of relaxation on the deck of the Rachel W The vessel Is now back from an extended voyage in the Far East, where the seamen board were able to take advantage of the unusual sights in the various ports of call. The picture was taken by William Caiefato, who never leaves his camera home. Luwellyn Stevens, who sails in the deck depart­ ment, spiffs up the Rachel V with a fresh coat of paint. Stevens is standing on a small barge anchored alongside the ship. GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over­ seas), Sept 2S—Chairman, R. N. Air; Secretary, K. Hatgimisios. Motion made to concur with headquarter's report regarding new agreement. The Great Lakes (Continued from page 5) ii(P in sight. Registration is low in Chicago but we have managed to place all men. The majority of the past period for all Lakes officials has been epent boarding all Great Lakes vessels for the purpose of giving all members the opportunity to cast their vote relative to the con­ stitutional changes. The Chicago Agent has just returned from the Michigan area assisting on this issue. Frankfort The City of Green Bay is expected to be out of the shipyard Novem­ ber 5 to resume operations. As of this date, the company has no idea when they will get the Grand Rapids here. The Aim Arbor is on a two boat operation—no schedule at this time. The Tug Purves is expected to fitout for another short time the first of next week. Leroy Axline is home on leave from the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital. He will be returning in a week or so. DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various rompanles whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum Diiluth & Plastic Workers) Shilling remains fairly good in this P'Ort since the last report. The $ rated, jobs seem to be dropping off a bit in the Engine Department and Eastern Air Lines tlie entry ratings such as Wiper and Ordinary Seaman have become (Flight Engineers) prevalent. 3) $1 Abdul Said was shipped Ordinary Seaman" on the Frank E. TapUn. H. I. Siegel With help from this hall he obtained his A/B papere and went AB/DW "HIS" brand men's clothes on the Taplin. Shortly afterwaid? he was promoted to watchman. (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) We wish to congratulate this man on his achievements and all other members who have done the same in cth;r porta. t 3i Bears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (RetaU Clerks) Family Holiday 3^ 3) 3^ Stitzel-Weller DistUIerles "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin StUI," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) 3) 3!> 3^ J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen jiotato products (Grain Millers) 3i "4 i Kingsport Press "World Book," "ChUdcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 3> $1 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) t Brother C. W. Gabriel, who has been on the Council Grove (Cities Service) for the past six months, returned home re­ cently to spend spme pleasant hours with his wife, two daughters and five grandchildren. Gabriel's home is in Kannapolis. North Carolina. "I plan to t hip out again soon," Gabriel said, "then take a long, long vacation with my do' ' voted family." ... Stream waters, not far from FortLauderdale, Florida. Cruising from Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach, Krell and his sailing partner noticed that the bow light had gone out. Krell took a flashlight and went forward along the gunwale to check for faulty equipment. As he passed the radio antenna mast, a heavy sea tripped him up. The antenna, which had not been properly fast­ ened, came loose on the counter roll, swinging its weight hard against Krell's body and breaking his grip on the handrail. "The man at the hebn didn't realize that I had been flung over­ board," Krell recounts. "I yelled for help over and over again while the boat rapidly disappeared into the distance. I was still yelling a few minutes later as the stern light winked out of sight." t 3> Empire State Bedding Co. "Scaly Mattresses" (Textile Workers) t. S. ^ ^ 3^ 3) Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers of America'. YORKMAR (Calmar), Sept. 25 — Chairman, M. Kleiben Secretary, K. Winter;;. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Brother Francis X. Wherrity was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made that crew concur with motion made on SS Portmar, as published in Seafarers Log of September 3rd "to increase ship's personnel to 1 electrician, 3 daymen, 1 wiper, 1 cook and 1 pantryman on all Calmar Line C-4's." Vote of thanks extended watertight flashlight, hoping that a passing ship, would be attracted by its faint beam. Flashing Fins "I kept imagining that sharks were slicing the waters close by," he says. "You wouldn't believe how much wave crests resemble flashing fins. I could almost fed them swimming right imder me." Luckily, both he and the light held out, and in less than an hour Seafarers manning the Steel Maker spotted Krell and pulled him to safety. "Funny thing," Krell recalls, shaking his head. "You know, that light leaked. As soon as I was safely aboard the Steel Maker, it went out and wouldn't light again. "I'm a very lucky man.' holes to admit some air. Drinking water is nasty and unsanitary. Sani­ tary water is unfit for showers or washing clothes. Sample of water will be turned in to boarding officials upon arrival. MAYFLOWER (Mayflower), Oct. 1— Chairman, Cleveland R. Wolfe; Sec­ retary, Ralph Taylor. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by depart­ ment delegates. Contacted patrol­ man regarding the matter of more milk being put aboard, enough to make round trip. BANGOR (Bermuda), August 22 — Chairman, Charles Barkins; Secre­ tary, George W. Flint. Ship's dele­ gate reported that everything is run­ ning smoothly. No beefs reported. Everything running smoothly. Vote Of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Over­ seas), Sept. 19 — Chairman, Frank Gonzales; Secretary, Thomas M. Ulisse. All repairs taken care of. Three men were hospitalized in Subic Bay. Good crew aboard ship. Items orders and repairs of last voyage have not been taken care of. to the ship's delegate and to the steward department. THE CABINS (Texas City Refining), Aug. 25—Chairman, W. Lenard; Sec­ retary, J. H. Jaskolski. Sixteen hours disputed OT in deck department. Good trip with a wonderful crew. Every one Is working together. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. DEL MAR (Delta), Sept. 14—Chair­ man, Pete Bleleck; Secretary, Joseph V. Whelan, Jr. Ship's delegate re­ ported that there were no beefs and that everything Is running smoothly. Some disputed OT In deck and en­ gine departments. Crew discussed poor ventilation in water closet. Vote of thanks to the movie director. ATLAS (A. L. Burbank), Sept. 21— Chairman, H. Berg; Secretary, K. Lynch. Brother W. P. O'Brien was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $35 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made that all crew members want cash transportation paid at payoff in lieu of a ticket back to Port of En­ gagement. YAKA (Waterman), Sept. 18—Chair­ man, Lee Harvey; Secretary, Guy Casey. One man was hospitalized in Saigon. Some disputed OT reported in deck and engine departments. Ship should be fumigated for rats. Slop chest and medical chest in poor condition. This matter will be taken up with patrolman along with the problem of bad water for showers. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment. BELGIUM VICTORY (Isthmian), Aug. 29—Chairman, V. Porter; Secretary, C. E. Mosley. No beefs reported by department delegates. Discussion on repairs that are needed. YORK (York), Sept. 16—Chairman, James Ounlap; Secretary, A. L. Ooud. $1 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Some dis­ puted OT in engine department Mo­ tion made to let Union officials rid* this ship under its present condition. It is a mess. Suggestion made to open forward end of after house to get some air into crew's quarters. Put in weather doors and some pdrt- SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Sept. 26—Chairman, W. Biskas; Sec­ retary, J. Block. All repairs have been taken care of. Discussion re­ garding new contract. $155 In ship's fund. GLOBE EXPLORER (Maritime Over­ seas), Sept. 4—Chairman, E. W. Lipton; Secretary, R. Harp. Disputed OT reported by the three department delegates. Special meeting to be held between ship's delegate and boarding patrolman. TRANSORIENT (Hudson Water­ ways), Sept. 25—Chairman, J. Lamb; Secretary, W. Fisher. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by depart­ ment delegates. Crew request regu­ lar draw not a flat draw on arrival, as before. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Sept. 10—Chairman, H. Bilde; Secretary, W. M. Hand. Ship's delegate re­ ported that most of the repairs are being completed. No beefs and no disputed Ot reported by department delegates. Motion made and carried that Brother Steven Kolins, chief cook, continue to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department. WARM SPRINGS (Columbia], July 16—Chairman, J. C. Arnold; Scretary, A. Richards. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. WESTERN PLANET (Western Tank­ ers), Sept. 11—Chairman, Matthew Guidera; Secretary, Alexander D. Brodie. Brother A. Brodle was elect­ ed to serve as ship's treasurer and Brother A. VanOyke was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion about subsistence due to no ventila­ tion in Pas Tanura, and no cots on board. One man was hospitalized in Ras Tanqra. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin), Sept22—Chairman, C. Galloway; Secre­ tary, W. I. Bannerson. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by deiiartment delegates. It was suggested that each man contribute fifty cents towards ship's fund. Unlicensed per­ sonnel not to use washing machine after 11:00 A.M. More vegetables on salad plate desired. �S E A F A R E RS Pat* Pburteen Appreciates Help in Time Of Need To the Editor: I would like to take this op­ portunity to thank the SIU and Its officials for the kindness shown at the time of the death of my husband, Fritz A. Widegren. I also appreciate the prompt way in which I received my To The Editor AH letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request, benefits, as they were greatly needed. Thank you, and I want you to know that I will always be grateful that my husband be­ longed to such a fine Union. Very truly yours. Mrs. Rosemary W. Widegren 4" 4" $• Gives Thanks For Aid To the Editor: About two months ago, after I had paid off a ship in Seattle, I suffered a ruptured appendix and was hospitalized at the USPHS Hospital in that town. I received excellent medical care throughout my lengthy stay at the hospital. The oper­ ation was a success, although most unpleasant, since the ap­ pendix had already ruptured and there was the problem of draining. When I first came back to, after being out for nine hours, the SIU Welfare Representa­ tive was standing by my bed. He came by often to visit and saw that I had everything I Bonus Babies needed. When I came to the hospital in an ambulance, there was no time to pick up any­ thing. The SIU Representative went back to my hotel room and packed my gear for me. I would sure call that personal help to a stranded brother. Thanks to the members and officials of the SIU. Yours fraternally, Robin T. Turner, Jr. 4^ 4* November It, ItU L O G' 4^ Pension Money Pays The Bills To the Editor: I often stop and thank my lucky stars that I am a member of the SIU and eligible for monthly checks under the pen­ sion plan. When you get old and a little weary in the bones, the SIU pension really comes in handy. When a person gets too old to work, he happens not to br too old to get monthly bills. Without our pension, my wife and I would have really been in a financial fix. Our thanks again and best wishes to all the brothers. Fraternally, J. Ralph Hiram 4. 4> 4i Family Has Happy Smiles To the Editor: Medical care is important to everyone, and I am certainly glad that the SIU has recog­ nized this and taken steps to assure the health of its mem­ bers and their families. Get­ ting an appointment with a dentist is almost impossible in a big city, but my family doesn't have that problem. We go to the SIU Clinic, and den­ tal appointments are arranged for us. All six of us send our appre­ ciation to the Union and all it stands for. Fraternally. Harold Robinson Situs Picketing Ruling 'Continued from page 8> [ They agreed with the building did not take place "reasonably trades, however, that the work of close" to the site of the building subcontractors at the Markwell & trade.?' p.-imary dispute with Mark- Hartz site was so "intertwined" weli & Hartz. the majority held, with that of the struck general reverting to a different precedent contractor that the whole project in the Moore Dry Dock decision. in effect was one production job. On the situs-picketing issue in such The building trades therefore cases, they argued, the board "unlawfully sought to disrupt the should protect otherwise lawful operations O'f the neutral subcon­ picketing by building trades work­ tractors . . . and to enmesh them ers as well as other groups of in the primary dispute" with the workers. non-union general contractor in a The pending situs picketing bill manner not to be "condoned as an would clearly override the NLRB unavoidable by-product" of the majority's refusal to recognize that "legitimate primary picketing" of construction unions have a special other gates at the construction site, problem in dealing with several . the ruling said. contractors and subcontractors "all The minority agreed that con­ engaged In essentially the same tractors and subcontractors on the undertaking" of producing a single same multi-employer building site construction project at a common have a "separate employer status." location or "site," Seafarer Alexander Leifer looks proud as he poses with his three sons John, Karl and Eric, There are a couple of additional little Leiters at home and one more on the way. A veteran of the deck department, Brother Leiter has sailed with the SIU since 1944. Ex-Seafarer Hits Jackpot As Hollywood Films Novel Former Seafarer Donn Pearce, whose first novel, "Cool Hand Luke," recently re­ ceived critical acclaim from the New York Times Book Review, is now on his way to Hollywood to begin work as a script-writer. His first job will be concerned with the filming of his own book. life. He dropped out work, energy, skill and a talent Just a few days after the adventurous for the banjo — everything the of school at the publication of "Cool Hand age of 15 and al­ average person would need to be­ Luke," executive movie producer Gordon Carroll was scanning an edition of the Publisher's Weekly, saw Pearce's book mentioned and read it. Ten days later the movie rights had been purchased by Columbia Films. The company plans a production in the near future. Herbert Creekmore of the New York Times called the book "an impressive novel" and "a vivid and galling account" with "flashes of poetry." "You feel at the end," the critic said in conclusion, "that you have lived through an exiperlence which proves yet another time 'man's inhumanity to man'." Although still a young man, Pearce has lived a colorful and Happy-Go-Lucky ipiii ternated voyages at sea with a try at amateur safe­ cracking. A twoyear stretch on the Florida chain gang convinced Pearce that there were easier ways to pick U(p a buck. He returned worked his way up when he obtained his license. come a success in the convention­ al sense. But he chooses to buck society and the social laws, and this conviction is the crux of the novel. Peareo to sea and until 1957, third mate's "Cool Hand Luke" is the story of a real man, who was a' leader among his fellow prisoners. Luke has youth, vitality, a love for hard Author Pearce joined the SIU in 1955. First shipping out deckside as an OS and then as a member of tlie stewaid's depart­ ment, he later switched over to AB. Most of his voyages were aboard Isthmian, Alcoa and Robin Line vessels, and his favorite ports were Calcutta and other ports of call in J:u)an and Italy. While sailing, and on the beach between runs, he began recording his im­ pressions and experiences. SIU Bosun Launches Seafood Restaurant Although he sailed as a bosun on an SIU ship. Seafarer Philip Miranda's interest has always been in preparing excel­ lent food and learning different dishes while in foreign porta of call. - This went on for-^ years, until Miranda figured kitchen, watching and learning. it was time to test all the Portuguese recipes are the spe­ ,/ m Caught by surprise by the camera, Seafarer J<^nny Corn holds ear-tg-ear grin while fellow crewmember Bill Calefato snaps away on the deck of the Rachel Y. Corn sAils as a member of the deck department .and is now back from e Far East run» noany sea food recipes he'd gath­ ered while traveling aroimd the world. Seaferer Miran­ da has now "ex­ changed his sail­ or's cap for a chef's halt. Three months ago, he established Phil's Shrimp House on 1273 Central Ave­ nue, Oaparra Ter­ race, Puerto Rico. Miranda Business is boom­ ing. The art of cooking is by no means new for Miranda, who does all the cooking at his restaurant. His Por­ tuguese father was a hotel chef in California for many years, and the young Miranda oould usually be found banging around fala father's cialty of the house, where an inti­ mate family atmosphere prevails. Many are seafood dishes he learned from his father and still keeps a secret. Others he picked'up in for­ eign ports. "I used to serve most of the dishes we now feature at family parties," Miranda explained. "They worked out so well I decided to open a restaurant and try them out on the public. Besides, I was tired of traveling and wanted to spend more time with the family." Now he spends practically all of his time with the family. Mrs. Mi­ randa, the former Nilda Puente of Santurce, and'Phll, Jr., the couple's ten-year-old son, both work in the restaurant aind see that everything runs smoothly, while Mr. Mirjuids preipares the food In the kitchen; �NMABliw SIU Ariivals Benjamin Franklin, born July 17, 1965, Paul EbankSi born September 29, 1965, to the Norman G. Ebanks, Jacksonville, to the Benjamin Franklins, Kennel, Louisiana. Florida. it ^ 4 4 4 Rabacca Kay Thampaon, bom Septem­ Linda Ann Fletcher, born September ber 26, 1965, to the Donald G. Thomp9, 1965, to the Frank Fletchers, Laurel aona, Charlotte, North Carolina. Springs, New Jersey. ^ » 4 4 4 Jahn Hanry Pateraon, bom September 17, 1965, to the Hanry J. Petersons, Mo­ James Rodriguez, bom August 30,1965, bile, Alabama. to the Milton Rodriguezs, New Orieans, Louisiana. t «• Prank Cunningham, bom March 9, 1965, to the James Cunninghams, Tampa, Florida. t t • .t" Patty NoHaa, bom September 16 1965, to the Kenneth M. Noilea, Alpena, Michisan. t ^ t Laura Remere, bom August 12, 1965, to tho Jose Romeros, Houston, Texas. 4 It 4 Mare Vemon Creeff, bom August 31, 1965, to the Ferdinand C. Creeffs, Balti­ more, Maryland. t 4" t Patricia Roberts, bom August 22, 1965, to the Arthur T. Roberts, Las Vegas, Nevada. t it 4" 4 4 4' Kimberly McNabb, bom Septerfiber 17, 1965, to the William H. McNabbs, Beiiaire, Texas. 4 4 4 Edith Spencer, bom March 12, 1965, to the Bobby Spencers, Westminster, South Carolina. 4 4 4 Reeeann Bonslgnoro, fmm September 10, 1965, to the Michael H. Bonsignores, Baltimore, Maryland. 4' 4 4 Lily Reyna, born September 11, 1965, to the Ruben Reynas, Galveston, Texas. 4 4 4 Lisa Fletehar, bom October 6, 1965, to James Frederick Walktey, bom Sep­ tember 10, 1965, to the Harold F. Walk- the John J. Fletchers, Scranton, Penn­ sylvania. leys, Scottvllle, Michigan. Final Departures Walter Hoepfner, 70: Brother Hoepfner died of natural causes at the Vensonhurst Nursing Home in Brooklyn, New York. He retired on SIU' pension in 1963, after serving in the deck department since 1950. Broth­ er Hoepfner is survived by a friend, E. William Lindgren. Bur­ ial took place at the Greenwood Crematory in Brooklyn, New York. 4 4 4 Comer Wilson Bumey, 48: Brother Bumey died of cancer at the Florala Me­ morial Hospital in Covington, Alabama. A member of the steward depart­ ment, he joined the Union in 1960. Brother Burney is sur­ vived by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Burney. Burial took place at the Cool Springs Cemetery in Opp, Alabama. 4 4 4 Russell J. Wentworth, 68: Heart disease jiroved fatal to Brother Wentworth in New Orleans, Louisiana. A member of the engine depart­ ment, he joined the SIU In 1938. He is survived by his step-sister Beulah. Place of burial was the St. Joseph Cemetery, Boston, Mass. 4 4 AfCriflBM SEAFARERS, XOC. 4MB 4 Fred L. Bowman, 69: Brother Bowman died of natural causes at his home in Oaklawn, lUinois. A member of the SIU since 1961, he sailed in the deck department. He was buried in the St. Mary Evergreen. Park Cemetery, .Cook Cpuntyj .Illinois, Surviving is >his rWife.o HciBn.- . George F. Immel, 86: Brother Immel died of a heart attack at his home in Co­ lumbus, Ohio. A member of the deck department of the Union since 1941, he had been retired on SIU pension. Brother Immel is survived by his daughter, Velma A. Gamble. He was buried at the Union Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio. 4 4 4 William K. Tobin, 83: Brother Tobin died of natural causes at the Harlem Hospital, New York, N.Y. A member of the steward depart­ ment, he joined the Union in 1938. He is sur­ vived by his wife Tillie. Place of burial was the Woodlawn Ceme­ tery, Bronx, New York. 4 4 4 Joseph F. Mendoza, 60: Brother Mendoza died of natural causes at the New Orleans USPHS Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana. A member of the Union since 1949, he sailed in the steward depart­ ment. No bene­ ficiary was desig­ nated. Place of biu-ial was the St. Louis #3 Ceme­ tery, New Orleans, Louisiana. 4 4 4 James L. Marmaud, 62: Heart disease proved fatal to Brother Marmaud in Rot­ terdam, Holland. A member of the Union since 1953, he sailed in the engine depart­ ment. Place of burial was the Calvary Ceme­ tery, Wpburn, Mass.. No bene­ ficiary was .designated*. flchedttle of Hakon Mourn You are requested to contact John L. Johnson at 1457Vi 7th Street, Muskegon, Michigan 4 4 4 James M. Wise You are requested to contact your wife Delia Wise at 1009 East Park, Taylorville, Illinois. 4 4 4 Martin Miles Jenson You are requested to contact yom mother Mrs. Ruth Jenson at 1149 South 17th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. 4 4 4 Income Tax Refnnds Income tax refund checks are being -held for the following SIU members by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco 5, California: Felix P. Amora (2), Alexander Ansaldo, Roy C. Bru (2), Orla Bushold, Winfred S. Daniel, Dolfin V. Guevara, Hans J. L. Pederson (2), Birger R. Rasmussen (3), Harold R. Thomas, Ah K. Wong (2), Yung Piey Woo. 4 4 4 Donald GUboe You are requested to contact William Thornton, in care of Bill Hall, at the SIU HaU in New York. Buffalo NOT. 17—7:30 F.M. tSa'tSte. Marie Nov. 18—7:30 F.M. New York .....Dec. 6—2:30 P.M. Duluth Nov. 19—7:30 P.M. PhUaddpliUi .. .Dec. 7—2:30 P.M. Cleveland ....Nov. 19—7:30 P.M. Nov. 19—7:30 P.M. Baltimore Dee. 8—2:30 P.M. Toledo DetroH Nov. 12—2:30 P.M. 4 4 4 Houston Nov. 15—2:30 P.M. New Orleans . .Nov. 16—2:30 P.M. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Dee. 7—5 P.M. Mobile NOT. 17—2:30 P.M. PhUadelphla Wilmington .... .Nov. 22—2 P.M. Baltimore Gicensed and unlicensed) Dec. 8—5 P.M. San Franoiseo ... .Nov. 24—Z P.M. iHonston ......... Nov. 15—5 P.M. Seattto Nov. 26—2 P.M. Norfolk Nov. 12—5 P.M. 4 4 4New Orleans . Nov. 16—5 P.M. Mobile Nov. 17—5 P.M. Great Lakes SIU Meetings SlU-AGLIV/D Meetings Detroit NOT. 15—2 Alpena NOT, 15—7 Buffalo ........ .NOT. 15—7 Chicago Nov. 15-77 Cleveland ....•«..Nov. 15—7 Dnlnth Nov. 15—7 Frankfort Nov. 15—^7 4 4 P.M. P.M. P.M. PJVI. P.M. P.M. PJff. 4 8REAT UKES TUO AND DREDGE REGION Detroit MUwankeo . Chicago Nov. 15—7:30 P.M. Nov. 15—7:30 P.M. Nov. 16—7:30 P.M. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL RgPORTS. The constitution of the SUV Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constituUon requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. AU Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU AUanUe. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of linion and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHI'S. Your shipping lights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avaUable In aU Union haUs. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall, return receipt requested. Tho proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at aU times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are avaUable in aU SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions imder which you work and Uve aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has tradltlonaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its coUective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960. meetings In aU constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should Immediately he reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months In the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in ali Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themseives with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as weU as all other details, then the member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employment, the memher.ship has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth In the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which he Is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights Of Seafarers Is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best Interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted tor the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that ha has been denied his conntltutlenel right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immsdiatoly notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. 4 4 4 RAILWAY MARINE REGION Jersey City Nov. 15—10 Philadelpbis Nov. 16—10 Baltimore Nov. 17—10 •Norfolk Nov. 18—16 A.M. & 8 P.M; A.M. & 8 PJM. A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 PJMU ^ 4 4 4 United Industrial Workers New York Dec. 6—7 Baltimore Dec. 8—^7 Philadelphia ....Dee. 7—1 IHouston Nov. 15—7. Mobile Nov. 16—7. New Orleans ...Nov. 17—7 PJH. P.M. PJff. P.M. P.M. F.M. • Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Labor Tempio, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, t Mooting hold at Galveston wharves. Directory Of UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard LIndsey Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE. Md. ...1216 E. Baltimore St EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 177 State St Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y. 735 Washington St TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III r. .9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. . . .99 Montgomery St HE 3-0104 MIAMI; Fla 744 W. Flagler St. FR 7-3564 MOBILE, Ala. .'...1 South Lawrence St HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La fJC Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Penna. . 2604 S. 4th St DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO. Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 724-2848 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar CE 11434 TAMPA. Fla 312 Harrison St Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON. Calif. . 505 N. Marine Ave., • ' " • ^ • TE •4-26a» �I-™ •*S.- SEAFARERS '• LOG Nov. ia 196i J OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNI.pN • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO I L & N OW is the time for qualified Seafarers and chil­ dren of Seafarers who want to compete for one of the five annual $6,000 SlU scholarship awards for 1966 to begin filing their applications. The SlU scholarship plan hat been operated on an annual basis for the past 12 years and winners can select any college and field of study. Sixty-three awards have been given since the program begon in 1953. Of these, 40 have gone to the children of SlU members and SlU men themselves have received 23 of the college scholarships. The competition for the $6,000 awards, which may be used to attend any accredited college or university in the U.S. or its possessions, for study in any field, is open to qualified Seafarers who have a minimum of three years seatime on SlU-contracted vessels, and to children whose fathers meet the seatime require­ ment. At least one award is reserved for a Seafarer. Winners are chosen by a panel of leading univer­ sity educators and administrators on the basis of their high school records and CEEB test results. The first of the scheduled CEEB tests for 1966 will take place on December 4, 1965. Additional tests are scheduled for January 8, 1966 and March 5, 1966. Qualified applicants are urged to take the earliest exam possible to avoid any last-minute rush. Seafarers and members of SlU families who are interested in competing for the 1966 awards should contact the nearest SlU port office or SlU Headquart­ ers for information. They should also make immedi­ ate arrangements to take a CEEB test. To register for the tests, write to the College Entrance Examina­ tion Board at Box 592, Princeton, N. J., or Box 1025, Berkeley, California, well in advance. The judging for the five annual SlU awards is ex­ pected to take place late in May, as in previous years. • ^i I n � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource November 12, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: U.S. SHIPBUILDING HITS NEW LOW 1966 SEAFARERS SCHOLARSHIPS SIUNA AT ILO 14B: AFL-CIO NO. 1 TARGET SHIP SHORTAGE HAMPERS U.S. DEFENSE AFL-CIO VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHT FOR 14B REPEAL IN ‘66 NEW SHIPBUILDING TOTALS PUT U.S. IN TWELFTH PLACE; SHIPBUILDERS PLAN ACTION DEMOCRATS POST GAIN IN MOST STATEWIDE ELECTIONS 50 YEARS OF PORT NEWARK NEW FOAM EXTINGUISHES SHIPBOARD FIRES FAST RECOGNITION WON, SIU TS&AW SEEKS PACT AT CHICAGO PLANT AID TO LAKES FLEET SEEN NECESSARY FOR SURVIVAL GRAPE STRIKERS, MINISTERS JAILED IN CALIF. PICKETING UNIONIZATION, MINIMUM WAGE – PRIME NEEDS OF FARM LABOR 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 11/12/1965 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. XXVII, No. 24 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d0ef47832def3f0c67f142d604b2606d.PDF 0c3f24a29af4446db80b9413dca73645 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS#LOG Ott. St 196S OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO II n See Page 3 �.r Pace Tw» SEAFARERS LOG Seven More Seafarers Retire On SIU Pensions OeUbcr Xf. if« Ini^tmtionol pAUldMtA REFO RT Ry Paul Han With election day rapidly app-roaching, millions of Americans^nd ready to exercise their rl«bt to aelect public officials and representa­ tives through the secret ballot. The American labor movement has always taken a Justified Interest In politics since t'Ma la an area which has an important fnqiact on every trade unionist's future. The Seafarcn Intenationm Union has continued to'Seep a watchful eye on political devolopments on the local, state and national scenes. The SIU h«6 always been concerned with legislative action affecting not only the maritime industry, but the entire U.S. trade uniMi movement. We have learned from past experience that there Filoso Federfciel Hipolit Ortver Cantin •re those in Washington and on the local and state level throughout Seven additional Seafarers have joined the growing ranks of SIU veterans whose retire­ the U.S. who would turn the clock back and eliminate labor's hard won gains, if given only half a chance. Similarly, there are also others who ment years are protected by lifetime $150-monthly pension checks. would be conteirt to see the declining U.S. flag merchant marine The seven additional pensioners are Chang Sun, 74, Joseph E, Cantin, 66, Miguel H. disappear from the oceans, a victim of encroaching obs<rfescenee. Hipolit, 61, Irwin Francis Experience has shown lhat our battlefield must inevitably be in the Miller, 69, George J. Feder- make his home there. He last New York City. He last sailed nation's political u-enas. out aboard the Choctaw. aboard the Robin Goodfellow. kiel, 60, Michael A. Filosa, 62, shipped To deal wtth the various problems faced by the SIU, the entire labor Steward Dept. Veteran Hipolit sailed as a member of movement and the maritime industry, the SlU fiHtned SPAD the and George Oliver, 65. Sun sailed as a member of the the engine department after join­ Seafarers Political Activity Department. The donations which SIU Cantin signed on with the SIU steward department after joining ing the Union in the port of Tam­ in the port of New York where the Union in the port of San Fran­ pa, Florida. A native of Cuba, he members voluntarily make to SPAD are used for educational, political he sailed as a bosun. Born In Hun­ cisco, California. A native of Ha­ and his wife Zoila presently make and legislative campaigns to win passage of legislation which will benetington, Mass., he continues to waii, he now makes his home in their home in Miami, Florida. He flt Seafarers and their families In-ea^ of our 50 states. In the analysis, however, the civic responsibilities assumed by last sailed aboard the Arizona the labOT union ihembers will tell the final story. Every Seafarer and Sword. every member of his family must register and vote If our voices are Miller Joined to be heard by our lawmakers and representatives. As always, the the SIU Inland last word depends on the voters. Boatmena Union $ $ ^ in the port of There are In this country, under the red, white and blue colors of Baltimore, Mary­ patriotism, ever-Increasing numbers of rightist organizations. They land, where he have invaded college campuses, blocs of urban and rural voting poten­ sailed as an AB. tial, civic clubs, business organizations and, worst of all, the mainstream Bom in Hamburg HOT SPRINGS, Va.—Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey Seeks County, of American political thought. pledged the Administration to do "everything in our power" Pennsylvania. He And they stand for what? "America for Americans," they will tell you, or "democpacy," or "freedom," any number of the catch-phrases to repeal Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act next year. last shipped with Miller they might choose to use to cloak their extremist philosophy. the GuOf Atlantic He described 14(b) repeal tic Towing Company. Their subtle and negative influence is growing in ways that are far of Taft-Hartley, amend­ as the Democratic Party's section ment of the wage-hour law and Federkiel sailed as a member from obvious. Group Research, Inc., which has made a special study "commitment" to labor and strong federal standards n't un­ of the engine department after of right-wing organizations and their finances, estimates that right-wing stressed: "We intend to keep it." employment insurance "must be joining the SIU Great Lakes Tug groups raised $30 million In 1963 with an upward trend continuing. The Humphrey, here to address a attended to in the next aession of and Dredge division in the port of John Birch Society alone raised $3.2 million and is working toward a Lorain. Born in the state of Ohio, goal of $12 million. meeting of the Business Council, this Congress," Wirtz declared. This same John Birch Society will tell you who in their opinion has he still makes his home there in told newsmen that the Adminis­ All three measures made some sold America to the Communists; they include Franklin D. Roosevelt, the city of Sandusky. tration's commitments include im­ legislative progress this year. proving the minimum wage and Filosa signed on with the SIU in Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and all Supreme Court Jus­ The 14(b) repeal bill passed the the port of New York where he tices, civil rights workers and labor leaders. unemployment compensation pro­ Now the Birchites have come to Washington. They have opened up grams as well as repeal of 14'b). House July 28, but was blocked in sailed as a member of the deck the Senate by an end-of-the-session department. Born in New York, he ahop with a large party for the press and set out immediately to prevent "These definitely are high prior­ filibuster led by Republican Leader makes his home in Brooklyn with the repeal of 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, kill the Civil Rights Act, ity matters," he said. Everett McKinley Dirksen (111.). Impeach Earl Warren and get the United States out of the United his wife. Plhilomena. In Washington, meanwhile Oliver sailed as a member of Nations. Wage-hour amendments were They are taking an interest in direct political action that they have Labor Sec. W. Willard Writs approved by the House Education the deck department after joining used similar language in a & Labor Committee, but House the Union in the port of New York. not shown before. With this Interest has come « new political sophis­ question-and-answer session action was put off until next year Bom in Mass., he presently resides tication: plush offices, excellent public relations, experienced lobbyists with some 75 women attending amid indications that a strong ef­ in Brooklyn. He last shipped out and spokesmen In the Republican Party. Far from accepting the total defeat of the Gold water brand of reac­ a COPE conference. fort would be made to gut the bill. aboard the Seatrain New Jensey. tionary thought, they have merely redoubled their efforts and refined Asked if Administration forces their methods. will be behind labor in a 1966 Despite the overwheSmilng defeat of these elements in tSie last drive for repeal of 14(b), Wirtz presidential election, the~labor movement must remain vigilant and replied: not permit righitrwiiig groupe to regain a foothold in the American "I think they will be out in political structure. front." Three Goals Repeal of the "right-to-work" Humphrey Pledges Fight To Win Sec. 14B Repeal Pre9sure Test Meany Cites Cains Sinee Labor Merger SEAFARERS LOG Oct. 29, '65 Vol. XXVII, No. 23 Official Publication of the SltTNA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes 4 Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Executive Board PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNEA EAHL SHEPAKA Exec. Vice-Prea. Vice-President LINDSEY WILLIAMS AL KERR Sec.-Treas. Vice-President AL TANNEB ROB. A. MATTHEWS Vice-President Vice-President HERBEBT BBAND Director of Organizing and Publications Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst Editor: NATHAN SKYEB; Staff Writers: ROBERT ARONSON, ROBERT MILGROUI Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. Publlthed biweekly et the headquarter «f the Seafarers International Union, At lantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth Avonua. Brooklyn, NY, .11233, Tel. HYeclnth y-«<O0. Second class postage paid at the Pest Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act ef Aug. 34, WX NEW YORK The AFL-CIO merger, approaching its 10th tiniversary, "has anniversary, "nas worked quite well" weli" aespite despite one or two trouble spots," Federation President George Meariy de­ clared in an address to the-^ Transport Workers convention He cited medicare, the Civil here. Rights Act of 1964, union involve­ Seafarer Raul Igletias and hit wife Gladys took advantage of tKe SlU's New York clinic, facilities recently to get com­ plete general medical examinations. Mrs. Iglesihs is shown above having her blood pressure tested by clinic physician Michael Tepedine, who pronounced the Seafarer and his wife both in excellent condition. Iglesias has sailed in the deck department with the SIU for over 20 years. Meany was hailed by some 300 delegates and altematea to the TWU's 12ith convention u he re­ viewed AFL-CIO a<dilevements following unification. Problems Less Serious "While we etlll have aome in­ ternal problems, they aire not as vicious and serious as some that prevailed back In the days when I was a business agent in the building trades," he said. "Our unions have better con­ tracts. Our membership is on the increase, especially in the South. We have aolldly refused to com­ promise on civil rights in order to make organizing easier. And our legislative record has been a good one." ment in the anti^overty program, labor's role In supporting Amer­ ican foreign policy, the Johnson Administration's aid to education bills, and other measures as evi­ dence of AFL-CIO accomplish­ ments on the legislative front. He also expressed optimism over the enactment of a federal minimum wage of $2 an hour. "We see sometning Inconsistent about the government fighting poverty and. operating under a national wage law that holds down wages," Meany observed. "The minimum wage must go up be­ cause it must be raised to a level consistent with the needs of work­ ers, and extended coverage for an additional 2 million workers must go with this rise." �OtMwSt, INf SEAFARERS Pace Tbre* LOG P#fens# DBpartmmnt Views Quostioned Three More Foreign MA OKs Foreign-Flag Use Ships Refuse To Haul As Vietnam Cargo Buildup U. S. Vietnam Cargoes Puts Strain On U.S. Fleet WASHINGTON—Three more foreign-flag ships transport­ ing military cargoes to South Vietnam for the Defense De­ partment are tied up at various ports around the world due the refusal of the foreign crews to sail the vessels with creasing difficulties in getting ships to carry vital their vitally-needed cargoes foreign-flag military cargoes to Vietnam. The to the war zone. The three vessels, all of British reglkry, are the freighters London Craftsman and Elys Harbour, and the tanker Hemifusus. The London Craftsman is actually immobilized now for the second time by the refusal of a second crew to man her. The Craftsman was first tied up in Kobe, Japan by the desertion of her Indian crew, who would not sail with her Vietnam-bound sup­ plies. A Chinese crew was flown in to man the vessel, but upon reaching Hong Kong, they too re­ fused to continue with the U.S. military cargo. Both of the other ships are also manned by Chinese crews who re­ fuse to take their cargoes to Viet­ nam. The freighter Elys Harbour is anchored In Brisbane, Australia where it picked up various defense supplies for Vietnam. The tanker Hemifusus is carrying a Defense Department Vietnam - bound oil cargo. The U.S. is running into in­ three latest refusals are part of a long and growing string of In­ cidents in which foreign crews re­ fused to man ships carrying U.S. cargoes to South Vietnam. Earlier, several Japanese ship­ ping companies cancelled a con­ tract to carry food and supplies to Vietnam because of the refusal of Japanese seamen to sail with the cargoes. Before that, a Vietnam-bound cargo had to be unloaded from a Mexican-flag vessel when the Mex­ ican government invoked a ruling that none of its ships could enter a war zone. The same cargo was further delayed when the crew of a Greek vessel refused to move the cargo. Finally a U.S.-flag ship had to be diverted from other duties to transport It. Later another cargo for Vietnam was delayed when the crew of another Greek-flag , vessel refused to handle it, and still another sat on the dock when the Greek crew of a Liberian-flag ship turned it down. MA 'Hot Line' Praises Boyd Report Advisory Committee Group Raps MA 'Lobbying' Tactics WASHINGTON—Eleven members of the President's Maritime Advisory Committee have strongly protested what they termed a promotional campaign of Maritime Admin­ istrator Nicholas Johnson to"*" "lobby" by telephone on the so-called hoit line and informed behalf of the maritime pro­ all MA employees that it would be gram of the Interagency Task Force. The MAC members had voted previously not to accept the program. The dispute was stirred by sev­ eral tape recordings which the Maritime Administrator had made in praise of the Interagency Task Force Report. Government Study The report is a document pre­ pared by a government study group called the Interagency Task Force, which is headed by Alan S. Boyd, undersecretary of Commerce for Transportation and which consists of representatives of the Bureau of Budgets, the Council of Eco­ nomic Advisors, the Federal Mari­ time Commission, the Maritime Administration, and the Depart­ ments of State, Defense, Agricul­ ture, Labor and Commerce. The task force proposals call for such drastic changes in present maritime policy as withdrawing government support for passenger liners, ending cargo preference and permitting shipowners to build or buy vessels abroad and operate them in all domestic -trades, in­ cluding the domestic ones. "-In a message distributed to key officials of the Marltinne Adminis­ tration on Oct. 19, 1065, the Mari­ time Administrator, revealed that he had established what he termed as a "Hot Lijie to the Maritime Administrator." The- memorandum also gave the telephone number df available for their use on. and after October 21, 1965. The memo­ randum was accompanied by a "Bulletin To All Employes" which refers to "Your Private Line to the Maritime Administrator" and asks employees to dial a telephone number and leave a message' which will come to me in con­ fidence. However, the phone number was somehow leaked to outsiders acd many people interested in the maritime industry called up from as far away as Maine and Florida. Persons who have called the "hot line" telephone number were greeted with—"Hello, this is Nick Johnson, the Maritime Administra­ tor," or "This is the Maritime Ad­ ministrator with a message for all maritime employees." In one of the tape recordings the Maritime Administrator said that the Interagency Maritime Task Force Report represents the first time in thirty years that the Executive Branch of the federal government has agreed on the need for a new maritime program. In this recording he refers to Sec­ retary of Labor W.- Williard Wirtz as the only dissenting official to the report. Another recording, which omitted refereqce to the Secretary of Labor, started as follows: "This -is- the Maritime Adminis(Gohtinued oh 9age 12) The insufficiency of U.S.-flag shipping to meet commercial and military needs of the nation has been put into sharp focus by the recent announcement of the Maritime Administration that it had approved the use of foreign-flag vessels to cover U.S. trade routes. '* for the chartering of foreign-flag truly be adequate to its needs — As a result of the alloca­ vessels, although It is the usual both commercial and defense. practice to do so when shipping tion of private shipping to requirement "Hopefully, this is the type of waivers are applied the Military Sea Service Transportation Service for use in the Vietnam supply operations, a number of US shipping companies now lack sufficient ships to meet their normal commercial requirements. The inabiiity of US shipping to carry on regular operations in the face of demands for added tonnage to Vietnam came to light on October 18, when Maritime Ad­ ministrator Nicholas Johnson an­ nounced that American shipping companies would be permitted to time-oharter foreign-flag ships to maintain their commercial serv­ ices on essential trade routes. Permission Granted The MAR AD announcement said permission had been granted to Farreli Lines to charter the Norwegian-flag MS Tungus for a voyage between Australia and the United States, and to MooreMcCormack Lines to time-oharter and operate the British-flag SS Polgate for a voyage between the Great Lakes and Sputh America. SIUNA President Paul Hall, termed the Maritime Administra­ tion's actions "further evidence that the American Flag merchant marine is inadequate to serve the commercial and the defense needs of this nation as called for in the Merchant Marine Act of 1936." In his statement, Hall recalled that "during thp past year and a half this issue has been the subject of considerable discussion by the President's Martime Advisory Committee." Hall pointed out that "the SIU has frequently questioned asser­ tions by Department of Defense spokesmen that the American-flag fleet can adequately meet the present and immediately foresee­ able needs of the nation" for com­ mercial and military services. The SIUNA president was critical of the Maritime Admini­ stration and the Maritime Subsidy Board for failing to make avail­ able the documents which prompted granting of permission Please Excuse The Delay Due to the transfer of SIU Welfare Plan facilities from 17 Battery Place, New York City, to 275 20th Street in Brooklyn, some Seafarers and their families may ' encounter some delay in the receipt of welfare payments. : The moves are being made in order to provide increased space and more modern facilities to speed up the processing and payment of welfare benefits to Sea­ farers and their families. These delays are tempo:rary, and payinents are I) being quickly brought up. to j.date;. . ^ for. No Disclosure "It is interesting to note," Hall said, "that although the Maritime Administration action was taken in mid-September, MARAD did not publicly disclose the shortage of shipping until after the report of the Interagency Maritime Task Force—which calls for further whittling down of the Americanflag fleet—had been made public." The Interagency • Maritime Task Force Report was submitted to the President's Maritime Advisory Committee at its October 7 meet­ ing, but the Committee voted unanimously "not to accept" the document. The SIU president, a member of the Maritime Advisory Comniittee, said "Now that MARAD has acknowledged its actions, and the true nature of the situation has been revealed, the glaring inade­ quacies of the recommendations made by the Interagency Maritime Task Force have become more ap­ parent than ever, and make it im­ perative for this nation to develop a larger, more potent and more effective merchant fleet which will program," Hall continued, "which will emerge from the deliberations of the President's Maritime Ad­ visory Committee, if the Commit­ tee can proceed with its work in accordance with the directives for its functioning as enunciated by President Johnson at the time of its establishment." The shortage of available U.S.flag vessels to fulfill the needs of U.S. commerce and the military requirements in the Vietnam confiict points directly at the Depart­ ment of Defense. Obviously, De­ fense has failed to indicate the needs caused by the stepping up of military operations in South Vietnam. Although it is several months since President Johnson announced greater U.S. involve­ ment in Vietnam no positive steps have been taken by the • Defen.se Department to assure the avail­ ability of U.S. ships in sufficient numbers to keep pace with the escalated war effort. Last May a Department of De­ fense spokesman told a meeting of the President's Maritime Ad­ visory Committee that both the number of U.S. merchant ships (Continued on page 15) Supreme Court Backs NLRB NMU Loses Last Round In Maximus Raiding Beef WASHINGTON—An unfair labor practices ruling against the National Maritime Union in connection with the Maxi­ mus dispute in 1963 has been upheld by the Supreme Court. In refusing recently an"*^ ^ ^ NMU plea to review lower However, the M.E.B.A. removed court decisions in the case, its picketlines at the request of the High Court in effect upheld the National Lalmr Relation Board's 1963 decision against the NMU. The Maximus dispute arose when the freighter Maximus was sold by Grace Line to Cambridge Carriers as it was about to load a cargo of foods and drugs for Cuba in exchange for Bay of Pigs pris­ oners. Under Grace Line ownership, the Maximus was manned by of­ ficers belonging to the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. The new owners however, Cam­ bridge Carriers, had a contract with the ^Brotherhood of Marine Officers, an NMU affiliate. The M.E.B.A. charged that the company had laid off crewmembers without cause and MEBA members picketed the Maximus in Philadelphia to protest the loss pf their jobs. \ ^ In retaliation, the NMU set up picketlines around various vessels manned by MEBA officers, al­ though these vessels and compa­ nies, which included the SIUcontrscted Delta Line and Bloomfield Steampship, were in no way connected with the dispute over the Maximus. AFL-CIO President George Meany, in order to allow the ships to continue on their mission of mercy. Secondary Boycott In a charge brought by the com­ pany's against the NMU. the N£,RB ruled that this NMU picketing amounted to a secondary bojcott and ruled the NMU guilty of un­ fair labor practices. The NMU appealed the ruling to the District of Columbia Circuit Court and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals —which upheld the NLRB and granted enforcement of the NLRB orders. The recent Supreme Court moves upholds these decisions. In the course of the dispute, the M.E.B.A. filed a complaint un­ der Article 21 of the AFL-CIO's Internal Disputes Plar The M.E.B.A. charged that the N.M.U. had violated Article 21 by inter­ fering with its collective bargain­ ing jurisdiction. David Cole, the AFL-CIO im­ partial umpire, ruled that the N.M.U. had violated Article 21 of the Internal Disputes Plan. The case went before the AFLCIO Executive Council and they upiield Cole's ruling. �. Pare Fflor SEAfARERS LOG OeMcr 9, Sealab II Experiment A Success By Eari (BoU) Shcpard, Yice-ffrecidMt, iMtanlfe LA JOLLA, Calif.—The Navy's Shipping in New York has picked up in the past few weeks and k undersea experiment Sealab II expected to continue to gain momentum during the coming monChe. which ended here recently was a Bemle Shapiro stopped by the hall just long «unigh to talk wMh success according to Navy spokes­ a few of his old buddies, then left for a run on the Steel Hing. Sylmen and chalked up several •ester ZygarowsU has Just returned from a year*a run in the Feraian "firsts," including an undersea tele­ phone call between the U.S. aquaGulf on the Attas. After returning on the Santore earlier this BMmth. i nau'ls in Sealab II at the bottom of Waller 8. Biehmond Is registering this week to ship out again. Jnaa the Pacific and French divers at eras recently arrived on the Gateway City and is now registeriiig to ship out again. 4 — the bottom of the Mediterranean. BaltteMMc "Sealab II has proved that man Boston can successfully do work for exr Shipping slowed the past two Shipping has been on the slow tended periods of time at depths The 12 by SB-foot Sealab II capsule is shown above resurfac­ weeks, but prospects for the next bell here for this period, but is under high pressure at the bottom two weeks look very good. At the expected to pick up during the ing off La Jolla, California after completion of 45 day of the ocean,' said a Navy spokes­ present time we have the Alanar, next period. We have the Balti­ experiment in which diver-scientists lived and worked for man. "That is basically what we set Losmar and Steel Chmnlst, -in port more here at anchorage, and she extended periods 205 feet beneath the tea on the edge of out to prove." here with the Steel Chemist ex­ will be here for another two weeks, the continental shelf. Three successive 10-man teams pected to crew up within ten days. due to her striking an uncharted stayed down 15 days each—except Ascension S. Torres, who has ledge in the Lower Harbor and for two men who were below for been sailing in the engine dept. ripping out 400 feet of bottom. 30 days—astronaut-aquanaut Lt. The ship will go Into the shipyard since 1948 and Commander M. Scott Carpenter at Key Highway or Newport News. paid off the Bethand Lt. Robert S<Minenberg, a Med­ tea to get some Maurice Olsen's last ship was the ical Corps doctor. treatment in the Ocean Pioneer, and he is a 25 The undersea telephone conver­ USPHS hospital, year SIU veteran. He says that it sation between the U.S. team 205 is now back on will be good to get back to sea feet down on the U.S. continental his feet and ready again. Robert Burns is ready to shelf of La Jolla, CaUfornia and Two veterans of labor's fight for a better life for every for duty. He is ship out again and plans to take the French team 830 feet down waking for the the first job that hits the board. near Cape Ferrat, France, was just worker are retiring after years of service to the trade union first oiler or deck John Cox, who has been a mem­ one of many experiments carried movement. "*• engineers jcfc that ber of the SIU for over 25 years, KicliinoMi nn inside and outside the 12 by lean Institute for Free Labor De- comes along and plans to wait for a job on a coast They are Nelson H. Cruik58-foot ocean bottom laboratory velopment and who retires Dec. 15. wants to thank the SIU negotiating hugger so he can be near his known as Sealab II. Undersea Mi­ shank, director of the AFLCruikshank has had a varied ca­ committee for a job well done. family. rage techniques and biological reer in labor, government and wel­ Jiles W. Hamm has just paid off CIO Dept. of Social Security, Norfolk studies were among the most no­ fare work—^sometimes mingling all the Sted Executive due to the ship who stepped down Oct. 15, and table of these. Shipping has been on the up­ laying up. He sails in the steward •ttiree. swing here, and the outlook for The basic experiment, however, Serafino RomualdL long-time AFLHe was graduated from Ohio dept and also wants to thank the the future appears to be excellent. was that of testing man's ability to CIO Latin-Americiui representative negotiating committee for a job live and work for extended periods who has been on leave for service Wesleyan University in 1925 with well done. Joseph XagliafciTi, who William Little, after sailing on a bachelor of arts degree, and four as executive director of the Amerbeneath the sea. the Globe Explorer for six months, has been sailing in the engine years later was made a bachelor of divinity by Union Theological Sem­ dept. for about nine years, is look­ has gone to Wilmington, N.C., for well-earned vacation. William inary. He has been a member of ing for the first job that comes up Rndd, who has been shipping out hopes he will be able to come back the Seafarers International Union since 1943, sailing for a time on in time to spend Christmas with of Houston, is back at home port his family. He sends his thanks and looking for a good job. Lnby the Great Lakes. Wheeler had to be taken off the During the depths of the depres­ for the efforts the SIU made in ship in Bermuda due to illness, but securing the new contract gains. sion he became director of the he is now an out-patient and hopes Social Service Dept. of the Brook­ PhHadelpbia to be fit in a few days so he can lyn Federation of Churches,' runand Fred Farnen, Secretary-Trecmiref, Great Lakes ship again. Shipping here has picked up Ing its relief program from 1931 Puerto Rico The SIU Great Lakes District Is presently cf^ueUng a referendum to 1933, and for the two following slightly, and the -outlocdc is good Shipping has been holding vote by its membersbip on all contracted vessels. On October 13, years was director of the Workers' for the near future. John Shannea, who has been steady here. Mario Farmlia was teams of SIU representatives, carrying ballot boxes, began boarding Bducaticm Cemter at Yale Univer­ vessels in the Algonac, Detroit and Toledo ereas. TO date more than sity, under the auspices of the New with the SIU for the past 20 years, very happy when be got his F.r.D., 40 vessels have voted, and aU members who have not yet voted are Haven, Conn., Central Trades & has just paid off the Commander after having his arm in a cast for Labor Council. During this pe­ and is planning to take a rest from several months. He's now ready to urged to do so. The SIU negotiating team recently reported to the memibership on riod he also was a part-time AFL the North Atlantic run before take over a 1-S or 1-A steward organizer, and was business agent shipping outagain. He said that he dept. job. John Turkington, after the monetary gains won in negotiations. The "E. M. Ford" went into temporary lay-up in Alpena and-is ex­ of Federal Labor Union No. 19819. wants to commend the SIU on the quite a spell on the Beauregard, Cruikshank's conviction that new contract. Fred Tan Dasen, a decided to "take a blow" on the pected to fit-out in about two weeks. workers needed broad social pro­ 20 year SIU veteran who has been Island for a short while. Seen The Kinsman Marine Transit'*' grams sponsored by the govern­ taking it easy in Michigan for the around the hall here are Alvarei ICo. recently acquired the "Nor- can ships, which carried an esti­ ment to pi'otect them against eco­ past three months, is ready to take Soto, Enrique BeniUa, Emilio Ra­ Iman Ream" and sold the "Uhl- mated 4 per cent of the oargo. The Imann Brothers." The "Ream" will record also shows that only eight nomic vicissitudes — born of his the first messman job to hit the mos and Humfoerta Ortiz, all wait­ ing for a dhip to their liking. Ibe renamed the "Kinsman Enter- Lake ports had more than 10 calls relief work during the depression board. Iprise," and another vessel, the from U.S. flag ships. These were and strengthened by his later ex-* |c. S. Robinson, will be renamed Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Du- perience—led to his appointment luth, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Port in 1944 as AFL social security Ithe "Uhlmann Brothers." Brother Charles Juntikka died Huron end Toledo. Seven others director. He had held the same post since the AFL-CIO merger I in Detroit recently when a sea­ had fewer than 10 calls. They were in 1955. Ashtobula, Buffalo, Erie, Green man's boarding Opposed Fascism house ~ln River Bay, Muskegon, Oswego and Rouge burned. Saginaw River. There are 55 The American labor movement Several other harbors on the Lakes which re­ has Benito Mussolini to thank for ceive some form of federal aid, of SIU members the services of Serafino Rumualdi. escaped injury which 40 had no calls from U.S. He opposed fascism so vigorously ships. when the fire that the Italian dictator forced him broke out In the Three days have been added to to flee to this country in 1923. early hours of the official navigation season of He joined the ILGWU staff the morning. the St. Lawrence Seaway, accord­ in 1933 and was later assigned Brother Juntikka ing to a joint announcement by Juntikfco will be buried in U.S. and Canadian authorities. by the former AFL to estab­ I the Upper Peninsular, The season will be extended from lish contacts with trade union American ships haul only 4 per- Nov. 30, to Dec. 3, the announce­ movements in Latin American Icent of Great Lakes cargo. This ment states, barring the possibility countries, with the hope of pro­ disparity inthe volume of U.S. of closing the locks earlier due to moting a permahent Western and foreign shipping operating in bad weather. Shipmasters and Hemisphere relationship. In 1948 these waters has spurred an in­ owners will receive three weekly he was named full time AFL intervestigation into the Great Lakes reports on water temperatures and American representative, continu­ foreign trade routes, conducted by ice formations in channels begin­ ing in that post after AFL-CIO Nelson Cruikskanlc (loft) and Serafino Romualdi (right) ' the Maritime Administration. ning Nov. 15. The Welland Canal's unification in 1955. discuss the American trada union's acconr^lishments in Chief Examiner Paul N. Pfeiffer cleeing date «f Dec. 15, remains When American labor, business social sacurity and.Latin Amarican affairs with AFL-CIO I states than the most recent data unchanged. It was also announced and government combined in 1962 Prasidant Gaorga Maany at racent farewell, dinner. Cruik­ presented shows there were ap- that the next -season's official to set up ^ AlFLD to assist the shank kas ratirad as director of ihe AFL-CIO Def>ertment opening of the seaway will be growth of indepiendent trade unioBa pranmately 1,000 saMibgs inbound of Seciel Security end Romualdi it stepping down as. Interon Great L^kes reirtes'in 1064. Of April 15, and for- the Welland in Latin Anierica, Romualdi was =' chosen as executl\w -diFecton. Ameroien Affairs representetive. fbat number only 43 lOtee Ameri- April *. Two AFL-CIO Veterans End Long Labor Service �m XMK BKdPAMERS rage Flam Lac Labor Depaifmmnt Wbteg Alanmmg Jnad If ftmdk Direaak, Wtsr Coast Icproscofotivo The annual edebraCioa for ffadiermen hi (he San Pedro, California area was boyeetted by 8IUNA West Coast fishermen. Aoeordiny to union officialo the boycott was due to the -unfavorable position taken by boot owners and clvle groups in the San Pedro area on legislation to benefit fishermen In the area. Now that the World Series is over and the Los Angelas Dodgers are the winner*, the dispatchers in SIU West Coast ports hove been awfully busy. As one SIU member put it: "I lost, therefore^ I'm lo(*ing for the first ship out." Shipping continues to be good in all ihree departments and thers are plenty of Jobs available for-4 ABS, Deck Maintenance men, PWT, Payoffs included the Northwest­ Oilers,-Electricians, messman, or­ ern Victory, Rio Grandie, Summit, dinaries and wipers. JeHerson City Victory, Fairport l%i[M paying oS in the port of and the Seattle. San Francisco during tiie last ship­ Ralpli Tinden, a 23 year SIU ping period included the La Salle, veteran, stopped by tha hall re­ Nova West, Delaware, Steel Flyer, cently to say hello to some of Ms and the Falrwind. old buddies. Ralph is presently on Signing on were the La SaHe the Fairport as chief cook and the and the Neva West. In transit were crew reports that they hope that the San Francisco, Marymar, Steel he never gets off. Ralph told us Admiral, Colimbia and the Nor­ that his oldest son Joseph has Just folk. been named Navy man of the year. For the coming period we win Ralph's youngest son, Ralph, Jr., have in for payoff and in transit also was the recipient of an SiU the Iberville, the Ocean Evelyn, Fairisle, Pan Oceanic Faith, Kachel scholarship and has received bis V, Torkmar, Los Angeles, San Masters degree In mathematics. Juan, Fairport and the Robin WILMINGTON Hood. During the past two week period Ed Wright, a veteran member of shipping has been very good here the steward de­ and t h ST e are partment is here plenty of Jobs for after being hospi­ rated men in all talized. Ed has three depart­ been a union ments. The out­ member since look for the com­ 1947. Ed is com­ ing period is also ing along nicely very good. in the U.S.P.H.E. The Morning Hospital after in­ Light and the Al­ juring his back. coa Trader paid Morbury Rosen D. Roditis, Just off and signed on piled off the Manhattan. here recently and the Manhato Vic­ G. D. Masbury Ju&t pulled in tory called for a full crew. We had after being aboard the Northwest- ten diips through in transit. em Victory. J. Kainrdas', FWT, Abe Rosen has moved to the was around the San Francisco Hall Wilmington area from the Gulf and says that he's ready to ship and so far is impressed with the out. Califcnmia weather and Southern SEATTLE Oalifornia in general. As soon as The shipping pieturs in the port he gets his family settled he will of Seattle has improved consider­ be looking for the first third cook's Job that comes up. ably in the past two weeks. Employer Wage-Chiseling Climbs To Record Highs WASHINGTON—Mora than 400,000 American workers were underpaid nearly $75 mil­ lion in minimum wages and overtime earnings last year, and nearly $50 millitm ot t^ total will never be recovered if past practice is any gtdde. -The Labor Department in"*^ that violations of tbu Fair reprisals. a reptni; revealing that cheat­ closed Labor Standards and PubUo Con­ Another part of the problem is ing by some employers has tracts Acts have Increased every what organised labor regards a« reached major dimensions, dis- year for the laat 10 years. In 1969; too small an enforcement staff, the amount of wages illegully even considering recent additions. withheld was 23 percent higher More Compiaints than in the previout year, the reLabor Department reports show p<M-t showed. that inspectors for its Wage & Employers caught by wage-hour H ur and Publie Contracts Divi­ inspectors in violations have sions last year made more investi­ agreed, or have been ordered by gations, received more complaints federal judges, to pay $24 million and got more employers to agree to underpaid workers. But tiie to voluntary settlements than wage-hour division itself has no ever before and helped collect a WASHINGTON — The Senate power to cmnpel payments to record dollar total in wage under­ Commerce Committee will be compensate for past violations payments. ready early next session to make where the employer refuses. As a Yet, even in that best of years a full review <rf all maritime prob­ result, some $50 million in illegal fewer than 1 percent of the na^ lems and policies. Committee underpayment remains uncollect­ tion's l.I million business estab­ chairman Warren G. Magnuson ed for fiscal 1963 alone. lishments were visited by one of (D-Wash.) has announced. He said he has been unimpressed so far In these cases, the cheated the divisions' 800 inspectors. with the unending stream of sug­ workers must sue for reimburse­ Violations of the wage-hour law gestions made to improve the ment, or ask the secretary of labor have risen so steadily to new to do so on their behalf. Too often peaks that organized labor has merchant marine. Noting that the "desperate con­ the collection suits are never voiced strong protests on behalf dition" of the coastwise and in- brought, especially where the of the victimized workers. Deep tercoastal and Great Lakes fleets workers involved have no union concern was voiced by the AFL"can no longer be ignored," he representation and fear en^oyer CIO at its 1963 convention. has introduced a House-originated measure into the Senate to make the Maritime Administration an independent agency, like the Fed­ eral Aviation Agency, because certainly share the concern that has been expressed by the pro­ ponents of this legislation over the administration of our marltime laws." He told the Senafte that for those assembling new policies, Electrical safety aboard an all-metal vessel is a big job. Prevention plans and programs f<w the ni«- of accidents due to faulty electrical connections falls into three basic ohant marine "it will be neces­ categories—prevention of shock, fire prevention, and preventing the sary ... to realize the importance danger of panic among the crew or passengers should the lights go out of itmluding a meaningful pro­ suddenly below deck or on deck at night. gram of assistance and moderniza­ Shock due to improper grounding of either permanent or portable tion for our domestic merchant fleet and our American ship­ machinery is probably tfie most difficult electrical hazard to jn-event aboard ship and ther^ore reguires the .most careful attention. yards." In a steel-hulled vessel, every man is walking on or touching "ground" wherever he goes. Hands and other parts of the body are nearly always within rtsach of power cables or electrical equipment containing lethal voltages. For thhi reason, the cable armor, enclosures of lighting fixtures and other electrical equipment should ail be grounded to the huU of the vessel, so a seaman's body will not be the quickest escape route for "loose" electricity. The best way to prevent such accidents is to have all machinery or tools connected directly to ground (the vessel's steel hull is the best ground) through a third conductor in the supply cable. This requires ground-type plugs and receptacles—and they should always be used. Unfortunately, this precaution is not always followed. A typical death was reported not long ago when a shoreside workers body was in contact with a metal hull while his hands held a "hot" electric sander. A jury-rig extension cord had been used which did not contain a grounding conductor to ground tha tool housing. On larger machinery, disconneet-switches which open all supply con­ ductors are necessary In order to service equipment without exposure to shock. Fires aboard ship are sometimes caused by faulty electrical wiring or equipment. A point to keep in mind is that even the normal sparking of contacts or motor commutators can ignite explosive vapors. Electrical apparatus snouid never be used in an area where the presence of explo­ sive vapors is suspected. Much of electrical safety is just plain common sense. Care must always be taken to prevent fusing circuits; not to place electrical equip­ ment in spaces where flammable vapors or gases may normally accum­ ulate, using equipment with less than minimal electrical, clearances, overheating, particularly of lighting fixtures near combustibles. On any occasion of electrical difficulty aboard ship, the loss of power which may suddenly plunge the vessel into darkness must be antic­ ipated and dealt with. Problems are much more likely if there is no emergency lighting system to take over when normal power fails. Panic almost certainly results in needless death or injuries, and many exam­ ples of panic induced by darkness can be cited. However, in the Andres Doria disaster a few years back, tha SIU Lifeboat Class No, 137 posed for their class photo after successfully completing life­ emergency lights kept burning even while the ship was over at a 45* boat training course at the Andrew Furuseth Training School. Graduates are (l-r, front Ii§t and sinking. It's anybody's guess how many of the 1,700 survivors row): Charles Tritf and Donald Freedman. Middle row; Joe Jacobs, Johnny Lombordo, Vol would have been killed had the lights failed completely. The emergency Gallagher, Hcndrik Yohoshi and Roy Frank. Back row; Mike Monekos, Matt Fisher, John lighting system aboard every ship should be checked regularly and kept in good working order at all times. Nielson, Roy Walsh and instructor Ami Bjornsson. Senate Unit To Study Maritime Ills SIU Lifeboat Class No. 137 Casts Off Electrical Safety Is Big Shipboard Job �Pace Six SEAFARERS LOG October M, IMS DISPATCHERS REPORT- Alkinlfi^ Gulf, LakM ft Inhmd Wcrtert Dlefriel October 9 to October 22 DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Campbell: My Philadelphia Baltimore shoremen, Norfolk steamship ( Jacksonville pany agents Tampa the money Mobile changers who Ne\v Orleans Houston come a bo Wilmington ' San Francisco Seattle you a stra line. If you use a Totals find your way around in a strange port? Howard Harry Pilalis: I always hunt up a taxi driver when I want to find my way' around. In case you don't trust your driver, you can always keep your eye on the meter. I've foi Tid that a good proportion of foreign drivers are reliable. The taxi driver, you big exception is 70 percent of the in Saigon where they really try stand to take you for every cent you time. have. 4. a. 4. Juan Colpe: The best thing 3« i Ace Arlinghaus: I always use use is the American- dollar, sign language to find what I want happens to be THE internation­ in a strange port. al language which You can always is understood in get your point every country of across to someone the world today. who doesn't speak English by using As far as I'm concerned, the hand and mouth best way to get motions. Sign into a jam in a language can give foreign port is to you trouble be­ flag- a dockside taxi. This is espe­ cause of the in­ evitable misunderstanding. Once 1 cially true in Alexandria, Egypt. flagged a cab in Ethopia, but wound 4i 4> 4< John Devaux: I always use the up being grabbed by a cop for first available transportation. In "insulting" the driver. places like Ger­ -4. 4. 4. many or Belgium Tony .Bender: When you're young you can always and don't know your way around depend on street­ foreign ports, the car conductors to best way to learn help you. They is to go on sight­ u s u al 1 y under­ seeing tours. But, stand English, once you've visit­ and they know ed a place a where you want number of times, to go. I've given you know where to go, and so up depending on Taxis in Japan. there is no prob­ They'd scare anyone to death the lem. If you ever way they drive there. get lost in a strange port, the first thing to remember is that "money talks." 4. 4' $• TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class b 5 1 66 18 10 7 29 14 12 9 7 5 ' 2 3 26 8 55 34 55 23 10 3 32 14 18 10 325 151 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A- ClassB Class C 2 1 0 60 23 10 8 8 1 40 20 2 14 2 1 6 9 0 4 3 5 17 4 2 41 27 5 44 30 10 14 4 10 43 11 19 27 16 0 320 158 74 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups CbumA 26 132 31 61 27 12 4 59 130 158 12 S3 49 854 5 72 29 26 19 10 1 20 71 68 2 20 31 374 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Port 2 2 Boston New York 45 23 Philadelphia 6 '6 27 Baltimore . 11 Norfolk 3 3 Jacksonville 1 4 2 Tampa 3 Mobile 12 10 New Orleans 39 27 Houston 39 50 Wilmington 9 11 22 San Francisctf 8 Seattle 12 9 Totals ...... 205 181 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 1 1 21 17 4 10 3 0 22 20 3 8 7 3 5 5 5 3 5 1 2 8 3 26 22 6 39 37 16 13 8 13 21 8 16 19 12 2 197 73 147 NOW ON THE BEACH Class A Class B All Groups 10 3 61 139 29 26 56 38 24 23 8 3 1 4 32 23 89 69 65 90 7 8 34 8 28 15 517 376 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Port 1 2 Boston 34 14 New York 7 3 Philadelphia , 18 10 Baltimore 5 6 Norfolk 2 4 Jacksonville 1 0 Tampa 16 6 Mobile 34 21 New Orleans 33 14 Houston 7 2 Wilmington 25 1 San Francisco .... 12 12 Seattle 195 95 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 1 31 7 17 3 0 3 9 19 33 10 15 14 162 1 11 4 20 5 2 1 5 18 11 3 6 21 108 0 7 3 1 5 4 2 5 4 21 2 15 1 70 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 7 3 ' 140 35 15 21 23 48 9 20 5 6 7 0 34 14 111 58 94 37 13 3 45 6 27 33 567 247 Seapower Still More Important Than Space Power, Admiral Warns Aubrey Parsons: The best way to find your way around is to use the services of what we call "pilots" who hang around dockside. You usually can trust them, espe­ NORFOLK—Alarmed by the rapid build-up of the Soviet merchant fleet while the U.S. shipping industry continues to cially in Japan. deteriorate, Vice Admiral John S. McCain, Jr. has warned the U.S. to beware of a Russian sleight of hand maneuver which However, you've really got to would put the Communists in control of the seas of the world. watch out for Speaking before the 54th tdd his audience that the Soviet control of the oceans, the reverse The Admiral's picture of the them in places Annual Convention of the Union might be compared to a becomes true. like Casablanca and India since status of the American shipbuild­ the only place they're interested in American Association of Port magician. He explained, "While ing industry was equally as dis­ Ships Most Dependable is where you keep your money. Authorities here. Admiral McCain the world focuses its attention on couraging. "We are presently the right hand which is up in the Admiral McCain emphasized that building about 50 new merchant air or in space, the left hand is one sure political-military means ships of all sizes. On the other carrying out an equally important that the U.S. possesses of getting at hand, the Soviet Union is building part of the trick and is in the trouble areas around the world is 441 new ships," he said. Since Rus­ oceanic pocket." by sea. Speaking of the strategic sia will be building 670 new job performed by a strong U.S. merchant vessels by 1970, Admiral Sees Worldwide Interest Cash Benefits Paid — Aug. 1-Aug. 31, 1965 merchant fleet, he declared, "In McCain warned that the Soviet Un­ The admiral, who became com­ mander of the Navy's Eastern Sea time of war these merchant ships ion can be expected to overtake the in the field of merchant ship­ AMOUNT PAID Frontier and Atlantic Reserve assume a very important role. In U.S. CLAIMS Fleet commander earlier this year the Korean War, 99 percent of ev­ ping in the next year or two. Citing the strategic importance erything going into Korea was de­ Hospital Benefits 8,826 $ 64,491.35 declared that from both a geopo­ livered by ship." of the country's geopolitical posi­ litical and a military point of view, tion, Admiral McCain explained In spite of the obvious impor­ that the U.S. is no longer a self62,500.00 the U.S. has a profound interest Death Benefits 24 in every section of the world. As tance of a strong U.S. merchant contained nation. He said this fact 759 113,850.00 a result, he said, the merchant ma­ marine,, the admmal found the adds to the seriousness of the mar­ Pension-Disability Benefits rine's importance to the future of American fleet in a* tate of serious itime challenge the country is fac­ ^he country will be increasing in decline. "American flag merchant ing. 53 Maternity Benefits 10,482.35 the future. ships carry only about 5 percent of Red Shipbuilding Edge Commenting on the country's fu­ our overseas trade," he reported. 870 98,776.66 Dependent Benefits Disturbed by the rapid build-up ture seapower role, Admiral Mc­ "In other words, we are dependant of the Soviet shipping industry, 404 Optical Benefits 5,976.74 Cain said, "Today we must also use upon ships of other nations to the Admiral warned that even the oceans in the interest of this carry 95 percent of our commerce.' though Russia, unlike the U.S;, is Continuing his description of the almost self-sufficient in raw mate­ 4,371 34,888.00 great Confederation of nations of Out-Ptitient Benefits the the Free Wprld if we are to decline of the American fleet. Ad­ rials, the J^viets have one of the 1,348 438,958.75 resist the massive onslaught of miral McCain reported, "We have most modern merchant fleets in the Vacation Benefits communism which seeks to rule less than 550 active merchant ships world. He stressed that the num­ the world." He pointed out that flying the U.S. flag engaged in ber of Soviet merchant vessels is if the U.S. were to control the overseas trade, and this fleet is increasing rapidly. "They have over oceans in time of war, the commu­ declining by about four percent 1,200 merchant ships today, and TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION nists would be confined to a limit­ each year. Compare this to the the signs are that they intend to ed area of the world. On the other several thousand ships we had at more than double this fleet by 16,655 829,923.85 hand, he warned, if the Reds gain the end of World War II." BENEFITS PAID T^IS PERIOD... 1970. SlU Welfare. Vacation Plans �OaMw SI, im 9E"AFAREnS Cru'Ashank Cites Future Social Security Needs LOG " I'll Be Waiting,\ J' Nel8(» Crulkahank, who retired recently M AFtxaO director of •ocbl security, said tb»t many further hniprioveineiiit* ars easential to fiho development of an adequate social security structure in the nation despite this year's prosrees. The veteran of many social security causes laid stress on the need to booet retiremeot benefits, pointing out th»t the average social secu­ rity pension for a retired couple is only $10 a month, and that many get ntuch less. Hie statements came as he was Interviewed <HI the net­ work radio program, Labor News Conference. AU social security protections—^unemployment Insurance, workmen's compensation, benefits for widows and survivors, disability pensions, retirement—need broadening and adjustment, GruikBhank maintained. He said that while It is true that this country lags behind many European countries in the social security field, "we mustn't condemn the United StatM too quickly on that points—we are a younger nation, and for a long time, we had a great frontier." Actually, this nation's history of social security legislation ^egan with ths Homestead Act of 1862, Cruikshank said. Then as now, he con­ tinued, "we dedicated our national resources to famfiy security. Our resources in those days were not in cash—they were In land." Referring to his pending retirement, Cruikshank said hs Intends "to remain aotivs in the social security and labor fields as long as I can be of any service at aM. There is a lot to be done—and I want to have a place In It." Reporters questioning Cruikshank <m Labor News Conference, produced as a public service by the AFL-CIO and aired eisch week over the Mutual Broadcasting System, were John Herlhig, editor of the Herling Labor Letter, and Alex Uhi, editor of Preos Associates, Inc. Ruth Weyand, a former assistant general isounsel for tho National Labor Relations Board, has been named associato general counsel by the Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers. Miss Weyand has prac ticed law for 32 years and served with the NLRB for 12 years. During eight years she was in charge of NLRB cases that reached the Supreme Court, arguing many of them. She also handled cases grow­ ing out of the 1937 Little Steel strike, winning reinstatement for hundreds of workers and more than $1 million in back pay. She has been- in private practice since 1990, with many unions among her clients. wasn't a declino In popularity. Two rating services showed Yocam at­ tracting a biggar audience than most of hU competition. He direct­ ed that Yocam be restored to his previous time slot on the air or to a comparable period, be paid his fulT wages for the period of dlemissal and retain full seniority. Despite one of the most remarkable leg­ islative records since the days of the New XXX Deal, the 89th Congress failed to act on The Tobecoe Workers have won few bills of vital importance to the a new contract eoverlog 3,500 em­ economic and social welfare of the Ameri­ ployes at sevcB plante if the Im­ perial Tobacee Co. ef Canada and can people before its adjournment. its affiliates, calling for a shorter One of these significant failures was the work-week, a 3$-Mnt hourly raise over three years, and a Joint labor- refusal of the Senate to repeal Section 14(b) management committee on tech­ of the Taft-Hartlely Act which permits nological changes. The work week i. i- Xwill be cut la the second year ot states to enact so-called "right-to-work" the contract without a cut in laws. U.S. trade union members found the The Musicians have won wage Increases totalling $15 a week in- weekly take-home pay. The con­ Senate's postponement of action to repeal a new two-year oentraet with the tract also calls for an Immediate Teronto Symphony Ordieata As­ 11-cent raise, with additional in­ 14(b) especially disappointing since it came sociation which also extends the creases of 9 cents an hour in the after the House had already acted favorably season from the present 27 weeks second and third year. In addition, on President Johnson's proposal to do away to 30 weeks. The agreement pro­ employes of certain plants will vides for a $10 pay hike this year receive additional increases to with this anti-labor law. and another $5 next year when a bring th^m to wage parity with The Senate's failure to repeal 14(b), how­ week's paid vacation becomes ef­ other plants. ever, may be regarded as only a temporary fective. The association agreed to reprieve to the union-busters in the 19 states XXX two weeks of rehearsals before the opening of the subscription series President Hunter P. Wharton ef who have taken advantage of local R-T-W and the union consented to in­ the Operating Engineers has been Aws to destroy the concept of union creases in the number of Saturday named a member of the Natimiai and children's concert and tour Advisory Counidl on Vocational Re- security. A majority of Senators are on weeks. babilitation Commissioner of Voca­ record as favoring repeal of this vicious law, tional Rehabilitatioa Maiy E. Swlt- and there is every reason to believe that 4. X X zer announced. Wharton is a mem­ The Radio tc Television Artists ber of the AFL-CIO Safety Com­ 4(b) will be wiped off the nation's statute won reinstatement and more than mittee and vice president for books early in the 89th Congress' second $15,000 in back pay for the disc labor of the National Safety Coun­ session. jockey fired last January by Radio cil. Although repeal of section 14(b) looms on Station KFWB, Loe Angeles. The XXX station said it had fired Joe Yocam the horizon, the SIU and other AFL-CIO after 23 years of service because Repeal of Section 1« (b) of the unions are not taking anything for granted. of "sagging ratings" in listenership Taft Hartiey Aet. which permits polls and because he no longer states to prohibit tho union shop, Trade unionists across the country will be projected a "virile sound." AFTRA was endorsed by tho South Dakota contacting their senators and representacontended tiiiat Yocam had been Farmers Union at its convention ives in the coming months to inform them dropped for union activity. He was here. shop steward at the station and The resolution also declared of the importance of ending this mis-named a picket line veteran of a 1961 public policy should "support and "right-to-work." strike. The union pointed out that strengthen" collective bargaining Hopes for repeal of section 14(b) died in the program director who fired as a part of industrial self-govern­ him had been kicked out of the ment, and urged re-enactment of the 3enate early this month after Senate union for strikebreaking and de­ a "modernized" Wagner Act and Minority Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen nied reinstatement. Whatever the amendment of the Wage-Hour reason for Yocam's dismissal. Ar­ Act to broaden coverage and pro­ (R.-Iil.) organized a filibuster to block con­ bitrator Edgar A. Jones said, it vide "adequate" wage levels. sideration of the measure. Knowing that a majority of his fellow-senators .would vote to kill 14(b), Dirksen and his small band of conservative law-makers used the timehonored filibuster gimmick to thwart the will of the Upper House of Congress. In other words, the Senate's failure to act did not constitute a rejection of its intention to repeal section 14(b). The failure can be properly laid to Senator Dirksen's success­ ful talkathon which prevented the Senate's membership from even getting the repeal measure on the floor for action. Summing up the results of the pro-R-T-W filibuster. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield (D.-Mont.) declared, "It is no de­ feat on the merits of 14(b) ... it is a victory for procrastination." In pledging its intention to bring about repeal of section 14(b), American labor can continue to count on support from the John­ son Administration. Speaking before a meet­ ing of business officials, Vice President Hubert Humphrey said the Administration will do "everything in our power" to repeal 14(b). Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz also made a similar pledge at a recent COPE conference. As Senator Pat McNamara (D.-Mich.) stated, it's too bad that the opponents of repeal of 14(b) "did not have the courage to permit a majority of the Senate to decide the issue once and for all. Now, the issue re­ mains before the Congress and the nation as unfinished business." Members of the SIU and every other American union can be sure that no effort will be spared to insure that section 14(b) and the so-called "right-to-work" meet a well-deserved, unlamented death in the coming session of Congress. �.'• V" faf Brill Out* SMU Brothers in Drydock -T-* Oetober t9, IIW SIU rep Al Bernstein gives details on new contract to Leonio Peraira as nurse Betty Jones looks on. Although blind, Brother Peraira retains a vital interest in the Union* An SIU member since 1948, he sailed as a chief cook. SIU reps take time out to explain the new SIU contract to Seafarers in Drydock at tho Staten Island USPHS Hospital. Hospitalized SIU men were enthusiasic over the new con­ tract. (L-r) are M. Larsen, V. J. Hoesel. A. Wilfret. S. La Bella. SIU vice-president Bob Math­ ews, B. Benjamin, W. Wright, SIU rep Luigi lovino, and J. Early. Hospitalized Seafarers pose for LOG photographer as some of Staten Island's lovliest ladies go about their hospital duties. IL-r) are hospital dietician Miss Sanson, Peter Raptakis, Ropbswl Montolvo. Earl Cronsell, Conway Beard, nurse Eleanor Gregory. Joseph SeuHy, So. mows SUIHIMIII Antonio WofCicki, and dietician Miss Sweeney. SIU members report that the medical attention and the chow are tops* Seafarer John Ashley gets chance to hold hands with Mary Ann Sicure, X-ray technician, as ,SIU rep Ed Mooney looks on. An - outpatient, John's broken hand is healing nicely and he hopes to soon be shipping again. A long-time SIU veteran, John sails in the engine department. �OeMMT ft, Mes Pa«« ma* SEAFARERS LOG Seafarers Henry Sojok and Juan Cruz check into the outpatient general admissions desk, their papers processed with a smile by Mary Campion, the USPHS admissions directoress. Seafarers at the hospital were sad to learn that Mary will soon retire. Seafarer Joe Rodriguez takes his morning "constitutional" assisted by nurse Davis. Talk in the hospital centered around the recently-negotiated SlU contract. Like the rest of his Union Brothers, Joe was extremely pleased with the new terms, especially the "time-off" clause. John F. Fanning shows Brother Seafarers Joseph "Red" Townsend and Thomas "Grease Gun" MeGurn the bandage that "marks the spot" of his recent successful operation. John is resting up and recuperating from the operation and. is well on his way to total recovery. iiiiiliiliiiiw Flanked by C. Triontafilou and D. Hulto, Emma Benedetto, chief of the hopsital Special Serices Di^ sion, goes over movie schedule Seafarers Roger Kline and Stamotios Apostolou wear broad grins as SlU rep Al Bernstein counts out the benefit money. Distributing Everybody's smiling, but happiest of all is Seafarer Federico Reyes who's bandage is being attended to by nurse Katherin Guerin. Less lucky are (l-r) Coast Guarder Dean Daly, Federico's brother Miguel Reyes, and Raphael Caban. v.::; Seafarers Candido Bonefont and Pete Murphy take time out to praise new SlU contract. They were especially impressed with the $1,000 vacation benefit. SlilliM Jaking advantage of clear skies and nice weather on the Staten Island USPHS Hospital sundeck, SlU officials, hospital­ ized Seafarers and hospital personnel sit around the table to discuss the various needs and problems of SlU members in drydock. Front (l-rI Richard Huffon, SlU rep Luigi lovino, Peter Gerardi, Pete Murphy, Art Loumas, and pretty Mary Ann Moccia. Rear (l-r) SlU v.p. Bob Mathews, SlU reps Al Bernstein, Bill Hall, Sealfarer S. Apostolou, and Headquar­ ters rep Ed Mooney. �T*g9 Tea Oeteker St. lits SEAFAMKRB LOG Sea-Land To Build New Ice Age 6 Super-Trailerships Is Coming SaysScientist '! I ! 1.1 '1 ! Th Ctil( Coasi PORT ELIZABETH, N.J.—SlU-contractikl Sea-Land Serv­ ice has announced the construction of six luper-trailershipi within the next five years. The vessels are tentatively scheduled to sail in a New^ York-North Europe service Land's ratts ior Intercoastal LONDON—Somewhere between now and 90,000 yean froin now which the company intends trailership service. By UndMy WiHIcmn, Vlet-Pr«sM«Rt. Giilf ATM The New Orleans City CoaaoU baa directed the eUy atteney's efflee to prepare an ordinance which would prohibit tho omploynaent of professional strika breakers in printing and coimmunicatioii labor dis­ putes. Tht New Orleans Typographical Union No. IT and tho Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO are seeking city legislation to prohibit onq^loyment of professional strike breakers in place of employees who strike. to inaugurate in April 1966 with The Rates and Practices Review the coastal cities of the world Fifteen states and 100 oitiea have already adopted these measures. smaller vessels. Board of the Interstate Commerce will be first battered by gigantic Although the city has been fairly well cleaned up aince the ravages Commission upheld Sea-Land on tidal waves and then buried for of Hurricane Betsy, New Orleans is still feeling the after effects. The first of the super-trailerthousands of years under 100 or sliips, which Sea-Land plans to a wide variety of rates, against more feet of water, if a new theory The Louisiana Rehabilitation Association and Greater Now Oiieons baild and operate without govern­ charges by the railroads that they of the causes and effects of Ice AFL-CIO, in cooperation with the • ' ' ment subsidy aid, is scheduled for are too low. All the rates are Ages, expounded here recently in National Institutes on Rehabilita­ between 3 and 10 percent below delivery by Ingalls Shipbuilding Vernoa T. N«ab, who has been the scientific magazine Nature, tion and Health Services, held a Corp. in June 1968. All six are what the railroads charge to move proves to be accurate. shipping out of the Gulf for the seminar on Friday, Oct. 22 at the slated for delivery by early 1970 the same commodities. past twenty years and is currently New Orleans SIU Hall. The SIU According to the tlieory, the at a cost of about $150 million. The rates under investigation expanding south polar ice pack was represented by C. J. St^hens, registered group two deck depart­ The service will be inaugurated cover shipments between SeaSecretary-Treasurer of the Coun­ ment, is on the beach after a 14next April with 14 conventional Land's Elizabethport terminal and would reflect more and more sun­ cil. month voyage on the Sea Pioneer light back into space, leading to « cargo ships which are presently Long Beach, California and ship­ in the Persian Gulf. Lyie L. Hipp, Houston sharp drop in the earth's tempera­ in various stages of conversion for ments from California Inland to tures. This would be enough to Shipping has been moving at a a 20-year engine dept. vetm-an, containership operation. Oregon via motor carriers—mainly start the north polar ice pa<A fast clip here end the prospects is ready to ship .out again. canned goods, dried fruits and Largest—Fastest New Orleans wines to the east and chemicals, growing, which would reflect "badr for the future look bright. Each of the new super-trailerstill more sunlight—^and a new Shipping has been moving along liquor, wire, pips fittings, plastics A. W. Hansen, after a 14 months ships, which will be the largest Ice Age would be underway. at a healthy pace, and there are and insecticides to the west. run on the passenger ship, Del and fastest general cargo carriers The flooding would come about Mar, is presently still a few slots for rated engine The Review Board refused to in the world, will be 905 feet this way. When ice (which ait looking for a and deck department men. long—almost as long as the liner uphold seven arguments brought present is about 12,000 feet thick long run on a Irwla (Monk) Sherman, back United States—will have a top by the railroads against Sea-Land, non-Indian ship. from a trip on tho Del Norte, is s )eed of 27.5 knots and a cruising finding instead that the rates were at the pole) builds up to a certain He calls the SIU thinking about speed of 25 knots, and be able to needed by the public, reasonably height the pressure at the base ia welfare plan "a just taking things carry 1,281 fully-loaded truck exceeded Sea-Land's costs to pro­ enough to start it melting from great thing for easy, while he trailers. Hull model basin tests, vide the service, and will have a the bottom. The south polar cap American sea- awaits tha re­ engineering design and working favorable effect in the movement would then begin to spread out rapidly forming a massive ice m e n." F. M. opening of the drawings are already underway at of traffic. shelf extending perhaps as far Reyes, Jr., sailing Jefferson Downs the shipyard. Still pending before the Inter­ north as the tip of South America. with the engine Race Track. Bob When the new North Europe state Commerce Commission is an dept. of the SIU Creel la on the This would be enough to raise service begins, each of the vessels attempt by the nation's railroads the world's sea level by more than since 1952, just got the Penn beach and ready in the run would start a voyage at to slash rates on multiple-car Carlrer and is already on the to sail anytime 60 feet within a few decades, and Sea-Land's new terminal in Rotter­ shipments of canned goods. any land less than 60 feet above Transhatteras on his way J>ack to to North Europe Creel dam, call at New York, San Juan, Sea-Land is fighting this sea level now would be flooded. India. a a Chief Elec­ Balboa, Los Angeles, San Fran­ attempt by the railroads to cap­ MobUe trician. His last ship was the If the lee spread out quickly cisco and return to Rotterdam in ture the canned goods transporta­ enough, and glaciers have been Shipping has been on the alow Lucille Bloomfield, which is now 42 days. Some of the conventional tion market by juggling tariff known to expand faster than a bell with few men on the beach in drydock due to damage by fire cargo vessels presently under­ schedules until the intercoastal and collision. man can run, they would puSh and no laid up ships. going conversion to containership shipping industry vanishes from huge volumes of water before operation will be used in the the scene. them which would roll unhindered company's regular Intercoastal across the oceans to smash into Sea-Land has been Joined in its service as well. fight against the rate cuts by its the land aa giant tidal waves. Sea-Land presently operates 19 Scientists believe that they shippers and the New York Port ships through 24 terminals in the Authority. The shipping line, the have found evidence that this hss continental United States, Puerto shippers and the government happened in the past, and becauf# Rico, Alaska, the Dominican SACRAMENTO—California growers are on their way to agency are urging the Interstate of the cyclie nature <KC Ice Ages, Republic and Panama. Its fleet one of their best money making years in history despite the Commerce Commiesion to forbid feel that tt will probably occur consists of 16 vessels converted to cutoff of Mexican farm labor (braceros), California Governor again sometime. the rate changes. containerships, a car-carrier that •fEdmund (Pat) Brown ancan transport 530 automobiles, and two conventional C-2 ships nounced recently. railroad complaints over SeaBrown said that growers scheduled to be replaced bjr -will chalk uo MIM at leaat equal containerships early next year. to 10«4'a roeom toUl of $3.« milKey Legal Victory lioo and may evea imin'ovo oa the Earlier this month, Sea-Land record. Thia U la ohaip contrast won a key victory in its two-yearto tho disaster which growere imd old fight against transcontinental their allies had widely predicted when the bracero progrant was ended. The reccH-d profit will be sceomplisfaed, Brown said, with a labor force consisting of only 17,000 Mexican nationals, brought in under emergency provisions of the immigration laws. Last year under Returns on the voting for the new freight­ $18.04 for entry ratings to $37.17 for higher the formal bracero program, 49,000 er and tankship agreements in the SIU's ratings. came in. The new agreement also provides for an Brown said that there were American-flag siiipping on the Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District show that Seafarers voting at increasein the overtime rate of pay, stand­ labor shortages in two or three Great Lakes has reached a critical stage where federal aid is needed special membership and shipboard meetings by rates of pay, room and meal allowances crops, but that, In general, termi­ immediately to rescue this vital have accepted the new pact by an over­ and other monetary benefits. nation of the bracero program was segment of our domestic fleet, Vice whelming margin. Judging from the many letters from in­ "a real plus" for California agri­ Admiral James A. Hirschfield, Out of a total of 4,877 votes cast by Sea­ dividual Seafarers and shipboard reports re­ culture and that no Mexicans will president of the Lakes Carriers farers at both special membership and ship­ ceived at headquarters. Seafarers have be needed next year. Association warned recently. board meetings, 4,796 Seafarers or 98.4 per­ voiced special approval of the hike in SIU Among the critics of the new Pointing to special incentives cent voted to ratify the new freighter and vacation benefits from $800 to $1,000 a year government policy to end Uie which Canada offers to Canadianbracero program, Brown singled flag shippers, Hirschfield said, "If tankship agreements and 81 Seafarers or 1.6 AS of January 1, 1966. Since the inception out Republican Senator George of the SIU's Vacation Plan, Seafarera have percent voted not to accept. U.S.-flag vessels are to continue Murphy. collected A total of $36,580,669.82 in benefits. The new contract established a milestone to sail and engage in Great Lakes trade, federal assistance must in SIU contract gains and represents the Among other contract gains that met with Brown called the Senator "a come forthwith, for even now the greatest gains for American seamen to date. the widespread approval of the member­ prophet of doom" whose "ill-con­ situation is practically at the The new contract also received the most ships is a time off provision that provides ceived attempts to revive, the Mexican bracero law" hindered point where such help might be substantial margin of acceptance from SIU crewmembers on ships in coastwise and government efforts to help provide too little and too late." nearby foreign trades with a day off at the labor for growers. crewmembers in the history of the Union. He pointed to several effects of end of each thirty (30) day period. SIU Brown made his remarks at the The new freighter and tankship agree­ the steady decline in the U.S. position on the Lakes, including ment established record wage gains for SIU crewmembers in foreign and intercoastal University of California In Davis a reduction in the number of crewmembers who will receive increases in trades will get a day off at the end of each and while touring a 700-aere tomato farm nearby. their basic monthly rate of pay ranging from voyage. American-flag vessels.- Growers Have Big Year Despite Braeero Cutoff WRAP-UP of Urges Prompt Govt. Aid To Lakes Fleet CONTRACT VOTE �0«Mkw M, Ittt SEAFARERS Pace Elcrea LOG Final Raat For Ukos Oldtimer Inlaid Waterways' Role In Wa On Poverty Cited GALVESTON—^The importance of an effective inland waterway network as an aid in the war on poverty was pointed out here at the 39th Annual Propeller Club Conven­ tion and the American Mer--* chant Marine Conference. of the Tennessee River, along whose banks private industry has The importance of water­ invested more-than $417 millions way transportation la being largely neglected In the war on poverty while considerable attention Is be­ ing directed toward improved highways and modernized rail lines, J. W. Hersey, chairman of the executive committee of the Common Carrier Conference of Ijomestic Water Carriers told some 500 delegates. Many Great Lakes SlU members and officials attended recent funeral ceremonies in Detroit for Brother William "Steamboat Bill" Mollis. A well-known and well-liked oldtimer, Mollis last sailed as porter aboard the SlU-contracted Bob-Lo boats. Pallbearers above include Seafarers George Telegodos, Joe Arnold, Joe Solsbery, Lawrence Tremblay, Ed Doherty and Henry Howard. Meany Urges Labor Support Aid To Vietnamese Homeless WASHINGTON—In a strong appeal for support of the CARE Viet Nam Emergency Relief Campaign, AFL-CIO President George Meany called the attention of organized labor to the bitter plight of the people made homeless by the fighting in Viet Nam. "By the hundreds of thous-^^most needy of the great masses will send refugee youngsters back ands, men, women and chil­ of refugees that were then des­ to school. Special CARE tool kits dren have become refugees cending upon Saigon from the for carpenters, masons and other in their own country," Meany said. "Fleeing for their lives from the areas of combat, they bear on their faces the shock of having lost their homes, their land, all their pos­ sessions but the clothes on their backs." The number of refugees is esti­ mated at 611,000. The South Viet­ namese Ministry of Public Wel­ fare expects that their number will «each the million mark before the end of the current calendar year. CARE is engaged in raising a special $3 million fund for its refugee aid program. Member Agency CARE, of which the AFL-CIO is a founding and member agency, was the first pi'ivate American aid agency in South Vietnam. Even before the ceasefire of 1954, CARE brought food and other emergency aid and medical assistance to the Communist-controlled north of the country. The masses of refugees now flooding into South Vietnam stand In the same need of aid. Especially requested are cotton clothing material packages, making it pos­ sible for refugee mothers to pro­ vide new garments for themselves' and their children. Another basic need is individual school kits that trades are also greatly required to replace the tools of their trade' lost by Vietnamese craftsmen in their headlong flight. Meany urged "all members of the AFL-CIO to give their fullest possible support to the CARE cam­ paign. In doing so, we shall be organized labor in America — a upholding the historic goal of better life for all." Johnson Signs Extended VesselExchange Measure WASHINGTON—President Johnson has signed a measure, approved by both houses of Congress, extending the Vessel Exchange Act for five years, from July 5,1965 to July 5,1970. The new measure contains several changes which revise trade-ins. Government policy on vessel The new law contains the follow­ Money Due The Seafarers listed below have checks for money due them which are being held at New York headquarters. -Transwestern—Disputed Overtime; Patrick Donovan, Calvin Smith, Robert Stanley, Fred Nichols, Ramon Bracamonte, Daniel Mc Laren, John Statchen, Harold Reinumae, Glenn Calhoun and Clyde Greeson. Hercules Victory—Disputed Overtime: Edward Jensen, Robert Smith and George Stanley. ing provisions: • Owners will be permitted to trade in vessels which were built before September 3, 1945. This pro­ vision will permit trade-ins of ag­ ing Great Lakes vessels. • The provision forbidding trade-ins of vessels which have re­ ceived a differential operating sub­ sidy in the three previous years, St. Lawrence—Transportation: Nicholas Sakellarides. is now applied to the vessel, rather Natalie—One Day's Wages: James Boone, Spiros Cassimis, Jose than the operator. This will permit Ortiguerra and Frank Valerie. the trade-ins of subsidy-operated Penn Carrier—Disputed Overtime: Earl Beamer and Walter Smith. vessels. • The value of a vessel to be Elena Lisa—Transportation Differential: James W. Higgins and John traded in or traded out must be D. Vldrine. calculated the same way as it was Ocean Pioneer—Restriction Dispute: Thomas W. Bouchard. when it was originally traded in. Valiant Hope—Transportation: Thomas E. Hanson, Edward E. Edinger • Government tankers may be and Donald Kershaw. traded-out for conversion into dry Niagara—Disputed Overtime: Richard Heckman and Francis M. cargo carriers or liquid bulk car­ Greenwell. riers for use on the Great Lakes, Niagara—Lodging: Willam Knapp and Warren Weiss. St. Lawrence and the Gulf. Tank­ ers cannot be traded-out for use as Transorleans—Disputed Overtime: Seymour Sikes. liquid petroleum carriers. Seatrain New York—Disputed Lodging: Pedro Agtuca, James Glea• The Government is forbidden son, Fred Paterson and Earl Resmondo. from selling traded-in vessels for Kent—Lodging: Clyde D. Berry, Joseph L. Chapeau, Cyril Gauthier, use as barges or for any other use Aldo T. Hassein and Raymond T. Holland. contrary to policy set by Congress. This is a mistake he feels, and pointed out that from 1952 through 1964 more than 5,600 new plant construction projects were completed along the nation's nav­ igable waterways, much of this in the nation's poverty areas. Appalacbia During the period, he said, about $22 billion was invested in indus­ trial expansion in countries bordering the canalized Ohio River running through portions of Appalachia, where the Admin­ istration's main anti-poverty drive is directed. "Also within the limits of Ap­ palachia," he said, "is the course since 1950." For example, he pointed out, waterborne freight between Alabama ports on the Tennessee increased from a little more than 500,000 tons in 1950 to about 5.4 million tons last year. Asserting that comparable eco­ nomic investment and growth occurred wherever water transport existed and communities could benefit, from traditionally low water freight rates, he said that the availability of cheap water transportation also served the dual purpose of requiring railroads to hold their rates down to a com­ petitive level. Because of this, railroads have continued a "calculated program of harassment and unfair competi­ tive practices" against waterway operators, he said. Unless appropri­ ate steps are taken by Congress, the Administration and the general public to identify and curb these destructive railroad practices, the role of water transport in the na­ tional economy will be lost to the country," he warned. SPAD Continues Fight For Legislative Action (Continued fi'om page 16) import quota for U.S.-flag vessels tive accomplishments, the 89th will be opposed, of course, by the Congress failed to pass several operators of runaway tankers measures that were high on which are owned or controlled by labor's priority list. American interests but registered One of the greatest disappoint­ under the flags of such runaway ments was the failure of the Con­ flag-havens as Liberia and'Panama. gress to repeal section 14 (b) of Of the 264 American-owned the Taft-Hartley Act. Although tankers operating under the flags abandoned in this session of Con­ of Panama and Liberia, nearly gress, the AFL-CIO intends to half are owned by five oil giants. hold the Democratic Party to its Standard Oil of New Jersey, 1964 campaign pledge to repeal Texaco, Gulf, Standard Oil of 14 (b) and the passage of the bill California and Socony Mobil. to repeal will be a prime legisla­ tive goal of the AFL-CIO in the This is where the political and legislative efforts of SPAD come upcoming Congressional session. into play. To counter the pressure The Congress also failed to act put up by the oil companies to on several other major proposals. keep the present system intact, the Bills to broaden coverage of the SIU and all of maritime labor minimum wage law and to up the must marshall all of its forces to minimum wage to $1.75 an hour insure American-flag ships of were bypassed by the 89th Con­ their rightful quota of these gress. cargoes. Another bill high on labor's Maritime is not the only legis­ high priority list which failed to lative area where SPAD has been gain passage was, the jobsite active. SPAD in conjunction with (situs) picketing bill which would the educational and political pro­ allow unions striking a single grams of the AFL-CIO's Commit­ contractor at a multi-employer tee on Political Education (COPE) construction site to picket the has been instrumental in gaining project without violating the passage of a wide variety of pro­ secondary boycott provisions of the gressive social legislation in the Taft Hartley Act. 89th Congress. These measures and other im­ A few of these vital areas in­ portant legislation will be coming cludes passage of the Medicare before the Congress in the upcom­ Bill, which will provide health ing session. Your SPAD dollars care for the elderly under social are needed to continue the fight to security in addition to a complete enact meaningful legislation in liberalization of the entire social behalf of the American seamen security system. * and all American workers. The 89th Congress also passed a 1.3 billion aid-to-education pro­ gram which will be of great aid in helping children from poor families to get the education that they need to break out of the poverty cycle. In addition, an his­ toric voting rights bill has been passed by the Congress. Despite this record of legisla­ �lil! Pac» Twcir* SBAFAMEmB LOG V M' s •i Seafarer Joe Fried got a chanca to do a little sightseeing oat San Francisco way when his ship the Steel Admiral (Isthmian) docked there recmtly. According to Brother Fried, the Golden.Gate city is an ideal place for the sightseer. "I had quite a Idt of time and was able to visit many interesting* I^aces," he reports. "For my about tbft Ks. After speuding an Gold Medal Award tor chow and entire afternoon at the Museum, I senrice above and beyond the eaU self," Fried continues, think that the most interesting of all was the Marine Museum which is located just a short walk from Fisherman's Wharf. Anyone who is interested in the maritime industry should stop in. You find yourself going back, way back, when you }odk at the ex­ hibits. Today's Seafarer will dis­ cover exactly how the seaman of long ago lived, worked and was treated," he points out. "There Fried are models of old schooners, square riggers, and many types of steam vessels to be seen. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the Marine Museum operates a well-equipped library," says Fried. "Seafarers can find almost any Information imaginable ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), SepL 19 —Chairman, C. E. Turner; Secretary, P. L. Loik. $5.50 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. The officer's BR, John Walth, thanked the crev* for their assistance in helping him to see his mother be­ fore she passed away. PANWOOD (Waterman), Aug. 3ft — Chairman, Homer Workman; Secre- EVERY ot duty: Cehtmbia (United Statea Steel Corp.), Alcoa Kaamer (Alcoa Steamship), Catanbfa VIelary (Columbia Steamship), Bangar (Bermuda Steamship), Torkmar tf any SfU sfirp'has no (Calmar), The Cabins (Texas City IHirary or noodt o now Refinery), Taka (Waterman Steanasupply of books, eonfaef ship). Steel Seafarer (Isthmian), Transorient (Hudson Waterways), •ny SlU holl. Beloit Victory (Marine Carriers), i. ^ X Ship's delegate M. J. Merrls of Los Angeles (Sea-Land), Bethtez the Mayflower (Mayflower Steam­ (Bethlehem Steel Co.). ship) reports that XXX the crew Is look­ Transorient (Hudson Water­ ing forward t o ways) meeting chairman J. Lamb picking up a new reports that ship' television set delegate Joe A. when the May­ Forrest has been flower arrives awarded a vote back in New of thanks by the York. "We are crew. "It always all anxious to makes a voyage get a look at run a little Morris some of those smoother when new tv shows that are hitting the the ship's dele­ screen this Fall," Brother Morris gate is really on (Continued from page 3) says. "One show that the boys his toes," Brother are particularly looking forward Lamb points out. "And," he con­ trator with a message for all mari­ leaked stories to the press or a to viewing is 'The Wackiest Ship tinues," Joe Forrest really keeps time employees. The future of the telephone propaganda campaign. in the Army,' a comedy series on top of everything that happens American merchant marine has In addition to SIU President about soldiers who pull sailing on the ship. He makes a fine dele­ duty in the Pacific during the days gate." "Whoa, hold on there," never been brighter as a result of Hall, the Maritime Advisory Com­ of World War II." The crew will Brother Forrest breaks in, "I ap­ the Interagency Task Force Re­ mittee statement was signed by the following committee members: repair the tv antenna to make preciate the praise, bat don't for­ port." Theodore W. Kheel, New York sure that the new iddeo works get the steward department. Those In response to the telephone lawyer and labor arbitrator; Pro­ perfectly. guys are the ones who are really campaign, 11 members of Maritime fessor James J. Healy, professor of XXX doing the great job around here. The steward departments aboard For my money, they're the best. Advisory Committee, Including industrial relations at Harvard the following vessels have been And that goes for the rest of the SIU President Paul Hall, issued a University; Thomas P. Guerin of the Portland, Oregon Port Au­ awarded this period's Seafarers' crew too." statement sharply criticizing John­ thority; Lane Kirkland, executive son. assistant to AFL-CIO President George Meany; Thomas W. Glea"We are shocked" the statement son, President, International Long­ The following amendment to the shipping rules, effective August 25, began, "by the promotional cam­ shoremen's Association; Russell K. 1965, is being brongbt to the attention of Seafarers, la accordance with Article I (Employment), Section 8(f)(5) of the Collective Bargaining paign ot NiiAolas Johnson, the Berg, President of the Shipbuild­ Maritime Administrator, to lolfliy ers Union; William B. Rand, Presi­ Agreements between the Union and various employers. by telephone for the maritime pro­ dent United States Lines; Joseph "Section 1. SENIORITT. Subsection J. shall be amended to read as gram of the Interagency Task Kahn, President- Transeastem follows: Force. This program was rejected Shipping Corporation; J. Paul St. 'J. (1). Seamen with a Class "C" seniority rating may be shipped on by the Maritime Advisory Commit­ Sure, President Pacific Maritime a vessel for one (1) round trip or sixty (60) days, whichever Is longer; tee because it is contrary to law Association; and Joseph Curran, in the latter case, the sixty (60) day period may be extended where and executive policy. It is in di­ President National Maritime necessary to insure practicability insofar as leaving the ship is con­ rect conlHet with the Merchant Union. cerned. Marine Act ot 1938, the directive The President's Maritime Advis­ "(2). Seamen with a Class "C" seniority rating who possesa a given the Maritime Advisory Com­ ory Committee is composed of 15 certificate of satisfactory completion of the Andrew Furuseth Training mittee by the President, a resolu­ members representing labor, the School course and seamen with a Class "B" seniority rating may be tion adopted by the committee, and government and the public and shipped on a vessel for one (1) round trip or one hundred eighty (180) policy statements given the Com­ days, whichever is longer; In the latter case, the one hundred eighty mittee by Secretary of Commerce was set up to consider matters and programs affecting the UJ5. mari­ (180) day period may be extended where necessary to insure practic­ John T. Connor. time industry. ability insofar as leaving the ship is concerned. DecMed On Mertts '(3). These rules shall not be applied so as to cause a vessel to "A Maritime Administrator," the sail shorthanded. The words "round trip" shall have the usual and customary meaning attributed to ft by seamen, whether it be coastwise, statement continued "is supposed intercoastal or foreign. On coastwise voyages, if the schedule of the to carry out the policy of the gov­ vessel is such that it is to return to the area of original engagement, ernment and not to change it. The Seafarers overseas who want a seaman shall not be required to leave the vessel until the vessel Maritime Advisory Committee has to get in touch with headquar­ reaches the said port or area, (to intercoastal and foreign voyages; been deliberating for almost two ters in a hurry can do so ' by where the vessel pays off at a port in the continental United States years on the recommendations for cabling the Union at its cable other than in the area of engagement, if the vessel is scheduled to a maritime policy. Its work is be­ address. SEAFARERS NEW depart from the said port of payoff within ten (10) days after arrival ing undermined by this deliberate YORK. Use of this address as­ to return to the port or area of original engagement, a seaman with s campaign of the bureaucracy to sures speedy transmission on all seniority rating of less than Class "A" shall not be required to leave impose its views on the govern­ messages and faster service for the vessel until it arrives in the said port or area of original engage­ ment. Let a maritime policy be the men Involved. • ment." decided on Its merits, not through came away with the understanding that the modern seaman is ludty indeed to enjoy the conveniencea and benefits that mariners of yes­ teryear never even dreamed were possible. I strongly urge Seafarers who find themselves in San Fran­ cisco to visit this interesting and enlightening museum," declares Brother Fried. MONTHS YOUR SM SHWS UBRMY Advisory Committee Raps MA For 'Lobby' Tactics New Shipping Rules Amendment tary, Harry Darrah. Brother C. W. White volunteered to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. NEVA WEST (Bloomfield), Aug. 2— Chairman, T. F. Jernigan; Secretary, B. W. Birmingham. Everything is run­ ning smoothly. Brother Ted Leiinski was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. ROBIN KIRK (Moore-McCormack), Sept. 20—Chairman, Hareld F. Jaynes; Secretary, Ken Hayes. Brother Wil­ liam W. Van Dyke was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No treefs refx>rted by department delegates. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Sept. 7— Chairman, F. Bartlett; Secretary, J. E. Hannon, One was hospitalized in Venezuela. Small amount of disputed OT in deck department. Vote" of thanks extended to the steward de­ partment for good food and service. COLUMBIA VICTORY (Columbia), Sept. 19—Chairman, Charlie Mazur; Secretary, F. Fraone. Ship's delegate reported that ship is O.K. Had a good trip as far as crew is concerned. He will speak to the patrolman in New York regarding the Chief Mate who is very anti-SIU. Vote of thanks ex­ tended to the exceptionally good steward department. $8 in ship's fund. PENN CHALLENGER (Penn Ship­ ping), Aug. 15—Chairman, Mike Reed; Secretary, E. J. Riviere. Ship's dele­ gate reported that most repairs are being handled. Fifty cents in ship's fund. No beets and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Union Has Cable Address �Oitrtw n, IMS SEdFAKEKS LOG Seafarer Turns Sack Time Into School Time Ex-blackjack dealer and roulette wheelman, former beautician and university student, Seafarer Chester Coumas is off on a new tack. A perennial student, Chester reads voraci­ ously. But while most read with their eyes, he reads with his ears. "It's called 'sleep learning',"^ Coumas explains. "All you palaces, money changed hands countesses," he says. "I'll tell you one thing about the rich," he con­ need is a repeating tape re­ with wild abandon. Seafarer Chastw Caumas puts sack time to work as he demonstrates the powers of his "sleep learning" tech­ nique. The gadget next to his pjHow is a repeating tape recorder that plugs into his ear, droning knowledge into his brain while he slumbers on. Sleep learning makes both the book at his side and the glasses in his hand ennecessary. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Autumn By K. Anderseii So, autumn is here again, i« it? With its woodsmoke and humdng leouesf With its circus of cMWiood memories, 'and magic dreams up its sleeve? With its juggler tricks and harlequin hopes to make a poor heart grieve? - Wen, this year I'U pay no attention, to the falling song of the leaves. This year I won't listen to the ocean break with a roar, or watch a gull's arc rainbow across the frozen shore, while the wind whispers "come away, don't come back anymore," and memory laughs like a clown on a horse, and vain finds a crack in the door. No. I refuse to remember the boy who laughed in the cold, watching a fire burn down in a lot, with flames that his hands couldn't hold, making a solemn pact with himself, promising not to grow old, as the sky edged on toward five o'clock and the sun touched the rooftops with gold. No. I refuse to remember, the storm on the .window panes, the wind disturbing the puddles, the smell of the fresh falling rain, the jacket hung in the comer, the roar of an onrushing train, a long, grey. Fall afternoon, when the trout broke the pools of my brain. And why should I have to remember that day I first started school? The tumult of laughter and faces, the freshly shellacked wooden stools? The blond boy that sat in a corner, to wear the cap of the fool? And how I laughed with all the others at the holes in both of his shoes. But, oh, to be in his shoes now, now that Autumn's here. Now that summer's burned away, and days shine bright and clear, Now that spring is long ago, and winter's drawing near, I'd gladly put the fool's hat on to cap the fading year. Life is something that Brother Coumas has seen from many angles. He worked for eight years in the gaudy gaming houses of New Orleans as blackjack dealer and roulette wheelman. "My workday atarted at seven at night and atretched on into the morning hours," he remembers. And whether I was 'wheeling' or 'dealing,' I was dressed to kill— white tails and black tie. Gambling is a formal occasion in New Or­ leans. They take their betting aerlously." - So, Autumn is here again, is it? With magic dreams up its sleeve? Well, this time I'll pay no attention to the falling .song of the leaves. .7 corder, an ear plug, a good memory, and a talent for shuteye." According to Coumas, the "reader" merely selects his tape, slaps it Into the recorder, plugs in the earphone device, closes his eyes and drifts off into an effort­ less learning experience. "You do the sleeping and leave the work to the machine," Coumas 63}%. "The human lu-ain does the rest. You know," he reflects, "the mind is a wonderous instrument. Just think of it, you can get an entire education without lifting a finger or turning a page. And the most amazing thing," he insists, "is that It works.' Coumas, who is currently taking correspondence courses at the Baltimore College of Commerce and who has remained a student throughout his varied job career, actually prefers sleep learning to all other methods of study. "It's much better to get the stuff on tape," he declares. "That way you hear the music and rhythm of the language. On the page, the printed word is dead.' Shipping out since 1952, Coumas is most interested in studying literature, political science and history. His favorite writers are Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Joseph Conrad and Herman Melville. Melville, Twain and Conrad were all sailors and, between them, created some of the world's greatest seafaring literature. "I've always been interested in learning 'by ear'," Coumas re­ ports. "Although I've been using slecp-learaing techniques for only six months, I have used various recording devices for the past five years. Sleep learning is the best of them," he asserts. "It leaves you time to do oth«: things while you are awake, and the repeater mechanism on the tape recorder allows you to study the same thing over and over again until your unconscious mind has it down pat. I've already memorized a number of poems this way. Right now I'm working on a project to memorize all of Rudyard Kipling." Camera Bug When he's not busy studying In his sleep, Coumas spends a num­ ber of his waking hours experi­ menting with camera and dark­ room techniques. "Photography is one of my hobbies," he says. "I formed a photo club aboard the Sword Knot about three years ago. Most of the crew thought that I was some kind of a nut because I'm more Inter­ ested in the composition of a pic­ ture than I am in the subject matter. You can't really blame them though," he admits. "Most people don't take to abstract photography. / In the New Orleans gambling Black Fridar "I've seen guys walk away from the tables $50,000 on the winning side," Coumas recalls. "One $20,000 winner tossed me a tip big enough to pay all my bills for three weeks. I even saw the house wiped out once. It was on a Friday the 13th. Everybody In the Joint decided to go down on 13 black. .The wheel of fortune turned round and round. And sure enough, when it finally stopped, there was old number 13 on the black. After paying off, the house closed its doors for the night— completely busted. Down in New Orleans, they still refer to that night as "Black Friday." In 1952, the Louisiana State Police closed up the Crecent City gambling emporiums, putting an end to Coumas' dealing career. "The police shut the bouses down tighter than the hatches on a storm-battered ship," he remi­ nisces. "Right after ttat, I started shipping out. I always liked the sea. Seafaring life gives you a tremendous feeling of freedom and mobility. It keeps the foot loose and the mind sharp." But Coumas is not sure to this day that the Governor was cor­ rect to shut down gajnbling in New Orleans. "Let's face it," he says. "In many ways gambling was good for the community. It provided many jobs and brought in loads of tourists and money. But, then again," he admits, "lots of people don't know how to gamble. They bet too heavily. For some men, gambling Is like a love affair. They stake everything MI one number. That's a sure way to get wiped out." Greasepaint Monkey Before manning the tables in New Orleans, Coumas worked as a cosmetician in some of the coun­ try's swankiest beauty parlors. tinues, "they're no fun to work for. When a woman has money, she figures that all that cash must make her beautiful. Nothing you do is enough for her. The rich are never satisfied. And as for tips, forget it. The more money they've got, the less they part with. Give me the plain American housewife every time. She's the queen of them all." Coumas' cosmetic skills came in handy on a recent Persian Gulf run. In the middle of the voyage, the entire crew decided to grow fancy waxed mustaches. As the hair grew iMig and the time grew short, it was suddenly discovered that there was no mustache wax aboard the vessel. "It was a moment of crisis," Coumas recalls with a smile. "We searched the ship from stem to stern—and no wax. Then, inspira­ tion struck. I remembered a whole pile of red candles.that I'd noticed in the stores. Before anyone could strop a blade or work up a good lather, I had mixed myself up a big batch of mustache wax—^red, of course." But when the proud, mus­ tachioed crew hit the beach in India, they were in for the sui'prise of their lives. Holy Mustache "Natives came running up to us in the street, bowing down and asking for blessings," Coumas re­ members. "It turns out that in India, Holy men put henna on their whiskers. Henna is a tropi­ cal shrub which yields a reddishorange dye which turns hair red. Our candle wax had the same effect and the Indians mistook us for sacred personages. It was an uncanny experience and we had a hell of a time trying to explain that we were Seafarers and not Shamans." Coumas has sailed as an oiler with the SIU since 1952. "I've slapped powder on some "The SIU la your best bet," he of the world's wealthiest women, declares. "As an ex-gambler, I including one princess and two should know," Jack of all trades and master of each, Coumas chalks his cue and sizes up the table es his brother Seafarer R. J. Fecney gets set to break up the pack. A master at the blackjack table and roulette wheel, Coumas also ranks as an expert on the billiard green. He is presently e patient at the S.I. USPH5 Hbspitel. �•^T4.: SEAFARERS Page Fourleea LOG-A-RHYTHM: I Stake My Clai By Henri Percikow I worked the hammer since childhood. Blistering my frail hands, And earned my chunk of bread Tasting of ache and pain. Halfway through life I trudge upon cement. Weary and angry. Sunlight, Hanging like a banner from the street wall. Filters through the factory pane. I cherish each ray ^ ^ Spread upon my bench And Jintangle my mind By the light drawn From the flame of the sun. i\ii/ life shall not be ravaged. My years are not in vain— I hold a heart of youth And feel the beat of freedom. I will come with mounting wave Ever higher, gaining vision and strength To engulf the land. With happiness to which I stake my claim. STEEL EXECUTIVE (isthmian), Sept. 1—Chairman, R. Bunce; Secre­ tary, R. Hutchins. Ship's delegate reported that everything is going nicely. $17 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. HUDSON (Victory Transport), Sept. 12—Chairman, F. J. Smith; Secretary, F. Rodrigues, Jr. All old business was taken care of in the Port of Houston, with the exception of major repairs which will be done when ship is in the shipyard. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by de­ partment delegates. Brother Arthur Bendheim was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. BETHTEX (Bethlehem Steel), Oct. 3—Chairman, Patrick J. Cleary; Sec­ retary, C. GHI. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's dele­ gate resigned and was extended a vote of thanks by the crew. New ship's delegate elected. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. ALCOA VOYAGER (Alcoa), Sept. •— Chairman, H. Fruge; Secretary, F. U. Lamb. Repair list completed. All beefs settled. Motion made that members be allowed to retire after ' ' ' .' - . . J 20 years with the Union and 12 years sea time. Motion made that Union negotiate to have air conditioning units placed in messhalls of all ships. Ship to be fumigated as soon as possible. MAYAGUEZ (Sea-Land), Oct. 1 Chairman, J. Obreza; Secretary, H. Kugler. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. DEL AIRES (Delta), Sept. 12 — Chairman, Joseph Crowley; Secretary, AH Tolentino. No beefs and no dis­ puted OT reported by department delegates. Brother James McFarlin was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Crew request new ice maker be placed aboard ship. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Sept. 5—Chairman, Pedro Erazo; Secretary, R. OeBoissiere. No beefs reported by department delegates. Discussion about moving library to recreation room so that space can be used for ship's use. Motion was made and accepted by majority to move library. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), Sept. 2B —Chairman, S. M. Simes; Secretary, steward department for an excellent W. Drew. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly with no beefs. Captain congratulates Job. $16.75 in ship's fund. Crew ex­ tended a vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department for good food and service. Seafarer's Hopes Torpedoed By WW H Nazi Submarines When Seafarer Alejandro Valenzuela was torpedoed aboard the Harry G. Sldel In April of 1942, he not only lost his clothes, personal possessions and a fine berth on a good ship—he lost the chance to make the biggest hit of his Career. Brother Valenzuela is a^ ~~~ a new ship, launched just two down on time," Valenzuela re­ horse player. years, before. She was a beautiful calls. "By that time I was con­ "A horse player," he points vessel, air conditioned and com­ vinced that Man Overboard was a out, "is not merely a man who plays the horses. A horse player is one of those rare men who eat, drink, talk, sleep and dream of nothing but odds, winners and parlay pay-offs. A horse player would rather visit the local track than enter the gates of heaven. No matter where he is or what happens, his mind's eye remains serenely focused on the magic distance between starting gate and finish line." So, when the German U-boat struck, Valenzuela was where you'd expect him to be—in his foc'sle reading the racing form. "We were hauling fresh water from New York to the Standard Oil installation in Venezuela," he recalls. "The Harry G. Sidel was DETROIT (Sea-Land), Sept. 29 — Chairman, Hank Rucki; Secretary, Juan J. Reinosa. Some disputed OT in I engine department. BOWLING GREEN (Pan American Tankers), Aug. 29—Chairman, John Carey; Secretary, Ed Mishanski. Re­ pair lists turned in. Soma work being done, the rest will be taken care of. Vote of thanks to the steward and his department for an excellent job. Few hours disputed OT in engine department. Motion made to have patrolman check to see that fresh water tanks are cleaned. Crew was urged to keep messhall and pantry clean at all times. Ship needs wash­ ing machine. WESTERN COMET (Western Tank­ ers), Sept. 7 — Chairman, Harry K. Kaufman; Secretary, Joseph A. McOougall. Vote of thanks extended to Brother Edward F. Woods for keeping the after deck clean. Letter sent to headquarters in regard to transpor­ tation difference in first-class and tourist class. Steward department has beef. Two heavy duty washing ma­ chines were ordered on April 1, 1965 but have not been received. GATEWAY CITY (Sea-Land), Sept. 8 —Chairman, A. Ackerman; Secretary, G. Meshover. $13.50 in ship's fund. No disputed OT reported. Everything is running smoothly. Discussion re­ garding menu. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land), Sept. 12—Chairman, R. I. McConneli; Sec­ retary, R. C. Mills. Ship's delegate left ship in Elizabeth, N.J. Brother Tadeusz Chilinski was elected to serve as ship's delegate.' Motion made to recommend to the negotiat­ ing committee a new plan for the rank and file, concerning the SlU re­ tirement plan. Twenty years in SlU with no less than 200 days sea time in each calendar year. If after 20 years a member does not have the required sea time, he shall be re­ quired to sail the additional years for the sea time. Also that a member with required time be allowed to re­ tire at any age, and that the SlU pension should be raised to $200 per month. CITIES SERVICE BALTIMORE (Cities Service), Sept. 20 — Chairman, Ben Wilson; Secretary, J. Babson. Special meeting was held to act on freightship and tanker contracts. The con­ tracts were read, discussed and ac­ cepted unanimously. n.i Ootobcr 2». USI LOG Seafarers and tneir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are prodv'-T under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) J« $1 t Eastern Ait Lines (Flight Engineers) 53. H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men'a clothes (Amaigamated Clothing Workers) if i if Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores 8e products (Retail Clerks) i Stltzel-Welier Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) pletely modern In every respect. I had planned to spend a long time aboard." But a roving wolf pack of Nazi submarines had different plans for the unarmed American merchant ship. The Harry G. Sidel caught a total of three torpedoes — one in the #1 hold, one In the #8. hold, and one in the bunkers. "The night we got it, I was re­ laxing in my bunk going over the racing form," Valenzuela re­ Yaleimida members. "I had two more hours to go before my watch came up. A horse named Man Overboard had really caught my fancy. I was just marking him on the form when those torpedoes tore into us." In less than half an hour, the Harry G. Sidel was on the bottom. Good Sailors "The men went over the side without clothes, and in most cases, without even their shoes," says Valenzuela. "We were carrying a total crew of 42 men, two of whom were killed in the attack. They were good sailors," he says sadly. And the Harry G. was a fine ship. I hated to see her go under." The crew put three lifeboats out and the 40 survivors floated adrift for almost two days before reach­ ing the Venezuelan coast. "While we were on the lifeboat, all I could think about was whether I'd be able to get my bet SIU Wife Gives Thanks To the Editor: Wo recently received a check for welfare benefits and I'm sending along these few lines to say that I am really happy and proud that my husband is an SIU man. The welfare plan benefits are a great help to me in this time of need. I realize that thanks alone Is 3» 3» JJ. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 3» J" 3) Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 3, t 3i Jamestown Sterling Corp. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) 4" 3) Si" Empire State Bedding Co. "Seaiy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) t 3i 3i Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) 4i 3^ 3^ White Furniture Co. Unlte'd Furniture Workers of America All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. not enough. Nothing is enough. But still, we want to ex­ press our heartfelt gratitude for the concern and help the Union has extended to Us. Sincerely, Juanita Rogamos 3> Appreciates SIU Pension To the Editor: My family and I would like to express our thanks for the pension that I will be receiving for the rest of my life. We also want to thank the Union sure winner. And by worrying about the bet, I was able to keep my mind off my problems. It was a lot better than thinking about the U-boats or the sharks that might be prowling in the vicinity. So I just kept on daydreaming about being at a racetrack and placing my bet. All three lifeboats reached Venezuela safely. "And wouldn't you know it, Valenzuela adds, that horse came In and paid off at. 50-1. A 20-year SIU veteran of the engine department, Valenzuela makes his home in Seattle, Wash­ ington, where he spends his leisure time picking winners on the West Coast. Prefers Ponies "I'm still single," he smiles. "I don't think I'll ever settle down. I'd rather feed the ponies than the women." According to Valenzuela, horseplaying has its ups and downs, but he wouldn't give It up for the world. "I can still remember , the $20,000 bit I once made out at Santa Monica," he muses. "For a while 1 was living on $IOO-a-day. Grant­ ed, I lost it back soon enough— but what a memory." and the Welfare - Plan for all that they have done for us in the past. Without the help of the SIU, our family would have bad a truly difficult time of it, having had so much sickness. But each time we were in need of aid, the Union was right there to extend a helping hand. Thank you one and all. Fraternally yours, Gaetano F. Busciglio B-417 3i 3^ 4. Grateful To Union I would like my Union broth­ ers to know how well the SIU takes bare of its members, both active and retired. I oannot put into words how much the Union has done for me. All I can say is thank you. Fraternally yours, Howard E. Rode R-301 tit Thanks Union For Sympathy To the Editor: I wish to thank. all Union members for the nice letters and flowers that were sent dur­ ing the illness and after the death of my beloved husband Byrd O. Buzbee. I also want to thank the Un­ ion for Its kind offer to assist our fajnily in any way which we needed help. . Thank ybu,' • Mrs; Elvifa' Buzbee �OfltobCT 2t. iia SEAFARERS Scli^nle oi Membership Meetings SlU-AGLIWD Meetings N«w ¥Hk S—2:M PMlsdelphla ..Nov. 9—2:30 BaiMmore Nov. 10—2:30 DdroU Nov. 12—2:30 Howton Nov. 15—2:30 Now Orleans . .Nov. 10—2:30 MobUe Nov. 17—2:30 'Wifaninffton Nov. 22—2 San Francisco Nov. 24—2 SeatUe Nov. 26—2 it 4" P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. i Great Lakes SlU Meetings DeOvit Nov. 1—2 Alpena Nov. 1—7 Buffalo Nov. 1—7 CWeaao Nov. 1—7 Cleveland ...... Nov. 1—7 Dutath Nov. 1—7 Frankfort Nov. 1—7 4" P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. i" GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGION Detroit Nov. 15—7:30 MUwaukee ...Nov. 15—7:30 Chicago Nov. 16—7:30 Buffalo . ....Nov. 17—7:30 tSa't Ste. Marie Nov. 18—7:30 Dnlutb Nov. 19—7:30 Cleveland ... Nov. 19—7:30 Toledo Nov. 19—7:30 4- 4" P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 4" SiU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia Nov. 9—5 Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) .... Nov. 10—5 Houston ..Nov. 15—5 Norfolk Nov. 12—5 New Orleans . Nov. 16—5 Mobile Nov. 17—5 4i 3) P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 4 RAILWAY MARINE REGION Jersey City Nov. 15—10 Philadelphia Nov. 16—10 Baltimore Nov. 17—10 •Norfolk Nov. 18—10 4i A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. 4 United Industrial Workers New York .. ...Nov. 8—7 Baltimore .. ,...Nov. 10—7 Philadelphia ... Nov. 7—7 ^Houston .. Nov. 15—7. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. LOG Tag* WUteem SIU Arrivals Mobile Nov. 16—7. P.M. New Orleans .. .Nov. 17—7 P.M. Michelle Blanchard, bom June 12, Susan Diane Aiellene, bom August Idward Gain, bom May 19, 1965, to the 1965, to the James L. Blanchards, Paco- 12, 1965, to the Jorge R. Arellanos, New Edward M. Cains, Mobile, Alabama. let South Carolina. Orleene, Louisiane. » 4) » • Masting htid at Labor Templa, New­ Daniel port News. John Warren Smith, t>om September to t Moating held attabor Temple, Sault 11, 1965, to the Clyde J. Smiths, Mobile, 1965, Orleans, Alabama. Ste. Marie, Mich, t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. 4" 4" 3) MMeai Gary Stalnaker, bom August 24, 1965, 1965, to to the Owen R. Stalnakers, Toledo, Ohio. Texas. Directory Of UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes A Inland Waters inland Boatmen's Union Uiiited Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Undsey Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. ...1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y. 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III. 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3^)987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. .. 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MIAMI, Fla 744 W. Flagler St. FR 7-3564 MOBILE, Ala 1 South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Penna. . 2604 S. 4th St DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. ...1348 Seventh St SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R.. .1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 Rrst Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 805 Del Mar CE 11434 TAMPA, Fla. 312 Harrison St Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ..505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2528 HEADQUARTERS ILL L L L L 4r L L L CONTRACTS. COptcs of aU SiU contracts are available In aU SiU hails, these contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and llvo aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner, if. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, falls to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SiU port agent. •DITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOG has tradltionaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual In the Union, officer or member, it has also refrained from pu^ lishing articles deemed' harmful to the Union or its collective member^p. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at tta* September. 1960, meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy la vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of tbe Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. L i » •hristy Andenen, bom September 19, JUen Box, bom September t, 1969, to the William Andersons, Broom; the Jeriy W. Boxs, Houston, ell, Pennsylvania. L p •aiy Wayne Penson, bom June 24, Catherine Kelly Finneity, bom August Kelly Marie Tobey, bom August 13, 25, 1965, to the George Finnertys, Cleve­ 1965, to the Vesco Tobeys, Jr., Kenner, 1965, to the Junest Ponsons, New Or­ leans, Louisiana. Louisiana. land, Ohio. John J. Crosswell Your are requested to contact Mrs. Lavon Lux at R.D. #1, Jeanette, Pennsylvania. ^ $ Howard J. Credeur You are asked to contact Jerome B. Monfred at 36-38 Equitable Building, Calvert and Fayette Streets, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. William (Billy) Lewis You are requested to contact Dulie Martinez at 606 Colquitt, Houston, Texas, Phone JAckson 2-4468, regarding your brother Frederick Wayne Lewis. Important, t 4. 3) 4" 4" 3^ 4 3) t Michael Ryan You are asked to contact Mrs. Bridget Ryan at 890 West Beach Street, Long Beach, New York. Donald Jones You are requested to contact your mother Mrs. Louis B. Jones at 2284 Washington Street, Eugene, Oregon. Final Departures Bernard Rofers, 41: Brother Rog­ ers died d natural eaiuBes at the Staten Island USPHS Hospital. A memlber of the SIU since 1962, he sailed as an Fl^. No beneffdary was designated. He was buried In the Holy Oma Cemetery Brooklyn, New York. L 3) 3) Harry D. Eramett. 41: Brother Emmett died o< pneumonia at the Charity Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana. A member of the steward depart­ ment, he joined the SIU in 1952. He is survived by his mother Beulah. He was buried in Kansas City, Missouri. ^ L ^ John Joseph Yendral, 86: A heart Anthony Dominick Leva, 39: alttack proved fatal to Brother Yendralin Brother Leva died of a heart at­ tack at the Mt Wheeling, West Auburn Hospital, Virginia. A mem­ Cambridge, Mass. ber of the Union A member of the alnce 1958 he deck department, • ailed in the steward depart­ he joined the ment. He is surUnion in 1944. vivcd by his He was buried in brother Albert L. the St. Michael's Yendral. Place of Cemetery, Bos­ burial was the Mt. Calvary Cemer ton, Mass. Sur­ tery. Wheeling, West Virginia. viving is his mother Josephine. Michael Piskin You are asked to contact your father Alex. Piskin at 18 Gordon's L L L Corner Road, Freehold, New Jer­ Antonio Darce, 61: Brother Darce sey. succumbed to heart failure at his 4" 3) 4" place of residence Yernon Southern In Port Arthur, You are asked to contact Mrs. Texas. A member Ruth B. Yeager, Family Service of the steward of Galveston, 214 Merimax Build­ department, he ing, Galveston, Texas. si^ied on withthe 4- 3> 3) SIU in 1963. He Ralph D. Pardue is survived by his You are asked to contact I. Duke wife Maria Mer­ Avnet, Avnet & Avnet, Attorneys cedes. He was at Law, 405-406 Tower Building, buried in the 222 East Baltimore Street, Balti­ Greenlawn MenMnM Park Ceme­ more, Maryland 21202. tery, Port Arthur, Texas. Know Your Rights PINANCIAL REPORTS. The coneUtutlon of the StU AUantle. GuU. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detaUed CPA audit evei-y three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by tbe membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquartars in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. GuU. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provislona of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specUy that the trustees in charge of these funds shaU consist equally of onion and management representatives and their alternates. All expendltnraa and disbursements of trnst funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustee#. All trust fund financial records are avaUabie at the headquarters of tha various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and availBbls in an Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of youy •hipping or seniority rights aa contained In the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified malL return receipt requested, the proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery FUee. Suits 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all timoA either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. L Scott Raymond, bom August 28, 1965, Hawxhurst bom August 23, the Donald Raymonds, Rogers City, the Erie. Hewxhurats, Jr;, New to Michigan. Louisiana. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt la ftvon for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. In the event anyone nttempts to require any such payment be made without supplying n recalpt, or If a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. in addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All metnben should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize Ihemselvaa with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting te deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such _ at dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as an other details, then the member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SiU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like aD other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to tako an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their' good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly aet forth in the SIU constitution and In the contracts which tbe Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One Of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and poUtica) obiectlves which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and tbelr Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are^ conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above righft have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at haadquerters by certified mall, return receipt rtquetfed. 3) 3r 3) Jfdin David Grotb, 36: .Brother Groth succumbed to heart disease at his home in Baltimore, Mary­ land. A member of the Union since 1956, he • ailed in the deck department. He is survived by his wife June. Place of burial was the Gardens of Faith Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland. Viet Buildup Strains Fleet (Continued from page 3) and our present commercial ship­ yard capacity are adequate for at least a limited war. At that meeting SIU President HaU said that the statement was too general and asked for more specific informa­ tion, such as what reliance Defense was placing on the vessels of foreign nations, including run­ aways, and as to the effectiveness of the reserve vessels in the event of a real emergency. But Defense never did elaborate. The SIU continued to press for a -determination of the adequacy of the present U.S. fleet. At the August 6 meeting of the Maritime Advisory Committee SIU President Hall expressed grave doubts as to the validity of the Defense Depart­ ment assurance, and repeated his plea for Government action to strengthen U.S. shipping in the interests of our commercial and defense requirements. tS �,:IS lii LOG SEAFARERS m OFFICIAL ORGAWOFTHE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNLQN • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO VJ' fights for you T 1 HE EVENTS of the past few weeks as they pertain to mari­ time and the merchant seaman provide an example of the threat that exists to seamen and workers in aiiied maritime fleids who depend on the U.S. merchant marine for their livelihood. A Government study group, called the Interagency Maritime Task Force, which is headed by Alan S. Boyd, undersecretary of Commerce for Transportation, recently issued a report calling for such drastic changes in maritime policy as withdrawing Government support for U.S. passenger liners, phasing out the cargo preference program and permitting shipowners to build or buy vessels abroad but operate them in ail American trades, including the domestic trades. Ultimately, the adoption of the recommendations of the Task Force would result in a loss of 20,000 Seafaring jobs. Maritime labor and the labor movement in general have found that the most effective means of maintaining vigilance over the interest of maritime labor and all labor union members is through the maintenance of a strong political and legislative apparatus. The SIU, through the Seafarers Political Activity Department (SPAD) has been waging a continuous fight to protect the rights of merchant seamen and farther upgrade the U.S. merchant fleet.. The future of the U.S. merchant marine, depends to a great extent on the ability of maritime labor to marshali its political and legislative strength to turn back any proposed legislation or Presidential Executive Order that may prove injurious to the merchant seaman and in turn support legislation that is to his benefit. A good example of the importance of an effective legislative apparatus such as SPAD are the hearings that are being held this week by the Department of Interior. The purpose of the hearings will be to determine whether or not petro-chemical feedstocks from abroad should be included under the present oil import quota system or be included under a new and separate quota system. Petro-chemical feedstocks aro petroleum by-products that appear after the refinement of the petroleum itself. In this connection, the SIU has previously urged the Depart­ ment of Interior to adopt the recommendations of a special sub­ committee report on oil import quotas which was presented before the President's Maritime Advisory Committee on June 21. The President's Maritime Advisory Committee is composed of 15 members representing labor, management, the Government and the public, and was set up to consider matters and programs affecting the U.S. maritime industry. The subcommittee consisted of Theodore W. Kheel, New York City Labor-management arbitrator; Lane Kirkland, executive assistant to AFL-CIO President George Meany and ^I. Paul St. Sure, president of the Pacific Maritime Association. The enactment of this proposal is of the utmost importance to ail Seafarers, when one considers that at the present time American-flag tankers carry only 2.3 percent of ail of our imported oil and petro­ leum products. Ships flying the Liberian and Panamanian flags— the two foremost runaway-flag havens—carry 55 percent of all of our imported oil and petroleum products and the only legitimate maritime nation transporting a significant volume of these imports is Norway which carried 17.8 per­ cent. The establishment of an oil (Continued on page 11) I I m lifT. ,, . 4 % w •f- TVVJ-'; � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource October 29, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: U.S. MERCHANT MARINE THREE MORE FOREIGN SHIPS REFUSE TO HAUL U.S. VIETNAM CARGOES MA OKS FOREIGN-FLAG USE AS VIETNAM CARGO BUILDUP PUTS STRAIN ON U.S. FLEET TWO AFL-CIO VETERANS END LONG LABOR SERVICE EMPLOYER WAGE-CHISELING CLIMBS TO RECORD HIGHS SEA-LAND TO BUILD 6 SUPER-TRAILERSHIPS INLAND WATERWAYS’ ROLE IN WAR ON POVERTY CITED MEANY URGES LABOR SUPPORT AID TO VIETNAMESE HOMELESS JOHNSON SIGNS EXTENDED VESSEL EXCHANGE MEASURE SPAD FIGHTS FOR YOU 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 10/29/1965 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. XXVII, No. 23 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/4e472bb559a516437523d1fe57003a9c.PDF d6331277e22270156f70574ea3272edc PDF Text Text ADVISORY COMMITTEE REBUFFS GOV'T AGENCY REPORT Story On Page A Pickets representing unioha belonging to th* Joint Maritime Labor Committee hit the bricks in Port Everglades, Fia., recently to protest the docking of the Greek-flag vessel Australis (formeriy the U.S. liner America). About 200 pickets participated in the demonstration. (Story On Page 2.) SlU WELFARE BENEFITS OVER $62 AAILLION Story On Page 3 SlU New Orleans Port Agent 0. J. "Buck" Stephens (right) presents check for $1,000 to New Orleans' Mayor Victor H. Schiro on behalf of the New Orleans Mari­ time Council, which voted to donate $500 to the Police Relief Fund and $500 to the Firemen's Relief Fund to aid those firemen and policemen who lost their homes and all their possessions while they were on duty during Hurricane Betsy. Story On Page 2 b REPEAL SCRTTLED BY FILIBUSTER - UNTIL NEXT YEAR AFL-ei0 JOINS UNION flONT ifiiiiiiiiy FOR STRONG MERCHANT MARINE Story On Page 3 The SlU-manned tanker Cities Service Baltimore lists 20 degrees to port after a 300 to 400-foot gash was ripped in her side below the waterline when the vessel struck an underwater ledge in Boston Harbor recently. (Story On Page 2.) �p«s« Twm SEAFARERS LOG Octobw 15. 1965 Vofe FaiUTcShut-Qff Filibuster Senate Shelves 14B Repeal. Fight To Continue Next Year IfUeMLtamili pJieuiMs By Poul Hall Repeal of Section 14(B) of the Taft-Hartley Act, which permita the individual atates to pass open-shop "right-to-work" laws, is at the top WASHINGTON — The House-passed Administration bill to repeal Section 14B of the of labor's legislative goals. Repeal of 14(B) was part of the Democratic Taft-Hartley Act was set aside in the Senate this week for the remainder of this session of platform under which President Johnson was elected President and in Congress. Administration forces were unable to muster sufficient Senate votes to cut off a fil­ spite of the Senate's recent vote to set aside the repeal measure in the face of a pro-"righ(t4o-work" filibuster, organized labor will continuo ibuster by pro - 14B forces the fight to eldimiiuite this piece of anti-union legislation. "though we felt very strongly that these anti-labor "right-to-work" which threatened to delay The so-called "right-to-work" law was desired as a device to le­ was wrong . . . We do not ask laws can be passed by the states. vote on the measure indefi­ it galize union-busting in this country. It has stood as a definite threat that you vote with us, if your nitely. Ironically, Dirksen's state of to the free labor movement and is contrary to all the principles upon honest views are against us," Pro-"right-to-work" forces, led Meany stressed. "We ask only Illinois is not one of the "right- which our nation's greatness is built. by Senator Everett Dirksen (R- that you allow the Senate to per­ to-work" states, while one of the The Seafarers International Union with other AFL-CIO unions was 111.) organized a filibuster or ex­ form its duty, and permit all repeal bill's chief supporters, Sen­ in the forefront of labor's fight, which made 14(B) repeal one of the ator Ross Bass (D-Tenn.), does Administratimi's legislative goals and subsequently won passage of tended debate to prevent the others to vote their views." represent a "right-to-work" state. 14(B) repeal legislation in the House of Representatives. That fight will measure from ever coming to a Under Senate rules, no vote can vote. Although pro-14B repeal be taken as long as a senator Bass has stated that he was be maintained imtil victory is won in the Senate as well. Every Sea­ forces felt they had enough votes wants to talk on a motion, subject seeking for workers and employ­ farer and labor union member is urged to write to his congressman to pass the repeal bill should it to these two limitations: (1) the ers in Tennessee the same right and make his feelings clear that 14(B) must go. come to a vote, they could not Senate can curtail debate by a now enjoyed by workers and em­ Ihis session of Congress has already seen the passage of much im­ muster enough votes to cut off de­ two-thirds vote of those present, ployers in Illinois—to negotiate portant labor-supported legislation—and the failure of the Senate to bate. Traditionally, Congressmen and (2) no senator may speak more a union shop if they so desire. stand and fight off the last-ditch filibuster staged by pro-"right-tu'work" are very reluctant to vote "clo­ than twice in any legisiative day. forces does not necessarily indicate that anti-labor forces are in com­ ture." Democratic leader Mike mand of the Senate. Ordinarily in a filibuster, the Mansfield of Montana was able to What the recent events in the Senate do prove however, is that antimuster 45 votes for cloture, but majority votes to recess rather unioD foroes, no matter what their size, are still strong and determined than adjourn at the end of each this was still 17 fewer than the and not to be taken lightly. There is still an anti-labor minority in day so that eventually the twotwo-thirds majority needed. Congress whirti represents a stumbling block to passage of progressive speech limit is reached. However legislation. With the filibuster continuing adjournment can be forced by lack and barring any hopes of bringing of a quorum—51 out of the 100 NEW YORK — More than 1,200 American labor has won the passage of much important legislation the 14B repeal measure to a vote, senators needed to do business. trade unionists fi-om maritime and in the past by stint of hard fighting against anti-labor and special-in­ it was decided to set the matter Thus a majority must be able to allied crafts along with govemmmit terest forces, and by never letting up the pressure for passage of legis­ aside for the remainder of this have at least 49 senators on hand and industry representatives at­ lation in the interest of American workers and the American Public, session—which means it will prob­ or nearby, since all but two of the tended the annual dinner held by and we are not giving up the fight to win repeal of 14(B)—if anything ably come up early during the filibustering senators usually stay the Maritime Fort Council of we will Increase our efforts. next session. away from the floor during a quo­ Greater New York Harbor on OctoThe Seafarers International Union joins with the rest of organdzed t)er 9. Prior to the Senate vote, AFL- rum call. labor in urging its members to continue letting their congressmen hear CIO President George Meany had Antnony Scotto, President of the their views. The pro-"right-to-work" forces have been quoted publicly Next Session branded the filibuster as "a trav­ In opening his filibuster, Dirk­ Port Council, presided at the affair. as saying that by the next session of Congress, legislators will have esty upon the legislative process." sen played heavily on the fact that Paul Hall, SIU President, who heard from their constituents in great numbers. We are sure that the He warned Dirksen that "the good most senators were anxious for heads the Maritime Trades Council small but well-organized and anti-union forces will do their best to name of the Senate" and "public adjournment. "They are battle AFLrCIO, with which the Port make goo^ on this claim by waging a letter-writing campaign out of all confidence in the fairness of its weary." he said, "they are fa­ Council is affiliated, addressed the proportion to thedr real size and making anti-union noises out of all procedures" has been endangered. tigued." More important, he point­ gathering. He outlined the pur­ proportion to their real numbers. These tactics must be countered with He pointed out- that labor and ed out that many are anxious to poses and functions of the Port the truth. Every Seafarer must make his voice heard by writing to his congress­ its friends in Congress did not re­ return to their home states to Councils and stressed their effecsort to a filibuster to block passage mend political fences before "the ;tiven€ss as vehicles for inter-union man and urging his friends to write as well. The American labor move­ cooperation. ment intends to continue the fight until this anti-labor minority ia of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947, shadow of 1966" elections. squelched once and for all. Helen Delich Bentley, Maritime About half of Dirksen's filibuster allies were from the Deep South, Editor of the Baltimore Sun, was veterans of civil rights filibusters presented with the Council's Mari­ of the.past. Many of them repre­ time Service Award for her valu­ sent various of the 19 states able contribution to the maritime which have so-called "right-to- industry and those dependent on work" laws on the books. The it for their livelihood. Senate bill under consideration Mrs. Bentley was cited for her would repeal that section of the comprehensive, objective and inci­ PORT EVERGLADES, Fla.—Over 200 pickets representing Taft-Hartley act ; under which sive reporting of maritime affairs. the Joint Maritime Labor Committee of which the SIU is a BOSTON — The SIU-manned member, gathered here last week to protest the docking of the Cities Service tanker Baltimore Greek-flag Austraiis, formerly -fhad a 300 to 400 foot gash ripped the U.S. liner America. The Austraiis was bound from in her side below the waterline Panama with passengers and some Thirty Seafarers marched last week when she struck a sub­ on the picket line, which also in­ cargo. The picketing continued all merged ledge or other unknown cluded members of the NMU, ILA, day from the time the vessel object in Boston harbor, while MEBA and MMP. An attempt by docked at about 9 a.m. until 11 bucking bad weather. SPRINGFIELD, 111—Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act the Greek corporate owners of p.m. During the demonstration is a "hunting license" for states "to weaken or break unions," The long gash split 12 of her the vessel to get a restraining or­ thousands of pamphlets were dis­ Senator Paul H. Douglas (D-Ill.) charged here. cargo tanks and spilled almost 100 der preventing the picketing was tributed calling for the restoration of U.S. maritime leadership. thousand gallons of gasoline into Douglas spoke to the Illinois State AFL-CIO convention on turned down in Circuit Court. the harbor. Fortunately there was The pickets were protesting the the same day the state's junior senator. Republican Leader no fire and no crewmembers were Everett McKinley Dirksen, opened his filibuster aimed at pre­ continuing decline of the United reported injured. Although the venting a vote on 14(b) repeal. States from world maritime lead­ vessel took on a 20 degree list to ership as represented by the U.S. Oct. 15, '65 Vol. XXVII, No. 22 Under Dirksen's leadership, Douglas warned, "the old con­ port and the port side of her deck Commerce Department decision Official Publication of the SIUNA servative Republican-Dixiecrat alliance is in full swing" and "will was at times awash, she was never Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Water* last year to permit sale of the for­ use every trick in the book to defeat us." District, AFL-CIO in any danger of sinking. mer America to a Greek operator. Executive Board He reminded the delegates that the reasons for repeal of The Joint Maritime Labor Com­ Awaited Calmer Seas PAUL HALL, President 14(b) must continually be spelled out even though "we know" mittee charged that the Greek CAL TANNEH EARL SHEPARA Immediately following the mis­ it is bad legislation and although it may be "futile to argue with company had reneged on an agree­ Exec. Vice-Prea. Vice-President hardboiled opponents of unionism." hap, the Baltimore dropped an­ ment of the sale stating that AL KERB LINDSEY WILLIAM* chor and waited for calmer seas Sec.-Treas. Vice-Presidentthe former U.S. Lines liner There remains, he said, a large number of "good people" who AL TANNER before proceeding to the. lower would not be permitted to ROB, A. MAITHEW* approve generally of unions but "are not fully informed about Vice-President Vice-President harbor where her remaining gaso­ compete with U.S.-flag shipping the issues and may be swept off their feet by hi^-powered HERBERT BRAND line cargo could be pumped out for at least five years. The com­ propaganda from anti-union sources." Director of Organizing and into barges. mittee charged that her arrival in Publications . pouglas stressed that, contrary to the impression given by Port Everglades illustrates not Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst The 20,000-ton tanker had un­ opponents of repeal, the abolishmenrt. of T4(b) wouIB not result in only a broken agreement, but also Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: loaded part of her cargo at East ROBERT ARONSON, ROBERT MILGROM; Art "compulsory unionism" or establishment of "a union shop by shows the total ineffectiveness of Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. Braintree, and was enroute to law." the Defense Department's theory Portland, Maine to discharge car­ of "effective control" over former It would merely mean, he noted, that workers and employers in go when the accident occured. U.S. ships now flying foreign flags 19 "right-to-work" states would have the same rights as their As more than 90,000 gallons of and manned by foreign crews. counterparts in the other 31 states. They would be free to bar­ gasoline poured from her ruptured • The Joint Maritime Labor Com­ gain on the issue of a union shop, just as they now negotiate Publlihad biweekly at th* headquarter tanks, coast guard and police offi­ mittee also pointed out that the of on a wide range of subjects from wages and hours to coffee th* Seafarers International Union, At cials were notified and, fearing recent refusal of the crews of two lantic, Oulf, Lakes and Inland Waters breaks. District, AFL-CIO, t7S Fourth Avenuo. fire, several North Shore beaches Greek-flag ships to carry U.S. mil­ Brooklyn, NY> 112U. Tol. HYacinth 9.6t00. Many of the 19 "right-to-work" laws, Douglas said, were were closed to the public, and po­ Second class postage paid at the Post itary equipment to Vlietnam was Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act passed because state legislatures were malapportioned, with a lice cars;and firemen patrolled all an excellent reason why the U.S. of Aug, 24, 1*12. minority of the population electing a majority of the legislature. shore areas where gasoline might 120 needs a strong merchant fleet of wash ashore. its own. N.Y. Port Council Honors Journalist SlU Tanker In Boston Harbor Mishap Maritime labor Committee Protests Austraiis Docking 14B Called 'License' To Kill Off Unions SEAFARERS LOG �' October IB. IBM SEAfARERS LOG nge Three Maritime Unions Step-Up Fight For Strong Fleet WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO maritime unions will seek the united support of labor and the nation in their fight for "a strong merchant marine vital to national security and a prosperous economy," it was^ announced at a meeting of ment" that 50 percent of grain the Joint Maritime Labor shipments to the Soviet Union committee held here on October 5. OfTiclals of IS shoreside and seagoing unions met with Lane Kirkland, executive assistant to AFL-CIO President George Meany and reported adoption of the fol­ lowing four-point program. • Establishment of the Joint Maritime Labor Committee as an expanded and continuing organiration, with a full-time national director, to carry on an "all-out fight" to strengthen the merchant marine. • Condemnation of the socalled Interagency Task Force Rei port which, the committee said, "seeks to solve the problems of the American merchant marine by scuttling it" and "completely ignores the record in support of a stronger merchant marine, devel­ oped over the past year by the President's Maritime Advisory Committee." • Obtaining united support for the U.S.-flag fleet and conducting "intensive legislative and political activity." • Reaffirming the goal of pre­ serving the present government requirement that at least 50 per­ cent of grain shipments to Sovietbloc nations be carried in Ameri­ can-flag vessels. Committee Chairman Tliomas W. Gleason said all those who at­ tended the meeting reaffirmed the position taken in February, 1964 that government agencies and commercial grain traders should observe a presidential "commit- should be in American-flag ves­ sels. Gleason, who is president of the Longshoremen, said an Inter­ agency Task Force report, sub­ At a press conferenca following the meeting of the Joint Maritime Labor Committee last week mitted to the secretary of com­ merce, would do more damage to in Washington, International Longshoremen's Association President Thomas W. Gleason, American shipping than the Japa­ committee chairman, outlined the four-point progam adopted by the committee and reaf­ nese military attack on Pearl Har­ firmed the committee's continued support of the requirement that 50 percent of grain bor in 1941. shipments to the Soviet Union should be In American-flag vessels. The report, he said, proposes to eliminate all U.S.-flag passenger _ ships, build American ships in Committee Votes "Not To Accept" Report foreign shipyards and take other steps which would cost the jobs of 20,000 U.S. seamen. Officials of 15 shoreside and seagoing unions in attendance at the Joint Maritime Labor Com­ mittee meeting included SIU Pres­ ident Paul Hall, Thomas W. Glea­ son, President of the International Longshoremen's Association; Jo­ seph Curran, President, National Maritime Union; Lane Kirkland, Executive Assistant to AFL-CIO President George Meany; Russell K. Berg, President, International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers; Andrew Pettis, vice-president In­ ternational Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers; Lloyd W. Sheldon, President, International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots. Advisory Committee Government Agency WASHINGTON, D. C.—A Government task force report which would have seriously weakened the American-flag merchant marine and drastically reduced job opportunities for American seamen has been unanimously rebuffed by the President's Maritime Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee action was taken at its meeting on October 7 when the Committee unanimous-"* the representatives of 19 AFL-CIO J. Paul St. Sure, president of the ly voted "not to accept" the maritime unions at a special meet­ Pacific Maritime Association, and task force report on the ing in the AFL-CIO headquarters William B. Rand, president of grounds that it violates the called by the Joint Maritime Labor United States Lines. Also. Hoyt S. Haddock, Director, Merchant Marine Act of 1936, Committee. (See adjoining story.) To represent the public at AFL-CIO Maritime Committee; The task force, whose creation large, the President designated Bernard L. Smith, Secretary- is contrary to the order under James J. Healy, professor of in­ Treasurer, American Radio Asso­ which the Advisory Commit­ was announced by Secretary Con­ dustrial relations at Harvard Uni­ nor in June, was ostensibly estab­ ciation; Jesse M. Calhoun, Presi­ tee was established by the versity; Lewis A. Lapham, former dent, Marine Engineers Beneficial President, violates a resolu­ lished for the purpose of evalu­ president of Grace Lines and tion as to its pm-poses which the ating the effects on the various now president of the executive (Continued on page 15) Government departments of the Committee adopted at its first meet­ committee of the Bankers Trust ing, and violates statements about recommendations being made by Company in New York; Deane W. subcommittees of the Advisory the Government's attitude toward Malott, president of Cornell Uni­ the merchant marine made by Sec­ Committee. The task force reports, versity, and Theodore W. Kheel, containing recommendations -di­ retary of Commerce Connor at the conclusion of the meeting of rectly contrary to those made by New York lawyer and arbitrator. the subcommittees, therefore came May 17. as a shock to the maritime indus­ The task force report, which had try and led to comments that the been stirring considerable conster­ task force was bypassing the work nation and dismay in maritime cir­ NEW YOKK—SrU members and their dependents have col­ cles ever since its publication in of the Committee. lected a grand total of $62 million in benefits since the incep­ various newspapers about 10 days Following the Committee's action tion of the Seafarers' Welfare and Vacation Plans. The $62 before the Committee meeting, was not to accept the task force report, prepared by the Interagency Mari­ it was agreed that the Committee million total, was reached at"*' SIU clinic facilities are now time Task Force, which is headed should proceed with its functions, available to Seafarers and their the end of August, 1965. it has been organized, the Union by Alan S. Boyd, Under Secretary and it was also agreed that the This sum does not include the Welfare Plan has provided a total of Commerce for Transportation, members representing the public families in the Great Lakes ports $4.9 million in pension payments of $4.6 million to SIU men to and which consists of representa­ should constitute a subcommittee of Buffalo, Toledo and Duluth. made to retired Seafarers under cover hospital expenses, and $4.9 tives of the Bureau of the Budget, to draft an overall maritime pro­ The new facilities are the latest additions to the growing system million in maternity benefits. the SIU Pension plan. the Council of Economic Advisors, gram on the basis of the recom­ of SIU clinics which provide free Wide Coverage the Federal Maritime Commission, mendations made by the individual diagnostic examinations for Sea­ Since the Seafarers' Welfare In the past 15 years tlie Welfare the Maritime Administration, and subcommittees. Plan was organized in 1950, over Plan has also paid out over $2 mil­ farers and their dependents in the Departments of State, Defense, $25.5 million has been paid out in lion in out-patient benefits, and Agriculture, Labor and Commerce. November 19 has tentatively most of the major U.S. ports. hospital, death, disability, mater­ $4.9 million to Seafarers on the been set as the date for the com­ In Buffalo, the examinations The task force proposals called pletion of this overall report. nity, dependent, optical and out­ disability list. will be performed by Dr. John for such drastic changes in present patient benefits. The SIU Vacation The SIU Welfare Plan has pro­ The President's Maritime Ad­ Clarke, Buffalo Medical Group, at plan, which went into operation in vided for the payment of death maritime policy as withdrawing February, 1952, has provided Sea­ benefits to the survivors of de­ Government support for U.S. pas­ visory Committee is composed of 77 High Street. Services began farers with more than $35.5 mil­ ceased Seafarers. Since the in­ senger liners, phasing out the cargo 15 members representing labor, here on September 13. preference program, and permit­ managment, the Government and lion in the past 14 years. In Toledo, the cllrtlo opened for ception of the welfare plan, sur­ ting shipowners to build or buy the public, and was set up to vivors of departed Seafarers have vessels abroad but operate them in consider matters and programs af­ examinations on October 1 at the Aid To Dependents collected over $6.5 million in all American trades, including the fecting the U.S. maritime industry. Toledo Health and Retiree Center, As.sistance to assure the proper death benefits. Diagnostic Clinic, 318 W. Wood­ domestic trades. medical care for the families of The labor representatives in­ ruff Avenue. The $62,087,821 sum paid out in married Seafarers continues to be The report, in effect, would have clude SIU President Paul Hall, one of the major accomplishments benefits under the Welfare and Va­ resulted, in the next 20 yean, in ILA President Thomas W. Glea­ In the Duluth area services be­ of the Union Welfare Plan. Since cation Plans since 1950 does not an American-flag fleet which would son, NMU President Joseph Cur­ gan October 1 at the Superior the plan was organized, over $5.7 represent the total assistance which be smaller than the one we have ran, Lane Kirkland, executive Clinic, Superior, Wisconsin. million in dependent benefits have Seafarers and .their families have today, which would carry a smaller assistant to AFL-CIO President The system of SIU clinic.s was received from these plans. The to­ percentage of our total cargoes, Meany and Russell Berg, President been paid out. tal value of Welfare benefits is con­ and which would provide only of the Shipbuilders Union. begun in 1957 with the opening of Among the typical medical serv­ siderably higher since the cost of the first facility in New York. ices covered by the Welfare Plan scholarship payments, meal books, about half of the shipboard jobs The management members are Other Union clinics are located in are ho.spital expenses, including training facilities and medical ex­ we have at present. Joseph Andreae, manager of the Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, room, board, and the inevitable aminations for SIU membeis and Two days before the October 7 marine department of the Humble Norfolk, Jacksonville, Tampa, San extras, blood transfusions, surgi­ dependents have not been included meeting, the task force report had Oil Company; H. Lee White, pres­ Juan, Mobile, New Orleans, Hous­ cal a> d maternity expenses. Since in the $62 million figure. been unanimously condenined by ident of Marine Transport Lines; ton, San Francisco and Seattle. SIU Welfare Payments Top $ixty-Two Million SIU Opens Lakes Clinics �SEAFARERS Page FOor October U, ISM LOG Lifeboat Class Number 136 Graduates By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes Lakes Shipping Looks Good Negotiations have continued over the past two weeks as SlU Great Lakes District representatives worked with the Great Lakes Association of Marine Operators (GLAJMO) on the new contract. Progress is being made on all major Issues, and as long as negotiations continue to produce results, this union intends to bargain in good faith to resolve all of the contractual issues. Memberi of SlU Lifeboat Class number 136 have their picture taken after successful com­ pletion of course at the Andrew Furuseth Training School. They are ll-r, front-row): Jorge Mortinei, Robert Costigon. Middle row, (l-r): Raymond Walker, Charles W. Cothron, George Doest, McDonold Slode, Rosetos Potlnlotls. Rear (l-r): Alejandro Mortinei, Nel­ son Solo, Juan D. Dial and instructor Ami Bjornsson. Charge Violation Of Cargo Preference Act Congressmen Protest MSTS' "Quickie" Flag Transfer Plan WASHINGTON—Reports that MSTS was planning to charter vessels built or rebuilt outside the U.S. and newly documented in this country after sailing for lengthy periods under foreign flags has stirred action by members of both Houses of Congress. Senator E. L, (Bob) Bart-^sel of the United States for use al intent as expressed in Public lett (D.-Alaska) and Repre­ in the transportation of military Law 87-266, such chartering of exsentative Edward Garmatz supplies." foreign-flag vessels by MSTS (D.-Md.) have both charged that chartering such vessels to carry U.S. military cargoes would, vio­ late the U.S. Cargo Preference Acts of 1904, 1954 and 1961. Sen­ ator Bartlett has introduced a bill, (S.2600), titled "A bill to prevent vessels built or rebuilt outside the United States or documented un­ der foreign registry from carrying cargoes restricted to vessels of the United States." The controversy revolves around a statement by MSTS Commander Vice Adm. Glynn R. Donaho to the effect that although the 1904 Cargo Preference Act slates only vessels of the United Slates or belonging to the United States may be used in the trans­ portation by sea of military sup­ plies, the statute does not, accord­ ing to Donaho, "stipulate how long a ship must be registered under American flag to qualify as a ves­ Representative Garmatz pointed out that such in Interpretation was contrary to the spirit of the 1961 amendment to the Cargo Prefer­ ence Act of 1954, which requires that such foreign vessels—even when transferred to American registry—must first remain under the American flag for three years before they can carry Govern­ ment-financed cargoes. Newspaper reports had previ­ ously stated that MSTS is seeking to induce the owners of 50 or 60 foreign-flag ships to transfer their ships to American registry with the promise of charter for mili­ tary sealift cargoes. In support of his proposed leg­ islation to prevent MSTS' use of newly reregistered ships to carry military cargoes. Senator Bartlett pointed out that "In addition to being contrary to the Congression­ could destroy the effectiveness of all segments of the American Merchant Marine and vitiate the program for upgrading the unsubsidized segment of our American Merchant Marine under the Ves­ sel Exchange Act." Both maritime labor and indus­ try have asked that legislation be introduced to prevent recentlyreregistered ships from being chartered until the three year waiting period that presently ap­ plies to putting government cargo aboard recently-repatriated ves­ sels has elapsed. Reporting to the SIU-GLD membership at the Headquarter's Meeting October 4, 1965, Secretary-Treasurer, Fred Famen, advised the membership that we were close to an Agreement and that one more meeting was scheduled later in the week. Chicago Shipping in this Port as" It is all over the Lakes has been extremely good, with no let up in sight. Bill Stevenson was in last week to see us. He stays with his sister in Chicago unless the weather sets in bad and then he hauls out for Florida. At this time he is laying up the South American in Holland, Michigan. Duluth Shipping continues to be very good in the Port of Duluth for all ratings with the exception of Porter and Second Cook. The Ream, formerly owned by U.S. Steel's Pittsburg Fleet, has been bought by Kinsman Marine Transit Company of Cleveland and has been towed to Fraser Shipyards, Inc. of Superior to be fitted out for oper­ ation. It has been berthed near the Berwind Fuel Company Dock in West Duluth for several years. Built in 1906, the Ream has been active in the Great Lakes ore, coal and stone trade for more than 50 years. It is 601 feet long, 58 feet wide, and has a carrying capacity of 12,850 tons. Frankfort The City of Green Bay threw a wheel and went to the Manitowoc Shipyard on October 1, 1965. When it .was dr.vdocked, a broken shaft was discovered and the other wheel was cracked. The Ann Arbor Railroad Company has been operating for three days now with two boats. Future plans of the company to lease a Grand Trunk Carferry (Grand Rapids) will be postponed from six to eight weeks due to discovery of a broken crank, necessitating drydock in the Manitowoc Shipyard. Cleveland Although fewer ships are coming into this port due to most of them working in the grain trade, calls for replacements are as heavy as ever and expected to remain so right up to the very end of the season, which still has a good eight weeks yet for the straight deckers, and from 10 to 12 weeks for the self-unloaders. According to reports, the amount of ore that has come down the Lakes to the present time has not increased the Winter stock pile to where they would like to have it, so it looks as if it may be a late season again this year. If things keep going the way they have, it will also be an early fitout next year. Buffalo Our clinic facilities are now available, and the first man to go through a complete physical was Brother Joseph Dnplessis. The vessel Charles Dunlap was towed to Toledo by the Tug Lorain, with a shifting gang aboard, to the shipyard for some work to be one on it. Shipping continues to be good and we expect the season to go well In December because of the additional grain coming into our local elevators. Alpena Shipping is still good In this port. What with the J. B. Ford fitting" out and the following week, the E. M. Ford fitting out, we have scraped the bottom of the barrel. Shipping remains good across the board, including entry ratings. Throwing In SlU Clinic fxoms—A// Ports EXAMS THIS PERIOD; August 1 - August 31, 1965 Port Boston Baltimore Jacksonville Houston New York Norfolk Philadelphia Tampa San Francisco New Orleans Mobile TOTAL..... Seamen 23 ... 138 ... 25 ...150 .. . 367 57 42 14 ,...123 . 1,311 Wives 1 38 0 6 37 0 20 3 0 129 Children 0 26 0 12 28 0 11 3 0 29 23 132 TOTAL 24 202 25 168 432 57 73 20 123 334 114 1,572 Throwing in their books as a choice jobs hits the New York board are (l-r) Tom Basso, Jim Macklln, Jim Hand, Homy Hemandei, "Saki" Jack Dolan, and "Ski" Puchalski. Behind the counter, patrolman Ted Babkowski gathers 'em in and checks 'em out. �09Mttr IB, IfBB By Eorl (Bull) Shepard, VIee'President, AHantIt N.Y. Port Council Dinner A Success SEAFARERS LOC Fate Fire Six More SIU Oldtimers Approved For Pensions Six additional Seafarers have been added to the growing list of SIU veterans already enjoying the security of lifetime $150 monthly pension checks. The six new SIU pensioners are Alejandro Valenzuela, 71, Carlos E. Berick, 72, Gaetano Tommy Busciglio, 40, Charles A. Moss, 66, John Alex Raf- He last sailed aboard the Beaure­ there. He last sailed aboard the Mount Washington. topulos, 60, and Benito M. gard. Last Saturday night'a Maritime Port Council dinner Iiere was a Mff success. Many of our friends in the labor movement attended the annual dinner. Shipping in New York has slowed down somewhat, but is expected Lema, 65. to pick up steam again in the coming weeks. Moss sailed as a member of the Busciglio signed on with the SIU steward department after joining Valenzuela joined the SIU in the in the port of Tampa, Florida, The boys around the hall were glad to see their old friend A. B. the Union In the port of Rhode Brown who is off the Steel Maker where he held down the 3'd cook's where he sailed as a member of Island. Bom in Rhode Island, he slot and served as steward department delegate. Brother Brown says the steward department. Born In n.ow makes his home in Everett, that he will put in for the first job available. E. M. Howell is waiting Tampa, he still makes his home Mass. it out for a Far East run. He last sailed aboard the Trans Orient. Baltimore Shipping has been fair for the past period and looks ike it will pick up in the weeks ahead. At present we have the Alamar, Losmar and Steel Executive with no crews. The Executive will crew up soon. QUESTION: What was the worst storm you ever experienced? John Dixon is back aboard the Ezra Sensibar after a short vacation. Says he likes working aboard the dredge. On the beach waiting for Berick VdenKuela an AB job to Hawaii or intercoastai is George Schmidt, an SIU mem­ C. A. Carr: I was on the Jean Juan yega: The worst weather ber for ^2 years. James Morgan wants a bosun slot to the Far East or I was ever in was back in the LaFitte in 1952 when we ran into India. port of Mobile, Alabama, where the worst typhoon winter of '51 he sailed as a member of the I ever saw. We crossin g the Philadelphia engine department. A native of were heading North Atiantic Shipping has been holding steady here. Ted Wheeler is ready to take Santiago, Chile, he and his wife toward Yokaon the Pacific the first FWT or oiler's job to hit the board after completing a coast­ Eva presently make their home in hama off the Carrier. It was so wise run on the Potomac. William Linker had to get off the Steel New York. He last sailed aboard coast of Japan bad that we Executive so she couid go into a yard for conversion. Looking for a the Wacosta. when the LaFitte couldn't move coaster is E. Sescerko, last off the Commander. began to get for four days. Berick sailed as a member of pounded by 30The waves must Boston the engine department after join­ foot seas for a have been at ing the SIU Inland Boatmens Shipping has been on the slow bell this period but should pick up full 24 hours. The least 40-if e e t Union in the port of Baltimore. considerably soon, with two ships taking on full loads of grain. Born in Baltimore, he and his wife high. They carried away all our storm drove us on the rocks and Charlie Krause, who is in drydock, says hello to all his former ship­ Elizabeth continue to make their boats, tore open a hatch and stove we lost our bottom. That 24-hour storm put us in the repair yard in the watertight doors. mates. He last sailed aboard the Puerto Rico as messman. Making all for six months. calls here is John Gala, last off the CS Baltimore. 4- 4" 4" Manual Caldae: Back in '51 I was Norfolk 4" on the War Hawk headed for Joe Morris: I'll never forget a Shipping here has picked up and the outlook is good for the near Japan from the storm we ran into between the future. Alcoa has a ship in the yard which is being reactivated and Philippines on Philippines and will be taking a crew shortly. what should have Korea in the Biilie Price is ready to ship again and looking for a bosun's job been a fourwinter of 1964. after completing a short rest. His last ship was the Seneca. A tanker day trip. We ran The tanker I was going out to the Persian Gulf for a year or so would be just the thing into a terrible on was a good for Robert Wroton, whose last job was oiler aboard the Hastings. typhoon which ship, but she kept us out for could only creep Puerto Rico Moss Busciglio 12^ days and along in those Shipping has been holding up pretty well here. Some oldtimers just monster waves. got off the sick list, including Bob Lasso, "Cantinflas" Morales and home there. He last sailed for the really roughed us up. The waves The sea was Mario Farrulla. Nick Acosta, Juan Rios and Dick Funk have been Baker Whitely Towing Company. carried away a lifeboat, blew out sweeping over regulars around the hall here listening to the World Series games. Raftopulos joined the SIU in several port holes and damaged the deck and crashing across the catwalk, so we couldn't get from the port of New the bridge. t 4i 4" one end of the ship to the other York where he Eugene Hercenberg: I'm one of for the two days the winds blew. sailed as a mem­ ber of the deck those seamen who has never been 4> ^ 4' in a really bad department. A na­ William West: I was riding a storm. And, I'm tive of Greece he Waterman C-2 in the North hoping that I'll and his wife Atlantic during never have to Elenl currently the 1962 holiday experience being make their home By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area season when we in one. I've sailed in New York ran into this tre­ on coast-wise and City. He last mendous storm. deep sea ^hips Raftopulos shipped out The wind whip­ Shipping has been exceptionally good in the Gulf area. Hurricane aboard the Northwestern Victory. and- have been ped up waves 60 Debbie dumped 15 inches of rain on Mobile in 15 hours and the Mo­ all over the feet high and Lema sailed as a member of the bile SIU hall had to be closed for the day because of flooding. The world lots of blew us two days SIU and MTD are backing the following candidates in the forthcoming steward department after joining times. I guess you might say Lady off course. When N.O. primary eleotion—^Victor H. Schiro for Mayor and his entire the Union in the port of Miami. Luck must be following my foot­ we tried to come ticket, S. Sanford Levy for judge. Division "D" Disitriot Court, Jim Born in Spain, he presently makes steps. around, the ship went over at a Garrison for district attorney. All SIU men in New Orleans are urged his home in Newark, New Jersey. 45* angle and almost capsized. I to vote. was on the wheel at the time, and New Orleans thought we were all goners Phil (Pappy) O'Connor is looking forward to going on pension. He started shipping in 1938 on the old Plow City out of Galveston and his last two trips were aboard the Del Mar. Pianning only a short spell on the beach, Thomas (Curley) Liies registered in Group 3, Stew­ ard department so he can get a quick job to Vietnam. His last trip was aboard the Madaket. Also off the Madaket are Brothers Chad Gait and Bill Wiemers. Gait wants to take a short rest then si^n on a sihip going anywhere. Wiemers wants a South American trip because the North SlU-contraiOted Oriental Export­ Europe run gets too cold for him this time of year. ers, Inc., has purchased the bulk carrier Bridgehaanpton, the last re­ Houston maining skjp in the bankrupt Shipping here continues good and we expect it to stay that way. American-flag shipping empire of G. T. Terry, who has been sailing SIU since 1945 just came up from Manuel E. Kulukundis, at an ad­ Fort Lauderdale saying his vacation is over and he's ready for an­ miralty sale in Port Said. The other coastwise supertanker. Teddy Martinez just got off the Walter Bridgehampton brought over $2.3 Rice on the intercoastai run and is looking for another coaster. After million. being laid up since February, W. E. Odum has his ffd and is looking Built in 1945 as a T-2 tanker, the for an engine department slot going anywhere. Bridgehampton was converted to a Mobile bulk carrier three years ago. She has been laid up at Port Said since Shipping has been good here with few oldtimers left on the beach. early 1963 when Kulukundis' Amer­ Among those looking for ships are Milton Robinson, who last sailed ican-flag operation went under. as deck maintenance aboard the Monticelio Victory; c. L. Jones, whose Benito M. Lema (center) picks up his first lifetime $150 last trip was as bosun aboard the Transeastern; Donald J. Hewson who Oriental Exporters has purchased monthly SIU pension check from headquarters rep Joe Delast held down an oiler's slot aboard the Columbia; J. M. Jordan, another several of the ex-Kulukundis ves­ George while his wife Concepcion looks on. Le'ma has sailed oiler who last shipped on the Fort Hoskins; Chief cook Stavros Paesels, including another bulk carrier, SIU since 1940 when he joined in Miami. Retired now from trantes, last off the Columbia; and George Gill ^who had to leave a the Suzanne, which was also tied BR job on the Mayflower because of an injury. up at the Egyptian port. his steward department chores, he lives in N.J. v.'.. Gulf Shipping Picture Bright SIU Company Buys Last Bull Line Ship �SEAFARERS Pare Six •'* i Cold-Weather Creates Special Safety Hazards Winter represents a triple safety threat; frost, ice, and heavy weather. And now that winter is coming on, Seafarers must once again turn their attention to the special cold-weather problems that crop up aboard ship during this particularly hazardous season. Safety is, of course, a matter of grave concern to Seafarers all year round. But when winter conditions are added to the usual dangers, increased care must be exercised, especially in spaces open to the on­ slaughts of the weather. Slips and falls are the most common accidents aboard ship in any season. During winter, however, even the most minor mishap of this soft can prove to be extremely serious. Special attention must also be given to wearing the proper clothing and to caring for all expased gear and equipment. Emergency gear must be regularly inspected to insure that it is accessible and ready to go on short notice at ail times. Caution, Clothing, Gear DISPATCHERS REPORT DECK DVARTMINT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B Boston 5 2 New York L.. 71 23 Philadelphia 9 7 Baltimore 28 10 Norfolk 13 2 Jacksonville 5 4 Tampa 3 5 Mobile 24 9 New Orleans 45 29 49 39 Houston Wilmington 12 3 San Francisco 29 24 Seattle 24 13 Totals 317 170 Andrea Doria lii-Silieasiirl HE SINKING of the Italian liner Andrea Doria serves as T a grim reminder to seamen of all nations of the perils of life at sea. The public, however, has all but forgotten the disaster which claimed the luxurious flagship of the Italia Line at a cost of 57 lives nine years ago. But, the Doria 'is still very much on the minds of the hardy, ingenious band of men who make up the ranks of the world's treasure hunters. Salvage experts estimate that the Doria, which lies in 225 feet of water 45 miles off the coast of Nantucket Island, Mass., rep­ resents treasure worth as much as $50 million. The value of the luxury liner's hull alone has been placed at $15 million. Sunken Treasure-Trove On the night of her sinking, the Andrea Doria carried a cargo which previously only existed in the wildest dreams of a treasure hunter. The pur­ ser's safe contained $1 million in negotiable bonds in addition to ca.sh and jewels. Other valu­ ables said to be on the liner include industrial diamonds and a $200,000 experimental car called the "Ghia," which was built by the Chrysler Corpora­ tion. Captain Don Henry, a sal­ vager who \M planning to raise the Doria, reports that Chrysler wants to reclaim the remains of the Ghia "very badly." TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 3 0 6 54 7 23 6 5 2 30 29 55 5 13 8 240 16 6 12 8 2 4 16 33 36 3 8 2 146 5 0 0 1 0 6 2 11 10 2 2 0 39 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups . 28 241 45 93 28 15 7 53 144 155 27 67 52 955 b 73 31 54 15 14 2 16 93 76 4 27 38 448 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals Whenever possible, a clear pathway to accommodate fore and .aft traiiic should be cleared around the deck. This will minimize possible slips and falls for crewmembers moving around open parts of the ship. Conditions permitting, space between deck ladders and gangways should also be kept snow and ice-free. Caution should be taken to make sure deck cargo remains properly secured. The tool or small gear box carelessly left out on deck is always a hazard. Such neglect not only means lost or broken tools but, when Port ice or snow is present, there is the chance of breaking a toe when some­ Boston one unexpectedly steps into a hidden gear box. A wrench invisibly New York buried under a blanket of snow is of no use to anyone. ^Philadelphia You can't count on a fire-ax in an emergency—or to free other gear Baltimore Norfolk from ice and snow—if the ax is iced in completely in its own casing. Jacksonville Proper clothing is important. Extra layers mean extra warmth and Tampa comfort, but maneuverability is also vital. Too much clothing can Mobile affect your movements and balance. Gloves or mittens should be worn New Orleans when handling icy or frozen material. Headgear is essential both for Houston Wilmington warmth and as protection against falling chunks of ice, icicles or snow San Francisco from above. Seattle (Contim-ed on page 15) Totals for the Oet<«cr 15, IMi LOG TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 8 0 37 60 10 10 15 18 12 8 3 6 2 4 13 10 25 33 21 36 8 4 12 23 11 9 164 234 IDEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 5 0 0 41 23 8 13 2 0 14 13 0 10 6 0 1 2 3 1 1 5 24 18 4 23 33 3 39 34 15 2 1 6 7 9 8 4 4 2 179 151 54 NOW ON THE BEACH Class A Class B All Groups 13 4 153 64 29 28 89 55 20 23 9 8 3 4, 28 18 107 106 101 88 18 6 50 21 39 17 658 443 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED r DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups All Groups Class A Class B Class A Class B Class C 2 2 1 0 0 41 7 26 10 11 12 4 4 2 1 12 16 13 8 1 7 5 3 2 11 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 5 3 5 9 21 10 4 8 52 20 37 34 4 34 18 36 22 16 5 5 2 0 0 23 4 14 7 6 14 6 3 3 0 99 215 162 116 51 Another bit of treasure on the Doria — so rare that it would be difficult to fix its dollar value—are several oil paintings by Rembrandt the ITlh century Dutch master. Sank After Crash The 39,500 ton Andea Doria went to the bottom of the At­ lantic on July 25, 1956 after being struck by the Swedish liner Stockholm in dense fog. Fifty-two passengers lost their lives on the Doria and Ave crewmembers on the Swedish ship were killed. The rich treasure-trove rep­ resented by the wreck of the Doria has given rise to several plans for salvage, some more fanciful than realistic. While none of the plans have actually paid off, the attempts have cost the lives of at least 12 men. The toll to date includes five professional salvagers who Equipped with radar and considered virtually unsinlcable, the Andrea Doria sank 45 miles off the coast of Nantucket after colliding with the Swedish passenger liner Stockholm. worked for a company under contract to Lloyds of London and seven amateur divers. Captain Henry, who has an­ nounced the latest attempt to reclaim the luxury liner pro­ poses to do the job with millions of tiny ping-pong type balls. He claims by packing the hull with millions of pellets made of a celluar material, the expansion produced wiil be enough to lift the vessel. First Attempt Failed One of the first attempts to raise the Doria, which sits on the floor of the Atlantic listing to starboard at an 85 degree angle, was made in 1957 by a salvage man from North Scituate, R.I. His scheme to put neopreneplastic bags into the hull where they were to be in­ flated with air failed to accom­ plish any results. Another more conventional salvage try made use of what is known as the "internal flota­ tion" method. A Marylandbased diver attached 22 air ho.se fittings to the double bottom of the submerged liner and pro­ ceeded to pump air for the next 12 hours to achieve the neces­ sary bouyancy. However, some­ thing went wrong with the cal­ culations and the DoHa re­ mained steadfast in her watery grave. Ingenious Salvager Probably the most ingenious method of raising the Doria was tried by. a former coal miner named Armando Conti who be­ came a millionaire in the scrap iron business. Conti planned to attach large inflatable rubber buoys to the vessel to right her. Once this was done, four-inch NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 10 2 149 34 26 17 71 56 11 15 3 5 8 0 34 16 132 82 97 39 20 4 53 12 33 37 647 319 Converted storage tankdiving bell was part of unsuccessful salvage try in 1963. heavy-duty lines were to be run under the ship to form a cradle. The lines were to be attached to two Great Lakes ore carriers which would be sitting over the site of the wreck. The holds of the carriers were then to be filled with water until the ships dropped a total of 15 feet. 'When the desired depth was achieved, the water was to be pumped from the holds, and the two vessels would rise back to their normal levels, dragging the Doria with them. The two ore carriers would then move slowly forward until they reached shallow water where actual salvage operations could be conducted. While this scheme had once worked suc­ cessfully in raising a 1,600 ton Dutch motorship from Lake Michigan, the bulk of the Doria proved too great, and the at­ tempt was abandoned. �Ootober 15, 1961 nw* Senm SEAFAkBRS L6G Polls Show Democrats Hold Lead In '66 Ballot "Psssf! Wanna Bargain?" Polio are showing that if the congressional elections were held todegr —instead of a year from now—the Democrato would not Juat retain their present strength In the House and Senate, but perhaps would increase it. A recent Louis Harris poll showed the Democrats running 68-42 percent over the Republicans at the present time. It said Democrats would carry a sizable majority for the House In every region of the country and would keep the seats they won in subuiban districts last year. In a series of five questions to voters, the poll probed for possible arguments the GOP could use to swing votes its way next year. Only one seemed promising. The poll's cross-section was asked if more Republicans in Congress will keep , the Democrats on their toes. Sev­ enty-four percent agreed. But a minority agreed with the points of the other four questions tiiat: 1. The government is too one-sided now (45 percent); 2. Electing Republicans next year will save the party and put better people in control of it (42 percent); 3. President Johnson has gone too far on domestic policy (39 percent); 4. He has gone too far on foreign policy (32 percent). Another series of questions was asked to probe for strong Democratic arguments. They worked out this way: 1. Johnson can get his domestic program through a Democratic Congress (79 percent); 2. He will need Democratic support on foreign policy (73 percent); 3. He and the Democrats have done a good job and deseiwe to be re-deoted (53 per­ cent; 4. In troubled times, the President and Congress should be of the same party (32 percent); 5. The GOP is still too close to Goldwater to be trusted (31 percent). The strong arguments for the Democrats, according to the Harris poll, are the President's do-mestic legislation, which finds wide public support, and his need for Democratic strength in Congress to back him up on foreign policy. The poll concluded that though things look good for the Democrats next year, "a change in the state of the economy or a decisive setback abroad" could alter the prospects. It's a good idea, too, to remember that polls don't vote. People do. You have to go back less than a decade to remember that the same voters who re-elected President Eisenhower by a landslide In 1956 re­ pudiated his party at the polls only two years later and elected an over­ whelmingly Democratic Congress. The Air Line Pilots Association bas won an arbitration decision against Braniff Airways rein­ stating a stewardess who was fired last year when the company dis­ covered she had gotten married. The decision assures that steward­ esses can get married now without losing their jobs. The arbitrator invalidated the "yellow dog" agreement to remain single which the airline requires its steward­ esses to sign. The company had balked at sending the issue to arbitration, but the ALPA ob­ tained a federal court order com­ pelling a hearing on the grievance. The union and its stewardesses division termed the decision a "precedent-setting breakthrough" on the airlines. itChicago Teachers Local 1 has won collective bargaining rights and general wage increases from the Board of Education four days before a scheduled strike would have virtually emptied the city's public school classrooms. The pay raises range from $150 a year for a starting teacher with a bachelor's degree to $1,600 for a teacher with a master's degree, 12 years experience and advanced work. Beginning January 1, a firstyear teacher with a bachelor's degree will receive $5,500 a year. Fourteen unions representing city of Chicago employes have reached an agreement with the city providing for payroll deduc­ tion of u-'don dues. The pact will cover both white collar and blue collar workers, who agree to the checkoff, nrovided the unions present the city with a signed checkoff card for each worker by 0?tnbe'- 15. The drive for the dues checkoff was coordinated by the The U.S. has been drifting further and in recent years towards a complete dependence on foreign-flag shipping to supply the overseas transportation needs of this na­ tion. As the U.S. merchant fleet deteriorated the government, instead of applying itself to the job of rebuilding a strong U.S. merchant fleet, began to lean more and more on foreignflag ships. It has even been suggested that the U.S. withdraw Government support for passen­ ger liners, grant ship operators U.S. registry for foreign-built ships; grant, operating sub­ sidies to foreign-built ships; allow foreignbuilt ships to sail on U.S. domestic trade routes; eliminate the 50-50 requirements. and severely cut back operating subsidies, Chicago AFL-CIO on behalf of af- ( filiates representing city employes. further A 14-week strike of Rubber Workers protesting long annual shutdowns of a General Tire & Rubber Co. plant at Mayfield, Ky., has ended in an agreement de­ signed to produce more employ­ ment stability. The new pact, negotiated by URW Local 665 and management with the aid of the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, gives older workers the option of going on layoff status with 65 percent of their wages in supplemental benefits or working short workweeks. t t A fact-finding subcommittee was named by the Printing Press­ men and the Lithographers & Photoengravers as the first step in talks aimed toward merger. Leaders of the two unions ex­ pressed confidence that agreement on merger could be achieved with­ in two years. Four officers were named to ex­ plore the facts at a subcommittee meeting in November at Press­ men's Home, Tenn., and to re­ port back to the full committee when formal talks resume Jan. 27. The four are IPP Pres. Anthony J. DeAndrade, LPIU Pres. Ken­ neth J. Brown, IPP Sec'.-Treas. Alexander J. Rohan and LPIU Executive Vice Pres. William J. Hall. ^ John T. O'Brien, coordinator of the Machinists' Non-Partisan Polit­ ical League and manager of the late Sen. Estes Kefauver's cam­ paign for the Democratic nomina­ tion for President in 1952, died at his farm near Harpers Ferry, W.Va. He was 57. A native of Butte, Mont., he held a wide range of fed­ eral posts before joining the JAM staff in 1953. Put into effect, these measures would amount to the murder of the U.S. maritime industry. Proponents of these moves claim that the U.S. could get all the foreign-flag shipping it needs much cheaper than by maintaining a strong 4i"erican-flag merchant fleet. They advocate that the U.S. take advantage of this "bargain." But let's look at some recent events. Last month a 9,000-ton military cargo for Vietnam was delayed three weeks when first a Greek crew and then a Mexican crew'refused to sail with it aboard Greek and Mexican-flag ships. A few weeks later another Greek crew re­ fused to sail with another cargo for Vietnam. In both cases the vital cargoes could not move until they were loaded aboard American-flag ships manned by American seamen. Ameri­ can-owned runaway-flag ships are just as un­ reliable because they carry mixed crews not always sympathetic to the U.S., and the De- fense Department's talk about "effective control" has been demonstrated to be just talk. When the former U.S. liner America was sold to Greek interests it was with the agree­ ment that the vessel would not be used in U.S. trade for 5 years and would be available to us in time of national emergency under "effective control." Last week, one year later, the sdme vessel, now named the Australis, docked at Port Everglades, Fla. We can as­ sume that the "effective control" promises would be similarly honored—or dishonored. Every national emergency which has ever faced the U.S. has proven the importance to our national survival of having a strong merchant fleet capable of carrying men and goods across the sea. This was proven most drama­ tically in WW I, WW II, Korea, and now once more in Vietnam. Claims for the carrying power of aircraft have been proved to he wildly exaggerated. To , allow the complete disappearance of America's merchant marine and seamen and the destruction of our shipbuilding capability which would inevitably go along with such a move, would amount to nothing less than national disaster. Falling into complete dependence on for­ eign-flag shipping to move our goods would allow even the smallest of foreign nations to hold a club over the U.S. which they could bring down with crippling force at any time. Our world trade stature would be jeopar­ dized, our ability to react militarily would become ineffective, our balance of payments (gold shortage) problem would become worse and we would cease to he a world power. Some bargain! �n I Face Elcbt SEAFARERS Ootober 15, 1M5 LOG Leading Educator Raps Digest As Biased, Anti-Labor, Unfair A recent article in Columbia University's quarterly Journalism Review titled "Report on the Reader's Digest" has confirmed more or less officially what many people have known for a long time—that the Digest is biased, one-sided, anti-labor and reactionary in its views. The article spotlighted the azine has published 49 articles of toring figures on unemployment. Digest's record of distortion, this nature. Since 1944, he points A whole series of falsehood and its refusal to publish correc­ out, it has "published more than inaccuracies In the article were By Frank Dreiak, West Coast Representative Coast Shipping Outlook Good There was a slight lull in shipping In San Francisco for a few days this period but it bounced right back to good levels and we are still in need of rated manpower, especially In the engine department and entry ratings. In for payoffs this period were the Ocean Dinny, Young America and the Western Hunter, which paid off In Honolulu. Sign-ona included the Young America, De Soto, Choctaw and the Transyorh. In transit were the Elizabethport, Steel Traveler, Calmar, Hercules Victory and the Norfolk. The San Francisco, Steel Admiral, Panoceanio Faith and Fanwood are due in shortly. W. F. Oppenhorst just pulled in saying he intends to take a little well-deserved rest after a long trip. Oldtimer A. Loguidis dropped by the hall looking for a fireman-watertender slot on something going to the Vietnam area so he can pick up some bonus money. Wilmington During the past two weeks we had the Montpelier Victory pay off and sign on here along with the Mankato Victory which paid off. Six ships went through in transit. Shipping activity has been very good and the outlook for the coming period is also good. The Mankato Victory has been in the shipyard and should be calling for a full crew soon. We also expect the La Salie to pay off and several ships are due In transit. Joe Cantin, one of Wilmington's oldtimers received his hrst pension check here the first of October. He was very happy to receive the check and is looking forward to retired life and this new monthly income. He said he would not lose contact with us and will be stopping by the hall regularly to see his old shipmates and keep up on Union activity. Jim Howison just paid off the Mankato Victory after a 7 month trip. Jim feels this is one of the best ships he has been on and may try to get back on when she recrews. Right now though, he is enjoying his stay on shore and taking it easy. Seattle Shipping has been on the downgrade for the last two weeks, but some improvements are expected during the next period. During the last period the Anchorage paid off here. Charles "Irish" O'Donnell is taking a small vacation after accepting all bets on the Dodgers during the series. He says his last ship, the Mount Washington, was definitely the finest ship he has ever been aboard. Last off the Rachel V, A1 Thomas is planning to take the next good wiper's job available. Ready for any group one deck job is George Hayes, whose last ship was the Choctaw. tions of obviously false informa­ 300 articles to give the impression documented and brought to the tion which it prints, and its re­ that "Federal officials are con- magazine's attention, but the Di­ fusal to publish opposing opinions. genitally extravagant, that deficit gest refused to print them. It also spending and the national debt refused to report the fact that The article by Leo M. Christen- threaten disaster, that federal taxes noted statisticians and economists son. professor of political science are an unsupportable burden . . . issued a statement upholding the at Miami University in Ohio and and that federal power is a men­ Bureau completely and finding the former editor of The Toledo Blade, ace to the liberties of every Amer­ Digest article's charges "to be also points out that about 70 per­ ican, great and small." Many dis­ without foundation." cent of Digest articles are either tortions of the work of federal "This sequence of events," Chris­ staff-written or pianned by the agencies in the pages of the Digest tenson sums up, "illustrates what Digest and "planted" in other are cited. is perhaps the most disturbing Di­ magazines and then picked up by gest policy—its refusal to allow Distortion the Digest as a reprint. To illustrate these instances of rebuttal or correction . , . It's fail­ distortion Christenson recalls an ure to give individuals and agen­ Avowedly Conservative infamous Digest article of a few cies attacked on Its pages an op­ "These practices help insure years ago which charged the Bu­ portunity for reply is indefensible that the Digest offers its own phi­ reau of Labor Statistics with doc­ by any professional standard." losophy, not a sampling of Ameri­ can opinion," Christenson writes. "The philosophy is avowedly con­ servative." The Digest often publishes arti­ cles by ultra-conservatives without telling readers about the authors' private affiliations. Christenson cites an article smearing the U.S. Employment Service under the by­ The Sheet Metal Workers have successfully concluded a line of Congressman Frank T. Bow 110-day strike for a first agreement with the runaway Detrex (R-Ohio). What the Digest didn't tell its readers is that Bow has Co. plant in Bowling Green, Ky., the union announced. 4 close relations with private em­ The strikers, whose lines ployment agencies and thus has • Reinstatement of all strikers some special interest in down­ held firm in the face of com­ to their old jobs with full seniority. grading the U.S. Employment pany and town police protec­ • A new funded pension plan tion for strikebreakers, voted Service. co-administrated by the union. unanimously for ratification of a The Digest has a long record of • Wage increases totaling 28 being staunchly anti-labor. Since three-year contract providing: cents an hour; arbitration of dis­ • A full union shop. 1952, Christenson finds, the mag­ putes, and other job security pro­ visions and benefits. Executive Secretary Sam Ezelle of the Kentucky AFL-CIO told strikers the agreement was a "great victory" for all labor in Kentucky. Of the 188 members who walked WASHINGTON — Organized labor's top economist -said CHICAGO—A conservative doctors' group has failed in its out June. 8, all but 16 stayed out to the finish. At strike's end, union Congress should move faster, not slower, in meeting the na­ last-ditch attempt to get the American Medical Association members took down their picket to authorize a boycott of the Federal Medicare program at a tent and planted a maple tree as tion's domestic needs. now is to build on what has been Nathaniel Goldfinger, direc­ started special AMA convention • a living memorial to the "courage and a slow-down "would here. AMA moderates voted anti-trust laws should It advocate and sacrifice" of strikers and tor of the AFL-CIO's Depart­ be a mistake," he said as he was ment of Research, rejected interviewed on the weekly AFLrtheir families. to continue cooperating with such a boycott. The ultra-conservative doctors' Federal ofticials in drawing up Other factors listed by union contentions that Congress has CIO network radio program, La^ regulations to implement Medi­ group within the AMA, known as Director of Organization Edward moved too far, too fast, during the bor News Conference. the Congress of County Medical J. Carlough were the cooperation present session. care. Goldfinger listed rebuilding and Societies, has initiated and even of the Kentucky AFL-CIO, and Only a beginning has been made Still refusing to go all the way renewal of metropolitan areas, a written some of the most hardobservance of picket lines at De­ in attacking the "real social and minimum wage boost and an im­ however in support of Medicare, the delegates approved a state­ 11 n e, anti-Medicare resolutions trex plants In Detroit, Mich., and economic problems" of the nation, proved unemployment insurance Ashtabula, Ohio, by other unions. Goldfinger eaid. The greatest need system as items that "should be ment that the new policy of co­ placed before the delegates. operation should not "be con­ high on the agenda of congressional sidered as approval of the Medi­ activities." care law, or in any way as He labelled as "sheer hokum" the accepting of its philosophy." charge of some consei-vatives that The delegates also reaffirmed job training, aid to depressed areas an AMA policy that under and other self-help measures are of ordinary circumstances the in­ little value in meeting what they dividual doctor is free to accept say are real problems of weak char­ acter, poor family relationships and or refuse a Medicare patient, as lack of initiative. long as the doctor is not acting as part of an organized boycott. The Assails "Downgrading" AMA had earlier decided that it "This Is downgrading people and could be prosecuted under the downgrading human asipirations," tmi Goldfinger declared. Goldfinger pointed out that since the many newly-enacted Great So­ ciety programs are just now getting under way, their economic impact Seafarers are reminded that to date has been slight. when they leave a ship after articles expire in a foreign However, he noted, the retroac­ port, the obligation to leave a tive social security benefit raise c-'ean ship for the next crew alone will soon put an additional is the same as in any Stateside $835 million into the spending port. Attention to details of economy. And since almost all of housekeeping and efforts to it "will be going to relatively poor le various needs and medical prob­ leave quarters, messrooms and people—people who will be spend­ lems of Seafarers in drydocic with officials of the Staten Island USPHS Hospital. Seated 9ther working spaces clean ing the money quickly," it will rap­ with Bernstein are ll-r) Thpmas E. O'Rourke, Administrative Officer, Albert Lee Stapler, will be appreciated by the new idly translate Into increased sales, Asst. Administrative Officer, end Dr. William B. Barr,. Deputy Medical Officer in charge crew when it comes aboard. stepped-up production and job mar­ ket Improvements, he said. .of the hospital. Sheet Metal Union Wins 16 Week Strike AFL-CIO Calls On Congress To Speed Social Legislation AM A Votes Down Medicare Boycott Talking Things Over Foreign Payoff? Leave Clean Ship �October 15, 19tt SEAFARERS Pare Nina LOG SEAFARERS PORTS OP THE WORLD Lagos is the capital of one of the fastest growing of the new African nations, the Federation of Nigeria. Lagos harbor is a regular stop for SlU-manned Delta Line ships. Many vessels calling at Lagos berth on the opposite side of the harbor at Apapa. Most of the business, entertainment and government activity of Lagos is located close to the waterfront. Sea­ farers whose ships dock at Apapa can make the trip into Lagos by taxi at nominal cost. Lagos' main shopping center lies along Marina and Broad Street, just outside the Customs Wharf. Marina Street leads to the King George V Stadium which holds 15,000 cheering fans for soccer matches. Swimming is available in a nearby park's pool. Further along Marina is the Nigerian Museum. There is a racecourse nearby, and by continuing north and crossing the bridge from Lagos Island to Ikoyi the visitor can enjoy the large park, golf course and polo ground there. The movie houses and night clubs are located almost exclusively in the harbor area. For ocean swimming there is Victoria Beach and the Tarkwa Bay Beach. Victoria Beach is treacherous and dangerous however to anyone who ventures, by choice or by chance, past the line of breakers there. Tarkwa Bay offers better swimming and can be reached by launch, and by canoes fitted with out­ board motors. With an area twice that of California, Nigeria was granted its independence from British rule in 1960 when it became a member of the Commonwealth. Although the country boasts little or no manufacturing output, it is rich in natural resources like tin, coal, gold, lead, silver, oil and timber. Chief exports are peanuts and peanut oil, palm kernels and oil, crude petroleum and products such as raw cotton. Many traditional rituals are kept alive in Nigeria, such as stilt dancing by the color­ fully dressed experts shown above. • f ^ I., ^ , ^ Aerial view shows harbor at Lagos, Nigeria. Like many other African cities, much of the craftwork In Lagos Is done right out on the street. Here large poster advertises the trade of this carpenter-coffin maker. s ' 4 iiilplW Fashioned from thousands of coral beads, this elaborate headgear is part of armor­ like ceremonial finery worn by the Oba (King) of a small Nigerian town. ^ ^ SlU-manned ships of Delta Line, like the Del Oro (shown during Launching) make regular atops at Lagos harbor. Eleven percent' of Nigeria's export trade is with the United States. Poise and good posture is essential for bringing home the day's shopping when this mode of transportation is used—and Nigerian ladies have both qualities. �-a.:-'' • Pac« Ten StAFAkEks i f Ootobcr 19, 1H5 LOG U.5, Tfudy Surveys Program's Progresa Free Labor Institute Cited For Heip To Latin America By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Fancy Steak Names Mean High Prices WASHINGTON—The American Institute for Free Labor Development "has resulted Supermarkets have found a new way to charge a higher price for in the broadest, most intensive program yet imdertaken for Latin American and Carib­ meat. They simply debone it, cut and shape it differentiy and give it bean labor," according to a study in the Labor Department's Monthly Labor Review for expensive-sounding new names. Nowadays you find such .cuts as "chicken steak," "butter steak," — September. "cube steak," "London broil," "rib tips," "fillet steak," "Braciola," guaranteed both by the Agency for "union leaders lack experience in The institute represents a sustained contract administration, International Government and by "Swiss steak," "chip steak," and "TV steak." Some stores even have "unified attempt" by the union income is irregular and the respective national govern­ labeled these new steaks "his and her" steaks. AFL-CIO "to share its experience ments. — Most often these are boned beef chuck, cut in different ways to make and resources" with free labor union organization is inefficient. In some countries, laws require "steaks" of different shapes. The so-called "rib tips" are likely to bo In attempting to forecast the south of the border, says the union leaders to work in the bar­ AIFLD's future Miss Riche ob­ stew beef under another name and trimmed a little differently. The article, prepared by Martha F. Riche of the Division of Publica­ gaining unit they represent, thus serves that governments which at "French" and "California" roasts are usually cut from chuck. These unfamiliar new steaks and roasts usually cost more. Recehtly tions in the department's Bureau limiting the mobility of the leader­ first were skeptical of its pro­ ship cadre. grams "now welcome its opera­ when boneless chuck could be bought for 69-79 cents, special steaks of Labor Statistics. tion's and that Latin American cut from the chuck were tagged 89-99 cents a pound. Strengthen Free Labor "The Institute's principal ob­ "By training their potential business has cooperated by giving jective." she writes, "is to buttress Meat packers sometimes even call frozen chopped beef "steaks," gnd democracy i n Latiu America leaders, the institute hopes to employes time off to attend its then underneath the name say, "chopped and shaped." A package of through free and strong labor strengthen the free labor move­ classes. six such frozen "beef steaks" for 75 cents may sound like a bargain "The effect of the training pro­ unless you read the label carefully. Then you realize you are paying, unions, and it expects to accom­ ment of Latin America by making plish this by helping to raise the the unions sound and effective in­ gram on the Latin American labor typically, 75 cents for 12 ounces, or the equivalent of $1 a pound for living standards of the Latin union stitutions, responsive to the needs movement can be assessed already chopped beef. Fresh chopped beef could be bought' for 49-59 cents members and by increasing the of their members. The AIFLD in terms of the important union a pound. bargaining and administrative ef­ therefore emphasizes instruction offices that many of its graduates In some areas, stores are required to state in ads and on labels the in trade union administration and have attained," she writes. fectiveness of his leaders." basic cut from which the special cut is taken. In many areas, this is collective bargaining." Founded By AFL-CIO not required, and even when it is, you often find "Fillet Steak" in big Miss Riche takes note of the The article describes the work type, and "chuck" in small letters. fact that the AIFLD, founded by of the institute's advanced training Sometimes stores will charge 10 cents a pound more for the same the AFL-CIO in 1962, also is spon­ school in Washington, the intern­ cut sliced up into stewing pieces; for example, 69 cents for boneless sored by U.S. business and by ships that are available to its chuck, and '79 for the same meat sold as "chuck stew." governments in both the Americas, graduates, the national training although it "remains under the centers set up in 14 Latin Ameri­ Meats sold in combination with other foods also can fool you so complete superevision and guid­ can and Caribbean countries with that you don't know what you pay for the meat itself. One supermarket ance of the labor movement." It AIFLD technical and financial chain advertises a "combo sale" of boiled ham and swiss cheese, a half seeks to reach its ends, she notes,, assistance, and the short-term pound of each, for 99 cents a pound. This does not mean you are paying both by training labor leaders and conferences and seminars that have NEW ORLEANS—Foreign com­ 45 cents for the half pound of ham. The half pound of cheese at the by sponsoring cooperative housing drawn thousands of workers in time of shopping, was worth about 30 cents. This made the real price programs and other social projects nearly every Latin American and merce hit a new record in this of the ham $1.38 a pound. port as the total value of exports for union members. Caribbean nation. Half Bread, Half Shrimp and imports jumped to $2.2 billion In examining the background It also looks at the housing proj­ in the fiscal 1964-65, according the You can avoid paying a large extra price if you buy your food in for the AIFLD's success, Miss ects — an estimated $100 million Riche observes that the close rela­ worth—and other social programs annual report issued by the port their common or usual form, rather than highly-processed. In the case of the chuck stew, you could save ten cents a pound by cutting the tionship between unions and gov­ through which the AIFLD "hopes of New Orleans. ernments in many Latin American to strengthen the unions ... by During the past fiscal year, ex­ chuck into stewing pieces yourself. The same pricing system is notice­ nations, "combined with the lack providing through them material ports reached $1,615,300,000 in able in the popular frozen fish products. of education of most rank-and-file benefits their members would not value and imports were $629,100,For example, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration this year estab­ members, has made many unions otherwise have received." About 000. The port handled 4.4 million lished new standards of identity for frozen breaded shrimp. Now prod­ so dependent on their leaders that 69 percent of the mortgage money tons of cargo more than the pre­ ucts labeled "breaded shrimp" must contain at least 50 per cent shrimp. union democracy is difficult to comes from AFL-CIO unions, the vious calendar year, boosting its The package won't tell you the exact proportion of bread and shrimp, achieve." rest from local or international cargo total 83,496,920 tons during because as long as the product meets the Government's "standard or "In addition," she continues. financial institutions, and it is 1964. identity," low as that standard may be, the packer can use the standard name. The report also disclosed that The result of this inadequate labeling of ready-to-eat foods can be New Orleans was the top port in as deceptive as in the case of the trick meat names. You may find the nation in the unloading of rail­ breaded shrimp selling for $1.19 a pound. But you really are getting road cars. During the past year a only half a pound of shrimp for your $1.19 outlay. In comparison, total of 101,527 cars carried cargo frozen raw shrimp, deveined, but which you bread yourself, may cost into the port. you $1.75. This sounds expensive but really is less than the half-bread version. New Grain Record WASHINGTON—The United States and Panama are ne­ gotiating a new treaty to replace the 1903 treaty and its New records were also set in subsequent amendments governing the Panama Canal and grain export shipments during Muscle, Sea-Savvy, T.V. 1964. Total grain export volume the Canal Zone, President 4 Johnson has announced. The canal. One would involve conver­ amounted to 453,287,000 bushels. new treaty leaves the door sion of the present lock-type canal These shipments represented 27.94 open for construction of a new sea through central Panama. This of the nation's total grain exports. level canal across Panama. could be done by reworking the The Dock Board, which is the Gaillard Cut, formerly known as port's administrative agency, has Under the new agreement reached between the two countries: the Cluebra Cut, and would in­ announced that it is planning to volve closing the canal traffic for spend $36,993,000 during the next • The 1903 Treaty will be ab­ only 12 days. SEATTLE—^There was a time when a successful salvage three years to modernize and re­ rogated. habilitate present facilities to keep company depended on muscle and good seamanship to get a Other Sites pace with growing traffic. This • The new treaty will terminate Other sites under consideration sunken object back to the surface. While these skills are after a specified number of years, are a 60-mile route through eastern sum will also cover the cost of or on or about the date of the Panama; a 102-mile route across building new facilities and general still important today, modem 4 technology is revolutionizing square feet in size at a depth of opening of a sea level canal, which­ northern Colombia, and a 140-mile expansion. ever occurs first. the traditional techniques of 2,000 feet. Construction progress last year stretch across Nicaragua and Costa Another sample of modem tech­ • The new treaty will effec­ Rica. included the completion of a new the underwater salvage business. nology which the salvage company Not so long ago, when a salvage wharf on Governor Nicholls Street, tively recognize Panama's sover­ In addition to recurring political eignty over the area of the pres­ difficulties between the U.S. and a two-berth general cargo terminal man wanted to locate something recently started using is an in­ and the start of work on the Inter­ far beneath the water's surface, he flatable salvage device which can ent Canal Zone. Panama, it has been clear for some national Exhibition Facility which would grapple for it or send down be reused time after .time in the A primary objective of the new time that the Panama Canal, will cost $13.5 million. The new a diver who would make a pains­ recovery of ' submerged vessels, treaty will be to provide for an opened in 1914, is becoming ob­ taking search of the bottom. A submarines, aircraft, etc. The de­ appropriate political, economic and solete. It cannot handle modem exhibition hall will be part of the local salvage firm, however, uoms vice, which is named "Buoy-Pack," International Trade Mart. social integration of the area used vessels such as the giant super­ these traditional salvage methods depends on monopropellant hydra­ in the canal operation with the tankers and ore carriers. and is depending on a new-fangled zine, a chemical which produces rest of the Republic of Panama. underwater television camera for gases underwater to inflate buoy­ It has also been pointed out that ancy equipment. A Buoy-Pack can its underwater exploration work. Both countries recognize the the present lock-type canal would be carried as part of the standard important responsibility they have be highly vulnerable in time of The salvage company says that equipment on a small craft. to be fair and helpful to the em­ war because bombing or sabotage it can get a. picture of the ocean ployees of all nationalities who are by the enemy could easily put it floor 4,000 feet down from Its new The company recently demon­ serving in the operation of the out of action. A sea level canal tv camera. The device is operated strated the value of the Buoy-Pack would be much less vulnerable, Canal. by remote control from a surface when the company's salvagers used Four possible sites are under and could accommodate ships of vessel and can scan a section of it in recovering a small cabin consideration for a new, sea level, any length. the ocean floor more than 400,000 cruiser. New Orleans Cargo Traffic Sets Record C/.5v Panama Move Toward Canal Pact Modern Salvager Uses Old & New Techniques \ �October II, llli SEAFARERS Risht On Cue Pare EiCTCB LOO Seaway Shipping Will Get Early Freeze-Up Warnings TORONTO — Seafarers on ocean-going vessels making that "one last trip" on the Great Lakes this season can put their worries to rest about getting trapped in the ice and seeing their ship go into involuntary layup for the winter. A new early warning system will go into operation nextt — month to give ships scientifi­ was essential if traffic congestion tion, according to the report. A cally accurate information was to be avoided during the last ship is required to carry two pilots about the first threat of a freezeup, according to a recent report made here by two officials of Can­ ada's St. Lawrence Seaway Au­ thority. The officials told members of the International Association of Great Lakes Ports meeting here that the Seaway Authority would start using highly accurate Instru­ ments to obtain water temperature readings after November 15. These readings will be used to predict the number of days before the Seaway is hit by its first severe freeze-up. Brother Eddie Cherry (center) shows how the professionals do it as he cues up for a difficult shot in the recreation area of the Baltimore hall. Watching Cherry's demonstration are Fred Kitchen (II and James Edmonds (rl. Cherry, Ketchen and Edmonds sail In the steward department. U.S. Fight Urged On Bias Against Women Workers WASHINGTON—A vigorous program to reduce discrim­ ination against women workers was urged on th® federal government by the 20-member Citizens Advisory Council on the Status of Women. Council members include are lower than those of any other AFL - CIO Secretary-Treas­ group." urer William F. Schnitzler. Women workers comprise more than a third of the American labor force but their wages are only half those of men, the council said in a report accepted by an inter­ departmental government commit­ tee headed by Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz. The council decried recent press and wire service emphasis on "various odd hypothetical cases" which have no real bearing on the problems of sex discrimination. Wirtz said the nation is in "serious danger of having an important point loused up" by jokes about* male club "bunnies" and female doekwallopers. 'Reasonable Assurance' The two Canadian officials, Lawrence Burpee, director of spe­ cial projects, and Robert Burnside, director of operations, told the Port Association that forecasting the first severe freeze of the sea­ son was of mutual advantage to the Seaway Authority, the ship­ owners and the ports. Their report asserted that an acourate predic­ tion would give a reasonable as­ surance that the ocean vessels could get out of the seaway with­ out getting trapped in the ice. Although the St. Lawrence Sea­ way officially closes on November 30, the season has actually been extended beyond the deadline in six different years. The latest re­ corded closing date was December 11. Last year, four deep-sea ves­ sels failed to clear the seaway by the December 5 closing date and were forced to spend the winter in Great Lakes' ports. The Seaway Authority report urged shipping companies to allow sufficient time for loading of ships in order to permit clearing the waterway before the closing dead­ line. The report said cooperation Other findings: • The number and proportion of women in the labor force has increased steadily, as has the per­ centage of working women who are married. • A tenth of all family heads are women, and nearly half make less than $3,000 a year. About twofifths of the white families and nearly three-fourths of the nonwhite families headed by women WASHINGTON—An undersea search for the lost continent of Atlantis live in poverty. has been proposed by a noted geological oceanographer, Dr. Robert S. • The unemployment rate is Dietz of the Environmental Science Services Administration. generally higher for women than According to Dr. Dietz, a believer in the "continental drift" theory, for men. The average annual earn­ there were once—in prehistoric times, 150,000,000 years ago—only ings among women with full-time two land masses. These supercontinents were Laurasia, which was in year-round employment is lower the Northern Hemisphere and Gondwana, in the Southern Hemisphere. than for men in all industries. Long ago in pre-historic times, the earth's semi-fluid mantle swelled In a policy memorandum writ­ and cracked, Dietz believes, the supercontinents broke apart and the ten for the Equal Employment Op­ fragments began to drift apart like icebergs in ocean currents. The portunity Commission, the council pieces of Laurasia are now North America, Europe and Asia. The urged the commission to utilize its Gondwana fragments are now India, Australia, Antarctica, Madagascar, resources and authority to educate Africa and South America. the public toward acceptance of But there are some missing parts to the Gondwana jigsaw puzzle, the law; to inform working women and it is these which Dietz proposes searching for. Their discovery of their rights, and to adopt a posi­ would solve "one of the Earth's major mysteries," he feels. One of tive attitude of encouraging em­ these microcontinents about the size of Texas has already been identi­ ployers, employment agencies and fied, he says. It is a large submerged block capped by the Seychelles unions to eliminate bias in hiring Islands irv the Indian Ocean. There are several more undiscovered beneath Fhe sea, he feels. and on the job. In support of the entire theory of "continental drift," Dietz points to Double Victims an example right here in the United States—southwestern California "A positive approach is espe­ —which is slowly moving northward as a mass at about two Inches per cially important to Negro women year relative to the rest of North America, along the San Andreas who have been the victims of both earthquake fault. race and sex discrimination," the "Accordingly, Los Angeles is slowly coming ever closer to San report added. The unemployment Francisco," he points out. "If such movement can occur, it would seem rate is higher for Negro women that there can be no mechanical objection to continental drift. Con­ than for any other group; the av­ tinents drift like icebergs, and giant icebergs move every bit as well erage earnings of Negro women as small ones." Scientist Seeks 'Lost Continenf two weeks of the season. Obstacles To Extension The two Canadian officials also reviewed some of the obstacles to an extension of the seaway season. One of the most important of these drawbacks is the difference in temperature of water which flows into the St. Lawrence River from Lake Ontario. The temperature cools to such an ex­ tent that serious icing problems develop by the time it reaches St. Lambert Lock, the area where the winter freeze-up creates its first bottleneck. One of the chief rea­ sons for this change of tempera­ ture is the sluggish rate of flow in the south shore canal between Cote Ste. Catherine Lock and St. Lambert Lock. Traffic congestion created when ships try to beat the Seaway clos­ ing deadline further complicates the problem of operating the locks when the freeze-up sets in. The start of ice conditions reduces lock capacity from 30 vessels per day to 15 vessels, and normal wear and tear increases sharply. Operating Costs Up The appearance of ice also in­ creases the cost of vessel opera- Memphis, Chicago Maintain PHS Medical Care The United States Public Health Service will continue to provide medical services in Chicago and Memphis, despite the closing of the U.S.P.H.S. hospitals in those cities. Seafarers may continue to receive the customary quality medical care through out­ patient clinics located at the former hospital sites. In Chi­ cago the clinic is located at 4141 North Clarendon Avenue and in Memphis, the clinic ad­ dress is 360 W. California Avenue. Negotiations are un­ derway for permanent loca­ tions for clinics in these cities. Notice of the new loca­ tions will be announced as soon as the sites are selected. Seafarers will find that no V appreciable change in the ex­ tent of medical care has been made. Arrangements for hospitalization in other facili­ ties will be made for SIU members when medically re­ quired. by law when ice conditions devel­ op. In addition, poor weather and the shorter days at that time of year extend steaming time. These difficulties are further compound­ ed by the uncertainty of when the freeze-up will immobilize shipping. The two seaway officials said tests are being planned on how ships can sail through ice, and also how to prevent ice itself from forming. Seaway officials are con­ sidering such devices as com­ pressed air bubblers, electric heat­ ers for lock gates, fenders, strengthening lock gates, and methods to prevent ice formation around the St. Lambert and Cote Ste. Catherine locks. U.S. Sanitation Award Won By Isthmian Fleet NEW YORK—The Seafarer's traditional practice of adhering to the highest standards of cleanliness and sanitation has helped the SIUcontracted Isthmian Lines win a U.S. Public Health Service Fleet Sanitation Award for the sixth straight year. To win the award, which covere the 12 montJis of 1964, each Isthmian vessel inspected had to meet rigorous standards of sanita­ tion which were checked by USPHS inspectors. Among the items in­ spected, requiring a 95 percent ef­ ficiency score or better were pot­ able water, wash water, waste disposal, vermin control, food sanitation and ratproofing. Tough Inspection The scoring used by the USPHS officials gives a good indication of the kind of attention which SIU crewmembers devoted to sanitation details on Isthmian ships. If the government inspectors found de­ ficiencies in the categories they checked on any of the 24 cargo vessels flying the Isthmian banner, the whole fleet would have been automatically disqualified from any chance of winning the citation. The company also was faced with extrastrict regulations since its vessels operated intercoastal as well as in , foreign trade. Representatives of the SIU, Isthmian and the USPHS attended the award ceremonies held recently at the Downtown Athletic Club. �Pa*« Twelve SEAFARERS Oelober IS, INS LOO Notify Union On LOQ Mail Seafarers aboard the Ocean Dinny (Mari time Overseas) picked up 36 days of war risk bonus money on their ammunition run to Vietnam. While supplying U.S. troops with needed supplies, they got a first hand look at the fierce combat that is raging throughout the war-torn Southeast Asian nation. "The crew had ring­ request for a deep freezer to rec­ tire mess crew, especially Sam side seats to an operation in tify the situation. "The reefer box Gutireza, baker, Henry Martin, chief cook, and George Gibbons which the Viet Cong blew up a won't keep ice cream," he says. 2nd cook. "The boys did a great 4> 4> 41 complex of jet fuel storage tanks on shore," re­ Cliow time is a pleasure time any­ job," reports ship's delegate C. ports ship's dele­ time an SIU galley crew is manning Walker. gate Frank Gon­ the messhall. Big bellies and big 4 4 4 zales. "And then smiles are the mark of an SIUSeafarers manning the Alcoa we got a chance cooked meal. This week's Seafarer's Roamer (Alcoa Steamship) have to watch our Gold Medal Galley Award for Chow extended a vote boys h i t back and Service Above and Beyond the of thanks to the with daily naval Call of Duty has been won by the vessel's 3d mate, shellings of Viet following galley crews: for his help in Cong positions getting an in­ Topa Topa (Waterman Steam­ and aerial bomb­ ship), Hurricane (Waterman Steam­ jured member of Ulisse ings of strategic ship), Mount Washington (Victory the crew ashore targets. It looks like a rough, long Carriers), Del Mundo (Delta Line), reports ship's war," Brother Gonzales declares. Ocean Evelyn (Maritime Overseas). delegate F. (Jim­ While the Ocean Dinny unloaded my) Bartlett. 4 4 4 her precious military cargo, her "Also," he adds, Baitlett Leo J. Gomes was awarded an SIU crewmembers were making "the steward dethemselves plenty useful as they all-hands vote of thanks from the partment was awarded a vote of crew which also thanks for the excellent quality participated in a lifeboat rescue re-elected him to of their food and service. All in operation in which four service the post of ship's all, it's a good crew and every­ launch sailors were picked up delegate. "Leo thing is running smoothly." after their vessel collided with an was a fine ship's outbound freighter in Danang. "I 4 4 4 delegate," says guess it's lucky we were there," The crews sailing the following meeting chair­ says meeting secretary Thomas M. man Charles E. vessels have awarded a hearty vote UHsse. "The rescue went off with­ Perdue. "The of thanks to their respective stew­ out a hitch. Those safety meetings and lifeboat classes sure pay off." boys were glad ard departments for manning the galley with sjiecial care and skill: According to Brother Ulisse, the to re-elect him." Gomes City of Alma (Waterman Steam­ Ocean Dinny Seafarers are "a The captain ex­ ship), Robin Locksley (Robin damn good crew all around." tended a vote of thanks to the crew Lines), Robin Goodfellow (Robin for their donation of a wreath to 4" 4" 4* Lines), Steei Designer (Isthmian), Meeting chairman Donald L. 3d mate who died in Gulf Port Hanover (Pan American Tankers), Gore aboard the Columbia (United Memorial Hospital. A vote of Bowling Green (Pan American thanks was also awarded to the States Steel •Tankers), Globe Traveller (Mari­ chief steward and his department Corp.) reports time Overseas), Santa Emilia (Lib­ for an SIU job well done. that the steward erty Nav. & Trading), Steel Flyer 4 4 4 department earn­ (Isthmian.) ed a vote of Seafarers sailing the Aidina 4 4 4 thanks from the (Wall Street Traders) have elected The SIU crew aboard the Alcoa entire crew, Elmer Barnhill to the post of ship's Runner (Alcoa Steamship) re­ from the bosun delegate. "Elmer is a real good ceived a vote of on down. "It was man," reports meeting chairman tha nks from the best feeding Red Brady. steward John I have ever seen Gore Walth who was 4 4 4 on any ship," Ship's delegate Harry F. Kauf­ grateful for the says Brother Gore. "The men did man relays a vote of thanks that crew's assistance a terriffic SIU job." According to in helping him to Brother Gore, Columbia Seafarers was awarded by the crew of the get to see his Western Comet (Western Steam­ have suggested that everyone on mother before board should take at least one ship) to Brother Edward F. Woods she passed away. chance in the arrival pool. The for keeping the afterdeck clean. "Seafarers are Turner money collected will go toward "It's always good to see a crew always glad to building up the ship's fund and cooperating in true SIU fashion," lend a helping hand to one of purchasing some new movies. Brother Kaufman declares. their brothers in need," points out "Everybody likes movies aboard 4 4 4 meeting chairman C. E. Turner. the ship," he says, "so everybody Entertainment will once again "Union fraternity means exactly should kick in what they can." be the byword aboard the York- what it says in all aspects of sail­ "Speaking of movies," adds ship's mar (Calmar) as soon as the ship's ing life. Men who sail together delegate William Brightwell, "the radio and tv are brought up to under the SIU banner have learned baker contributed his spare time par by some minor repair work. that they can depend on one an­ to showing films to those who "Actually," says ship's delegate other in all situations. We were missed the regular showing be­ Francis X. Whernity, "all that's glad to help." cause they were on watch. He needed is a little work on the 4 4 4 should, and did, receive a vote of antennas. After that, we're back Ship's delegate Peter Gonzalez thanks for his unselfishness." on the air waves." Brother Whern­ reports that the Del Norte (Delta 4" 4" 4' ity was awarded a vote of thanks Steamship) crew has received ten The ice cream aboard the Inger for the fine SIU job he turned in new films and has had the old pro­ (Reynolds Metal) has been melting as ship's delegate. jector repaired, the converter 4 4 4 and the crew is taking a "hard' fixed, and has put a down payment line. "We don't want our ice cream The steward department on the down on a new projector. Accord­ soft," says meeting secretary David Steel Rover (Isthmian) did a really ing to Gonzalez, the old projector E. Edwards, "we want it hard, and bang up job in the galley. A vote will be raffled off to help meet the cold." The steward Is putting in a of thanks was awarded to the en­ bills for the new one. Aa Saafaran know, copiai of aach Isaua of tha SEAFABKRI LOG ara mailed avary two waaka to all SIU ahlpa aa wall aa to numeroua oluba, bara and other overaaaa apota whera Saafarara congregata ashora. Tha procadura for mailing tha LOQ Involvaa caiiing all SIU steamship companiea for tha itinerariea of their ^ ships. On tha basis of tha information supplied by tha ship oper­ ator, four copies of tha LOQ, and minutes forma ara then air­ mailed to tha agent in the next port. Similarly, tha seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. Tha LOG is sent *jo any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOQ office that Seafarers con­ gregata 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 day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. ALPENA (Wyan Trantportation), Aug. 24—Chairman, D. Cabiei Secre­ tary, R. Tomic. No beefs or OT re­ ported by department delegates. Dis­ cussion on new contract. DEL NORTE (Delta), Sept. S—Chair­ man, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Ship's dele­ gate, Peter Valentine left ship in New Orleans. Brother Robert Callahan served aa acting ship's delegate. Later in meeting Brother Peter Gon­ zalez was elected. One man hospi­ talized in San Juan, Puerto Rico. $16.84 In combined ship and movie fund. LA SALLE (Waterman), Aug. 8 — Chairman, Charles E. Perdue; Secre­ tary, Leo J. Gomes. No beefs were reported by department delegates. men joined ship in Japan, one for each department. Crew received no communication of any kind this trip. DE SOTO (Waterman), Aug. 30 — Chairman, J. Carroll; Secretary, J. F. Castronover. Brother C. Longerbeam was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Motion made that the 60-day rule be enforced. No beefs reported by'department delegates. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), Sept. 5— Chairman, M. M. Cross; Secretary, S. Burton. Department delegates re­ ported everything is O.K. Discussion on repairs. TRANSINDIA (Hudson Waterways), Aug. 22—Chairman, Sam Hacker; Sec­ retary, Paul Franco. Captain is well pleased with crew. Ship's delegate gave department delegates a vote of thanks. Vote of thanks was extended to the crew for making this a fine trip. No beefs. INGER (Reynolds Metals), Sept. 3 —Chairman, Carl T. Lineberry; Secre­ tary, David E. Edwards. Ship's dele­ gate reported this was a very smooth trip. Small amount of disputed OT in deck and engine departments to be taken up with patrolman. Water cooler and refrigerator were re­ paired. Brother Leo J. Gomes was re­ elected to serve as ship's delegate and was extended a vote of thanks for a job well done. KEVA IDEAL (Keva), Sept. 4—Chair­ man, J. R. Epperson; Secretary, R. V. Gelling. $26 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported by department dele­ gates. Brother J. L. Barnett volun­ teered to take the job as ship's dele­ gate' due to the fact that no book man would accept it. Discussion held on cleanliness of ship. HUDSON (Victory Transport), Aug. 29—Chairman, S. J. Anderson; Sec­ retary, Kevin Murphy. Company is not making much needed repairs. No disputed OT reported. No communi­ cations, LOGS or OT sheets received from headquarters. Motion made that all book men on ship not donate one penny to tha LOG. Motion made that no one sign on until repairs are taken care of. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department for the goodies they put out. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate for a job well done. The captain and chief mate gave letters of recommendation to G. A. Muguercia for his USA citizen­ ship. All book men stated that Brother Muguercia was a benefit to our Union and that we should have more like him. TRANSHUDSON (Hudson Water­ ways), Aug. 29—Chairman, A. G. Alex­ ander; Secretary, L. E. Meyers. Sent wire to SIU headquarters regarding negligence of making repairs, and conditions existing on ships. EAGLE TRAVELER (Sea Transport), Sept. 15—Chairman, J. Giancola; Sec­ retary, L. A. Webber. Ship's delegate offered thanks to crew for their sup­ port. He will have patrolman check slop chest, also medicine chest. One man missed ship in Subic Bay. Three COLUMBIA (U.S. Steel), Sept. 5— Chairman, Donald L. Gore; Secretary, Meino S. Sospina. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. Brother William Brightwell was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Bosun and crew ex­ tend vote of thanks to entire steward department for a job well done. Best feeding ship in SIU. Vote of thanks to the baker for showing movies al­ most every night. ALCOA EXPLORER (Alcoa), Sept. 16 —Chairman, R. N. Air; Secretary, R. Principe. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Patrolman read new proposed Agreement which was voted on an daccepled by all mem­ bers present. WESTERN HUNTER (Western Tank­ ers), Sept. 9—Chairman, C. L. Owen; Secretary, T. F. Meggie. $30.57 in ship's fund. Ship's delegate had nothing to report. Everything is run­ ning smoothly. Brother C. Johnson was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Crew was reminded to strip bunks and leave rooms clean at pay­ off. ALDINA (Wall Street Traders), Sept. 12—Chairman, Red Brady; Secretary, L. Hargesheimer. No beefs reported by delegates. Motion made that SIU go on record to achieve a retirement plan regardless of age, similar to other unions. Motion made to send cable to SIU headquarters relative to War Bonus in Indian Waters. Re­ quest to define and report to this ship the possibility of payment of Area Bonus, as in the past. Brother Elmer Barnhill was elected to serve as ship's delegate. "• HANOVER (Pan-American Tankers), Aug. 25—Chairman, Troy Savage; Secretry, Israel Gomez. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. Some disputed OT in en­ gine department. Brother John Chest­ nut was elected to serve as ship's delegate.- Vote of thanks was extend­ ed to outgoing ship's delegate, Broth­ er Grav. Baking could be improved. m A'dXWKIT&HW I LBAM50 SPMBA THROUGH inriuuipn A A LETTBfi? COP.RESPONP£MOH - — 'I COURSE! �0«MMr INI SEAF ARERS Proud Pop Pare Tlilrteea LOG King Of The Checker BoardsSeafarer Puts Crown On Line "If those guys don't play better next year, I predict that I'll be the 1966 Gulf Coast checker champion," declares Seafarer Fred B. Kritzler who placed" third* in this year's Gulf Coast Annual Checker Tournament for master class "A" players. "All in all, two of my own"* stupid mistakes brought me The Gulf Coast Checker Tour­ pieces of wood across a cardboard is an open competition. This board," Kritzler said and he re­ down to third place," Kritz­ ney year's champ was a business man ports that the tourney is held in Seafarer Evaristo Jimenez taicet a proud, close look at an award of commendation wen by his son Evaristo, Jr. in a fire prevention essay contest for New York City school students. The younger Evaristo received his award from New York Deputy Mayor Edward Cavanaugh on October 5, his Nth birthday. His father has been sailing in the engine department since 1943. LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Great Reservation By ROY LEE HINSON. In my dream. I went to my nation, then on to Tennessee, I entered the great reservation, there men are happy and jree. The camps were in the valley, the tents were near the stream, I saw the beautiful people in that wonderful dream. The Sun was shininy tend-erly, the moon was as bright as day, The trees in every city were like the flowers in May. In the silvery Tennessee river, the ships were sailing by, They were shining in the river as the stars up in the sky. There was a fountain flowing for me and for my kin. It healed the broken and cured every sin. I beheld the slaves and the workers for hire. The oppressor and the sorcerer were cast into the fire, I beheld the sparrow, the cardinal and red breast. Every thing living was building their own nest. I beheld the people and those that had to die. The Chief up in the heaven had heard their every cry. In The Great Reservation, all men are so dear. There they have no enemy, they have nothing else to fear. We have heard by the chief of the happy Hunting Ground, It is taught by all ages, it is our hope beneath the mound. Praises Union Benefits To the Editor: I would like to take this op­ portunity to thank the SIU and all those who were very kind, courteous and helpful to my family when my wife passed away in August. It is the SIU's interest in the welfare of its brother members that makes our Union great. I and other brothers who have lost loved ones are grateful to the SIU for helping in any and every way to ease the grief that comes hard upon such loss. Please know that I will always be grateful. Fraternally yours, Joe Fried 3^ Grateful For Welfare Plan To the Editor: Both my wife and I wish -to convey pur deep sense of grati­ tude to the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union for the great care and consideration extended to each of us under the SIU Wel­ fare Plan. My monthly pension check makes the difference between financial worry and peace of mind. When I received a check last week for payment of my hos­ pitalization expenses In June, I was so grateful that words All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. fail to express my deep appre­ ciation and gratitude. I sincerely believe that the Seafarers International Union is the most wonderful Union in the world, and I am very proud to be a member. It is a pleasure to . be affiliated with such a fine and considerate body of men. ler admits. "I was a shoo-in for second place and had the prize in sight. But then I slipped in the critical moments, losing a draw to the eventual number two prize winner, and then dropping a sure win to the champ in one of my final games. The champ himself only lost three games, two of them to me." Brother Kritz­ ler is the offi­ cial Checker Champion of the Kritzler United States Merchant Marine. He has held the title without loss since 1954, and he intends to continue defending it from the anxious grasp of all challengers. "I am offering a championship title match to any seaman who is good in the game," he says. "We will play a 20-game tourney for the title. from Atlanta, Georgia. The run­ ner-up was a dime store owner from Mobile. All Seafarers who wish to enter are welcome. They may qualify by contacting Joe Moody at the Mobile Checker Club, 912 Savannah Street, Tele­ phone: 433-5888. Players from any part of the country may qualify. "The more the merrier," says Kritzler, a veteran menvber of the deck department who makes his home in Atlanta, Georgia. "The more Seafarers that enter, the bet­ ter the chance that an SIU man walks off with the crown," he points out. "I think that business men have had their day long enough on the Gulf Coast checker boards. It's time that an honest to God sailor took the laurels. And", he adds, "I think that it's going to be me." Kritzler has competed in the Gulf Coast Tourney a number of times and also took third place money last year. Third place was good for $40, second place was A former professional enter­ worth $60, and the winner cleaned tainer, Kritzler is presently watch­ up over $100. ing the board for a deck main­ "Not bad for moving little tenance slot. "It's got to be a long run for me this time," he says. "I want plenty of time to study my checker textbooks so that I can prepare my strategy for next year's tour­ ney. I have no intention of repeat­ ing this year's mistakes." King Me Meanwhile, the Mobile hall Is echoing with cries of "King Me" as Kritzler keeps one jump ahead of the come one—come all checker competition. COLUMBIA (U.S. Steel), Sept IT— Chairman, J. Ayres; Secretary, Pat Ryan. Patrolman .eported on New Agreement which was accepted by crewmembers and vote of thanks to the negotiations committee. PORTMAR (Calmar), Sept. 12 — Chairman, Cliff Bellamy; Secretary, James Archie. One man hospitalized in Long Beach, California. One man failed to join ship in Aberdeen, Wash­ ington. It was reported that the Chief Mate has been doing work on deck painting. ANTON BRUUN (Alpine Geophysi­ cal), Sept 13—Chairman, 0. J. Mc- "This guy is uncanny," says a fellow Seafarer after a quick de­ feat at Kritzler's hands. "After a few games my head swims from the squares on the board. But Kritzler can go all day—and he never loses." Many thanks for all that the Union has done for me. May God bless each and every one of you. Fraternally yours, Harry B. Riggin 4" 3" Seafarer Lauds SIU Blood Bank To the Editor: A few lines to let you know hO'W much I appreciate the Union's kindness and consider­ ation for people in their time of need. My mother meant the world to me, as any man would under­ stand. My sister wrote me and told me how Rind and coopera­ tive the SIU was when my mother needed blood. As soon as I return home, you can be sure I will be a steady donor to the Union blood bank. I and my family certainly appreciate the Union's kindness in our time of need. Anytime I can be of help to the Union, I am ready for the call. Fraternally yours, Ralph O. King an extremely favorable atmos­ phere. "We played the entire match at the new, air conditioned Mobile Auditorium," Kritzler added. "It's a very attractive building and can accommodate up to 18,000 checker players and spectators. Admission is free to all and the tourney is divided into four classes: Master "A" and "B" classes, and "A" and "B" Average groups. In all, there are twelve prize winners. Come on down, you'll enjoy it," Kritzler urges all Seafarers. Good Luck, But— "I certainly appreciate the con­ fidence of my Seafaring friends who wished me success when I paid off the Beauregard in Balti­ more so that I could enter the Gulf competition. I wish them the same good luck in whatever they choose to do—except checkers." Seafarers who wish to challenge Brother Kritzler for the U.S. Merchant Marine Checker Cham­ pionship may contact him at his home address: 1044 Oak Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30310. repaired. Discussion held regarding repairs. KENT (Corsair), Sept. 18—Chair­ man, E. Thompson; Secretary, A. L. Dunn. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments, to be taken up with patrolman. Motion made to have patrolman check repair list and to see that it is taken care of before ship sails. Motion made that water tanks be cemented. Stew­ ard missed this ship in Djibouti due to sailing board not being posted. DEL ALBA (Delta), July 10—Chair­ man, Clarence V. Dyer; Secretary, Trussell C. Beatrous. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. ISHPEMING (Buckeye), Sept. 9 — Chairman, Joe B. Joseph; Secretary, Richard Kujawa. $4.55 in ship's fund No beefs reported. Crew requested to keep galley clean at all times. Griev­ ance with caotain due to his inter­ fering on deck. Cabe; Secretary, J. Coyle. Brother Georg;e Boxter was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Everything is fine. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Aug22—Chairman, A. H. Anderson; Sec­ retary, R. L. O'Brien. $25 in ship's fund and $105 in TV fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's boilers leaking very bad. Pa­ trolman to see if he can get this matter straightened out. Vote of thanks to the chief cook for the very good food. GLOBE TRAVELER (Maritime Over­ seas), Aug. 1—Chairman, Tony Barnes; Secretary, Earl W. Gay. New washing machines needed for deck and en­ gine departments. Vote of thanks to the steward department. HENNEPIN (Redland), Sept. 10 — Chairman, Ben Sprague; Secretary, Bill Shadeck. $7 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Brother Ben Sprague was elected to serve as ship's delegate. JOSEPH S. YOUNG (Boiand & Cor­ nelius), Sept. 3 — Chairman, Henry Leinonen; Secretary, Larry Lindeman. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. The subject of mates running winches was brought up, and men were toid to turn in OT slios if they feel they are entitled to it. ALCOA EXPLORER (Alcoa Steam­ ship), Sept. 11—Chairman, George Martin; Secretary, R. A. Principe. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Patrolman to be contacted re­ garding fumigation of ship's rooms, and awning for fantail. Also, to get longshore-type blower for men work­ ing in deep tanks. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service Tankers), Aug. 15—Chairman, J. W. Parker; Secretary, William Mor­ ris Jr. Discussion held on mattresses, etc. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate and Captain Hanna for doing a good job. MARORE (Venore), Aug. 3—Chair­ man, H. L. Lanier; Secretary, J. Wolfe. One man missed ship in New Or­ leans. Letter was written to New Or­ leans hall regarding his personal be­ longings. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. SANTA EMILIA (Liberty Navigation), Sept. 1 — Chairman, P. Robertson; Secretary, George Hair. Motion made that all mail from this Company, while on MSTS charter, be sent direct to agents in foreign port. A well de­ served vote of thanks was extended to the stewards department. No beefs reported. HASTINGS (Waterman), Sept. 6— Chairman, Anderson Johnes; Secre­ tary, John Wells. Brother Anderson Johnes was elected to serve as ship's delegate. He requested all repair lists to be turned in by department delegates. Good crew aboard and everything is running smoothly. THETIS (Rye Marine), Sept. 6 — Chairman, 0. Raynor; Secretary, C. C. Smith. $13.64 in ship's fund. Dis­ cussion on draws. Crew request that they be put out, if possible, before ship arrives in port. Aii crewmembers requested to take care of their cots. BELDIT VICTORY (Marine Carriers), Aug. IS—Chairman, Jack W. Craft; Secretary, F. Jones. Few hours dis­ puted OT in deck and engine depart­ ments. Motion made to see patrol­ man about getting the ship's stack VIKING (Ann Arbor R.R.), Sept. 22 —Chairman, Gaylord Dragoo; Secre­ tary, Ellen Gaines. Safety meeting to be held once a month. Discussion about repairs. �SEAFARERS Pare Fourleea Ootobtar IS, <19BS LOG Proud SIU Father Praises Actor Son SIU Arrivals Dominick Larrca, born July 25, 1965, to Curtis Berry, Jr., born August 3, 1965, tha Bernardo Larreas, Philadelphia, Pa. to the Curtis Berrys, Mobile, Alabama. Seafarer Richard Torrealba is having trouble telling his sons apart, and the funny thing is, he's only got one—^25year old Private First Class George Torrealba. George, who sailed in the"*^ in his home town of Gal­ steward department on the ductions veston, Texas, as well as perform­ Miami last summer, has been ing at the Pasadena, California 4 4 4 4 4 4 TamI Lofton, born June 18, 1965, to the Seafarers and their families are Danny McGrew, born August 4, 1965, t« urged to support a consumer boy­ Roy Loftons, Prichard, Ala. the Lloyd E. McGrews, Laitchfield, Ken­ tucky. 4 4 4 cott by trade unionists against Evangeilna Barza, born July 23, 1965, to \ 4 4 4 various companies whose products Lena Marie Sales, born September 14, are produ"-"'! under non-union the Manuel B. Garzas, Detroit, Michigan. 1965, to the John E. Salas, Mobile, Ala­ 4 4 4 conditions, or which are "unfair bama. Carl Orr, born June 17, 1965, to the to labor." (This listing carries the Frank Orrs, Mobile, Ala. living a "double life" lately. By Playhouse. 4 4 4 name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ Linda Flaherty, born August 30, 1965, to day he works for the Electi-onics 4 4 4 the John M. Flahertys, Quincy, Massa­ Longhair volved, and will be amended from Research and Development Activ­ Esther Song Safdana, born August 27, chusetts. But Torrealba Isn't the only one time to time.) 1965, to the Rafael U. Saldanas, San ity at the U.S. Army White Sands 4 4 4 Francisco, California. Missile Range. But by night he shaking Ms head in disbelief over Jennifer Finch, born August 31, 1965, to "Lee" brand tires the Forest L. Finchs, Illinois. 4 4 4 trades in his khakis for a starring George's appearance. Other sol­ Angela Marie Bronold, born September role in a stage diers on the White Sands Missile (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum 4 4 4 10, 1965, to the Paul E. Bronolds, Mobile, & Plastic Workers) Michele Ange, born August 24, 1965, to production'of Ar­ range still haven't adjusted to Alabama. tha Jerry L. Anges, Norfolk, Va. 4i 4* ^ thur Miller's dra­ George's long, thespian haircut. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Eastern Alt Lines ma "The Cruci­ And with attendance figures soar­ Karen Ann Werda, born August 27, 1965, Othello Dansley, born August 27, 1965, to the Myron L. Werdas, Alpena. Michi­ ing, the play may be held over, (Flight Engineers) ble." gan. to the Tobe Dansleys, Mobile,' Alabama. The play, which forcing the young G.I. to put off 4 4 4 4> 4. 4> 4 4 4 ran as a movie re­ his army-style haircut indefinitely. Karen Kahrlger, born September 15, Amanda Lynn Lose, born August 21, H. I. Siege! 1965, to the John Kahrigers, Philadelphia, cently, depicts the 1965, to the Howard E. Loses, Mobile, Ala­ As a technician, George works Pennsylvania. "HIS" brand men's clothes bama. New Salem witch with LASER equipment — Light 4 4 4 4 4 4 trials of 1962. Amplification by stimulated Emis­ (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Troy Michael Lawrence, born July 14, Donald McMillan, born August 4, 1965, "George is a sion of radiation. 4» 4" 4' R. Torrealba to the Donald C. McMillans, Philadelphia, 1965, to the James L. Lawrences, New terrific a c t o r," Orleans, Louisiana. Pennsylvania. Sears, Roebuck Company LASER produces a beam of pur­ says Seafarer Torrealba, a veteran Retail stores 8t products member of the engine department. est light and promises a major (Retail Clerks) "And he's got the hero's role in breakthrough in the space commu­ nications field. It can be used for this play. The only trouble," he 4" 4« 4" admits with a grin, "is that he transmitting signals between satel­ Stitzel-Weller Distilleries looks so different on the stage that lites and the earth. "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" sometimes I can't believe my eyes. Having attended the University "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" It s almost like having two sons, one of Texas and Pasadena College in Bourbon whiskeys Joseph Shortledge, 56: Brother Donald S. Brooks, Sr., 56: a soldier and the other an actor." California, George plans to return (Distillery Workers) Brother Brooks died of heart fail­ Shortledge succumbed to a heai'i to school for a degree in electrical By this time, Brother Torrealba attack at the Re­ ure at the Doctors 4. 4 4^ should be getting used to seeing engineering as soon as he com­ ceiving Hospital. Hospital, Mobile, pletes his tour of duty with the J. R. Simplot Potato Co. his son lit up by footlights. George Detroit, Michigan. Alabama. A mem­ Frozen potato products has appeared in Little Theater pro­ army. A member of the ber of the Union (Grain Millers) steward depart­ a 1 n c » 1955, he ment, he signed sailed in the en­ 4' 4' 4" with the Union in gine department. Kingsport Press 1960. No benefici­ He is survived by "World Book," "Childcraft" ary was designat­ his wife Laura. (Printing Pressmen) ed. Place of burSan Francisco, California: Felix P. Place of burial Robert Eisengraeber (Typographers, Bookbinders) i a I was the was the Palestine You are asked to contact your Amora (2), Alexander Ansaldo, (Machinists, Stereotypers) Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit. Orla S. Bushold, Jessie E. Collins Cemetery, Mobile, Alalbama. mother as soon as possible. 4i 4 4> Michigan. (2), Winfred S. Daniel, Delphln S< i" ij" Jamestown Sterling Corp. Guevara, Hans J. Pederson (2), BirJesus Maria Landron 4 4 Furniture and Bedding 4 4 4 You are requested to contact ger R. Rasmussen (3), Harold R. (United Furniture Workers) Miss White at 330 Jay Street, Thomas. E u • e b 1 • Gherman, Sr., 55: Idelfonao Gallndez, 61: Brother Brooklyn, New York. 4 4 4 4- 4> 4> Brother Gherman died of injuries Galindez died of natural causes. i* 4" '. Empire State Bedding Co. he sustained in steel Maker Crew: Sept. 10, 1965 A member of the Harold E. Arlinghaus "Sealy Mattresses" an accident in Any member of the Steel Maker deck department, You are requested to contact (Textile Workers) Pasadena, Mary­ he signed on with your brother in Cincinnati, Ohio, crew who participated in or wit­ land. A member nessed the rescue of a man, from the SIU hi 1952. 4 4 4 in reference to settling the estate. of the deck de­ the Gulf Stream North of Fort Place of burial Pepsi Cola Company partment, he 4* i 4" Lauderdale on or about Sept. 10, (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) wag the Ever­ joined the Union Tax Refund Checks green Cemetery, 1965, is requested to contact the in 1952. He ia sur­ Income tax refund checks are LOG. We are interested in doing Brooklyn, New 4 4 4 vived by his wife being held for the following Sea­ a story on the rescue operation York. He k sur­ White Furniture Co. Elfriede. Place of vived by his wife farers by Jack Lynch, Room 201, and would appreciate any first­ United Furniture Workers of burial was the Ramona. SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, hand accounts or information. America Glen Haven Memorial Park Ceme­ tery, Burnie, Maryland. Final Departures Know Your Rights f-lhlANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the i membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected j .by the membership. AU Unioe records are available at SIU headquarters in Brookl.vn S : : : . : ; ; TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with tha provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management lepresentatives and their alternates. All e.xpenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financlai records are available at the headquarters of the varioui trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halts. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in t«o contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall, -cturn receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930, New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts at -eferred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Aopeals Bsard. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU haUs. I'hese contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, *t any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, ails to protect vour contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port (gent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally • efrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any iidividual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from puhlyhing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for ),OG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive 'foard of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among ite snks. one individual to carry nut this responsibility PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In tha event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feeis that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Tha SIU pubUshes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOO B veijiatim copy of Us constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so ss to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawins dlsabUity-pensIon benefits have always been encouraged to contlnuo their union activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And Ilka all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rlghta in employment and as members of ths SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has nagotlated with ths employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographie origin. If any member feels that he le denied the equal rights to which he Is sntitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will servs the best intereste of themselves, thsir familiss and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD sre entirsly voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union, If at any lime a Seafarer feels that any ef the ebeve rlihls hara baen violated, er that he has bssn danlsd his csnstitutlensl right ef eccess to Union records er infarmatlon. he should Immediately netify SIU President Paul Hall St headquartars by certified mill, return receipt requested. 4 4 4 Joseph G. Carr, 49: Brother Carr died in the Morrisania Hospital, Bronx, New York, of injuries he received in an accident. A mem­ ber of the engine department, he joined the SIU in 1942. He is sur­ vived by his sister Annabelle N o rman. He was bur­ ied in the Ferndiff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York. 4 4 4 Julian Santos Mineses, 66: Broth­ er Mineses died in the Ben Taub Hospital, H o u ston, Texas, of injuries he sus­ tained in an auto­ mobile accident. A member of the Union since 1947, he sailed in the steward depart­ ment. No benefic­ iary was designat­ ed. Plaoe of burial was the Gethsemani Cemetery, Houston, Texas. �nOetobcr Ui U6S jy'*1|fii«iii«wniliyi"iwiw!M •HI" Schedule of Unfair tabor Praetke Cases Mount ings Time-Lag mmsdrnms Norfolk Nov. 12—5 P.M. New Orieana ..Nov. 16—5 P.M. P.M. MbbUe Nov. 17—5 P.M. PJM. P.M. » 4 4^ P.M. RAILWAY MARINE REGION P.M. P.M. Jersey City Nov. 15—10 A.M. & 8 P.M. P.M. Philadelphia t t t Nov. 16—10 A.M. ft 8 P.M. Baltimore West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Nov. 17—10 A.M. ft 8 P.M. Meetings 'Norfolk Wilminston Oct. 18—2 P.M. Nov. 18—10 A.M. ft 8 P.M. San Francisco Oct. 20—2 P.M. 4 4 4 Seattle Oct. 22—2 P.M. SlU-AGLiWD Meetings New York PhUadelphia Baltimore ... Detroit Honston .... New Orleans Mobile Fng* nftecq SEAFARERS LOG .Nov. 8—2:30 .Nov. 9—2:30 .Nov. 10—2:30 .Nov. 12—2:30 .Nov. 15—2:30 .Nov. 16—2:30 .Nov. 17—2:30 In Processing Cases Caiied Major NLRB Problem WASHINGTON—The time lag in processing cases through the Natitmal Labor Rela­ tions Board remained a major problem, despite the "determined efforts" of the staff to cope with an ever-increasing load of work, NLRB General Counsel Arnold Ordman said in his report for fiscal 1965. With new high records set of all case* filed" are processed to said, that the legal position of the in the filing of unfair labor conclusion without referral to the general counsel was upheld wholly practice case« and the supervision of union representation elections, there was a slight increase in the time required for processing both types of cases—^from a median of 56 days to 58 in the year ended t- iti iUnited Industrial Workers last June 30. This was a "vast improvement" New York Nov. 8—7 P.M. Great Lakes SlU Meetings over the 116 days required in 1958 Baltimore Nov. 10—7 P.M. Detroit Oct. 18—2 P.M. but still does not meet the record Alpena Oct. 18—2 P.M. Philadelphia ... Nov. 7—7 P.M. median of 45 days achieved in ^Houston Nov. 15—7. P.M. Buffalo .Oct 18—2 P.M. Nov. 16—7. P.M. fiscal 1961, when "speed of case Chicago Oct. 18—2 P.M. Mobile New Orleans ... Nov. 17—7 P.M. handling was the paramount ob­ Cleveland Oct. 18—2 P.M. Dnluth ..Oct 18—2 PJW. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ jective," the report said. The goal of Ordman's opera­ Frankfort Oct. 18—7 P.M. port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault tions in fiscal 1966 is to "work Ste. Marie, Mich, 4^ $ back toward that figure" of 45 t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE days without forfeiting "high REGION quality service," he declared. Detroit Nov. 15—7:30 P.M. Ordman attributed the time lag Milwaukee . Nov. 15—7:30 P.M. increase to the rise in refusal to Chicago Nov. 16—7:30 P.M. bargain charges against employers Buffalo Nov. 17—7:30 P.M. (Continued from page 6) from 28.5 percent in 1964 to 34.8 tSa'tSte. Marie Nov. 18—7:30 P.M. Cold weather creates special percent in 1965 and the effort of Duluth Nov. 19—7:30 P.M. Cleveland ....Nov. 19—7:30 P.M. -problems with most equipment. regional offices to give the parties Toledo Nov. 19—7:30 P.M. Some equipment containing liquids, time to settle their dispute before such as fire extinguishers, may re­ a complaint is issued. t t t quire special anti-treeze additives The additional effort proved SlU inland Boatmen's Union or mixtures. Gauges may become fruitful and yielded a 7.6 percent Philadelphia ... Nov. 9—5 P.M. inaccurate. Ice or low temperaiture increase in settlements, Ordman can render electrical equipment, said. But the result was a further Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) ... .Nov. 10—5 P.M. winches, motors and alarm .systems buildup in time required for in­ Houston Nov. IS—5 P.M. useless. Switchboxes, terminals vestigations and hearings from the and wiring should be ch«ked fre­ filing of charges through inves­ quently. . V - tigation and the issuance of a Similar attention should be given complaint. to valves, couplings, blocks, locks, He praised the "dedication, effi­ hinges, tool and gear boxes. Doors ciency and professional compe­ and vent openings, tank tops and tence" ^ of his staff in the face of hatches should be checked. this burden of work: • A record intake of 28,025 un­ Ice and snow can: excessively wear or snap manila or wire rope. fair labor practice and representa­ These should be inspected for pos^ tion cases. SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes • A rise in meritorious unfair sible weaknesses. Radio and other & Inland Waters antennae should be cleared when practice cases from 33.4 percent in possible. Ice-over lights, safety 1964 to 35.2 percent. Inland Boatmen's Union markings, signal devices and fire• A record 7,824 elections con­ United Industrial Workers fighting equipment should: be kept ducted; 3,781 unfair practice cases PRESIDENT free of ice. Lifeboats and davits settled or adjusted; $3.5 million Paul Hall must always be kept lee-free for. returned to employes unlawfully EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT emergency use. discriminated against; job rein­ Cal Tanner statement offers secured for 3,800 VICE PRESIDENTS Ice Warnings employes. Earl Shepard Lindsey VVilliams The general counsel's office, Al Tanner Robert Matthews To a good lookout, the observa­ SECRETARY-TREASURER tion and the report go hand In hand. Ordman said, processed 1,308 ap­ Al Kerr Once a sighting of any kind is peals through the courts but the HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. made, it should reported promptly main impact of the rising caseload HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. and accurately. The report should was felt in the regional offices, EL 4-3616 classify the "object" and position where "approximately 92 percent BALTIMORE, Md. „.1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-490d it clearly. This is necessary both BOSTON, Mass. 177 State St. for radar and, if possible, visual Rl 2-0140 observation by others. BUFFALO, N.Y. 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 The "object" whatever it is, I Continued from page 3) CHICAGO, III 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 i^ould be observed regularly dur­ Association; Burt Lanpher, Secre­ CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. ing every sweep of the surrounding MA 1-5450 tary-Treasurer, Staff Officers As­ DETROIT, Mich. ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave. sea and the horizon. sociation of America; Joseph P. VI 3-4741 Beginning late Febi-uary or Glynn, Secretary-Treasurer, Radio DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 March, especially in northern At­ Officers Union; Paul R. Hutchings, FRANKFORT, Mich .....P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. lantic waters, ice warnings are an Metal Trades Department, AFLEL 7-2441 important responsibility of the CIO; Earl Shepard, Vice-Presi­ HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. lookout. The collision danger is not dent, Seafarers International Un­ WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. only a maitter of concehi for his ion of North America, Raymond EL 3-0987 own vessel, but also for all other McaKay, Executive Vice-President JERSEY CITY, N.J. .. 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 vessels that may travel the same Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ MIAMI, Fla 744 W. F-^iler St. waters later. ciation. FR 7-3564 MOBILE, Ala. ..,.1 South Lawrence St. Once signs ol Ice are observed Also, Joseph Farr, Brotherhood HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. and confirmed, such informatioih is of Marine Officers; George L. Tel. 529-7546 normally radioed to the Interna­ Watkins, Vice-President, Interna­ NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 tional Ice Patrol, which charts the. tional Association of Machinists; PHILADELPHIA, Penna. . 2604 S. 4th St. location and checks it regularly for Peter M. McGavin, Executive Sec­ DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. .1348 Seventh St. the guidance of all shipping. Dur­ retary-Treasurer, Maritime Trades SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. ing periods of low visability or low Department; Clayton W. Bilder~ DO 2-4401 ceiling when aerial observation is back, Secretary-Treasurer, Metal SANTURCE, P.R. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 ineffectve, ice reports by shipping Trades Department; H. Horton Tel. 723-8594 are essential to locate drifting ice. Ore Sr., Special Representative, SEATTLE, Wash. .....2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 REMEMBER; Safety precautions United Associaticin of Journeymen ST. LOUIS,"^o ;.....805 Del Mar CE 11434 pay dividends in avoiding accidents and Apprentices of the Plumbing TAMPA, Fia.* 31? Harrison SL and injuries—esbeciatiy when tem­ and. Pipe Fitting Industry and Tel. 229-2788 Wall, Vice - President, WILMINGTON, Calif. ..505 N. Marine Ave. peratures drop and frost begins to Shannon •• 'TE. 4-2528 form. NMU., . . Winter Hazards Directory Of UNION HALLS Joint Committee board, the report stated. Ordman pointed to the legal record in concluding that the quality of NLRB investigations, decisions on complaint issuance and field efforts "continue at a high level." The record shows, he or partly in 82 percent of the cases as against 80.2 percent in 1964. In appellate courts, the board's position was sustained, wholly or partly, in 79.7 percent of the decisions, an increase of 1.7 percent in a year. Money Due The Seafarers listed below have money due them for unclaimed wages aboard the Cabins (Texas City Refining). Allen, William S.; Funk, John E.; Gorman, Edward G.; Mackey, Donald E.; Quinn, Vincent A.; Young, James M. For payment, a signed request should be sent to Texas City Refining, Inc., Marine Division, P.O. Box 1271, Texas City, Texas, 77591. En­ closed should be the Seafarer's social security number, his "Z" num­ ber and instructions regarding payment. ^ Checks are being held at New York SIU headquarters for the fol­ lowing Seafarers: Tboma* W. Bouchard, Clyde D. Berry, Joseph L. Cfaapeau, Cyril Gauthier, Aide T. Hassein, Rajrmond T. Holland. Checks for unclaimed wages are being held by Robin Lines for the following Seafarers, who are advised to contact Moore-McCormacfc Lines, 2 Broadway, New York, N.Y., 10004: Donald Chittenden, Thomas W. Klllion, Shephan Kostegen, Benny M. Foster, Simeon Vergara, Ramon B. Fernandez, F. DaSalla, John R. Murphy, John T. Holt, Garry Dow, Clifford Mendell, Emanuel S. yiodek, John Geese, Howard C. Crenshaw, James P. Simms, Junior C. Fortney, James S. Rogers, Sam V. Provenza Jr., L. E. Buchanan, T. E. Yablonsky, Grafton J; Pierce, John C. Ramsey, Major E. Reid, Ralph A. Alexander, Walter Cousins, M. J. Blatchford, L. C. Shedrick, Robert A. Ray, Jerry Broaddus, Paul E. Bailey, Jack W. Sager, George E, Webb, Orlando R. Hoppe, Joseph R. Valdes, Jaines R. Miller. Your Gear.. for ship . • 0 for shore Whaiever you need, in work or dress gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Seo Chest store. Sport Coats Slacks Dross Shoos Work Shoos Socks Dungaroos Frisko Joons CPO Shirts Dross Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts T-Shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Sihavers Radios Televi^on Jewelry Cameras Luggage «« SEACHEST �u* Vol. XXVIi No. 22 SEAFARESIS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERt INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Seafarer Robert Swords, who sails as AB, keeps close wafch as the payrhaster counts out his wages. The Steel Voyager (Isthmian) loads government cargo at Brooklyn Army Terminal for a trip to the Middle East. The Voyager was recently in the coastal trade. Deck department member Vine* Garvey signs foreign articles for the long haul to the Persian Gulf. STIB. VOYAGBt IN PORT Galleyman Mike Marcello raises a cup of his coffee to toast a depart­ ing crewmember. The SlU-manned Steel Voyager (Isthmian) recently arrived in New York where it ended a coastal voyage and began loading cargo for the Persian Gulf. Although the crew was paid off for the coastal trip, many of the Sea­ farers decided to remain on board and sign foreign articles. The Voyager will carry a load of government cargo as far as Karachi, Pakistan before returning home. While his fellow-crewmembers waited to pay off above, fireman Saiih Hirabi watched gauges. Pantryman W. Lindsay selects some choice vegetables for the crew's dinner. Valario Aguerra, OS, checks out coffee pot and finds there is enough left to enjoy a few cups. Waiting on line to collect their pay, chief electrician Anthony Barbaro (I) and second electrician Jim Hand (r) surround third Cook U. Merudio in an attempt to get word on future menus. John Adams, who sailed as OS, is all ready to pile off the ship after payoff. Carpenter Arnold Heinvali takes a good look at a New York paper, on day news blackout ended. IIBlMiiii®! Taking it easy while they wait to sign on, a deck department trio (l-r) Joseph Duffy, AB; Vince Garvey. AB; and Edward Wollape, bosun, pose for the LOG photographer. Dayman Chris Korneliusen waits patiently in his foc'sle for payoff to begin. Vincent Genco claims he holds a new SlU record of only 10 minutes on the beach in New Orleans. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource October 15, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ADVISORY COMMITTEE REBUFFS GOV’T AGENCY REPORT SIU WELFARE BENEFITS OVER $62 MILLION 14B REPEAL SCUTTLED BY FILIBUSTER – UNTIL NEXT YEAR AFL-CIO JOINS UNION FIGHT FOR STRONG MERCHANT MARINE MARITIME UNIONS STEP-UP FIGHT FOR STRONG FLEET SIU WELFARE PAYMENTS TOP $IXTY-TWO MILLION CONGRESSMEN PROTEST MSTS’ “QUICKIE” FLAG TRANSFER PLAN THE HUNT FOR THE ANDREA DORIA TREASURE POLLS SHOW DEMOCRATS HOLD LEAD IN ’66 BALLOT LEADING EDUCATOR RAPS DIGEST AS BIASED, ANTI-LABOR, UNFAIR SHEET METAL UNION WINS 16 WEEK STRIKE SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD – LAGOS FREE LABOR INSTITUTE CITED FOR HELP TO LATIN AMERICA U.S. FIGHT URGED ON BIAS AGAINST WOMEN WORKERS TIME-LAG IN PROCESSING CASES CALLED MAJOR NLRB PROBLEM STEEL VOYAGER IN PORT 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 10/15/1965 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. XXVII, No. 22 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9448bd35e01a9a3b07321ab611890b90.PDF f9c931d033aae1f2558d5150fcfbe9db PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG 41 OFFICIAL GROAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO AFL-CIO COUNCIL HITS MOVE TO BLOCK PAGES 14b REPEAL MTD URGES BLACKLIST OF SHIPS IN VIET RED TRADE PAGE 2 MiAlTiHE IH TO MAlf; PAGE 3 Government Report Perils U.S.-Flog Shipping �Pace Twe SEAFARERS OeMwr 1, 19W LOG MTD Urges U.S. Blacklist Ships In Red Viet Trade JtdeAmUonal pJieMdv-tdA £FOR t By Paul Hall NEW YORK—The Executive Board of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department has called for passage of legislation which would blacklist vessels carrying supplies to commu­ nist North Vietnam. The MTD board also urged the enactment of a far-reaching program to revitalize the declining U.S.-flag merchant fleet at its trade with North Vietnam. The de­ by the department's, executive partment also recommended the ex­ board called for: recent meeting held here. The board declared that the Mar­ itime Trades Department is deter­ mined to back up President John­ son in every step which he decides is necessary to free Vietnam of communist aggression. As part of this program the MTD urged Con­ gress to enact a bill (H.R.7818) that would exclude from U.S. foreign commerce vessels owned or operated by persons engaged In tension of the blacklisting pro­ cedure to vessels trading with North Vietnam, as is now applied to ships carrying goods to and from Castro Cuba. MTD Executive Board members declared that the US. needs a first-rate merchant marine for both economic and national de­ fense reasons, and called for the enactment of a new national mari­ time policy. Other major resolutions passed SlU Tugs, Ships Aid Comeback Of New Orleans Disaster Area NEW ORLEANS—SIU Inland Boatmen's Union contracted tugboats were busy before and after the disastrous passage of hurricane Betsy through this port, first hauling ships, barges and drilling rigs to-^ safety before the storm hit New Orleans harbor area and be­ and then rescuing disabled hind the Industrial Canal locks. and damaged ships, barges and drilling rigs—in additicm to haul­ ing in vital cargoes and supplying many other useful functions. The STU-manned Crescent Towfaig Company tugs Humrick, Wil­ liam S. Smith and Shamrock did B fine job in freeing three major ships which were broken loose and driven aground during the storm. The Crescent tugs Marie G. Smith, Sandra, and Betty Smith were pressed into service in Pointe a la Hache transporting refugees to higher ground at Belle Ohasse. Many tugs, including Crescent's Orleans and Port Hudson were kept busy refloating grounded barges, small tugs and crewboats in the They also took part in refloating and towing numerous drilling rigs. SlU-contracted Coyle Lines re­ ported two small work barges sunk in front of their, fleet at Algiers. Gulf-Canal Lines suffered no losses. Dixie Carriers has raised its 1,800 hp — 100-foot-long tug Vanguard which sank at Belle Cbasse without any injury or loss. Inland Tugs Company reported seven barges lost, one at Baton Rouge and six in New Orleans. George W. Whiteman Towing Company craft went to the aid of three major ships which the storm left either disabled or aground in the disaster area. The AFL-CIO. has made a spe(Continued on page 15) Early next week, President Johnson's Maritime Advisory Conunitte* will meet again in Washington, D.C. This Committee has held several meetings over the past months for the purpose of exploring the many problems which plague the industry that provides a living for thousands of American seamen and shoreside workers. The importance of these meetings increases as time' goes on for n number of reasons. The use of more and more American-flag shipe • A request to liberal Republi­ to carry cargoes to Vietnam as well as the break-out of additional cans to fight a filibuster threat ships from the moth-ball fleet has emphasized the vital role of our against the repeal of section 14(b) merchant marine in terms of its military value. At the same time, tho question of the carriage of wheat and grain to Soviet Russia has of the Taft-Hartley Act. again become a topic for debate in Washington. With all this in mind, • Enactment of an oil import we turn to the Maritime Advisory Committee with the hope that program for U.S.-flag tankers. constructive action be taken, that constructive policies be developed, • Passage of a bill requiring 75 and that cooperation by all parties concerned with the upgrading and percent of government-generated updating of the American-flag fleet be the first order of business. cargoes to be carried in U.S.-flag The Soviets are wasting no time' In not only rejuvenating what wan vessels. once a meager number of ships but also in building their fleet to • Support for the government's unprecedented size and strength. The French and Norwegians aro fight against Red aggression in surveying proposals through which they intend to grab off even more U.S. cargoes. The Japanese are leading the pack where ship con­ Vietnam. struction is concerned. A recognition of the importance of a strong The Maritime Trades Depart­ merchant marine is understood by these nations. We, maritime labor, ment consists of 32 international will hot ait by and watch. The time is coming when action must replace unions representing more than 5 words. million trade unionists. The de­ The Seafarers International Union has gone to Washington many partment is headed by SIU Presi­ dent Paul Hall who served as times in the past to fight for the rights of its members and this of chairman of the executive board's course, means fighting on behalf of all seamen. Your union has met with Government officials, appeared before Congressional committees recent meeting. regarding those pieces of legislation which affect the economic life Small Cargo Share of the seamen, and now is taking a constructive part in the activities In urging a new national mari­ of the Advisory Committee. time policy to re-invigorate the We have put in the record the facts concerning the runaway-flag American-flag, fleet the MTD threat to the American-flag merchant marine. We have illustrated the pointed to statistics showing that fallacies of the theory of effective control. The position of the SIU the fleet carried only 9 percent of relative to automation and manning has been carefully documented, the nation's foreign trade and that set before the Committee, and is now part of the record. 90 percent of U.S. dry cargo ships The inadequate enforcement of our cargo preference laws has been and 55 percent of our tankers are a topic for debate at the Committee meetings and the SlU haa now obsolescent. By contrast Rus­ sia is building up its merchant fleet presented fully documented presentations on this matter. Many other at a rate 14 times greater than the areas of vital concern to maritime have been explored, for example, government policy on construction and operating differential sub­ U. S., the MTD board-said. sidies. ' The MTD asserted that the de­ Preparatory to the formulation of recommendations for revitalizing cline of the American fleet had hurt the country economically be­ our merchant marine, sub-committee reports are Iwing prepared and cause of the consequent drain on submitted to the entire body which comprises the Advisory Committee. our gold reserves and the drag One such report has already been set before the Committee, the Kheel against business growth resulting sub-committee report. Others are expected shortly. The meeting scheduled for next week will be one of great im­ from the ' shrinking maritime in­ dustry and large numbers of imem- portance. A great deal of work is necessary if the demandk placed ployed seamen. To reverse this upon the Committee are to be met. The members of the Committee deterioration and insure that the have demonstrated a willingness to face up to the challenge of meeting these demands. Next week's meeting may tell part of the story. (Continued on page 15) New Canadian Port Council Receives MTD Charter SIU President Paul Hall, who is also president of tho AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, addressed more than 500 American and Canadian trade unionists recently at a dinner in Montreal marking the chartering of the St. Lawrence and Tributaries Port Council ,of the Province of Quebec. Left to right above are Louis Laberge, Quebec Federation of Labor President; Hall; Jean-Paul Menard, head of the Montreal Building Trades Council and Mon-.treal Central Labor Council; and Petbr McGavin, Maritime Trades Department executive' •/. .'"fefary. MTD executive-secretary Peter McGavin (far left) presents charter to Jean-Paul Menard, President of the new Port Council (second from right). Looking on are Don Swait (second from left), SIU 6f Canada secretary-treasurer and sec.-treas. of the new Port Council; Ray Green (center), vice-presidertt of the new .Port .Council; and. Paul Doucet, .i , i . Council vice-president. r/-'t ''1 �,, 1. OeUka 1, IMS SEAFARERS Retain 50-50 On Wheat, Sea Unions Urge Senate WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a joint presentation to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the NMU, ILA and SIU urged the Government to retain the requirement that at least 50% of any wheat sold to the So->Viet bloc be carried in profit-making at the expense of the farmer and the Government in American-flag ships. The joint position of the three AFL-CIO unions was presented by Hoyt Haddock, executive secretary of the AFL-CIO Maritime Commit­ tee in two and a half hours of tes­ timony on September 27. The hearings were the result of a Senate resolution which directed the Foreign Relations Committee to investigate whether the 50% shipping requirement on Russian wheat violates U.S. treaties and I the Export Control Act. The union spokesman accused grain dealers of seeking to avoid use of American-flag ships in or­ der to increase their profits on the grain sales. He pointed out that there was a great deal more Government subsidy involved in getting grain to the ships than would be in­ volved in its movement by ship. "We should take a look at the entire picture," Haddock said. "We should take a very close look at 'the activities of these grain traders —especially at the possibilities for these transactions. Also, we should take a look at possible connections between these companies and for­ eign-flag shipping interests." This reference to charges brought by Congressman Paul Rogers of Florida that only a few large grain companies would profit from selling grain to Russia, and these companies would profit not only from the actual sales, but from the financial interests they have in foreign-flag shipping en­ terprises. Retention of the 50% require­ ment on wheat shipments was also urged by shipowners represented by Ray Murdock of the American Maritime Association. Richard J. Goodman, an econ­ omist who appeared for the wheat growers, testified that he did not know if Russia was interested in purchasing wheat from the United States at this time. It is the grain interests which have been seeking to have the 50% shipping requirement killed. Seven SIU Oldtimers Join Pension Ranks Gibney Malley Dixon Amity Fare Three LOG AFl-CIO Coundl Blasts Move To Block Vote On Repeal Of 14B In Senate NEW YORK—A threatened Senate filibuster to prevent a vote on repeal of Section 14(b) "must be broken," and the Senate allowed to vote on the restoration of free collective bargaining, the AFL-CIO Executive Council declared during a four-day meeting held here manpower policies and wage and September 27. (Ed. Note: This bill last week. price levels. He said the Adminis­ was defeated by a House vote.) tration continue to push "as • Backed the President's na­ The Executive Council strongly will as we can" on the mini­ made the filibuster threatened by Senator Everett McKiniey Dirksen (R-Ill.) the first order of business at its fall meeting here, affirming its confidence that "the majority of the Senate will stand firm for their convictions . . . and will vote to carry out the will of the people at the present session of Congress." AFL - CIO President George Meany siaid that to his knowledge this is the first time that a leader of a major political party has sponsored a filibuster. Dirksen is the Senate minority leader. The federation president said the AFL-CIO has counted "enough votes to pass" the repeal bill, but that no canvass has been made on the question of imposing cloture to cut off a filibuster. Repeal Has Support A filibuster to prevent Senate action on the House-passed repeal bill that would knock out the sec­ tion of the Taft-Hartley Act which allows states to adopt "right-towork" laws "would be a flagrant perversion of the democratic pro­ cess," the council stressed, especi­ ally in view of the "support of most Americans" for repeal of "this unique and inequitable pro­ vision." It is "obvious,*- the council said, that Section 14(b) is not the only weakness in federal labor laws. The AFL-CIO, it noted has repeatedly callecj for a general overhaul and would like to see congressional hearings get under v^-ay next year. mum wage bill reported out by the House Labor Committee, noting it is tentatively scheduled for action on October 11. On wage-price levels, he said he saw no signs of an inflationary spiral and that labor costs had remained stable over the past five-year period of economic progress. He noted the develop­ ment of some labor shortages in various areas and said the Ad­ ministration's anti-poverty program had helped reduce the youth un­ employment figures, which he characterized as "still terrible." Other Action The rallying of forces against the Dirksen filibuster highlighted the four-day meeting, which concerned itself with legislative issues and in­ ternal affairs of the federation. The council also called for en­ actment of the following legisla­ tion; • Called for action by House leaders to pry loose the House La­ bor Committee-approved minimum wage bill from the Rules Commit­ tee and bring it to a vote at the present session. / • Urged all-out support for a bill to give home rule to the Dis­ trict of Columbia, a measure that was brought to the House floor tional highway beautification meas­ ure passed by the Senate and urged House approval. Internal Action On internal affairs the council: • Set up three pilot projects to use modern data processing equip­ ment and techniques in preparation for the 1966 congressional elections as part of a major effort to prevent the loss of liberal seats in the "offyear" balloting. • Approved unanimously the re­ port of a subcommittee composed of Vice Presidents Walter P. Reuther and George M. Harrison to be presented to the coming AFLCIO convention to amend the fed­ eration's constitution by providing a method of electing the 27 vice presidents and members of the Executive Council. Meany told the press conference that a gap exists in election procedures for vice president and that the constitu­ tional change approved by the council would provide an orderly procedure including methods of nominations and rollcall balloting. Religious Policy Set • Declared it to be the policy of the AFL-CIO that all affiliates voluntarily work out arrangements (Continued cm page 15) Gov't Report Perils U.S. Fleet's Survival Seven additional Seafarers have joined the growing ranks of SIU veterans whose retirement years are protected by life­ WASHINGTON, D.C.—Newspaper accounts of what had time $150-monthly pension checks. * ^ apparently been a carefully-guarded Government report "But repeal of Section 14(b) The seven additional pen­ have stirred up a storm of concern and protest in maritime should not be thrown into the Elba make their home in Brooklyn, sioners are Frank Joseph New York. He last shipped aboard kind of complexities that would industry and legislative Weber, 65, George Robert the Steel Architect. would announce, probably some be involved in a general Taft- circles. Gibney, 63, James John Malley, 62, time early next year," Hartley revision," the council Nathan Dixon, 68, John Francis Amity sailed as a matorman after stressed. "It is an open-and-shut The report is a document The SIU President said that on Amity, 61, Konrad Knutson, 65, Harold Frederick Taylor, 71. Weber" sailed as a floatman after Joining the« SIU Railway Marine Region in the port of New York. Born in New York, he makes his home in Jer­ sey City. He last sailed for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Gibney joined the SIU Railway Weber Marine Region in the port of New York where he tailed as floatman. A native of Blythe, England, he aild his 'wife Kathleen presently make' their home in the Bronx. He last sailed for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Malley sailed as a bridgeman, signing on with the SIU Railway Marine Region in the port of New York. Born in Ireland, he and his wife Anna now noake their home in New York. He last sailed for the New York Central Bailroad. Dixon joined the SIU in. the port of NeW York where he sailed as a member of the steward department. Born in Louisiana,, he and his wife joining the SIU Railway Mlarine Region in the port of New York. Born in New York, he and his wife Alice presently make their home in Knutson Taylor Nixon, New Jersey. He last sailed for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Knutson joihed the SIU in the port of Chicago and sailed as a member of the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region. He and his wife Hilda make their home in Chi­ cago. Brother Knutson last sailed for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Ccmipany. Taylor sailed as a noember of the engine department after joining the SIU in the port of New York. Bwn in - East Boston. Mass., he and his wife Linda now make their home in Chicksaw, Alabahia. last sailed aboard-the Calmar. prepared by a Government study group calletl the Interagency Mari­ time Task Force which is headed by Alan S. Boyd, Under Secretary In response to questions, Meany of Commerce for Transportation. reiterated at a news conference According to the newspaper ac­ that the AFL-CIO does not object counts, the report calls for such to wheat sales to the Russians, but that a problem exists over how the drastic changes in present mari­ wheat should be shipped. The AFL- time policy as withdrawing Gov­ CIO, its maritime unions and gov­ ernment support for passenger li­ ernment agencies are studying ners, ending cargo preference, and ways of coping with the problem, permitting shipowners to build or buy vessels abroad and operate he said. them in all American trades, in­ Subsidies Essential cluding the domestic trades. Meany said he considered a sub­ Shock was registered in the noarsidy to safeguard the role of the itime industry because of the fact American merchant marine essen­ that the Priesident's Maritime Ad­ tial in any alternative to the pres­ visory Committee has been prepar­ ing a series of recommendations ent formula. for dealing with the various ship­ Labor Secretary W. Willard ping problems. In the view, of Wirtz, who met with the council many obsen,'ers in the industry, the to discuss the progress of legisla­ Task Force report bypasses the tive programs, told reporters that work of the Advisory Committee. the Administration would do Commenting on tlie report, SIU "everything possible" to see that 14(b) is repealed. On the question President Paul Hall declared, "In of repeal at the current session recent days a number of newspa­ of Congress, Wirta termed the pers have published stories con­ cerning a carefully-guarded Inter­ prespects "very probable." agency Maritime Task Force report Wirtz said he had discussed In which is expected to be the basis addition to legislative matters vari­ of the new maritime policy which ous Labor Department programs. the Administration has said it matter; whether we have a na­ tional labor-management rela­ tions policy or not." the basis of the information avail­ able in these stories, "it is readily apparent that there is a deliberate intent on the part of various Gov­ ernment agencies — notably State, Agriculture and Commerce — to liquidate an industry which has been an essential segment of our economy and an integral compo­ nent of our defense structure since the inception of our Republic." "This critical matter is not the concern only of those involved in the maritime industry. It should be and must be the concern of all American citizens who do not want our nation weakened in any respect, particularly "during tlvs delicate and uncertain period in the wortd's history," Hall asserted. He warned that diminution or downgrading of the role of tiie American noerchant marine would be an inevitable step toward the surrender of our position as a world power. "Every American citizen who is concerned with the total economic well-being and security of his coun­ try should and must, join in the fight to prevent these ill-advised and unsound recommendations from becoming national policy," Hall concluded. �7"" Page Pome SEAFARERS Oetdkcr 1. im LOG lii] ^ (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters DistHct) September 11 to September 24, 1965 Shipping is on the upswing again. 1,524 men shipped out during the past period, a jump of 347 men over pre­ viously. Registrations of Class A and Class B seafarers rose by an almost like amount during the period. The healthy picture was due ire large measure to a rebound by the Gulf ports; where Houston and New Orleans, recovering from the effects of Hurricane Betsy, chalked up strong performances, Houston rang up 266 seamen, both hefty increases over last time. Also on the positive side were Tampa and Jacksonville, Mobile and Norfolk were both off slightly. In the East, New York continues to have a healthy shipping picture. 318 men shipped, 88 more than before. Baltimore with 152 men shipping also scored a gain. Boston and Philadelphia both dipped. On the West Coast, San Francisco is still going strong. Almost 200 men departed from this port. Seattle is also doing well and sharply improved its shipping over the previous period. A comparison of registration and shipping figures re­ veals that although the overall totals in these categories increased by almost similar amounts, there were slightly hi 1 ' Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk Jacksonville . Tampa riobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington .. flan Francisco Seattle rOTAtS GROUP 12 3 ALl 5 1 2 65 22 35 14 10 3 31 12 18 3 4 1 4 1 3 3 2 1 13 24 9 l."? 38 20 26 67 31 10 4 5 0 9 17 51 27 26 9 12 134 168 39 ' 341 Ship Acfivify f-y Si«a la Off! OM Trans. TOTAL Bettaa 0 New York .... 17 Philadelphia .. S 0 4 4 4 20 43 3 Baltimore .... 4 14 4 3 11 20 Norfolk 0 0 4 JackMnvil|a .. 0 0 1 4 9 Tooipo 4 10 5 Mobile s 1 2 New Orleam.. f 7 9 Houttoa 9 14 4' 24 2 9 25 WilminqtoR .. 3 3 1 Son Pronclico. 4 5 4 4 3 11 4 IB TOTALS ... 43 37 94 104 Seottle ...... 8 DECK DEPARTMENT Petfistered CLASS A Porf more registrations than men shipped in the Deck and Engine departments. Registrations in the Steward de­ partment did not increase as rapidly as men shipped. As a result there were also fewer men registered on the beach arid an easier job situation in this department. A class breakdown of men shipped has Class A, Class B and Class C shipping 52.9%, 34.4% and 12.7% of the total respectively. Class A's proportion of the total rose by almost 2% from the past period. Class B remained almost constant, as Class C lost about 2% of its former share of men shipped. This shipping performance caused a drop in the num­ ber of men registered on the beach to 3,344 men. This total amounted to 176 fewer men than in the previous period. Of the total 2,151 were in Class A and 1,193 were in Class B. The Deck Department had the most men, followed by Engine and then Steward. There was little change in total Ship Activity. How­ ever, some of the components of the total had sharp changes. Specifically, the number of payoffs rose from 45 to 63, while the number of in-transits declined from 117 to 94. Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 29 45 10 1 9 14 3 6 1 2 0 4 34 8 8 3 191 14 19 5 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 3 7 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 5 13 6 1 6 5 7 10 17 17 0 29 50 30 30 22 57 19 5 52 3 0 6 1 4 4 1 5 12 4 54 18 27 3 10 12 6 19 9 "i fi 19 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP 123 ALL 0 1 0 1 12 15 2 29 0 4 0 4 20 8 11 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 4 1 5 2 2 1 1 7 9 1 34 16 17 1 21 15 37 1 0 1 2 1 3 12 6 21 2 7 8 17 88 88 I 195 116 175 36 | 327 14 GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 4 e 0 0 0 0 1 d 0 0 2 0 d 3 0 0 2 0 0 7 2 2 2 87 84 | 185 '6 TOTAL Shipped ALL b 7 0 3 2 1 2 1 6 11 1 15 4 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL ABC ALL 15 6 31 0 0 1 10 1 84 29 7 120 81 124 20 225 8 15 46 0 23 8 4 4 56 13 107 20 34 57 38 3 1 5 13 8 2 2 22 7 12 5 10 4 1 18 5 2 3 7 3 10 3 23 22 61 13 1 31 9 128 34 50 90 57 6 62 52 37 11 100| 70 74 21 165 6 2 1 9 11 11 2 24 54 90 16 15 7 38 21 15 19 40 26 20 7 53 17 4 GROUP 12 3 ALL 0 3 2 5 5 31 44 86 4 28 32 0 26 22 55 7 5 15 20 0 3 5 6 14 0 0 0 6 7 14 4 25 3 32 48 83 47 43 1 91 0 3 2 5 1 15 14 30 16 2 6 8 19 28 ! 531327 185 53 j 565 367 452 106 | 925 26 183 247 | 456 ENGINE DEPARTMENt Pert Boston New York Philadelphia i^orfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS gg ..M Port Bos NY Phil Bal Nor Jac Tarn Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTATS Registered Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS: A CLASS B CLASS C Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL GROUP GROUP GROUP ^ROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 CLASS B 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 1 'l 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 12 0 6 3 3 1 4 50 3 12 36 2 11 10 24 13 52 7 72 2 7 13 22 1 7 12 72 4 22 12 106 43 97 8 148 2 63 34 27 7 10 0 1 2 7 0 2 0 2 0 5 2 0 •7 8 2 d 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 31 0 24 5 9 13 22 7 14 24 2 10 3 3 15 5 20 3 28 2 8 20 0 0 0 28 10 0 20 0 48 18 56 9 , 83 1 29 24 54 2 0 4 6 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 6 0 1 11 7 14 5 22 1 22 3 1 0 4 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 3 0 2 5 10 0 1 2 1 1 3 2 4 0 4 0 7 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 1^ 1 1 0 4 2 8 1 3 2 4. 2 0 5 1 0 2 3 20 2 9 7 8 3 15: 5 6 2 17 0 5 12 1 11 0 1 30 9 36 1 5 1 12 17 1 23 4 19 8 10 6 22 6 34 2 11 9 221 6 6 31 6 46 0 19 23 17 0 1 78 26 1 31 46 1 56 85 8 90 12 39 34 21 37 62 8 4 29 32 69 15 48 3 32 1 20 19 42 0 4 4 8 48 98 37 42 8 65 7 109 7 51 44 102 2 1 3 6 0 1 2 3 2 6 2 1 1 4 1 6 4 2 3 1 16 5 18 1 3 6 8 11 2 2 1 4 2 19 24 5 9 3 17 6 3 26 2 34 1 10 2 13 15 30 34 10 30 - 74 10 5 4 22 5 37 1 7 13 5 1 14 3 18 0 _10 7 . 17 1 14 18 0 10 16 4 7 3 6 0 11 18 16 11 45 3 18 24 29 0 11 7 2 '63 168 30 1 261 22 96 75 ' 193 53 183 27 1263 16 99 72 1t 187 ,1® 32 34 !1 76 263 187 76 1 526 163 400 58 1 621 26 208 184 1 418 Registered Registered CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1-8 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0i 1 12 8 14 35 2 6 7 15 0 1 0 5 0 4 0 2 2 8 3 3 12 26 2 0 13 15 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 2 2 8 2 3 1 14 0 1 8 9 6 18 4 12 40 0 1 32 33 7 16 6 12 41 2 4 14 20 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 5 2 11 0 18 5 5 11 21 0 5 3 4 12 5 5 16 26 64 32 86 1 200 16 18 23 109 1 148 Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS STEWARD DEPARTMENT Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1-s 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 63 2 18 9 30 5 7 14 0 1 2 3 6 0 5 0 5 3 7 5 11 26 1 0 17 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0. 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 4 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 7 0 2 1 6 5 5 14 8 25 52 1 1 36 38 3 8 12 8 31 3 7 18 28 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 7 2 2 11 3 2 6 11 3 3 1 11 3 4 3 14 20 23 68 38 87 1 216 14 20 119 1 153 Registered CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A Shipped Registered On The Beach TOTAL CLASS A CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 3 ALL 1 2 1 2 3 ALL 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1-B 8 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 1 36 31 53 133 7 7 25 0 15 63 39 0 15 14 15 92 13 8 5 7 23 0 0 0 0 6 1 12 13 0. 5 0 11 3 26 15 2C 69 5 2 39 46 0 0 3 3 26 18 3 47 8 3 0 4 9 1 0 0 0 2 16 0 0 2 19 0 2 2 2 0 8 2 1 4 3 1 1 0 2 6 5 6 8 16 1 6 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 1 2 7 0 1 50 2 16 5 21 0 18 0 1 1 7 1 15 6 1 14 8 29 13 57 113 2 5 .72 79 0 0 2 2 52 38 2 92 14 41 23 27 102 5 0 0 9 9 31 28 9 34 ' 48 9 68 11 17 5 2 0 3 3 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 0 9 6 45 0 3- 9 13 11 10 10 16 12 1 2 10 11 13 35 9 8 2 11 26 4 7 11 20 7 6 ^26 36 38 5 4 0 3 5 4 55 1 64 216 158 64 I 4331 81"186 114 224 1 605 30 38 251 1 319 SUMMARY SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 134 168 39 341 19 88 88 I 195 116_175_36 I 327 14 87 84 185 63 160 30 261 22 96 75 I 193 53 183 27"! 263 16 99 72 187 82 32 86 200 16 23 109 I 148 91_ 38 SY r2T6 14 20 119 153 279 368 155~ 802. 57 207 272| 536 260 396 150~|806 44 206 275 526 SHIPPED CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 23 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL ABC ALL I 6 19 28 i 53 327 185 53 565 367 452 106 925 26 183 247 1456 10 32- 34 r 76 263 187 76 'SZ6 163 400 58 '621 26 208 184 I 418 5 4 55 I 64 216 153 64 433 267 114 224 605 "30 38 251 ( 318 21 55 117 I 19$806 525 193 1524 797 966 388 2151 82 429 682 )1193 �Ootobcr 1. INI- SEAFARERS Pace rife LOG JapaneMB Seammn Lateti To Say "No" Bf Earl (Buill Shepord, Vice*Presicleiit, Ariontle N.Y. Host To AFL-CIO Council New York was the site of the AFL-CIO Executive Couucll meetlnc. At the meetinc the AFL-CIO declared that a threatened Senate fillbnster to prevent a vote on the repeal of Section 14(b) must be broken. Tlie council further stated that the repeal of 14(b) was a prerequisite for the restoration of free collective bargaining. Federation president George Meanjr announced that the AFL-CIO has counted enough votes to pass the repeal bill, but he said that no canvass has been made on the question of Imposing cloture to cut off a filibuster. Philadelphia Shipping has been fair in the Port of Philadelphia and Is expected to continue at the same pace in the weeks to come. George Leach, an SIU member for 12 years pulled into the hall here after two trips to India aboard the Kent. George gives the negotiating committee a "well done" for what he considers a fine new contract Oldtimer Comas Knight showed up at the hall bragging about the food and the air conditioning aboard the new C-4s Baltimore Shipping has been very good the past two weeks and the outlook for the next few weeks looks just as good. Corbert R. Myrick, last aboard the Steel Maker as bosun, says the crew made a friend when they spotted and picked up a fellow who ha( fallen overboard from a cabin cruiser. Boston Shipping has been on the slow bell here during the last period but it is expected to pick up considerably in the weeks ahead. Oldtimer Thomas. Fleming is looking for the first coast-hugger that hits the board. Fleming last sailed as AB aboard the Mt. Washington. The first ship of any type to hit the board will be good enough for him, reports Kenneth LaRose. Norfolk Shipping has been slow here but should be much better in coming weeks as some coal ships arrive and the LOnglines comes out of the shipyard where she is undergoing emergency repairs. Oidtimers around the hall recently have included bosun Alfred Saw­ yer who is" waiting for a good ship after getting his new house all straightened away. Puerto Rico Shipping has- been holding pretty steady here, and should continue Oidtimers on the New Yorker, which is on the "SantO Domingo run, in­ clude Jack Winley, Bob Ariegne, Gerald Smith, Lester Long and Deibert Shields. More And More Foreign Ships Refuse U.S. Vietnam Cargoes The U.S. is running into increasing difficulties in getting foreign-flag ships to carry vital military cargoes to Vietnam. In the latest instance reported, three of four contracted Japanese shipping companies have cancelled a contract to carry food and supplies to Viet­ nam. The Japanese ships had been chartered by an American shipping company. The fourth Japanese company is expected to go along with the other three In their ban on carry­ ing U.S. cargoes to South Vietnam. Because of its steady downgrad­ ing of the importance of the U.S. merchant marine to national de­ fense in the years since World War XL In spite of warnings from the SIU and others interested In the maritime Industry, the U.S. government is now finding that It must depend on foreign-flag ships to carry vital cargoes to Vietnam. The foreign-flag ships and crews are proving highly undependable however. Not The First Trouble actually started some time ago when a Vietnam-bound cargo had to be unloaded from a Mexican-flag vessel when the Mex­ ican government invoked a ruling U.S. Calls On 'Boneyard' In Viet Crisis QUESTION: What historical figure do you mosi i^dmire? Edward Strusinskl: General Pu­ Endel Loosaar: George Wash­ laski is the man who no American ington is the leader who always should ever for­ stands at the top get. He came of history's heap. over to the U.S. He was the man during the Rev­ who started olutionary War America on the and taught our road to being the soldiers how to greatest power in ridte horses. He the world Wash­ was the father of ington is respon­ Ca(valry. Pulasiki sible for setting gave his life the foundations For the third time since the end of World War II, the U.S. is fighting American freedom. on which our country still rests today. dipping into the large number of vessels it has stored—as a 4. • ^ hedge against an emergency—-in the eight National Defense Jack Fitxgerald: I'll take Presi­ Reserve Fleets. (Part of the reserve fleet is shown in the above Willie Dixon: I think that George picture). Washington Carver waa one of the dent John Fitzgerald Kennedy the greatest man greatest figures in The Maritime Administration has released 48 mothballed ves­ history. He was whoever lived. sels from the reserve fleets this year for use during the Vietnam He showed the a famous scien­ emergency. SlU-contracted companies have been assigned to world that the tist whose dis­ operate 31 of the 48 vessels released thusfar. coveries contrib­ U.S. couldn't fie uted much to our pu shed around During the Suez Crisis in 1956, 35 ships were withdrawn from country's agri­ when the Rus­ "the reserve fleets to make up the extra carrying capacity re­ cultural progress. sians tried t quired during the blockage of the Suez Canal. During the Ko­ sneak their mis­ He was the man rean emergency in 1950, over 600 ships were broken out of the who found so siles into Cuba. many uses for He also gave us mothball fleets. the peanut which were unknown seamen a good deal when he estab­ About 1,500 of the more than 2,000 vessels which were mothuntil he came along. lished the 50-50 shipping require­ balled after World War II are still in the reserve fleets. Since ment on the Russian wheat deal. the program began some of the original vessels in the fleets were 4) 4- 4scrapped, but some vessels have been added to the reserve fleets Brian Trujiilo: American seaman Manuel Aguas: The guy I always will never forget the memory of remember is Babe Ruth, the great­ through the MAs ship replacement program in which operators Andrew Furuseth est home run can turn in old vessels and build new'unes to replace them. who did so much hitter who ever The remaining vessels remain immobile, lined up side by side to make them lived. 1 used to in rows—bow to stern—awaiting the call to duty once more. decent citzens. see him play in Furuseth was the person, and I'll But even immobilized and mothballed, some have been put to man responsible never forget how use for special purposes, such as the grain storage program of a for building the he used to blast few years ago. strong maritime them out of the As the U.S. wheat surplus -grew, grain storage facilities all trade union ballpark. Now over the country filled to capacity and additional storage areas movement we that he's dead. have today. He Babe Ruth is al­ »ecame a necessity. The huge empty cargo spaces .of the started out at the bottom and stuck most a legend, but as far as I'm mothballed ships were recognized as an excellent storage facility with the fight for better conditions concerned, there will never be any­ *or the grain and many of the vessels were used temporarily until he won. . one like him again.. for that purpose.. that none of its ships coifid enter a war zone. The same cargo was fur­ ther delayed when the crew of a Greek vessel refused to move the cargo. Finally a U.S.-flag ship had to be diverted from other duties to transport the cargo. Later another cargo for Viet­ nam was delayed when the crew of another Greek-flag vessel refused to handle it, and still another sat on the dock when the Greek crew of a Liberian-flag ship turned it down. These recent events are making it increasingly clear that the U.S. government has been making a big mistake for years with its stub­ born insistence that the deteriora­ tion of the American merchant marine would not injure U.S. na­ tional security because foreign-flag vessels are available to carry vital cargoes in a national emergency. Effective Control? Another of the U.S. govern­ ment's claims —that Americanowned runaway-flag ships are still under the "effective control" of the U.S. and are readily available in time of need—Is also rapidly going by the board. It has be­ come quite clear that once a ves­ sel is flying a foreign flag and manned by a crew of foreign na­ tionals, there is no way of main­ taining effective control over it. The idea that vital military sup­ plies can be air-lifted to places where they are needed is another theory formerly expounded by the U.S. government to defend its neglect of the maritime industry which is not being heard any more. Ships, it is clear and a lot of them, are the only way to move vast amounts of supplies over long distances. Cuba Blacklist Holds Steady WASHINGTON-^The list of ships forbidden to haul U.S. Government cargoes because they have been trading with Communist Cuba since Jan­ uary 1, 1964 held steady dur­ ing the last reporting period as one ship was added and one removed from the blacklist. The new vessel added to the list was the British-flag "Joint­ ly," of 5,388 gross tons. Re­ moved from the list on a pledge by the owners that it and all other vessels they own or control would be kept out of the Cuban trade was the tanker "Valny" flying the Finnish-flag. Since the blacklist was established, 87 ships have beea removed after similar promises to keep all vessels under the same ownership or control out of the Cuban trade. Thus far a total of 852 ships have been pledged out of the Cuban trade, and 240 ships of 1,680,896 gross tons remain on the blacklist as of September 3. �—Timii Pace Six SEAFARERS LOG SlU Vessels Tied Up Briefly During India-Pakistan Conflict KARACHI—^The recent outbreak of hostilities between India and Pakistan has caused the SlU-manned Alcoa Marketer and the-Alcoa Master to be detained here for short pe­ riods of time by Pakistani authorities. The Marketer, which was delayed before a cease­ fire was accepted by both^ Bhavnagor, India on Septem­ several aerial bombing attacks. countries, sailed after port in The two countries agreed to a ber 25. officials satisfied themselves Warfare between India and cease-fire on September 22 at the OeMicr 1, IMI By Lindsey Williams, Yiee-President, Gulf Area New Orleans Fioodwaters Receding As storm winds and floodwaters battered the port of New Orleans, there were several organizations and individuals who did a tremendous job battling the worst ravages of the hurricane and who continue to make heroic efforts as we dig out from under Betsy's litter of destruc­ tion. Among thofe who deserve a vote of thanks is the Mayor of New Orleans, Victor H. Scliiro, who we feel did more than his share the vessel was not carrying war request of the United Nations. materials for India. The Alcoa Pakistan broke out several weeks However, a tense situation between to bring back normal operations to ,a city that had been in chaos. Master, which was detained after ago over the disputed Moslem the two powers continues to exist. Shipping in the Gulf Area is very good and the outlook for the the cease-fire, was released after state of Kashmir, which has been future is bright. occupied by India since the parti­ The problem of detained Ameri­ its grain cargo was searched for New Orleans tion of the two countries. India can ships was complicated by port arms. attacked Pakistani positions along and military officials of both coun­ Leslie Guillot is on the beach here after completing a round-theAccording to an Alcoa Steamship the truce line after charging that tries, in the opinion of U.S. ship­ worlder on the Transorleans. Leslie says it was a real good trip, but Company official, ships bound for Pakistan - based guerillas had ping observers. It is believed that he had to get off her to be with his daughter who must undergo the Indian sub-continent usually crossed into Kashmir permission to clear both Alcoa surgery. Frank Halem is waiting for a chief cook's job and ready to visit ports alternately located in Fighting was extended over a vessels from Karachi had to come go after a run on the Colorado. "Any ship, any place, I'm not choosey," V/cst Pakistan, India and East wide section of the border areas all the way from Rawalpindi, he says. Back around the hall after six days on the Sabine, Trussel Pakistan (or in reverse order). of both countries and included Pakistan's capital. Beatros is raring to go. Truss suffered a slight heart attack recently, Since v.ar broke out over Kash­ but he's sporting his ffd and looking for a 3d cook's slot going any­ mir, suspicious port authorities in where on anything. tafh countries detained foreign Houston vessels on the grounds of keeping cargoes of war materials from the Shipping here has been good for the past month and the future The Labor Department, has turned to the trade union movement looks every bit as good. enemy. and its veterans in a search for the oldest continuous collective Delays caused by this type of bargaining agreement in existence—either national or local. After getting off the C. S. Baltimore for medical reasons, deckhand detention occur on top of lime lost H. La Finer has his ffd and is ready to go again. Veteran deckhand It's wanted for the department's Hall of Honor, opened last year because of slow unloading and C. R. Thompson is waiting for another good run after paying off the dispatching practices normally e-> to commemorate memorable achievements in labor-management rela­ Western Comet on a Persian Gulf trip. Old timer Needom Galloway perienced by American ships in tions. is raring to go. Needom has been on the beach for about three months "Over a long stretch of years American labor and management have now and he's looking for a steward slot going anywhere. tlie ports of both countries. The Alcoa spokesman explained that developed a self-sufficiency for concord and cooperation and turned Mobile it is often hard to tell the differ­ their backs on industrial, discord and strife," said Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. "We want to honor the benchmark achievements Shipping has been moving at a fast 'clip and job prospects for the ence between time lost caused by coming weeks arc good. wartime suspicions and those by in this historic evolution. Eo-called "normal" delays. "In the Hall of Honor we intend to give special recognition to the Albert W. (Blacky) Saxon is looking for an AB job after piling off labor and management parties who have kept alive the oldest collective the' Alcoa Roamer where he held down the bosun slot for seven Tile Marketer unloaded a cargo of steel and military trucks in bargaining agreement in America, one which emerged from the era months. Putting in some pleasant time with his wife and kids here is engineman Joe Hearn. Joe is off the Transhartford where he sailed liarachi, and then delivered a when industrial struggle was the order of the day." The oldest contract turned up so far is one dated March 25, 1891, as fwt on a run to India. The boys around the Mobile Hall have been large cargo of chemical fertilizer in India, following its clearance. between the Molders and the Manufacturers' Industrial Relations saying hello to their old pal steward Daniel G. Harrison who stepped of the Claiborne after a few trips to Puerto Rico. The Master was scheduled to stop Associafion. Labor Dept. Seeks Oldest Pact NEW ORLEANS—If all the coffee transported by SlU-contracted Delta Line during the firm's 46year-old history (1.6 billion pounds) were brewed at once, it would undoubtedly produce enough cof­ fee to float the thirteen-ship Delta fleet. Coffee was the reason for founding the company back in 1919 and has remained the fleet's mainstay. Known unofficially as the "coffee fleet," the com­ pany was originally called the Mississippi Shipping Company when its first ship, the Bound Brook sailed from New Orleans in 1919 with 2,705 tons of cargo bound for Brazil. She returned two months later with 60,000 bags of coffee from Rio de Janeiro and Santos. Before World War 1, coffee had been a big item in New Orleans's trade. But during the war the South Atlantic waters became heavily infested with German submarines and the trade suffered severely. By 1918 the trade had dwindled to almost nothing. With the end of the war the new company was ready. Company Grew The first year of operations saw only 140,000 bags of coffee transported. But the trade grew through the years as more and more ports of call were added. Uruguay and Argentina, Houston and other Gulf ports were -gradually added to the sailing schedule. In 1945, with World-War 11 at an end, the com­ pany carried almost 4 million bags of coffee from Brazil to the Gulf. Delta has carried more than 50 percent of the total coffee imports from Brazil to the Gulf in recent years. Since the Bound Brook's first voyage, the company has moved over 77.5 million bags of green coffee from Brazil. The "coffee fleet" is credited by many as the originator of a social innovation which has affected most Americans across the country, the coffeebreak. Tradition says the custom was started at Delta Line where coffee porters serve hundreds of cups daily to employees of the line. •i- i i The first Delta Line's vessel was th^ Bound Brook, which sailed from New Orleans in 1919^.^ a llpllllil Gulf Seafarers man the Del Mar, which joined the Delta fleet in 1947, • I. • * - - V : :» '' One of the newest vessels in the Delta fleet, the Del Rip was launched in 1961. i �Oetober 1. 1MB SEAFARERS COPE Maps 1966 Registration Drive Fag« Severn LOG •v. i- "Now!" The AFL-CIO it planning a major effort in preparation for the 1966 congresjsionai elections to prevent the loss of liberid seats in the "offyear" balloting. Plans for three pilot projects were unveiled at a recent meeting of the COPE administrative committee which is composed of the federa­ tion's Executive Council and presidents and secretary-treasurers of AFL-CIO affiliates. The projects will be set up for the state of Penn­ sylvania, the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area and an eight-county area in the San Francisco Bay region. The drive will employ modern data processing techniques geared to translating weeks and months of work checking registration lists and making mailings to union members to a matter of hours by using data processing and computer equipment. A number of unions have such equipment, and the objective is to have every national and in­ ternational union supply lists of members mechanically for registra­ tion breakdown by states and local areas. The Pennsylvania project will be based on obtaining lists from AFLCIO affiliates of their members in the state—over , one million—^for breakdown by wards and precincts on whether or not they are regisistered and eligible to vote. / The San Francisco project will be an area example covering about 400,000 union members. Equipment is available in the area for a test project. In congressional elections there is a falling-off of the total vote from presidential years and usually a loss of seats by the party in power. However, a major registration and get-out-the-vote drive in 1962 by the AFL-CIO stopped this trend and in effect reversed pre­ vious political history, hobtering hopes for 1966. COPE is continuing its drive ^o improve registration laws in the states to make it easier and simpler for voters to become qualified. It has already had success in a number of states and legislative victories in others that were offset by gubernatorial vetoes in Michigan, Massa­ chusetts and Washington. New York school teachers started the new school year with a new two-year contract providing aver­ age wage and beneftt increases of about $800 a year. The pact was won by Teachers Local 1 in a lastminute settlement reached with the aid of city mediators. The con­ tract, covering some 50,000 public school teachers, sets a new salary maximum of $11,950 a year by October 1, 1966. The settlement came three days before school opened when teachers voted at an open-air meeting. The secret ballot vote to accept, as certified by the 'Honest Ballot Association, was 3,392 in favor, 616 opposed. and police under state law. The ruling supports the union claim that the city cannot use pension contributions to pay accident pre­ miums, he said. t 4» t Supporters of the so-called "right-to-work" now find themselves at' their wits end in Congress, In an effort to stem the over­ whelming tide of approval for repeal of Sec­ tion 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, the R-T-W supporters are planning to throw a monkey wrench into the machinery of Con­ gress in the hopes of avoiding almost certain defeat. ~There is almost unanimous agreement in Washington today that the Senate will repeal Section 14(b) after a long, hard 18year fight to wipe this infamous piece of legislation off the nation's statute books. Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act has served.as a protective umbrella behind which the individual states have enacted the mis­ named "right-to-work" laws. porters have announced their determination to prevent this, as they wage their last ditch fight against passage of the bill. Samuel Levin, a leader in the 1910 strike at Hart Schalfner & Marx that sparked the foundation The need for responsible debate on the of the Clothing Workers and a co­ issues and legislation confronting the nation worker with the late Sidney Hillis one with which there can be no argument. man in the union's organization However, after a legislative topic has been four years later, died in Chicago thoroughly explored, continuing debate of a heart attack at the age of 80. serves as a roadblock rather than further He was one of the city's; most enlightenment of the issues. In this case, the widely-known labor and civic lead­ ers and was honorary chairman RrT-W supporters have made absolutely no of the Amalgamated Trust & Sav­ bones about their intention of trying to wear ings Btink, which he helped found 4 t down the Senate from its intention of pass­ ing the repeal, bill. President Alfred J. ManutL of in 1920 and of whieh he was active Musicians Local 802 died at his chairman until last year. a, t The leader of this coalition of bitter-enders home after a brief illness. He was Pittsburg, Califoinia city, em­ 56. President of the local since is Senate Minority Leader, Everett McKinley . 1953 and a member of the inter- ployes and 37 trainees under the Dirksen (R.-Ill.). Senator Dirksen's fight to . national union's executive commit­ Economic Opportunity Act-.have save the R-T-W law faces overwhelming re­ tee since 19.59, he was the,son of completed a workshop series on . iUthpugh the American labor movement jection by a huge majority of U.S. citizens. a Metropolitan Opera - Orchestra the principles and practices • of waged a long, bitter campaign to put Section tuba player. He studied the violin trade unions and the role they 14(b) to a Well deserved death, 1965 marked Senator Dirksen's filibuster plans are be­ before turning to the bass, joined can play in-antl-poverty programs. the year that this fight was to be success­ ing wildly applauded by advocates of the the union at 19 and played for The program was initiated and or­ fully concluded. An indication that victory years in night clubs and theater ganized by . Contra Costa County was close at hand came when members of the open shop and other types of union busters orchestrais until he was elected to Employes Local 1675, a unit ol the House of Representatives voted for repeal by from the 19 states which still have "right-towork" laws. It is no coincidence that work­ his first union post. As a union State, County & Municipal Em­ ers employed Jn these states are paid sub­ official he worked diligently for ployes, and co-sponsored by the a decisive margin earlier this year. live music, and was a member of local and the city government. As­ The action of the House demonstrated standard wages and are covered, by inade­ the New York State Council of the sistance was given by the Center plainly that the American'people and their quate workers' compensation laws. Arts. for Labor Research & Education of the University of California's In­ elected representatives stood behind repeal In describing the bright future of an em­ t of a piece of legislation which had been stitute of Industrial Relations. ployee who has the so-called "right-toLos Angeles Fire Fighters Local callously used for years to destroy the secu­ it work," Senator Dirksen, has always managed 748 has hailed as a victory for rity of workers. to conveniently ignore the miserable con­ the union a California Supreme Three officials representing As the repeal bill gathered support in the ditions which workers face in these states. Court ruling that the city's use of Lit/tie Rock, Arkansas building fire and police pension funds to trades unions are serving on a Senate and its passage had become almost meet its statutory liability for team of Defense Department in­ a foregone conclusion, diehard supporters Fortunately, Senator Dirksen's filibuster workmen's compensation benefits vestigators who are looking into of R-T-W saw the clock was. running out on threat has not sidetracked the Senate lead­ tihe explosion and fire in a Titan 2 Is illegal. Union President William missile ership's intention of seeing 14(b) repealed at Searcy, Ark., In the so-called "right-to-work" law. V. Wheatley said firemen, police­ which 53silo in this session. Support for defeat of the construction union mem­ men and their dependents will be bers lost their lives. The union Caisicing about for a weapon with which to entitled to $4, million to $6 mil­ officials were named to the panel stall passage of the bill, the supporters of threatened talk-a-thon has also been de­ lion in compensation benefits the after C. J. Haggerty, president of R-T-W have seized upon the filibuster, the clared by the AFL-CIO Executive Council city never paid. Local 748 initiated the AFL-CIO Building and Con­ last refuge of all lost causes in the U.S. which has said it is confident that "the majority of the Senate will stand firm for test cases before the Industrial struction Trades Department asked Accident Commission seeking to President Johnson to make sure Senate. their convictions . . . and will vote to carry -have Los Angeles pay workmen's, labor was represented on the in­ Even though the will of the majority for out the will of the people at the present ses­ compensation benefits to firemen vestigating team. repeal of Section 14(b) is plain, R-T-W sup­ sion of Congress.*' • • •' �SEAFARERS Tate Eight Oito|^ 1, im LOG Congress Extends Vessel Exchange Act Until 1970 WASHINGTON—Members of a Senate-House conference committee have agreed to and Fred Farnen. Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes extend the Vessel Exchange Act for five years, from July 5, 1965 to July 5, 1970. The con­ ferees also reached agreement ironing out differences in the bill on provisions governing Lakes Shipping Picture Looks Good vessel trade-ins. -f SIU Great Lakes District bargaining representatives are continuing In addition to extending trade in vessels built prior to Sep­ trade-in only if they did not receive to negotiate with shipowners and report good progress In the areas of base wages, transportation, tank cleaning and vacation pay. We will the Vessel Exchange Act, the tember 3, 1945. This provision will an operating differential subsidy keep members up to date on the progress of contract talks through House-Senate agreement covers the allow trade-ins of older Great Lakes ships. following provisions: • Vessels will be approved for • Owners will be permitted to 51U Fishermen Protest Explorers' Fish Kills BOSTON—The SIUNA-affiliated Atlantic Fishermen's Union has issued strong protests against underwater explo­ sions by Canadian oil explorers that have killed large schools of fish on George's Bank. ^ AFU president James Ack- explosions." ert charges that the explo­ sions are a violation tinental Shelf Treaty. he had reports from the union that the As a result of the protests, the of the Con­ He said that U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fish­ members of eries sent a plane over the blast­ water was ing area to check on the effect of the explosions. John Skerry, a spokesman for the U.S. Bureau at Glouster reported that the aerial investigation showed the Canadians are involved in seismic exploration for gas and oil beds in 180 feet of water. New APL Ship Undergoing Sea Trials Fish Slaughtered for three years imnvediately prior to the date of exchange. In agree­ ing upon this provision, the con­ ferees decided to apply the threeyear operating-subsidy restriction on trade-ins to the vessel, rather than the operator. The purpose of this provision is to permit ship­ owners to trade-in subsidy-operated vessels. • The value of a vessel to be traded in or traded out is to be calculated in the same manner as it was when it was originally traded in. Vessels which >vere traded In prior to October 1, 1960 will be valued to yield the highest return to the government. The value of vessels traded in and traded out shall be calculated on the same basis, except when based on scrap value. • Government tankers may be traded out for major conversion into dry cargo carriers, or liquid bulk carriers, to include natural gas carriers, for use on the Great Lakes, Saint Lawrence River and the Gulf. Tankers may not be traded out for conversion for use as liquid petroleum carriers. • Action by the government is curtailed in selling traded-in ves­ sels for use as barges or disposing of such vessels in a manner con­ trary to the policy of Congress. reports in the LOG. Detroit Shipping has remained on a steady course in Detroit. Seafarers here were saddened by the recent death of Bill (Steamboat) Hollis. Serving as pallbearers at his funeral were Brothers Henry Howard, Larry Tremblay, George Telcgadas, Joe Arnold, Joe Salisbury and Ed Doherty. Duluth The job situation hit an all-time high here in the last period. The C. S. Robinson has been fitted out and was loading grain last week. The Union blood bank in Duluth has been very busy lately, and as a result, members are urged to pitch in and donate to bring it back to Its former level. Cleveland Shipping is still going strong here with no let-up in sight. "Little" Don Kapela and "Big" Don Maukonep have put in an appearance along with Omar Toier who is back from West Virginia. Chicago The report from this port is that shipping is good in all departments with a brisk outlook for the future. Some 15 vessels were delayed on their way to Calumet Harbor recently when an accident put the 96th Street Bridge out of action for five days. . A recent meeting between SIUNA affiliated United Industrial Workers Local 300 and Cinch Manufacturing Company officials was reported to be satisfactory as all grftvancea presented by shop stewards were settled. Sixty new people who have come to work at Cinch have signed up UIW. AROUND THE LAKES—Shipping has tapered off a bit in ALPENA, The Bureau spokesman also said but is still rated very good. It is hoped that SIU clinic facilities will that Canadian fishing boats are be available for all Alpena members by this week. Four brothers in FRANKFORT, Ed Sheber, Francis Potter, Elmer Johnson and Dale The SIU Pacific District con­ being used as a platform to per­ Barton are working on the Chief Wawatam which is expected out of tracted American President Lines' form blasting work. While there the yards by the latter part of December. The BUFFALO hall has new 23,000-ton cargoliner Presi­ is no estimate of the amount of announced that clinic facilities are now available to members shipping dent Polk is presently undergoing fish killed to date during the from the port. exploratory work, Skeery declared extensive sea trials. there was no doubt that such The $12.5 million vessel, built explosions would kill fish coming at a San Diego shipyard, first took up to the surface and would dis­ Vice-President Humphrey Casts Tie-Breaking Ballot to the water to move along the rupt spawning beds. California coast to San Pedro, Ackert reported that the explo­ where she was drydocked for sions started September 6 in painting. During the ovei-night run she was put through a series waters 100 to 200 miles off Cape Cod in what U.S. fishermen re­ of tests by the builder. gard as their traditional fishing After leaving the shipyard, the grounds. He also announced that vessel was scheduled for still more the union had contacted both tests, under the watchful eyes of Senators Edward M. Kennedy (D.WASHINGTON—An attack on the Government's policy of banning the importation the Maritime Administration, the Mass.) and Leverett Saltonstall of foreign farm workers (braceros) while American farm workers are available was de­ American Bureau of Shipping and fR.-Mass.) about the problem. the Coast Guard. feated recently when Vice-President Humphrey cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate on Since the explorations involve an amendment to the omnt--*Many Tests questions of international law, bus farm bill upholding the to the Secretary of Agriculture. and House-passed versions of the Among the things being tested legal experts of the Bureau of authority of the Secretary of In cases where a Senate vote bill will be ironed out. Commercial Fisheries in Washing­ are the efficiency of the steam plant, the horsepower rating, ton are now looking into the Labor to decide whether foreign ends in a tie, the Vice-President The Bracero Program, under farm workers are really needed by casts the tie-breaking ballot. The which almost 100,000 foreign economy and endurance. Anchor­ problem. growers. omnibus farm bill itself was later agricultural workers were brought ing will be tested and circle Probe Asked The Amendment defeated a passed by the Senate by a 72-22 into this country annually to work maneuvers and steering tests per­ formed. In another matter involving the proposal which would have re­ vote and will now go to a joint for subsitandard wages under sub­ fishing industry, the AFU is de­ moved authority, from the Secre­ Senate-House conference where standard working and living con­ The President Polk was designed manding a Congressional investi­ tary of Labor and transferred it differences between the Senate ditions while unemployed Ameri­ for a sustained speed of 20.5 knots can farm workers were turned gation of an incident in Phila­ with 19,250 horsepower. away, was terminated by Congress delphia where Customs officials Following trials, final outfitting permitted four Canadian vessels in December 1964. The Labor and finishing touches will be made to unload scallops duty free on Department was given jurisdic­ to the President Polk before APL August 31 because of supposedly tion for deciding whether suffi­ takes delivery. The ship will im­ adverse weather conditions. The cient American farm labor was mediately go on berth in San union contends there was no justi­ available in any given case or Diego, Los Angeles and San Fran­ fication for this decision since whether there was an actual labor Creation of a new Department of Housing & Urban Affairs shortage—in cisco for loading of cargo, and wind speed was only 5 to 10 miles which case the La­ her maiden voyage across the per hour on the day in question. was described by AFL-CIO President George Meany as "an­ bor Secretary could allow a lim­ other outstanding achievement of an incomparable congres­ ited importation of foreign farm Pacific to ports in the Orient is scheduled to begin on October 22. mmmmsimmmmmmmmmmmmsem sional session." , ^— labor. Since then. Labor Secre­ I tary W. Willard Wirtz has been the legislation, noted that within The President Polk is the first The new Cabinet depart­ under almost continual attack of three Master Mariner cargoment "is even more essential his own lifetime the United States from big farm interests, chiefly in liners being built simultaneously now than when President Kennedy has been transformed from a rural Florida and California. to "a highly urbanized nation." for American President Lines. .Headquarters again wishes to first sought to create it four years Construction began on the 564 foot Proposed By Floridian ago," Meany said. In the interim, To take care of the doubling of long liner on March 20, 1964, when remind all Seafarers that pay­ he noted "great new housing and the urban population expected in The defeated proposal to the the keel was placed on the ways, ments o' fimds, for whatever transit programs have been the next 35 years, the President and the ship was launched in cere­ Union purpose, be made only launched which urgently require said, "we must literally build a farm bill was introduced by Sen­ ator Spessard Holland (D.-Fla.) monies at the yard on Januray 23, to authorized SIU representa­ close coordination and unified di­ second America—^putting in place and strongly endorsed by Senator 1965. as many houses, schools, apart­ George Murphy (D.-Calif.). tives and that an official Union rection." A sistership, the President Mon­ receipt be gotten at that time. ments, parks and offices as we The new department, he con­ The amendment which defeated roe, has been launched and is at have .built through all the time an outfitting dock at San Diego. If no receipt is offered be sure tinued, will benefit not only the since the Pilgrims arrived on these the proposal was introduced by Senator Ross Bass (D.-Tenn.) who She is scheduled to be delivered to protect yourself by Immei.i- 70 percent of Americans who live shores." argued that the proposal, ran tely bringing the matter to the in cities but the remaining 30. per­ to APL on December 31, 1965. The The legislation allows up to 60 counter to other laws passed by third ship, the President Harrison, attention of the , President's cent whose well-being is inescap­ ably linked With the well-being of days for the establishment of the Congress this year relating to the will be launched on October 2, office. all." ' new department — the .govern­ authority of the Secretary of 1965, and be delivered in April of Labor. ;v " ment's nth Cabinet ngency-. -.v , President Johnson, in signing next year; ' Move To Bring Back Braceros Beaten in Close Senate Vote Meany Hails New Urban Affairs Unit Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts |< ? • �•cMcr 1, 1H5 SEAFARERS Fiush? Vietnam Service For Sill Coast Ships U.S. Sub-Spy Spies On Soviet Spy Subs WASHINGTON—Russian submarine commanders who are ordered on snooping missions of the U.S. east coast are learning the hard way that American technology has furn­ ished a way of detecting their unwelcome presence. A sen­ The basic element of the system, sitive sound detection system, the hydrophone, was widely used during World War II in discovering the presence of submarines. The in­ strument is still used extensively on board submarines to detect nearby ships and other subs. One of the chief drawbacks in using a hydrophone is that the sound it picks up has a tendency to get lost in the noise which normal­ ly occiu-s in the ocean or is caused by the operation of the electronic equipment. However, Project Cae­ sar combines the sounds picked up by several hydrophones and feeds them into a computer which analy­ sis the data to detect noise created by a submarine which would other­ wise be lost. In putting Project Caesar int^ operation, the Navy operated under a deep cloud of official secrecy, and was able to set up the sensitive accoustical network without press fanfare. Work pn the network has of hydrophones located on the con­ been going on for ten years, but tinental shelf along the coast. By actual installation of the $160 mil­ using the hydrophone, which oper­ lion system took place in 1963-4. ates like an underwater micro­ phone, Navy engineers say that the sounds of a hostile submarine can be detected while it is still several hundred miles off the coast. Project Caesar ij§, made up of a In order to assure accurate large number of hydrophones which are linked together to feed digests of shipboard meetings their data into a computer. Compu­ in the LOG, it is desirable that ters are. being used to insure maxi­ the ^reports of shipboard meetmum accuracy in. detecting and lo- lugs be typed-.if at all possible. paling unfriendly submariness • which the Navy calls "Project Cae­ sar," is now affording the U.S. with protection against attack by Red submarines as well as curtailing un­ derwater spy missions. Project Caesar maintains sur­ veillance of the watery depths off the eastern U.S. through a network Type Minutes When Possible Sea-Land Fighting New NR Rate-Cuts NEW YORK—The SlU-contracted Sea-Land Service is fighting another attempt by the nation's railroads to slash rates on multiple-car shipments of canned goods. The rail­ roads' proposed rate cuts rep­ will be available only to large resent another attempt to iifs volume shippers. capture the canned goods By Frank Dnoiak, West Coast Representative Several Alaska freighters are beine pressed into service to carry supplies to American soldiers fighting: in Vietnam. The first of these vessels, the Nenana, owned by the SlU-Pacific contracted Alaska Steam­ ship Company, has already loaded cargo at Newport, Ore. Other, Alaska ships which are expected to participate in the Vietnam sealift include the Talkeetna, the Coastal Rambler, Coastal Nomad and Coastal-Mon­ arch. The latter three vessels are all "Knot"-type ships which are usually laid up during the winter. During the Korean War, Knot-type vessels were used in a shuttle service between Japan and ports in Korea, and it is thought they may be put tp similar use in Vietnam. San Francisco Shipping continues to move at a good clip in all departments. There le a heavy demand for men ho>lding AB, DM, FWT, OS, wiper, baker, cook and chief electrician ratings as Well as all entry ratings in the steward department. Ships crewing up during the past period were the Bowling Green, Santa Emilia and Topa Topa. Oldtimers who dropped into the San Francisco hall included B. L. Deparlier, who cut his stay short to hop on the Bowling Green. F. Paskouski shook his shore dust for an oiler's slot on the DeSoto, while A. W. Spanraft, who was fresh off the Topa Topa, decided the Santa Emilia was the ship for him. Wilmington The shipping picture in Wilmington remains very good, and there is need for rated men in all departments. The outlook for the coming weeks looks equally good. James Elwell dropped by to tell us that he'll be ready to take the first AB. job to hit the board after he fin­ ish^ a short stay on the beach. Charlie Kath barely had time to let the ink dry on his ffd before he landed an oiler's job,, Seattle The fight for a stronger U.S.-flag fleet got a shot in the arm recently when the Seattle Port Council went on record in support of Repre­ sentative Paul Rogers' (D.-Fla.) bill providing that 75 percent of all Government-generated cargoes move on U.S.-flag ships. Shipping in Seattle was moving along in the past few weeks with a fair outlook for the future. William Rogers says he is waiting for. an oiler spot to open on an Alaskan run. His last ship was the Summit. Also keeping his eyes peeled for an engine room slot to Alaska is Henry Uillian whose last ship was the Walter Rice. Ferry Greenwood has an­ nounced he will take the next ship out with a DM opening no matter where she is heading. Perry recently piled off the Seattle. fm NiM LOG Having their picture .taken during a hot pinochle game at the Baltimore hall didn't disturb these Sea­ farers one bit because it's what's on the other side of the cards that counts. Seafarers W. Szcipanek (left) and J. J. Melita both sail in the deck de­ partment. transportation market by juggling tariff schedules until the intercoastal shipping Industry vanishes from the scene. Sea - Land Service has been joined in its fight against the rate cuts by , its shippers and the New York Port Authority. The shipping line, the shippers and the govern­ ment agency are urging the Inter­ state Conuneice Commission to forbid the rate changes. Want Volume Business Unlike past years, the railroads are not masquerading their rate cuts as a move to provide cheaper service to shippers of canned goods. The conditions which the roads propose to tack on to the lower rates shows that the new tar- Reveal GOP Mailing Lists Sold To Extremist Groups The Cleveland Plain Dealer in its August 26, 1965, issue ran a copyrighted story by Sanford Watzmah of its Washington bu­ reau under an eight-column heading reading "GOP Peddles Mailing List—PD Probe Shows Names y/ent to Extremist Units." Following are some of the highlights of Watzman article. The Republican National Finance Committee has been ped­ dling its contributors' mailing lists to outside organizations in­ cluding several right-wing extremist groups—possibly in viola­ tion of the Corrupt Practices Act. Indications that this criminal law may have been trans­ gressed appear in top-secret documents obtained by the Plain Dealer exclusively from correspondence and other files at Republican national headquarters. Trafficking in the mailing lists was not reported in a June financial statement that the party treasurer is required to file with the clerk of the House. The official accounting did not show that the GOP National Committe profited from these transactions—indeed, even that there were such transactions. But the confidential documents which the Plain Dealer examined reveal that the GOP built up a $45,000 credit with a commercial mailing house. Circulation of the Republican lists around the country is seen as defeating. GOP National Chairman Ray C. Bliss' attempt to reunify the party and to wrest control of it from the pro-Goldwater faction. Bliss is the non-doctrinaire from Akron (O.), Republican who took over the party reins April 1. He has quarreled openly with conservative splinter groups who have launched their own fund-raising campaigns, siphoning off contributions that might otherwise have gone to the party itself. Among these groups are the newly-founded Free Society Association and the American Conservative Union. The ACU is shown in the documents seen by the Plain Dealer to have obtained some of the names and addresses on the Republican master contributor list. At first Bliss did not know that the party was selling, renting and exchanging its valuable mailing list of contributors. But he soon began receiving complaints. Bliss issued a written order on April 26 which said: "I have been receiving so many lettei-s of complaint from conti'ibutors that, effective today, the Republican National Commit­ tee will cease the practice of selling or exchanging its contributor mailing list to or with other persons or organiaations." One month later. Bliss caused the order to be repeated, again in writing, because underlings were continuing to do what Bliss had prohibited. His original order was either being ignored or else it had not been transmitted down the line. The order, at any rate, was moot by this time. Automated address tapes, from which the contributors' list could be re­ produced, had already left the party's custody in Washington and were in the hands of GOP officials elsewhere. For instance, on February 26 a New York firm issued a circular ^offering an. "exclusive list" of 104,992 Republican donors. It . quoted a price of $25 per thousand for addressing plus a extra $5 per thousand for a selection of contributors on the list who had given $25 or more to the p^rty. According to the railroad's pro­ posal, rates on canned goods will be cut 30 cents to $1.30 per hun­ dred pounds, but oniy for shippers who move a million pounds at a time in a maximum of eight freight cars, Another condition on this rock-bottom rate is that the shipper must move his canned goods from warehouse to market within one year. Taking note of this discrimina­ tion against smaller shippers, the New York Port Authority has charged the new rates are made-toordef for large eastern shippers who want to sell goods produced on the west coast from eastern warehouses. Smaller shippers, the port -authority noted, follow the practice of charging their cus­ tomers for freight ,when they are dealing in west coast goods. Killer Rate Cuts The goal of the proposed rail ra-te cuts — to cripple Sea-Land's role as a major shipper of canned goods, was also emphasized by the port agency. It cited statistics showing that canned food composed 75 percent of the shipping com­ pany's eastbound cargoes in 1964, and that these goods made up 52 percent of the line's total east-west intercoastal freight in 1963. Maritime. interests have long charged the nation's railroads with engaging in ruinous competition by slashing rates against other forms of transportation. After the rail­ road's competition withdraws from the trade, the roads are free to boost the rates higher than the pre­ vious levels since they are the only surviving means of transportation in the field. New U.S. Law Seen As Aid To Jobless WASHINGTON —As many as one million new jobs can result from a law recently signed by President Johnson, an AFL-CIO spokesman reported recently. Combining the concepts of two laws that expired earlier this year, the new public Works & Economic Development Act will help areas hard-hit by economic distress cre­ ate a "public facility base to make the communities more attractive to industry," said Frank Fernbach, assistant director of the AFL-CIO's Department of Research. "That, of course, means jobs— new, permanent, useful jobs," he explained. Fernbach praised, the multi-state or regional feature of the new law. He said this will encourage "states to do together what is mutually necessary for them to prosper— things that they cannot do alone." Such approach can be particularly effective in areas of common dis­ tress, like New England, the Great Plains and the northern Great Lakes, he said. Fernbach appeared on the. weekly AFL-CIO produced public service interview. Labor News Conference, heard over the Mutual Broadcasting System. �I - Pace Tern J '»v > SE: '••«'7 Loa .( •t'-/ii-,'*>: Oetaber 1, U« Commander Scoff Cofpenlf R»ppfff AstronautAfter 30 Days In Sealab 11 By SroNET MARGOLIUS A price battle on food has erupted in a number of Eastern and Mid­ west cities as several supermarket chains announced they will no LA JOLLA, Calif.—Astronaut M. Scott. Carpenter, who spent 30 days, 205 feet be­ longer give trading stamps. Instead, the rebels said, fhey will cut neath the surface of the Pacific in Sealab 11, declares that while the view from a space prices. capsule high above the earth is an unmatchable sight, life at the bottom of the ocean also A group of consumer-minded Congressmen has helped to acceler­ ate the young price war with an informal investigation. The Congress­ has very impressive moments. No matter if man tries to exist men, headed by Representative Lester Wolff (D.-N.Y.), want to know take advantage of the water to Commander Carpenter's par­ swim and propel himself. He also in outer or inner qiace, he still whether stanaps, supposedly given free with^grocery purchases, actually ticipation in the Navy's Sea­ said that man loM a good deal has to overctMna basically similar have Increased the prices you pay for the food itself. lab II project gives him the unique of his normal agility under water, problems, according to Carpenter. The price cuts by the chains which discontinued stamps, and the honor of being the first man to a drawback which does not occur His list of these problems includes Congressional inquiry, naturally have aroused opposition from the spend significant periods of time in space. building a "house," adapting to stamp companies. The iSrgest, Sperry and Hutchinson, not only re­ in "inner" and "outer" space. His both environments, and developing fused the Congressional committee's invitation to testify, but ran big The astronaut-turned aquanaut recent underwater stay was part the proper equipment to exist In ads hinting that the stores which recently dropped stamps, are cutting of tiie Navy's 45-day "mtin in the further reported there was much either place. prices only temporarily. similarity in feelings of weight­ sea" program. The astronaut was lessness experienced In inner and One Eastern chain which dropped stantps announced it has cut prices the only member of the Sealab an average of 3 per cent. We decided to make our own comparisons team to stay below for 30 straight outer space. between this chain and a similar medium-price su[>ermarket chain Carpenter considered life with­ days. which still gives stamps. in the ocean the more hospitable Incomparable Sunset of the two environments in which We priced 23 items selected not as advertised leaders but as typical In comparing his experiences of a family's usual needs. The "shopping basket" included cleaning above and below the earth'# sur­ he has experienced. "Inner space," supplies and paper goods as well as foods. face, Carpenter declared that the he said, "is a very gentle place." Lest any future aquanauts get sights that meet the eye while The 23 items cost $9.33 at the non-stamp store; $9.89-at the stampwhirling over a hundred miles the impression that life 205 feet giving store. The difference of 56 cents is 6 per cent. If this difference above the earth's surface cannot beneath the ocean is a bed of roses, continues, it represents a significant variation in the cost of food, far stand comparison with anything the astronaut described inner NEW YORK—SIU Safety Di- outweighing the value of stamps. else. In an interview with a re­ space as "a very hard life." In rector Joe Algina has been ap­ The real value of trading stamps, in this writer's experience, is about porter from the Associated Press, addition to being a tough place pointed a member of the Labor he declared that the beauty of a to exist, he found the marine world Conference of the National Safety IVi to 2 percent of the money you spend to get the stamps. For ex­ sunset as seen by an astronaut more hostile than outer space in Council for a ope-year term. Serv­ ample, if you buy $10 worth of groceries, you get 100 stamps in the mostly widely-used stamp plan. These 100 stamps are wortli about IS would be a hard sight to match. some ways. ing as safety director for the to 20 cents, at going retail values, in "gift" merchandise. However, as far as actual haz­ Union since 1960, Algina will for­ As far as actuat work perform­ The stamp company says a book of 1200 stamps is worth $3 in gift ance in the two environments goes, ards to human life go in the two mally begin his service with the Carpenter favors life beneath the environments. Carpenter declares Labor Conference during the an­ merchandise. Apparently this claim is based on the list or the stamp ocean. He explained that while he found the possibility of far nual National Safety Congress and company's own estimate of value. Our comparisons indicate that a working under the sea, a man has more danger as an astronaut in Exposition to be held in Chicago book of stamps is worth about $1.50 to $2 in merchandise, based on the usual dfscount or chain-store prices. a "little purchase," since he can space. October 25-28. Thus, even if you count the value of the stamps at the stamp-giving The SIU will also participate In supermarket chain, prices at the non-stamp'chain are still 4 to 4V^ per the 1965 Safety Congress. The conference will feature a union cent less on the 23 items we compared. safety booth to inform delegates Not all prices at the non-stamp chain were less. The non-stamp chain of what the labor movement is was lower on ten items, the same on eight, higher on five. But the po­ doing in the field of accident pre­ tential savings were especially noticeable in produce and ^iry prod­ vention. The union safety booth ucts. For example, the non-stamp store sold Grade A homogenized milk A call for action in five major problem areas in the Latin at last year's conference was rated at 23 cents a quart; the stamp store, 27; potatoes at 6 cents a pound definite success as it used the compared to 8; Grade A eggs, 57 compared to.61; tomatoes, 29, com­ American society was issued by Jack H. Vaughn, assistant atheme "Union Labor Promotes pared" to 39. secretary of state for inter-American affairs, in an addre.ss Safety." Soaps and cleaning products were much the same price-at both to the 11th graduating class of^ 10,000 Attendance stores. So were meats, with both chains juggling prices through the nomic progress without economic the American Institute for justice." Over 10,000 delegates from use of fancy names such as "filet steak" and "swiss steak" for various Free Labor Development. every state and foreign countries forms of what were really chuck steak in every c^e. Costa Rican Ambassador GonOne of the most revealing differences was in the price of a wellVaughn spoke in Spanish to the zalo J. Facii told the class that if are expected to attend this year's 20 labor leaders from 11 Latin the trade union movement is to conference. More than 800 speak­ known brand of instant coffee. It was 60 cents at the non-stamp chain American countries who had com­ carry out 'its great role in the ers will appear at 400 sessions. In and 95 at the stamp-giving chain, even though (ha label at the stampto several hundred giving super read "10 cents off." pleted the 10-week course in union democratic , revolution of our addition organization and administration times," its leaders must have a booths, all dealing with various While no particular emphasis -was given to. selecting the advertised made available to them by Ameri­ "comprehensive view" of the safety subjects. specials at either chain, it was noticeable at both chains, that you can labor, business and govern­ hemisphere's problems. Reports on The Labor Conference includes could save more on their own brands than buying the advertised spe­ ment. the activities of earlier graduates representatives of varioua unions cials on nationally-advertised brands. For exatbplc, one chain had i He listed these immediate prob­ of the AIFLD training institutes, and organizations which are mem­ special on a well-known brand of canned peas at two for 45 cents. But lems: the population explosion and he said, "reveal that the efforts of bers of the National Safety Its own brand of comparable-quality peas was 2 for 33. In general the savings on the stores' private brands averaged about 18 per cent. the consequent migration of rural those who shaped and now sustain Council. residents to cities; modernization this noble educational enterprise of the social and economic life of have not been in vain." farm areas, virtually unchanged Virgilio Somaza Mendoza of for four centuries; housing where Colombia, speaking for the gradu­ there is a "fantastic" need; in­ ates, said-they "really comprehend creased food production, and a the import of the instruction re­ merger of the "two-worlds" of the ceived." haves and have-nots. "We have understood the mes­ The different sectors of the sage and we shall benefit from the "two worlds" must "get working honest, generous and unselfish co­ closer together," he said the operation proferred us by our rich and the poor, urban and brothers of the American people." rural, government and business, The principal speaker at the civil and miliary, etc; Latin Amer­ luncheon was Henry S, Woodican needs 'more institutions of bridge, board chairman of the the people,' he added, built and True Temper Corp. and an AIFLD controlled by them so they feel trustee. a sense of proprietorship and par­ He pointed out that Latin Amer­ ticipation. He particularly cited schools and union and sports ica can profit by this country's-experience in shifting from an agri­ centers. cultural to an industrial economy, The graduates received their di­ and that the U.S. can benefit by plomas from AFL-CIO Vice Pres. Latin America's success in han­ Joseph A. Beirne, AIFLD sec­ dling race relations. retary-treasurer, who presided at "Your opportunity is immense," the ceremony in the absence of he told the graduates. "You will AFL-CIO President George Meany and who also was toastmaster at be leaders in your countries. You a luncheon in - honor of the can, help them, as few others can. Your union role will be that of graduates. helping the worker and as the Members of SIU Seniority Upgrading Class No. 10 are shown above in their graduation pic­ President Johnson sent the worker is the largest segment of ture. They ere (fop row. l-r); Eugeno Horeenberg, Robcit DeLambHy. Rafael pnlnoneig graduates, his "warm^t congratu- the eeqnomy, the more he prospers Monhall B«raf and Charles Mam. Bottom; row (l-r) ^reL Cbristos yofuilii^ . Istlons''and reitersteil. that "there the more successful will be the WilMH, WiHiam Cook and Joseph Sarnicota. ' ,:.ean be po. real and lasting.eco­ economy." Joe Algina To Serve On Safety Council Trade Unions Cited As Key To Latin American Progress SIU Seniority Upgrading Class No, 10 �OtfWbcr 1, IMI SEAFARERS FMW BICTCB LOG Getting the Story Seafarers aboard the Western Hunter (Western Tankers) recently participated in a refueling operation with the United States Navy in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The Western Hunter refueled the U.S.S. Boxer, one of America's giant aircraft carriers. "Everything was proceedings smoothly," reports Meeting The Hastings (Waterman Steajn- in on them, probably because Chairman C. L. Owen, "until shiplis having a fine run this time everybody stands an equal chance the hose broke. From there on In, the feathers really flew on both vessels. Finally, we brought the situation under control and com­ pleted the operation." i t Votes of thanks were flying so fast and furious aboard the Transfndia (Hudson Waterways) that Seafarers could hardly hear the ^engines turning over. The cap­ tain was so pleased with the work and behav­ ior of the crew that he made an Franco announcement to that fact. The ship's delegate Paul Franco extended a vote of thanks to deck delegate Joseph Zeloy, en­ gine delegate Carlos Troncoso, and stewards delegate Tom Markman. All delegates then joined together to thank the crew for a fine trip. And the crew, in turn, thanked the delegates and express their appreciation to the captain. "It was a fine voyage," reports meet­ ing chairman Sam Hacker. "Every­ one was grateful for the great SIU job turned in by all." t 4 \t Everything is ship-shape on board the Council Grove (City Service), reports C. W. Gabriel. She's carrying a very good crew and there is plenty of cooper­ ation all around. The slop chest is filled to the brim with i c e cold beverages and Gabriel the movies are •11 first class. "A hearty thanks to everybody for a fine SIU trip," says Brother Gabriel. "Things just could not be running any smoother than they are now. Good ship, good trip, good crew." 4 4 4 The weather was so hot and cunny aboard the Robin Locksiey (Robin Lines) that a couple of the boys began to think that they were back home lounging on the beach. But when one or two crew members went so far as to show up for dinner wearBergeria in g b a t h i n g trunks and sleeveless undershirts, a quick halt was called to their "shoreside" apparel. "We asked them to dress as usual in the mess room during dining hdbrs," reports shjp's delegate Stephen Bergeria. out. "Everything iooks good," says meeting secretary John Weils. "An­ derson Johnes was just elected to the post of ship's delegate by ac­ clamation. He looks like the fight man for the job. We have a fine crew with a healthy sprinkling of oldtimers. The voyage should be a smooth one." 4 4 4 When the crew members aboard the Robin Goodfeiiow (Robin Lines) extended a vote of thanks to the steward department "for a job well done," the steward re­ plied by not only thanking the members of his own department, but the entire Shrimpton crew as well. According to meeting chairman Averiii Bearden, steward Aussie Shrimpton praised his men for working well, for forming a fine department and for making the voyage a pleasant one. "Brother Shrimpton was 100 percent right," reports Bearden. of winning. Also," Brother Me­ Conneil points out, "nobody minds putting something down on the pool because the television is something that all hands use and enjoy." 4 4 4 Meeting chairman Charles P. Moore sailing aboard the Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers) reports that Herbert E. Collins has been elected to the post of ship's dele­ gate. "The vote was unanimous," Moore says, "and made by acclama­ tion. Everyone agrees that Collins is a fine choice and will carry out his duties in fine SIU fashion." 4 4 4 Seafarers aboard the Mt. Vernon Victory (Victory Carriers) are keep­ ing a weather eye on safety, accord­ ing to ship's delegate Calvin D. Morris. They have been cooperat­ ing closely in a series of fire and boat drills. "Safety is important," Morris points out. "Everybody should work together on all safety drills. That way the high SIU safe­ ty standards can be maintained." 4 4 4 Meeting chairman Tom Gordon of the Steel Fabricator (Isthmian) rep^orts that Brother Lopez was 4 4 4. Seafarers aboard the Steel . Sur­ unanimously accorded a vote of veyor (Isthmian) have decided to thanks as ship's delegate. "The move their li­ vote was by acclamation," Gordon says. "Lopez is a really good man." brary into the Sailing with a good delegate makes recreation room the success of the voyage a cer­ so that the room tainty. And success has been the and facilities can right word for our run so far." The be placed at the crew seconds Gordon's estimation crew's disposal. of both the delegate and the trip. "All work and no 4 4 4 play makes Jack Seafarers aboard the Producer a dull Seafarer," (Marine Carriers) have elected says ship's dele-; Herbert Lonczynski to the job of Kindya gate Michael J. ship's delegate. "It's a matter of the Kindya. But seriously," he con­ right man for the right job," says tinues, "recreation is an important meeting secretary J. G. Lakwyk. element of any job situation, espe­ 4 4 4: cially for the sailor who must The galley gangs crewing the fol­ spend his time off on the job site —that is to say, on the ship at sea. lowing vessels have been awarded We are cut off from the usual en­ the Seafarers merit of distinction tertainment facilities that are for chow and service above and beyond the call of duty: available on land. So every form Hastings (Waterman Steamship), of recreation becomes doubly im­ Wild Ranger (Waterman Steam­ portant." ship), Potamac (£)mpire Transport), 4 4 4 Geneva (U.S. Steel Corp.), Puerto An arrival pool was run off to Rico (Motorships of Puerto Rico), pay for repairs to the tv set aboard Alice Brown (Bloomfield Steam­ ship) Natalie (Maritime Overseas), the Elizabethport Savanah (Seatrain Lines), and (Sea-Land). The Kyaska (Waterman Steamship). results are in. 4 4 4 The winner is happy. And, best Like the old tv add says, the of all, the video crew aboard the Monarch of the has been repaired Seas (Sea-Land) would "rather and is in perfect Lipton." The boys are all taking working order. tea at sea. "In fact," says meeting "Those arrival chairman John Roberts, "we've pools . really do MeConneil asked that more ice tea be placed the job," an­ on the menu in place of Kool Ade nounces meeting chairman R. J: and other less satisfying cold 5 '•Conneii. "Everybody likes to get drinks. We'll take tea and see." Seafarer McNlano Gonnlez fills his daughter in on some labor history, informing her of the role played by the late Harry Lundeberg in fighting for the rights of seamen. Lundeberg, whose portrait overlooks the 2nd deck of New York Headquarters, was the former head of Sailor Union of the Pacific and a past President of the SlUNA. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), Aug. i— Chairman, J. Williams; Secretary, F. P. Amora. Brother Brady was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $14.50 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the steward department. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), Aug. 15— Chairman. H. Huston; Secretary, A. A. Clark. Ship's delegate, Brother C. Walker, reported that all is O.K. and running smoothly. Most of the re­ pairs were completed. $5 was given to Library fund in Noifolk, leaving balance in ship's fund of $22.06. Vote of thanks to the steward department, especially -to Henry Martin, chief cook; Sam Gutireze, the baker; and George Gibbons, 2nd cook, for the real fine groceries. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Robin Lines), Aug. 15 — Chairman, Averill Bear­ den Secretary, Aussie Shrimpton. Ship's delegate reported that every­ thing is running smoothly. $51.50 in ship's fund. Motion made that the membership of this ship's meeting go on record that it is unalterably opposed to any possible merger be­ tween the NMU and the SIU as re­ ported recently in the New York press. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a job well done. The steward thanked both his own department and the crew for their cooperation throughout the trip. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), Sept. 7 —Chairman, Joseph Moody; Secre­ tary, Robert Gorbea. Everything is running smoothly with no beefs. Vote of thanks was extended to the stew­ ard department. Aug. 20—Chairman, Joseph Moody; Secretary, Joseph Moody. All beefs were settled. Some disputed OT to be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks to the steward department. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Sept. 5—Chairman, C. W. Gabriel; Secretary, A. E. Moore. Ship's dele­ gate reported that everything is going along fine. Very good crew. Plenty of cooperation all around. Slop chest has plenty of good beer, movies are 1st class. Thanks to all for a smooth trip. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin Lines), Aug. 9 — Chairman, None; Secretary, None. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Vote of thanks to the chief cook. June 27—Chairman, Emi! eretsky; Secretary, None. New ship's delegate elected. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Aug. 29—Chairman, Warren Messen­ ger; Secretary, Luther Gadson. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. Few hours dis­ puted OT in deck department, other­ wise no beefs were reported. All members were requested to wear shirt and pants in messroom during meal hours. Vote of thanks was ex­ tended to the steward department. NATALIE (Maritime Overseas), Sept. 5—Chairman, John Kucharski; Secre­ tary, James Sumpter. Brother John Kucharski was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. MONARCH OF THE SEA (Sea-Land), Sept. 6 — Chairman, John Roberts; Secretary, Skinny Wells. Brother L. J. Pate was elected to serve as ship's delegate' after Brother Ed Morris gave up the job. Department delegates reported that everything is running OK. Crew wishes to be informed about the new contract. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department. �l!if SEAFARERS Pa«« TwelT» OtMttr 1. ItM LOG Seafarer Calls For Action To Retain USPHS Hospitals Addressing his shipmates at the Del Sud's shipboard meeting recently, Seafarer Aftthony Rodriguez sounded off on the importance to all Seafarers of keeping the USPHS hoispitals in operation. tinued. "Many were crippled and "The U.S. sailor," he said, "de­ He urged his fellow crew- mangled, and many more suffered pends on these hospitals for hU members to take advantage of the tortiu'ea of hell, .swimming well being—and sometimes for hie all possible means to insure away from burning tankers. Count­ very life. And now the American I; f; Seafarer Caries Gomez shows his son Carlos Angel around New York SiU headquarters. Young Carlos, one of the original recipients of a SIU maternity benefit, was Interested in the collection of plaques and honors awarded to the Seafarers International Union over the years. Seafarer's Son Eyes Scholarship Award that the hospitals established by Congress in the 1790's remain open. Calling for Immediate action on all fronts, Rodriguez pointed to the s acrlf ices made by the American mer­ chant marine over the decades to guarantee that the United States stays strong and free. "During - World War II there Rodriguez were more sea^ men killed in action in the first six months of hostilities than in any branch of the regular armed services," Rodriguez noted. Countless Perished "Many of these seamen died in life rafts and in hospitals," he con- When Seafarer Carlos Gomez visited New York Head­ quarters recently, he had his 12-year old SIU "bonus baby" Carlos Angel in tow. would mean a great deal to Young Carlos Angel was ship me and my family." among the first SIU "ar­ In the meanwhile, father and son rivals" to receive one of the are getting In a lot of time together Union's initial n>aternity benefits back in 1953. "Carlos Angel was born on New Year's Day," says his father who has sailed with the SIU since 1946. "The maternity benefit was the second New Year's present my wife and I got that year." Carlos Angel is anxious to follow in the Seafaring wake of his father who sails as a member of the engine department. "I want to be a sailor," he says. "And I want to be a Seafarer like my father." Carlos Sr. approves of his son's choice of livelihood, but he is anx­ ious that the boy attend coliege first. "These days it pays to have a col­ lege education," he says. "Even a Seafarer will find that he has more job flexibility with a coliege diplo­ ma." SIU Scholarships Both Carlos Sr. and Carlos Jr. are interested in the SIU Scholar­ ship Program which is open to Sea­ farers and their children. "It's a great program," Carlos Sr. Insists. "But I know that only the very best students stjnd a chance of winning. That's one of the rea­ sons that my boy studies so hard in school. He knows that he is eligible to win the scholarship, and he's doing his best." "I'm not sure that I can win," Carlos Jr. admits with a grin. "But I'm sure going to try. That schoiar" while the boy is on vacation from school and Brother Gomez is on the' beach. "We do a lot of fishing and play a little football together," the SIU veteran says. "My son loves all out­ door sports." Carlos Angel, who is a first class scout in the Boy Scouts, spent the early weelcs of the summer away at Roy Scout camp. "I got in some great fishing and camping up there," young Carlos says. "I was high string on the Tenmile River. Everything my father taught me about fishing sure came m handy. The boy also won a medal for executing an "expert patrol." SIU Awards While showing his son around the New York Headquarters, Sea­ farer Gomez pointed out the n^ny plaques and awards won by the Seafarers International Union over the years. "It's very impressive," Carlos Jr., says. "But I already knew what a great Union the SIU was. My father told me." Carlos Jr. was also impressed by the huge SIU shipping board. "Someday I'll be manning those vessels," young Carlos said wist­ fully. "But only after you finish col­ lege," his father said firmly. Brother Gomez last sailed aboard tiie Overseas Joyce. He makes his home in New York with his wife Cecilia, his 8-year-old daughter Anna, and his son Carlos Angel. ' • - V ;•• •• J?; Don't Delay On Heat Beefs Now that the cold weather is here. Seafarers are reminded that heating and lodging beefs in the shipyard can be easily handled if the ship's delegate promptly notifies the captain or chief engineer and shpws them the temperature reading at the time. Crewmembers who beef to themselves about the lack of heating but wait three or four days before making the problem known to a respon­ sible ship's officer are only making things tougher for themselves. The same applies when shipyard workers are busy around living quarters. Make sure you know where and when the work was done so that the SIU patrolman has the facts available in order to make a determination. less others perished without any chance at all. "And yet," said Rodriguez, "the Medical Association is ready to for­ get all of this." "But all Americans sense a new time of trouble and conflict ahead for our great nation," Rodriguez pointed out. "And Seafarers have not forgotten, nor will they forget in the future. We still stand ready to live or die for the principles of democracy and freedom. The cur­ rent emergency will find us as ready and able as we were in the past." Noting how crucial the contin­ uance of USPHS is to the special medical needs of America's sail­ ing men, Rodriguez stated: Best Treatment "I do not know exactly how many years the USPHS hospitals have been treating American sea­ men. I do know, however, that they have saved countless lives by offering the very best in care and treatment. Medical Association is moving full speed ahead to slam the doors of USPHS in our faces. "There is no possible justifica­ tion or excuse for this blatant dis­ regard of the seaman's welfare. It betrays the A.M.A.'s complete lack of humanity or dedication to the principles of the Hippocratic Oath." Mortal Struggle Calling upon his Brother Sea­ farers to fight for what may well turn out to be their lives, Rodri­ guez proposed taking immediate political action. "I urge my brother Union mem­ bers to write their congressmen and senators-on this crucial issue. Don't be put off. We can't afford to be defeated," Rodriguez told his fellow Seafarers aboard the Del Sud. "I hope and pray that we will all be pleasantly surprised at the results of our efforts," he con­ cluded. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Seafarers and ttieir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produ^-d under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions' in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum St Plastic Workers) 4- 4- 4 Eastern Alt Lines (Flight Engineers) 4i 4> ' 4i ' H. I. Slegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4> 4- . 4> Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) 4; t 4i Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk". "Cabin StiU," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) 4 4. 4. rr\ rhe Lad By Roy Lee Hinson The young man tramps through the weedy field, -' He has an anxious mind and a heart of steel. • ; The milk weeds bleed in a little dirty hand. They, are crushed by the boy with cheeks of tan: •• I ' • A bird nest is found in the tumble weeds. Whip O Wills built it in the marshy reeds. A Sage Hen cries to a joyful world, Her young new fly,'as the vxind in a whirl. The It The It fruit is ripe on the Stamey trees, is gathered in before the freeze. Black Haws dangle from a snarled bush. is a dfelicious dish for Ham and Cush. Basking and bathing in the Autumn Sun, He feasts by the brook on a cinnamon bun. He sets his traps for Hare and Coon, Then waits for the catch on Harvest Moon. • J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4 4 4 Kingsport Press "World Book," "ChUdcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) EVERY 4 4 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding ' (United Furniture Workers) 4 4 4 Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) 4 -4 4 ' Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) 4 4 _4 White Furniture Co. . United Furniture Workers of America - ^ His little feet move as perpetual pedals. They are pierced by thorns, scratched by nettles. His face is stained with red mulberry. His pants are dirty with mud from the ferry. MONTHS If any SiU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contaci any SIU hall. Yoim SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY . ' �Ort*kcr 1, ItM SEAFARERS Face TliMcca LOG Batten Down The Hatches^ Seafarer Snatches Matches , "Say buddy, can you spare a match?" A harmless enough request on the surface, but aboard the Miami, Seafarers respond by clutching their pockets and running for cover. It's not that they begrudge a light to a fellow shipmate with a cold cigar, cigarette or pipe. But for building lighthouses? Water towers? Miniature sticks. Early this year, the LOG aboard the same vessel. Most reported the creative endeavors of agree that it would be the begin­ ships? Seafarer Marius Dei Prado and his wife Lucille proudly display their daughter Margaret's scrapboolc of newspaper clippings and the plaque she won for graduating first in her class from the Spar training school. The pretty Spar can coolc, sew, and keep a budget neatly balanced. Seafarer's Daughter Tops In Spar Class "You ought to see the heads turn when she steps out in her spanking new Spar uniform," beams Seafarer Marius Del Prado who stopped by the LOG office recently to report the latest accomplishments of his+ attractive 19-year old daugh­ vanishing point. Then, early this year, the Coast Guard decided ter Margaret. "The boys all whistle," he says, "and people even come up to her In the street to wish her good luck in the service of Uncle Sam." Understandably, Brother Del Prado and his wife Lucille are as proud as can be of Margaret who Just graduated with high honors from the Coast Guard Training Center Yeoman School in Groton, Connecticut. Margaret placed first among her elass of 21 graduating Spars, re­ ceiving the Coast Guard Award of Excellence. "About those wolf whistles," the pretty co-ed smiles, *T think that they're whistling at the uniform. Most boys just aren't used to see­ ing a girl in military attire, at least not since World War II." Margaret is a member of the first l^ar reserve unit to be re­ activated since the days of the Second World War when the Coast Guard's feminine service boasted a membership of 8,000. After the War, the ranks of the Spans declined almost to the to revive its more glamorous arm. New Recruits In an attempt to triple Spar membership, 40 new recruits were sought. Margaret, who had been a secretary for a book publishing firm, was the 21st to enlist. Taking her boot camp training in Bainbridge, Maryland, she will now be assigned to one of the Coast Guard district offices for clerical and administrative duties. Spars serve one year of active duty and spend two years in the reserves. "I think it's great that my daughter has enlisted In a sea­ faring branch of the sMvice," says veteran engine department man Del Prado. "Margaret has always heard talk of the sea at home and I guess it got to her. Margaret's many skills would serve her equally well in a homemaking capacity as in a career with the Spars. Majoring in home economics in high school, she won awaros for cooking and sewing. She is also an expert bookkeeper, typist and secretary; "Why not? ask third cook Robert ("Junior") Myers WhoSe hobby is constructing tiny replicas of sea structures out of wooden matches. "After all," he points out, "it's better than just burning them up. And using them for building models is a lot healthier than using them to light up a cigarette." But the Miami crew is facing a serious match shortage. The Seafarers have been over-gener- Myers Horriey ous in meeting Brother Myers' allhands call for matches. He needs them by the thousands to ply his craft. "But we need them too," la­ ments 2nd cook Bob Hartley. "Don't get me wrong." he quickly adds. "I'm not one to stand in the way of art. It's just that it gets a little rough lighting cigar­ ettes from smoked down butts." Myers, who has just completed •mall-ecale matchstick models of a lighthouse and an accompany­ ing water tower, spends the rest of' his spare time repairing tvs, radios, and any other electrical gadgets that he can get his hands on. "Junior fixes everything," re­ ports Seafarer Hartley, "whether it needs fixing o.r not. Actually, so far he's had quite a bit of luck with.the repairs. But what really amazes everyone on board is that he hasn't been electrocuted yet. The guy has amazing luck." A Pile or Maiehea Myers isn't the only Seafarer to create objects from wooden match" LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Guilty _ By Henri Percikow He vMlks, reeling. In a foul city tunnel Sagging against metal bars— Sputtering Through drooling jaws. Echoing the chaos of his world. Gnawed by endless worry Faced with flowing debts He stares brutishly Unaware of roaring wheels The pushing crowd The silent bystander. Margaret Del Prado receives the Coast Guard Award of Excellence from Rear Admiral Charles Tighe at her gradua­ tion. from Spar training school in GrOton, Connecticut. -. Margaret graduated first in her ciess. Alone, A harmless drunk With mind and body limping A bruised clod. Yet a lucid spark jolts his memory — Facing the nickel plated cop Defender of the guilty. Brother Star Wells who devotes hk.^ idle hours to making picture frames out of matchsticks. Wells calculated that 2,969 matchsticks were required to form a single frame. Seafarers are wondering what would happen if Wells and Myers found themselves shipping out Appr^iates SIU Pension To the Editor: I received my first pension check the other day and I want everyone to know that I am proud to be a member of a great maritime union like the SIU. I joined in New Orleans, back in 1939. Down through the years I have watched with pride as the SIU grew into the great union that it is today. My wife and I will be eternal-, ly and everlastingly grateful for the pension plan and all other wonderful benefits to which my membership in the SIU entitles us. Today I can walk down the street with pride and dignity, knowing that my check will ar­ rive every month and that our simple needs will be taken care of throughout my twilight years. Once mwe, our everlasting thanks and gratitude to the SIU and to everyone connected with it. May God bless each and every one of you, and may you all have smooth sailing. Fraternally yours, Walter H. Cook, Mrs. Delia Cook, and Walter Jr. 4. ai Seafarer Lauds Benefits To the Editor: I wish to express my deepest appreciation to The Seafarer's International Union for my re­ tirement pension. The day I received my first check was one of the happiest and proudest days of my life. Now that these checks vWill be coming in for the rest of my life, I have noth­ ing more to worry about. I would also like to express my gratitude to the United States Public Health Service Hospital in New Orleans. The staff took wonderful care of me during my confinement there. It will be a great shame if these ning of the biggest feud in Sea­ faring history, each artist, scram­ bling and scrapping for matchstick donors. "It's possible," says Brother Hartley. "Artists are very tempermental people. But personally, "I think that they would 'strike up' a lasting friendship." hospitals are forced to close their doors. My wife and children join me in saying "thank you" to all concerned for helping us in our time of need. Gratefully, John S. Fontan. t t 4» SIU Widow Lauds Benefits To the Editor: I want everyone to know how grateful I and my three sons are for the check the Seafarer's Wel­ fare Fund sent me as beneficiary of my late husband Ethern Rus­ sell. The Union's expression of sympathy was deeply appreciat­ ed by all of us. Losing my husband was a hard blow for me. Losing their father was even a harder blow for the children. And the SIU lost a good worker and Brother when Ethem died. Once again I wish to express my sincere thanks to everyone connected with the SIU. Sincerely yours, Mrs. Ethern Russell, and sons Larry. Charles and Harold. i t' t Grateful For Welfare Plan To the Editor: I just want to let you know how grateful I am for the check I received as the beneficiary of my late husband Charles Lovell. Also I want to thank the Un­ ion members for the flowers and messages of sympathy they sent. I appreciate what the Union has done for us so much. When Charles was in the hospital, the Union representative was always there. The welfare and disability checks were always right on time. And the medicines were always promptly payed for. I don't think that my husband could have belonged to a better union than the SIU. Thank you again. Sincerely yours, Mrs. Eleanor Lovell �SEAFARERS Paffe Fonrteen SIU Arrivals Constance Flood, bom July 2, 1965, to the John T. F oods, Philadelphia, Pa. 1965, to the Vincent D. Robinsons, North East, Maryland. Cheryl Ann Hoban, tjorn February 10, 1965, to the Charles W. Hobans, New Or­ leans, La. C.herie Beck, born July 5, 1965, to the Donal L. Becks, New Orleans, La t 4" t 4 4 4 4 4 4 Marcy Gail Collins, bom August 13, Thomas Cott Stecker, born June 18, 1965, to the Robert H. Collins, Virginia, 1965, to the Vaughn E. Steckers, Dear­ ' III. born Heights, Mich. I 4 4 4 Rex Elmore Coxwell, born July 16, 1965, 4» 4 4" to the Rex E. Coxwell, Leakesville, Miss. Linda Sue Nottage, born August 26, 4 4 4 1965, to the Anthony F. Nottages, San i Francisco, Ca'if. Dawn Marie Adams, born July 30, 1965, I to the John Adams, Brooklyn, N.Y. 4 4 4* Rhonda Lynn Pierce, bom Aug. 16, j 4 4 4 1965, to f'T Benjamin W. Pierces, Jack­ Connie Utiey, born September 1, 1965, sonville, F'a. to the Richard P. Utieys, Galveston, 4 4 4 Texas. Aida Gcnzaicz, born August 25. 1965 to 4 4 4 the Pab o G" :ale:t. Ponce, P.R. Mary Jane Jurkiewicz, born August 17, 4 4 4 Cintha Brown, born August 20, 1955, to 1965, to the Stanley Jurkiewiczs, Buffalo, New York. the Char es P awns, Texas City, Texas. 4 4 4 Darryl Johnson, bom September 2, 1965, to tl'.e Knoxia L. Johnsons, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Charles Knaop, born August 26, 1965, to the Dariua L. Knapps, Pritchard, Ala. Susan LaPorte, born July 30, 1965, to the Antonio LaPortes, Baltimore, Md. 4 4 4 Charles Ree.-es, born August 31. 1965, to the Charles L. Reeves, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 Kimberly Marie McClellan, born May 11, 1955, to the Byron M. McClellans, Frankfort, Mich. 4 4 4 Vincent D. Robinson, bom August 17, 4 4 4 Maria Dolores Vidal, born August 7, 1965, to the Manuel Vidals, Baltimore, Maryland. 4 4 4 Roger Carley Knox, bom August 18, 1965, to the George S. Knoxs, Kenner, Louisiana. 4 4 4 '4 4 4. Lawrence Robinson, born August 1, 1935, to the John W. Robinsons, St. Ignace, Michigan. Donna Dougherty, born July 27, 1965, to the Ralph H. Doughertys, New Or­ leans, Louisiana. 4 4 4 Sheri Anderson, bom July 28, 1965, to the Melvin Andersons, East St. Louis, Illinois. Cargo Totals Scheduie^f Up In Balto. BALTIMORE — Foreign trade SIU-AGLIWD Meetings shipped through this port during 1964 was up by 4 percent over the New York ... .Oct. 4—2:30 P.M. figure in the previous year, 1963. Philadelphia ... Oct. 5—2:30 P.M. Both import and export traffic Baltimore Oct. 6—2:30 P.M. through the port increased, reach­ Detroit Oct. 8—2:30 P.M. ing a total of over 22.5 million long Houston Oct. 11—2:30 P.M. tons according to the Maryland New Orleans .. Oct. 12—2:30 P.M. Port Authority. Mobile Oct. 13—2:30 P.M. The 1964 foreign trade cargoes 4 4 4 were 857,038 tons ahead of the 21,670,614 long tons which moved West Coast SIU-AGLIWD through the port's piers in 1963 and represented the largest volume Meetings since 1957. The value of the port's Wilmington Oct. 18—2 P.M. inport-export trade was almost $1.5 San Francisco Oct. 20—2 P.M. billion in 1964 and marked the Seattle Oct. 22—2 P.M. ninth consecutive year the value 4 4 4 exceeded $1 billion. Third In Exports Great Lakes SIU Meetings Baltimore ranked third in 1964 Detroit Oct. 4—2 P.M. among U.S. seaports in total foreign Alpena Oct. 4—2 P.M. trade export tonnage, with New Buffalo Oct. 4—2 P.M. York, as usual, in first place fol­ Oct. 4—2 P.M. lowed by Norfolk. Philadelphia Chicago Cleveland Oct. 4—2 P.M. was fourth and New Orleans fifth. Diiiuth Oct. 4—2 P.M. Goods moving through Baltimore Frankfort .^ Oct. 4—7 P.M. went to and came from more than 4 4 4 140 nations of the world. Exports went to more than 130 nations, led GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGION by Italy, West Germany and Pakis­ tan. Over 115 nations sent their Detroit ...... Oct. 11—7:30 P.M. goods into the U.S. through Balti­ Milwaukee ... Oct. 11—7:30 P.M. more. Chicago Oct. 12—7:30 P.M. inal Departures Ramon Prado Varela, 75: Bron­ chopneumonia proved fatal to Brother Varela at the Jackson Memorial Hos­ pital, Miami, Florida. mem­ ber of the deck department. he joined the SIU in 1940. He is sur­ vived i)y his brother E m i 1 i o Prado Varela. Place of burial was the Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Long Island, N.Y. 4 4 4 Hal R. Ellis Jr., 53: A heart at­ tack proved fatal to Brother Ellis aboard the Del Norte at sea. A member of the steward depart­ ment, he joined the Union in 1946. He is survived by his sister Mrs. Jean Ellis Bright. Herbert Harry Armfield, 49: Brother Armfield succumbed to a heart attack at the Seattle USPHS Hospital. A member of the engine depart­ ment, he joined the SIU in 1952. Place of burial was the Forrest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle, W a s hington. He is survived by Michiye Inouye, a friend. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Jerry J. Montie, 54: Heart failure proved fatal to Brother Montie on the Carp River, St. Ignace, Mich­ igan. A member of the Union since 1961, he sailed as a linesmen. He is survived by his wife Lauretta. Place of burial was in St. Ignace, Michigan. 4 4 4 Richard E. Lloyd, 47: Brother Leonard Cyprowskl, 28: Brother Lloyd died of natural causes in Cyprovvski died of accidental causes New Orleans, Louisiana. A in San Francisco, member of the California. A engine depart­ member of the en­ ment, he joined gine department, the SIU in 1960. he joined the SIU No beneficiaiy in 1962. He was was designated. buried in New Place of burial Orleans, Louisi­ was in Beaumont, ana. No benefici­ Texas, ary was designa­ ted. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Henry E. Footlander, 61: Brother John Earl Webster, 38: Brother Footlander died of natural causes Webster died of natural causes at 1963, at the De­ the Alpena Gen­ troit USPHS Hos­ eral Hospital, Alpital, Detroit, p e n a, Michigan. Michigan. A mem­ A member of the ber of the Union Union since 1963, since 1962, he .he sailed as a sailed as 8; tug-; wheelsman. He is man, No benedlcisurvived by his ary was designa­ wife . Mary Ann. ted. Place of bur­ P I a c e of burial ial was the Ternwas the Ever­ dale Cemetery, Rivervlew, Michi­ .. • •• a . ' . .. ... green Cemetery, Alpena, Midiigan. gan.-:• - Oetober 1, INI LOG Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constieuUon ol the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakei and Inland Waters District makea speciBc provision for safesuarding the membership's money and Union Snahces. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. TJIUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates.. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at tha headquarters of the various tru^ funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able In all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in tne contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall. , return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shcpard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board , 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930, New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as 'eferred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, fails to protect vour contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port, agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member, it has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership aetion at tha September, 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of tha Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among iti ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment he made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately he reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLI&ATION8. Ths SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED .SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU menibers drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These, rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer -may he discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which hs Is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITV DONATIONS. Ons of tha basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best Interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through .which legislative and political activities are conducted for tha benefit of the "membership and the Union. . If at any time a Seafarer feeis that any of tha abova rlghti liava baan vlalatad, or that ha has baan daniad Hi* epnstltutianal right of'aceass taUnion racords or Infamiatian, ha shauld Immadlataty notify SIU Frasldant Paul Hall at haadquarters by cfrtlflad :;ntll.. raturn racalpt rqquaitad Buffalo Qct. 13—7:30 P.M. tSaultSte. Marie Oct. 14—7:30 P.M. Duluth Oct. 15—7:30 P.M. ClcTcland Oct. 15—7:30 P.M. Toledo Oct. 15—7:30 P.M. (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). 4 4 4 SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia Oct. 5—5 Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) Oct. 6—5 Houston Oct. 11—5 Norfolk Oct. 7—5 New Orleans Oct. 12—5 Mobile Oct. 13—5 4 4 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. PJH. 4 RAILWAY MARINE REGION Jersey City Oct. 11—10 Phiiadeipbia Oct. 12—10 Baltimore Oct. 13—10 "Norfolk Oct. 14—10 A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. Sc 9 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. Sc 8 P.M. 4 4 4 United Industrial Workers New York Baltimore Philadelphia tHonston Mobile New Orleans Oct. 4—7 Oct. 6—7 Oct. 5—7 Oct. 11—7 Oct. 12—7 Oct. 13—7 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. "Mealing held at Labor Temple, Newpert News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Directory Of UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS ALPENA, Mich 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6609 127 River St EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. ...1216 E. Baltimore St BOSTON, Mass EA 7-4909 177 State St Rl 2-0149 BUFFALO, N.Y CHICAGO, Ml 735 Washington St TL 3-9259 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St MA 1-5459 DETROIT, Mich. .10225 W. Jefferson Ave. DULUTH, Minn FRANKFORT, Mich VI 3-4741 312 W. 2nd St RA 2-4110 P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. . 99 Montgomery St HE 3-0104 MIAMI, Fla 744 W. F!^*^ler St FR 7-3564 MOBILE, Ala 1 South Lawrence St NEW ORLEANS, La NORFOLK, Va HE 2-1754 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 ' 115 3rd St. ' Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Ponna. . 2604 S. 4th St DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R.. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 29 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash. .....2505 First Avenue ;MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS,'Mo. ...805 Del Mar ' • • ' • • ; • • • CE-11434 TAMPA, Fla. '..312 Harrison St .i . Tel. ''?9-?788 WILMINGTON, Calif. . 505 N. IV > " -e. TE 4-2S2J �OCMMT 1, IMf Tas R0fiui4 CtubOm ' Incoma tax refund ^ecks are being held for the following SIU members by Jack Lynch, Room 201, 8UP Building, 490 Harrison Street, San Fr^cdsco 9, Califor­ nia: Knowlton Allen, Felix P. Amora (2), Alexander Ansalde; fh-la Bushold, Jeaste E. Collins, Jahn W. Cerlew, Wlnfred S. Da­ niel, Hans J. L. Pedersen (2), Blrgcr R. Rasmussen (3), and Harold R. Thomas. SEAFARERS Otoha Lafleir' You are asked to eontaet your mother at her new address at 614 East Long Street, Villo Platte, Louisiana 70586. 4 4 4 Raphael Hernandez You are requested to contact your 'Wife Gloria c/o Mrs. Firado, 187 Baltic Street, Brooklyn, NOW York. 4 4 4 N.Y. Shipping Up in August NEW YORK—^Traffio increased during the month of August in this port, although it failed to reach the levels attained during 1964. During August 986 ocean­ going vessels arrived here, ac­ cording to the regular monthly report of traffic activity prepared by the port Maritime Association. The association reported that the August totals represented a gain of 34 over the 952 ships which visited the port in July. However, the figures for last month were substantially below the 1,040 vessels that arrived in port during August, 1964. An analysis of the arrivals dur­ ing August shows that' 752 were either dry cargo and passenger trade, and that 521 were in for­ eign trade, and 231 in coastal trade. The report said 234 tankers ar­ rived in August, 114 of them fly­ ing the U.S. flag, and 120 foreign flags. Departures from New York were 973 during August, the same number which set sail in the pre­ vious month, but still below the 1,047 vessels which left the port in August, 1964. Of this total, 309 vessels flew the U.S. flag, 118 leaving for foreign ports and 78 bound for coastal destinations. George E. Pickels is, You are requested to contact Bobby Gene McMkhael your wife at 2319 Bailey Terrace, Your mother requests that you Philadelphia 45, Pennsylvania. call home at telephone number 4 4 4 JU 4-8898, or call your brother at Rafhael R. Maldonado telephone number JE 4-7760. You are asked to contact your 4" 4" t mother-in-law Mrs. Mary Jane An­ Donald Cox derson at 23123 Marigold, Tor­ You are requested to write to rance, California. Theodore Maltese at 17 Lincoln "4 4 4 Avenue, Roslyn Heights, New York Earl Wal&te 11977, or phone 516 - MA 1-6384. You are requested to contact ^ is, your sister Mrs. Elmer Swartz at Thomas James McGurn 4248 N.E. Broadway, Portland, You are requested to contact Oregon. your wife Alice who is ill. 4 4 4 Jack J. IVinley, Jr. is, is, is, Your are asked to cmitact Rob­ Ex-SS Afoundrla, 1956 Anyone' who was aboard the ert H. Winley at 604 East Capitol Afoundrla from March, 1956 to De­ Street, 'Washington, D.C. cember, 1956,/ which paid oft in 4 4 4 James E. Byrnes Seattle, is requested to contact You are requested to contact Hugh Gallagher at 1100 Pine Street, your father Joseph Obreza at 339 Clearwater, Florida 33515. N. Clifton Avenue, Lindenhurst, 4 4» 4 Joe Whelan Long Island, New York. You are asked to contact Mr. 4 4 4 John Joseph Naughton Longfellow at 4312 Jefferson Ave­ You are asked to call yoiu; moth­ nue, Houston, Texas. er in reference to your grand­ 4 4 4 James Edgar Slayton mother who is very ill. Phone: 863You are requested to contact 3372. your attorney Sherman F. Raphael 4 4 4 Giffdon E. Finlay at 1041 Maison Blanche Building, (Continued from page 3) You are requested to contact New Orleans, Louisiana, or call with religious groups to respect your wife as soon as possibble. 522-9161. personal religious convictions on union membership and activities. This policy is in connection with objections raised to repeal of Sec­ tion 14(b) by a few religious or­ ganizations (Continued from Page 2) • Approved a report showing a dial $25,000 contribution to aid vic­ the Red Cross rehabilitation pro­ tims of hurricane Betsy and has gram to 80,000 AFL-CIO members 245,000 gain in average monthly mobilized its resources in Louisiana in the area. In addition, the city membership in the 12 months end­ end two nearby states to aid in the AFL-CIO planned a series of com­ ing June 30, 1965, to a level of massive rescue and rehabilitation munity service advertisements in 13,141,194. effort. local newspapers. As factories re­ • Heard a report from Director In some of the hardest-hit areas, opened, the Red Cross assigned of Organization John W. Living­ up to 60 percent of the victims aire staff members to in-plant welfare ston that the percentage of Na­ members of AFL-CIO unions, ac­ work at newly opened plants in tional Labor Relations Board vic­ cording to ah estimate by the Fed­ cooperation with union counselors, tories is increasing for AFL-CIO eration's Community Services Com­ local union leaders and community unions and that the organizing mittee. agencies. campaigns in the Balitmore-DisIn past weeks, state and local Damage to marine facilities and trict of Columbia and Los Angeles AFL-CIO groups worked with equipment runs into many millions areas have added about 83,000 AFL-CIO Community Services of dollars. These losses include: members to union rolls in the past staff members in the massive effort few, years. • Two major ships reported to relieve • suffering — recruiting • Adopted a report amending, sunk, six aground and 18 damaged. rescue workers, manning relief updating and clarifying federation • Two partially completed new stations, searching for and shelter­ rules governing state and lo,cal ing flood victims in union halls ships sunk. central bodies. and schools, distributing food, • Over 200 barges sunk, numer­ • Received with a great dealTJf clothing and medical supplies. ous others damaged. regret the notice of the coming During Betsy's rampage through • Two ferryboats sunk, others retirement of Nelson H. Cruikthe city, the SIU hall,was used as damaged. shank as director of the Depart­ refugee centbr and sheltered over •One dredge sunk, others dam­ ment of Social Security and Sera400 people. Several thousand hot fino Romualdi, who has been on aged. meals were served at the hall with leave from his post as inter-Ameri­ emergency food supplies stock­ • Damage to New Orleans port can representative while working piled by the Union in advance of facilities is expected to run into with the American Institute for the storm. An emergency medical millions of dollars. The towing Free Labor Development. Meany cenkr was also established at the industry reported damage losses of noted that both men had rendered hall where '.'shots',' were adminis­ over $31 million. great service to the trade union tered to help prevent the outbreak movement and had made outstand­ of disease. ing records in their fields. Throughout the emergency pe­ • Received a report from the riod, the Louisiana AFL-CIO and AFL-CIO delegation to the recent the Greater Ne^ Orleans Labor Seafarers are advised to se­ congress of the International Con­ Council were in the "front lines" cure a master's certificate at federation of Free Trade Unions of help to disaster victims, along all times when they become ill in Amsterdam. with national AFL-CIO Community or Injured aboard ship. The • Set the next meeting of the Services staff members and the right to demand a master's cer­ tificate verifying illness or in- Executive Council for December 8 Red Cross. in Saij.Franciscp abd the ^council's Jury aboard a vessel is guaram The Greater New Orleans Labor leed bjr law. • winter meeting < to open February — •.. . Council provided information on 28;'1966, in Honolulu. Labor Asks 14fb) Fight New Orleans Disaster Get Before Leaving Tage Fttteem LOG MTD Executive Council tContlnued from Page 2) Appealing to liberal Republioacountry baz a strong fleet to meet our national defense needs, the cans to fight a planned filibuster MTD board urged the following being organized by Republican Sen­ actiona .be made part of a new ate Leader Everett Dirksen, of Hninoos, against the repeal of section government maritime policy: 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, the • The revision of the present MTD board urged that they stand subsidy system on a more Intelli­ up and be counted as friends of la­ gent and logical basis to cover bor and be assured of continued shlp-buildlng and operation of support of the country's working both passenger and dry cargo •men and women. Section 14(b> ships. . permits states to pass so-called • The cetabliahment of a well- "right-to-work" laws which under­ planned shipbuilding program in mine the security of trade unions. U.S. shipyards on all coasts to pro­ The MTD also pledged to engage duce a fleet of urgently needed in increased political education and new, modem, fast merchant ships action in preparation for the -1966 on a crash basis. elections. "The executive board announced • Swift aotkn to discourage the ©•owing practice of depleting the its support of a proposal that 30 U.S. fleet by registering ships un­ percent of all oil imported into the der foreign flags to evade payment U.S. be carried in U.S.-flag tankers. of union wages to crews and avoid The proposal was made by a Mari­ payment of U.S. corporate taxes. time Advisory Committee headed Urged prompt passage of the Her- by Theodore Kheel. The board long Bill, HR 4256, which would members said that the present oil end these tax havens used by run­ import quota program was set up away flag operators. to protect the petroleum industry. • The enactment of the Rogers Since U.S. flag tankers are an in­ Bill (HR 9603), which would in­ tegral part of this industry and dp crease Jlie U.S.-flag share of gov­ not receive the protection afforded ernment - fixumced cargoes under other segments of the industry, the PL 480 firom 90'percent to 75 ^- government should enact cargo cent. Called for action to stop the preference requirements in the U.S. ^ Departments of State, Agriculture oil import program. Army Dredging Blasted and Commerce from Ignoring the 50-50 laiw. The MTD executive members • The modernization of relations condemned the expansitm of dredg­ and attitudee between maritime la­ ing operations in the Great Lakes bor, management and the govern­ and Atlantic Coast areas undertak­ ment. Urged universal acceptance en recently by the U.S. Army Corps of the prindplo that a major Share of Engineers. The board declared of savings aocruing from automa­ this expansion had taken place at tion and Inereased productivity the expense of private industry, must be plowed back into shipping private employmwit and the na­ expansion to create more jobs. tional defense program. Your Gear.. for ship ... for shore Whatever you need, in work or dress gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned ond Unionoperated Sea Chest store. Sport Coofs Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoos 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 Writing Materials Toiletries electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Cameras Luggage the ,..-1. • •: �;!'• SEAFARERS^LOG o«. 1 19M OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF. LAKES 4MP INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-Cio) •;i mMr III' Js IMr s 'EAFARERS have traditionally depended on the high sfandards of medical treatment furnished by the United States Public Health Service Hospitals when they are stricken by Illness and accidents. An SIU mem­ ber in a USPHS hospital can also count on regular visits from Union representatives who distribute union welfare benefits and provide tii^ly assistance for any problems that a laid-up member may have. Sei^rers who enter USPHS hospitals know that they are assured of the best medical care available, and for this reason, the SIU is continuing its fight to make certain that the doors of these invaluable facilities remain open. SEAFARERS AT P H S STATEN ISLAND SIU pensioner LeeiieiB Mainsonet relaxes as hisi'wife. Jovita reads the latest edition of the SEAFARERS LOS. Before retiring, Leoncio was a veteran member of th^ en­ gine department, joining the SIU in 1940. The retired Seafarer is looking forward to getting out of drydock so that he can do his relaxing and reading at home. Arthur Wilfret and Louis J. Trap pier read the LOG over their morning coffee in the hospital cafeteria. Robert J. Feeney and Chester Coumos make use of the hospital waiting room to get off a few letters home. USPHS Hospitals offer a great variety of recreational facilities which receive heavy use by Seafarers and other patients. Taking advantage of the large selection of books at the Staten Island USPHS Hospital, Seafarers (l-r) Dominiek Trevisano, John Ulis, and Vincent J. Hoesel gather around Mrs.-W. N. Jones who has been hospital librarian for 15 years. With his right arm in a cast, Kurt Olsen sinks 'em lefty as Ralph Di Paola gives encour­ agement. Seafarers (l-r) Victor Velez Sanabria, Antonio Wofcick, and George Crabtree are glad to see SIU rep Al Bernstein, who is dis­ tributing union welfare benefits. Drydocked Seafarers receive regular visits from representatives of the Union Welfare plan. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource October 1, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO COUNCIL HITS MOVE TO BLOCK 14B REPEAL MTD URGES BLACKLIST OF SHIPS IN VIET RED TRADE MARITIME UNIONS TO SENATE: “KEEP 50-50 ON WHEAT!” GOVERNMENT REPORT PERILS U.S.-FLAG SHIPPING NEW CANADIAN PORT COUNCIL RECEIVES MTD CHARTER MORE AND MORE FOREIGN SHIPS REFUSE U.S. VIETNAM CARGOES SIU VESSELS TIED UP BRIEFLY DURING INDIA-PAKISTAN CONFLICT CONGRESS EXTENDS VESSEL EXCHANGE ACT UNTIL 1970 MOVE TO BRING BACK BRACEROS BEATEN IN CLOSE SENATE VOTE U.S. SUB-SPY SPIES ON SOVIET SPY SUBS ASTRONAUT-AQUANAUT EMERGES AFTER 30 DAYS IN SEALAB II SEAFARERS AT USPHS STATEN ISLAND 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 10/01/1965 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. XXVII, No. 21 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/126b23936033b19af9c017256568c8b8.PDF ada08c86b05fa022d7df95af4b2d021e PDF Text Text SEAFARERSmOG OFFICIAL GROAN OKTHI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES /VND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO SlU Membership OKs New Pact With Go's Story On Page 3 SlU Provides Food^ Shelter For New Orleans Storm Victims ^ \ Story On Page 2 Four Canadian Seafarers Lose Lives in Ship Blast . Story On Page 2 Senate Unit Slates Hearing Of 50-50 Puling On Red V/heat .Story On Page 3 AFL-CIO Position On Soviet-Bloc Wheat Shipments The Evils Of Strikebreaking— A Cure Proposed ^See Page 8 See Page 13 �WMdrAnEMM too Par^ Ti^ flHsptcmlicr 17; «M» SlU New OffaoM Hall $h§ffan Yfefftnt Damage Heavy As Hurricane « Betsy Batters New Orleans By Paul Hall One of the American operators' justiflcations for the use of runaway flag ihlps la that the runaways are under the "effective control" of the NEW ORLEANS—The SIU hall here was pressed Into service as a safe refuge and United States and will be available to this nation in the event of war refugee center for many of the people made homeless or forced from their homes when or naticHial emergency. Events over the past five years and, In particular, hurricane Betsy ripped through this port on on September 10 with ISO-mile-an hour winds recent events In Vietnam have proven that this theory of "effective control" la highly questionable. that battered the levees and-* ;—^ caused extensive flooding of damage. A new auto.mated cargo another naval vessel was later Recently, newspapers across the country carried stories pointing vessel, 99 percent completed, was found beached with heavy hull out that the Department of Defense's argument that this country can the city. depend upon the merchant ships of its allies in war-time has received torn from a Todd Shipyard drydock Hundreds of New Orleans cltl- by the storm and later found float­ damage. Two Victory ships recent­ a heavy setback. This referred to an instance where the crew of lens were sheltered and fed In the ing In the Mississippi River with ly broken out of the reserve the Greek-flag freighter Stamatios S. Embiricos refused to sail from SIU hall, which also served as an her sides heavily damaged. The dry- fleet for Vietnam duty were severe­ California to South Vietnam. In another case, the Mexican-flag freighter. El Mecicano was ordered by her Government to unload emergency medical center where dock was found still later a short ly damaged. her cargo that had been headed for Vietnam because of a Mexican way from the repair yard—^upside "shots" were administered to help Nearly every vessel docked at law which prohibits a Mexican ship from entering a war zone. Mexi­ down. prevent the outbreak of disease in commercial piers suffered damage can officials explained that they were merely following the dictates Other nearly completed vessels when they, or nearby vessels, broke of their law and that the decision was in no way influenced by antithe storm and flood ravaged city. also suffered extensive damage in loose from their moorings in the U.S. or pro-North Vietnam feelings. and out of nearby shipyards. One high winds and were bashed In addition, many free-world ships are carrying vital cargoes to vessel was found beached a few against each oUier. Due to a breakdown of com­ North Vietnam. Senator Birch Bayh recently stated that, "Free-world miles away from her yard with her munications with New Orleans ships brought 74 cargoes to North Vietnam during the first six months sides badly banged up.. Another because of the storm damage, With such extensive damage to broke loose and sank in one of the so many vessels, shipyards in the of the year," and yet the U.S. Government continues to use these full details of the SIU role in deepest parts of the river during area are geared for much overtime foreign-flag vessels in Its shipping trades. It is a sad fact indeed that aiding storm victims cannot the storm. Another broke loose and work to get them back in shape to our service men in Vietnam must depend on these foreign vessels for be included in tbis issue of the supplies. It is a clear ease of two ends against the middle, with the promptly turned over. One vessel LOG, but will be carried in a put to sea again. United States caught In between. We have warned against the above which broke loose was found on future issue. possibilities for years but unfortunately, our words have fallen upon top of the Mississippi port's levee. Damage to the Port of New Or­ r A Navy destroyer under construc­ leans and its facilities is expected deaf ears. In expectation of the tropical tion was capsized by the storm, and to run into millions of dollars. If the State Department would only look back to the summer of 1960 storm, emergency food supplies when the Cuban crisis was at its peak, further evidence of the had been stockpiled by the Union inadequacies of our "effective control" policy would be quite striking. at, the hall to aid storm victims. At that time, Castro seized American and British oil refineries and Many families made homeiess by agreed to import Russian oil to supply them. Russia's only problem high winds and flooding lived in was that she did not have the tanker tonnage necessary for shipment the SIU hall until they could re­ so she immediately put quite lucrative offers before the world ship­ turn to their homes or move in owners. Needless to say — her offers were snapped up. Even though with friends or neighbors. only a few of these ships were runaways, it clearly points out the ineffectiveness of U.S. control over their operations. One way the Hurricane Betsy was the worst runaways got around the demands of our State Department was to maritime disaster ever to hit the shy away from Cuban trade and instead charter their vessels to carry Port of New Orleans. Almost every MONTREAL—Four SIU of Canada crewmen and the chief Soviet oil to other countries, thereby releasing Soviet ships to make ship in the port sutfered some sort of damage. It is estimated that engineer were killed Sept. 14 when the four-month-old, Cuban runs. over 300 barges were lost during 8,000-ton Canada Steamship Lines freighter Fort William The "effective control" plan shows other glaring inabilities when the storm and many towboats sank capsized and was ripped by*one looks at the possible effects of our break of diplomatic relations and have not been found. Twelvewith Panama. The question posed here is just how can the U.S., without foot waves were reported in the an explosion alongside a dock Barber of Toronto, Chief Engi­ diplomatic ties, expect Panama to accept the U.S. "effective control" neer. river. in Montreal harbor. theory? We cannot expect foreign nations, hostile or not, to do our Three of the 15 other men bidding. We cannot rely on good will! SIU Ship Damaged The victims included Claude aboard were taken to the hospital. The SlU-manned Seatrain Loui­ LaRoche of Quebec City, Second Several were treated at the scene. As a further point, even the loyalty of the foreign crews on some of siana, which pulled out of New Or­ Cook, Dennis Beaudoin, 33, of Cap the runaway ships is extremely questionable. In October of 1961 the Most escaped the inferno of Chairman of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, leans to take refuge in a nearby De La Madeleine, Que., A.B., Jean river, was struck by a sulphur barge Charles Menard, 32, of L'lslet, flame that towered 200 feet over Senator Magnuson .wrote to Secretary of Defense McNamara, calling at the height of the storm. The ex­ Que., O.S., Arnold Urstadt, 43, of the waterfront by clambering the runaway fleet a "mercenary merchant marine." tent of the damage she suffered has Desboro, Ont., Porter; and George across the port side of the wheelThere is no such thing as "effective control." It has been proven house, which was level with the not yet been decided but she was again and again that when the chips are down, the United States dock when the ship settled onto able to proceed under her own her starboard side. Some leaped cannot depend on runaways in times of emergencies. One of the basic power after the storm. reasons for American power in the world today is her self-sufficiency. Cruikshank into the swift current of the St. Many ships suffered extensive If we are to succeed we must increase pur dependence on our own Lawrence River. To Help Guide shipping. The only vessel really under the "effective control" of The 488-foot-loiig, closed-deck America is an American vessel flying the American flag and manned Health Parley , Great Lakes freighter turned over by an American crew. AFL-CIO Social Security|and blew up about 4:30 A.iVi., an Director Nelson H. Cruik- ^ hour after she cleared the Seaway shank has been named by ^ from Hamilton, Ont., and tied up President Johnson to serve g at Shed 65 in the east end of the on a committee of health ex- l| port. perts to make plans for the > She had been plagued all the coming White House Con- > way from Hamilton by an inabil­ ference on Health. ity to maintain proper trim. At the same time the PresShe carried a deck cargo of Ident announced that dates || 1,400 tons of steel and a huge for the conference had been H wheeled float used in highway moved from November 30 transportation of heavy construc­ and December 1 to November ^ tion equipment. 3 and 4. | Her 'tween-deeks load was a The group which includes % mixed high-volume, low-weight former Secretary of Health, H cargo that included some 300 tons Education and Welfare Ma- ( of powdered carbide—a chemical which in itself is not explosive, rion Folsom, will serve as an but which becomes a highly ex­ executive committee working plosive gas when mixed with with the conference officers water. —Chairman George Beadle, president of the University Water had been pouring Into of Chicago, and Executive the hold where it was located for Vice Chairman Boisfeuillet several minutes before the blast. Jones, president of the All four cargo doors on the Woodruff Foundation, Atlan­ starboard side had been opened ta, Ga. preparatory to unloading. Two on the port side were open for ven­ The President urged the tilation. committee to "bring together Force with which Hurri­ Sinks 30 Feet at this conference the best cane Betsy ripped through minds and the boldest ideas The deck cargo slid overboard New Orleans area is to deal with the pressing as the ship capsized. She sank 30 shown in this photograph Still smoking, thei SIU of Canada-contracted Fort William health needs of the nation" feet to the muddy bottom, her (Canada Steamship Lines! lies on her side in shallow water of barges- thrown up on and urged it to "set new masts bent grotesquely against goals for acheivement in the the dock. flush against a dock in Montreal harbor after being ripped top of a levee of the field of health." by an explosion. Four members of the SIU of Canada lost Only her portside half—the Mississippi River north of their lives in the blast. (Continued on page 17) the city. Four Canadian Seafarers Killed In Ship Expleslen �rfleptombw 17. 1MB SEAFARERS Meany Issues Statement On Red IVIieal Sales Pure Tteef LOG SlU Membership Ratifies New Pact With Companies AFL-CIO President George Meany "set the record straight" on the federation's views on shipment of grain in U.S. vessels to Communist bloc nations in a 2,000-word state­ ment which he urged alK members of the Senate to not feasible, the not-less-than-50read before acting on an percent provision was incorporated amendment to the farm bill which would void present regulations Meany wrote each senator that during discussions to eliminate the present requirement that 50 per­ cent of grain sold to Communistbloc nations be shipped in U.S flag ships "my position has been falsely stated." The full text of the Meany state­ ment appears on Page 8. Revidwing in detail the facts regarding the original application of the 50- percent principie to Soviet wheat sales in the fall of 1963, and establishing the role of the AFL-CIO and its affiliated maritime unions in the matter, Meany made it clear that organ­ ized labor had cooperated with President Kennedy in setting up the wheat sales and the method of transportation. "The AFL-CIO is ready at any timke to cooperate fully in any effort to find a better method of achieving the objective sought by the 50 per­ cent American flag requirement, he wrote. "We are strongly opposed to any misguided effort to resolve the issue by the arbitrary and ruth­ less elimination of that require­ ment." The bid to eliminate the 50 per­ cent rule, currently contained in a Presidential executive order, came in the Senate Agriculture Commit­ tee where an amendment to repeal the provision was added to the gen­ eral farm bill. No Reference Contained The measure as passed by the House did not contain any refernce to the 50 percent American bottoms order, nor was any attempt made to repeal it. Meany also sgnt a letter to all members of the Senate strongly opposing an amendment which would take away the authority of the Secretary of Labor to de­ termine the need for importing foreign labor and give it to the Secretary of Agriculture. The letter declared that the amendment "would seriously un­ dermine the wages, working condi­ tions and protections which have been achieved for American farm workers." Meany urged defeat of the amendment or "any other amendment affecting farm labor and the orderly processes of our government." In his statement on wheat ship­ ments Meany declared "I made no demand or request of any kind upon President Kennedy" in con­ nection with the original wheat sale and "I placed no terms or con­ ditions of any kind upon the coop­ eration and support of the AFLCIO in this matter." He noted that in April 1962 he had publicly urged that the U.S. give foodstuffs to the people of the Iron Curtain countries, contending' that "hunger knows no politics." The AFL-CIO president wrote the senators that when Kennedy announced the Soviet wheat sale, he said all of the wheat would be shipped in American vessels if they were available. Later, when it was determined that this was into the executive order. Meany noted that the maritime unions "did not protest this reduc­ tion." The dispute which led to cessation of grain loading was caused by the successful efforts of two grain dealers to "further re­ duce the participation of American vessels by securing waivers of the 50 percent requirement through various contrivances. . . ." Meany said he entered this con­ troversy at the request of Pres. Johnson and helped w'n an agree­ ment from the maritime unions which he noted was hailed at the time in the Senate by then Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Senator Gearge McGovern (D-S.D.). The settlement of the dispute was was followed by the creation of a Maritime Advisory Committee which is functioning and reviewing various aspects of cargo prefer­ ence, flag quotas and maritime policy generally. "It would be a tragedy," Meany (Continued on page 4) Seafarers studied copies of proposed new SlU contract with shipowners at membership meeting in New York before voting to ratify pact. Seafarers in East, Gulf and West Coast ports also voted to ratify the new contract. Terms of a new contract covering deep sea freighlship. tankers and passenger ships have been ratified by members of the Seafarers International Union's At­ lantic Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. The action by the mem- * bers will receive increases in an increase in the overtime rate bership was taken at meet- their basic monthly rate of pay, of pay, stand-by rates of pay, room meal allowances and other i n g s held Wednesday, ranging from $18.04 for entry and monetary benefits. ratings to $37.17 for higher ratings. The able-bodied seamen will re­ As a result of the agreement, ceive monthly increases of $23.41 the rate of vacation pay for SIU bringing his new base pay to seamen will be increased from $392.58. $800 a year to $1,000 annually. The agreement also provides for Among other gains included in the new agreement, is a time-off provision that provides that crewSIU Urges No Decisions Until All Views Are Aired members on ships in coastwise and nearby foreign trades will get a day off at the end of each thirty (30) day period. Crewmen in foreign and intercoastal trades will get a day off at the end of each voyage. The Union is continuing its study on the subject of the present WASHINGTON—The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in an executive session pension plan which now calls for earlier this week, voted to hold a hearing on the ruling, instituted by the late President $150 a month to be paid to re­ Kennedy and later endorsed by President Johnson, that at least 50 percent of any U.S. tired Seafarers. The new contract will expire on wheat sold to Communist-^ June 15, 1968. mand that the Agriculture Depart­ of view. Also respectfully call to countries must be carried in ment and other government agen­ The SIU Pacific District Unions your attention that this as well as American-flag bottoms. other issues affecting future of cies strictly adhere to the pro­ are continuing their contract talks The 50-50 stipulation on U.S. visions of the nation's cargo pref­ with West Coast operators. Nego­ wheat sold to the Red nations has American-flag fleet are presently erence law which provides that a tiations are also continuing be­ come under attack from wheat- under study by President's Mari­ minimum of 50 percent of govern- tween the SIU Great Lakes Dis­ state Senators. The hearing before time Advisory Committee. These trict and its contracted companies. (Continued on page .12) the Senate committee, a committee issues are so interrelated that we spokesman said, would be directed believe it would be most unwise, at a resolution introduced by and not in the national interest, Senators Stuart Symington (D-Mo.) to attempt to deal with them piece­ and George McGovern suggesting meal." that the requirement is contra­ Ground rules governing the dictory to trade treaties which the hearing before the committee have U.S. has with 30 friendly nations not been announced, but it is ex­ MONTREAL—More than 500 Canadian and American and calling for an investigation. pected that discussions would get trade unionists attended a dinner here on September 11th into both the legal and subsidy A telegram to the committee aspects of the 50-50 stipulation on that marked the chartering of the St. Lawrence and Tribu­ from SIU President Paul Hall on behalf of the AFL-CIO Maritime Red wheat sales, and also include taries Port Council of the-*Trades Department, of which Hall discussions of policy regarding the Province of Quebec. The is also president of the Maritime is President, and the Seafarers In­ whole American shipping situa­ Council was chartered by the Trades Department was a principal ternational Union, urges that the tion. Maritime Trades Department of speaker at the ceremonies. He Dropped From Farm Bill committee make no determination the AFL-CIO. welcomed the formation of the until all parties who would be Chairman of the dinner was new Port Council and stressed the The Senate Foreign Relations affected by such a determination Committee became involved in the Jean-Paul Menard, head of the effectiveness that the council will have the opportunity to expre.ss issue of cargo preference require­ Montreal Building Trades Coun­ have as an instrument of union their views. The telegram says, in ments in grain sales and govern­ cil and Montreal Central Labor cooperation in the interest of mari­ part: ment-generated cargoes when Council, time and its allied trades. Te.\t Of Telegram these issues were pulled out of _the In addition to Menard, the new Louis Laberge, the president of . . Because of the crucial na­ Administration farm bill as a Re­ officers of the port council include the Quebec Federation of Labor ture of this issue and the impact sult of vigorous protests by the vice-presidents, J. Wallus, presi­ also spoke to the assembled guests which any decision could have on SIU and other American maritime dent of the Montreal Hotel and and said that he was confident that Employees Union, the newly-formed port council the stability of the American mer­ unions that the Agriculture De­ Restaurant chant marine and its future, par­ partment must clarify its inten­ R. Greene, president of Team­ would be a great aid to all the ticularly at this critical time, we tions toward the U.S.-flag mer­ sters Joint Council No. 91, workers involved. respectfully urge that no determi­ chant marine before passage of the and P. Doucet. Don Swait, the sec­ Peter McGavin, the executiveretary-treasurer of the SIU of secretary of the Maritime Trades nation of this matter be made Agricultural Bill. until all parties who would be In addition, 29 Congressmen re­ Canada will serve as secretary- Department presented the new involved and affected have had an cently took the floor during debate treasurer of the new port council. charter to Port Council President opportunity to express their point I on the Omnibus Farm Bill to de-l SIU President Paul Hall, whoi Menard. September 15th, at all union halls in East, Gulf and West Coast ports. Under terms of the new agreement, SIU crewmem- Senate Unit To Probe 50-50 Ruling On Red Wheat Safes New Port Council Formed In Canada �S' A SEAFAHekS Pace Fear hoc Senate Labor Committee Urges Repeal Of 14(b) 17. IflfS By Earl (Bull) Shepord, Vice-President. Atlanftc The Senate was urged by its Labor Committee to repeal Section 14(b) of the TaftHartley Act and restore to workers and employers in 19 "right-to-work" states authority Good Luck To New Port Council I was proud to be one of the SIU representatives attending the re­ to negotiate a union shop. ficlals to gain dictatorial econom­ cent ceremonies in Montreal marking the formation of the St. Law­ competition among atates for In­ In its formal report to the dustry and would establish "a uni­ ic and political power through rence and Tributaries Port Council.|am certain that the new Port Senate, the committee major­ form federal rule governing union force of federal law." Council will be of great benefit to all Canadian maritime workers. ity took sharp exception to security agreements." Fannin was Unable to get any The boys around the hall were all glad to see P. Rivero who is back other conunittee member to join in after taking a ship to Baltimore for lay up. Brother Rivero says that his dissent. But the committee's he is anxious to pick up a vessel heading for Viet Nam. The bonus other four Republican members all money looks good to him. Van Whitney passes the word on that he submitted "individual views" on the picked up a berth aboard the RV Bertha Anne. This is the research issue. vessel now running from New York to Bermuda. Van claims that he These ranged from Colorado Sen­ will be doing research for the Company while at sea, but he intends ator Peter H. Dominick's position to do some research of his own when the ship docks in Bermuda. that states should have a right to Frank Cannella is back in New York after sustaining an injury that restrict union security to the asser­ cut short his voyage aboard the Del Norte. The Del Norte usually tion by New York's Jacob K. Javits sails to Brazil and Argentina, but on this run it stopped off in Puerto that 14(b) should be repealed, but Rico where Brother Cannella was forced to leave ship, ^"rank is back that other changes in the Taft-Hart­ with us now and he will spend some time here recuperating. William ley Act should be adopted to bal­ Sargent is saying hello to a lot of his old friends around the Hall while ance the action. Separate views he waits for the RV Sea Scope to be overhauled in the yards. Bill was were also submitted by GOP Sena­ aboard her when she went into drydock. When completed, the Sea tors Winston L. Prouty (Vt.) and Scope will sail from New York to « George Murphy (Calif.). the West Indies. to get a bosun job cn a ship head­ The committee chairman, Sena­ M. Arroyo is just in off the ed out for the Far East. Taking in A secret ballot referendum of Seafarers in all SIU Great tor Lister Hill (D.-Ala.), did not Robin Goodfellow which went the sun, he feels the SIU has come any of the minority views, al­ into temporary lay up. She'll Lakes District ports will be held on the question of a pro­ sign though he had voted against the soon be back on her regular a long ways as far as the welfare posed increase in Great Lakes District membership dues. bill. and vacation plans are concerned. schedule with Brother Arroyo on Under the terms of the^to $30 per quarter, effective The committee devoted a large board. Also around the hall for a Boston constitution and the report of January 1, 1966. It explained that section of its report to a discussion look-see at the board is E. FigShipping activity in the port of a five-man rank and file com­ the need for increased dues was of the issue of religious objectors neroa who piled off the Detroit, Boston has picked up quite a bit his "home" for the past few mittee, the secret balloting will created by the higher cost of to union membership and the with the crewlng of the Robin commence after October 1, 1965. Union operations to provide maxi­ amendment adopted to deal with months. Gray, but the pace is expected to the problem. Off the Steel Architect and The proposal for a dues increase mum job security and protection slacken somewhat in the next The unanimously adopted anxious to pick up a slot aboard period. originated in the form of a resolu­ for Great Lakes District members. another Isthmian ship, M. Rosen­ tion adopted at the regular SIU (The full text (rf the resolution is amendment, sponsored by Sena­ thal is telling everybody that the John "Jack' Flaherty is strutting Great Lakes District membership embodied in the report of the tor Wayne Morse <D.-Qre.), al­ Far East runs are the greatest around the hall and passing out lows such persons to cmitribute constitutional committee on page meeting held in Detroit on Sep­ cigars in honor of the baby girl an amount equal to union dues things since "portholes." tember 7, at 2 P.M. It was then 5.) to a non-religious, tax-exempt J. Walker is a welcome sight his wife just gave birth to. While Secret Balloting carried at subsequent meetings in charity designated by the union. around the New York Hall these accepting the hearty congratula­ all Great Lakes District ports held Secret balloting on the proposed The National Labor Relations days. He is recently off a two- tions of his mates. Jack is keeping on September 7 at 7 P.M. dues increase will be conducted in Board would have responsibility month run on the Trans-Globe. a weather eye peeled for a slot After the wind-up of voting, a accordance with the SIU Great for screening exemption claims on a coast hugger. As a new Philadelphia five-man committee of Seafarers Lakes District constitution. This for legitimacy. father, he wants to stay close to was elected in Detroit to study the provides for the election of rank Shipping continues to move at a home. The comnvittee noted in its re­ proposal and prepare a report with and file polls committees in all fair pace in the port of Philadel­ ils recommendations, including Great Lakes District ports where port that representatives of reli­ phia and the job situation is ex­ Off the Cabins and sorry to see gious sects asking special treatment voting procedures for a secret ref­ voting is conducted each day. his old ship go ..off shore, deck pected to remain stable in coming "indicated that they are not op­ erendum ballot of the SIU Great inaint. Frank Faulkner is waiting Serving on the five-man con­ posed to the repeal of 14(b) and do weeks. Lakes District membership. The to grab the next coastwise to hit Robert Kwiathowski who just report will be submitted to the stitutional committee were Law­ not seek to become "free riders" in the board. In the meanwhile. rence Tremblay, Book No. 9668, got off the Spitfire said that he the sense of seeking to evade the membership for final considera­ Tommy is sampling some of those tion at the next general member­ William Bateman, Book No. 1664, financial expenses involved in join­ hated to see this ship lay up as gift cigars that have been circu­ Harry Buccilli, Book No. 12518, ing a union. it was a "little gold mine" for ship meeting which is scheduled Henry V. Howard, Book No. 3943, him. Bob will rest upon the lating around the hall. "Pretty for September 20, 1965. The committee expressed confi­ good," he says. and Dezsi Gazse, Book No. 11265. dence that most cases of religious beach until one of his favorites In issuing its report, the com­ hits the board. John Gala is happy to be out objections can be resolvefi through mittee cited the applicable pro­ of drydock and showing his ffd voluntary agreement between the Back in Philadelphia after eight visions of the constitution and an­ to friends around the hall. John, union and the individual so that the months on the Oceanic Wave, nounced that the proposal for a problem of administering the ex­ Jack Pierce is still hoping that the who last sailed aboard the C. S. dues increase had been accepted (Continuea from page 3) emption clause "won't assume dis­ World Series will be held in Philly Baltimore as wiper, is currently by the membership, subject to the wrote, "if the functions of the proportionate magnitude." so that he can catch a few of the waiting to grab the first job to hit secret ballot referendum. committee were destroyed by an games while he is on vacation. the board. Where NLRB certification was The resolution proposes an in­ ill-considered action by the Sen­ Jack has been an avid fan since Norfolk crease in dues of $10 per quarter, ate, under the illusion that the necessary, the committee said, the he was a boy. board could use "respected private raising the current dues from $20 nullification of a constructive Shipping here has been very citizens" rather than its own staff Baltimore good during past few weeks but understanding will succeed in get­ to verify claims based on religious Shipping here has been very job calls are expected to drop off ting ships loaded with American grounds. good and the prospects for the slightly In the next period. wheat." Sept. 17, '65 Vol. XXVIf, No. 20 coming period look even better. Kosta Haigimisos is back on his He reviewed the long record of During the last period we had feet after an accident aboard the Official Publication of the SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters labor support for farm programs 4 pay-offs, seven sign-ons and 11 Globe Progress put him in the District, AFL-CIO to increase income and security for ships in transit. At present in the hospital for a short while. Kosta, Executive Board farmers, including wheat subsidies, Port of Balltmore there are three down from Philly, is already back P.^UL HALL, President saying "we have never complained Calmar Liberties waiting to crew aboard the Qlpbe Progress and CAL TANNEB EARL SHEPARB Shipments of iron ore, coal of the cost, though workers, in­ ^ up along with the Robin Good- shipping out. Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President i''- and grain on the Great Lakes LINDSEY WILLIAMS cluding merchant seamen, bear a AL KERR fellow and Steel Advocate which Sec.-Treas. Vice-President full share of the tax burden." He ; during July were the highest Off the Globe Progress and are also in port without crews. AL TANNER chalked up in that month for BOB. A, MATTHEWS added: looking for a run to the Phillipines Vice-President Vice-President the past eight years, Elmer W. Carter, who has been is Stephen Araies who usually HERBERT BRAND "In face of the generous outlays H sailing SIU in the deck depart­ sails as chief cook. Steven wants Although grain cargoes Director of Organizing and by all of the American people in H dropped slightly from the ment for about 26 years, paid off a taste of that good Island sun­ Publications the Pennmar to get some work shine. Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst behalf of the welfare of wheat || all-time record peak of July Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers- growers and exporters, continued j 1964, coal hit an eight-year done -in the USPHS hospital and John Davles got a good break. ROBERT ARONSON, ROBERT MILGROM: Art consideration of the welfare of is now ready to go again. Elmer He piled off his last ship and ^ peak for the month this year E''itor: BERNARD SEAMAN. American maritime workers and of hopes, that his next ship will be sitepped right on the Globe Prog­ and iron ore shipments rose our national security also would as good as the Pennmar because ress which is. headed for Holland. by almost 1 million gross seem valid under a governmentthe crew and officers aboard were John's wife and family make their tons. subsidized and sponsored wheat tops. He also has high praise for home in Holland and he is look­ The report, compiled by export program." the treatment he received in the ing forward to spending some the Lakes Carriers Associa­ USPHS hospital and for the SIU time with them in Rotterdam. Published biweekly at tha-headquarter tion, pointed out however If the federal government finds of the Seafarers Internaflonal Union, At welfare plan which he says is the lantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters that a wheat sale to the Soviet that although grain cargoes Vincent Sherwood claims that District, AFL-CIO, (75 Fourth Avenue, best anywhere. nearly matched last July's Brooklyn, NY, 1H3J. Tel. HYaclnlh 9-6600. Union is possible and desirable, he must have set some kind of Second class postaga paid at fha Pest Meany wrote, "the mutual prob­ record of 2,414,663, only 8.3 Sailing in the deck department record for shortest time spent on OffVca In Brooklyn, NY, under,.tha Act percent of the grain moved of kug. 34, 1911. lems and needs of both wheat since 1944, Jack Geller just paid the beach. Vince got off the Bein U.S.-flag bottoms. 1X0 growers and maritime workers can off the Manhattan to take his vaca­ loit and, two days later shipped be accomplished." tion. On his next run. Jack hopes (Continued on page 7) the phrase "right-to-work" to de­ scribe state laws prohibiting the union shop. "This description is not correct , . . these laws create no right . . . no job guarantees," the report said. Repeal of 14(b) would not result in either "compulsory unionism" of "invasion of states rights" as op­ ponents have charged. But it would, the committee majority declared, remove a source of "bitterness" in Fannin Lone Supporter Of the conMnifctee's 16 members, only Senator Paul J. Fannin (R.­ Ariz.) openly supported laws ban­ ning the union shop. To Fannin, who succeeded to Barry Goldwater's seat in the Senate last November, the Housepassed repeal hill was the result of a "lone, expensive propaganda campaign hy organized labor of- 5/1/ Gf. Lakes District To Vote On Dues Hike Wheat Sales SEAFARERS L^G Great Lakes July Cargoes Set Record �fafiwattr IT, UM MEArAHMRM £0« Fag« FIT* Report Of Great Lakes District Constitutional Committee On Proposed Duet Increase Septembw f, 1901 Ibvlntf t>ee]i duly olectad In aecordanc* with th« proylaionj of tho Constitution, at tha General Memberehip Mooting held in Ihe Port of Detroit on September T, 1008 •t 1 P.M., we, the Committee, submit this report and recommendations. Article XXVIII of the Conetitution reads as followsi AMENDMENTS Section 1. This Constitution may be amended in the following manner: Any proposed amend­ ment shall be submitted toa regular meeting at any Branch. When submitted to a Branch, it shall be forwarded to Headquarters from where it shall be distributed to the various Branches for further action. When any proposed amendment has been submitted to the various Branches, it shall be read, recorded in the minutes, and referred to a committee on Constitution, consisting of at least five (5) full book members for consideration. The proposed amendment shall be con­ sidered in connection with the report of the Committee and any amendment to the amendment that may be offered. If the proposed amendment or a substitute there­ fore, be endorsed by a majority of the membership at the Branches, it shall be referred to a Referendum vote of the Union to be taken in conformity with Article XXVII, and if upon such vote it shall have received a majority of the votes cast (excluding blank and disqualified bailots) it shall be declared adopted. If approved by a majority of the valid ballots cast, the amendment shall become effective immediately upon notification by the Headquarters Tallying Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer that the amendment has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the amendment. The Secretary-Treasurer shall immediately notify all Ports of the results of the vote on the amendment. RESOLUTION "WHEREAS, tha SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN­ ION OF NORTH AMERICA, GREAT LAKES DISTRICT, AFL-CIO, has traditionally maintained a position of leadership in the maritime industry in the establishment of benefits, services and security for its membership and "WHEREAS, the SIU has consistently maintained an effective organizing program that has resulted in the maximum job security and protection for its members, and effective Union operation, with the best job to mem­ ber ratio of any Union in maritime and "WHEREAS, the Union is continually striving to develop new programs and activities to maintain its members' job security and "WHEREAS, in order to achieve these objectives, the Union has been most active in organizing and has main­ tained a program in order to safeguard the membership's interest and security, and has pursued its objectives before legislative bodies and agencies throughout the Government and "WHEREAS, these problems grow ever more complex each day because of the state of the industry and the complexities of present-day union operations in evmy area and "WHEREAS, every member recognizes that it is essen­ tial to the well Iming of the Union and the entire membership to maintain and expand the Union's services and activities in every area affecting our job security and "WHEREAS, the cost of all materials and services, legal and otherwise, has been steadily mounting in the industry and "WHEREAS, the members of all other maritime unions have recognized and dealt with these problenu of rising oosts by providing increased income for Union operations and "WHEREAS, it now becomes imperative that we do likewise in the Interest of maintaining job security and full protection for the membership of this Union and continued effective Union functioning, NOW THEREFORE BE IT "RESOLVED that the dues Of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Great Lakes District, AFL-CIO, be increased by ten dollars (|10) per quarter from the present twenty dollars ($20) to thirty dollars ($30) per quarter effective January I, 1906 and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that the present Initiation fee of $173 be increased to $300 and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article HI Section 4 be changed, making it mandatory that all members' dues be not more than three (3) months in arrears before considered in bad standing and not more than six (6) months in arrears before suspension and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article VIII Section 1 and 2 be deleted and replaced with "An arrears in dues shall be computed from the first day of the applicable quarter, but this time shall not run (a) while a member is actually participating in a strike or lock-out, (b) while a member is an inpatient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital, (c) while a member is under an Incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union, (d) while a member is in the Armed Services of the United States, provided the mem­ ber was in good standing at the time of entry to the Armed Forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within 90 days after discharge from the Armed Forces" and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article IX Section 1 and 3 be changed to conform with quarterly dues collection and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XI Section 4 be amended requiring port agents to act as chairmen at all General Membership Meetings and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XIII Section 8 be amended requiring an election committee composed of three (3) full book members, namely one (1) judge and two (2) clerks with an additional three (3) full book members composed of one (1) judge and two (2) clerks as alternates and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XV Section 11, paragraph 3 be amended increasing port petty cash revolving funds to a total of $500 and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XIX Section 11 be amended to "The appeals shall be heard at Union Headquarters on the date tha committee is elected" due to the fact that the Constitution presently says night and Regular Membership Meetings are held during the day and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XX Section 5 and Section 11 be amended making all fines not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XXIII Section 7 be amended changing the per diem allowance to twenty-five ($23) per day due to Increased travel and subsistence costs and BE IT FURTHER; "RESOLVED that Article XXIV Section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 7 be deleted from the present Constitution because Project Sealab II LA JOLLA, Calif. — Project Sealab S la underway right now, 203 feet below tha Pacific Ocean near here. After being beset by numerous difficulties, not tha least of which was the vagaries of ocean weather and currents, the experiment in which men are to live and work on the sea fioor for 45 days under pressure 6Vi times that on land, began on August 29. In one of the .first experiments conducted from the 57-foot cigar-shaped steel cylinder, aquanaut M. Scott Carpenter, a Navy Lt. Commander who also won fame as an astronaut, talked by radio with Lt. Colonel L. Gordon Cooper as Cooper passed by more than 100 miles above the earth in the Gemini 5 spacecraft. The experiment went off well and both voices came through loud and clear — although Carpenter's voice sounded high pitched and nasal, a little like Donald Duck, as result of the high pressure and special atmosphere of the capsule beneath the sea. Sealab 2 is' primarily a test of how well men can live and work for extended periods beneath the sea. Three teams of divers are scheduled to spend 15 days each in the capsule. Carpenter is slated to stay down for 30 days. Experiments are to include taking specimens of sealife, an attempt to establish the first underwater weatlier station, and the salvage of a sunken Navy fighter airplane. The major experiment however, involves seeing how the men and equipment stand up under the rigorous undersea routine as they go about their assigned tasks. No Easy Task The Navy is rapidly learning from Sealab 2 that the sea is a tough environment for both men and machines. The initial lowering of the capsule to the sea floor was delayed several times by problems which kept cropping up, the last of which occuring when a bee-hive shaped communications and power pod was wrecked during lowering after a sudden surge of ocean currents smashed it against the bottom, cracking its con­ crete shell. The pod was raised again and a new shell constructed hurriedly at a nearby Naval electronic laboratory. • Since swimming down the 200 feet to the capsule in scuba diving ge&r, the aqua­ Ibese olausee are no longer applicable due to provisions la tba Soafarera Welfare Plan covering all members with hospitalization and burial benefits, retaining Section 8 and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that Article XXVII Section 1 be amended to read "Headquarters may order (be balloting continued during the time period delineated by a number of succes­ sive regular meetings not exceeding three (3) provided' that no member shall be entitled to vote more than onco upon the same proposal," in order to clarify this clause and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that the By-Laws bo amended under Section 6 changing the charge for book renewal from one dollar ($1) to ten dollars ($10) and BE IT FURTHER "RESOLVED that if the membership approves this Resolution it shall be submitted for a secret, referendum ballot In accordance with the provisions of the Constitu­ tion, and BE IT FINALLY "RESOLVED that if the membership approves this Resolution, the secret vote shall commence no earlier than October 1, 1965." Fraternally submitted, Bernard Baker, Book No. 8200; Henry V. Howard, Book No. 3943; Frank Rajkavich, Book No. 12455; Lawrence Tremblay, Book No. 9668; William Bateman, Book No. 1664; Gilbert D. Blazek, Book No. 11054; Harry Buccllli, Book No. 12518; Fred J. Famen, Book No. 2109; Pete Drewes, Book No. 10623; Don Cubic, Book No. 12418; R. HolUngsworth, Book No. 11602; Jack Bluitt, Book No. 12263 Headquarters has made available to us teletype com­ munications indicating the results of the voting on the resolution in all of the Great Lakes District ports con­ ducted at the General Membership Meeting held Septem­ ber 7, 1965 at 7 P.M. It is the finding of the committee that a majority of the membership in the Regular Membership Meetings held in the Great Lakes District ports voted to accept the proposed amendment to the Constitution as embodied in this resolution referring the resolution to this committee. The committee does not desire to recommend any changes, substitutions or dele­ tions in the proposed amendments. The committee recom­ mends that the proposed amendments included In this report be submitted to the membership for final considera­ tion at the next General Membership Meeting scheduled for September 20, 1965 in accordance with Article XXVHI of the Great Lakes District Constitution. This committee further recommends that this report be distributed to various branches. The committee further recommends that after final action has been taken on this report that a secret 31 day referendum ballot be conducted by Headquarters in accordance with Article XXVII of the Constitution. The committee notes that Article XXIV Section 2, 3, 5 and 6 have already been deleted from the Constitution by referendum vote of the members on January 25, 1960 due to the fact that the Great Lakes Seamens Welfare Plan has been operative for several years; therefore, only section 1, 4 and 7 need be included on a referendum ballot due to the fact that these sections are no longer applicable since the inception of the Great Lakes Seamens Welfare Plan, now known as the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Lawrence Tremblay, Book No. 9668; William Bateman, Book No. 1664; Harry Buccilli, Book No. 12518; Henry V. Howard, Book No. 3943; Dezse Gazse, Book No. 11265 Living Beneath The Sea Proves To Be A Tougher Job Than Scientists Expected naut* have been beset by one problem after another, both physical and mechanicaL For example: • Nine of the 10 men are suffering from painful ear infections. • Some of the protective "wet suits" the men wear when working outside the capsule have proven inadequate, resulting in paralyzing coldness that forces the men to break-off work sessions. • An invasion of stinging scorpion fish has been harassing the aquanauts and adding to the apprehension caused by the ever-present danger of sharks. • Leaks have developed in the capsule's steel port covers. • A possibility has developed that the capsule might slip off its shelf, breaking its "unbilical cord" which links it with the mother ship on the surface. • Curious changes have been observed in the blood chemistry of several of the aquanauts as well as symptoms of incipient hypertension. • The high helium content of the capsule's atmosphere has destroyed 10 TV cameras and inhibited continuous observation of the aquanauts by means of a closedcircuit television setup with the mother ship. Sealab's atmosphere is 85 percent helium, 11 percent nitrogen and 4 percent oxygen. In spite of these adverse conditions, the aquanauts are proving that they can work beneath the sea with a high degree of efficiency. Constant checks are being made on their physical condition and a great amount of data is being compiled which should aid in setting up future projects. Equipment is being tested artd, defects and shortcomings noted to aid in the design of better, more dependable underwater equipment. One of the project's more interesting experiments is slated to begin soon, when the aquanauts are joined outside the lab by a trained porpoise named Tuffy. It U hoped that the undersea creature, noted for its intelligence and special training, will aid the aquanauts as a guide and by handling hoses and other equipment. �Pace Six SgAFAMEMS LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District) August 28 to S^tem^r 10, 1965 Coinciding with the departure of summer is the usual downward drift of overall shipping activity at this point in the year. The falloff was reflected by the fact that 1,177 men shipped out during the past two weeks, a decrease of 135 seafarers from the earlier period. Although a seasonal decline is to be expected, it was no doubt compounded by the effects of Hurricane Betsy. The storm battered the Gulf ports toward the end of the period and therefore reduced the totals of men shipped, which are counted from August 28th to September 10th. Increased military shipments to Viet Nam continues, and acts as a buffer against any sharp drops in men shipped. This situation was most noted in San Francisco where a shortage of all ratings in the Deck and Engine departments was reported. 213 men shipped out of this port, an increase of 81 over last period, and placed San Francisco second to New York in men shipped. New York, shipping 230 men was off slightly from the previous period. Baltimore improved its performance, shipping 124 men, 12 more than previously. Mobile was the bright spot in the Gulf, where 111 seamen obtained jobs. This amount represented a 50% rise over the earlier period. Although Houston and New Orleans shipped slightly more men, 136 and 127 respectively, these totals represent drops from average levels. Along with the dip in men shipped was an even greater fall in men registered. A total of 985 Class A and Class B seamen, or 220 fewer than last period, registered during the period. The largest drop occurred in the Engine department, with Deck close behind. A class breakdown reveals that Class A accounted for 51.3% of all men shipped. This figure represented a decline of almost 1% from the earlier period. The loss by Class A was taken up primarily by Class C seamen who shipped 169 men. This amount represented 14.4% of the total. ' • Class B shipped proportionally more than last time with most men sailing from the Engine department. The number of men registered-on the beach declined to 3,520, off 95 men. The drop resulted because fewer men registered than shipped this period. Total shipping activity decreased by 25 to 197. Most of the total was composed of In-Transits. There were 117 In-Transits, 45 Payoffs and 35 Sign-Ons. Ship Activity Siga la Oat Traai. Te?AL lettea 9 New Yerk.... 13 0 4 4 20- 4 39 1 II 22 Pbilodelpklo.. 4 4 laltiaiora .... 7 Norfolk 4 S 4 5 14 Jockionvlllo.. 1 0 Taaipa MoMlo • 4 0 2 II S 3 12 « 9 4 1 4 13 12 13 1 II 12 Now Orleaaa.. 2. 4" Houitoa Wiimlngtoa .. 0 14 Son Francisco. A 5 13 24 Sooltio ...... 2 1 4 7 TOTALS ... 45 35 117 197 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A1 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 15 9 3 3 67 20 42 5 10 4 5 1 18 4 6 8 10 4 5 1 7 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 15 8 6 1 38 18 17 3 19 12 35 4 2 4 2 0 9 13 24 46 1 5 6 0 99 138 34 1 271 Shipped CLASS AI Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B1 GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 S ALL A B C ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 13 9 1 1 21 4 5 9 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 4 0 12 24 0 3 2 3 5 1 10 12 23 21 36 25 90 91 138 25 254 6 63 1 25 0 0 2 2 63 6 8 16 2 36 49 91 0 9 3 2 0 0 12 2 14 14 17 3 6 8 1 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 39 0 3 24 27 1 6 4 11 10 24 2 11 10 23 0 1 1 24 23 1 48 28 57 13 1 0 93 19 56 83 8 8 0 4 7 1 4 0 10 14 3 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 4 0 9 1 0 3 24 0 8 14 22 9 0 2 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 5 6 1 0 1 0 1 .3 11 7 3 20 3 6 16 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 3 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 1 3 2 1 6 10 17 9 12 1 1 32 12 1 60 4 3 5 32 2 1 0 0 45 22 32 6 6 18 28 9 19 2 10 13 0 6 15 14 25 0 0 0 0 19 25 44 61 72 11 144 4 4 1 0 43 57 104 23 8 15 2 7 16 0 0 0 13 10 25 1 2 2 25 16 2 43 68- 75 13 156 3 39 38 8 80 7 0 1 1 2 2 3 0 2 24 0 4 0 1 3 3 7 12 24 4 14 9 3 0 3 3 6 7 14 1 0 12 17 19 41 2 6 6 5 17 23 41 14 23 1 78 23 56 3 9 17 5 5 23 10 5 2 9 1 15 1 7 0 2 2 1 0 3 5 3 4 16 7 3 44 3 11 11 25 4 11 26 22 18 4 54 73 1 138 2 8 58 59 1 125' 95 132 23 1 250 11 14 29 1 45 250 138 45 1 433 369 489 96 1 945 45 224 238 1 507 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A 1 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3 0 10 0 2 0 1 2 3 2 8 0 1 0 2 2 9 34 49 5 19 30 8 27 37 6 6 2 5 20 34 9 7 0 13 0 4 4 3 3 2 0 10 5 1 6 0 2 14 0 9 1 11 2 5 14 3 11 2 16 0 13 7 20 3 9 3 5 0 8 0 3 6 2 5 1 2 0 3 6 4 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 4 2 0 4 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 3 7 6 12 6 13 3 5 1 3 21 1 6 3 2 5 16 23 1 14 8 23 3 12 15 2 12 10 24 0 7 12 13 1 26 0 14 21 8 31 1 14 11 26 20 3 2 2 0 0 3 2 9 0 0 5 4 4 1 1 1 2 9 1 18 4 9 8 16 13 13 1 27 -4 12 3 6 22 10 0 3 6 1 3 1 4 1 6 1 8 3 2 11 6 51 112 17 Ifioo 11 87 46 1 1441 51 124 14 1 189 17 92 58 1 167 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS Ai CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL A 2 B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 12 4 0 0 0 10 2 0 2 11 0 5 4 3 1 78 51 121 12 184 4 7 37 1 2 4 84 7 38 32 74 0 6 10 1 22 0 0 0 4 0 30 0 7 8 13 21 0 1 16 87 5 0 1 20 1 51 0 22 24 22 24 46 0 0 1 1 5 12 6 1 6 11 3 7 13 20 1 21 2 0 0 2 4 3 2 9 1 6 0 1 5 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 5 3 3 3 21 13 0 0 37 3 6 19 6 4 29 1 16 9 1 2 3 15 24 0 3 42 33 95 13 58 4 54 43 110 0 1 1 59 30 2 31 26 2 71 4 105 5 46 38 89 8 11 3 0 9 2 11 22 5 10 4 19 2 4 4 10 19 27 0 12 7 22 19 68 11 31 2 44 1 7 7 15 0 0 1 1 8 11 1 1 20 3 23 3 29 0 8 * 1 12 24 22 11 50 189 167 50 1 406 158 400 69 1 626 27 206 196 1 429 4 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos NY Phil Bal Nor Jae Tam Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS Is 1 11 5 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 1 33 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 ? 3 ALL 7 0 2 1 3 0 1 1 1 6 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 43 2 14 13 5 13 14 2 10 30 0 16 1 6 10 5 11 13 0 1 3 4 0 5 5 1 7 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 7 1 7 18 0 2 10 12 5 18 7 5 20 1 1 16 3 2 1 1 5 1 1 6 8 0 '3 2 6 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 3 5 2 3 2 0 24 0 4 4 4 2 16 0 24 1 6 3 13 17 0 21 22 2 4 5 12 23 0 0 17 24 2 10 6 6 2 10 14 0 17 3 12 4 3 6 3 10 1 1 1 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 5 0 0 0 9 1 10 24 0 0 3 3 3 13 7 7 4 8 28 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 _12 1 1 0 2 3 1 49 37 59 1 178 10 7 70 1 8' 29 38 26 72 1 165 6 11 82 1 99 Shipped CLASS C GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 1 1 6 1 0 0 16 16 30 16 0 0 7 2 2 3 0 0 1 " 1 20 18 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 24 4 0 1 0 1 23 17 0 0 5 17 12 5 2 1 3 6 5 0 1 0 31 32 28 7 2 0 4 6 3 12 3 3 68 I 74 165 99 SUMMARY DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS TOTAL Shipped Registered Registered SHIPPED SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL ^138 34 271 8 58 59 125 95 132 23 I 250 11 54 73 I 138 51 112 17 I 180 11 87 46 144 51 124 14 I 189 17 92 58 I .167 82 37 59 I 178 10 7 70 | 87 67 26 72 I 165 6 11 82 I 99 232 287 110 i 629, 29 152 175 ] 356 213 282 109 J 604 34 157 213 J 404 Registered On The Beach CLASS A ClASS B GROUP GROUP 8 ALL 1 C ALL 1-s 1 2 2 3 ALL 7 0 8 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 62 45 19 30 67 161 6 40 16 6 28 16 12 12 2 6 8 28 0 1 15 2 71 4 39 13 4 37 45 24 15 19 1 4) 9 1 4 1 6 12 1 3 18 22 4 1 2 0 4 4 2 1 7 2 1 1 1 6 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 3 47 2 1 29 7 0 13 15 16 8 16 41 37 1 14 16 66 133 3 5 83 91 5 34 46 13 25 26 110 5 13 44 62 9 ,4 19 1 2 6 11 4 5 6 6 50 1 9 32 67 11 11 8 20 0 8 9 1 7 22 1 2 21 24 21 5 6 38 :276 1 843 74 1 338 186"121 119 244 1 670 29 Registered On The Beach TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS B CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS C GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 2 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 B C ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL A 45 250 138 45 I 433 369 480 96 945 45 224 238 | 507 14 29 50 189 167 50 I 406 158 400 69 626 27 "206'196 I 429 24 22 74 165 99 74 I 338 307 119 244 670 29~ 38 276 343 3 68 9 41 119 169 604 404 169 jll77{834 999 409 2241 101 468 710 J1279 �MKMAer IT, IMS SEAFARERS Fug* Serum LOG Sutvgy Shows U.S, Fleet Also Oldest U.S.-Flag Tankship Fleet Bill Would Bar Ships In N. Viet Trade In 4th Pla€e, Still Falling By Col Tanner, Execatlve Vice-President Support continue* to build up In Congress for the campairn to bar free world ship* that trade with Communist-North Vietnam from •isitinc U.S. ports. The latest sponsor of this boycott legislation Is Senator Birch Bayh (D.-Ind.) who introduced a bill recently which would prevent such idiips from stopping in U.S. ports and would penalize shipping companies which permit vessels under their control to trade with the Hanoi government. In introducing his bill, Senator Bayh charged that ships flying the flags of free world countries continue to deliver supplies to North Vietnam while American lighting men are giving their lives to defend the embattled southern part of the country from a Communist take­ over. "No freedom-loving nation should seek to profit from trade which could result in the death of boys seeking to defend freedom," the Indiana senator declared. Senator Bayh's timely bill is a welcome addition to maritime labor's campaign to rule U.S. ports off limits to vessels trading with an avowed enemy of this country. Congressional support for such a measure has been rapidly growing, and Representative Paul Rogers (R.-Fla sponsor of similar legislation in the House, reported recently that at least eight other congressmen are backing his bill. Maritime labor's campaign for the passage of this legislation Is getting invaluable assistance from the International Longshoremen's Association which has publiply sworn to boycott any vessel stopping at a U.S. port after trading with the Vietnamese communists. Repre­ sentative Rogers has provided a list of free world ships that are in the North Vietnam trade to the ILA, whose boycott campaign extends from Maine to Florida. The SIU has also thrown its support behind the campaign to prevent ships aiding the Vietnam communists from enjoying the fruits of U.S. trade. The drive for the boycott bills gained momentum when the House Foreign Affairs Committee adopted an amendment to the Foreign Aid Act which would prohibit U.S. funds going to nations which permitted ships or aircraft under their registry to trade with North Vietnam. By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Prepare Now For SIU Scholarship Seafarers all over the country have been watching their children troop back to school during the last few weeks. Many nise SIU men who are parents of teenagers are already turning their eyes toward nezl June and beginning to make plans for their children's education beyond the high school level. These are the members at the union who rightfully want to do their utmost to iMko sure that their sons and daughters can take every advantage that the future has to offer. It is to SIU parents such as these, that we once again point out th* wonderful opportunities available through the Union Scholarship Benefit. For parents who want the best possible Insurance for their graduating teenagers, it is never too early to begin planning to compete for this benefit. Five scholarships are awarded each year to Seafarers themselves or the children of union members. The scholarship awards are each worth $6,000 for four years of study at any college or university in the U.S. or its possessions in whatever academic field the winners decide to major in. Competition for the scholarships is conducted by the Maritime Advancement Program. In the last issue of the LOG, a feature article described the characteristics of the winners of the 1964 SIU scholarships. Th* survey showed that all five displayed 4 high academic ability, willingness factors in making the awards, ap­ to go all out to achieve the high plicants would bo advised to goals they set for themselves and make their arrangements for tak­ th* desire to be of service to their ing them well in advance. Teen­ own communities and the nation. agers can check with their high The SIU Scholarship Benefit school counseling offices for in­ was set up to help young people formation about the tests or like these. The union feels that should write Educational Testing it is its obligation to make sure Service, Box 592, Princeton, N.J. that both its own members and Seafarers or SIU parents inter­ their children have the maximum ested in' making application for to develop their talents to the the Seafarers Scholarship Benefit point where they can make the should write to the Marine Ad­ world a better place to live. vancement Program, 17 Battery Place, 19th Floor, New York 4, Now Is The Time New York. One of the most important rea­ To briefly review the require­ sons for starting to think about applying for the scholarship ben­ ments for eligibility for the schol­ efit at this time is that all appli­ arship awards, a Seafarer himself, cants, are required to take the or an applicant's father, must have college entrance examination at least three years actual covered which is given several times a employment with companies signa­ year all over the country. Since tory to the SIU Welfare Plan in these tests are one of the crucial (Continued en page 10) The United States tanker fleet has declined to fourth place in the world rankings dur­ ing the period between 1955 and 1964 while the Soviet Union was increasing the size of its tafiker fleet by 33 percent, according to a recent survey of a major oil company. The study found that the U.S. operators actually own tank­ vealed that the 422 takers totalling U.S., which possessed the 8.8 million tons which make up the ers totalling 24.2 million tons, the world's biggest and most American-flag fleet were only a study disclosed. Besides the 8.8 modem fleet of tankers at the end of World War II, is now ranked be­ hind Liberia, Norway and Great Britain. The tJ.S. now operates the oldest of the world's principal fleets, with an average tanker age of 14 years and one month. The study computed the average age of the world tanker fleet as seven years and seven months. Red Fleet Rises While the U.S. tanker fleet was sinking deeper into the doldrun^ during the last ten years, Russia was busy increasing the size of own fleet by more than ten times. The U.S.S.R. is now ranked 11th in the world tanker standings. The study found that the Soviets bad 175 tankers, totalling 2.7 million dead­ weight tons, and had an additional 600,000 tons either under construc­ tion or on order. The U.S., on the other hand, was revealed to have the lowest tanker growth rate of any of the major fleets in the world. The U.S. fleet increased its total tonnage by only 4.4 percent in the period studied, according to the survey. The study reported that while the size of the U.S. fleet remained vir­ tually at a standstill, the world tanker fleet was increasing at al­ most twice thfe average in 1964 that it had in the previous ten years. Total world carrying capacity rose by 13 percent to 85.1 million dead­ weight tons. Big Size Trend The trend toward larger-sized tankers continued during 1964, ac­ cording to the survey. The average size of vessels under construction was 53,300 tons, a rise of 3,700 tons over the year before .Average tank­ er size in 1964 was 25,000 tons. In 1955, at the beginning of the period studied, tankers of up to 29,999 tons made up 94.6 percent of the world fleet. At the end of the decade tankers of this size ac­ counted for 43.1 percent of the fleet. The study also disclosed that the average speed of tlie world fleet had increased in the last ten year's. Ten years ago 81.2 percent of the world's fleet had speeds up to 15.9 knots per hour, while in 1964 it was found that 56.3 percent of the world's tankers could sail at 16 knots or more. Runaway's Lion Shore The survey's statistical tables re­ fraction of the tankers under actual ownership of U.S. interests. Large tanker operators in this country have been registering their vessels overseas and sailing them under runaway-flags to evade U.S. taxee, wages and safety standards. Scientists Use Old Ammo To Blast Over-Age Ship CAPE CHARLES, Va.—It will take exactly 8,500 tons of surplus and defective ammunition to blow the 10,000-ton Liberty Ship Santiago Iglesias out of the Atlantic, 77 miles east - northeast of Cape"*" will be opened to start her toward Charles. the bottom. Hydrostatic fuses — The explosion, scheduled detonators set to go off when » for sometime late this week, is part of Operation Chase IV, a sub­ division of the United States Up­ per Mantle Program which is con­ ducting a geophysical survey of Ahe crustal structure of the con­ tinental shelves of the East and West Coasts of North America. Aside from disposing of faulty ammunition and an outmoded ves­ sel, the blast will provide infor­ mation to scientists studying the nature of the geological formations through which the shock waves must travel. Researchers use seis­ mic devices to chart the direction and intensity of the waves from which they calculate the complex geography of the shelves. The last "shot" was set off on July 15 when 5,000 tons of old explosives was used to send the 6,073-ton freighter Coastal Ma­ riner to the bottom in the same waters. The 423-foot Santiago Iglesias was broken out of the Hudson-Re­ serve Fleet late last month and loaded with old ammunition at the Naval Ammunition depot. Then the old Liberty freighter was towed by the Navy to Cape Charles under escort of the 205foot oceangoing Coast Guard tug Tamaroa. Both the Navy and the Coast Guard will stand watch at a safe distance while the ship is being blasted out of the water. Before the Santiago Iglesias is destroyed, the vessel's sea valves SIU Clinic Exams -All Ports EXAMS THIS PERIOD; July 1 -July 31, 1965 Port Boston Baltimore Jacksonville Houston New York Norfolk Philadelphia Tampa ..<'•••••' San Francisco New Orleans. Mobile TOTAL. Seamen million tons registered under the U.S. flag, 6.7 million tons are op­ erated under Liberian registry; 3.1 millicm tons tinder the Panantanian flag; 3 million tons under the Brit­ ish flag, and 2.6 million tons under the flags of other nations. Wives Children TOTAL 9 107 13 123 410 68 43 12 115 306 92 3 35 1 13 41 0 13 5 0 2 8 0 28 0 11 33 0 9 5 0 24 15 12 170 14 147 484 68 65 22 115 332 115 1,298 121 125 1,544 pre-designated depth is reached— will touch off the blast at 1,000 feet. The Atlantic is 5,000 feet deep at that location. Lt. Commander Richard A. Blackford, executive officer of the Tamaroa, who was present at the demolition of the Coastal Mariner, described the explosion this way: "It was as if giant hands grasped the ship and shook her. As the shock wave was passing, the white and black plume of water burst from the bubble, soaring to a height of about 1,000 feet, only to slowly fall back from whence she came. And then the sea was silent again." Atlantic (Continued from page 4) out again in the Globe Carrier. Fortunately, he got a chance to say hello to some old friends be­ fore taking off. Puerto Rico The American Communications Association Local 10 has won an election to represent Western Un­ ion Cable and Wireless Ltd. in Puerto Rico. The New York based union also represents employees of R.C.A. here. At least 19 labor organizations representing Federal employees on the island have agreed to band together into a Federal Council of Government Employees of the Post-Office,-Customs and a num­ ber of other Federal agencies. Puerto Rico President Commis­ sioner has endorsed a bill to ex­ pand unemployment compensation but urged the House Ways and Means Committee to analyze care­ fully the problems it would create for the island commonwealth. BasUio Maldonado dropped by the hall with his son Basil to say "hello" to all his friends. This is Basilio's first vacation in the is­ land in 25 years and we all hope he enjoys it. He certainly deserves It. Steve Marrero and Angel Gar­ cia keep the domino game hop­ ping while tliey wait for a ship to their liking. Reuben Negron and Isldro Gonsale* are back on the beach after a long stay on the Alcoa Trader. �Pare Eiffht SEAFAkkRlS L6G ^tenber iV, MM Meany Statement on Wheat Shipments The followinp it a statement by AFLCIO President George Meany on the tubject of wheat shipments to the Soviet Union. URING THE PAST two weeks, a num­ D ber of accounts have appeared In the press, purporting to describe the circum­ stances surrounding the adoption of the requirements that at least 50 percent of all wheat sold to the Soviet Union must be shipped on American vessels, where available. These accounts have invariably mis­ represented the position and role of the AFL-CIO and of myself in this matter. They seem to have relied upon speculation or biased second or third-hand reports, for none of the reporters or coluihnists under whose bylines these stories have appeared have bothered to inquire as to the facts or to check the accuracy of their state­ ments concerning the AFL-CIO position with the AFL-CIO itself. In view of the current effort by some members of the Senate to cast the AFL-CIO in a "dog in the man­ ger" role and to arbitrarily revoke the application of flie flag preference principle, I believe it is important to set the record straight. As regards the original application of this principle to Soviet wheat sales, the facts are these: 1. I made no demand or request of any kind upon Pres. Kennedy in connection with this transaction. PriOr to the con­ summation and announcement of the wheat sale. Pres. Kennedy did inquire as to my views on the advisability of selling wheat to the Soviet Union. I advised him that I would favor such a step, because of (a) the humananitarian aspect of wheat as a foodstuff, and (b) the value of such a transaction in dramatizing the superior performance of the American system in meeting human needs, as against the So­ viet system. Contrary to recent press accounts, 1 placed no terms or conditions of any kind upon the cooperation and support of the AFL-CIO in this matter. Backed Food Sharing As a matter of fact, in April of 1962, I had publicly urged that the United States give foodstuffs to the peoples of Iron Curtain countries, contending that "hunger knows no politics." 2. At a press conference in October of 1963, Pres. Kennedy made the first public announcement of the Soviet wheat sale, at which time he stated that all of the wheat would be shipped on American vessels, if available. It is my impression that this decision was motivated in large part by the desire to realize maximum value to all segments of the American economy from the transaction. A Labor Dept. representative did confer with officials of the Intl. Long­ shoremen's Association at that time and received a commitment of full cooperation on this basis, despite the historic reluctance of East Coast long­ shoremen to handle goods consigned to or originating in Communist na­ tions. 3. Subsequently, upon the representa­ tions of the Commerce and Agriculture Departments, it was deemed not feasible to carry out the objective of using Amer­ ican vessels for the entire shipment. The provisions governing the use of American vessels was thereupon reduced to not less than 50 percent, where available, and this provision was contained in Pres. Ken­ nedy's executive order. 4. The maritime and longshore unions did not protest this reduction. The dispute which caused the cessation of loading of grain ships arose as a result of the suc­ cessful efforts of the grain dealers (Con­ tinental Grain Co., and Cargill, Inc.) to further reduce the participation of Ameri­ can vessels by securing waivers of the 50 percent requirement through various con­ trivances which disqualified American vessels, which were in fact ready and able to carry the cargo, and substituting foreign-flag vessels on grounds that no U.S.-flag vessels were "available." The use of foreign flag vessels In this Instance did not reduce the price paid by the Soviet Union for the grain. The transaction was consum­ mated on the basis of a fixed price for the wheat delivered at Soviet ports. The net effect of the substitution of foreign flag vessels was to increase the proceeds of the sale to the dealers. The protest action by the maritime unions was directed entirely at these private corporations who, for reasons of their own profit, were engaged in under­ mining and nullifying the policy and assurances of the President of the United States. A prime example of the devices employed by these companies and their agents in engaging vessels for this trade was the disqualification of large-capacity, deep draft ships, although these ships were the most efficient and lowest cost bulk carriers under the American flag. Subsequent investigation clearly showed that the grounds advanced for excluding such ships were spurious and that their use was entirely feasible. They were in fact used to complete the wheat shipments following the settlement of the dispute. 5. I entered this controversy only after being requested to do so by Pres. John­ son in February of 1964. In cooperation with Sec. of Labor Wirtz, I then inter­ ceded with the maritime and longshore unions in the effort to find a fair and reasonable basis for ending the dispute. A considerable amount of persuasion was nescessary to induce these autonomous organizations, concerned with a problem vitally affecting the welfare of their own industry and membership, to abandon the course of direct action and to resume work on this cargo on a basis which, to a very large extent, left the future disposi­ tion and resolution of the grain shipment problem to the good faith and sense of justice of public officials. The circumstances and basis of settle­ ment were fully and favorably reported at the time and are matters of public record. The Congressional Record of Feb­ ruary 25, 1964, beginning on page 3412, contains a full and complete exposition of the matter by Vice Pres. (then Senator) Hubert Humphrey. The relevant excerpts of the Congressional Record is attached. It includes the remarks of Sen. McGovern, in an exchange with Sen. Humphrey, which Indicated his complete approval, at that time. 6. It is important to note that the understanding which led to the resump­ tion of wheat shipments to the Soviet Union in 1964 set forth an orderly method for the continuing review of government policy concerning cargo preference, flag quotas and maritime policy generally, in­ cluding any future changes in government policy relating to U.S.-flag participa­ tion in the shipment of wheat to the Soviet Union. For this purpose, a Maritime Ad­ visory Committee, composed of govern­ ment officials, representatives of maritime labor, the shipping industry, and the public at large, was established by the President. This committee is functioning and has submitted a number of' recom­ mendations on maritime issues which are currently under consideration by the Ad­ ministration. This committee was intended to create a channel through which th« problems of maritime labor and management might be presented to the appropriate officials of govern­ ment, with the public interest fully represented. It was hoped that this would provide an orderly and con­ structive alternative to the method of direct economic action, which the maritime unions have too often found the only effective way to attract attention and gain consideration of the serious problems affecting the livelihood of their members. The maritime unions and the AFL-CIO have, to date, participated cooperatively in the work of the committee in that spirit and with that hope and intention. It would be a tragedy If that hope were shattered and the function of the com­ mittee destroyed by ill-considered action by the Senate, under the illusion that the nullification of a constructive understand­ ing will succeed in getting ships loaded with American wheat. 'Blocking' Charge False As regards charges by certain Senators that the AFL-CIO is now blocking . the consummation of a hypothetical grain sale to the Soviet Union, the allegations are false. Contrary to reports that have ap­ peared in some press accounts, the AFLCIO was not responsible for the removal of language in the Administration farm bill which would have nullified a flag quota on wheat shipments. I know of no such language and do not believe that there ever was such language since it would not be necessary to accomplish the purpose if the Administration saw fit to do so. The AFL-CIO was not, at any time, consulted in the drafting of the farm bill and did not see it, or any part of it, until its introduction in Congress. lif there is any current desire on the part of the Soviet Union to purchase wheat from the United States on any terms I am not aware of it. I have not discussed the prospect with Pres. Johnson or any other official of the Administration nor have my views as to the desirability of such a transaction at this time been sought. If my views as to the desirability of a wheat sale to the Soviet Union should be sought, they would be the same as those I expressed to Pres. Kennedy in 1963. If the President i^hould decide that it Is in the best interest of the United States to pur­ sue such a course, the AFL-CIO would support that decision, and we would cooperate, if asked to do so, in at­ tempting to work out any reasonable new arrangements which might be necessary to facilitate it. In so doing, however, we would argue that the abandonment of the legitimate Interests of the American merchant marine and of the public interest in the merchant marine is neither justified nor necessary to accomplish this objective. Seamen, as well as wheat farmers and the stockholders of Cargill and Continen­ tal Grain Co. must eat, and it is wholly unnecessary and destructive to attempt to drive a wedge between the interests of farmers and workers, as some now seek to do, to resolve this issue in a manner fair to both. Seamen face the same problem in competition in a cheap world market, where standards are below Ameri­ can levels, as wheat farmers do. Both American siiips and healthy American farms are essential to the welfare of the nation, and neither American farmers nor American sailors should be expected to reduce themselves to Hong Kong stand­ ards. The American labor movement has long supported every effort to bring income parity and a better way of life to those who seek a livelihood in agriculture. The AFL-CIO has continuously sup­ ported substantial federal outlays to raise farm income through the price-supporting loan program, stockpiling and subsidized agricultural commodity sales. In addition, we have aided passage of federal programs to expand farm credit, help farm coopera­ tives, conserve the soil, accelerate rural electrification, insure crops against dam­ age, and other measures to improve rural education, health and housing. We have never complained of the cost, though workers, including merchant seamen, bear a full share of the tax burden. Taxpayer-supported aid to wheat grow­ ers, to assure them a fair price for their product and profitable sales at home and abroad, has been substantial. We have supported subsidies to as­ sure wheat price maintenance through the government loan mechanism. We have supported the various govern­ ment subsidies which seek to increase wheat consumption both at home and abroad. We have supported the taxpayer-financed direct wheat export subsidy which is necessary to bring wheat export prices down to the world market level because other subsidized programs have succeeded in keeping the domestic wheat inice up. According to the Dept. of Agriculture, the total costs of operating U.S. govern­ ment wheat-related support activities in fiscal 1964 exceeded $1.8 billion. The export subsidy to commercial wheat exporters is made necessary by the gap between the lower world market wheat price (at which American exporters must sell) and the higher supported U.S. domestic price (at which they must buy). This subsidy also includes cost factors involved in transporting the wheat to U.S. ports of exit. In fiscal 1964, the wheat export subsidy totalled $97 million. To described the sale of wheat to the Soviet Union, therefore, as a purely priv­ ate "commercial" transaction is highly inaccurate and misleading. $140 Miiiion Involved I am informed that the Soviet Union paid $140,200,000 to Continental Grain and Cargill, the two exporting companies that handled the 1963-64 wheat transaction. This was the price paid for delivery at Soviet ports and included the cost of partial delivery on American ships. The direct U.S. tax-supported export subsidy on the sale was equal to 31 percent of the delivered price, or about $43 million. This does not include, of course, the pro­ rata indirect cost of other U.S. subsidies involved in supporting the price and sale of U.S. wheat. This export sudsidy was equal to about 66 cents on each of the 63 mil­ lion bushels sold. By way of contrast the additional cost of transporting part of this wheat on American ships averaged out to less than 8 cents per bushel for the total shipment. In face of the generous outlays by all of the American people in behalf of the welfare of wheat growers and exportei-s, continued consideration of the welfare of American maritime workers and of our national security also would seem valid under a governme;nt-subsidized and. spon­ sored wheat export program. It is the view of the AFL-CIO that, if the federal government finds that a wheat sale to the Soviet Union is possible and desirable, the mutual problems and needs of both wheat growers and martime work­ ers can be accommodated. If the freight rate differential is, in fact, the only barrier to such a transaction, and if its consummation is deemed a matter of over­ riding national interest, there are various ways in which the problem can be approached which would respect the legitimate interests of all parties and would not entail the betrayal of one vital segment of our economy by another. Subsidy Change The freight differential might be ab­ sorbed into the export subsidy as some of the costs of rail shipment to U.S. ports now are. The Administration now has v before it a proposal from the Maritime Advisory Committee, supported by the un­ ions, for a change in the maritime subsidy program which would enable bulk car­ riers to compete at or near world market freight rates so as to reduce or eliminate any added cost to exporters or to the farm program where American vessels are used, whether in a ,shipment to the Soviet Union or in the P.L. 480 program. These and other alternative ap­ proaches merit serious consideration and discussion. Any effort to arbitrairily abolish or negate U.S.-flag protection, without putting a better plan or procedure in its place, can lead only to the most harmful conse­ quences. The AFL-CIO is ready at any time to cooperate fully in any effort to find a better method of achieving the objective sought by the 50 percent American-fiag requirement. We are strongly opposed to any misguided effort to resolve the issue by the arbitrary and ruthless elimination of that requirement. �Ijtftciii^ IT, mi By Frank Drouk, Wnst Coast Rcpresnntatlv* Coast Shipping Looks Good ThB SlU-Pacific District contracted American Mail Line has been given the green light by the Maritime Administration to call for bids to build three new cargo liners. MA officials said they were still studying a request by the company for authority to build a fourth Uner. The three new vessels will be among the largest subsidized berthline ships to fly the U.S. flag. The new ships will be about 40 feet longer than the 560-foot Mariner-class cargoliners which have been built in recent years. The vessels will have an 60 foot beam, weigh 12,000 gross tons and will have room for 12 pasengers. The MA decision permits American Mail to begin the third phase of its fleet replace­ ment program begun in 1961. SIU men in the San Francisco area are just beginning to get used to the sight of seeing hovercraft skim across the waters of the bay between their downtown berth and the airports of the two cities. The craft, which "fly" over the water on a cushion of air, are making ten round trips a day. as a one-year test of their feasible use. Transit experts are watching the results of the experiment to see if the "jet skimmers," as they are called here, have the answqr for big-cift^ traffic problems. catching a ride to the war zone San Francbee Shipping in the Bay area is still bonus area are advised to regbter moving along at a very good clip, as soon as possible. We can assure and there b a heavy, demand for you here, that you won't have long almost ail entry and regular rat­ to wait since nine out of ten shipe ings. Any members Interested in are Vietnam-bound from here. Oidtimers W. A. Warren and E. Di Parsly have shown up in the San Francbco hall to look for a good shuttle run to the Far East. Warren b keeping his eye peeled for a sharang job, while Parsly b holding out for a DM slot. Brother H. Donovan told us that he's had enough time on the beach and will be hunting steward department opening in the near future. WASHINGTON —The AFL-CIO M. Steinsupie was shooting the has issued a warning to America's breeze about the old days with us senior citizens that a new racket before shipping out on the Santa has sprung up aimed directly at Emelia as bosun. He b another big them. booster of the shuttle runs. Howard Federation Social Security Di­ Webber, who has been shipping as rector Nebon Cruikshank has bosun on the Yorkmar stopped by charged that confidence men are to say he will make two more invbiting elderly citizens soliciting tercoastal trips before leaving the for enrollment in the medicare ship. He claims a Seaman can't catch any dolphins on those new program for a price. C-4s because they travel too fast. Such offers are eompletely Webber says hb next deep water ftaadulent, be said, and urged trip will be to the Far East. anyone solicited to report at once to the Federal Bureau of Seattle Investigation or to local law Shipping has made an excellent enforcement officers. improvement in Seattle, and will There are no door-to-door en­ continue to hold up in the coming rollments or application fees for weeks. Union men with FWT and any of the medicare programs, oiler ratings can just about have Cruikshank pointed out. Those their choice of jobs in thb port. presently receiving social security, Payoffs during the last two weeks railroad, retirement or Civil Ser­ included the Achilles and Antinons. vice pensions will receive informa­ James Fisher says he b waiting tion and enrollment cards auto­ for a Far East mm so he can take matically by mail from the Social advantage of where the money is. Security Adminbtration, he said. Fbher, who ships as AB, last sailed All others 65 and older should seek on the Express Virginia. Another advice and counsel at their local oldtimer who remembers what a Social Security Administration sailor had to put up with before office, he said. the Union came along is Hollis Hoff. Cruikshank recalled that labor Hollb piled off the Overseas Joyce, was virtually alone in the medicare and tells us that he'll nab the first fight for a long time, starting in chief cook's job that comes along, 1945. But as the need mounted no matter where it takes him. and public awareness of the prob­ Wilmington lem spread, religious organiza­ The shipping picture in Wilming­ tions and other groups Joined the ton in recent weeks b bright and drive, he noted. sunny and is expected to remain ex­ The result was "a rising tide of general support which finally cellent for the coming period. The made ibelf felt in the Congress," St. Lawrence took a full crew and 11 vesseb stopped in transit during Cruikshank said. His statements the last two weeks. Men with deck, came during the weekly radio in­ terview, Labor New.^ Conference. engine and other ratings are urged to register to meet the quickening Cruikshank .predicted that pace of traffic. threats by some doctors to boycott Charles Kath had some bad luck the medicare program will not and has been laid up on the beach materialize. for the past several months. Right "We think the medical profes­ now. he's chafing at the bit to get sion in the United States b made hb FED so he can grab the first up largely of men who have a de^ oiler's job that hits the board. Alsense of responsibility to their fonse Monahan, who is holding patienb," he said, pointing out dowii an oiler's job on the Achilles, that boycotting the program would dropped by the hall to say hello mean "refusing to serve their and pick up some OT sheets and patienb." LOGS for the crew. Alfonse, signed "Thb, American doctors have on in Boston, reporb he b looking never done, and I don't think they forward to the end of the voyage ever will," he added. , when he wili, '^ke a,^^or]t,Yacatiqn., Racket Keyed To Medicare Bilks Elderly S^AFAREHtS Ff NIM LOG US. Drops Plan To Buy Polish'Built Fishing Boats WASHINGTON—Strong criticism by congressional supporters of the American ship­ building industry has forced the U.S. Department of the Interior to abandon its plans of ordering two new fishing trawlers from shipyards in Poland. Maritime labor and other segments of the U.S. shipping industry joined congressional mercial Fisheries of the Interior them abroad, would hurt, rather critics of the proposal in Department. Under the terms of than help, the country's declining charging that the Government ac­ tion would further depress the bad­ ly slumping U.S. shipbuilding in­ dustry. Leaders in the congressional fight against the Interior Depart­ ment's plan included Representa­ tives Edward A. Garmatz (D.-Md.), Thomas Downing (D.-Va.) and Sen­ ator Daniel Brewster (D.-Md). Con­ gressional foes of the plan empha­ sized that the government should be concentrating on building up the U.S. shipbuilding industry, rather than further depressing it. The proposal to order Polbhmade fishing boats was originally cmiiceived l«r the Bureau of Com- the plan, the new vesseb would have been leased to American fish­ ing operators. Investigation Dropped Strong opposition to the idea came from the House Merchant Ma­ rine and Fbheries Committee on which Representative Garmatz b the ranking Democrat. The Mary­ land congressman said his commit­ tee would no longer investigate the proposed foreign-yard order of the fishing boats after the government announced it had dropped the plan. Garmatz admitted that the U.S. fishing industry needed the new, modem trawlers, but he charged that the government's plan to order Strike Support Increased Sheet Metal Workers Aid Kentucky Strikers BOWUNG GREEN, Ky.—The Sheet Metal Workers have stepped up support of local production and maintenance workers on strike since June 7 for a first contract at the Detrex Co. plant here. The union's general execu­ hers. The union won a National Labor Relations Board election tive board meeting in New last October after a first loss was York City, voted $50,000 to help finance the fight of the 188 strikers to support their families and with­ stand a hostile management and town government. The union abo established picket lines at the Detrex home office and plant in Detroit, and at the firm's second largest plant in Ashtabula, Ohio, where members of other unions have cooperated with the pickete. The Bowlirig Green plant fabri­ cates industrial sheet metal and commercial dry cleaning equip­ ment. Organization Director Ed­ ward J. Carlough of the union said the firm "ran away from another union in Detroit, seeking cheap labor and cheap conditions" but will be ftquired_ to negotiate "a decent labor contract with us or they can keep going all the way to Antarctica." set aside. After long negotiations, it rejected a "final" company offer of 2 cents an hour each year for three years. Since the strike started, as many as' 32 policemen at a time, out of a total force of 42, have been on duty at the Detrex pbnt, each carrying an ax handle. One day a city dump truck arrived with a load of hot tar and municipal workers spread it in the area where pickets have been permitted to stand, according to Representa­ tive Thomas Reid of the union. •The police were later withdrawn by the mayor. Reid charged that the mayor, police and the Chamber of Com­ merce have cooperated to help Detrex mangement in ib effort to break the strike. Businessmen warned the strikers that loans would be recalled, mortgages fore­ closed and credit refused, he said. Wives working in other planb have been advised they could lose their jobs unless the strikers return to work, Reid was told. The Detrex management fought off organization successfully fw 10 years and enjoyed the tax-free favors of the town government, along with extraordinary police But members of 14 unions have services, according to union mem' taken a turn on the picket line and the newly formed Bowling Green Central Labor Council has voted strong backing. Only a few of the striking work­ ers have yielded to company and business pressiu-es. One strike­ breaker was killed and another in­ jured when a saw hiade shattered from improper use at the plant, according to union sources. The striking union expressed appreciation to the Kentucky State AFL-CIO and the Kentucky Labor News for extraordinary services. Executive Secretary-Treasurer Sam Ezelie of the state labor body, pledged continued labor support at a rally of strikers and their fami­ lies in, Bowlii^g Green. , ship construction industry. "They should be built in the United States, with United States funds, in United States shipyards," he de­ clared. In attacking the Interior Depart­ ment's plan to order new fishing bottoms from behind the Iron Cur­ tain, Representative Downing em­ phasized the neglected status of the American shipbuilding industry. He pointed out that 18 U.S. shipyards had closed down during the past ten years in addition to two Navyoperated yards. Buy Plans, Build Here Downing heavily criticized the government's contention that it was to the advantage of the U.S. to or­ der the Polish vessels, since that country possessed one of the most advanced trawler-building indus­ tries in the world. The Virginia representative shrugged off this justification when he recommended that the U.S. could buy plans for the new trawlers from Poland and build- the vessels in American yards. He also drew a parallel to other government backed plans under which the Navy Deparment has pro­ posed to order several non-combat vessels from British shipyards. Downing announced he was against all of these build-abroad ideas ad­ vanced by the government. "I be­ lieve the Administration should be considering proposals to protect and promote our shipbuilding in­ dustry," he asserted. Senator Brewster charged that the Interior Department's plan was only the forerunner of a govern­ ment policy of building and pur­ chasing ships overseas. "Govern­ ment programs which have started are not easy to stop," he warned. New Florida Port Handles Phosphates PORT MANATEE, Fla. — The rapidly growing demand for ship­ ping facilities to handle Florida's burgeoning phosphate export busi­ ness is creating a new $15 million seaport in this Gulf city just south of Tampa. Florida's phosphate trade skyrocketed this year after new sources of the mineral were discovered in the northern section of the state. The port of Tampa, which has been serving as the shipping point for the state's phosphate industry in past years, found its facilities severely strained as export volume literally exploded when the new mining sites were opened. Ship traffic grew to the point where vessels waiting to pick up cargo often encountered ten day waits until they could be loaded. Traf­ fic in the port's rail yards also be­ came seriously congested because of the heavy increase in exports. Faced with this monster-sized traffic headache, two railroads serving the port decided to con­ struct a new port complex nearby. The Manatee County Port Authori­ ty is now building a new phosphate terminal which will handle bulk shipments of the mineral which will arrive by rail. �Somber 17> IMS SEAFAnSRS- LOG: Pare-Ten Key Ruling Clarifies Use Of Radar By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts. & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. New International Rules To Curb Sea Collisions New international regulations for preventing collisions at sea went into effect this month. Drawn up at the fourth International Conference for Safety of Life at Sea, which In order to improve ti;.s preparation and aervinr of food aboard was held in London in I960,* SlU-contracted vessels, the SIU Steward Department Guide is printed the new regulations apply to position of the other vessel," under Rule 16, "sufficiently to relieve a in full below. all public and private vessels vessel of the duty to stop her en­ (1) Menus are to be prepared daily, on main entrees at least 24 hours in advance. Standardization must be avoided. (2) The chief steward is to issue all daily stores when practicable and must control all keys. Storerooms and iceboxes are to be kept locked at all times. (3) Maximum sanitary and orderly conditions must be observed in all steward department facilities such as galley, messrooms, storerooms, etc. No smoking in the galley at any time. No smoking by any steward personnel while serving or preparing food. (4) White jackets must be worn by messmen at all times while serving. T-shirts may be worn while preparing for meals. Galley gang to wear white caps, cooks jackets, white or T-shirts during hot weather. Caps to be paper or cloth. Cooks jackets to be % length sleeves. However, white or T-shirts may be worn by messmen during hot v.eather. of the U.S. including motorboats, while navigating on the high seas. Other provision of the 1960 con­ vention went into force in May. These dealt with improved safety standards for ocean shipping. The new anti-collision rules center on the use of radar, and de­ fine the obligations of a vessel underway at sea in reduced visi­ bility conditions under the Inter­ national Rules of the Road. gines and navigate with caution when a fog signal is heard forward of the beam." In short, a radar sighting is not sufficient to be considered an as­ certainment of position. Another recommendation pro­ vides that information obtained from radar "is one of the circum­ stances to be taken into account when determining moderate speed." Rule 16 allows a power-driven vessel to take "early and substan­ tial action to avoid a close-quarters situation" when, before "hearing the fog signal of another vessel or (Continued from page 7) (5) Only qualified food handlers are to handle food and all personnel sighting her visually," the poweroutside of the steward department are to be kept out of the galley at driven vessel picks up another addition to having ninety days em­ ship on the radarscope forward ployment time in the year prior to all times. applying, as well as one day in the of her beam. (6) All entrees such as meats, fowl, and fish. Including ham and six month period prior to applying. The new ruling points out that bacon for breakfast, must be served from the galley, and when practical, A Seafarer must be under the in restricted visibility the radar vegetables should also be served from the galley. range and bearing alone "do not age of 35 but this age limitation (7) All steaks and chops are to be grilled to individual order. How­ constitute asc^tainment of the may be waived for the active sea­ man having completed one or more ever, chops may be grilled thirty minutes ^rior to serving, when years in an accredited college or necessary. Meats and roasts must be carved to order. university during the three-period immediately preceding his applica­ (8) No plates should be overloaded and only non-watery vegetables tion for this benefit and provided v.ill be served on the same plate with the meat or other entree. Other he has maintained an average in vegetables to be served on side dishes. high school or college in the top one-third of his class. Applicants -(9) At least two men of the galley gang must be in the galley during who are dependent children of meal times. The steward is to supervise the serving of all meals. Either Seafarers must be unmarried when t ie steward or the chief cook must supervise the meals when in port. they apply, otherwise they are not Steward to be aboard and responsible to check voyage stores when they considered dependent. Marriage, GENEVA—^The free trade un­ after the scholarship is awarded jie received. ions of the world support "all will not effect the scholarship. (10) Salads, bread, butter and milk are to be placed on the table not possible measures" to expand the more than five minutes before the serving and only on tables where trade and speed the development Adopted children of eligible sea­ needed. of the emerging countries but want men are also able to apply for the (11) All coffee served for meals and coffee time is to be made in to participate actively in the ef­ benefit, provided they have been fort, Bert Seidman, AFL-CIO Eu­ adopted for at least five years electric percolators when practicable. prior to making application. (12) No food, including vegetables, is to be thrown away after meals ropean economic representative, Extra Study without the consent of the steward or the chief cook. Use left-overs said in a statement to the United Nations Trade & Development as soon as possible, not to exceed forty-eight hours. The Scholarship awards may be Board here. used for post-graduate study in (13) Such items as sardines, boiled eggs, sliced left-overs roasts, Seidman testified on behalf of those instances where the Schol­ such as pork, beef, ham, etc., potato salad, baked beans, besides the the International Confederation arship award winner completed ordinary run of cold cuts and cheese are to be served for night lunch. of Free Trade Unions. his under-graduate work prior to The night lunches are to be cut and placed by the 2nd cook or 3rd cook before retiring. "A few countries included trade having used the full four years of his scholarship award. However, (14) Hot bread or rolls to be baked daily when practicable. Cakes union representatives in their in each' case of this type, where .delegations to the UN Conference or pastry to be served at coffee time as much as possible. on Trade & Development and at the Scholarship award is to be (15) Stewards must keep a record of all menus for reference. least one has done so at meetings used for post-graduate work, the Trustees must agree in advance (16) Ground coffee for the black gang to be drawn from the steward of this board," he pointed out. . to the award being used for that within the steward's working hours and not from the pantry. purpose. In addition, eligible de­ Participation Urged pendent children of pensioners (17) Typewritten copy of the daily menu to be furnished the galley "To assure the active interest are eligible to participate in the force. and support of the trade unions in scholarship award program. MONEY DUE all aspects of international trade In the event that a seaman wins Hercules Victory — Disputed Overtime: Edward Jensen, Robert and development, we urge govern­ Smith, George Stanley. ments to accord trade union rep­ one of the Scholarship Awards his welfare eligibility is automatically Valiant Hope — Transportation: Thomas E. Hanson, Edward Edinger, resentatives the opportunity to extended for the effective period participate in national delegations Donald Kershaw. to international bodies concerned of the scholarships, based on the St. Lawrence — Subsistence: Nicholas Sakellarides. with international trade and de­ eligibility he had at the time of his application for the scholarship. Ames Victory — Ralph L. Jones. velopment." In the selection of the scholarship He took note of views expressed winners, the following persons all Niagara — Disputed Overtime: Richard Heckman, Francis M. Greenwell: Lodgings: William Knapp, Warren Weiss. earlier by ICFTU President Bruno of whom are connected in some Storti that some governments ap­ official capacity with a university, Natalie — One (1) day's wages: James N. Boone, Spiros D. Cassinis, pear to fear the emerging coun­ are the trustees: Jose Ortiguerra, Frank G. Valerie. tries can develop economically Dr. R. M. Keefe, Dean of Ad­ Transorleans — Disputed Overtime: Seymour Sikes. only at the expense of the work­ missions of St. Louis University. ers in developed countries. In­ Penn-.CaiTier — Disputed Overtime: Earl Reamer, Walter Smith. Dr. C. D. O'Connell, Director of stead of being "reluctant" to sup­ Seatrain New York — Lodgings: Pedro Agtuca, James Gleason. port "bolder and more effective Admissions of the University of Elena Lisa — Transportation Differential: James W. Higglns, John action," he maintained, labor in Chicago. both types of nations will back Dr. F. D. Wilkinson, Research David Vidrine. "all feasible efforts," especially if Associate, Howard University. the problems of adjustment that Dr. B. P. Ireland, Northeast may arise are tackled "imagina­ Regional Director, College En­ tively and resolutely." trance Examination Board. Recognition of the need for ad­ Miss Edna Newby, Assistant justment measures, he said, is the first step toward assuring support Dean of Douglass College. for steps aimed at broadening the Dr. E. C. Kastner, Dean of Reg­ export opportunities of the devel­ istration and Financial Aid, New oping countries." York University. Benefits Unions Seek Active Role In Trade Talks look-1 WiTHE UMIOM SJSMl QUESTION: What is th« strangest thing that you saw pulled out of the sea in the years that you have been sail­ ing? • Joe Fried: I was on a tanker in the Persian Gulf when I saw a sucker fish hauled in on a crewmember's line. When he landed on deck, his bottom looked like a blown-up vacuum cieaner bag. He put up a big fight after he grabbed the raw hamburg­ er we were using for bait. After he quit struggling, we cut him up for shark bait. 4" 4" 4" Juan Leiva: The most unusual sight I ever came across are the schools of por­ poises that keep jumping out of the sea in our ship's wake. I al­ ways get a big kick out of watch­ ing the female porpoises and lis­ tening to them cry like babies. 4i Olaf Seln: I once got a 120-pound Spanish mackerel on the end of a line I had over­ board on a run off the coast of Bra­ zil. I left the line overboard while I stood watoh in the engine room, and the guys came down to tell me I had a bite. We pulled hino aboard and the whole crew got two good meals out of him. 3^ 4" Jeff Davis: I remember when my fellow crewmembers once thought they spotted a floating pool of ambergris, the stuff whales heave up and is collect­ ed to make per­ fume. Everyone on board thought we'd be rich If we could collect the stuff. When we went to scoop up our valuable ambei'gris, it turned out to be a bunch of seaweed and other slush. 4" 4" 4" 4» 4* 4" Frank Bradley: I was on the Hast­ ings when we spotted a group of Cuban fishermen who were hanging on to their cap­ sized boat for dear life. They had been drifting from Cuba for five days and were the coldest, hun­ griest people I ever laid eyes on. We picked them up and headed into Tampa ^here we turned them over to the immigration people. Gus Malensky: Some of the crew on the Steel Advocate were fishing off the coast of Indonesia when they hauled in this six - foot snake-like thing that began to wriggle all over the deck. The two guys who hauled it in tried to get a hold on it. But, they couldn't slow the thing down, and it jumped over the side before anyone could stop it �Pag* Elenn- Scvtenber IT, Uti "Monkey WrtncA" Freshmen House Democrats are going down the line with the "Great Society" programs of President Johnson. A survey by Congressional Quarterly shows the 71 Democratic new­ comers have backed the President on 89 percent of 12 important votes seiected by CQ and as of August 4 on 83 percent of ail 66 roll call votes on which the President took a stand. The average new northern Democrat supported the President on 95 percent of the 12 key votes and 87 percent on the overall total of 66 roll calls. The 12 new southern Democrats supported LBJ with 60 and 68 per­ cent scores respectively. These scores were fairly high mainly because of new southern liberal congressmen like Grider and Anderson of Tennessee, Farnsley of Kentucky and Johnson. of Oklahoma, all of whom ran up 100 percent scores of support on the 12 key votes. Among new Republican congressmen, lowest support for the Presi­ dent came from southerners Buchanan (Ala.), Callaway (Ga.) and Walker (Miss.), representatives of the arch-conservative GOP new breed in Dixie. All voted against 11 of the 12 measures tabulated by COPE. Of the more than 50 freshmen who were endorsed by COPE in the 1964 election, only 11 gave the President less than 92 percent support on the 12 key issues. Of these 11, seven supported him on 83 percent of the 12 votes. On the 66 roll calls, only eight of the labor-endorsed freshmen representatives gave the President less than 80 percent support. Three of the nine newcomers supported in 1964 by the conservative Americans for Constitutional Action (ACA) voted for only one of the 12 "Great Society" measures. Three others cast votes for only two. All the ACA-endorsed freshmen supported the President 50 percent or less on tlie 66 roll-call votes. 4" The United Republicans of America, one of the new rightist GOP splinter groups, was the first of the bunch to rush into print with a "purge list" for 1966. URA released a list of 77 Democrats it wants to see dumped next year. Most of them, it hardiy needs saying, are all-out liberals. URA called the 77 "rubber stamps, puppets and robots of the Johnson ad­ ministration." But right-wingers don't stop at whip-lashing Democrats. Another G.O.P. splinter, American Conservative Union, tore into a group of Republicans, hinting another purge list. In its July-August newsletter, ACU chastised, without naming, the 21 GOP congressmen who voted for repeal of Taft-Hartley Section 14(b). It accused them of forming an "unholy coalition with liberal Demo­ crats and union bosses . . ." Despite their disloyalty, ACU said, the 21 "should not be read out of the party" although "they have read themselves out of any right to leadership in the national party." One paragraph after not reading them out of the party, ACU hinted they ^ould be voted out of It. It suggested these 21 may face stiff primary opposition in 1966 because they have "stretched the patience of grass roots Republicans beyond the breaking point." The so-called "right-to-work" law moved a step closer to its unlamented disappear­ ance from the field of U.S. labor_ relations recently when the Senate Labor Committee gave approval to the repeal of section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act. In reporting the repeal measure favorablj', the Senate committee gave one of the best explanations to date why the words "socalled" appear before the misleading slogan "right-to-work." The report rightfully as­ serted that these state laws prohibiting the Wages increases totalling f 17 mil­ coming White House Conference union shop create neither "rights" or "job lion were won for 70,006 members, on Health which will be held on guarantees." according to a recent report of the Office Employees International Un­ ion. The union said that clerical workers under union contract had benefitted from an average salary increase of 5 percent. When this pay rise is applied to last year's average wage of $95 per week, a raise of $4.75 per week was com­ puted. The OEIU declared that non­ union clerical workers received al­ most $800 per year less than workers under collective bargain­ ing agreements. - ^ ^ ^ The New York AFL-CIO Union Label and Service Trades Councii presented its fourth annual Union Labei Award of Merit to President Thomas W. Gleason of the Inter­ national Longshoremen's Associa­ tion and Jay Kramer, chairman of the N.Y. State Labor Relations Board. The awards were made in conjunction with the celebration of Union Label Week. 4 4 4 President Lyndon Johnson has appointed AFL-CIO Social Security Director Nelson H. Cruikshank as member of a committee of health experts who are planning ah up­ November 3 and 4. In making his call for the conference. President Johnson urged the committee to gather the best minds and boldest ideas "to deal with the pressing health needs of the nation." 4 4 4 Philadelphia school teachers won raises averaging $850 for 11,500 employees in the school system as they successfully completed nego­ tiations for their first contract with the city's Board of Education. The contract included a reduction in the size of classes, increases in salary schedules and a decrease in the number of steps within the pay schedules. 4 4 4 Workers at Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, Utah chose the Govern­ ment Employees as their exclusive bargaining representative in a se­ cret ballot election. The 9,600 em­ ployees at the base, will become the AFGE's largest single bargaining unit. The union will represent ainK>st all civiUan employees with the exception of supervisors, cer­ tain professional workers, tempor­ ary workers and a few specially exempted employees. The senators also paid a great deal of attention to the mischief in the national economy wr.ich R-T-W laws have caused. The committee found that repeal of 14(b) would put an end to the dog-eat-dog struggle for new industry by states with low wage structures and below-average schedules of employee compensation. If 14(b) was to be wiped off the nation's lawbooks, much of the bitterness resulting from this competi­ tion for new plants and business would come to an end. The committee found there was another excellent reason why 14(b) deserves repeal. If state R-T-W legislation were no longer legal, unions would find that they would receive equal treatment in all 50 states.when they negotiated union security agreements, the senators declared. The Senate Labor Committee is to be com­ mended for urging the repeal of 14(b) in its forthright report. This unfortunate leg­ islative provision has instigated nothing but friction and mischief under cover of a law which was supposedly passed to harmonize labor relations for all Americans. A Friend In Need Hundreds of Louisiana residents fleeing from the fury of Hurricane Betsy last week found safe, dry refuge in the New Orleans SIU hall. As the savage storm left an in­ credible trail of destruction across the city and the southern part of the state, the refugees found a welcome, temporary home, hot food and other comforts which are typi­ cal of SIU hospitality. While the storm-tossed refugees from Hurricane Betsy were pleasantly surprised by this example of the Union's hospitality and assistance, SIU members and all union members recognize the responsibility that they have to the community. Seafarers, of course, do not have a mon­ opoly among American trade unions on pro­ viding timely help to people in distress. News columns are consistently filled with examples in which union members provided the assistance which got citizens back on their feet after disaster had struck. Only a few months ago unions which are members of the California AFL-CIO col­ lected well over $80,000 to aid victims of the disastrous floods which hit the state earlier in the year. This is but a brief example of the kind of action which unionists take when disaster strikes. �SEAFARERS Pare Twelre LOO Measure Providing Coliege Aid To Students Passes Congress •eptonber 17, 196S By LIndsey Willfams, Ylce-Presldent, Gulf Area WASHINGTON—Legislation to break down financial barriers to a college education passed both the House and Senate by one-sided votes. Both the House and Senate meas­ SIU Hail Shelters Storm Victims ures include scholarship aid, low-cost loans and an expanded work-study program to Hundreds of refugees fleeing from Hurricane Betsy found shelter make higher education pos--tIn the New Orleans SIU hall as the tropical storm raged through the sible for youngsters from Committee and then when his at­ The immigration bill, put off for Gulf Area, killing close to 200 people and wrecking more than one low-income and middle-in­ tempt is to set up the depart­ a week because of Dirksen's objec­ billion dollars worth of property. The SIU New Orleans headquarters come families. Other portions of the legislation provide funds to enable colleges to expand and im­ prove their facilities. The House bill, carrying a firstyear price tag of nearly $650 mil­ lion, was passed 367-22 after an unsuccessful Republican attempt to knock out the scholarship pro­ gram. A companion bill — similar In scope but differing In details — breezed through the Senate, 79-3, just a few days later. The fiveyear, $4.7 billion bill had moved to the floor with the unanimous endorsement of the Senate Labor Committee. While the higher education bill was moving through Congress, the Administration won another major victory as both houses cleared a conference report establishing an eleventh Cabinet department—the Dept. of Housing & Urban De­ velopment. The new department will coor­ dinate the government's housing and mass transit programs and pro­ vide for the first time a single toplevel agency to tackle the special problems of the nation's cities. Solid Majority In political terms, congressional approval of the new department symbolized the solid working ma­ jority the Administration has had in this Congress as compared with previous years. President Ken­ nedy was twice rebuffed when he sought to set up such a depart­ ment in 1962—first when legisla­ tion was blocked In the Rules ment by executive order was rejected in the House, 264-150. By contrast, this year's bill cleared the House, 217-184, and won 57-33 approval in the Senate. A third high-priority Adminis­ tration bill—to scrap the 41-yearold "national origins" quota system for immigration to the United States — was temporarily delayed in the Senate Judiciary Committee. But its supporters were confident of the votes to bring it to the floor and pass it. The delay resulted from a tech­ nical objection by Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen (R-Ill.). The GOP leader admitted frankly that he was holding up the bill In an effort to pry loose his proposed constitutional amendment to allow one house of the state legislature to be apportioned on factors other than population. Dirksen took a licking last month when he tried to bypass the committee and tack his proposal on an unrelated bill. He fell well short of the two-thirds vote needed for a constitutional amendment. His latest strategy la to seek to have the bill cleared by committee and on the Senate calender for the second session—with his assurance that he won't try to bring it up during the remainder of this ses­ sion. He said he thought he had a promise of sufficient votes in the Judiciary Committee to do this. But on the first test, the motion was defeated on an 8-8 tie. The Connector-A Ship That Had Its Ups & Downs One of the oddest ships ever built was the Connector. When riding motionless in calm water, the Connector looked like any other ship. In a swell however, she resembled a giant snake that undulated on the surface, broke up Into several parts and then came mysteriously together again. To those who knew the ship these strange antics were not surprising, for the Connector was actually composed of three separate, detachable sections loosely hinged together. The vessel represented an early attempt at speeding up turnaround time. Built more than a century ago in England, the Connec­ tor sailed for about nine years in the coal trade from British north-east ports to London. The idea behind IS the Connector was to be Dow//-' able to detach a portion of the vessel for unloading, at­ tach another full section destined for another port to the power units, and put to sea again without being de­ layed by unloading proce­ dures. Even a century ago the idea of an articulated ship was not new. Such a vessel was designed for the Empress Catherine of Russia almost two centuries ago. What the Empress wanted was a ship in which she could travel down the winding Dnieper River. A naval architect devised a system of barges connected so they could snake around the bends in the river, but the' design was never tried. The Connector was eventually broken up before ever reach­ ing the eighteen-section length which its backers say is still feasi­ ble today. A British shipping group and a Japanese shipbuilder are seriously considering the possibility of reviving the curious design in a modern formi. mAT tion, differs from the House-passed bill in one major respect. It would impose, for the first time, a ceiling on immigration from Western Hemisphere countries. A similar proposal was narrowly defeated In the House. The existing quota s.vstem, based on the "national origins" of Ameri­ cans in 1920, had been labeled "shameful" by President Johnson and denounced by the AFL-CIO as "ethnic bigotry." Both the House and Senate bills would set an overall ceiling on immigration in any one year, with a limit of 20,000 from any one country. A House-Senate conference will be needed to reconcile the higher education bills passed by the two houses. The House bill provides "oppor­ tunity grants" of $200 to $800 a year, financed through funds added to the National Defense Education Act, for youngsters with "academic or creative promise" and "excep­ tional financial needs." Loans for Students Government-guaranteed loans would be available to students from families with incomes under $15,000 a year; the government would pay the Interest on the loans while they were in college and half the interest thei-eafter. Other sections of the House bill double the existing college con­ struction aid program, expand work-study programs, put added money into university extension programs Including adult educa­ tion, provide funds for college libraries and grants to help small colleges improve their standards and facilities. Senate Unit Probes 50-50 (Continued from page 3) ment-generated cargoes be carried on American-flag ships. Although wheat-state Senators are arguing that the 50-50 require­ ment on Red wheat sales has been responsible for the failure of this country to sell wheat to the Com­ munist-bloc since 1963, it has been pointed out by top Government officials that the Russians have not even approached the U.S. this year for wheat purchases, nor are they likely to because they are not nearly as badly in need of food­ stuffs this year as they were after the disastrous crop failures of 1963. In this latest attack on the 50-50 requirements, the wheat-state Sen­ ators have once more brought up the charge that these requirements have threatened to disturb the trade treaties which the U.S. has with some 30 foreign nations. The SIU and other maritime unions have often pointed out however that many of these foreign nations themselves have similar restric­ tions stipulating that certain per­ centages of certain commodities must move on their own vessels. was designated as a hurricane center as heavy winds and floods tore through the port city. At the height of the storm, three freighters were tossed adrift In the river with no crews aboard. New Orleans is still digging out from under the ravages of what has been one of the worst hurricanes In Gulf history. Shipping in the Gulf area has been moving well with the exception of New Orleans which was hard hit by Hurricane Betsy. The job out­ look for the next period is bright in all ports. The AFL-CIO Labor Day celebration, held in the New Orleans Sea­ farers Hall, was a huge success, drawing a crowd of more than 600 people. The Maritime Trades Department of New Orleans and vicinity played an active role in this year's turnout and several guests from other Gulf ports attended the function. Labor Day festivities are celebrated annually at the SIU Hall. The crewing-up of the Brigham Victory (Bloomfield Steamship) failed to materialize when the ship was retqwed back to Mobile. Originally the Brigham Victory had-f—= —— been towed to New Orleans for on the beach through the World drydock. At present, the port of Series and then he'll be ready for New Orlemis does not have any anything. ships being repaired for seiwice in Lester "Speedy" Peppet, a 24Vietnam. year SIU veteran, has been keep­ New Orleans ing busy/while on the beach by Shipping in the port of New racing his Corvette Sting Ray on Orleans has been proceeding on the Houston Dragstrip in Dickin­ the slow bell. Hurricane Betsy cut­ son, 'Texas. When the right ship ting sharply Into job activity. The turns up. Speedy says that he will Sabine, a T2 tanker,, crewed up here break all records getting back to recently and shipping is expected to the hall to sign on. pick up in the coming weeks. Piling off the Bethtex where he The crewing up of the Sabine sailed as an AB Deck Maintenance came just at the right moment for on a coastwiser, Fred Gerber is several members who are ready and telling his buddies that he's look­ raring to go. Making the ship on ing for a job as bos'n or dayman the same day that their cards were on a good money super tanker. running out were Heniy Smith and Louis Brown, one of our old Walter Rigby, both men sailing as time stewards, has been on the ABs in the deck department. W. J. beach for quite a while resting up Tregembo pulled the boatswain's and getting over his illness. slot aboard the Sabine. Mobile Among some of the oldtimers Mobile shipping has been mov­ shipping out on the Sabine's first American Bulk Can-ier run were ing at a fair pace and is expected Matt Gechenko, AB, Z. Ching, stew­ to improve in coming weeks. Sev­ ard, and Russell Beatrous, 3d cook. eral ships are headed this way for The boys say they are looking for­ Alabama drydock repairs. ward to a fine SIU trip. John Kelsoe is back around the On the beach after a rough trip hall after a five-month Eastern to North Europe is Nick Maire. run on the Rachel V as deck main­ Nick had a 44-day card when he tenance. John is waiting for a made the Natalie, but one-trip was good deck job while relaxing in enough. Ready to ship, but look­ his home town of Mobile. ing for something other than After several months as oiler North Europe this time out, he's aboard the Inger, Claude D. Berry watching the board. says that he's just about ready to 'Just the opposite," was the go again and he's not particular word from Brother Percy Kennedy where he's headed. Shipping out who just finished a 120-day trip of the Gulf Area for the past twen­ on the Steel Surveyor. "It wa.s a ty years, Claude makes his home good ship and a good trip," Percy in Lucedale, Mississippi with his says. "There wasn't a single hour's wife and child. Alonzo W. Morris says that he's disputed overtime or a single log on the ship when she paid off here looking for a baker's job on his in New Orleans." Percy is ready next run. He last sailed aboard again and looking for another long the Mayaguec as chief cook on a trip. He says he sort of has his five-month trip. While watching eye on some of that bonus money. the board, Alonzo is getting in some rest time on the beach here. Also on the beach and exchang­ Getting in some time with his ing greetings with some of their friends around the hall are Tom wife and family, Robert J. GaiiaGarrity who is off the Del Norte, han is ready for any run going and Bill Walker fresh off the Erna anywhere in a group one deck rat­ Elizabeth. Looks like both boys ing. Last off the Claiborne on a are waiting for a Delta Line ship. Puerto Rico voyage. Bob has been shipping out of the Gulf since its Houston inception. Shipping has been moving at a Charlie Shirah says that he will fast clip in Houston and is ex­ spend some time with his wife and pected to pick up even more steam kids in Mobile before sailing. He in the next period. We have a few last shipped as a steward aboard ships scheduled to come in for the Kyska. payoffs and the port of Houston is still in need of rated black gang men. lHTHeHCSPlTALf^ Among the oldtimers around the hall is deckhand Joe Gavin who has been sailing SIU since 1943. Joe's last ship was the MV Tamara Guiiden where he put in a sixmonth stint. Joe says he will stay CMsmAlL IIUMBPIAmY^ �•flVlealMr 17, lt«f SEAFARERS LOG Pare Ttairteen The Evils Of Strikebreaking History has shown the professional strikebreaker to be a disruptive and often dangerous enemy of the society in which he lives. A bill (S-1781) introduced by Senator Harrison *WUliams (D.-N.J.) is aimed at bringing an end to this anti-union practice. A brief history of strikebreaking is contained below. D OPE ADDICTS, rapists, arsonists, thieves, sexual perverts, thesa are typical examples of the types of Individuals who line up to answer ads reading: HELP WANTED — STRIKEBREAKERS. Re­ cruited from the ranks of society's outcasts, the typical strikebreaker doesn't have to worry about having hia services refused by a choosey employer. For the employer who hires the professional strikebreaker has only one purpose in mind—^to break a union and turn the clock back on his workers' pay, security and working conditions. A bill which would protect American communities from the ravages of these often lawless and degenerate individ­ uals has been introduced into the Senate by Senator Har­ rison Williams (D.-N.J.). If enacted, the bill (S-1781) woiild prohibit and make unlawful the hiring or recruit­ ing of professional strikebreakers in interstate labor disputes: would prohibit persons or agencies which spe­ cialize in supplying strikebreakers (commonly called strikebreaking agencies) from supplying scabs in inter­ state labor disputes; and would assure that employees recruited to work in plants where such disputes existed were informed that a dispute existed and that they would be taking the place of an employee on strike. James Farley was the first Strikebreaker King, reigning from 1899, whon he broke a bitter strike of the Brooklyn transit workers, to 1905, when he sent his army of finks and nobles to fight the Son Francisco trolley strikers. Pearl L. (Red Demon) BergofF claimed Farley's crowh in 1906, and for many years he continued to supply professional strong-arm men and guards, armed and unarmed, to break more than 300 strikes. Competition for the business was very keen and there have been well over 2,000 professional strikebreaking agencies since 1900. The history of American trade unionism graphically shows that the appearance of strikebreakers on the scene of ,a labor dispute is invariably accompanied by an outbreak of violence and other criminal acts. Citing the long, sordid record created by the use of strikebreak­ ers, Senator Harrison Williams (D.-N.J.) said earlier this year, "The record of these investigations are replete with evidence showing that many such professional strike­ breakers had criminal records." Terror For Hire An employer who stoops to hiring the kind of thugs who make up the ranks of the country's strikebreakers knows exactly what he is buying. Since his purpose is to break the union which is seeking a contract with him, he can count on the strikebreaker to provide the terror tactics, violence and sabotage necessary to challenge a strong labor organization. A professional strikebreaker or scab is usually defined as a person who earns his living by repeatedly offering his services in place of employees involved in a labor dispute. While this dry definition will satisfy a lawyer or dictionary writer, it fails to reveal the terrible price paid by trade union members and the general public for the ugly work of the professional scab. Denounced By Novelist Jack London, who proved himself a friend of labor In many of the books he wrote at the turn of the century, described the strikebreaker in his classic book "The Scab." "A scab," London wrote, "is a two-legged animal with a corkscrew soul, a waterlogged brain, a combination backbone of jelly and glue. Where the others have hearts, he carries a tumor of rotten principles." In another description in the book, London said, "After God had finished the rattlesnake, the toad, the vampire. He had some awful substance left with which he made a s tab." Growing more savage in his denunciation of the scab, the famed author declared, "Esau sold his birthright for a mess of pottage. Judas Iscariot sold his Savior for 30 pieces of silver. Benedict Arnold sold his country for promise of a commission in the British army. The modern strikebreaker sells his birthright, his country, his wife, his children and his fellow men for an unfilled promise from his employer, trust or corporation." Jack London's fiction gave the nation a vivid picture of the vicious character of the strikebreaker, but police and court records in the cities where they do their dirty work give even a more graphic picture of the kind of scum they represent. Non-Musical Beat The wholesale recruiting of a small army for strike­ breakers during a bitter newspaper strike which occurred recently in Portland, Oregon left the city's police blotter studded with disgraceful examples of the typical scab's savage, asocial behavior. The local, court record shows that one of these hard-worktng strikebreakers got his kicks by beating his wife with a trumpet. A Portland magistrate gave the horn-wielding scab 120 days in jail after learning that the beating occurred when the wife had returned from the hospital where she had gone to recover from an ear injury she suffered during a previous set-to with her violent spouse. more trouble they created, the bigger the bill they could hand to their employers. Freeloading 'Rats' This historical record demonstrates how the appearance of strikebreakers on the scene of an otherwise-peaceful labor dispute can completely disrupt the routine of a community. However, professional scabs also prove to be a costly expense to the towns and cities where they operate. Their appearance inevitably creates a need for increased numbers of police, depriving ordinary citizens of the protection they normally receive. In addition, the asocial, violence-prone strikebreaker adds to the com­ munity's crime problems and creates a heavier burden on the local courts. These costs represent only part of the burden caused by the appearance of strikebreakers. Community services, which are paid for by local taxpayers, are used free by the professional scabs who usually never contribute « •ingle dollar in taxes to the municipal treasury. A more serious example of the kind of men employed to strikebreak in Portland was the case of 19-year-old Vincent Mullen. Mullen, who admitted using marijuana, was charged with brutally attacking a 16-year-old high school girl, leaving her half-conscious with a broken jaw and minus several teeth. He is now serving a 15-year prison sentence for rape and attempted murder in addi­ tion to a concurrent three-year term for a safe cracking conviction. Double Dirty Work Other strikebreakers, who did their dirty work in Portland and made the city police department's "wanted" list at the same time, included an auto thief who was returned to town by Salt Lake City officials to face trial for attempted assault and bank robbery. He is now serving 'a four-year term in state prison. The destruction of unions and the breaking of strikes became a thriving and big business early in the century. Employers' associations became common. The National Association of Manu­ facturers was launched. Organized campaigns against unions were carried on by open shop associations and Chambers of Commerce throughout the country. Agencies were estab­ lished which, for a consideration, supplied to corporations "finks" (strikebreakers), "nobles" (armed guards) and spies. The role of the professional strikebreaker in being the center of violence on a picket line has become notorious in labor history. Police records of countless strikes are filled with incidents where professional goons, acting as strikebreakers, assaulted peaceful pickets without any provocation. Frequently, these attacks go far beyond mere assault to shootings and stabbings. In Clinton, Ohio for instance a strikebreaker was fined $500 for shooting tear gas shells into a crowd of citizens near a struck plant. The striking union member, on the other hand, is at an extreme disadvantage when he encounters strikebreakers. If the union-busting tactics of his employer succeed, he is out of a job and is forced to start collecting unemployment insurance, creating a further burden on his community. The strikebreaker on the other hand, counts on his employer to pay most of his living expenses, and so can mail his checks out of town, and not spend a penny in the local economy. Thus, both the local tax­ payer and businessmen are forced to pay a dear price when the professional scab makes his unwelcome presence felt in a community. Probers Exposed Record The report on strikebreaking prepared b.v Senator Wil­ liams points to several Congressional investigations into acts of extreme violence by thugs and scabs. One of the most infamous of these probes dealt with the famous strike at the Carnegie Steel Company at Homestead, Pa. in 1892. Congressmen heard the grim story of how armed Pinkerton strikebreakers shot and killed innocent pickets in-one of the country's most brutal labor disputes. Investigators from the Federal Government also un­ covered evidence of scab-inspired violence during the Southern Colorado Coal strike of 1913, the Tug River West Virginial coal strike of 1920, the strike of the Michigan copper miners in 1913 and the Southern lUinois coal miner strike of 1912. House Labor Committee Investiga­ tors condemned violence instigated by professional scabs which injured a large number of workers striking against the Pressed Car Company's plant at McKees Rocks, Pa. Commenting on this sordid record. Senator Williams declares; "The record shows that they (the strikebreakers) were used to stir up violence, and that they were prin­ cipally incompetent drifters whose major utility was an effort to depress the morale of strikers rather than to carry on the business of an enterprise." Incite Picket Violence In a now-famous investigation into strikebreaking activ­ ities conducted by Wisconsin Senator Robert LaFollette from September, 1936 through April, 1938, a Senate committee concluded that the use of strikebreakers and scabs was a major factor in picket line violence. LaFollette's committee exposed the brutal activities of a number of notorious strikebreakers appropriately named "Phony Lou," Weasel Benny," "Stinkfoot," "Benny the Fink" and other underworld characters high on the honor roll of the professional scab. . Scabs No Bargain One of the harder things to understand about the strikebreaker business is why an employer will go the expensive extremes of hiring professional scabs. Not only must he pay strikebreakers a good deal more than his regular workers, in addition to. picking up the tab for their living expenses, but he also knows that their production will be considerably inferior to the trade union craftsmen he normally employs. To the innocent outsider, hiring a strikebreaker often appears to be an act of vindictiveness, where a boss is willing to pay almost anything to break a union. A close look at the facts proves nothing could be farther from the truth. A financial gimmick known as strike insurance is the device which employers use to force long strikes, hire professional scabs ana nreak a union — all at no loss to their annual profit balances. Strike' insurance, which is supposed to provide a business with funds to compensate for losses caused by strikes or lockouts, can become a lethal union-busting weapon with a built-in invitation to take advantage of its coverage. In addition to the bill introduced by Senator Williams, . the campaign to outlaw professional strikebreaking by legislation has also been proceeding on the state level. Ten states, including New Jersey, Massachusetts, Dela­ ware, Maryland, Washington, Louisiana, Rhode Island, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Hawaii have passed such laws. At least 45 separate- communities have outlawed importing professional scabs in states from coast to coast. The 1961 Convention of the AFL-CIO unanimously adopted a resolution calling for the passage of antistrikebreaker laws at the state and local levels. The The Wisconsin senator's committee report also spot­ convention declared such laws as deserving the whole­ lighted the treacherous work of private detective agencies hearted cooperation of the entire U.S. trade union move­ who then served as professional strikebreakers. It reported' ment. Delegates at the convention urged all labor feder.ithat the so-called detective agencies often stirred up tions at the state and local levels to work for the enact­ violence themselves, working on the assumption that the ment of this legislation. �Fare FMuteea SEAFARERS^ LOG Joblessness Rate Unchanged During July And August WASHINGTON—The nation's job picture showed little change between July and August, with the seasonally adjusted jobless rate holding at 4.5 percent, the Labor Depart­ ment has reported. The leveling off in August occurred after the unemployment rate fell from 4.7 percent in June to-*4.5 percent in July, reaching whites. Their Jobless rate aver­ ment in the Job picture so far in the lowest point in nearly aged 8.5 percent for this year, 1965, the Labor Dept. made the down from 9.9 percent for the point that this was the first time eight years. same period last year and the first since 1957 that the jobless rate In releasing summary job fig­ time their rate has fallen below has consistently stayed below 5 ures for August, the Labor Dept. percent. In seven years of highsaid that while most changes were 9 percent since 1957. In compari­ level unemployment, the rate had son, the white rate declined from about as expected, there was "some improvement" for teen­ 4.7 percent last year to 4.2 percent. twice dipped to 5 percent but The August Job report also bounced up again well above the agers. blue collar workers, nonshowed continued improvement in 5 percent level. whites and full-time workers. The rate for married men—a key labor force time lost, the most The 5 percent barrier has been breadwinner group — worsened, complete measure of how effici­ effectively broken this year. The however, as it moved up from 2.3 ently the nation is utilizing its jobless rate dropped to 4.8 percent percent in July to 2.6 percent, manpower since it counts time in January and moved up to touch same as a year ago. lost by the unemployed and those 5.0 percent in February. Since Total unemployment fell by on part-time. Labor force time then the rate has been: 4.7 percent 3.50,000—about the expected sea­ lost fell to 5.1 percent in August, in March, 4.9 percent in April, 4.6 sonal decline—1o 3.3 million, the down slightly from July; a year percent in May, 4.7 percent in June report said. The total is 400,000 ago it was 5,7 percent. and an eight-year low of 4.5 per­ lower than in August 1964, the In discussing the solid improve­ cent in July and August. department noted, with nearly half tiie reduction occurring among those unemployed 15 weeks or longer. Of the 3.3 mijlion unemployed, some 875,000 are teen-agers. Their numbers were reduced a little more than expected in August as the jobless rate de­ NEW YORK—Once again, New York City is looking toward clined from July's 13.2 percent to 12.4 percent, its low'est level in the sea for help in time of need. With one of the finest more than three years. harbors in the world, the City has always depended on the The non-white jobless totaled sea for much of its wealth and"*" 700,000 in August, down by 175,- power. Her busy docks have A number of major problems 000 from a year ago. The jobless long drawn ships, cargo, tour­ stand between New York and a rate for this category fell sharply ists, trade and profit to her shores. nuclear de-salting plant. In the from 9.1 percent in July to 7.6 And now, in the depths of a crip­ first place, finding a site for the percent in August, equaling an pling drought. New York is turning plant would be a ticklish business. eight-year low recorded last May. to the sea for a new kind of wealth Consolidated Edison recently had to abandon its plans to construct Blue Collar Jobs — fresh drinkable water. a nuclear power plant in Queens For blue collar workers, the un­ The problems standing in the because residents, fearing a nuclear employment rate also improved way of making sea water usable are accident, turned thumbs down on sharply, dropping from 5.5 per­ great. But they are being overcome. the atomic installaUon. Similar cent in July to 5 percent in Encouraged by the President's fears are bound to be expressed by August. A year ago, the blue recent approval of a $185 million anyone living near a nuclear plant collar rate was 6.2 percent. This saline water conversion measure. site. But the plant would certainly showed * "continued and substan­ New York City is presently co­ have to be in or hear the city to be tial job gains among operatives operating with the Interior De­ practical. and non-farm laborers," the La­ partment and the Atomic En­ A second problem is posed by bor Dept. said. ergy Commission to study the feas.i- the fact that the 2.5 million kilo­ The jobless rate for full-time bility of a nuclear desalting plant workers also improved, from 4.4 that could supply a major part of watts produced daily by the plant percent in July to 4.2 percent in the city's water needs. Although would put the city into the electric utility business on a large scale. August. a plant could not be completed in It might not be ea^ to dispose of On the employment side of the time to meet current drought de­ that much power. picture, the total number of job­ mands, it would guarantee the Disposipg of the salt is yet an­ holders declined by 600,000 from city's future needs. other problem. Dumping huge the all-time July high to 74.2 milAncient Process amounts of salt into the ocean . lion in August. Employment in The nuclear process of desali- would play havoc with marine life. agriculture fell more than usual b ." 500,000 to 5.1 million, the report nizaion is actually a souped-up Money Problem 1 led. Non-farm employment fell version of the ancient distillation process. A huge nuclear reactor Probably the biggest problem of slightly to 69.1 million. would produce steam to run an all is that of dollars and cents. Since August 1964, total employ­ electric generator. Then the steam ment has risen by 2.1 million, the would be used to boil sea water. Nuclear electricity would cost 15 Labor Dept. pointed out. The The vapor produced by the boiling mills a kilowatt hour, and the water over-the-year rise reflects gains sea water would condense as pure would cost 35 cents for 1,000 gal­ of 900,000 jobs for teen-agers, 750,- usable water. The proposed New lons. New York now pays less than COO for women and 500,000 for York plant would produce 250 four cents a kilowatt hour for its electricity and only 12 cents per men. All the gains exceeded the million gallons of water a day. 1,000 gallons of water. labor force growth in each cate­ Like a similar plant planned for gory, the report said. Five years ago, desalting water Los Angeles, after which it is cost $5 for 100 gallons, in plants Adult men benefitted most, the modeled, the New York installation report said, showing a job gain would produce electricity as well that produced only a few thousand 200,000 greater than their labor as water. A desalting plant alone gallons a day. Plants now in opera­ tion produce several million gal­ lorce expansion. would be too expensive, but a nu­ lons a day at $1 for 1000 gallons. Counted in the employment clear plant that produces both Federal officials say they could totals are some 2,3 million part- water and electricity is considered halve that cost in larger plants. time non-farm workers. Their to be economically sound. It would Drought - Proof produce 2.5 million kilowatts of total was down 100,000 from electricity daily. year ago and was at the lowest Despite the difficulties involved. August level since 1956, the report Other Plans New York has not heard the last added. There are other plans for de­ of water desalting. "The one great Comparing the unemployment salting sea water in the works. merit of the process," announced picture so far in 1965 with the Engineers are working with mem­ a federal official, "is that it is same period in 1964, the Labor branes that allow salt to pass drought-proof." Dept. observed that the jobless through while retaining the water. In a city alarmed by the pros­ rate has averaged 4.7 percent this The plan is promising but is still pects of parched fields, thirsty mil­ year, down sharply from the 5.3 in the research stage. lions, and slowed-down industry— percent average for the first eight Another desalinization meth­ a city afraid that long-term changes months of last year. od freezes salt water Into saltin its weather patterns could mean perpetual drought, this final con­ free ice crystals. These are The report said the economic ex­ sideration may weil outweigh all then washed and melted to pro­ pansion has made inroads into the duce pnre water. others. unemployment problem of non- New York City Eyes Sea For Fresh Water Source and Fred Famen, Secretary-Trcasnrer, Great Laket Seaway Season Under Discussion St. Lawrence Seaway officials from Canada and the United States will open discussions later this month on whether to lengthen tho season of tho long waterway. The route normally operates from the first week in April through the first week in December. A longer season is one of several plans the two nations that built the seaway are considering to increase the earnings potential with more cargo business. DETROIT Immediately after Labor Day, the Bob-Lo boats put to the dock for the winter. The Ste. Claire proceeded to the American Shipyard in Lorain, Ohio to undergo repairs. The Seafarers' International Union, Great Lakes District Negotiating Committee has scheduled the next meeting with the Great Lakes Association of Marine Operators for September 15, 1965. DULUTH Ore shipments from Lake Superior up to September 1 of this year Increased more than 2.3 million tons over the same period in 1964. Gains were registered by the Duluth Messabl and Iron Range Railroad In Duluth, the Great Northern and Soo Lines in Superior. The Soo line at Ashland shipped 273,461 tons before the dock was closed for the season this year,^ compared with 196,957 to Septem­ and as soon as the man in question ber 1, 1964. The Soo line does not is considered fit for out-patient plan to reopen the Ashland Dock. treatments, he will then become Vessel arrivals and departures in the responsibility of USPHS. the Duluth-Superior area up to Under the present circumstances, September 1, this year, totalled and since Chicago only has US­ 3,6is7 compared with 3,463 in the PHS out-patient service, arrange­ same period a year ago. ments have been made so that if a man reports to the U.S. Public FRANKFORT Health Service, he can now give The extra summer help has been his union affiliation and it will be­ paid off now that tourist business come part of his record. This will has slowed down. allow the agents and Welfare to "Senator" Fluff, who has been be in first hand contact with the home on leave from the USPHSH member, particularly if he is returns there tomorrow and hopes transferred for in-patient services. to get a fit for duty so he can get IMPORTANT: Should any man back on the water. (SIU) have to enter a private hos­ pital under emergency status or BUFFALO otherwise, then he should arrange A rush of grain to the Port of Buffalo is providing business for as soon as possible with the nurse some elevators that did not re­ or aid to notify the U.S. Public ceive a single cargo this year. The Health Service. As soon as he is Electric Superior and Concrete able to be moved he will be moved by the U.S. Public Health Service Elevators recorded their first water shipments this week. There to a USPHS facility at no cost' either for transportation or the appears to be no immediate end to hospital fee. When entering a pri­ the rush which reportedly has vate hospital he should a^o give been prompted by efforts of local his union affiliation. (Union sffiliport officials and legislators who should be given to VA hos­ have been trying to get the gov­ ation pitals also.) ernment to utilize more Buffalo Should a marine worker go to elevators for storage purposes. the Chicago U.S. Public Health CHICAGO Service for out-patient treatment, Shipping in this port for the and it is found he needs hospital­ past period has again been boom­ ization, at. that point he can request ing and with no let up in sight. a transfer to another USPHS hos­ A meeting was held last week pital. He will be limited to the with the Medical Officer in charge Detroit Hospital or the New Or­ of the Chicago Marine Hospital, leans Marine Hospital, USPHS will along with the Administrator, Mr. also pick up the cost of trajnsportaRoy Gardiner, and Mrs. Lehman, tion, which can be designated as who is in charge of records. The air, rail or bus, depending on the man's condition. new doctor and his staff show a The U.S. Public Health Service sincere willingness to cooperate with Maritime workers. Listed be­ is also contracting three or four low are some of the things dis­ private hospitals in thg Chicago cussed that should be of great im­ area to accommodate any overload portance to SIU sailors entering of in-patients. Veterans Adminis­ this port and seeking medical and tration hospitals are only con­ tracted to handle 31 beds (marine), surgical attention: All SIU members know that and in the event of an overload prior to entering a hospital it is of patients during the winter months, these other hospitals will necessary to contact the U.S. Pub­ be available. lic Health Service on out-patient A meeting was held in Chicago status, prior to being hospitalized. In the event a sailor goes to the last week with Gartland Steamship out-patient clinic in Chicago and Company relative to pending dis­ needs in-patient services, the putes. All disputes were settled USPHS will afford all transpor­ and will be reported. tation to. whatever hospital he CLEVELAND is sent to. At this point, the With the season going down the designated hospital is the Veter­ ans Administration Research Hos­ home stretch, shipping has still not pital on East Huron Street in Chi­ slowed down any. Jobs, are still cago; The U.S. Public Health being. called into this office as Service will be on check with the though it was just' the start of the Veterans Administration Hospital, season. �SEAFAKEK9 %Oa Par« Fifte«a SEAFABERS PORTS OP THE WORLD Called the Gateway to Southwest Japan, the hill-rimmed port of Kobe stretches east and west along the shores of Osaka Bay, A city famed for its natural beauty and its historic landmarks, Kobe boasts a thriving shipbuilding Industry, a modern shopping center, and innumerable spectacles of interest to the visiting Seafarer. Vessels of the SlU-manned Victory Carrier Lines make regular runs to this busy Japanese port. A little ways inland from the busy harbor is the ancient Shinto Ikuta Shrine, originally called Kamibe (Keepers of the Gods) from which the name Kobe is probably derived. South of the Shrine, Kobe's most popular amusement and nightclub district displays its flashing lights and crowded entertainment centers. Further south, and to the cast, are the movies, restaurants and shopping areas. The principal shopping streets are Cenre Gai and Montomachidori, both of which run parallel to the waterfront. Here, bargain - hunting Seafarers may purchase high-quality cameras, binoculars, pearls and other valuable objects tax-free, customs authorities supplying the necessary forms on request. Some large department stores maintain an interpreter service for their customers. The city's suburbs offer a host of attractions for the curious Seafarer. At the eastern end of Kobe, Mount Rokko juts 3,057 feet into the sky. Here, in season. Seafarers may indulge in swimming, skating and skiing. North of the harbor, halfway up the wooded peak of Futatabisan Park, is the 8th-century Buddist temple Dairyuji. Close-by, there is a lake with boating facilities. An absolute must for the visiting Seafarer is the famous all-geisha spectacle Miyako Odori. It is performed in the nearby town of Kyoto. Also not to be missed, if time allows, is Takarazuka, site of a recreation and opera house where classical Japanese drama is acted by an all-female company. Transportation is simple and convenient in Kobe. The city maintains a network of bus, electric railway and cable rail­ way lines. There is also a fleet of officially licensed taxis which charges reasonable rates. The Mission to Seamen in Kobe provides a canteen, films, billiards, and other facilities. The Mission will, on request, arrange football matches, book tours, get tickets for shows in neighboring towns, and arrange trips to the mountains. Taking a brief time-out from their pier fishing, two of Kobe's "younger set" smile a greeting to one of the SlU vessels that docks in the port (left). Passing through Kobe's busy harbor, an endless stream of industrial and manufactured exports are shipped to foreign ports the world over (right). The SlU - contracted Steel Maker includes Kobe on its regular schedule of stops (bottom). SlU - manned Isthmian ships are also frequent visitors to this thriving port. �SEAFA,B,EK9 Fwe SizfccB LOG. Business loss PiodicfeJ Waterway Tax Will Hurt, Steel Towns Are Warned WASHINGTON — The major steel producing areas of western Pennsylvania, Chicago and Birmingham stand to lose a vast amount of their present commerce if a waterway fuel tax proposed by the"* Johnson Administration 13 that foreign competitors would put into effect, the nation benefit greatly from the higher was warned recently. A study released by the National Waterways Conference predicted Expedition Fails To Find Noah's Ark It rained for forty days and forty nights, and the earth turned into a raging sea as the vengeful heavens flooded the globe with the waters of wrath. Such is the Biblical account of the flood that destroyed every liv­ ing creature on earth save for those that Noah carried off, two by two, in his ark. And, predictably, it rained again recently when an expedition seek­ ing to uncover the ark attempted to scale rugged Mount Ararat on the Russian border of eastern Turkey. According to many Biblical schol­ ars and geographers, the ark should be buried somewhere beneath the tons of ice and snow that cap the 16.946-foot mountain. But so far this year, all attempts to conquer Mount Ararat have been defeated by an onslaught of bad weather. The latest expedition, led by amateur American explorer John Labi, was forced to call it quits when a 10-man team was forced down by savage snow and rain­ storms. "It was a terrible experience," Libi said from his base in Isstanbul."But I'm not giving up." Trapped By Storm Three members of the expedi­ tion were trapped by storms when they left the shelter of their camp in a futile attempt to rescue an Australian doctor who had disap­ peared on the frozen slopes. Battered by hail and freezing rain, the trio finally made their way down a perilous precipice and around the foot of the mountain before regaining camp. "They were gone for 33 hours and I was convinced that they had been killed," said the 69-year old Libl who had climbed to the 15,000-foot level before he and his men were driven back by a violent storm. Chased by Bears This is Libi's fourth attempt to dig up the ark in the wilds of Turkey. In four previous tries he has been injured in an auto acci­ dent, suffered falls from mountain ledges, been laid up with pneu­ monia, stopped by a revolution, and even chased by wild bears. Undaunted and undiscouraged, Libi hopes to reach the peak of Mount Ararat when the weather clears. If the ark could make it, Libi figures, so can he. Museum Solves Sea Riddle It was a curious object — a tear shaped stone about seven and a half Inches long and fiva Inches wide. It was in the possession of Mystic Seaport Museum at Mystic, Connecticut for several years al­ though nobody could figure out what It was — th^ only knew It must have some connection with New England's whaling history. Then along came Dr. John W. Draper of St. Luke's Hospital at Mystic, who was Intrigued by the relic, suspected Its true nature, and offered to give it a medical analysis. His offer was accepted and the mystery was solved. Dr. Draper went to work on the relic with various chemicals and costs to U.S. producers. This would have an adverse effect cm the na­ tional economy, and would also have an adverse effect on the em­ ployment situation in these highly industrialized areas. The Administration has pro­ posed a waterway fuel tax initially raising the cost of fuels by 20 per­ cent. This would apply to all ves­ sels under 15-foot draft that oper­ ate on the traditionally toll-free waterways. This so-called "user' tax has been proposed by the last several Administrations — both Democrat and Republican — but have each time been rejected by Congress. RaU Rate Rise ^ The study predicts that a rise in the cost of moving cargoes on the inland waterways would result in an immediate increase in rail rates as well, based on the railroads' practice of boosting their rates anytime a water carrier competitor is either forced out of operation or forced to raise its cargo rates. The railroads are pushing for adoption of the waterway tax. an X-ray machine and then an­ Pointing out the importance of nounced his conclusions. waterway carriers to the steel"It's a whale's kidney stone," producing areas, the study notes he told the Mystic Museum's cur­ that in 1963 more than 182,000 tons ators. of steel mill products were car­ The stone Is composed mainly ried on the Warrior-Tombigee of magnesium, which Dr. Draper Waterway that serves the Alabama attributes to the relatively high steel city of Birmingham, in ad­ concentration of magnesium In the dition to a million tons of iron ore, sea water and marine forms upon chrome and manganese to serve which the whale fed. the mills. The museum doesn't know where During the same year about the stone originated, but now as­ 886,000 tons of pig iron, mill prod­ sumes that it must have been ucts and pipe were carried down brought into the country by a sea­ the Illinois River from Chicago, man who found the stone while most of it destined for the Gulf processing a whale aboard ship Coast. years and years ago. Cud Chewing Crowd Rides Luxury Liner SAN FRANCISCO—^The passenger-cargo liner President Polk, whose corriders once echoed with the sounds from gay bon voyage parties, will new be serving-a lower class of clientele, following its sale> by the SIU Pacific District- The new owners promptly regis­ contracted American Presi­ tered the former passenger-cargo dent Lines to a Liberian corpora­ tion. The typical sounds made by the liner's former passengers on their round-the-world cruises, such as the clicking shuffleboard pucks and the sweet strains of dance music will now be replaced by the grunts and bellows of the new coarser customers, who couldn't care less if they were never in­ vited to sit at the captain's table for dinner. Liner Downgraded The Polk's new owners have crassly cast the vessel's tradition of first-class passenger service aside, and relegated the onceproud liner to the status of a low­ ly cattle carrier. In wiping out the last vestiges of the ship's former luxury accommodations, the new operators have changed its name to the Gaucho Martin Fierro. The sale of the 492-foot Polk to a South American corporation for $8 0,000 was approved recently by the Maritime Administration. liner under the Liberlan-flag, which serves as one of the world's chief havens for runaway opera­ tors. The new cattle boat will sail between Argentina and Italy or between U.S. gulf ports and Italy. The sale of the Polk was ap­ proved as part the American Presi­ dent Line's ship replacement pro­ gram. The company has three high-speed eargo-liners on order to replace its older tonnage. The three 12,393 ton vessels of the Master Mariner class are being built by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company at San Diego, Caiif. One of the new cargo-liners will be named to re­ place the President Polk and an­ other- to take the place of the President Monroe. Pres. Mtmroe Launched Launching ceremonies for the new President Monroe were held recently in San Diego, and deliv­ ery of the new vessel is scheduled for late December, 1965. , ( Stewart & Ed MoeMy Headquarters Representatfves Strong Union Needs Active Members We have received an interesting letter from Brother A. N. Wert which contains a lot of good advice for every member of the Seafarers International Union. Brother Wert declares that every Seafarer must do his utmost to guard and protect the Union's hard-won gains. He emphasizes that every SIU member should keep always on the alert and do his part If our Union Is to remain the best and strongest In the country. Commenting on the SIU constitution and our contracts with the ship operators. Brother Wert writes, "Both of these measures have further strengthened the structure of the SIU and are proof of what can be accomplished by membership solidarity and honest and compe­ tent leadership. "All the conditions, wages and welfare plan provisions won in our contracts have given the SIU the well deserved reputation as one of, if not the best union for seamen In the world. Today, we are looked upon as leaders in the field of maritime labor. "However, there are those in our Union who seem to take the SIU and its hard-fought gains for granted, and who, by their actions and attitudes, tend to undermine our organization. Of course, these charac­ ters form only a very small minority of our membership. "Some ot Hie actions to which I ain referring are idle and Irrelev­ lawed^ and mates held responsible ant talk at union meetings; drink­ for Injuries they inflicted on sea­ ing to the point of being unable to men. turn to on ship; missiiig of watches In the days when the West Coast and missing ship; sloppy and in­ Seamen's Society was organized expert performance of duty, and scurvy was still common on mer­ carelessness resulting in the de­ chant vessels, and crowded, poorly struction of ship's property. ventilated 'tween deck foc'sles "We have fought hard for the were the rule. Crimps and greedy conditions we enjoy today. Every masters worked hand in hand to SIU brother should remember that shanghai hapless seamen and keep merely keeping our books in gpod them perpetually In their debt. standing, attending meetings, vot­ Average wages at the time were ing and pulling occasional strike about $20 to $30 per month. duty is not enough to make us good The Seamen's Society didn't sur­ Union members. vive for any length of time, but its "The important thing is make place was taken by a more endur­ our organization work at all times, ing organization In 1885 which was especially while we are employed. to grow into the Sailors Union of This can only be accomplished by the Pacific under the guiding hand diligence to duty, by sober and of Andrew Furuseth. West Coast competent performance of those seamen in those years attempted to duties, by taking only those jobs get the vicious shanghaiers and which we can handle, by maintain­ brutal bucko mates and masters ing a clean and cooperative ship, prosecuted for the inhuman treat­ and most of all, by seeing that ment for which they were infa­ those around us observe these mous. Out of 100 cases of extreme cruelty reported to the authori­ same rules. "The SIU Is a powerful and ef­ ties, only one mate on the Western ficient organization. It will remain Belle was dealt an official rebuke like this only as long as we keep when he was forced to pay a $25 it that way, and make sure that fine. The organization also took every member works to do his part up the long, thankless struggle for in keeping it strong. There Is no a 12 hour day and overtime pay. room for those who are not with The days when U.S. maritime us all the way. Remember, we labor was going through its in­ didn't always have it this good. fancy seem far away to us now. Every Seafarer should keep in It should be plain to every Sea­ mind that you only get from an farer that the only way we are organization what you put into It." able to enforce, our contract con­ The significant point about ditions is because of our strength, Brother Wert's letter is that he is unity and dedication of the entire 100 percent right In his comments. SIU membership. History tells us that the first seamen's union was bom 99 years ago In San Francisco. Merchant seamen In that port organized the Seamen's Society for the Pacific Coast on January 11, 1866, thus SAN FRANCISCO — SIU beginning the long struggle to win Pacific District - contracieu recognition for the sailor as a frei Matson Lines' newest vessel, man and citizen. the Hawaiian Monarch, has As the first American maritime joined the Matson fleet. One labor organization saw the light of of the largest dry cargo car­ day, seamen were held In bondage riers in the American mer­ aboard the ships they sailed. The chant fleet, the Monarch can maritime laws of the time permit­ carry containers, bulk car­ ted a master to beat, wound, starve goes and automobiles. or imprison his crewmembers. A The vessel is the first of ship's captain could do almost any­ two jumboized ships being thing he wanted to In the name of added to Matson's Californiadiscipline and the courts would Hawaii fleet. Her sister-ship uphold him unless it could be is to be called the Hawaiian proved he acted without "justifi­ Queen. They were lengthen­ able cause." ed by adding 110-foot midIn actual practice, the master body sections to 630-foot could deal out any punishment he former troopships. chose, as long as It was "justified" The Hawaiian Queen Is ex­ In his own mind. It wasn't until pected to join the Matson maritime labor began to make Its fleet In about six weeks. voice heard in Washington In 1898 that corporal punishment was out- Matson Adds New Vessel in Hawaii Service �OS S E AT AR ETR S IOG Tug Pensioner Longer Season, Toll Hike? Seaway Administrators Study Ways Of Boosting Revenues fy Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Breast-Feeding Reported Beneficial As reported in HEALTH BULLETIN, medical researchers are reportlnr new and convincing evidence that breast-feedinr has deflnite advantares over bottie-feedinc, but they don't seem to be gettinr their message across. Only two out of every five American inothers give their babies the opportunity to breast-feed. The result may bo that bottle-fed babies are missing out on natural protection against such disorders as colic, diaper rash, allergies, colds, staphylococcus Infections and even polio. rac* ScTCBtceaf Si""' Representatives of tlie St. Lawrence Seaway from Canada and tlie United States will shortly begin consideration of extending the season of the 2,200 mile waterway beyond the first week in December clos--* ing date. Joseph McCann, the future. The Standard Research American administrator of Institute of California is making a study for the U.S. on future traffic prospects which will help officials come to a decision on a toll increase. The crux of the seaway offi­ cials' concern with increasing The May issue of NUTRITION NEWS reports two studies which earnings is the law under SIU Inland Boatmen's Un­ indicate that breast-fed infants are more resistant to polio infection. which the vast waterway proj­ ion m • m b • r Benjamin ect was built. This law re­ Drs. R. J. Warren, M. L. Lepow, O. E. Bartsch and F. C. Bobbins quires that the $361 million Baum (left) received his uncovered evidence that breast milk contains a substance which construction cost must be paid first regular monthly $150 neutralizes polio virus. Other researchers have also reported the off in 60 years, and toll collec­ pension check from SIU rep presence of such a substance in human milk, but failed to detect it tions to date have proved in­ Joe Trainor recently at sufficient to meet this dead­ in cow's milk. Referring to studies comparing resistance to infection the Philly hall. Baum has line. in bottle-fed and breast-fed infants, NUTRITION REVIEWS pointed worked aboard tugs in If cargo traffic continues to out that breast-fed infants are more resistant. "It can be concluded Philadelphia Harbor for grow on the waterway, optimistic that breast-feeding is of importance in this respect," the journal said. almost 30 years and was seaway officials foresee a lessening Skipper of the tug Potco of the need for higher tolls. Other researchers have also been playing up the benefits of mothers' (Marine Towing Com­ Total Capacity Up milk. Health Bulletin reported recently that Dr. Daniel Stowens of pany) just prior to retiring. the University of Louisville School of Medicine believes that cows' Original estimates based on the seven locks in the seaway system milk may be responsible for many unexplained infant deaths. Babies were that 50 milliori tons of cargo are allergic to certain protein elements in cows' milk and as they could move througli the waterway grow older extreme allergic reactions may result, he says. Even a in a year. However, continued short period of breast-feeding, followed by bottle-feeding with cows' progress in traffic movement has boosted this estimate to 65 million milk, may afford some protection and eliminate the source of allergy. tons per year. Seaway experts Dr. Stowens concludes. think that this peak capacity will (Continued from page 2) They were directly over No. 8 be reached within the next ten Two Brooklyn pediatricians have also presented arguments for years. breast-feeding. Drs. Joseph B. Pincus and Isaac F. Gittlman claim hull glowing red hot and bulging door when the hold exploded. "I was looking at Menard's back that calcium deficiency caused by formula diet high in phosphorus almost two feet at midships from Since cargo traffic is expected to often leads to infant convulsions. "Breast milk appears to give com­ the pressure of the fire that con­ a couple of feet ahead of me one rise significantly, officials from tinued to rage within her . for more second—and the next he was plete protection," against calcium deficiency during the first three both countries are studying the weeks of life, they report in the NEW YORK STATE JOURNAL OF than three days—was above gone." Horton said. "He just idis- possibility of twinning some of water. appeared." MEDICINE. the system's single locks. Canada Horton went into the water, his has already begun work on addingVictims Slept As in most medical questions, there are two sides to the story. waist-length rubber jacket and Many physicians continue to recommend bottle-feeding because they All but Menard were asleep one leg of his pants torn away by another set to the remaining sin­ feel there is not enough evidence to support a claim of superiority for when the ship went over. Menard the blast. He was picked up un­ gle locks on the Welland Canal. breast-feeding. Some supporters of breast-feeding have even switched had been awakened by John Nor­ hurt by another vessel tied up to the opposite point of view. Recently, L. J. Borstelmann, Ph. D ton, 23, the A.B. on watch, and astern. and Drs. John Fowler and Angus McBryde of Duke University said, had been following him to the Stability Problem "Our earlier belief that breast-feeding is medically and psychologically 'tween-decks, where they had The Fort William was built by better for the child has not been sustained by accumulated evidence." been ordered to try to close the the Davie Shipyard at Lauzon, cargo doors. In another study, Drs. Richard E. Davis and Rene £. Ruiz of the Que., was launched in April and The membership of the Sailors They got only as far as the was put into service by CSL in Universities of Missouri and Kansas Schools of Medicine knocked down deck, where the steel was begin­ Union of the Pacific has been May. She had completed only the theory that breast-feeding is a prerequisite for successful per­ sonality development. Studying four groups of 20 children who had ning to go over the starboard aide. four round-trip Great Lakes voy­ notified that the regular, secret been fed by bottle, breast, cup or a mixture of methods, the scientists They climbed over the port rail to ages. unionwide election of officers will could find no effects of any particular method on the children's later the gunwale bar, and tried to On her fifth, the run from the be held beginning December 1, make their way forward. Lakehead Port after which she academic achievement, physical characteristics or personality style. was named to Hamilton, with calls 1965, and continuing through Jan­ Arguments over which method of infant feeding is superior will at Sault St. Marie, Sarnia, Wind­ uary 31, 1966. no doubt continue unabated for some time. Mothers traditionally sor and the Welland Canal Port Nominations for regular office make up their own minds on breast or bottle-feeding, and the health of Thorold, was without incident; in the SUP for the 1966-67 term question is only one of the factors they consider in making the decision. but from Hamilton to Montreal of office will be made at Head­ (Continued from page 24) the voyage was one of well- quarters and in all Branches at Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Com­ founded anxiety for the crewmen. the regular meeting in October pany. The ship developed a five- (Oct. 18), 1965. Babin joined the SIU Inland degree list to starboard as she left AH persons who wish to run Boatmen's Union in the port of Hamilton. for office must have the neces­ Houston, Texas, where ho sailed as "They seemed to be trying to sary qualifications and accep­ an engineer. Born In Louisiana, he straighten her up, but were hav­ tances in the office of the Secre­ makes his home in Noteo, La. He ing trouble," said ordinary sea­ tary-Treasurer or the Committee last sailed for the National Marine man Jim Strickland, 27, of Burnt on Candidates at Headquarters, Service. Island, Nfld. 450 Harrison Street, San Francis­ Reck sailed as an AB after "At T A.M.," said Chief Cook co, Calif. 94105, before midnight joining the SIU In the port of Tony Kerouac, 43, of LoretteviUe, of Nov. 14, 1965. New York. Bom in Mississippi, Que., "all the dishes on the Cap­ All Ports Ballot he now makes his home with his tain's table flew off to starboard wife Virginia in Mobile, Ala­ and crashed." Balloting will take place in all bama. He last sailed aboard the Kerouao was saved because his SUP halls, in San Francisco, Seat­ Alcoa Marketer. television crashed into a bulkhead tle, Portland, Wilmington, Hono­ Mourn joined the SIU in the port when the ship went over and lulu, New Orleans and New York. of Philadelphia where he sailed as awakened him. The four men The election will fill the official chief electrician in the engine de­ other than Menard who died, were positions in the SUP, as prescribed partment. A native of Borge, Nor­ asleep in rooms next to his. by the Constitution and member­ way, he and his wife Annie now ship action, for a two-year term of make their home in Long Island office. The jobs are: SecretaryCity, New York. His last voyage Treasurer, Assistant Secrelarywas aboard the Puerto Rico. Ti-easurer, Dispatcher, First Pa­ trolman, Second Patrolman, Third Stun>p sailed as a member of the Seafarers are advised to se­ Patrolman, Tanker Patrolman, SIU Oldtimer Nathan Dixon (left), who has been a member engine deipartment after signing on cure a master's certificate at since the earliest days of the Union, picks up his first regular with the SIU Inland Boatmen's Un­ all times when they become ill each at San Francisco. ion in the port of Baltimore. Bora Or injured aboard ship. The At Seattle, Port Agent and a monthly $150 pension check from SIU rep Al Bernstein at in Baltimore, Maryland, he and his tight to demand a master's cer­ Patrolman: at Portland, Port New York headquarters. Dixon, who makes his home in wife Genevieve continue to make tificate verifying illness or in­ Agent and a Patrolman; at New Brooklyn, last sailed aboard the Steel Architect and plans their home there. He last sailed jury aboard a vessel is guaran­ York, Port. Agent and a Patrol­ to make good use of his spare time now that he is in retire­ for the Baltimore Towing and teed by law. man; at New Orleans, Port Agent; ment by taking care of his home and property. Lighterage Company. at Honolulu, Port Agent. m*"' the Seaway, estimates that if the waterway's season is extended for two more weeks, • million extra tons will be added to the total cargo volume carried over the route this year. One of the principal reasons why an extension of the Seaway's operating season is being consid­ ered is that both Canada and the U.S. are concerned with raising the waterway's total earnings through more cargo business. Mc­ Cann reports that this season's total cargo volume as of the first week of December will be 45 mil­ lion tons, an increase of 5.4 million tons over the previous year. Toll Hike Studied The countries are also studying the possibility of raising tolls. in Blast Claims Four Canadian Seafarers SUP Sets Vote Date SIU Pensioners New SIU Pensioner Get Certificate'^ Before Leaving �sBAr 'Awmnm 90# Pa«» Elgfttees MrL-CIO Pfes/c/»nf Mtgny^f Igfegf Cains At Home Called Best Weapon Against Communism The progress made In America for Americana during the past year is the nation's strong­ est possible weapon for meeting the threat of Communist aggres^on, AFL-CIO President George Meany told a nationwide audience in a Labor Day radio broadcast. Meany contrasted "the most^ sweeping series of social im­ 'perhaps, on som» futuro Labor among the natloas of th« world; Day, a speaker will be a'We to com­ and that In tbo next two decades, provements," enacted since the memorate the triumph of peace tho bright expectations of 1945 will Ui Ligbbih^ Was Tlireat To Tan Sailing Ships Th® tall-masted wooden sailing ships of th» past faced numerous dangers each time they put to seat Storms, shoal waters, reefs—all took their tolL One danger faced by early sailing ships gets littl» pub-' previous Labor Day, with "a con­ licity however—^lightning. lightning, attempts were made to tinuing increase in Communist ag­ and freedom, not <MI the baittle- at last be fidllUed." eliminate this danger aboard ship. No one knows how many Early attempts gression in Viet Nam" during the field but In the hearts of men." Belrnst held out "tho very real at conducting light­ sailing vessels were destroyed by same period. Such a hope may be visionary, possibility" that In the near future ning safely down the; mast and lightning—either dismasted and The United States is involved in he conceded, but he maintained unemployment may "engulf this left to founder in heavy seas or harmlessly into the water were not Viet Nam for one reason only, he he would have sounded far more affluent society and plungo tho set afire and burned to the water- too successful however. told an NBC audience—"we prom­ visionary if at the close of World nation into another economic line. A lightning conductor for ships ised to help the South Vietnamese War II—^two decades ago—^he had abyss." was devised'by an English scientist Official Journals of the British to maintain their freedom and described the U.S. of today, "its "I want to make- onb thing navy from 1799 to 1815 Indicate consisting of long linlm of W-lnch degree of affluence, its sweeping their rights under the Geneva Ac­ clear," he- added. "I don't believe social progress, the continuing this Is' going to happen; but I do 150 reported instances of lightning diameter copper rods with eyelets cord." damage to. vessels. There were 100 at each end which could be joined eradication of once-terrible dis­ The Geneva Accord, which eases, the inspiring determination believe—or, to put It moresitrongly- cases of masts being destroyed, together by rings like a chain. As stopped the fighting in 1954, in­ to wipe out poverty, the rapid ap­ I know—that it can happen unless one out of every eight ships was a storm approached, one end of cluded a proviso for a free election proach toward unlimited educa­ preventive measures- are- promptly set afire in some part of tho rig­ this chain was to be hoisted to the taken." in which the Vietnamese could tional opportunity/' ging or sheets, and an estimated top of the tallest mast and the clioose their own government. But Beirne cited thie growth in the 70 seamen were killed and 130 lower end thrown Into the sea. world Spirit Sought the Communists in North Viet labor force and the cut in Jobs re­ wounded—all through Ugbtning, It was a nice try but didn't work Nam have refused to carry out "So, as we look ahead," Harri­ sulting from automation, and com­ There are no records for merchant too well. The air spaces between tiieir agreement and, instead, have son said, "as we continue our mended collective- bargaining gains, ships but they must have suffered the links broke the electrical con­ been found guilty by international course toward a more perfect so­ the expansion of education and at least as much damage. tinuity so that the device was not investigators of "inciting, encour­ ciety in America, let us hope that training and the "concept of broad a good conductor, and hoisting it Early Attempts aging and supporting" action a new spirit, a new surge of true public assistance" ..to economically up and down was a dangerous After Benjamin Franklin dis­ business. Many sailors were killed against the South Viet Nam gov­ brotherhood — an international hard-hit areas as steps toward played the electrical nature of by lightning whUe hoisting tho ernment, he said. consensus, if you will—develops meeting the iwobtem. lightning protection to the mast­ Such Communist duplicity and head. aggression, Meany said, threaten the country's domestic record. But, Successful Methods he added; The basic idea was a good' one "Just as the magnificent tri­ though, and it was adaptations of umphs of American astronauts the same idea which finally pro­ By Sidney Margolius have demonstrated to the world— vided dependable lightning pro­ both free and slave—the ultimate tection for ships. In some oases superiority of free science, and of bands of copper about 1^-inoh the free union labor that built The "durable press" garments also can be bought thick and anjrwhere from two to The higher living costs you have to pay this fall, what tlie scientists designed, so especially for food and clothing, have more than with stain and water-repellent finishes such as five-inches wide were fastened does the domestic record of the wiped out the benefits from the recent reduction Scotchgard and Zepel, which add to their usefulness. along the mast and down to a last year demonstrate the ability Otherwise, some of the children's "fashions" being copper plate on the keel. Other of a free society to reach toward in excise taxes on cars, household appliances, TV sets, toiletries, handbags, etc. offered this year are likely to cause some family systems included wire ropes and man's highest aspirations. copper cables. Fr,om the 1850's on, problems and money waste; The customary creeping inflation has become a lightning damage at sea ceased to Prospects Bright trotting inflation in recent months. Some specula­ WOMEN'S COATS: Look for the first coat sales be a problem. "We in the labor movement have tion has been observed in wholesale commodities as of the year on Columbus Day, with increasing cutThe development of iron-clad; often said that America's best market speculators sought to take advantage of the price offers thereafter. Judging from one survey, weapon in the worldwide struggle Viet Nam conflict. But in general, the largest single if there's anything America's housewives need, it's ships and later steel.hulled and' for human freedom is America's factor behind the cost-of-living rise is meat prices. a good winter coat. The survey found that about steel masted vessels ended the lightning problem completely on own example. On that basis alone These are running about 10 percent higher than last —despite the perils in Viet Nam year. That fact provides a warning to watch meat half the women questioned had; not bought a coat merchant ships. ~ Yachts with and elsewhere—the prospects are buying carefully this year if you want to stay even. in four years or more, and 82 per cent had not wooden masts still carry lightning bought one in two years. protection however. brighter today than they have been Another pro'blem looming up-ahead Js the-whop­ for many years. Therearegood values available in cloth coats ping increases in shoe prices scheduled for this "This country is stronger, richer coming spring. Manufacturers have announced this; year due^ to the ftirther advancement of syn­ and freer than ever—better able shoes will go up $1 to $2 pair. They attribute thetic blends. One of the best buys, In this writer's to meet whatever challenge may the forthcoming increase to higher prices of hides oirfnion-, ir the-so-called "stadium coat" which has been improved in styling so that it is quite;; dressy arise. and leather. too. Stadium coats are available In the $50-$85 "And because of that, because Here are tips in October buying needs: range in 50 percent polyester and 50 rayon, lined America has again proved" that CHILDREN'S CLOTHING: The rapid .spread of with plush and with a plush or fur collar. In close democracy works, that the genius of a free people is equal to any "durable press" materials into various types of weaves such as garbardine, stadium coats also are problem, I am certain that the children's- garments makes available a genuine water-repellent enough to serve as raincoats. tides of freedom are on the rise money and work-saver for moderate-income fami­ THE CAR MARKET: Over a million 1965 cars Novelists are- always' writing throughout the world, as they have lies. In fact, this department sees little point in were still unsold in September even as the auto about the "leaden" skies of stormy buying any other kind of clothing for children, risen to new heights here at home." industry started to produce the 1960 models. This or adults for that matter. days at sea. Experimenters- at offers car seekers an opportunity to get reduced Other Labor Day radio address­ That is, if you buy the right kind of "durable Stanford' University have now de­ es were made by AFL-CIO Vice prices on the 1965 models, although not all types Presidents Walter P. Reuther ort press" or "permanent press" garments. These are or makes are available in the annual model-year veloped a" stainless steel beach the ABC network; George M. Har­ made of fabrics which are treated and then baked clearance. and windless waves to go with the rison on the Mutual network, and to keep wrinkle-free and keep their press and FOOD BUYING CALENDAR: Beef prices will leaden sky. Their ptupose Is to Joseph A. Beirne over the Colum­ creases even through machine laundering. But if level off this fall as supplies Increase seasonally, learn more about wave action to the fabric is all cotton, the curing process tends to bia System. although prices will remain above a year ago. Look better forecast hazardous condi­ Reuther declared that the "great weaken the fiber. The most satisfactory type is a for better values in hamburger and meats for challenge" before the family of blend of cotton with polyester fiber (Dacron, Kodel, stewing, due to heavy slaughter of cows. Supplies, tions at sea. man "is the decision to use the Fortrel, etc.). The synthetic polyester adds strength. of fed beef, which provide the higher grades of The windless waves are gener­ Well-made garments of such blends do keep their steak and roasts, are smaller. Best values are ated by a piston mechanism in a power of the 20th Century techno­ logical revolution for his peaceful pre.ss in laundering, and do not need ironing, in broilers and turkeys, with both in heavy supply this 115-foot glass-walled tank in the purposes and not for his self-de­ this department's experience. year. Another cost-cutter is the current big pro­ University's Hydraulics Labora­ struction." Often such garments are made of 65 per cent duction of cheeses, which can help replace some tory. The sloping beach at one Dacron and 35 cotton, or 50-50 Kodel and cotton. of the meat in your family's menus. Responsibility Pointed Out end of the tank is simulated by "Durable press" now is available in boys' and men's stainless steel lathe shavings in America must a.ssume the re­ Get New Consamer Book Free slacks and shirts, and girls' blouses and dresses. metal baskets. sponsibility" to provide political This year's yearbook of the U.S. Agriculture The prices are reasonable enough. For example, and moral leadership to shift the If necessary, realistic wind Department is devoted entirely to very-useful con­ waves can be produced also by. world power struggle from a nu­ boys' and men's durable-press slacks of 65-35 clear arms race to a "positive polyester and cotton are available in the $5-$6 price sumer information. It is called "Consumers All." means of a fan that can generate contest" between competing social range, and shirts, at $3-$5. Girls' jumpers and Even at the price of $2.75 charged by the Govern­ winds up to 50 miles-an-hour. systems, Reuther said. He ex­ dresses, even with pleats that need no ironing, are ment Printing Office (Washington, D.C. 20402), t'his The experimenters hope that 496-page hard-cover book is a bargain. pressed confidence that "our sys­ being offered in the $8-$ll range. knowledge they may gain on how tem of freedom, built around the In buying such wash-and-wear garments, look for But you probably can get a free copy from your waves are built up and break upon values of the worth and the dig­ good construction too. especially smooth seams with Congressman if you act quickly. All members of the shore may someday be put to nity of each human being, will be good overlap. Some of the cheaper wash-and-wear Congress have a number of the yearbooks for free practical use in forecasting storms equal to the challenge!" shirts and blouses made of synthetic blends tend distribution. Write to^ your Representative for a at sea-and designing better ships, copy. harbors and breakwaters. Harrison held out the hope that to pucker at the seams. • • J? • 1 i **. October Buying CaJendar Stainless Steel Keaeb To Aid Wm Studies �SSMFAMMiS L0€ rage NIeeleea Notify Union On LOG f/MI As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to ail SIIJ: Ships as well' as to numerous clubs, bars isnd other overseas ^ots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calliqg all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next jiorL Similarly, the seamen's dubs jget various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer 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 day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. MT. VERNON VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Aug. 22—Chairman, Ted Jones; Secretary, Alfred J. Severe. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's delegate requested crew to be quiet as some of the crewmembers as*- sleeping. It was discussed that everyone should work together at fire and boat drills. NATALIE (Maritime Overseas), wAug. 21—Chairman, V. J. Schrage; Secre­ tary, J. w. Sumpter. Some disputed OT in engine department. Vote of thanks to all department delegates, also vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for job well -done. Crew requested to be silent as crewmem­ HALCYON PANTHER (Halcyon), Aug. 18—Chairman, E. J. Thibodeaux; 'Secretary, Frank Kustura. Brother Stevens to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. $3.25 in ship's fund. No beef reported by department delegates. Discussion on keeping natives out of midship house. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Aug. 15—Chairman, Charles P. Moore; Secretary, John R. Johnson. No beefs reported by department delegates. Temporary ship's delegate resigned. Brother Herbert E. Collins, elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. POTOMAC (Empire Transport), Aug. 22—Chairman, Frank Pasaluk; Secre­ tary, W. P. Rinehart. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. bers off watch can't sleep with the noise. OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritime Over­ seas), Aug. IS—Chairman, Leo Wills; Secretary, John Doyle. Discussion about the three fans that were re­ ceived out of the five that were promised. $50 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine de­ partments. Motion made to have new washing machine installed. Also have T.V. repaired. COLORADO (Waterman), Aug. 28— Chairman, Richard Vaughn; Secre­ tary, J. Prestwood. Ship's delegate reported most repairs have treen made. Some disputed OT in deck de­ partment. Discussion on crewmem­ bers being improperly dressed when coming into messhall. Crew requested not to pick ice off coils in crews re­ frigerator so as not to puncture coils. PONCE (Sea-Land), Aug. 24—Chair­ man, N. Bentz. 8 and C card men asked to report to patrolman concern­ ing time spent on ship. $1.83 in ahip's fund. No beefs or OT dis­ puted in any department. HASTINGS (Waterman), Aug. 15— Chairman, James Du Bose; Secretary, John Wells. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Repair list to be made up and turned into department heads. Beefs to be taken up with patrolman. Motion made to amend retirement plan, to raise the $150 month to $300, with 15 years basic seatime, regardless of age, or 20 years regardless of age. Motion made that UF>on the death of a retired member, one-half of his $150 a month be paid to his widow as long as she does not re-marry. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment for job well done. . ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatross Tank­ er), Aug. 14—Chairman, Billy Brewer; Secretary, Peter Patrick. Discussion on OT draw during voyage, headquar­ ters to contact company and Cap­ tain concerning same. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Mo­ tion made to have 15 years sea time on SIU contract vessels for retire­ ment, regardless of age. PUERTO RICO (Motorships of Pu­ erto Rico), Aug. 28—Chairman, W. M. Janisch; Secretary, JL Aragones. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for job well done. Contact patrolman about cleaning and recementing water tanks. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for excel­ lent job. Vote of thanks to ordinary seamen for good sanitary work done. GENEVA (U.S. Steel), Aug. 15 — Chairman, Angelic Meglio; Secretary, Leoncio Calderon. Ship sailed short two men, one man hospitalized in Miami. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Crew asked to re­ turn cups to sink. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. T.V. antenna to be fixed. MERRIMAC (OrienUI Exporters), Aug. 1—Chairman, L. P. Hagman; Sec­ retary, Ken Hayes, ship's delegate extended vote of thanks to crew for making his job easy. Steward de­ partment reported that beef on linen will t>e taken up with patrolman on arrival. Vote of thanks to radio op­ erator for communication on strike information. DEL NORTE (Delta Steamship), Aug. 24—^Chairman, Robqrt Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Some disputed OT in Deck department. $278.48 in ship's fund. Crew is asked to replace foods used by them at night. HURRICANE (Waterman), August 1 —Chairman, J. A. Browne; Secretary, R. Hannibal. Ship's delegate reported that everything is O.K. Deck dele­ gate reported that there are several hours disputed OT beefs in his de­ partment. He also stated that the crew is dissatisfied with the way the chief mate is running the deck de­ partment, and the very unsanitary conditions he is creating resulting in safety hazards. Company safety di­ rector will be contacted upon arrival in New Orleans, La. Vote of thanks was extended to the Ship's delegate and to the steward department. . RACHEL V (Vantage Steamship), Aug. 28—Chairman, Leon E. Foskey; Secretary, Robert Aumiller. Brother Parker S. Holt was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Dis­ cussion was held on the fujjiigation of the ship after unloading the lumber. D. Wagner, ship's (ielegate aboard the Elizabethport (Sea-Land Service) reports that the crew has initiated a raffle to raise money to repair the TV. At last report, all chances were sold and the decks were buzzing with rumors of the outcome. "At this point, it's anyanybody's ballgame," says savs^^ Brother Wagner. "Even the cheese .makes the toaster difficult Duty has been won by the follow­ prize is mystery. Nobody to clean .property. Seafarers have ing .galley crews: knows wbat it Is jret, but it's sure to be a dilly. We figure that ^a raffle is the best way to r.aLse money. Every­ body is willing to take a chanee," Wagner asserts. 'ffi«8ide s, the boys are anxious for the TV to get b a c.Ji on the beam. They've Wagner been missing some of their favorite programs. Wagner was too modest to mention the fact that be received a vote of thanks from the entire crew for his job as -delegate. "Brother Wagner did a bang-up juh," said Meeting Secretary R. MlLs, the Seafarer who passed along the Information. 4" t 4" Meeting Chairman L. P. Hagman reports that the crew of the Merrimao (Oriental Export) ex­ tended a vote of thanks to the ship's radio operator for keeping them informed on the latest devel­ opments during tlie recent mari­ time strike. "He was extremely cooperative and kept us up on the latest news at an inconvenience to himself," Hagman says. 4 4" 4" According to ship's meeting chairman W. W. Perkins aboard the Alice Brown (Bloom field Steamship), the crew voted a spe­ cial acknowledg­ ment of thanks to the steward department for the fine SIU job they have done to date. All the Perkins men aboard praised the quality of the fine food turned out by the chief cook and baker. The third cook also came in for a large portion of praise, especially for the terrific vegetables he put on the table. "Even by SIU standards," says Brother Perkins, "the job turned In by the Alice Brown galley gang was outstanding. It was a real pleasure sailing with them." 4" 4 4" Something has been toasting and roasting aboard the Tamara Gullden (Transport Comm.). De­ spite the summer heat. It's not the men that are burning, and It's not the sun that's behind It all. It seems that the men have tumbled on to a device for making snacks a little tastier and more appealing. What they have been doing is, taking ordinary cheese sandwiches, putting them into the toaster, and, before you can turn around—out comes grilled cheese sandwiches. But since the melted been artced :to cool their culinary imaginations. Rubbing their stom­ achs ajid already mournfully rem­ iniscing about the good old days when bread was toast and cheese was melted, crewmembers say that they will comply. "Too had" says ship's delegate W. Powell. "But who -knows, maybe they'll think of smnething else. Those hoys are plenty Inventive." 4 4 4 Retired Seafarer Fred Harvey passes along his regards to all his Union buddies. Brother Har­ vey is making a land voyage around the country. His intention is to stop and visit all the places of his youth. "Memory is a funny thing," he says. "I just feel I have to see all those places again. 4 4 4 Seafarers aboard the Del Norte (Delta Steamship) are having dif­ ficulties with their movie pro­ jector, according to delegate Peter Gonzalez. "Our projector broke down before we docked at Rio de Janiero," he re­ ports. "But we were imable to Gonzalez get the projector repaired -because It would have taken too long to get a special customs pass to get the machine ashore. Since we could not get anyone to come aboard to make the repairs, we still have two films that we have not yet been able to see. We are thinking of put­ ting our projector on a 'pool', Gonzalez says. "At any rate, we'll inquire and see what the best deal is." 4 4 4 In another shipboard election, E. W. Nicholson was elected to the ship's delegate post aboard the Portmar (Calmar Steamship). Brother Nicholson is the right man for the job," declares meeting chairman Lester Lapham. "He'll make a fine ship's delegate." 4.4 4 Topa Tops (Waterman Steam­ ship), Hurricane (Waterman Steam­ ship), Mount Washington (Victory Carriers), Del-Mundo (Delta Line), Ocean-Evelyn (Maritime Overseas). Fanwood (Waterman), La Saiie (Waterman), Dei. Aires. (Delta), Steel Scientist (Isthmian), Les Angeles (S e a - L a n d), Tamara Gullden (Transport Comm.). 4 4 4 Meeting secretary J. W. Sumpter of the Natalie (Maritime Overseas) reports that the crew has awarded an all-hands vote Of thanks to each and every dele­ gate aboard. "The delegaes of each department each did a terrific SIU job," S umpter announces. It Sumpter makes a voyage that much easier and more pleas­ ant when the delegates' are on their toes and there is a real apirit of cooperation throughout the crew. Also, Brother Sumpter re­ ports, "the crew extended a vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for their hang up job on this run." 4 4 4 4 4 4 Seafarers aboard the Ponce (SeaLand) awarded a special vote of •thanks to the members of the ship's steward department. "The galleymen did a terrific job under trying and adverse conditions," reports meeting chairman H. Bentz. Seafarers aboard the Overseas Rose (Maritime Overseas) have turned their hands to interior dec­ orating. Crewmembers are blinking and shaking their heads in sur­ prised disbelief at the face lifting job that the vessel is undergoing. One of the brightest spots newly in sight is the colorful set of cur­ tains that now graces the mess hall. "Looking good," is the considered opinion of Leo F, Mills, ship's dele­ gate. "It's always nice to see the hoys take an interest in the ship's appearance, and when an SIU crew takes a hand, there is nothing that they cannot do," Mills said. The hoys sailing aboard the Steel 4 4 4 Seafarers aboard the Rio Grande Director (Isthmian) report that they have elected W. A. Walsh to (Oriental Exporters) regretfully an­ nounce the death the ship's delegate post. "Brother of Brother HosWalsh was chosen by popular ac­ tetter. Brother clamation," announces meeting Hostetter died chairman T. C. Jones. "We all while the Rio agree that he's the man to handle Grande was cross­ the post." ing the Interna­ 4 4 4 tional Date Line, Chow time is pleasure time any­ and he was buried time an SIU galley crew Is man­ at sea. "He was a ning the messhall. Big bellies and fine shipmate, and Reosko big smiles are the mark of an he sailed in the SlU-cooked meal. This week's true SIU tradition," repoits ship's Seafarer's Gold Medal Galley delegate A. Reasko. "All the men Award for Chow and Service are going to miss him. Services on Above and Beyond the Call of board were attended by all hands." TO BURuy. B/azy •riMB ME SEES PISH ME SETS -!& THIHKIN(5 OF M/S OU> UOMB — MAMm -me MeiSMAmf �Par* Tireatr SEAFAMERS lOG Seafarers Carry The Mail For Brave Amateur Sailor "When I saw that tiny red sail bobbing off the starboard bough, I thought that I was dreaming," says Seafarer Epifanio Rodriguez, one of the first SIU orewmemberi aboard the Steel Vendor to spot Robert Manry's 13%-foot sailboat Tinkerbelle in the middle of the North Atlantic recently. "We were miles from the sight of land," Rodriguez says. "Nothing that small should have been anywhere near us." Apparently Rodriguez and hie shipmates weren't the only ones shaken up. Manry recently stunned the entire world with his recordbreaking, 78-day solo crossing of the Atlantic. Most people didn't think that the valiant little Tinkerbelle was capable of completing the harrowing 3,200-mile voyage. "We didn't know what to make of sighting him," Rodriguez says. "Most of the men thought that he was lost or adrift. The first engi­ neer tried to throw him a line. The captain asked whether he was In need of assistance. We all figured he was in trouble of some kind." But Manry refused all aid. Seafarers Jesus M. London (I) and Epifanio Rodriguei read Laughing, he told the SIU crew last issue of LOG for latest details on Robert Manry's record' that he was a month out of Boston and that his destination was Fal­ breaking Atlantic crossing. Rodriguez met Manry when mouth, England. his vessel, the Sfeef Vendor, pulled aongsid* the now famous "I couldn't believe it," Rodriguez Tinkerbelle in mid-oce^n. says. "I thought ho was either kid­ "1 was watching TV with my wife ding or crazy. Some of the crew requested us to mail some letters thought that he was raving from for him. We passed him the bag when suddenly there was Manry and he passed his mall. Including landing In England. I had told my sun and exposure." a letter to the captain and crew wife about running Into him at sea Heavy Seas explaining his voyage and marking and we were both surprised as all The Steel Vendor lost three his course." heck that he did It. I thought fM" hours trying to get alongside the sure that he'd go under." When the Tinkerbelle and the tiny Tinkerbelle In very heavy seas. Steel Vendor parted, Manry took Most of the Steel Vendor crew "The weather was very rough," pictures of the freighter and wished was of Rodriguez's opinion. Only Rodriguez says, "and there were the Seafarers aboard the best of one single Seafarer disagreed. heavy seas. The caiptain wanted to luck." "The first engineer waa laying pull alongside to make sure that "1 don't understand it," Rodri­ odds that Manry would make it," Manry wasn't lost." guez says. "There he was trying to Rodriguez recalls. "The engineer Finally directly alongside, Man­ cross the Atlantic in that little was from Boston and he said that ry asked for a course reading. He splinter, and he was wishing us any sailor setting out from "Beanwanted to be on 43, but he was on good luck. He was the one who town" could complete any voyage 41—two points off. needed the luck and we were the he set his mind to. Boy, was that "We gave him the reading," re­ ones who should have been taking engineer proud when we learned that Manry made port." ' ports Rodriguez, "and he corrected pictures." his course. All and all, he was pret­ About one month later, Manry Oddly enough, Rodriguez and ty close." landed his tiny sailboat In Fal­ the rest of the Steel Vendor crew In establishing communications, mouth, England, where he received ran into another ocean-going sail­ the Steel Vendor herself had to al­ a hero's welcome from 20,000 boat on their run. While passing ter course in the rough North At­ cheering onlookers, including his through the Suez Canal, they wife and 14-year-old daughter. came across a small French sail lantic. that had made Its way from France Tinkerbelle Time Rocking And Rolling to India. "We were out of Alicante and still can't believe that he made headed for New York," Rodriguez it,""1Insists Summer Sailors the shooked Rodriguez. relates. "As far as 1 can determine, "It's hard enough making that "This one had an easier time of the Tinkerbelle was less than 3 North Atlantic crossing in a full It," Rodriguez says. "The boat days out of Boston — but that's figuring by steamship time, not sized ship, much leas a rowboart was about 18-feet long and was with a sail. The Atlantic gets pretty carrying a three man crew—one Tinkerbelle time. There's a big rough. In fact, Rodriguez remem­ of whom was a woman. As they difference. Manry was out about a bers, "it was blowing pretty hard passed through the Canal, we month." when the Tinkerbelle and the could see them drinking beer and Offered provisions and assistance, Steel Vendor parted company. For­ taking the sunshine. 1 wouldn't Manry would accept only a small, tunately, the wind was in his favor. have minded being along on that waterproof bag which he used to But you should have seen that lit­ one myself," he laughs. transfer some mail from the Tink­ tle boat rocking and rolling on the As for Manry's voyage, Rod­ erbelle to the Steel Vendor. waves." riguez is glad that he missed that "We asked him again if he need­ Rodriguez was home when he one. "I've been a member of the ed or wanted anything," says Rod­ learned of Manry's successful land­ SIU for six years and I intend to riguez. "He refused all help but ing. keep right on doing all my sailing aboard SIU ships," he says. Seafarer Did It Rodriguez and a fellow Seafarer Jesus M. Landron—a 24-year vet­ eran of the deck department— recalled that an SIU brother made the Atlantic crossing on two sepa­ rate occasions in a small sail. "His first name was Ollie," Landron recalls, "but I can't reniember his last name. He sailed with me oh the Robin Trent. 1 know he niiade the Atlantic at least twice,^ and both times in sailboats under 20-feet long." Rodriguez is impressed, but still not tempted. "1 heard about Ollie," he says. "But that stuff is definitely not for me." Septenbw 1T« IfffB lOO-A-RHYTHM. Seascape By Bob Lee I remember that last day tee spent on the beach, October had darkened the sand. The water teas hard, reflecting the eky. You played with a shell In yowr hand. Your friend waited alone by the car. The wind teas tossing her hair, I saw it blowing dark and wild. Though her arms and neck were bare:. The sky bloodied the horizon. Two fishermen stood on the shore. You tossed the shell away, and said, "I don't love you anymore." "The fishermen stood quiet. A boat passed out in the bay. You kicked at that rough brown sand. And moved two steps away. It was already almost evening. Winter was in the air. Seaweed littered the barren beach, I could smell the salt in your hair. In the distance, your friend was waving, A gull wheeled in the sky. You followed the bird's arcing circle. With a casual lift of your eye. "It's cold, but it's only October," I said. You shook your head and smiled. Then turning, you looked away again. We were quiet for a while. (All afternoon I'd been waiting, For you to tell me you were going away. Watching the sun grow pale in the sky. Like a bitter circle of crumbling clay.) "Only October," I said again. You shivered and closed your eyes, "We'd better go back, it's getting late." I wondered if you'd cry. All the way back to the boardwalk. Our feet sank into the sand. Making each step a slow-motion frame. From a nightmare film caravan When we got to the car, you stumbled, I caught your arm as you felU Your friend laughed and eagerly asked, "Did you bring me back any shells?" SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Sept. 1 — Chairman, Bocco Matarangoloi Sec­ retary, Julio Evani. Brother Raul Iglesias to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. The raising of a ships fund was suggested. Car-deckmen ask for a warning system to be in­ stalled, especially In bad weather. Whistle warning system suggested. meeting held (July 28, 1965). The chief engineer was to ration watar, he claims that the craw was wasting it. It is known that the faucets are in need of repair. Chief englneor claims he will not pay OT. Ship's delegate has taken this matter up with the captain; the captain fesls that the chief engineer is only trying to aggravate the crew. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), Aug. 15—Chairman, H. Longzynski; Secre­ tary, J. a. Lakwyk. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Herbert Longzynski was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Request made that communications and head- STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), Sept. 1—Chairman, Wallace; Secre­ tary, Tom Gordon. Ship's delegate re­ ported that alleyways, toilets and showers should be kept clean at ail times, also control the roaches in the crew quarters. No beefs reported by department delegates. Washing ma­ chine to be left clean after usa and ready for the next user. Ship's dele­ gate to see chief engineer about hot water pressure on washing machine. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), Aug. 22 — Chairman, M. Laureanoi Secretary, C. James. Ship sailed short four men. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Motion was mad* to throw left over food stored in ic* box longer than two days. Had dis­ cussion about baker not wanting to work OT. quarters report be sent to Bombay, India. KySKA (Waterman), Aug. 23—Chair­ man, W. R. Kleimoia; Secretary, Ray Hodges. 58 In ship's fund. No beefs reported, by department delegates. Vote of thanks to steward department. Motion made to see patrolman about condition of lifeboats. See patrolman about ice-box latches needing re­ pairs. STEEL KING (Isthmian), Aug. 29— Chairman, Harold Long; Secretary, Al­ fred 0. Allain. Some disputed OT in deck department otherwise every­ thing is OK. The washing machine pump needs fixing, will take matter up with the chief engineer. RIO GRANDE (Oriental Exporters), Aug. 22—Chairman, A. Reasko; Secre­ tary, G. Lothrop. $32 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made to have ship fumigated. Crew was asked to re­ place their cots and not to leave them on the deck. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land Serv­ ice), Aug. 27—Chairman, 0. Wagneif Secretary, R. Mills. Money was col­ lected to have TV repaired. The water cooler In the lower passageway needs repairs. Crew requests another fan be installed in same passageway. Ship sailed short 2 men this trip. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks extended to ship's delegate. Crew asked that the night lunch be changed to cold beef and cold pork. PENN VANGUARD (Penn Shipping), July 18—Chairman, John Homer; Sec­ retary, G. Trosclair. Brother Homer elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Motion made to have ship fumi­ gated for roaches and rats. Special CANTIGNY (Cities Service), July 30 —Chairman, Michael 'Doherty; Secre­ tary, John P. Forsythe. Ship is short of utensils, cups etc. for meal set­ ups. All beefs to be brought up to Skipper by delegates. �U. lt« SBAFAREmS rw« LOG •'Barna Seafarers Find Indian Voyage Lacks Spice By William Calefato Take a hefty sack of butterbeans, add a pinch of black pepper, stir in some spicy red ketchup; then sprinkle liberally with homesickness, a Far Eastern run, and an SIU crew sailing out of Mobile. That recipe is bound to produce a heck of a Seafaring yarn espe­ cially if the ship concerned 4happens to be the Rachel V drink champaigne in a ship's mess- solved. bound from Mobile, Alabama hall. to Madras, India. Most of the Mobile crew aboard the Rachel V could trace their ancestry back to the hardy pioneer stock that cleared the wilderness and settled the American Colonies 300 years ago. So, when somebody opened a bottle of ketchup and the compressed gas escaped with a noise like an exploding cannon, no one was frightened—only cu­ rious. An oiler put a quick stop to guesses about a blown gasket be­ low. No. This noise in the mess hall was differ­ ent. And it couldn't have been somebody opening a bottle CdefcrtO o f champaigne, because—^well, because they dom't A quick inspection of the ket­ chup supply revealed that preced­ ing crews had used most of the contents of each bottle. Then the near-empty bottles were put back in the messhall cabinet and for­ gotten. No one knew the differ­ ence because, from the outside, the bottles still looked full. Pop, Hiss, Whoosh But, in time, the tomato acid formed a gas within the bottles. This gas became so compressed that a loud pop ensued when the cap was demoved, followed by a hiss. Anyway, the crew reasoned, maybe the steward could replen­ ish the ketchup stores in India. That is if they made ketcup in India. Or If they even raised t'maters In India. Peppery Crew Meanwhile, another problem arose. There was only white paper on the tables. No Spicy black pepper. Perhaps an ordinary crew could make due with white pepper. But not a Mobile crew. Mobilians are raised on the rip snortin' black sneezin' kind. The steward promised to get some black pepper in India. But The ship's delegate promised the gentle disposition of the na­ that something would be done to tive Mobilians began gradually to rectify the situation. The steward smoulder. was summoned and, after weigh­ Here it was, only a week out of ing the facts, he said: "Well, if it's Mobile, and the crew was facing no good, toss it over the side." the grisly fate of going all the way The immediate dilemma was to Madras and Calcutta without enough ketchup—or black pepper. The breakfast eggs and potatoes always tasted better with ketchup —and black pepper. And suppose the steward put hamburgers on the menu? Can't eat hamburgers without ketchup—or black pepper. The Mobilians resigned them­ selves. Nothing could be done out at sea. But on arrival at Madras —ahh, perhaps . . . Jelly Yes, Jam No Seafarers on the Rachd V liked Sfax. It Is a neat, clean port and the natives were very courteous to visitors. Tho building In the background Is a museum. "But," Brother Calefato, explains, "My wanderlust was very strong In Sfax and I didn't get a chance to visit many of the historic buildings." Thanks Union For Pension To the Editor: I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to the Union for the $150 monthly fits see to it that we are pro­ tected and safe. Not having to worry about bills and financial pressures at this stage of the game is a Godsend. With the Union benefits behind me, I. know that it will be smooth sailing from here on in. Fraternally yours, J. D. Pearson 4. 4^ ^ Then one morning it was dis­ covered that there was no more strawberry jam. Marmalade and Jelly, yes, but no strawberry jam. Mobilians can live without ket­ chup, even without black pepper. But strawberry jam—why that's like being deprived of corn bread, or grits. Unbearable. Mobilian fury comes slowly and surely, like a stalking bobcat. The crew immediately rushed to the storeroom to check the state of the most essential staple of an Alabama diet. Grits. Grits? Well, there was enough grits, the steward thought. But this was a Yankee steward. The Mobilians were wary. l%at first hectic week of the voyage to India brought the usual talk about borne and family. The mess hall chats were full of the expectation of being back-in Mo­ bile in time for the early June har­ vest. The butterbeans would be ready. And so would the collard AB Carl Pierce (i.) and AB William Lee relax on deck as the Rachel V lies off Sfax, Tunisia. Both Pierce and Lee are from Mobile, Alabama, as were the majority of Rachel V crewmembers. The Alabamans displayed typical southern patience and forbearance during the sometimes trying voyage. greens and other native Alabama dreds—^but the Seafarers concen­ vegetables. trated on only one. Com bread. "Boy, I'll be back just right for Whenever someone offered a those luscious butterbeans," said recipe for good cornbread, some­ one messman in a tone that echoed one else said that he had a better with nostalgic ectasy. "And those one. Corn bread recipes were ex­ collard greens will be fresh cut on changed that had been in families liie plate. Man, give me a plate of since the pioneering days. It made those collard greens and butter­ the Mobile boys feel closer to beans, and I don't want anything home. else." Mobilians live close to nature. From the shadows a voice The simple things of life are treas­ drawled: "Keep talking, boy. I'm just itching to get back to my corn ures to these men who have not stalks. Timin' it just right. Be yet lost their close association to back for that old June harvest. Get the soil. They maintain their asso­ me a great big batch of mustard ciation with things that grew from the land, and with the wild ani­ greens and ..." mals that they ti-ack as hunters. And so it went. Every member 'Bania Rebels of the crew dreamed of something to go home to. Butterbeans and The Seafarers manning the collard greens were more than jusjj Rachel V both proved and dis­ plants to them. They were sym­ proved many fables concerning the bols of the land that had nurtured crews that sail out of Mobile. Most them, on which they lived and of the Rachel V's Mobilians didn't where they had grown up. And it even mind being called "rebels." was the ocean that separated the "Hell," they admit with a ready Seafarers from their home. smile, "that's what we are. Why The edibles that were discussed should we mind?" were all of the natural kind—all Their most outstanding quality crops that the crew had sown and harvested with their own hands. is the quiet patience with which Com products were an especially they face all hardships, including popular topic of conversation. No perhaps the worst in the sailing one knows how many foods are profession—being in want of the produced from corn—perhaps hun- simple things in life while on the high seas, far from home. Seafarer Thanks SIU Brothers AH letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the iuritcr. Names will be withheld upon request. pension check that I will be receiving for the rest of my life. My wife and I are especially grateful for the help we have received in our hospital and doctor bills for the past six months. The SIU pensions and bene­ To the Editor: I wish to thank all the SIU crewmembers aboard the Rio Grand and express my apprecia­ tion for the help they extended to me when I was laid up in Sfax, Tunisia and forced to miss the Rachel V. It certainly is a pleasure and an honor to be associated with Union memb«<s like ours. In the SIU, the fraternity of the sea is a reality. Fraternally years, Andrew Reasko Natlve Tunisians go about their business In the shadow of tho Casbah Wall. Many SIU veterans will remember that in tho old days it was wise to enter the Casbah only with a reliable "pilot." "Now," reports Brother Calefato, "all comers are greeted with a smile, even when languages are mutually misunderstood." The nearer they got to Madras, the nearer they would be to home, the Alabama crew calculated. To be happy in India is a rare re iction among most Seafarers. And yet many of the Mobilians ex­ plored the city with a zest that old Seafarers like Magelan and Columbus must have experienced when they have made their dis­ coveries. Even in Calcutta, the crew found time and place enough for enjoyment. Straight Dope Then something awful happened. It was not just one of the daily rumors you constantly hear > n tramp ships. This was the "straight dope from topside." The Rachel V was not returning to Mobie after all. It was heading for North Africa. , Disaster. And yet, if this h.M not occurred, it probably would never have come to light that Mo­ bilians are gifted with that rare power called "built-in morale." �SEAFARERS Pa*e Twenty-iy® LOG All of the following SlU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Christine Pose, born July 28, Bryan Manuel, born August 9, John Riddle, born July 12, 1965, to the John A. Riddles, New Or­ 1965, to the Ervin Manuels, Ober- 1965, to the James L. Poses, Point Clear, Ala. lin. La. leans, La. •fc 4" t 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Danny Leon Shaper, born July Randall Witherington, bora April Steven Sorensen, born July 13, 13, 1965, to the Robert H. Wither- 8, 1965, to the Danny L, Shapera, 1965, to the Ejvind Sorensens, Chickasaw, Ala. Brooklyn, New York. ingtons. Daphne, Ala. 4 Danilo Benitez, Jr., bom July 12, Francis Floyd Cain, born June 20, David Langlols, born January 19, 1965, to the Gary V. Cains, Mobile, 1965, to the Danilo Benitezs, 1965, to the Eugene W. Langlols, Tampa, Fla. Ala. Duluth, Minn. - 4 4 William Raley, bora August 6, Dean Kidd, born June 24, 1965, Annette Marie Valladares, born to the Gerald R. Kidds, Baltimore, 1965, to the Marion J. Raleys, Dau­ June 9, 1965, to the Claude Valla­ phin Island, Ala. Md. dares, Jamaica Plain, Mass. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Roy L. Seals, bora June 18, 1965, Trudie May Miller, born July 27, Karl Norman, born May 24, 1965, • 1965, to the Gerald D. Millers, Al­ to the Howard L. Seals, New Or­ to the Ragner H. Normans, Livonia, leans, La. pena, Mich. Mich. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Leonard Schlau, born July 22, Mila Serrano, born July 5, 1965, Rose Marie DeDominicis, born to the Felix L. Serranos, San Fran­ 1965, to the Leonard A. Schlaus, Buffalo, New York. cisco, Calif. July 30, 1965, to the Francisco De­ 4 4 4 Dominicis, New Orleans, Louisi­ 4 4 4 Charles Makarewicz, born July ana. Deborah Groen, born June 1, 1965, to the Jacobus Groens, Mobile, 13, 1965, to the Richard R. Makare4 4 4 wiczs, Baltimore, Md. Ala. Migdall Espada, born June 20, 4 4 4 4 4 4 Arthur Howse, born July 13, 1965, to the Generoso Espadas, Karen Blumlein, born July 30, 1965, to the Robert Blumleins, Mid­ 1965, to the Arthur Howses, Peto- Jersey City, New Jersey. skey, Mich. dle Village, New York. 4 4 4 Lorie Denlse Costine, born 4 4 4 4 4 4 Bridget Bishop, born June 16, August 3, 1965, to the Edward L. Russell Davis, born July 31, 1965, to the James W. Davis, Jackson­ 1965, to the George A. Bishops, Costines, Tampa, Florida. Fairhope, Ala. ville, FJa. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): Edwin D. Whitehead, 42: Brother Byrd Olton Buzhee, 64: Brother Buzbee died of natural causes on Whitehead died of natural causes on July 18, 1965. July 22, 1965, at A member of the the New Orleans Union since 1958, USPHS Hospital. he sailed as a A member of the messman in the Union since 1945, steward depart­ he sailed in the ment. He was bur­ engine depart­ ied in the Long ment. He is sur­ vived by his wife Island National Cemetery, Long Nancy Elvira. Island, New York. Place of burial was the Rose Hill Cemetery, Hills­ He is survived by his wife V. Hazel borough County, Tampa, Florida. Whitehead. 4 4 4 Bobby Ray Norris, 34; Brother Norris died an accidental death on May 21, 1965. A member of the deck department, he joined the SIU in 1953. He was buried in the Mt. G i 1 e a d Church Cemetery, Cabarlus County, North Carolina. Surviv­ ing is his mother Mrs. Nellie Sellers. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mitchell Jackson Hinman, 67: Brother Hinman succumbed to heart failure on July 28, 1965, at the Nam Hospital, Nassawadox, Vir­ ginia. A member of the deck de­ partment, he joined the SIU in 1960. He is sur­ vived by his wife Carrie. Place of burial was the Parksley Cemetery, Parksley, Virginia. John Rekstin, 71; Brother Rek4 4 4 stin died of accidental causes on Henry A. Anderson, 61; Brother July 29, 1965, at Anderson died of natural causes on Bellevue Hospital, June 23, 1965, at New York, N.Y. the King's County A member of the Hospital, Brook­ Union since 1938, lyn, New York. A he sailed in the member of the deck department. Union since 1939, He is survived by he sailed in the his friend Eliza­ engine depart­ beth Francen. ment. He was bur­ Place of burial ied in the Cedar was the Cyprus Hills Cemetery, Hill Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. Arlington, Virginia. Surviving is his sister Mrs. Virginia Newton. 4 4 4 Elmer Frederick Morris, 46: 4 4 4 Brother Morris died of injuries sus­ Aulsy Mansfield, 38; Brother tained in an acci­ Mansfield died of heart failure on dent on JLwe 17, April 27, 1965 at 1965, at the Gulf St. Mary's InfirmCoast Hospital, a r y, Galveston, Baytown, Texas. Texas. A member of the SIU since A member of the 1960, he sailed as Union since 1957, a millright. He is he sailed as a first survived by his assistant. He is Wife Julia Augsurvived by his ness Mansfield. wife Kathleen. Place of burial was the Forrest Place of burial Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, was the Calvary Cemetery, Galves­ ton, Texas. Texas. ^ptember 17/iMS All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU mea in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Edward Boles, Jr. Robert Burton C. R. Coumas Earl Cronsell Richard Donovan D. Fols B. Gibson Clifton Goodwin J. Hilton T. Humal William F. Jordan Edward Lee J. A. Mitchell D. K. Moller Oliver Myers J. G. Napoleonis . J. Novak Kurt Olsen Chas. w. Palmar S. Pereira T. Pereira J. P. Polsney Jose Rodriguez R. Roeder W. G. Schoenbum F. Soils W. Sudnick J. E. Townsend D. Trevlsano C. Triantaflllo Carl Wayne Arthur Wllfert USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN T. Ahmed Francis Anderson Theodore Bills Raymond Connolly Bill Cowan Paul Jones George Koehler Marcus Langston John McCllnton John Macko All Mohamed James NIchol Ferris Oakley L. Pluff Henry Stryczek S. K. Shiflett Albert Spooner Alfred Talaska USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Charles Copeman R. M. George H. Grove R. H. Henry W. C. Schaefer L. L. Williamson E. C. Veamans USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Jerome Casper John Gurganus William T. Dough Alvin R. Mabe Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able In all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In tne contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as t-eferred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Us collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to , require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months In the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges', trials, etc.. as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-fiie committees. Because these oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If 'any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which he Is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers Is the right to pursue legislative and political ob.1ectives whichwill serve the best Interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA C. C. Anderson Charles Hazelton Lawrence Bartlett Henry Jorgensen John R. Burku Charles H. Kath Joseph E. Gardner Nils S. Larsson John Colonna Leon D. Lucas Henry Dell'Orfano James Mooro Edward Fernandas P. R. Ojera R. E. Fisher George T. Wilson Johnny W. Givens Ding H. Woo Percy A. Gray USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA George E. Anuts Cleon Mixon Lucien Allaire Willis O. Moncrief Edward Brevier Charles L. Monks Gregory J. Burns Vincent Monte Ardell Burkett Hoke Massour John A. Buttimer Clarence Osbom Mallorv .1. Coffey Clarence Page Jose Deus P. J. Scanlan Leon Duhon R. G. Sheffield Edgar FreimanS E. R. Smallwuod James G. Gautreau Francis E. Smith Pieas T. Martin Francis N. Sperry R. A. Medicus T. C. Thompson Ethel Messonnier Rafael L. Torres Chas. J. Mitchell Frank Vivero John Misaki-^n Elaska Weems Edward L. Wells B. E, Pamell Earl L. Wicker John J. PoweK John Wynne Douglas Robbins R. M. Rutledge USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS Edw. Broussard USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA S. J. Poole USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Charles Anthony Roy Rayfield Lowell Bailey Harry Reynolds Floyd Barnett William Riddick M. Gillispie Joseph Sierko George Harris Earl Smith Daniel Hill Paul Strickland Charles Tyree Eric Johnson Nick Murtin Walter Walsh Andy Noah George Warren James Portway George Williams Anthony Zulinski Estiban Oquindo USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON E. S. Brinson F. Narte Rufino Felipe Homer Nichols Bain GIfford A. M. Palmqulst John Hales Raymond Ruppert Pedro Julio Lyn Sears Charles Lane USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH,TEXAS Willie Adcock Thomas Lehay Benjamin Deibter Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny A. Gutierrez Harry MacDonald Edwin Harriman U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manion VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN Paul Kolesnick R. VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NEW YORK McCutheon Phillip VA HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, PA. Jeffers VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIF, R, Arsenautt VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr PUREAIR SANATORIUM BAYFIELD, WISCONSIN Theodore Galazen BROOKLYN STATE HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Roberto Diaz Sign Name On LOG Letters For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letters or other communications sent in by Seafarers unless the author sigiiS ilia name. Unsignerl anonymous letter.s will oniv wind up in the waste-haskci If circumstances justify,, the LOG will withhold a signature on request �Septcttbcr lT; IMS Vac* Twcpfr-VfeiM SEAt^ARERS ZOG Schedule of Membership Meetings UNION SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings tor members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days Indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York .. Philadelphia Baltimore ., .... Oct. 8 ...Oct. 11 ...Oct 12 Detroit Houston New Orleans Oct. 13 Oct. 4 Oct. 5 Oct. 6 Mobile ^ » West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle On Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. •Wilmington Oct. 18 San Francisco Oct. 20 4- Great lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meetings on the Great I.akes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where meetings are heia at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit Sept. 20-2 P.M. Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, Sept. 20—7 P.M. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Phlla .Oct. 5—5 P.M. Baltimore (licensed and un­ licensed) .. Oct. 5—5 P.M. Houston ... .Oct. 11—5 P.M. Norfolk Oct. 7—5 P.M. N'Orleans ...Oct. 12—5 P.M. Mobile Oct. 13—5 P.M. RAILWAY MARINR RECION Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month, in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City Oct. 11 Philadelphia Oct. 12 Baltimore Oct. 13 Norfolk Oct. 14 TUO AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will ue: Detroit Milwaukee Chicago Oct. Buffalo tSauit Ste. Marie .... . Oct. Duluth Cleveland Oct. Toledo 11 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). 4 t - "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) S> if - Eastern Alt Lines (Flight Engineers) if if S> H. I. Siege! "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4" t Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Seattle Oct. 22 S Seafarers and tneir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are prodi"-"' under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the APL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) 4» United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings for UIW members are scheduled each month at 7 PM in various ports. The next meetings will be: New York Oct. 4 Baltimore Oct. 6 Philadelphia Oct. 5 ^Houston Oct. 11 Mobile Oct. 12 New Orleans ........Oct. 13 • Mcatlnss hald at Laaor Tampla, Nawport Naws. t MaatIng hald at Labor Tampla, Sault Ita. Maria. Mich. t Maaling hald at Galvaston wharvat. if if if Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Did Fitzgerald." "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) if if if J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) if if if Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childerafl" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) if if if Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) 4» if .JEmpire State Bedding Co.' "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) if i, if Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) t it 4" White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers of America ^— Leon E. Foskey You are requested to contact your mother Mrs. Bessie Foskey Murrell at 201 S. Mauldin Avenue, North East, Maryland 21901. if if if Raphael R. Maldonad You are requested to contact your children Raphael II, Emily Jayne, and Elizabeth Ann at 23123 EVERY MONTHS If Riiy SIU (hip has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY Moving? Notify SIU, Welfare Seafarers and SIU families who apply for maternity, hos­ pital or surgical benefits from the Welfare Plan are urged to keep the Union or the Wel­ fare Plan advised of any changes of address while their applications are being proc­ essed. Although payments are often made by return mail, changes of address (or illegible return addresses) delay them when checks or "baby bonds" are returned. Those who are moving are advised to notify SIU headquarters or the Wel­ fare Plan, at 17 Battery Place, New York 4, NY. SIU Atlantic, Guff, Lakes & Inland Waters JACacSONVlLLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax ELfiin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler Si. FRanklin 7-3584 MOBIUE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jacksun Ave. Tel 529-7546 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St Tel. DE 6-3838 NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892 TAMPA 212 Hornson St Tel. 229-2788 GREAT LAKES TUG I DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredg* Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. Tillman BUFFALO 84 henrletta Ave. Arthur Miller. Agent .. TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. Kimball Trygve Varden. Agent .. ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W 2.5th St. Tom Gerrity. Agent ... 621-.5450 DEIROIT 2308 Hubbard St. Harold Yon, Agent TA 5-5723 DULUTH 305 W. 5th St. Paul Greco. Agent RA 2-3732 SAULT STE. AIARIE Address mall to Brimley. Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St Leslie Willard. Agent 243-6859 PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VIC®-PRES1DENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsez William* Al Tanner Robert Hatthewi SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BiU HaU Ed Hooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-014U DETROn 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS .... 675 4th Ave., Bklyn HYacintb 8-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent .... WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE., Jax William Morris, Agent . . ELgin 3-0937 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira. Agent HEinlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent . Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 Tug Firemen, linemen. NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent 622-1892 Oilers ( Watchmen's Section PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th SL ASSISTANT DIRECrrOR Tohn Fay. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 Tom Burns SAN FRANaSCO 350 Freemont St. 1644 W. Third St. Paul Gonsorchik. Agent ttOugi.as 2-4401 ASHTABULA. 0 John Kero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. 18 Portland St. SANTURCE PR 1313 Pernandez Juncos BUFFALO Stop 20 Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 9383 Ewing, S. Chicago Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 CHICAGO ESsex 5-9570 SEATTLE 250.5 1st Ave. Robert Affleck. Agent 1420 W. 25th St. Ted BahkowsU, Agent .. MAin 3-4334 CLEVELAND MA 1-5450 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. W Hearns. Pro-Tem Agent Jeff Gillette. Agent . 229-2788 DETROIT-TOLEDO 14595 Regina, WILMINGTON. Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Byron Kelly. Agent AUen Park. Mich. Frank Boyne. Agent TErminal 4-2528 386-6264 DULUTH Box No. 66 Great Lakes South Range, Wis. SECRETARY-TREASURER Ray Thomson. Agent... . Export 4-43S3 LORAIN. O. 118 E Parish St. Fred J. Famen Sandusky. Ohio ASSISTANT SECHETARV-TREASURER "arold Rutlisatz, Agent MAin 6-4573 Roy Bondreau MILWAUKEE 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. ALPENA 127 River St. Joseph Miller. Agent SHerman 4-6645 EL. 4-3616 SAULT STE. MARIE .... 219 Brady St. BUFFALO. NY 735 Washington John Bernard. Agent MElrose 2-8963 TL 3-9259 TOLEDO 2706 106th .=1. RA 6-4823 CHICAGO 8383 Ewing Ave. Owen Cone, Agent So. Chicago. UL SAginaw 1-0733 Rivers Section CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. ST. LOUIS. MO 805 Del Mar MAin 1-5450 L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. PORT ARTHUR. Tex 1348 7tb St. RAndolph 2-4110 Arthur Bendheim, Agent FRANKFORT. Mich. .. 415 Main St. RAILWAY MARINE REGION MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 99 Montgomery St. HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. HEADQUARTERS HEnderson 3-0104 River Rouge 18 Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Jersey City 2. NJ REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS Robert Matthews E. B. PuJver R. H. Avery BALTllWOhE.. 1216 E, Baltimoie Sit GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR EAstern 7.<"no Al Tanner NORFOLK 115 Third St. BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St 622-1892-3 EAstern 7-4900 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th BOSTON 276 State St DEwe: 0-38)8 Richmond 2-C140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn United Industrial Workers HYacinth 9-6600 BALTIMORE 1216 E Baltimore St. HOUSTON 5804 Canal St EAstern 7-4900 WAlnut 83207 BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4tb Ave Brooklyn HYacintb 9-8600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8 3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 Marigold Avenue, Torranie, Cali­ MOBILE .....1 S. Lawrence St. fornia. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. if if iPhone 529-7546 Richard Geiling NORFOLK IIS Third St. Phone 622-1892 3 You are asked to contact your PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4tb St. wife Mary at 665 George Street, DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. San Francisco, California. Phone 229-2788 r if if if William Mastoukas You are requested to contact your sister Mrs. Mary Romano at 426 18th Street, West Brooklyn, New York. 4 4" J" Frank Flint Sr. You are asked to contact your son Frank Flint Jr. at 8 Hollyway Road, Mailey Pack, Maryland. ^ $1 Michael Iwasko, 1-46 You are requested to contact Mrs. Ernest Neville at High Street, New Boston, New Hampshire. if if Harvey M. Lee You are asked to contact Mrs. Elizabeth Andrews at 1704 Wardwood Drive, Mobile, Alabama, Phone: 479-9875. if if if Juan Tabisnla, ex-SS Midland You are requested to contact at­ torney John C. Brazil at 80 Wall Street, Suite 525, New York City, Telephone: HA 5-7688, Pick Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff Seafarers who have taken the series of innoculations 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 innoculation card is your only proof of having taken the re­ quired shots. Those men who forget to pick up their innoculation 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 trip. �LOG SEAFARERS OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO r - •; Foreign-Flag Crews Refuse To Carry U.S. Vietnam Cargoes Fifteen SIU Oldtimers Added To Pension Ranks The U.S. Government's reliance on the theory oi effective control as an assurance of being able to move vital cargoes Lowe Whitehursr Miller De La Pena Gallagher Gates in time of national emergency in spite of the declining capacity of the U.S. merchant^ Fifteen additional SIU veterans have joined the growing ranks of Seafarers already fleet, took a severe beating in sel, the Island Skipper, also refused enjoying the security of lifetime $150-monthly pension checks. The new pensioners are to carry American military cargo John O. Miller, 58, Thomas Lowe, 61, Guy Whitehurst, 62, Edward T. De La Pena, 73, Hugh recent weeks. to Vietnam. Gallagher, 39, Wiley B.>The first instance came when the Challenges Theory Gates, 74, George C. Curley, lina, he lives in Beaufort, N.C. He U.S. Defense Department put a The SIU, other maritime unions, 65, Richard Wilfred Tuggle, last sailed aboard the Kyska. cargo of badly-needed construction American shipowners and others equipment, material and general Ai-my equipment bound for Vietnam aboard the Mexican-flag freighter El Mecicano. The Mexican govern­ ment promptly ordered the cargo unloaded again, citing Mexican law which prohibits any Mexican ship from entering a war zone. The car­ go had to be unloaded and re-loaded aboard a Greek-flag vessel, the Stamatios S. Embiricos. No sooner had the cargo re-load­ ing begun however, when the Greek crew made it known that in spite of a $10,000 bonus which was of­ fered to them, they would not sail with a U.S. cargo bound for Viet­ nam. The cargo had to be unloaded once more, and this time placed aboard an American-flag vessel for delivery. are pointing out how these recent incidents make a mockery of the U.S. government's insistance that so-called effective control is truly effective. They have made clear that once a vessel la registered un­ der a "flag of convenience" and sails with foreign crews instead of American crews, there is no way of effectively controlling its use. The vessel, with its carrying capacity, can be denied to us and made avail­ able to our enemies at any time. The fact that the American mer­ chant marine has already been al­ lowed to decline to the point where it is unable to take care of Ameri­ can interesits—both military and commercial—is well-known. The defense Oepartment, which has consistently downgraded the necessity for maintaining a strong American merchant marine by pointing to what it called its ef­ fective controls of foreign flag ves­ sels and to air movements of mili­ tary supplies, is now apparently searching desiperately for ships, American-flag ships with American crews, to carry its cargoes. 62, Arthur Leroy Anderson, 72, Nord M. Pedersen, 70, George Flood, 60, Gervaise J. Babin, 69, Warren Heck, 63, Haakon J. Mourn, 59, and James F. Stump, 65. Curiey Miller joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk, Virginia and sailed as an AB. Born in North Carolina, he and his wife Nettie presently make their home in Baltimore, Maryland. He last sailed aboard the Alamar. Lowe sailed as a (Veckhand after joining the SIU in the port of Boston. A native of England, he now makes his bome in the city of Boston, Mass. His last ship was the Colorado. Whitehurst signed on with the SIU in the port of Baltimore where he sailed as an FWT in the engine department. Born in North Caro­ Only a few days later another military cargo bound for Vietnam wa;. held up when the crew of an­ other Greek-flag ship, the Marilena P, refused to put to sea with it. An American-flag vessel under charter to MSTS had to be diverted from other duties to take this cargo. In still another instance, the Greek crew of a Liberian-flag ves- Cites Free World Ships In Viet Red Trade The Expert De La Pena sailed in the engine department after joining the Union in the port of Baltimore. A native of Spain, he presently makes his home in Baltimore with his wife Martha. His last ship was the Bethtex. Gallagher joined the SIU in the port of Galveston, Texas, sailing as a member of the deck depart­ ment. Bom in Michigan, he lives in St. Ignace, Mich. He last shipped out aboard the Steel Age. Gates sailed as a member of the steward department after signing on with the SIU in the port of New Orleans. Born In Louisiana, Tuggle Anderson Senator Urges Action Against Ships Trading With Viet Reds WASHINGTON—^Pressure is building within Congress which may force the Administra­ tion to act against Free World shipowners who are hauling cargoes to Communist North Vietnam. Senators and Representatives are growing increasingly critical of the fact that the governments of our allies • continue to allow their mer­ months of this year. British-flag Reports have been cited that chant ships to carry vital sup­ vessels accounted for 60 percent Free World merchant ships carry Seafarer Bela Szupp (left) gives some free advice while Dan A. Brass lines up a shot on the shuffleboard table at the Balti­ more hall. Szupp, who sails in the steward depart­ ment and deckman Brass were at the Baltimore hall recently waiting for a iship. plies and equipment to North Viet­ nam which may be used against American soldiers fighting there. Protesting the fact that many of these merchant vessels also call at U.S. ports and that other ships flying the same flags are even car­ rying U.S. cargoes to South Viet­ nam, Senator Birch Bayh (D-Ind.) made public a list of foreign-flag ships that have called at both North Vietnam ports and U.S. ports this year. Drafting Bill The Senator said he Is presently drafting a bill to ban all the ships of any company trading with North Vietnam from entering U.S. ports. He said he will introduce the bill despite opposition from Adminis­ tration leaders. Bayh pointed out that according to the list he had compiled. Free World ships brought 74 cargoes to North Vietnam during the first six of these cargoes with Greek and Norwegian-flag ships next in line. Would Impose Ban The legislation proposed by Sen­ ator Bayh would establish a ban on these ships in U.S. ports, also similar to that imposed on ships trading in Cuba. Bayh reported that although British vessels lead, the list of Free World ships trading with North Vietnam, the British government recently asked Washington to re­ fuse a permit allowing an Ameri­ can firm to sell radio equipment to Indonesia. Britain presently has a beef with Indonesia. ". . . It seems rather inconsistent to me for the British to decry a potential American sale of goods to Indonesia when the British, more than any other nation, are guilty of .shipping goods to North Vietnam, a nation which is openly and flagrantly threatening world peace," Bayh said. about 45 percent of North Viet­ nam's seaborne imports and 85 percent of its exports. In addition to Bayh, Representa­ tive Paul Rogers (D. Fla.) has in­ troduced a bill (HR 6154) which if adopted would close United States ports to the ships of any nation that permits its merchant fleet to transport supplies to Communist North Vietnam. Calls For Boycott The Florida Congressman is also calling upon the State Depart­ ment to declare a boycott which would forbid the operators of these ships from carrying governmentgenerated cargoes. The SIU, the ILA and other maritime industry groups are sup­ porting passage of the Roger's bill. The ILA has pledged itself to boycott these vessels should they appear in any U.S. port from Maine to Texas. Pedersen Hood he makes his home in the city of Vivian, La. His last ship was the Del Santos. Curley joined the SIU Railway Marine Region in the port of New York where he sailed as a mate. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, he and his wife Minnie make their home in West New York, New Jersey. He last sailed for the New York Central Railroad. Tuggle sailed as a deckhand after joining the SIU Inland Boatmens Union in the port of Norfolk, Virginia. Born in Blackstone, Vir­ ginia, he lives in Trevillians, Virginia. He last sailed for the Gulf Atlantic Towing Company. Anderson signed on with the SIU Inland Boatmens Union in Chicago, 111., where he sailed as a linesman. Born in Illinois, he makes his home in Chicago. He last sailed for the Great Lakes Towing Company. Flood joined the SIU in the port of New York where he sailed as a member of the steward depart­ ment. A native of Bermuda, he and his wife Sarah presently make their home in New Orleans. His last ship was the Steel Scien­ tist. Pedersen sailed as a dredgeman BabIn Rech Mourn Stump after joining the SIU Inland Boat­ men's Union in the port of Chicago. Born in Illinois, he lives in Chicago. He last sailed for the (Continued on page 17) � 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 September 17, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU MEMBERSHIP OKS NEW PACT WITH CO’S SIU PROVIDES FOOD, SHELTER FOR NEW ORLEANS STORM VICTIMS FOUR CANADIAN SEAFARERS LOSE LIVES IN SHIP BLAST SENATE UNIT SLATES HEARING OF 50-50 RULING ON RED WHEAT AFL-CIO POSITION ON SOVIET-BLOC WHEAT SHIPMENTS THE EVILS OF STRIKEBREAKING – A CURE PROPOSED DAMAGE HEAVY AS HURRICANE BETSY BATTERS NEW ORLEANS FOUR CANADIAN SEAFARERS KILLED IN SHIP EXPLOSION SIU MEMBERSHIP RATIFIES NEW PACT WITH COMPANIES SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE URGES REPEAL OF 14B REPORT OF GREAT LAKES DISTRICT CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE U.S.-FLAG TANKSHIP FLEET IN 4TH PLACE, STILL FALLING U.S. DROPS PLAN TO BUY POLISH-BUILT FISHING BOATS MEASURE PROVIDING COLLEGE AID TO STUDENTS PASSES CONGRESS THE EVIL OF STRIKEBREAKING NEW YORK CITY EYES SEA FOR FRESH WATER SOURCE SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD – KOBE WATERWAY TAX WILL HURT, STEEL TOWNS ARE WARNED SENATOR URGES ACTION AGAINST SHIPS TRADING WITH VIET REDS 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 09/17/1965 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. XXVII, No. 20 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/5149dc8ee603b8979fc6d09ae7701c4f.PDF d02b9dfc0b6e127654ddbce1074e640d PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO SlU COMPANIES OET IS'MORE VICTORIES k«i iliiiiBllliiiiili.. iiiiililiiilillilf PAGE 9 pwtiiis UNIONS WAND m PAGE FIRM ON SOVIET GRAIN SHIPMENT ^ ^ ^ • ii: :•!; •; i,is?, ,: 'iA. •:: :»aiipA6E 3 'J'"-:" •SiiifisiisSis f-lPlP �Taf Twm SEAFARERS Bcptembcr S, IHt LOC Testifies Before House Committee Meany Urges Overhaul Of Jobless Insurance System WASHINGTON—A major overhaul and modernizing of the 30-year old unemployment insurance system was strongly backed by AFL-CIO President George Meany before the House Ways & Means Committee recently. Testifying in favor of the"*" The result has been that In most and documented," Meany Administration bill sponsored surveyed told the committee. "What do they states "benefits are geared to insuf­ by Committee Chairman Wil­ do? They use up their savings. They ficient financing arrangements," bur D. Mills (D-Ark.). the federa­ tion president pointed out: • Less than half the unemployed — four out of 10 — are drawing Insurance nayments. State disquali­ fication rules, state regulations on eligibility and the exhaustion of payments under the "limited dura­ tion provisions" of state laws are primarily responsible. • Among jobless workers who are- covered, unemployment com­ pensation supplies a "maximum" payment averaging 42 percent of the work's usual salary, far below the 65 percent existing in 1939 when the system went into effect. "It is not only a failure for these people." Meany said. "It is also the landlord, the grocer, the merchant who are losing out. Be­ cause of its shortcomings, jobless pay replaces less than $2 out of every $5 lost through unemploy­ ment" — the current seasonally adjusted average being 3.5 million jobless in this "good year." "Rusty With Neglect" "The economic functions of un­ employment benefits as a purchas­ ing power stabilizer have become rusty with neglect," he told the committee. The Administration bill, on which Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz was the lead-off witness, would strengthen the system by raising the taxable wage base for employ­ ers to $5,600 at once and to $6,600 in 1971. It would extend coverage to about 5 million workers now left unpro­ tected and lift state benefit pay­ ments to 50 percent of lost wages, subject to a gradually rising ceiling of two-thirds of each state's average wages. It would also create a new federal extended-benefit program for workers who have exhausted state benefits, up to an additional 26 weeks. This would be financed in part by a small increase in pay­ roll taxes, partly from general federal revenues. "The problems workers face trying to live in the 1960s with benefits appropriate to some by­ gone era have been extensively borrow money. They move to cheaper housing or move in with somedhe else. They sell what they can. They ask for help from friends and relatives. Some of them—if they can bring themselves to do it and many cannot — will ask for help from public or private welfare or assistance agencies. In short they are forced to do the very things that an unemployment insurance program is supposed to prevent. Benefits Insufficient It was "hoped and expected" 30 years ago, he continued, that the federal law would "equalize the tax burden" between states and thus "remove the possibility of in­ terstate competition of the worst kind—competition based on human hardship." This hope died "because the law set no minimum standards for the benefit provisions — the eligibility, amount, duration and disqualifying penalities, while at the same time the law permitted different tax rates among the sev­ eral states." with the tax rate set for those "whose first concern is the tax rate rather than the needs of the un­ employed." Totally separate tax rates leave each state facing "the specter of insolvency," and states with low rates use it as a "sales argun)ent" to attract industry, he continued. The provisions of the Mills bill for federal payments to meet the needs of the long-term jobless — those out of work 26 weeks or longer — is not "federalization," the AFL-CIO president said, but "fiscal responsibility." Every state would "continue to have its own fund," he observed. State administrations would "con­ tinue to be governed by their own state civil service laws" or com­ parable laws. Tax schedules would "continue to be a matter of state determination." The federal government would set minimum benefit standards, he said, but "there is nothing new (Continued on page 23) SlU Companies Receive Twelve More Victorys WASHINGTON — The Maritime Administration has released 25 more vessels from the reserve fleets for reactiva­ tion. SlU-contracted companies are slated to operate twelve of the newly-reactivated ves-f sels. Pacific Far East—Swarthmore This is the third batch of Victory; States Steamship — reserve fleet ships to be released by MARAD in recent months. In July, 15 vessels were ordered recommissioned, of which SlUcontracted companies will operate 10. On August 13, eight vessels were ordered reactivated and will be operated by SlU Pacific District-contracted companies. ~ The companies will serve as general agents for the Navy's Military Sea Transportation Service. Three-Week Job It takes about three weeks to refit a mothballed vessel and MARAD hopes to have work be­ Sept. 3, '65 Vol. XXVII, No. 18 gun on some of the latest batch of Official Publication of the SIUNA ships immediately. A scarcity of Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes & Inland Waters skilled shipyard workers brought District, AFL-CIO about by the steady decline in the Executive Board U.S. shipbuilding industry threat­ PAUL HALL, President ens to slow down the reactivation CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARR process however. Exec. Vice-Preg, Vice-President AL KERR LtNosEY WILLIAMS SIU Atlantic & Gulf-con­ Sec.-Treas. Vice-President tracted companies slated to ROB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER operate newly-released vessels Vice-President Vice-President are Alcoa Steamship, which HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and will get the Wake Forest Publications Victory; Bloomfield Steam­ Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst ship, which will operate the Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: Brigham Victory; Delta Steam­ ROBERT ARONSON. ROBERT MILOROM: Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. ship — Barre Victory, South­ western Victory; Isthmian — Rice Victory; and Waterman Steamship—^Annlston Victory, Citadel Victory. Pacific District Pwbllsliad bIwMkly at tha^ haadquartar SIU Pacific District-con­ of tha Saafarart Intamatlonal Union, At iantle. Cult, Lakaa and Inland Watan tracted companies slated to District, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth Avanua, Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tal. HYaclnth 9-««00. operate vessels released on Sacond class postage paid at tha Post August 24 are American Presi­ Offica In Brooklyn, NY, undar tha Act of Aug. 24, 1»l£ dent, which will operate the Bucknell Victory; Matson Navigation — Xavier Victory; Pine Bluff Victory and the Monroe Victory. Of the 48 ships released from the mothball fleets this year to serve during the Southeast Asia emergency, 31 are being or will be operated by SlU-contracted companies. By Paul Hall The Seafarers International Union of North America has spared no effort in its inceasing fight to make the United States a first-rate mari­ time power on the oceans of the world. As we have all ctmie to realize, this is a hard, uphill fight which is not made easier by the fact that many of our publicly-elected officials in the past have been content to sit by and watch the American-flag merchant fleet slowly dwindle, away. During recent months we have witnessed moves in Washington indicating that the Federal government is getting around to considering new policies that could push this country's fleet back into a position of pre-eminence in the world. However, our military situation in Viet nam is serving to put the spotlight on the declining U.S. merchant fleet more effectively than almost anything that has occurred in the maritime world to date. Congress and special presidential committees have been concentrating on such topics as the economics of the maritime industry, the com­ petitive position of the U.S.-flag fleet aiRong the nations of the world and other complicated problems which must be analyzed before solu­ tions can be proposed to upgrade the American fleet. The sudden emergence of a multitude of demands on our nation's merchant fleet created by the stepped-up U.S. military efforts in Vietnam has pointed to one inescapable conclusion that has pushed these investigations into the background. If the United States is to be the world's strongest power, it needs a fleet commensurate with its global military obligations. The U.S. now has well over 100,000 American fighting men in Viet­ nam. This Army needs extensive supplies, vehicles, ammunitions and replacements. These military commitments have created what has come to be known as the Vietnam "Sealift" in which our merchant fleet plays a vitally important role. One of the first lessons which Washington has learned from the Sealift has been that there are not enough vessels in the U.S.-flag merchant fleet to do the necessary job. Our nation's military strategists are now faced with the fact that they have to endure costly delays and spend large amounts of money to get World War 11 vessels out of mothballs and back into service. In a larger emergency this kind of delay could well lead to a national tragedy. The military planners are quickly beginning to realize that a large, modem, fast merchant fleet should immediately be available to carry the men and supplies desperately needed in Vietnam. In view of the facts, it is interesting to note that the top brass in the Pentagon no longer speaks glowingly about the role of air power in supplying a military operation the size of the one in which we are engaged in. In the event that our military experts have any doubt a'oout the need for this country possessing the most nodem fleet afloat, they have only to take a close look at the sealift in action. The massive transport operation is providing the ironic spectacle of the world's most advanced fighting equipment moving on outmoded World War 11 ships, the majority of which were built more than 20 years ago. We find it hard to understand why the U.S. must rely on ships more than two decades old to provide the margin of military superiority needed if we are to turn back the communist tide. The United States and its allies are locked in a titanic struggle with the Communist world to insure the survival of freedom. We in the U.S. have already given evidence of our intent of sparing no expense to make sure we emerge victorious shouid military conflict become in­ evitable. It is difficult for us, as it must be to our boys fighting in the jungles of Vietnam, to understand why we must settle for second best in this struggle. Contract Negotiations Continue At Headquarters SEAFARERS LOG Members of the SIU rank-and-file negotiating committee were in session at headquarters recently with representatives of the negotiating committee for SlU-contracted companies as contract talks continued to progress. Taking part in the contract negotiations was SIU vicepresident in charge of contracts, Robert Mathews (center, rear). Members of the rank-andfile negotiating committee seated with Mathews included Seafarers Irvin Glass, Jay Coheiii Robert Creel, Ed Kelly and Larry Tryan. Another member of the rank-and-file committee. Seafarer Bill Burke was not present when the picture was taken. The companies negotiating committee, represented the Waterman Steamship Company, Transeastern, Bloomfield, Calmer, Penn Shipping, Marine Carriers, Moore-McCormack, Isthmian, Alcoa, Sea-Land, Victory Car­ riers and the Delta Steamship Company. ' Uw. V, ill. �SEAFARERS §f9ttmbtit S. 196S LOG Fourfeen Oldtimers Twenty-Nine Congressmen Retire On Pensions Urge Agriculture Department Adhere To 50-50 Provisions Mullen Franco Jackson Xidias Fourteen additional Seafarers have joined the growing ranks of SIU veterans whose retirement years are protected by lifetime $150 monthly pension checks. The fourteen additional pen-"*^ Born in New York, he and his sioners, whose claims were re­ wife Delia now make their home cently approved by the Sea­ in Buffalo, N.Y. Mullen last sailed farer's Welfare Board, are James Xidias, 65, Joseph Roy Jackson 68, Louis Franco, 53, Michael J Mullen, 80, Joseph O. Bush, 62 Vincent P. Villa, 65, George Meltrer, 49, Albert Wilford Nelson, 65 Benjamin W. Baum, 64, Henry C Callahan, 61, John W. Picou, 62, William E. Lane, 55, Walter H Cook, 54, and George W. Flood, 60 Xidias joined the SIU in the port of New York, sailing as an • FWT in the engine department A native of Greece, he now makes his home in New York City. He last sailed aboard the Steel Ap­ prentice. Jackson sailed as a tugman after Joining the SIU Inland Boatmens Union in the port of Buffalo, New York. Born in New York State he and his wife Helen make their home in Hamburg, N.Y. Jackson last sailed for the Great Lakes Towing Company. Franco signed on with the SIU in the port of Baltimore where he sailed as a member of the steward department. A native of Puerto Rico, he still makes his home there with his wife Apolonia. Mullen sailed as a scowman after joining the SIU Inland Boat­ mens Union in the port of Buffalo. MM&P Ratifies New Contract NEW YORK—The rank-and-file membership of the Masters Mates and Pilots has voted overwhelm­ ingly to ratify a new contract with eight shipping companies, bring­ ing the 78 day old strike by the union to an end. Members of the American Radio Association, voting here and in Houston, have also accepted a new contract with the eight shipping companies by a large margin. However, as the LOG went to pre^, voting in New Orleans, Baltimore and some other ports was sUU continuing. ARA and MM&P representatives reached accord with the shipown­ ers on Sunday, August 28 and the rank-and-file began balloting yes­ terday, September 1. Members of the Marine Engi­ neers Beneficial Association voted overwhelmingly on August 19 to accept a new agreement between MEBA and the eight operators. The solution of the major issues of dispute between the three unions and the industry was based on a formula proposed by Presi­ dent Johnson involving the man­ ning scale on automated ships. The formula calls for a longrange study of the problem under the direction of Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz and AFL-CIO President George Meany with a (Continued on page 23) for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company. Bush joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk, Virginia, sailing as an FWT in the engine department. Born in Alabama, he now makes his home in Llnwood, Pennsyl­ vania. Villa sailed as a cook after Join­ ing the SIU Inland Boatmens Union in the port of Houston, Texas. A native of the Phillipine WASHINGTON — Strong support for wholehearted compliance with the nation's cargo preference laws was voiced in Congress recently as the House of Representatives debated the Administration's Omnibus Agriculture bill. Twentynine members of the House by the Department of should not be forthcoming at the took the floor to demand supported Agriculture. Summarizing the expense of the maritime industry, Union's message to Congress, he which is essential to the national that the Agriculture De­ pointed out that while billions of defense and the country's com­ partment and other govern­ ment agencies strictly adhere to the laws' provisions which provide that a minimum of 50 percent of government-gener­ ated cargoes will be carried on American-flag merchant ships. As the debate opened. Congress­ man John M. Murphy (D.-N. Y.) in­ troduced a statement of the Sea­ farers International Union of North America calling on Congress to in­ sure that the Agriculture Depart­ ment obey the letter of the cargo preference law to preserve the declining strength of the Americanflag merchant marine. Urges Commitment In entering the SIU statement Into the Congressional Record, Representative Murphy declared that the House should insist on the Cargo Preference Program being dollars are being spent to subsidize U. S. Agriculture at home, and make it competitive in world mar­ kets, attempts are being made to deprive the American-flag mer­ chant marine of a fair share of these agricultural cargoes. (The House of Representatives passed HR 9811, the Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 on August 19 by a vote of 221-172.) Fair Return In its statement the SIU empha­ sized that it was not opposing the new Agricultural Bill. The Union declared that the farmer Is en­ titled to enjoy a fair return for his la'oor,'but that this same principle should apply to other American workers, including those in the maritime industry. The SIU" ad­ vocated providing constructive sup­ port for the agriculture industry, but asserted that this support Reaffirm Support Of 50-50 Bush Villa Islands, he and his wife Martha presently make their homo in Houston. Meltzer Joined the SIU in the port of New York, sailing as a member of the steward depart­ ment. Born in New York, he con­ tinues to make his home there. Nelson signed on with the SIU in the port of New York where he sailed as an AB in the deck de­ partment. Born in New York, he lives in the Bronx. He last shipped aboard the Fairland. Baum sailed as a tugboat cap­ tain after Joining the SIU Inland Boatmens Union in the port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A na­ tive of North Carolina, he and his wife Phoebe now make their home in Camden, New Jersey. Baum last sailed for the Marine Towing Company. CaUahan Joined the SIU RaU- Mcltier Ndson way Marine Region in the port of New York, sailing as a deck­ hand. Born in New York, he and his wife Theresa now make their home in North Bergen, New Jersey. Callahan last sailed for the New York Central Railroad. Picou signed on with the SIU in the port of New Orleans where he sailed as a member of the steward department. Born in Louisiana, he now makes his home in New Orleans with his wife Laua-Etta. He last shipped aboard the Overseas Joyce. Lane sailed as a mem/ber of the engine department after joining (Continued on page 7) Maritime Unions Stand Firm On Soviet-Bloc Grain Shipments NEW YORK—-The Joint Maritime Labor Committee, which is composed of six maritime unions including the SIU, has informed President Johnson in a telegram that their position is "unchanged" on the use of U.S. flag ships for at least fifty percent of grain shipments to Soviet bloc nations. They expressed confidence that the President' will resist "selfish pressures" for repeal of this requirement. The telegram was drafted at a meeting of the Joint Committee called after reports that the President was considering lifting the restriction that at least 50 percent of such cargoes must move in American-flag ships. The 50-50 provision was first announced by the late President Kennedy as part of the 1963 Russian grain deal. President Johnson later gave his pledge to AFL-CIO President George Meany that It would be continued. The telegram, signed by International Longshoremen's Associa­ tion President Teddy Gleason, who is chairman of the Joint Maritime Labor Committee, stated: "The Joint Maritime Labor Committee this morning held a special meeting on the question of reported pressures to force repeal of Administration" policy requiring that at least fifty percent grain shipments to Iron Curtain countries must be shipped on U.S. flag vessels. "This requirement was established by your Administration in recognition of the fact that it is a minimum necessary for protecting the interest of our country in a strong American merchant marine, for protecting the jobs of thousands of Amer­ ican workers and for assuring that our country derives full economic and psychological advantage from the sale of grain needed by the Soviets. "The interests of our country are unchanged and the stand of our unions on this issue is unchanged. "It is unthinkable that our country under your leadership will bow to blackmail originating from greedy grain dealers and foreign interests including the Soviet bloc nations. This would indeed be a sorry blow to our country and to the thousands of American seamen who today are delivering military supplies to our armed forces in South Vietnam and who count on your firm support of a strong American flag merchant marine. "We are confident that your Administration will not yield to the selfish pressures seeking to change the requirement that a minimum of 50 percent of grain shipments be shipped on U.S. flag ships." In addition to the ILA and SIU, the Joint Committee is com­ posed of representatives of the National Maritime Union, Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, Masters, Mates & Pilots, and the American Radio Association. merce. The SIU strongly urged mem­ bers of the House to demand that the Department of Agriculture clarify its intentions toward the U.S.-fiag merchant marine before passing the Agricultural Bill. National Support Following the Introduction of the SIU statement. House mem­ bers from districts on the east, west and Gulf coasts as well as the Great Lakes and the mid west all arose to speak in favor of the need to build a strong Americanflag merchant marine. (The text of the remarks of the 29 congressman appears on pages 12, 13, 14, 15). Several of the representatives pointed to the fact that Americanflag ships in some categories carry less than 50 percent of the cargoes generated under Public Law 480. They declared that this minimum percentage had been turned into a maximum figure as administered by Department of Agriculture of­ ficials and called for a reversal of this practice. Assurances Doubted Several congressmen publicly doubted assurances expressed by Agriculture Secretary O r v i 11 e Freeman in letters that he was a strong supporter of the country's merchant marine and desired to protect the interests of the U.S.fiag fleet as well as the interests of the farmer. In expressing these doubts they pointed to the poor record of PL 480 cargoes carried by American-flag shipping under Secretary Freeman's administra­ tion and called for a commitment by the Agriculture Department to full compliance in assigning these cargoes to U.S.-fiag vessels. Speakers Speaking in behalf of a strong U.S.-fiag merchant marine and ef­ fective compliance with the cargo preference laws by Agriculture Department officials were Repre­ sentatives Thomas M. Pelly (R.Wash.), Harlan Hagen (D.-Calif.), Jacob H. Gilbert (D.-N.Y.), John M. Murphy (D.-N.Y.), Robert E. Sweeney (D.-Ohio), Samuel N. Friedel (D.-Md.), Paul G. Rogers (R.-Fla.), Phillip Burton (D.-Calif.), Edward A. Garmatz (D.-Md.), Joseph G. Minish (D.-N.J.), Sey­ mour Halpern (R.-N.Y.), William A. Barrett (D.-Pa.), Lenor K. Sul­ livan (D.-Mo.), James A. Byrne (D.Pa.), Dominick V. Daniels (D.-N.J.), Paul A. Fino (R.-N.Y.), Leonard Farbstein (D.-N.Y.), Thomas N. Downing (D.-Va.), Paul J. Krebs (D.-Va.), Abraham J. Multer (D.N.Y.), Porter Hardy, Jr. (D.-Va.), Alton A. Lennon (D.-N.C.), John H. Dent (D.-Pa.), Thomas C. McGrath, Jr. (D.-N.J.), James H. Morrison (D.-La.), Jamie L. Whitten (D.Miss.), Bob Casey (D.-Tex.), Hugh L. Carey (D.-N.Y.) and Joseph P. Addabbo (D.-N.Y.). �PaiaViV SEAFARERS avttmUK s, JMI LOG House OKs Labor-Backed Immigration Law Revision By Earl (iiilll Shopord. Ylee-Presideat, AHanlia WASHINGTON—The House voted overwhelming approval of the Administration's im­ migration bill scrapping the 41-year-old "national origin" quota system that President John­ Former Seafarer Gets Gov't Post son only a few hours before had assailed as "shameful." Conrratulatioiui wera thu order of the lilay aronad the New Turk hall In place of the quotas— as many SIU men sent alone their best wishes to former Seafarer Leon such as those mentioned viously been accepted by the House. which gear a country's immi­ countries, Cilmenko who was recently appointed to the post of Deputy Industrial by the President, would be given 243-150. . gration allotment to the per­ special preference through the as­ Commissioner for the New York City office of the State Industrial The compromise authorized $3.36 centage of Americans of that signment of unused quotas from billion of the $3.38 billion original­ Commission. Prior to his years with the Labor Department, Climenko national origin as determined by other countries. ly sought by the Administration, sailed SIU and, from 1943-44, he served as assistant to the late Mathew the 1920 census — the House bill Spouses, children and parents of but this figure was trimmed by would set an annual overall ceil­ Woll, a first vice-president of the AFL. ing of 170,000 on immigrants from U.S. citizens would be exempt from $75 million the next day In ttie A happy victim of cupid's arrow, Francisco Molsllio has been hold­ countries outside the Western the 20,000-a-year-per-country limi­ House Appropriations subcommit­ Hemisphere. This would be applied tation, as would resident of coun­ tee. It was the smallest reduction ing off shipping out as long as he can. Francisco is telling boys around on a first-come, first-served iDasis tries in the Western Hemisphere. ever proposed by the subcommittee, the hall that there will soon be wedding bells. Then It's back to the with a limit of 20,000 of the total Other broad categories given spe- head by Rep. Otto E. Passman eial preference would be scientists, (D-La.), a long-time foe of foreign sea to support his spouse-to-be. He last sailed aboard the Alcoa Mariner. from any one country. artists and other professionals; aid. Luis Palaneo recently piled off the Steel Artisan where he sailed as In another major develop­ workers with special skills needed In other developments: ment, the Senate approved and bos'n on a round-the-world'er. Luis says hejs looking for a carpenter's to meet domestic labor shortages, sent to the White House a and refugees from communism. • The House, at press time, slot, preferably on another round the world or India run. compromise $3.36 billion for­ turned to consideration of the Ad­ The Senate Judiciary Committee Jack Cieator has been saying hello to a lot of his buddies around the eign aid program. It survived ministration's program of aid to currently is working on a com­ hall. Jack is off the Bienville and he's looking for an AB slot—on a a key lest the following day panion immigration reform bill, and higher education, which Includes far east run, if possible. Another familiar face around the New York when a House Appropriations federal scholarships, subsidized Senate sponsors are optimistic that subcommittee limited its cuts passage can be achieved before loans and stepped-up construction hall is Walter Kushner. Walt's passing the word he's looking for an AB to $75 million. job on a coastwise. He says he likes to stay close to home now that grants. Congress adjourns. The House finally cleared the he's set his heart and hopes on a particular lady. Walt last sailed aboard • The Senate without dissent The compromise foreign aid bill immigration reform measure, 318voted approval of the House-passed the Seatrain Texas. was cleared to the White House 95, after narrowly beating down a board to move a long at a fair Philadelphia Republican-sponsored attempt to with 48 Democratic and 19 Re­ bill authorizing construction of a pace in the coming weeks. $431-million rapid transit system publican senators voting for it, 16 Shipping continues at a fair clip put a blanket limitation, for the first for the District of Columbia In­ Democrats and 11 Republicans The boys around the Boston Hall In Philadelphia with no big changes time on immigration from other volving 25 miles of rail and subway expected in the coming weeks. against. are all giving the glad hand to American countries. Most of the 25-year SIU veteran Oskar (Rudy) debate centered on the amendment Essentially, it embodies the lines. Old - timer James Bergiria Is • The omnibus farm bill was happy as can be about his ffd. Kala who has his ffd and is looking proposed by Representative Clark House's one-year aid program, set­ MacGregor iR-Minn.) to impose a ting aside the Senate plan to pro­ passed by the House, 221-172,. after Jim last shipped aboard the Com­ for the first electrician's job to hit ceiling of 115,000 a year on im­ vide a two-year authorization, end a major battle was avoided when mander and is waiting for the first the board. Rudy last sailed aboard migration from all Western Hemis­ the program in its present form in the Administration agreed to per^ wiper's job to hit the board. Also the Steel Director as chief elec­ trician. Arthur Aheam is renewing 1967 and then impose drastic mit Treasury payment of a new proudly displaying his new ffd, phere nations. old acquaintances around the hall wheat subsidy rather than pass the changes in approach. The confer­ Amendments Beaten Bennie Crawford is around the hall while waiting to grab the first ship ence committee report had pre­ cost on to millers and bakers. waiting for a steward or cook's Job,. that opens up. Arty last sailed The amendments was first tenta­ His friends are all glad to see aboard the Cabins as a wiper. Wait­ tively approved, 156-154, on a nonBennie back on his feet and raring ing for a pumpman's slot aboard record vote, but the action was re­ to go. Last sailing aboard the another floating hotel like his last versed by roll call, 218-189, with Columbia, Bennie lus nothing but vessel the Mt. Washington, Charlie 70 Democrats and 119 Republicans praise for the 'Seafareis Welfare Perrin has been making the rounds voting for the limitation and 205 Plan which, he says, came through here. Democrats and 13 Republicans with flying colors for him during against it. The party breakdown Gerald Conant is telling all his By Ai Kerr, Secretary-Treosurer his recent illness. on final passage o.f the bill was 209 pals that he's glad to be home Democrats and 109 Republicans After a vacation trip to the west where he can get in some work for, 70 Democrats and 25 Republi­ coast with his wife and three around the house and be with hi* cans against. Many a Seafarer can recall clearly that it wasn't too many years ago children, C. Hennsely is back in the family for a while. Jerry recently The immigration reform measure when the only thing he could count on from a job was a month's pay. hall and waiting for the Petrochem piled off the Steel Surveyor where had strong labor backing, which The idea of monetary assistance for himself .or his family In time of on a coastwise run. Brother Henn­ he sailed as an AB. was reaffirmed early in the debate sickness or old age when he could no longer work was virtually un­ sely, who made the west coast trip Norfolk by AFL-CIO Legislative Dir. An­ known. via auto and trailer, says he can drew J. Biemiller in a letter to all Shipping has been very good in Today's Seafarer, on the other hand, faces completely different con­ hardly wait to start travelling in House members. Norfolk, with the outlook for the a normal way again — by ship. His ditions. He knows he can perform his job secure in the knowledge that immediate future expected to be last ship was the Globe Progress. "It is high time that this his Union has provided a vast welfare plan which will help both him and national origin system, which his family in time of sickness and old age, and also will assist his loved Longtime SIU veteran William Mc­ favorable. Donald is just in off the Kent after Raymond Waterfield who was has too long reflected an atti­ ones after he has passed on. a run to India. taken off ship sick in New York, is tude of ethnic bigotry, should SIU members have shown time and again that they are aware of recuperating nicely in Norfolk he wiped from the statute Baltimore their improved benefits situation. One of the major Indications of where he is now an out patient. books," Biemiller declared. Shipping for the pest two week this is that 60 percent of our Union members are married and support­ Ray says that he really appreciated He charged that the quotas had ing families.Figures coming into our department show that the num­ period has been good, and pros­ the SIU Welfare Plan and would "damaged the image of America as ber of our brothers who are getting married is increasing every day. pects for the coming period con­ have been squarely behind the a land of freedom and opportunity This is obviously a good trend. It means that the professional sea­ tinue tp be promising. At the eight ball without it. Ray last dip­ in the eyes of people around the man is a man who will make a career out of sailing, rather than taking present moment, we have the ped out as an FWT aboard the world and of our own citizens." Transarctie about to come out of Globe Progress. a trip and then quitting until his money runs out. layup. It should crew up within Johnson conveyed his own ur­ Tom Stubbs says that he's had Not only has the Union built up a welfare plan to provide for the gency over the need for reform in married seaman and children, but it has also provided proportionate the next two weeks. There have enough vacation time and is ready also been rumors that Calmar will a letter to House Speaker John W. benefits for our single members. 4 break out another one of their to go again as an oiier, preferably McCormack declaring that no bill While SIU men who are married Liberty ships, the Kenmar. This on a European run. Last sailing before Congress "in terms of de­ may get more in benefits than our board, the inevitable extras, blood should give shipping out here an aboard the Globe Progress, Tom cency and equity is more demand­ single brothers, it should be re­ tranfusions, doctor calls, surgical looks fit and tan after his rest-up additional shot in the arm. and maternity expenses. ing of passage. ..." • on the beach. cognized that they have accepted Everyone is glad to see that Other forms of assistance in­ He noted that immigration re­ more responsibilities since they Just off the Beloit Victory where Marco Calgaro is back on his feet form had been urged by his three must think in terms of providing clude medical examinations, opti­ and sporting an ffd after a recent he sailed as an AB, F. M. Jones predecessors — President Truman, for the needs of two, three, four cal benefits, sickness and accident, shore accident that laid him up can't praise the chow on board Eisenhower and Kennedy — as well or more people. There can be little special disability, maintenance and that vessel highly enough. He was argument with the fact that the cure and special equipment to aid for about three weeks. Marco, who sorry to get off her, but says that as himself. last sailed aboard the Globe Ex­ married man's dollar must go a In recuperation from an illness or the Vietnam run is too hot for him "Four decades have been witness great deal further than that of a accident. In addition to the $4,000 plorer, says that he's feeling fine at this time of year. to this kind of need," he said. single member. and will ship steward aboard the death benefit and regular month­ "Countless Americans with ties of first ship going to the far east. Puerto Rico We should all remember that ly pension, special scholarships are family and heritage reaching be­ Piling off the Seamar C-4 and The Water Resources Authority yond the seas have cried out for the single Seafarer also has his awarded to both Seafarers and telling everyone within earshot responsibilities. He may be respon­ their children each year. has announced the signing of $5.28 this kind of action, what a fine ship and fine crew she sible for taking care of dependent From this brief survey it can floats, oldtimer Josef A. Czerwlnski million contract with a Texas firm "Our present restrictions say parents, younger members of his be readily seen that an SIU mem­ for the mounting of two thermo­ that Italians, Greeks, Spaniards, family or step or foster parents. ber has more at stake in his job will take a little rest before ship­ electric units in the Puerto Nuevo all the Southern European The Union welfare plan also pro­ than his nvonthly wages. While ping out again. Joe, who sails in plant. countries in particular, are not vides assistance for these depen­ many of our brothers sometimes the engine department, says he Max Acosta is back in town after hopes he can get another ship like - as desirable as others. What dents. take these extensive benefits for a stay in the hospital on the West the C-4. a shameful declaration!" Among the typical benefits pro­ granted, it should never be for­ Coast. Max doesn't like to stay on Boston The bill would phase out the na­ vided by the SIU welfare plan gotten that they are the result of the beach too long between runs, tional origin system by July 1, which a Seafarer and his family many hard-fought battles which Shipping has picked up quite a and he says that he's ready for a 1968. Meantime, thousands of may depend on are hospital ex­ were waged by you and your bit this period with the crowing of chief cook's job on whatever ship the Robin Trent. Wo expect the comes up. waiting applicants from low-quota penses, which include room and Union. Sill Welfare Plan Means Security �9e»tember f, IMf SEAFARERS Pace Jlr* LOG Meany Supports U.5, Action By Frank Dreiak, West Coast Representative SlU Men Respond To Emergency Call Up in Seattle, Seafarers came through in true SIU style when a mem­ ber of an SIUNA affiliated union sent out an emergency call for a rare type of blood. SIU members from Seattle responded to this distress call In the real spirit of the Brotherhood of the Sea. The wife of the stricken member has been joined by officials of his union In thanking SIU members for their timely aid. Retail automobile salesmen are continuing their walkout against San Francisco's new car dealers with impressive results. The local Motor Car Dealers Association has disclosed that Its members have lost 60 percent of their normal sales which occur at this time of year. The salesmen struck the dealers July 26 when negotiations stalled for a new contract. At the heart of the dispute is the dealers' refusal to consider the salesmen's wage proposals. Current estimates are that the strike will run for at least another two weeks, when the deal­ ers will show a good deal more interest about getting their sales force on the job again to show the 1966 models which will be put on display around October 1. San Francisco Shipping in San Francisco continues to be exceptionally good and the outlook appears to be excellent for the coming montb. Several ships which have been on the run to-f ^ Vietnam will be coming into port will take the first electrician'e job to pay off. The military situation that hita the board, no matter in the Far East has given the job where the ship is going. He last situation a real boost, as four out sailed on the Express Virginia. of every five ships that crew up Dave Sykes, an oldtimer who has here are headed for the Vietnam some vivid memories of the Union bonus area. Rated men continue when it used to make its home on to be in short supply, and all men Stone Street in New York, is on holding ratings who are now on the beach and taking it easy for a the beach are urged to register as while. He last shipped as bosun soon as possible. on the Rio Grande. Another oldDuring the past two weeks the timer who swears he'll take the Panooeanic Faith, Our Lady of first job to hit the board is Louis Peace and the Western Planet all Bernier who shipped as third cook paid off in the Bay area. Ships on th* Delaware which recently crewing up Included the Fairport, returned from Saigon. Fanwood, Transwestern and Over­ seas Rose. T. J. Kisman told us that it's about time he took a vacation after a long voyage as deck maintenance man on the Manhattan. After re­ covering from a long Illness, S. Boids signed on the Western Planet. Boids is a great man for the Far East shuttle runs and has spent the last five years on them. Wilmington The shipping situation in Wilm­ ington continues to be bright and clear, especially for men holding deck and engine ratings. Among the old, familiar faces around the hall here have been Victor Egel and Frank Lambertio who both took jobs on the San Francisco. Lambertio picked up the deck honcho's job from Red Braunstein who says he's due for some rest. Joe Myercheck is looking for a good ship after spending a couple of weeks with his folks. Also keep­ ing close tabs on the shipping board is Max Greenwals who is looking for a steward department job. John McElroy has registered again and vows he will take the first good steward's opening that comes along. Seattle Shipping has been pretty fair in this port and is expected to pick up considerably in the coming weeks. Vessels paying off during the last two weeks were the Sum­ mit, Anchorage, Overseas Rose, Seattle and Ames Victory. Amos Jaramillo tells us that he Vacation Pay As a result of instructions from an insurance represen­ tative covering the Union for possible theft or forgery of vacation payments to, mem­ bers, a change in the method of payment of SIU vacation benefits has become neces­ sary. All payments will now have to be made at an office of the Union and proper iden­ tification must be given at the same time. AFL-CIO Reaffirms Support Of Firm U.S. Vietnam Policy PORTLAND, Ore.—^The American labor movement is "wholeheartedly committed" to helping the nation fulfill its responsibilities in Viet Nam, AFL-CIO President George Meany told the American Legion convention in a speech in which he gave vigorous support to the course mapped out by Presi-^ dent Johnson. the Chinese," he continued, "the be sent to Hanoi, Peiping and Soviet Union shares responsibility Moscow. They should try to place "We have honored and wil for this act of destructive ag­ continue to honor this commit ment with full dedication and with out hesitation," he declared. 'Freedom and peace are the burning needs of all mankind. Our organizations can do much to help our country in its efforts to have the world meet these needs. "The present critical hour calls for close cooperation between our organizations in the pursuit and support of the aims proclailmed by President Johnson.' Meany recalled that the AFLCIO and the American Legion have had friendly relations for years "crowded with tension, turm oil and tragic conflict" during which dictatorships—^Fascist, Nazi Communist—"have been the source of catastrophic violence and war.' New Menace Today, he continued. Communist China Is the "principal, though not the sole, source of violence" In Viet Nam. "Despite all ita differences with U moH' wmm The observance of Union Label Week Is set fra* September 6-12. The union label is the consumers guarantee of boUi fair value and fair labw stand­ ards. It also is a guarantee to the consumer that he Is not supporting a sweatshop, but rather is endorsing an establishment whose workers are abie to maintain an American standard of living. AFL-CIO President George Meany, endorsed the 1965 Union Labei Week observance by declaring that organized workers should renew their determ­ ination to "look for the union label every day of tho week." "The labor movement has undergone vast changes during the lifetime of many who are stiii active union members," Meany reealied. "Our numbers have muitipiied five-fold; our prestige has grown in far greater proportion; our range of active in­ terests embraces every phase of American life. "At the same time our responsibiiities have also grown. We have acquired, without consciously seeking it, the role of the 'people's lobby,' the voice of the public interest on many issues. It is tb« labor movement that leads the great campaigns for social progress, such as medicare; that battles for morality and justice, as in the case of civil rights; that carries forward on many fronts the war against poverty, unempiosrment and human misery." Nevertheiess, he continued, it is weii to recali that though iabor's functions have broadened, "one of our earliest weapons is today one of our most valuable." "The union label and its sister-emblems, the shop card, store card and service button, are unmistak­ able symbols of fair wages and working conditions and union standards of quality," he said. "When we buy union label goods and services, we are aiso doing our part toward the broader objectives to which we are dedicated." Union Label Week is sponsored by tho AFL-CIO Union Labei and Service Trades Department. gression against the people of South Viet Nam. Moscow could, if it wanted to, hasten the end of bloodshed in Viet Nam by saying just one word. That word would be 'yes' in answer to President Johnson's repeated calls for nego­ tiating peace in Viet Nam." Many people in all parts of the world "simply do not know the facts" about this "tragic and ex­ panding conflict," our role in it and the stake In its outcome, Meany said in urging a steppedup effort to disseminate accurate information. If mishandled or mis­ understood, he added, the crisis "could lead inevitably to a world­ wide nuclear conflagration." He recounted repeated incidents of Communist aggression in Viet Nam since the Geneva Accord of 1954 ended the war in Indo-China. "The record is clear," he said. "Every university professor seek­ ing the truth can see It clearly. No student really thirsting for knowledge can fail to see it. Every sincere pacifist—^with whom we all share a deep concern for the sanctity of human life—^must face realistically the facts. "All Americans, and the entire world, must put first things first: The first fact of the matter is that it is the North Viet Nam Com­ munist— backed by Peiping and Moscow—who have been infiltrat­ ing, subverting, attacking and in­ vading South Viet Nam. The South Vietnamese authorities and peo­ ple—backed by the United States —have never invaded North Viet Nam. "Effective educators, sincere students and honest pacifists can serve the cause of peace only by supporting, as we of the AFL-CIO do, the President's persistent ef­ forts to bring an end to the war in Viet Nam—through meaning­ ful negotiations, if possible, and through military strength to halt aggression, whenever necessary. Let the opponents of our govern­ ment policy direct their advertise­ ments and appeals to the dictators in Hanoi, Peiping and Moscow to stop North Vietnamese military in­ filtration and invasion of South Viet Nam. The moment that these acts of Communist aggression cease, peace in Viet Nam will not be far off." Those who claim that peace would come sooner if the U.S. gov­ ernment would "stop interfering with the aggressors" would be much more realistic," Meany said, "if they appealed to the Commur nists to stop bombing restaurants, nurseries, hotels and homes and instead to seek a solution of the crisis at the conference table." Self Defense "No honest unaligned statesman really believes that if you defend yourself against attack, if you hit back at those attacking you, then you are extending the conflict," he declared. "Only those who con­ tinue infiltration and invasion are to blame for continuing and ex­ tending the conflict . . . Those . . . who are flooding Washington with pleas for negotia­ tions are sending their appeals to the wrong city. Their pleas should their advertisements in the daily papers of Hanoi, Peiping and Mos­ cow, where the pleas for uncondi­ tional negotiations for a just and lasting peace in Viet Nam are most urgently needed." Meany described the govern­ ment's course In Viet Nam as one that "embodies the democratic ideals, the dedication, the determi­ nation and the strength" that saved world peace in past Red-precipi­ tated crises. Johnson's economic reconstruction program for South­ east Asia, he added, is "only a continuation of the humanitarian spirit and generous aims" of the Marshall Plan. American Mail To Build Three New Vessels SAN FRANCISCO — SIU Pacific district - contracted American Mail Line has announced that it will award contracts for three new ves­ sels next spring as the third and final phase of the company's fleet replacement program. The designs, which have been approved by the Maritime Subsidy Board, are for 21,000-ton, 605-foot freighters capable of 20 knots with accommodations for 12 passengers. The vessels are expected to cost over $10 million each, and will operate in the line's Southeast Asia service. American Mail's fleet replace ment program calls for the con­ struction of eight modern vessels, five of which, costing about $48 million, have already been ordered. Pamphlets Explain Medicare Organized labor's fight to put the Social Security Medicare Bill on the books was a long hard struggle. Now that President John­ son has signed the bill into law, all union members should make certain to be­ come fully and thoroughly acquainted with the pro­ visions of the Medicare pro­ gram. Working closely with the AFL-CIQ to achieve the widest possible distribution of information among all American workers, the Social Security Administration has prepared two free pamphlets which explain the Medicare Law in detail. Seafarers and all union members may obtain these pamphlets by contacting their local Social Security Offices, or by writing to the Social Security Administra­ tion, Social Security Build­ ing, Baltimore, Md. 21235— Attention: Miss Barbara Cook, Room-105. �Pace Six SEAFARERS ScfftMBbcr 9, INS LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only inlhe SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District) August 14 to August 27, 1965 of 59 men. This gain was offset by an almost identical f The pace of employment for SIU men slackened some­ Ship Acl/vffjf loss in San Francisco. what during the past period, but the level of activity is Total registrations between period declined from 1,246 still a high one. Pay Styi la to 1,205. Most registrations occurred in the Class A Deck, Offk Oas Traat. TOTAL The extent to which the Viet Nam situation has effected Group 2 category. However, even more men shipped out 4 3 t 0 the job picture is difficult to determine. Yet there can loUoa from this classification. be no doubt that it has, as many Seafarers have responded 45 11 19 Haw VoHu... T4 A department analysis of registrations shows Deck in­ PkHorfafpM*.. to the call of duty by manning reactivated Victory ships 10 2 4 3 creasing over last period, while Engine and Steward Balrimera .... 5 bound for Southeast Asia. 17 4 8 marked declines. The recorded changes in registrations, 1,312 men answered job calls during the past period. 3 10 4 3 Norfolk by department were: Deck, increasing by 21, Engine and This total represented a slight dip from the previous U 10 9 • Steward decreasing by 37 and 25 men respectively. period. 7 4 1 0 There was little change in the class proportions of men Tampa In the East, New York with 263 men to its credit shipped shipped from last time. Class A still accounts for 52.2% 14 T 4 1 Mobil# more men than any other port, but fell 32 men from of the total. Class C men did a little better now, increas­ Now Olooao.. 7 i 11 24 the previous period. Baltimore showed a similar decline. ing to 13.8% of the total or a 0.3% rise at the expense of 99 . 37 t 19 Noas^oa ..... In the positive column was Boston which upped by 14 the Class B men who slipped from 34.3% to 34.0%. 7 7 0 WHaUagloa .. 0 number of men it shipped. Men registered on the beach totaled 3,615 at the end of 4 3 1 In the Gulf, New Orleans showed strength, shipping 32 the period. Of this amount Class A represented 2,332 S«a Troadooa. a 3 11 3 more men than previously. Houston dipped while Mobile i Seonlo and Class B 1,283 seamen. declined even more steeply. Tampa had better luck, and Overall shipping activity experienced a lift. Payoffs, 44 120 222 contributed a 21-man rise. TOTALS ... 54 Sign-Ons and In-Transits all rose and combined to On the Coast, Seattle climbed to 102 men shipped, a gain increase the total from 209 to 222. DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A ' Por# Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 4 2 8 0 1 2 3 4 7 14 0 1 1 3 0 22 42 9 73 4 15 15 34 19 66 3 14 12 35 12 29 2 4 2 8 0 1 2 3i 0 7 0 2 3 5 5 8 18 1 4 13 - 1 6 8 15 4 18 25 1 7 3 4 12 4 3 1 8 1 11 4 5 5 5 2 11 0 2 2 4 4 3 3 10 1 2 1 4 2 1 0 2 4 3 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 1 3 1 3 0 4 1 2 1 4 5 5 10 2 7 0 4 13 4 13 1 8 1 9 3 5 16 24 42 1 19 22 2 42 19 24 49 1 6 19 14 34 27 20 53 1 14 13 6 28 18 27 3 48 1 11 18 28 0 3 1 4 0 1 1 '2, 2 4 2 8 1 I 0 2 12 22 38 1 1 4 4 6 11 ' 9 18 3 30 3 12 6 3 12 _ 15 32 i 0 9 5 5 14 2 15 4 21 0 9 3 12 103 168 36 ' 307 1 12 82 89 1 183 88 170 41 1 299 14 71 74 1 159 TOTAL Skipped GROUP CLASS 8 ALL A 'B 1 2 0 14 0 0 0 1 9 66 0 4 29 5 0 7 8 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 25 12 0 2 2 11 0 4 0 1 1 3 4 t 2 2 4 4 0 4 1 9 0 1 13 6 1 3 4 49 34 0 18 48 28 10 8 0 I 8 2 0 1 . 0 4 12 1 5 10 30 1 1 21 12 0 0 1 26 28 1 55, 299 159 Registered On The Beaeh CLASS S CLASS A GROUP GROUP 2 C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 15 . 9 8 9 11 2 2 22 0 8 88 9 104 91 133 26 250 6 34 48 15 9 0 13 8 30 0 2 22 24 41 35 52 91 3 23 32 .58 4 4 17 15 11 2 22 0 26 0 5 17 7 13 1 8 8 3 18 1 5 7 4 12 . 2 4 7 0 1 1 1 0 23 27 37 10 6 23 32 1 74 3 87 74 93 4 64 11 149 5 36 52 94 60 84 11 155 6 41 37 84 18 11 11 11 1 2 5 3 25 0 3 52 26 18 6 18 10 56 1 11 6 37 34 24 21 9 21 13 1 54 3 55 !1 513, 391 466" 94 1 951 28 188 267 1 483 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa IMobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS CLASS B Registered Shipped CLASS A dipped CLASS B Skipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 1 3 ALL i 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 2 '1 2 1 3 0 2 1 3 0 2 2 3 ; 0 4 2 65 3 22 10 62 5 14 19 44 33 14 45 3 28 9 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 6 6 0 0 3 3 25 2 17 i 1 16 18 2 8 14 3 9 6 1 9 19 8 7 0 2 5 0 4 0 5 5 0 7 3 1 0 4 3 1 1 1 7 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ft 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 3 1 13 1 9 3 4 8 3 5 9 2 14 1 4 9 14 25 2 37 4 13 13 10 30 6 28 5 39 6 9 20 5 27 4ft 5 39 9 3 20 14 32 33 10 3 44 4 18 11 5 5 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 ."i 15 2 0 7 14 5 10 5 0 11 3 10 18 6 5 1 18 1 14 2 10 3 1 16 ^10 2 1 14 1 7 6 14 96 67 1 183 41 169 21 1 222i 22 8ft 63 1 165 68 156 13 1 237! 20 TOTAL Skipped GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A 1 2 B 1 0 0 1 3 4' 0 2 9 62 1 28 0 1 0 1 6 3 0 1 2 3 18 19 7 1 4 0 5 5 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 3 0 3 14 14 0 2 20 0 2 39 1 3 4 8 44 33 1 2 1 4 4 2 2 7 3 12 11 18 1 14 14 0 0 1 31 w 1 541222 165 4 Registered C>n The Beoeh CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 8 6 1 3 3 9 IS 0 2 1 9 99 51 121 9 181 6 83 45 32 1 10 1 17 16 4 22 0 6 10 40 18 60 8 86 0 3 44 20 24 17 4 13 5 4 21 2 19 8 9 3 3 3 9 1 6 0 14 8 5 7 1 2 2 0 3 0 1 3 4 31 10 25 3 4 S» 0 19 8 11 61 27 2 68 7 IM 12 49 39 IftO 79 6 110 5 52 51 108 8' 85 25 10 6 4 5 7 11 22 3 1 3 41 12 12 47 0 9 10 35 0 19 29 4 27 1 11 1 21 2 4 16 54 1 441|168 465 52 1 685 3ft 220 202 1 452 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos NY Phil Bal Nor Jae Tam Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS 1-a 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 3 14 Registered CLASS 8 GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1-s 2 6 1 1 1 4 0 3 3 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 4ft 2 35 2 12 10 14 3 11 3 11 3 6 1 20 7 12 0 3 0 1 2 0 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 3 6 11 2 18 2 1 3 7 1 8 3 6 8 11 2 1 0 3 4 0 5 1 1 5 0 5 7 1 1 2 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 41 0 0 3 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 ft 0 1 3 1 1 8 111 0 2 0 6 1 8 0 8 7 0 6 2 3 2 1 6 27 j 1 4 14 0 17 11 34 1 20 18 1 5 17 2 17 16 4 13 33 ' 5 26 4 19 5 13 23 0 8 3 15 3 12 7 0 2 1 3 9 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 21 2 8 7 13 6 17 0 10 1 3 9 1 14 6 1 3 12 , 4 3 1 5 2 17 22 1 15 20 0 12 3 5 3 4 58 28 79 1 179 17 16 83 1 116 7 16 91 [ 122 56 24 77 1 164 15 Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAIS Shipped CLASS B Shtpped CLASS A GROW 123 103 168 36 98 156 13 72 28 79 Registered CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A Shipped CLASS C 243 352 128 j 723 49 194 239 j 482!102 354 IM j 685 Registered On The Beaeh CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 ALL I 1 2 1 2 3 ALL A 2 3 ALL B C ALL iHa 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 9 1 52 24 81 156 6 0 13 13 35 46 0 8 32 12 13 6ft 19 26 0 0 8 3 13 13 0 2 2 2 8 2 1 12 4 2 0 26 17 20 74 1 0 47 2 2 18 31 11 2 44 11 2 0 6 13 1 1 6 7 5 4 2 18 7 3 14 7 19 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 4 1 3 1 3 5 9 0 3 4 1 0 3 1 0 1 9 1 I 1 6 8 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 60 1 0 16 10 25 4 8 15 4 19 9 0 14 T 4 0 0 1 33 Iff 86 129 2 87 1 34 29 55 14 1 5 80 1 16 28 19 16 0 15 50 25 35 126 4 15 46 «1 16 65 0 0 2 2 1 3 6 20 0 7 2 5 3 6 6 2 5 1 2 13 38 11 11 12 20 54 1 16 10 13 16 3 0 4 0 9 5 22 5 12 5 1 39 T 7 4 6 26 2 6 26 34 3 2 •7 1 72 164 122 . 72 1 358 99 213 121 263 1 998 21 48 279 1 S48 SUMMARY GROW GROUP ALL 2 3 ALL 123 ALL I 30T 12 ~82 89 I 183 88_17«_4j_|J99 I 237 20 ^96 67 183 41 160 21 I 222 179 17 16 83 116 63 _ 24 77 I 16* TOTAL Shipped Reghteied On The Beaeh TOTAL SHIPPED SHIPPED SHiPpap CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS 8 GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 2 5 ALL 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 12 5 ALL ABC ALL 1 14 71 _74 I 159 1 26 28 I 55 299 159 55 | 513 39l 466 94 | 951 28 188 267 | 483 22 80 63 I 165 4 31 19 f 54 222 165 54 I 441 168_465 52 1 685 30_220 202 1 452 72 164 122 72 I 358 312 121 263 T 696 21 48 279 j 348 15_16 91 I 122 3 _2 67 51 167 228 1 446 "8 59 114 181 685 446 181 11312 871 1052 4M 12332 79 456 74811283 �«. IMI SEAFARERS i.0^ Face Serea and Fred Foraea, Sccrefory-Treasorer, Great Ixdces flew Lakes Navigation Ruling Proposed TTie United States Coast Guard, in conjunction with the federal eommunications commission, has proposed new laws and reculations that would require all vessels of at least 300 gross tons and passenger vessels at least 05 feet long, as well as tow boats, to carry bridge phones as an aid to navigation, enabling all vessels on the Great Lakes to commu­ nicate with each other. The Lake Carriers' Association reported that shipments of iron Mamie," the famous World War II battloship USS Massachusetts, was dedicated as the ore, coal and grain during July were the highest for that month since 1957 and more than one million tons over the total last year. According state's official war memorial recently at ceremonies at Fall River, Massachusetts. to Oliver T. Burnham, Association Vice President and Secretary, the 19,982,018 tons moved over the Great Lakes last month was the high­ SfU Delegation Takes Part est since a record 22,011,012 tons were moved in July eight years ago. Ore shipments rose to 11^065,115 gross tons from 10,675,505 ton a year ago, and coal hit an eight-year peak for the month at 5,175,439 tons last year. Grain cargoes dropped to 2,418,650 tons which was only 8.6 per cent of the grain, however, moved in US bottoms. Cargoes of the three com­ modities moved this year to of our hall and is equipped with August 1 added- up to a grand all the newest apparatus and a total of 70,766,956 net tons, a five- staff of thirteen doctors. FALL RIV£B, Mass.—An SIU delegation led by Boston Port Agent Edward Riley, Austin year high, and compared to 69,Duluth P. Skinner, secretary-treasurer of the SlUNA-affiliated New Bedford Fishermen's Union and 549,724 tons moved in the 1964 Shipping haa been very good In NBFU Delegate John Burt participated in ceremonies on Saturday, August 14, marking the period. this port. Many rated and non- designation of the battleship Cleveland rated jobs are coming in. We have USS Massachusetts as the Shipping here is at a booming several AB's registered en the state's official war memorial. rate, with companies calling for board, but all must be on vacation About 2,50C persons watched replacements for men getting off as they are not ready to ship out. the 90-minute dedication at for mid-season vacations. So far They wUl let us know when they the State Pier where "Big We have been able to meet the desire to take the big plunge. M a m i e," the blockbustiBg Ralph H. Teaser, Lou Little, and demand. battlesUp that fired the last Pat Needham have come back into Radio Pete, George Karr and salvos OB the Japanese main­ the hall after their trip on the Harold Carroll have all got them­ land in 1945, will be open to John C. They claim it was a good selves another ship to get a stake voyage. the public from now on. before the snow starts to come Salvaged ffom the mothball again, leaving this hall pretty bare fleet after a three-year fundof oldtimers. With three more raising campaign, the battleship months left for the season, we ex­ now sports a new coat of gunpect shipping to be good to the (Continued from page 3) metal grey paint and a complete very last. the SIU in the port of New Yoric. set of multi-colored semaphore Frankfort SIU officieli and «tatu legislators took part in the recent Bom in Maplewood, West Vir­ flags from stem to stern. SlTipping still remains good in ginia, he continues to make his dedication ceremonias of the USS Massachusetts as the SIU Represented the port of Fi-ankfort and we are home there with his wife Elva. state's official war memorial. Left to right above are: SIU Pm-t - Agent Hiley represented still short of rated men for job Boston port agent Edward Riley; SlUNA-affiliated New SIU President Paul Hall at the calls on fi-eighters. Bedford Fishermen's Union secretary-treasurer Austin Skin­ ceremonies during which Gover­ All members are urged to be ner; Massachusetts* Governor John Voipe; NBFU delgate nor John Vople said he was sure they have up-to-date en­ "proud" to accept the ship on beJohn Burt (partially hidden); Assistant Navy Secretary rollment cards, naming their lalf of the citizens of Massadiubeneficiary, on file with the Sea­ Robert Morse; Fall River, Mass., Mayor Roland Desmarals; setts. He crossed the gangplank farers Welfare Plan. US Representative Joseph Martin (R-Mast.) and Senator and raised the pine tree flag—an Alpena Leverett Saltonstall (R.-Mass.l. official flag of the Massachusetts Shipping is still very good in Navy. In his remarks, Riley said that progress that spelled expansion of this port. As a result of the J. B. The principal speaker was i^s- Massachusetts is heralded as one our economy from the coast of Ford laying up in Alpena, we have slstant Secretary of the Navy of the 13 states that provided the Maine to California. "So today, on Baum Callahan had a few men come in and Robert W. Morse, who hailed the register. Most of the men off the He last sailed aboard the Kenmar. battleship as a shrine before which nucleus of the Union that gave this special occasion, Massachu­ J. 8. Ford who registered are now Cook signed on with the SIU in all Americans can renew "our the breath of life to the skills of setts through the fighting spirit of our men during the early clipper the men who manned the ship, is distributed among the Huron the port of New Orleans, sailing faith in our Ideals." ship days and provided the being placed on the pedestal of boats, relieving men who had as a member of.the steward de­ fame and honor long to be re­ been waiting for vacation reliefs. partment. Born in Georgia, he and membered." We are expecting to have more The Massachusetts, one of men shortly due to the fact that the "Saath Dakota" Oasa of the L. G. Harriman is on her way battlesUpa, di^fdaees 35.099 to the Soo to lay up. tons and is 680 feet ioag with Chicago a 198 foot beam. Capable of It's the usual story from this 27 haMs, the wanfaip carries branch—shipping again has been nine 16 Incft gaus sad twenty extremely good and is not ex­ 5 inch gasB. LOS ANGELES—A priceless shipment of national art treasurea pected to drop. As of this date, and Built in 1942, the Massachusetts from Japan was unloaded recently from the SIU Pacific Districtfor the month of August, we have took part la auny battles during manned American President lines cargoliner Presldnt Lincoln shipped from the Chicago hall Fieeu Lane WW II. was en hand at the for delivery to the Los Angeles County Museum ef Art. exactly 100 men in various ratings his wife Delia now live in New D-Day landtngs Ja Europe and and jobs. The Japanese art works were omefully packed In special lined Orleans. His last voyage was fired tho last salvos at the boxes and loaded aboard the President Lincoln at TeluAama. Joe Vene, an old Great Lakes aboard the Arizpa. Japanese laafafao* ia 1945. The cargo of more than 150 objects d'art, including paintings, district oldlimer recently took a Flood joined the SIU in the sculpture, aj^lied arts and calligraphy, wiU be first di^layed in fireman's job on the Milwaukee port of New York, where he sailed this country at the museum from October 2 tiiroogh Novmnber 7. Clipper. Shipping as cook on the tanker Detroit was ''our chef" According to museum curator of Oriental art Geaige KuwaCurtis Clark. The crew of the yama, who with other officials has been worUqg five years to Detroit are in for some fancy eat­ arrange for the exhibit, only after the personal patronization of ing, Curtis' claim to fame is that President Johnson and Prime Minister Eisaku Sato of Japan has he can make a salad out of a grass the collection been allowed to leave that country. skirt. 7tli To 19th Cent«T. Buffalo The 7th to 19tli cmitury collection, which may be viewed at Sthipping continues to be good the Lytton Gallery, includes the famous scroll of Choju Giga and we have had a steady supply from a Kyoto temple and the Yaku^i Nyorai sculptiira from anof replacements as needed. Cook Flood otbw temple in Nara, Japan. Two curators frwn tha Japanese Dr. Joseph Logue was in this as a member of the steward de­ Ministry of Education, the sponsoring organization, accompanied port last week and made, final ar­ partment. A native of Bermuda, the valuable cargo. rangements for our clinic, which he and his wife Sarah presently Every precaution was taken to insure safe delivery, induding will be available around Septem­ make their hmne in New Orleans, special wra^^ing in tissue paper and cotton of every item and ber 13. It will be located at 73 Louisiana. Flood last sailed aboard the subsequent fitting of the pieces into foam rubberdlned boxes. High Street which is in the vicinity the' Steel Scientist. World War II Battleship Designated As^ Memorial Pensions SIU Pacific Ship Deihrers Art Cargo �Pare Eight SEAFARERS Itt Septembw t, 1«U LOG Non-Stop, Under Sail Solo Sailor In 13-Foot Boat Crosses Atlantic In 78 Days itV After a harrowing 78-day, non-stop, solo crossing of the Atlantic, 47-year old newspaper­ man Robert Manry recently landed his tiny sailboat Tinkerbelle at Falmouth, England, where he received a hero's welcome from 20,000 cheering onlookers. During the hazardous 3,200craft headed Into the wind so that mile crossing, the 13%-foot Union Runs It could roll with the huge 20foot waves. Tinkerbelle — smallest vessel Tight Ship to ever make the non-stop trip— capsized at least once, and Manry was washed overboard six times by heavy seas. Afraid that some large ship would run him down during the night, Manry was often so exhausted that he suffered from hallucinations throughout the voyage. Manry's wife Virginia and their 14-year old daughter Robin oc­ cupied a place of honor among the crowds greeting him at the end of his record-breaking crossing. Stepping ashore at Falmouth, Manry first kissed the earth and then embraced his wife. "Someone is shaking the earth," he said, having difficulty regaining his "land legs" after seven weeks at sea. Originally, Manry had planned to kiss his wife first, and the earth second, but seemingly the thrill of being on firm land proved too much for him. Boyhood Dream Manry, who had dreamed of making the trip since he heard about similar adventures as a- high school youth, bought the 36-year old Tinkerbelle six years ago. Built originally as a racing dinghy, Manry set about preparing the tiny sailing craft for the arduous ocean voyage. He fitted her out with a small cabin, flotation lining and a heavy daggerboard for stability is rough seas. She carries a 75foot mainsail and a jib of less than 20 square feet. A weekend sailor before his maiden ocean-going voyage, Manry mad* sure to stack his frail vessel with plenty of canned and con- Falmouth, England — A message from his union was waiting for Robert Manry, copy reader for the Cleve­ land, O., Plain Dealer, when he docked here after a 3,200mile solo voyage across the Atlantic in a 13.5-foot sloop named Tinkerbelle. "Six hundred cynical Clisveland (newspaper) Guildsmen congratulate you on your maiden voyage," the tongue-in-cheek message from Newspaper Guild Local 1 said. "We never thought you'd make it." When Manry returns, the local wants to talk to him about back dues for 78 days —the length of his voyage. "We run a tight ship too," •Local 1 President John D. Fairfield wrote. Hair-raising Visions But the" constant tension nd the reversed day-night regimen took their toll in exhaustion and frayed nerves. He began to suffer from giddiness and was soon sub­ ject to hair-raising hallucinations. The voyage was filled with real perils too. A heavy storm tossed the tiny Tinkerbelle across the waves for hours, finally capsizing her, flat on her side with her mast in the water. But the valiant little craft righted herself with no apparent damage. Manry was washed or blown overboard several times by rough seas and weather. He survived by pulling himself back aboard by a lifeline he wore that was attached to the boat. Feared Lost A week before landing at Fal­ mouth, Tinkerbelle was feared lost at sea. The world held its breath as planes and ships sought in vain for the small vessel. But then a fishing boat spotted her and Mrs. Manry traveled 55-miles out to sea to join -her husband briefly aboard the little craft. They hugged and kissed and Virginia reported, as any wife would, that her husband looked "thinner, but fit." centra ted food and a small stove to heat it with. Afraid of being rammed by large oceanfaring ships, Manry sailed only at night, when he could spot the lights of oncoming vessels and flash back a warning. Similarly, he avoided the main shipping lanes. "But every so often," he said, "some great steamer would come bearing down." Battling the sea for as many as 12 or 13 hours a night, Manry slept by day, hoping that the giant liners would be able to see Tinkerbelle before they were on top of her. Before bedding down BUFFALO — Traffic congestion each day, he took down the sail, problems in the Welland Canal lashed the helm, and threw out a heavy sea anchor to keep the will be eased in the future, as a result of a decision of the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority to widen a curved section of the waterway near Port Robinson. The Seaway Authority acted in the wake of the difficulties wide-beam vessels experienced in passing each other along the mile-andthree-quarter curve. The width of the section will be Increased from 192 to 300 feet to ease the passing problems of vessels which are often 75 feet wide. Excavation work will take about six months to move some 1.3 million cubic yards of earth for the widening job. The cost of the job is estimated to be $2.4 million. Plans were also announced to build a 500-foot apjproach wall above Lock 6 on the Welland. Con­ struction of the wall will aid navi­ gation through the short channel between Locks 6 and 7, according to Authority officials. A minimum seaway defpth of 27 feet will be created by the new wall. The wall project was .actually started last winter when the proposed site was drained for excavation work. Welland Canal To Be Widened ^lj06MAI£JNgLRrP Cleveland newspaperman Robert Manry was on the last leg of hi,s 3,200jvoyage alone across the Atlantic when this aerial , .shqt waf taken. I', By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Areo Gulf Shipping Expected to Boom Shipping In the Gulf area has slowed down a little but, with the an­ nouncement of new ships coming out of the boneyard In this area. It should be booming again very shortly. The Maritime Trades Department of New Orleans and the Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO joined the SIU in protesting to the Louisiana congressional delegation the passage of the agriculture bill H. R. 9811, because of the detrimental affects this bill will have on the Americanflag Merchant Fleet. The Louisiana shrimp season opened in Louisiana August 16, 1965, and the first day of trawling, as one fisherman reported, was a "shu shu;" and it looks bad for the rest of the season. Boats came back empty, after hours of trawling out of Grand Isle, Louisiana, and one boat reported, after seven hours of trawling, a catch of only two pounds of shrimp. Out of Buras, 60 boats brought back only 20 barrels of shrimp which amounts to approximately seven pounds per trawler, not even enough to pay expenses. A representative of the Louisiana State Wild Life and Fisheries Commission predicted that although the first season ,might have been relatively weak, the second harvest, which begins in September, could be strong. Qrleanians looking forward to fresh shrimp from shrimp boats, and beer parties, will have to content themselves with paying 59c per pound for medium sized shrimp on the re­ waiting for a Group 3, Steward tail market. Department job and Brother Delta Line was in the news with Eddie Kosecki, off the Neva West, the reported collision of their waiting for a FWT or Oiler's job. passenger ship Del Sud, in Rio Houston de Janeiro, with the Chilean ship The shipping situation slackened Astral, and the celebrating of the anniversary of the first Delta Line slightly last period, but things are ship sailing 46 years ago, August expected to pick up again in the 7, 1919. The old S.S. Bound Brook, coming weeks. 46 years ago, sailed from New Among our old-timers on the Orleans with 2,705 tons of cargo beach here, is deckhand Hugh War­ bound for Brazil. She loaded an ren who piled off the Montpelier additional 805 tons of oargo at Victory. Hugh says it was a good Pensacola. About two months ship in every way and he wants to later, October 23, 1919, she re­ catch another just like it. ' turned to the city with 60,000 bags The port of Houston was sad­ of coffee from Rio de Janeiro and Santos aboard. The Bound Brook's dened by the death of one of our trip marked the first sailing from pensioners, Julian Mineses, who New Orleans of a vessel under the was killed in an auto accident. flag of the Mississippi Shipping Deckman JImmie Hammond, Co., Inc. Her cargo was modest, sailing SIU since 1941, is passing perhaps, but from this beginning the word that he is waiting for has come one of the nation's ma­ a supertanker. Jim thinks the SIU jor steamship lines and a giant in has come a long way since he the coffee trade . . . ueita Steam­ started shipping out. Old-timer ship Lines, Inc. In recent years the Glenn Dickens who sails in the company has carried more than engine department Is telling the 50 per cent of the total coffee Im­ boys around the hall about his last ports from Brazil to the Gulf. run aboard the Penn Carrier. Since the initial voyage of the Bound Brook, the company has Glenn says it was a pretty fair trip chalked movements of 77,524,479 and he's doing a little tugboating bags of green coffee from Brazil. while waiting for a coastwise ship. Mobile New Orleans Shipping is fairly good in Mobile On the beach ready to go soon is Brother Thomas (Whitey) Plunkett. and the picture is expected to re­ When he came in on the Del Oro main bright during the coming his son, who has been in the Navy periods. for two years, was in port on leave Old-timer Cal Pierce is around so he got off to spend some time the hall waiting to gobble up the with him and had an enjoyable first good deck job that comes visit. Joseph (Champ) Barron off along. Cal last sailed aboard the the Del Rio is sweating the hall Rachel V where he put in five ready to go as chief cook. Seems months. While on the beach, he like shipping in that particular is spending plenty of time with rating slows up everytime Champ his wife and family. hits the beach. The boys around the Mobile Also hitting the hall regularly, hall are all giving the glad hand waiting to ship, are Brothers Wil­ to Mortimer T. Morris who reliam Meehan off the Del Mundo (Continued on page 16) SIU C/in/c Exams —All Ports EXAMS THIS PERIOD: June 1 -June 30, 1965 Port Seamen Baltimore 9 Jaclcsonville ... 128 Boston........... 15 Houston ... 146 New York....... ... 510 Norfolk ............ 106 Philadelphia ... 45 Tampa 8 San Francisco 30 ... 268 New Orleans Mobile ;..... 81 San Juan TOTAL..... ... 1,371 Wives 0 34 1 6 36 0 15 0 16 13 4 15 140 Children 0 18 1 18 27 0 3 0 6 15 10 4 102 TOTAL 9 180 17 170 573 106 63 8 52 296 95 44 1,613 �Septeeiber I, ifSB Tu* MM SEAWAKERS LOG lie FIRST LABOR DAY On Monday, September 6, millions of Americans will pause to pay tribute to the siull and toil of the country's workers which have built the United States into the strongest nation in the world. While the vast contributions of America's working men and women to the country will be hailed by thou­ sands of labor leaders and politicians across the land, very few people will remember how Labor Day was proclaimed a national holiday. Few Labor Day speeches wiil mention the name of Peter J. McGuire, an almost forgotten New York City carpenter who is credited with first proposing that a special day be set aside for the country's workers. McGuire originaliy called for the creation of a Labor Day holiday more than 83 years ago in a speech before the newly organized Central Labor Union in New York. Enthusiastic Reception Delegates to the city's new central labor council greeted McGuire's proposal enthusiastically as he suggested that Labor Day be celebrated on the first Monday in September. The New York carpenter ex­ plained that he selected the September date since it fell between two other national holidays—the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving Day. The New York central labor body demonstrated that It was ready to do more than talk about Mc­ Guire's proposal. A committee was quickly appointed to begin work on preparing the first celebration of Labor Day in 1882. (A picture of the first U.S. Labor Day parade held in New York in 1882 Is seen at the left.) Meanwhile, the idea of a Labor Day holiday spread across the country and in 1884, two years after New York trade union members had held their first ob­ servance of the day, delegates to the fourth annual convention of the American Federation of Labor unanimously passed a resolution calling for a na­ tional celebration. The AFL convention resolution said, "Resolved, that the first Monday in September of each year be set apart as a laborers' national holiday, and that we recommend its observance by all wage workers. Irrespective of sex, calling or nationality." Although the American trade union movement had officially called for a national observance of Labor Day, a great deal of effort was ahead before this goal was actually, achieved. The nation's unions first turned their attention to state capitals where they urged legislators to set aside the first Monday in September as a legal holiday for working men and women. Oregon took the honor as the first state in the country to set aside Labor Day as a holiday, even though the new law selected the first Saturday in June for the observance. Six years later, in 1893, the Beaver State iawmakers bowed to the national trend and revised the date of Labor Day to the first Monday in September. Aii in aii, 22 other states fol­ lowed Oregon's lead. Congress OKs Bill Meanwhile, the national campaign for a Labor Day celebration caught fire in Washington. The La­ bor Committee of the House of Representatives took favorable action on a bill designating Labor Day as a legal public holiday in May, 1894. Both houses of Congress had approved the Labor Day bill by June 26, 1894. President Grover Cleveland signed the law which created Labor Day as a national holiday on June 28. 12 years after Peter McGuire first proposed the idea in New York City. President Cleveland pre­ sented the pen used to sign the bill to Representa­ tive Amos C. Cummings of New York, who intro­ duced the legislation. Cummings, in turn, made a gift of the pen to Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. 7965 Seafarers Scholarship Winners (Continued from Back Page) eently, he- attended a four-day science symposium at the University of Texas in Austin. In the fall, he will attend the UniTersity of Notre Dame, where he plans to major in math. "Notre Dame is a very Ane school, but it is also a very expensive school," Anthony says. "If it were not for the SIU scholarship, it would have been virtually impossible for me to at­ tend this school. I owe the Union a heartfelt thanks," he declares, "and I believe that the best way I can repay this gift is by performing scholastically as well as I am able next year and in the years to come. Although it is hard to predict the future, Anthony eventually plans to work in the computer field. "If my interests remain unchanged," he says, "I will be working with computers. It is a fasci­ nating field." One of the 1965 -winners of the SIU $6,000 scholarship awards is 27-year old Seafarer Arturo Castro, of Houston, Texas. Arturo is fortunate enough to combine his scholastic abilities with the vast experience he gained during his many voyages as a Seafarer. Raised in Galveston, Texas, Arturo attended several grammar schools in that city before attending Stephen F. Austin Jr. High School. He then went on to Stewart High School in Hitchcock, Texas. Although he never received a formal high school diploma, Arturo managed to achieve the same end by diligently studying to pass the necessary exams for an equivalency certificate while serving in the U.S. Army where he was enrolled In the U.S. Armed Forces Institute. Supplementing his academic studies with a keen-observation of the many of his Seafaring duties, some of Arturo's favorite ports are in Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Egypt, the Persian Gulf, India, Singapore and Manila. The experience and sense of responsibility that he picked up as a Seafarer will be an invaluable aid to Arturo, no matter what field of endeavor he finally chooses to enter. Arturo's favorite sport is bowling and he is a frequent visitor at nearby bowling al­ leys where! he can bo seen chalking up the strikes and . spares on his off time. He hopes that the college of his Castro choice fields a bowling team. Arturo Joined the SIU In 1960, in the port of Houston. A member of the engine department, ho recently sailed with SeaLand Service. When he first learned that he had won the $6,000 SIU scholarship, Arturo planned to enter the legal profession, hoping to pursue his studies at the South Texas College of Law In Houston, Texas. A strong Union supporter, he thought of serving the American labor movement by practicing labor law. Unfortunately, he had to scrap his original plans when he learned that he did not have sufficient pre-law training. Arturo now plans to enroll in the Uni­ versity of Houston, where he will major In political science and foreign languages —^his interest in both subjects born of his Seafaring and Union experiences. Armed with his SIU scholarship, he hopes to complete his studies rapidly and well. "The scholarship that the Union offers is a wonderful thing," Arturo says. "I .ypnW Reyes, fejiye. attempted to enter- college without it. I would like to express my deep-felt thanks to the Union and to all the Brothers who make this plan possible." Last, but by no means least among the 1965 scholarship winners is Peter J. Bakarich, son of Seafarer Peter Bakarich of Boonton, N.J. Peter is an allaround student who is already well on the way to establishing himself in his chosen profession of teaching. Like the other scholarship holders, he excells in many fields—sports, theatre, newspaper work, scouting and camping, to name a few. At the age of five, Peter was enrolled In Sts. Cyril and Methodius Grammar School in Boonton. The school was at­ tached to his parish church. After grammer school, he attended Morris Catholic High School, in Denville, N.J. In his freshman year he won a silver medal in the nation-wide Auxilium Latinum Test. In his sophmore year, he again won the silver medal, and, in his senior year, was awarded the gold medal. Invited to join the Great Books Club In his freshman term, he continued his membership throughout his four years of high school. The club is devoted to the study of literary classics. The sophmore year brought with it increased activity. Peter joined the Future Teachers of America and was invited to work on the school newspaper —^Marian Echoes. The high point of his junior year came when Peter was elected a member of the National Honor Society. Senior year brought with it added re­ sponsibilities. Peter was ^elected presi­ dent of the Future Teachers, treasurer of the National Honor Society, and named feature editor of the school news­ paper. That same year, he was inducted into the National Quill and Scroll Society in recognition for his newspaper work, and elected to the National Thespian Society as a result of his efforts as stage manager in a school drama production of "See How They Run." Capping his record of outstanding aca­ demic achievements, Peter was chosen as the Salutatorian for his graduating class at Morris Catholic High. Peter has always been an ardent sportsman and athlete. While at high school, he participated in cross country track events and was a familiar sight on the basketball courts. Other hobbies include stamp and coin collecting. Outside of his studies, Peter's primary interest is scouting. He is presently an Eagle Scout and Junior Assistant Scout Master. While a scout, he has hiked the Appalachian Trail from Greenwood Lake to Bear Mountain, visited the National Jamboree at Valley Forge, and par­ ticipated in long-term summer camp programs. For the past four years, he has been on the Boy Scout Camp staff. On the strength of his $6,000 scholar­ ship, Peter plans to attend the College of Arts and Sciences at Seton Hall Uni­ versity where he will major in philoso­ phy. Keeping an eye on his future teaching career, he will participate in the Humanities Honors Program^—an accelerated program for superior stu­ dents which he hopes will give him a broad background in the liberal arts. "When I first received the telegram informing me that I had been awarded one of the SIU scholarships, I was ex­ tremely surprised," Peter says, '"t am deeply grateful for being awarded this scholarship, for it has enabled me to further my education without being a .financial burden on my parents." �rag* Tea By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President. Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. SEAFARERS LOO SaptOBbar S, 19M Dummy Mine Gives SIU Fishermen A Rough Time NEW BEDFORD—The crew of the SIU New Bedford Fish­ QUESTIONt Do you keep up ermen's Union-manned scallop trawler New Bedford breathed with international and American easier recently after an object dredged up In its net from news events while at sea? If the ocean floor off Norfolk, 4 so, how? Va., turned out to be a plaster- slick and nothing more. • "Torpedo Junction" Guillermo O'Neill: Yes, I do my filled practice mine launched The SIU Contract Department receives many requests for clarifi­ cations of shipboard beefs which are similar In nature. We are reprint­ ing here several questions and clarifications which have appeared In the past, which we feel can be of special aid to Seafarers. Question: "It states in the agreement sea watches shall be broken The area of the Atlantic off the best to keep up with the news as upon F.W.E. for Oilers that is if vessel is to stay in port 24 hours or by a submarine rather than a Virginia and North Carolina coasts it breaks. I listen deadly torpedo. more. Now, if this is so, an Oiler should receive 1 hours o.t. for secur­ to the radio on is referred to as the "Graveyard of The incident occurred 56 miles Ships" because of the large amount board ship and ing engine after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m. as after F.W.E. has been rung pick up what on here, we have to close the intermediate stops, secure the idling gen­ southeast of Cape Henry, and the of U.S. tonnage sent to the bottom newspapers I can New Bedford's crew sweated It out there during WW H by German erator, the steam stand by pump and put on the port feed pump and until the Navy got the object out In foreign ports. submarines. Seafarers still refer to secure the main feed pump which all takes about ^ an hour after of the nets and determined it was the area as "torpedo junction." These days, with euch things hap­ F.W.E., so we are working after the bell has been rung off and we are a dud. The recovery of the dummy mine pening like the on day work." Lt. Howard GrafF, skipper of the from the New Bedford's nets was Gemini space Answer: Under the circumstances you have outlined, you would be Navy fleet tug Paiute, which went handled by Navy frogmen. "An ex­ flights and the to the scene, said the fishermen plosive mine would look Just like Vietnamese War, you have to entitled to overtime for performing this work. were "pretty shook up" about pick­ this," one of the Navy men said, follow the news. Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article IV, Section 3 ing up the dummy mine. "Even after tapping the dud, which was 10 feet, 4". $ 4" (a)—Hours of Work, "Working hours in port and at sea for all men we found it and determined it was 7 Inches long, 21 inches in diameter Alvin Tutson: For Seafarers, classified as day workers shall be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through inert they didn't seem to be anxious and weighted about a ton. who muet answer questions about Friday. Any work outside these hours or on Saturdays, Sundays, or Holi­ to believe it," he said. If it had been a live mine, he America in every day, to be paid for at the applicable overtime rate, except as provided The scallop fleet operating off added, he and his men would have foreign port of in Article II, Section 18. When in 4 the Virginia and North Carolina blown it up on the ocean bottom. call, keeping well accordance with Article II, Section Reference: Standard Freight44 (c), the meal hours are changed ship Agreement, Article 11, Sec­ coast has been nervous ever since This one was tangled in the New informed is a the hours of work shall be changed tion 10, first paragraph, which the trawler. Snoopy, was blown to Bedford's steel scallop net and matter of utmost accordingly, provided that when a reads: "Members of all depart­ bits recently by a torpedo in her therefore would have been too importance. I meal hours is changed fur the en­ ments shall perform the necessary nets and eight men were killed. The dangrous to disarm if it had been carry a radio live. But more likely, he explained, with me on every tire department. and customary duties of that de­ spot at which the New Bedford a live mine would have gone off run and make brought up the dummy mine was Standard Freightship Agree­ partment. Each member of all de­ when the net first hit it on the sure to pick up ment, Article IV, Section 7, first partments shall perform only the only 31.6 miles from the spot where ocean floor. magazines like the Snoopy was reduced to an oil paragraph — Breaking Watches. recognized and customary duties Time and Newsweek in every port. "When a vessel is in port as -de­ of his particular rating. I read the LOG for maritime news. fined in Article II, Section, 34, Question: "Does entering tanks 4 4 4 and is scheduled to remain in port that have contained latex, for the Jacob Matesz: I read the Union twenty-four hours or longer, sea purpose of removing plugs from paper aboard ship and try to watches shall be broken. When the port and starboard tanks fall catch the news scheduled stay of vessel is less under Article III, Section 32(b). on the radio than twenty-four hours, sea whenever I can. Answer: Yes, since latex is a By Cai Tanner, ExecuHve Vice-President watches shall be maintained. If My luck with the vegetable and when members of sea watches are to be broken, they tv news has been shall be broken when 'Finished the crew are required to enter bad. There al­ tanks that have contained, animal, with Engine" bell is rung." ways seems to be The nation's inland water carriers have once again been confronted vegetable, petroleum oil, or creo­ Question: Our job to stand by sotes including bunkers or mo­ with hard proof tiiat the impartial Interstate Commerce Commission distortion and in­ terference when in the holds and watch cargo. The lasses, this section is applicable. appears to be more concerned with protecting the country's railroads the news hits the hours were from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, Reference: Standard Freight- than giving a fair shake to every segment of the U.S. transportation screen. Every 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., and 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. Are we entitled to straight ship Agreement, Article III, Sec­ system. The latest evidence of the IOC's apparent pro-railroad bias came Union man should keep up with overtime between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. tion 32(b)—TANK CLEANING. when the commission gave the roads permission to hike by 10 percent, what's happening in the States. and IV^ between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. "When members of the crew are switching charges which domestic shippers must pay. 4 4 4 weekdays and the same on week­ required to enter tanks that have John W. Martinez: I try to keep contained animal, vegetable, This decision, of course, operates to the complete disadvantage of on top of the news every way 1 ends? petroleum oil, or creosotes includ­ the U.S. inland water carrier industry. By forcing water carrier costs can. I read all Answer: Since the work you are ing bunkers or molasses, including performing is not the customary use of Butterworth System for the up with the 10 percent switching rate increase, the inland carrier in­ the newspapers duties of the Deck Department, all purpose of cleaning or making re­ dustry loses a good deal of its competitive advantage. As a result of and magazines I of the crewmembers involved are pairs therein, the watch on deck this unfortunate ICC decision, the water carrier must either increase can get my hands on in port or on entitled to straight overtime for during straight time hours shall all hours worked while watching be paid at the rates of $2.24 per his own cargo rates to his customers or absorb the increased cost of board. I also read the higher switching charges himself. If he boosts his rates, he will many books on cargo. hour for those ratings receiving a lose business to the railroads; if he absorbs the higher cost of the current and basic monthly wage of $357.47 or political affairs. below; $2.28 per hour for those switching, he will lose even more of his already slim income. While sailing, ratings receiving $364.50 but not Either way the inland water carrier turns, he is hung on the horns one thing I really more than $416.07 and $2.33 per miss is the day to day newspaper hour for those ratings receiving of a damaging dilemma made in Washington by the Interstate Com­ coverage. $424.07 or above. On Saturdays, merce Commission. Nominations for officials 4 4 4 Sundays and Holidays or between of the Marine Firemen's In making this decision, the ICC commissioners once again illustrated Ronald Fernandez: One of the the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. Union for the 1966 term of best ways for Seafarers to keep weekdays, the rates for such work their obvious prejudice in favor of the nation's railroads. The ICC office will open on Septem­ up with the conveniently overlooked the fact that the majority of the railroads shall be $4.47, $4.57 and $4.65 per ber 1, 1965, and will remain news, is to normally include switching charges In through services, while the in­ hour respectively, dependent upon open for the entire month. engage in fre­ the monthly wage ranges specified land water carriers do not. The switching charges involved In water Nominations may be made in quent discussions above. person at the regular busi­ transportation are usually paid by the shipper or his customer. about current ness meetings-of Sept. 2 and Three hours overtime at the events with their According to a spokesman from the domestic water carrier industry, Sept. 16 at headquarters shipmates. It is rate of $2.24, $2.28 and $2.33 per and the branches or may be hour respectively, dependent upon the railroads will not be able to recover a larger portion of their switch­ the responsibility made by mail, provided that of a free citizen the monthly wage ranges specified ing costs from line-haul carriers by means of the increase. He branded mailed nominations are re­ to keep in­ above, shall be paid for this work the new, higher switching charges as a "transparent means to Impose ceived at MFOW head­ formed. I read in addition to the overtime new cost burdens upon the water carrier industry while holding rail quarters by Sept. 30, 1965. the papers and catch radio news actually worked, provided how­ broadcasts whenever I can. ever, that these three (3) hours rates at their same level." Any member wishing to While the ICC decision puts the domestic water carriers at a serious overtime shall be paid only once 4 4 4 become a candidate for of­ when tanks are being cleaned on competitive disadvantage, the agency's action is consistent with its ap­ Tony Amendolla: I listen to the fice must be nominated and consecutive working days." have a second to his nomina­ parent posture as the railroad industry's best friend in Washington. radio on the ship for news of tion. Any member in good In submitting questions and The inland water carrier industry has consistently protested repeated international and standing may nominate him­ work situations for clarification, ICC decisions which have permitted railroads to cut their freight rates national events, and I read the self. delegates and crews are reminded on cargoes which are also carried on U.S. domestic waterways. LOG for mari­ once again to provide as much Balloting will commence time and Union detail as possible setting forth the These decisions are aimed at giving the railroads every possible ad­ on Monday, November 1, news. In port, the circumstances of any dispute. 1965, and will continue vantage over the low cost transportation provided by the water carriers. port agent often through Monday, January It is about time that the ICC began to treat the inland boat industry as relays important 31, 1966, in order to give the to an equal branch of the nation's transportation system. A few more de­ information greatest number of members us. I also avail cisions like the one that permits the railroads to hike their switching ample opportunity to cast myself of the rates might be all that is needed to wipe out one of the most important newspapers and magazines in the their ballots. ip^ans, pf tr^nsppi^tipg, buljt compnpdities at jcost lo,th,e countij:i(.j ^ ^ LOGlibra^, .,,., 'j .V... I.C.C. Decision Favors Railroads MFOW Opens Nominations �SWlembw t. nu "Progress ... Hiicf Proverfy" The liberal record of the 89th Congress is no accident. The efforts of SlU members, in conjunction with the educational and political action programs of the AFL-CIO's Committee On Political Education (COPE), contributed much to making this Congress the most liberal and productive in decades. The achievements of the 89th Congress bear proud record to the political labors of union men everywhere. Here is part of that record: '4-1 .^ "RIGHT TO WORK" REPEAL—As this issue of the LCX5 went to press. Senate action was pending on repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, the section authorizing state "right to work" laws. The House already had voted to repeal 14 (b). Repeal would wipe the existing 19 state open shop laws off the books. In the House 48 of the 51 new liberals your SPAD dollars helped elect in 1964 voted for free collective bargaining and an end to union-busting "right to work." MEDICARE—The 20-year battle to provide health care for the elderly under Social Security has been won. It received overwhelming support from the Senators and Representatives backed by organized labor. Some 20 million Americans over 65 will benefit from the pro­ gram. Hospital bills are automatically covered, and for $3 a month the elderly also will get coverage for doctors' fees. SOCIAL SECURITY—The entire Social Security program was liberalized and improved. All benefits were boosted seven precent retroactive to Jan. 1, 1965, for those receiving the minimum monthly payment. After next January 1, family benefits will go as high as $368 a month. Widows, the disabled and dependents will receive better pension provisions. EDUCATION—The 89th Congress took a giant step toward assuring that your children will get the best possible education. It passed the first major program of federal aid to public schools, bolstering almost every slhool system in the'nation. The $1.3 billion program will pro­ vide textbooks, improve school libraries, set up community-wide edu­ cational centers, improve educational research and training, and strengthen state departments of education. Its basic thrust is toward helping children from poor families get the education they need to break out of the poverty cycle. HOUSING—There's a new twist in housing, aimed at moving faster toward tlie goal of decent dwellings for all Americans. The program passed by Congress provides rent supplements for low-income families and Individuals. The recent successful flight of Gemini 5 has placed the United States "first in space." VOTING RIGHTS — Thousands of Negroes in hard-core areas throughout the south already have responded to the historic voting It was a long, hard, uphill fight to overcome rights law enacted recently by-registering to vote. The long-run effect the early space lead rolled up by the Soviets, will emergence of an effective liberal movement in states now but a concerted, all-out effort was made and retarded by obsession with the race Issue. The new law protects the right to register and vote by sending federal registrars into areas American technology, and know-how came where patterns of discrimination exist. It suspends literacy tests as a through. qualification for .voUng in any state or political subdivision where less The fact is that continually being "second than 50 percent of the voting-age population was registered and voted last November. in space" had become an embarrassment to oo/u*!? *'*** burdened consumers for years were the American Government both at home and •lashed by the 89th Congress. Estimated savings for the average abroad—so something was done about it. American family: $57 a year. r me average Maritime is another area in which the ^ American Government is beginning to feel acute embarrassment both at home and abroad. The fact that the U.S. merchant fleet has slipped to fifth place among the world's maritime nations is beginning to The Clothing Workers have won The labor movement compiled a 10 cent per hour wage increase an Impressive record of active really hurt. for 35,000 members in the cotton support and service to Boys Clubs The buildup in Vietnam is a prime ex­ garment industry in a one-year of America in 28 states, according extension of an agreement origi­ to a report issued by the organiza­ ample. Looking about for ships to transport nally negotiated in 1962. Under the tion. During 1964 union contribu­ terms of the revised agreement tions ranged from sponsoring a the vast amount of cargoes necessary to sup­ employers will contribute another Babe Ruth baseball team in Hot ply an American fighting force on foreign one-half of i percent to the in­ Springs, Ark. pledging $50,000 shores, the government found that there were dustry's welfare and retirement- worth of free labor on a new funds, and workers will receive a building in Denver, Col., and not enough active vessels remaining in the third week of vacation after one building a gymnasium in San U.S. merchant fleet to perform this vital, na­ year's service. The agreement is Mateo, Calif. AFL-CIO President tional security function. Faced with the expected to set a pattern for an­ George Meany is a member of the other 100,000 workers in the national board of directors of the problem of moving countless tons of cargo industry, across the ocean, the boast of Defense Sec­ Boys Clubs of America. i i t retary MacNamara that military movements it $ In paying tribute to Clarence N. I in the future would be made exclusively by Sayen, former president of the I Moldmaker members of the Air Ltoe Pilots who died in an air­ Flint Glass Workers wiU receive air and that ships were no longer necessary plane crash in Lake Michigan re­ a package of gains worth 45 cents for this purpose—has apparently been for­ cently, AFL-CIO President George per hour in a new three-year con­ Meany declared that he "gave tract covering 80 glass container gotten. selfless leadership to the cause of shops. The Glass Container Manu­ To fill the gap, the government fell back on a better iife for all Americans, facturers Institute, representing 23 the mothballed World War II vessels in the including the less fortunate." employers, agreed to a 36 cent per Sayen was president of the ALPA hour wage increase in three steps nation's reserve fleets. However, this is from 1951 until 1962. He was also and a fringe benefit package total­ president of the International ing 9.5 cents per hour. Benefits proving to be an expensive and embarrassing Federation of A|r Line Pilots As­ include a fourth week of vacation, proposition on many grounds. Firstly, the sociations from'" 1962'to 1964' when a- pension increase of $3-a month decline in our shipbuilding capability, which he left the union to go into busi­ per year of service and an increase ness. He was killed in a cra^ of a from 8.5 to 10 cents per hour in has parallelled the decline in our merchant jet liner north of Chicago; ' company fiisurhnc'e cdnttibutloris'. fleet," has cteated a' Sihortage, of shipyard facilities necessary to put these vessels back into service. Secondly, once they are put in shape and take to the seas these reactivated Victory ships can still provide only the minimum of service. Built primarily in the early 1940s—^nearly 25 years ago—they are obsolete by almost any standards. They are small, slow and uneconomical. Having to support our foreign commitments with vessels such as these should embarrass anyone with the smallest amount of national pride. The launching of the first Soviet sputnik shocked the U.S. out of its inactivity and led to the successful flight of Gemini 5. There are indications that our fifth-rate and totally inadequate merchant fleet is now also causing concern and prompting increased interest within the Government. The President's Maritime Advisory Committee is presently considering SlU-supported recommendations proposing Government support for the con­ struction of a new fleet of American-flag dry bulk carriers and tankers, and for Govern­ ment aid for the replacement of our presently unsubsidized liner fleet. In addition, the problems facing maritime are under serious discussion for the first time in years and more and more it seems that truly constructive action will be taken to restore the U.S. merchant fleet to a condition of health. Our efforts in space are, naturally, much more spectacular than efforts aimed at re­ gaining a position of strength among the maritime nations of the world. But for a nation like the United States, with its world­ wide trade and military commitments, strength on' the high seas is no l6ss important 4han a superiority in.the racelot space, : - . ^ �p«gre Twelve SEAFARERS S^rtMuber t» IbW LOG On August 17, as the House debated the 1965 Omnibus Agriculture bill. Representative John Mi Murphy (D.-N.Y.) read the statement of the Seafarers International Union on the necessity of preserving the American-flag mer­ chant marine into the record. Mr. MURPHY of New York. Mr. Chair­ man, I want to bring to the attention of my colleagues, during this debate on the farm bill this year, the statement by the Seafarers International Union of North America, AFLCIO. The Seafarers have in their statement clearly pointed out that billions of dollars are being spent to subsidize our agricultural labor and industry to keep it competitive with other world markets. And yet we seem to be overlooking our dying merchant marine in its greatest hour of need. I think that the House should insist on the cargo-preference program being sup­ ported by the Department of Agriculture, and that we hear today from the Secretary. Mr. Chairman, the Seafarers statement follows: STATEMENT BY SEAFARERS INTERNA­ TIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, AFL-CIO Members of the House of Representatives w/lll soon be asked to vote on H.R. 9811—the Food and Agriculture Act of 1955. Before voting on this measure, we would urge the Members of the House to weigh carefully certain activities of the Department of Agriculture, and allied agricultural interest, with respect to the preservation of the Americanflag merchant marine. Agriculture each year asks the American taxpayer — to appropriate of which is spent to maintain high and to enable the American farmer markets. Government — the some $7 billion, most farm prices at home to compete in world We have no quarrel with this subsidization of the Amer­ ican farmer. On the contrary, we believe that the American farmer is entitled to enjoy every benefit of the American way of life—including a fair return for his labor. But we also believe that the same concept should apply to other American workers, including American maritime workers. We believe that the agricultural industry of this country should be given every possible constructive support. But v;e do not believe that this should be done at the expense of another industry—and certainly not at the expense of an industry which is essential to the defense of this Nation, as well as to its commerce. Unfortunately the Department of Agriculture, and par­ ticularly during the tenure of Mr. Freeman, has been making repeated efforts to destroy even the small measure of security still retained by American shipping and Amer­ ican s'eamen. At the present time, and pending the development of a mora vigorous maritime policy by our Government, Amer­ ican shipping must rely in large measure, for its continued existence, on the carriage of Government-sponsored car­ goes, particularly agricultural commodities. Even for the subsidized segment of our merchant fleet, these Government cargoes often spell the difference be­ tween profit and loss. And for the unsubsidized segment of our fleet—which makes up two-thirds of our total fleet— these Government cargoes spell virtually the difference between life and death. The legal right granted by Congress to American ships and seamen, to carry at least half of the cargoes generated by their own Government, and paid for by the American taxpayer, represents, as we have said, the single small measure of security still left to the American-flag mer­ chant fleet. Yet this final measure of security is the one which the Department of Agriculture, along with various allied agricultural blocs, has methodically and systematically been attempting to destroy. Last March 16, for instance, Charles S. Murphy, who was then the Under Secretary of Agriculture, told members of the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency that the 'requirement on the use of American-flag merchant ships is detrimental to the export of U.S. farm products to Russia and other Communist countries. Three days later, on March 19, the same view was ex­ pressed by Secretary Freeman in testimony before a House appropriations subcommittee. In recent weeks there has been marked evidence of the buildup of an attack, by the agricultural interests of this country, against the requirement that American-flag vessels carry at least half of the grain cargoes destined for the Soviets and its satellites—although a pledge to ' this effect was given by the late President Kennedy at the time the original sales of wheat to Russia were nego­ tiated in the fall of 1963. It must be evident that a victory for these farm in­ terests, which are seeking an end to the use of American flagships to carry grain to the Soviets, would signal the beginning of a new onslaught against the entire cargo preference program, which they have been seeking to destroy since it was enacted by the Congress in 1954— even though the entire cargo preference program costs the American taxpayer around $80 milion a year, compared with the billions which Agriculture spends annually. The maintenance of an adequate and healthy Americanflag merchant fleet is essential not only to the commercial well-being of this Nation, but also to its national security. Yet the state to which our merchant marine has fallen was heavily underscored recently when our military au­ thorities had to authorize the use of foreign-flag vessels, and break antiquated American-flag vessels out of the reserve fleets in order to maintain the sealift to Vietnam. Moreover, the essentiality of an American-flag merchant marine for both commercial and defense purposes is clearly stated in the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 and constitutes the foundation of our national maritime policy. In pursuing programs which seek the destruction of the American-flag merchant fleet, the Department of Agri­ culture is not only trying to destroy an industry upon which hundreds of thousands of American workers de­ pend, but is also, acting contrary to the established national maritime policy which has been mandated by the Congress. the destruction of the American-flag merchant fleet, , which could result if the Department of Agriculture and Secretary Freeman continue with their present policies, would also have a most detrimental effect upon our inter­ national balance of payments as well as upon our local economies—particularly the economies of our seacoast cities. We would strongly urge that the Members of the House demand that Agriculture clarify its intentions toward the American merchant marine before approving the bill now before it. The CHAIRMAN. If there are no further requests for time, pursuant to the rule, the Clerk will now read the bill by title, instead of by section. The Clerk read . . . On August 18, as tha debate on. the Ad­ ministration's Omnibus Agriculture bill contin­ ued, the following congressmen stressed the necessity of effective implementation of the nation's cargo preference laws: Representa­ tives Pelly (R.-Wash.), Hagen (D.-Calif.), Gilbert (D.-N.Y.), Murphy (D.-N.Y.), Sweeney (D.-Ohio), Friedel (D.-Md.), Rogers (R.-Fla.) and Burton (D.-Calif.). Mr. strike Mr. to get PELLY. Mr. Chairman, I move to the requisite number of words. Chairman, I sought recognition to try some information. I was just handed Strong support for government compliance with the nations cargo preference laws was recently voiced on the floor of the House of Representatives by 29 Con­ gressmen, during debate on the Admin­ istrations Omnibus Farm Bill. The 29 members of the House, represent­ ing key maritime cities and areas depen­ dent on the merchant marine, took the floor to demand that the Agriculture Dei partment and other agencies strictly adhere to the provisions of the 50-50 law. ' The complete transcript of their remarks / as they appeared in the Congressional Record on August 17, 18 and 19 appears . on this centerfold and on pages 14 and 15. ^ i| i| i| ' | I i| !| a telegram which I want to read into the Record and then ask for comment by one of the members of the committee. This tele­ gram reads as follows: My Dear Congressman: The King County Labor Council urges you to withhold support of H.R. 9811 agriculture bill which would grant farmers subsidies of over 30 billion. We urge you to demand clarification of the Agricultural Department's attitude toward the rights of the American merchant marine to participate in shipment of farm prod­ ucts. Your support and consideration of this position is urgently requested. This telegram is signed, C. W. Ramage, executive secretary. Kings County Labor Council of Washington, AFL-CIO. Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask one of the members of the committee what exactly is the attitude of the Department of Agricul­ ture with regard to the use of American-flag ships and the American merchant marine in carrying grain under Public Law 480? Mr. RESNICK. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. PELLY. I yield to the gentleman from New York. Mr. RESNICK. I do not think that is a question that can be answered by any mem­ ber of the committee. That is up to the ad­ ministration. We are deliberating here on a bill. What happens subsequently, we cannot determine, and that has nothing to do with this bill. Mr. HAGEN of California. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. PELLY. I yield to the gentleman from California. Mr. HAGEN of California, I would like to read into the Record a letter I received from the Secretary of Agriculture, as follows: • , Ther* is noWjing in H.R. 9811, th« .farm .bill, which In i any way would advarsely affect tha interests of tha Amer­ ican merchant markia. On the contrary, bacausa this legislation does away with export subsidies on major crops such as cotton and wheat, world trade in these com­ munities will be Increased and it would certainly be our hope that through this increase in world trade, benefits would accrue to American shipping. I want you to know that I have always been a supporter of a strong American merchant marine. The Department and I have worked very closely with the President's Mari­ time Advisory Committee in an effort to develop a sound national maritime policy. I am officially represented on Under Secretary Boyd's interagency task force, which is also working closely with the Advisory Committee toward this common objective. The Department complies with and will continue to comply with the Cargo Preference Act. In our efforts with the Maritime Advisory Committee, tha Boyd task force, and in relation to cargo preference, my desires have been to protect the interests of our mer­ chant marine as well as the interests of the farmer. H.R. 9811, In addition to strengthening world trade, will continue the successes we have made in agriculture— reducing surpluses, keeping a stable supply of food for our consumers, reducing Government expenditures, and strengthening farm income. I am sure you share with me the belief that these are vital to our Nation. Mr. PELLY. Mr. Chairman, I want to ex­ press my appreciation to the gentleman from California for reading that letter. The gentle­ man is a member of the Committee on Mer­ chant Marine and Fisheries. He knows we have passed legislation which was presumed to provide that at least 50 percent of all American cargoes should go on Americanflag ships. I only hope that under this pro­ gram and under all other programs we can utilize our American-flag service. committee to cooperl survey of the actual| cargo preference. The letter follows:! DEPARTMENT j OFFICE OF Washington, D-| HON. JOHN M. MURPHY ' House of Reprosantatives i Dear Congressmani Ther^ farm bill, v/hich in any w interests of the American i trary, because this legist subsidies on major crops strade in thesa commodities! certainly be our hope that! trade benefits would accru; I want you to know that of a strong American men; J and I have worked very clr;; time Advisory Committea national maritime policy. j| Under Secretary Boyd's in;, also working closely with ' this common objective. 1 and will continue to com^ Act. ; In our efforts with Mar^ Boyd task force, and in r(~| desires have been to prote.; marine as well as the inte:;, H. R. 9811, In addition to; L continue the successes w-il reducing surpluses, keepirM our consumers, reducing ii strengthening farm incomti^l I am sure you share wiljl vital to our Nation. Sincerely yours. Mr. SWEENEY, debate draws to a cl Mr. HAGEN of dlalifornia. I thank the farm bill, H.R. 9811 gentleman and I hope the Secretary of Agritention of the HouS; * culture cooperates fully in that regard. constituents from O Mr. GILBERT. Mr. Chairman will the asking that my supp gentleman yield? withheld until sucl Mr. PELLY. I yield to the gentleman from secured a commitme! Agriculture would New York. the explicit provisic Mr. GILBERT. I thank the gentleman from ence Act, as well as Washington. May I say I was very interested United States, and in the communication that has just been read shippers on Agricu by my colleague, the gentleman from Cali­ ments abroad. fornia. But the platitudes and statements in the letter are one thing while action is It should be notej another thing. At the present time the Sec­ President Kennedy if retary of Agriculture is not complying with ing the Cargo Prefthe cargo preference program to such an that, "section 910 (b| extent that up until recently they only used 50 precent of Gover| 22 percent of American-flag ships under move on U.S.-flag v | Public Law 480. After protest this was in­ is a minimum and it] creased to 38 percent. I still would persist each agency to shif;!| with my colleague, the gentleman from Wash­ such cargoes on U.S. j ington, in inquiring of the chairman of the Mr. Chairman, I Committee on Agriculture if he has discussed there has been a r ! this question with the Secretary of Agricul­ fact that the Depar ; ture because at the present time the Secretary consistently flouted-^ of Agriculture is not complying with the I believe that thfe D i cargo preference law. should and must nr i Mr. PELLY. I thank the gentleman for his ment to toe the lin&j contribution. ing American-flag The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentle­ hope that such a recj ly written into this ' man hasL expired. Mr. MURPHY of New York. Mr. Chair­ In view of the in man, I would like to point out to the chair­ in this subject, I wr man of the full committee a communication and I am happy to ; I received this morning from the Secretary to me which indie, of Agriculture in response to the questions I terms that he intenc asked on the floor yesterday. Under unan­ ,^of Agriculture com imous consent I include this letter. erence Act. • I certainly appreciate the response of the There are many Secretary. However, I want to make it clear welfare of the U.S as I support this legislation that the intent feel that this Gove of Congress in establishing the 50-50 ratio on altogether too inatt Public Law 480 cargoes was that the 50 per­ industry. It will, cent would be a minimum of the freight to evaluate the Depa be carried by American bottoms. the occasion of the Last year American ships only participated tion by this House in 38 percent of these cargoes, which seems not the Departmer to me to be an indicator that certain people would make a con in the Department feel that the 50 percent ronize American si for the American ships is a ceiling and not I enclose a copj a floor. letter to me on tl . .1 will asking the chairman of the. full -1965:. L,. �•eptcMbm 9, 1961 SEAFARERS LOG AUGUST 1965 ite later thig year in a practices involving our i)F AGRICULTURK HE SECRETARY h., August IT, 1165 l> t« nothing In H.R. 9811, tha lay would adversely affect the I nerchant marine. On the conlition does away with export I jch as cotton and wheat, world will be increased and it would I through this increase in world II to American shipping, 11 have always been a supporter ] hant marine. The Department I saly with the President's Marili an effort to develop a sound II am officially represented on Iteragency task force, which is ]:he Advi.vory Committee toward I he Department complies with Illy with the Cargo Preference I time Advisory Committee, the I lation to cargo preference, my J t the interests of our merchant l asts of the farmer. 1 strengthening world trade, will It have made in agriculture— Ig a stable supply of food fof ISovernment expenditures, and l-i me the belief that these are ORVILLE FREEMAN. iMr. Chairman, as the |}se on the 1965 omnibus I wish to draw the atl' to the fact that many liio have written to me prt of this legislation be time as there can be lat that the Secretary of Tintend to comply with lis of the Cargo PreferIhe foreign policy of the liatronize American-flag |ture Department shipthat in April of 1962, |sued a directive regardrence Act which stated requires that at least Iment-generated cargoes |ssels. This requirement shall be the objective of la maximum amount of jflag vessels." disturbed to note that leated reference to the lent of Agriculture has |the law in this regard, lartment of Agriculture |ke an explicit commit/ith regard to patroniziritime vessels. I would lirement can be explicitarm bill. brest of my constituents le to Secretary Freeman, jtach hereto his response ;s in clear and concise J to have the Department ly with the Cargo PrefIho are interested in the laritime fleet and who iment's policy has been Jitive to the needs of this Ideed, be interesting to Iment's performance on |ext farm bill consideraid to judge whether or walks as it. talks, and lientious attempt to patipers. )f Secretary Freeman's subject on August 18, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Washington, O.C,, August II, HIS. HON. ROBERT E. SWEENEY House of Representatives Dear Bob: There is nothing in H.R. 9811, the farm bill, which in any way would adversely affect the interests of the American merchant marine. On the contrary, because this legislation does away with export subsidies on major crops such as cotton and wheat, world trade in these commodities will be increased and it would certainly be our hope that through this increase in world trade, benefits would accrue to American shipping. I want you to know that I have always been a supporter of a strong American merchant marine. The Department and I have worked very closely with the President's Mari­ time Advisory Committee in an effort to develop a sound national maritime policy. I am officially represented on Under Secretary Boyd's interagency task force, which is also working closely with the Advisory Committee toward this common objective. The Department complies with and will continue to comply with the Cargo Preference Act, In our efforts with the Maritime Advisory Committee, the Boyd task force, and in relation to cargo preference, my desires have been to protect the interests of our merchant marine as well as the interests of the farmer. H.R. 9811, in addition to strengthening world trade, will continue the successes we have made in agriculture— reducing surpluses, keeping a stable supply of food for our consumers, reducing Government expenditures, and strengthening farm income. I am -sure you share with me the belief that these are vital to our Nation. Sincerely yours, ORVILLE, Mr. FRIEDEL. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words! I shall be brief. I expect to use not more than 2 minutes. I disagree with the remarks of the gentle­ man from Texas, that we are not concerned in this bill with problems with respect to shipping in American bottoms. I believe it is very much our business to make the record quite clear that we want at least 50 percent, if not more, of the farm products we ship overseas to be shipped in American bottoms, to help keep our merchant marine strong. I also received the letter read by the gentle­ man from California (Mr. Hagen) with refer­ ence to the remarks of the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Pelly). It was addressed to me, signed by Orville Freeman, Secretary of Agriculture. But I have received com­ plaints from the American merchant marine that American-flag ships are not being used to ship even half of our farm products as required by Public Law 480. In this connection I should like to refer to one paragraph in the letter I received from Secretary Orville Freeman. It says; I want you to know that I have always been a supporter of a strong American merchant marine; And later in the same paragraph he says: The Department complies with and will continue to comply with the Cargo Preference Act. But the information I have indicates that they are not complying. We hope to make the record clear that the Department of Agriculture must comply with (he law and ship a minimum of 50 percent of its products in American ships. The Department of Agriculture's own fig­ ures show that in 1964 the value of agricul­ ture products shipped abroad under Public Law 480 was approximately $1.6 billion, but less than 50 percent under titles 1 and 4 were transported in American ships. I have heard one estimate that the cost of this bill will be $6 billion in subsidies paid for farm products. I think we should make it unmistakeably clear that the major portion of any of these prod­ ucts exported shall move in American vessels. They should not be shipped in foreign-flag vessels in competition with our own merchant marine. (Mr. FRIEDEL asked and was given per­ mission to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. BURTON of California. Mr. Chairman, I join with the distinguished gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Friedel). I, too, am con­ cerned with the plight of our maritime in­ dustry. In this connection, I should like to pose a questip^ toj. the chairrpan of. (be.Agricqlt.urei ' Committee (Mr, Cooley). Will the distin­ guished chairman use his good'offices as chairman of the powerful Committee on Agriculture to encourage the Department of Agriculture to adopt policies that will assure a fair share of the overseas shipments will be carried in American-bottom ship. Mr. COOLEY. Yes; I will. Mr, ROGERS of Florida. Mr, Chairman, the House consideration of the 1965 farm bill involves a price tag of some $4 billion. Most of this money goes to maintain farm prices in the United States and to permit this Nation to sell surplus food overseas. Yet the unfortunate fact is that while the Department of Agriculture appears to be helping the American farmer its more recent policies are further undermining the American shipping industry. The Department of Agriculture ships massive quantities of foodstuffs abroad, but approximately half of these shipments go aboard foreign-flag ships. While the Mer­ chant Marine Act sets forth the requirement that at least 50 percent of such shipments be moved by American ships, the law also would accommodate the Department of Agriculture shipping greater percentages of its cargoes in American ships. But this has not been the case. The 50percent minimum requirement has been scarcely maintained. Furthermore, instead of adopting policies which would strengthen the shipping industry operating under the American flag, the Department of Agricul­ ture seems to become dedicated toward policies of further decline in American mari­ time strength. At the present, American ships carry less than 10 percent of the total cargo moving through U.S. ports. So pathetic is this Nation's shipping strength that we must re­ sort to antiquated vessels long relegated to mothballs in order to conduct the sealift to Vietnam. Thus far, it has been necessary for the Government to reactivate 22 vessels at a cost of nearly $9 million. Yet the recent utterances of high officials in the Agriculture Department seem to signal a new attack on the 50-percent cargo reserves for U.S. ships. We hear, for example, such shocking state­ ments as the requirement that American ships carry at least 50 percent Government cargo hampers Agriculture Department's efforts to sell U.S. wheat to Russia. Mr, Chairman, in the absence of more con­ structive policies toward the shipping indus­ try in this Nation, the least this Government can do is be the first to uphold a campaign to "ship American." The 50-percent mini­ mum cargo shipments are a wholly inadequate help to the U.S. shipping industry, but right now they mean the difference between life and death in an industry which has slipped more than 25 percent in 15 years' time—this despite the more than $380 million spent each year in subsidies from the Government. The preference given American ships by this law may one day also mean life and death in terms of our national security. Not only is a strong shipping industry necessary for economic security but vital in time of national emergency. A strong merchant fleet is important to every port from Maine to Florida, the Gulf and Pacific coasts, and the Great Lakes region. The economic welfare of these ports is tied to American shipping, but the national security importance of Americjm shipping is the concern of virtually every American, whether he lives on a farm, in a port city, or manufacturing area. I urga that the importance of preserving Pare Thirteea the American shipping fleet be continually before the Department of Agriculture, that the U.S. Government not merely comply with the minimum requirements of the law, but become the leader in "shipping American." The sake of this Nation may ultimately depend on it. As the House continued to discuss the 1965 Agriculture bill on August 19, 21 more con­ gressmen spoke out in favor of the need for strong cargo preference lows. They were Rep­ resentatives Garmatz (D.-Md.), Minish (D.-N.J.), Halpern (R.-N.Y.), Barrett (D.-Pa.), Sullivan (D.Mo.), Byrne (D.-Pa.), Daniels (D.-N.J.), Fino (R.-N.Y.), Farbstein (D.-N.Y.), Downing (D.-Vo.), Krebs (D.-Va.), Multer (D.-N.Y.), Hardy (D.Va.), Lennon (D.-N.C.), Dent (D.-Pa.), McGrath, Jr. (D.-N.J.), Morrison (D.-La.), Whitten (D.Miss.), Casey (D.-Tex.), Carey (D.-N.Y.) and Addabbo (D.-N.Y.). Mr. GARMATZ. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike out the last word. Mr. Chairman, as one of the sponsors of the Cargo Preference Act of 1954, more commonly known as the 50-50 act, I would like to take this opportunity to remind the Members of the House that some of the agricultural commodities for which we are making provisions in this bill now being con­ sidered will be shipped abroad under our AID programs paid for by American tax­ payers. As you know, the 50-50 law requires that at least 50 percent of these shipments be made in American vessels when they are available. In view of the depressed condition of our merchant marine over the past few years, certainly there will be no difficulty in mak­ ing the tonnage available for this purpose. In the past some Government departments have done everything possible to circumvent the 50-50 law and one of the chief offenders has been the Department of Agriculture. There, I believe it is advisable to remind the Department of Agriculture that while we are willing to subsidize the American farmers, because they are entitled to the . same assistance from the Government as other segments of our population and be­ cause they are vitally important to our Nation, the American merchant marine is equally vital to our country and is equally deserving of our support. I strongly urge that the Department of Agriculture take note of this and be governed accordingly in making future shipments of commodities under our Government sub­ sidized program. Mr. MINISH. Mr. Chairman, I rise in sup­ port of the eloquent remarks made by our distinguished colleague from Maryland (Mr. Garmatz) in behalf of the Cargo Preference Act. The national interest demands that we adopt the pending amendment that is de­ signed to help insure a strong American merchant marine. Surely, the requirement that at least 50 percent of Government-gen­ erated cargoes move on U.S.-flag vessels is a modest stipulation that should need no defense. It is most regrettable that the failure of the Department to comply with the cargo preference law necessitates writing this explicit requirement into the farm legislation and thereby safeguarding the interests of our merchant marine as well as the interests of the farmer. I urge favorable action on the amendment. Mr. HALPERN. Mr. Chairman, most per­ tinent to the bill we will vote upon today, is the crucial issue of the percentage of ex­ ported farm products to be shipped on Amer­ ican-flag vessels. Section 910(b) of the Cargo Preference Act requires that at least 50 percent of Govrenment-generated cargoes be transported on American ships. There is considerable evi­ dence that this legislative mandate is not being accorded support by the Department . (Continued on-page 14) �VU* F«uto«B (Continued from page 13) of Agriculture. I want it to ba clearly understood that this 50-per­ cent requirement represents a mini­ mum, not a ceiling—and a minimum which must be met. Unless our merchant fleet receives the full support of our Government it will wither, and this would be perilous for our national security. If we intend to maintain our strong posture in international trade, we must have a thriving merchant fleet. This is possible only if the Depart­ ment of Agriculture adheres to the letter and spirit of the Cargo Pref­ erence Act, and gives our ships their due proportion of our agricultural exports. Mr. BARRETT. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania. (Mr. BARRETT asked and was given permission to revise and ex­ tend his remarks.) Mr. BARRETT. Mr. Chairman, earlier this week I received a num­ ber of telegrams from important labor organizations in the Philadel­ phia area who are concerned over the preservation of the Americanflag merchant marine. It was their unanimous request that I not sup­ port the Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 until the future of the Amer­ ican-flag shippers was definitely established and assured. Under Public Law 480 at least 50 percent of the Government cargoes wei'e to be carried by our U.S.-flag vessels. This was the minimum and the intent of the Congress. We have, however, been informed that. last year our American ships carried only about 38 percent of these car­ goes. I hope and feel confident the De- . partment of Agriculture will remedy this 'situation in order that our American-flag service will be given a greater percentage of these car­ goes in the future. Mrs. SULLIVAN. Mr. Chairman, wi'l the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentlewoman from Missouri. (Mrs. SULLIVAN asked and was given permission to revise and ex­ tend her remarks.) Mrs. SULLIVAN. Mr. Chairman, I join in the remarks of my colleague from Marvland (Mr. Garmatz) ask­ ing that the 50-50 program be used to its fullest extent. If we are to maintain an adequate U.S. merchant marine, we must use the ships sail­ ing under the U.S. flag to their fullest extent and capacity. Mr. BYRNE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania. Mr. BYRNE of Pennsylvania. I should like to associate myself with the remarks of the gentleman in the well, the distinguished gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Garmatz), who is acting chairman of the great Com­ mittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Mr.^ Chairman, at least once each year those of us who regard an American merchant marine as vital LOO to our country's welfar* arc con­ fronted with the necessity of answer­ ing the attacks of the Department of Agriculture. That Department takes the position that any attempt to safeguard our ships by providing for reasonable rates is detrimental to its efforts to expand sales of farm products to Communist countries. Each year we are asked to author­ ize large subsidies for our American farmers on the ground that they re­ quire Government help to produce the foods necessary for our exist­ ence. We encourage overproduction and then seek to penalize another group of our workers in order to dispose of a part of it. I know we need farmers and that we must do whatever is necessary to encourage them to exist and make a living. But equally, we need ships and the men that man them both for the needs of our commerce and of defense. Every time someone in the execu­ tive branch makes statements that we should plow under our merchant marine, there occurs a Cuba, a Lebanon, a Korea or a Vietnam to demonstrate the fallacy of his posi­ tion. How can we assure a supply of ships to maintain our commitments around the world if we dcf not afford a living wage in the form of ade­ quate freight rates? Maximum cost of our Cargo Preference Act is about $80 million per year, not even a small fraction of what we pay our farmers. I am not taking the position that we should stint our farmers but I do say that it ill becomes one who is a big beneficiary of Government assistance to attack another who re­ ceives a little help from the same source. We need our merchant marine — where would we be today in supply­ ing our effort in Vietnam without it? (Mr. BYRNE of Pennsylvania asked and was giyen permission to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. DANIELS. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey. Mr. DANIELS. Mr. Chairman, I should like to associate myself at this time with the remarks of the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Gar­ matz), the ranking majority member of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, and the many other Members of this House from all parts of the Nation who have expressed concern over the flouting of Public Law 480, by the Depart­ ment of Agriculture. Mr. Chairman, the decline of the American-merchant marine is noth­ ing short of a national disgrace and in addition to the question of na­ tional security which is posed by this decline there is also the ques­ tion of economic hardship for thou­ sands of Americans. The Cargo Preference Act states that 50 percent of all Government generated cargoes shall move on U.S.-flag vessels. Mr. Chairman, the Secretary of Agriculture has an affirmative duty to see that this law is carried out. ^^'Mr. Chairmah,!have the honor td represent a constituency which is In­ cluded in the area known as the port of New York. We are worried, and with good reason about the general neglect of our port by the Depart­ ment of the Navy. Recently, as you all know the great Brooklyn Navy Yard was ordered closed and this announcement was followed by the news that Todd's Shipyard on the Hoboken, N.J., waterfront wpuld be the latest in a series of private ship­ yards to close its doors in the New York-New Jersey port. Mr. Chairman, the American mer­ chant marine is sick — there is no other way to describe it—and the ship building industry is hurting as it has never been hurt before. Recently, the Federal Government reactivated two ancient Victory class cargo ships from the Hudson River Reserve Fleet to carry supplies to Vietnam. JThis decision proves be­ yond a shadow of a doubt that our merchant marine is in such condition that it is unable to supply our less than maximum military effort in southeast Asia. What will happen if the crisis does indeed escalate and our supply requirements soar? The preference written in public _ law for American bottoms is im­ portant for a congressional district such as mine where we depend in large measure for our prosperity on our port facilities. But it is not as a New Jersey Congressman pleading merely for the economic interest of his district that I speak to you today. It is as an American Congressman seriously alarmed about the decline of one of our first bastions of defense that I speak to you today. We must restore our merchant marine and it is essential that the Federal Government be made to play its part in this restoration. American cargoes must be carried in American-fiag vessels. And when we are shipping billions of dollars worth of agricultural commodities overseas, the Department of Agri­ culture must do its share by observ­ ing the spirit and the letter of Public Law 480. (Mr. DANIELS asked and was given permission to revise and ex­ tend his remarks.) Mr. FINO. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from New York. Mr. FINO. I should like to com­ pliment the gentleman from Maryr land for making his views so well known on the floor of the House. Mr. Chairman, I would like to take this occasion to express my very strong feelings regarding the need to shift a larger and greater portion of our agricultural export volume to American-flag ships. ' It is very disturbing to know that although the Cargo Preference Act requires that at least 50 percent of all American cargoes should go on American-flag ships, only a fraction of that percentage has moved on U.S.-flag vessels. I do not like the idea of excessive subsidies for agricultural produce whether exported or domestically consumed and I particularly dislike programs which combine^ jagricul-^ Mnu 9, UN tural give away* with a negative or nonchalant attitude toward affiliated American Interests. It is a matter of record that, until recently,' American-flag ships car­ ried only 22 percent of the cargoes under Public Law 480. It was only after congressional protest that this amount was increased to 38 percent. This is not enough. I would like to make it crystal clear that I consider the 50 percent requirement to be a minimum re­ quirement, not a permissible maxi­ mum. I hope that this House will make similar sentiments clear to the Secretary of Agriculture. I further hope that this House will go on record clearly as urging the Secretary of Agriculture to ship the bulk of any farm products as shall be exported in American-flag ships. U.S. agricultural products should not be shipped in foreign-flag vessels in competition with our merchant ma­ rine. It is that simple. (Mr. FINO asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. FARBSTEIN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. ^GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from New York. Mr. FARBSTEIN. Mr. Chairman, I wish to associate myself with the remarks made by the gentleman in the well. I strongly feel that the thoughts expressed by him should be followed by the Department of Agri­ culture. American bottoms should continue to be used in the shipping of American products; certainly to the extent of 50 percent insofar as foreign aided products are con­ cerned. Unless American flag shins are used to this degree we will shortly wind up without a merchant fleet. (Mr. FARBSTEIN asked and was given permission tp revise and ex­ tend his remarks.) Mr. DOWNING. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from Virginia. Mr. DOWNING. Mr. Chairman, I commend the gentleman for his statement. Mr. Chairman,, I am very grateful to the gentleman from Maryland for reminding us of the importance of our Cargo Preference Act to the American-flag merchant marine and I would like to commend him for his wisdom in working for the enact­ ment of this law. The American-flag merchant ma­ rine needs our help, Mr. Chairman. There are few industries in our Na­ tion so beset with difficulties at the present time. The future of this vital industry is clearly dependent upon the Federal Government. We can legislate the American-flag merchant marine out of its depression or we can stand by here in Washington and watch a great industry decline to the vanishing point. All of us have heard the American merchant marine described as the fourth arm of defense. All of us re­ call the response of this great indus- " try when our Nation has been in­ volved in global conflict. I am con(Coutinoed OA page 15)' �•evtMBker S. IMI RER8 r»C« Ilffeea LOG •f^.' .jy^ ji.'v,-' Kr:k' (Continued from page 14) vinced that the United States could never have attained its pre-eminence on the high seas without the vessels and the seamen that make up the American-flag merchant marine. The gentleman from Maryland is dedicated to the protection and the preservation of our merchant marine and I join him in encouraging the Department of Agriculture to sup­ port our Nation's merchant marine fleet by fully complying with the provisions of the 50-50 act. I believe every department of the Federal Government should ship its com­ modities on American vessels to the maximum possible extent. I can think of only one justification for one of our Government's depart­ ments to ship its commodities on a foreign flag vessel. And that would be the unavailability of an American vessel. I am convinced that the American people and the Congress of the United States expect a strong, vital merchant marine. I hope the Agri­ culture Department and all of the other departments will bear this expectation in mind. (Mr. DOWNING asked and was given permission to revise and ex­ tend his remarks.) Mr. KREBS. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey. Mr. KREBS. Mr. Chairman, I wish to commend the gentleman from Maryland and to associate myself with his statement. [Mr. KREBS addressed the Com­ mittee. His remarks will appear hereafter in the Appendix.] (Mr. KREBS asked and was given permission to revise and ^tend his remarks.) Mr. MULTER. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlepian yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from New York. Mr. MULTER. Mr. Chairman, I join with the gentleman in his com­ ments. I thank the gentleman from Mary­ land for yielding to me at this time. I commend him for calling this important matter to the attention of the House and join with him and our many other colleagues in reiter­ ating the principle that our Govern­ ment must do everything within its power not only to maintain and pre­ serve our merchant marine but to expand and strengthen it. The Congress has reipeatedly made known its intent in this respect. I am sure that the heads of all of the executive departments will take note of the remarks of our colleagues in this connection. I am pleased to note that Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Freeman, has in­ dicated in letters to many of our colleagues that he understands the intent of Congress in this connection and that he intends to comply there­ with both in spirit and in letter. The Department of Agriculture in the implementation of Public Law 480 is in a unique position to implement the congressional intent so that Americ^^shlp^ y^jll, b§,.U6i?d. to the fullest extent possible In the trans­ portation of American products. We have every right to expect that he and the heads of all other depart­ ments that can contribute to strengthening our merchant marine will exert their every effort in that regard. (Mr. MULTER asked and was given permission to revise and ex­ tend his remarks.) Mr. HARDY. Mr. Chairmain, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from Virginia. Mr. HARDY. Mr. Chairman, I should like to commend the gentle­ man for his remarks and to associate myself with them. [Mr. HARDY addressed the Com­ mittee. His remarks will ' appear hereafter in the Appendix.] (Mr. HARDY asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. LENNON. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina, Mr. LENNON. Mr. Chairman, I commend the gentleman from Mary­ land for his remarks and I associate myself with him. I say to the gentleman that the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee should have the Secre­ tary of Agriculture before it very soon to explain why he is not using this law. Mr. DENT. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania. Mr. DENT. I want to join the gentleman. I say to him that I have worked out a proposal which I hope to present at the proper time, where­ by the subsidies will be paid directly to shipping, so that the products of the United States will flow at world prices without any subsidies to growers, mills or anybody else, with the subsidy going to the shippers. Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey. Mr. McGRATH. I wish to asso­ ciate myself with the gentleman in the well. Mr. Chairman, I feel a provision should be placed in the agriculture bill which would set 50 percent as the minimum percentage of Public Law 480 foodstuffs which must be shipped in American bottoms. In April 1962, President Kennedy issued a directive regarding the Cargo Preference Act which stated; Section 901(b) requires that at least 50 per­ cent of Government-generated cargoes move on U.S.-flag vessels. This requirement is a minimum and it shall be the objective of each agency to ship a maximum amount of such cargoes on U.S.-fiag vessels. Mr. Chairman. I note that last year, U.S. ships participated in the carrying of only 38 percent of these cargoes, which would indicate that some "people in the Department of Agriculture take the position that the figure of 50 percent is meant as the maximum, not the minimum perc^ntiige.,..^. . , I lavor a thorough study of the actual practices involving our cargo preferences with a view toward in­ suring that the figure of 50 percent be considered the minimum require­ ment for shipping American cargoes in U.S.-flag vessels. (Mr. McGRATH asked and was given permission to revise and ex­ tend his remarks.) Mr. MORRISON. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from Louisiana. Mr. MORRISON. Mr. Chairman, I likewise wish to associate myself with the gentleman's remarks and to say that 1 am certainly in accord with everything the gentleman has said. Mr. WHITTEN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from Mississippi. Mr. WHITTEN. I compliment the gentleman, and 1 trust that all peo­ ple interested will support the amendment, because my amendment will increase the shipment of cotton and will do a lot to increase the business for the shipping interests. Mr. CASEY. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARMATZ. I yield to the gentleman from Texas. Mr. CASEY. 1 wish to associate myself with the gentleman's re­ marks. I hope that the suggestion of our colleague, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Lennon), will be followed with reference to a hear­ ing in this regard. Mr. CAREY. Mr. Chairman, there are several grave reasons why I can­ not support the farm bill presently before us. As one who is interested in a bal­ anced economy, along with a satis­ factory solution to the balance-ofpayments problem, one of my princi­ pal objections to the measure is its failure to provide adequate concern for the security of our merchant marine and the welfare of our mer­ chant seamen. I find it hard to understand the present policy of the Secretary of Agriculture and his deputies in their open defiance of Public Law 480, which clearly ex­ pressed the will and intent of the Congress. Plans are now being made that would further hamper and obstruct the shipment of surplus farm com­ modities in American vessels. It would seem that we are deliberately playing into the hands of economic opponents on the premise that a few dollars saved in exporting surplus commodities will be of great benefit to the farm program. Just the reverse is true. If we do not make every effort to strengthen and support the merchant marine as well as other segments of our economy, we cannot hope to generate the revenues. necessary to assist the farmer. I feel so strongly on this point that I believe nothing short of a complete reversal or turnaround of the Secre­ tary's policy is necessary to assure us that he means to follow the will ot ,th,e, C.ongr^s ^nd ,ipcipkipe|it the «3 -'.J'^", clear intent of Public Law 480. It is my conviction that every Cabinet member and, indeed, every office of the Government has a responsibility to do everything pos­ sible to correct the balance-of-payments problem. The shipping of surplus commodities in foreign ves­ sels is such a grievous waste of American currency that it seems rather foolhardy to ask travelers and others not to spend dollars abroad when the Secretary of Agriculture persists in setting such a bad ex­ ample. Mr. ADDABBO. Mr. Chairman, I wish to advise the House and the committee that I have been receiv­ ing many protests from constituents relative to the so-called bread tax, and 1 know many of my colleagues have also. 1 oppose any additional subsidies, especially those that would further burden the consum­ ers who are still the largest group of taxpayers in this Nation. I have supported and will con­ tinue to support the elimination of this so-called bread tax now. If this bread tax is removed by this body and should be reinstituted in the other body of this Congress, I shall continue to oppose it. Mr. Chairman, as we debate and discuss this farm bill, there is another segment of our economy which is equally important to the welfare of this Nation and which must be discussed because it is not indirectly but is directly affected by our farm program _and that is the status of our merchant fleet. 1 wish to join with my colleagues who believe that the Secretary of Agriculture should clarify for this body his position on the Cargo Pref­ erence Act. I have always believed that a strong American merchant marine is vital to the interests of this Nation. This has been amply demonstrated in recent weeks when we have had to pull vessels from the mothball fleet into service to move supplies for our forces in Vietnam. In spite of the general assurances from the Secretary of Agriculture recently given on this subject, in my opinion, they are not sufficient when we take into account the Secretary's statement on March 19, 1965, to the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Com­ mittee on Appropriations, that the requirement on the use of Americanflag merchant ships is detrimental to the export of U.S. farm products. At the present time, the carriage of agricultural commodities is one of the few remaining lifelines of American shipping. The Cargo Pref­ erence Act was enacted by the Con­ gress, signed by the President, and it is the law of the land. We should make sure that the Secretary of Agriculture will fight vigorously to fulfill the letter of the law rather than mount an offensive to destroy this last bit of security the Ameri­ can-flag merchant fleet has. In my opinion, this is the time for the Secretary to stand up and be counted—he wants security for the American farmer and I have no quarrel with that, but I say that our merchant marine must be assured of its security by adherence to the Cargo Preference Act.. ; �SEAFAMERar XOG Sfarteea NLRB Head Raps Anti-Union Bosses WASHINGTON—Too many American businessmen are Illegally impeding imion organization, National Labor Rela­ tions Board Chairman Frank W. McCuUoch declared recently. Reappointed by President^ develop new techniques to dis­ Johnson and confirmed by courage anti-union conduct by em­ Congress for a new five-year ployers. term as head of the government agency that referees labor-manage­ ment disputes, MeCulloch noted that there still is widespread em­ ployer resistance to unions. Interviewed by a United Press International newsman, McCulloch asked: "Why should we, 30 years after adoption of congressional policy to protect the right to organize, still find companies firing people for trying to form a union? Yet this Is the great bulk of the work that comes to the NLRB in 1965." Without going into specifics, he hinted that the board may seek to Ship Watchers Start Seaway Tourist Boom M.\SSENA, N.Y.—Seafarers aboard ships plying the St. Law­ rence Seaway probably don't think themselves particularly pictur­ esque as they go about their ship­ board tasks. But thousands of tourists who turn out regularly to watch vessels being locked through apparently do. Each year, more and more peo­ ple are showing up during the summer months to watch the big ships make the trip. The little town of Massena, N.Y., once sim­ ply a place where motorists stopped to ask directions for get­ ting somewhere else, is enjoying a tourist boom of ship-watchers.They come—about 500,000 are expected this year—and stand for hours watching the ships moving along. They hang around the lookout, munch frankfurters, drink coke, and don't miss a thing. A main highway passes through a tunnel right under the westward end of Eisenhower Lock and many tourists seem to get a thrill out lOAS^^Of^ AufoMoBlL^ HORH... of driving through the tunnel while a great ship is passing over their beads. Then they can hon­ estly write home "Dear Folks: A ship ran over us in Massena, N.Y., but we're all right . . ." One of the favorite tourist spots is a modern structure with three levels where all the operations on Eisenhower lock can be viewed at leisure. Eisenhower Lock is 800 feet long. When a ship is in the lock and the huge garage-type doors close, 21 million gallons of water will lift her some 40 feet for the next part of her iourney. To the Seafarer Its all Just part of a day's work. To the tourists it's qtiite a show and well worth watching. OnTh*Bal! SlU Supports MSB CaH For Ship Building Plans NEW YORK—The Seafarers International Union hai urged SlU-contracted companiea in the Atlantic and Gulf District to consider a recent request by the Maritune Subsidy Board that companies interested in^ building ships with construe^ panics to consider tha Board's re­ tion differential subsidies sub­ quest, the Union pointed out that mit their plans and proposals to tha SIU has been fighting very Equal Time the Subsidy Board by September hard for many years to promote The AFL-CIO recently lurged the tha building of new Amerioan-flag 30, 1965 board to revise its rules to give vessels and to obtain the support In calling for the submission of of tlie appropriate Federal agencies unions real access to workers and plans and proposals. Maritime Ad­ to that end. time to respond to "captive audi­ ministrator Nicholas Johnson, who ence" speeches in which employers It was also noted that to further is also chairman of the Subsidy "brainwash" their workers. the end, the SIU recently: Board, explained: In May the executive council of • Supported the recommenda­ "In order to plan ship construc­ the Textile Workers Union of tions made to the President's Mari­ tion programs and budgets from America called on Congress to pass as informed a base as possible, we time Advisory Committee proposing legislation withholding federal con­ need to know what the maximum Government support for the build­ tracts from employers who repeat­ ship expansion program of this ing of a new fleet of Americanedly violate their employees' country could be if operators were flag dry bulk carriers and tankers. rights. Seafarer George Wilson, not restrained by Maritime'a bud­ Supported recommendations The UPI Interview quoted Mc­ who sails in the engine de­ getary limitations. Knowing this, made to the MAC proposing Culloch as saying the NLRB has we are in a better position to plan, Government aid for the replace­ partment and normally budget, and select for this country ment of oiir presently unsubsidized tried to enforce the labor law keeps his eyes glued to the those proposals which will give the liner fleet. "promptly and effectively" though engine gauges, has his shot Governnoent, the operators and the the Landrum-Griffin amendments • Supported the new "Statement all lined up here at the Bal­ unions as many ships and as much of 1959 placed new restrictions on of General Policy" of the MSB timore hajl. His patience shipping capability as is possible, workers. He insisted that the curbs and a fleet of which all America which would give priority in the was rewarded when the on boycotts and picketing have not award of Government ship con­ can be proud." complicated bank shot crippled union organizing, the struction subsidies to those vessel chairman said. In urging SlU-contracted corn- promising the greatest productivity, worked. providing any saving accruing to McCulloch agreed that employer the Government from such produc­ resistance to unions is reflected in tivity were used to expand the size the doubling of the agency's case­ of our present merchant fleet. load in the last decade. SIU support of the latter pro­ The latest annual report of posal, the Union made clear, was the NLRB showed that unfair based upon the understanding that practice cases now make up more By Fred Stewart & Ed Meoney it would open the door on construc­ than half the constantly-rising tion subsidies to presently unsub­ Headquarters Representatives work load of the agency. In sidized operators as well as to fiscal 1964, 68 percent of the un­ subsidized ones. fair practice charges were filed On each SIU vessel on every voyage a Safety Committee is organ­ The SIU noted that the Maritime against employers, 32 percent against unions—10,695 cases and ized in accordance with the provisions of the SIU Safety Program, for Subsidy Board's request In no way the purpose of minimizing and. If possible, eliminating personal injury constitutes a conimitment that plan­ 4,856 respectively. accidents. ned vessels will actually be built, Committee members take their responsibilities seriously, set a good but concluded that the proposed example for their fellow erewmembers and_give careful supervision to 'Statement of General Policy' and all shipboard work. Ship Safety Committee meetings are held regularly. the MSB's request for plans and Minutes are kept of all actions, suggestions and recommendations. proposals "are encouraging indica­ tions of the possibility that our These are all detailed in written form. government may now be nmre re­ An SIU ship Is not only a clean ship but a safe ship as well. Safety ceptive to the idea of supporting aboard ship has always been one of the pirns of the SIU. Safety Is writ­ the building of more Americanten into the agreement between the SIU and contracted companies. flag ships." "The employer shall furnish safe working gear and equipment when in any harbor, roadstead, or port. No man shall be required to work -f WASHINGTON —Senator WU- under unsafe conditions . . ." liam Proxmire (D.-Wis.) has urged Because of the stress which the • The correct way to use clean­ the House Public Works Commit­ SIU has placed on safety aboard ing solvents. (Continued from page 8) tee to approve his proposed two- ship over the years, we are seldom • Using absolute caution when cently received his electrician and year survey on ways to keep the faced with breaches of safety pumpman endorsements. Mort Is Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence rules—^such as the failure to wear near lines under tension. Seaway free of ice for navigation or to use safety equipment or to • The use of proper clothing. putting in his hours with his wife and family who live in Mobile. He during the winter months. observe all necessary safety stand­ Clothing and gloves should nort be last sailed as an oiler aboard the ragged or loose. The Senate has already passed ards in shipboard work. The safety Steel Age on an India run. the study prc^tosal, and Proxmire program has made impressive • When entering the ice box, Steward Young MeMBlan, who is is now trying to get the $75,000 progress, of which every Seafarer doors are closed or placed on the off the Mayagnez where he oc­ survey included in the omnibus can be justly proud. hook to prevent swinging. cupied the night cook and baker's rivers and harbors bill which is The benefits resulting from a re­ These are only a few points. In slot, is waiting for any baker's job before the House committee. Ac­ duction of acccidents are so clearly cording to the senator, when the evident, and the improvement in general "good housekeeping" Is of that hits the board. Meanwhile study is completed, it would be operating morale so worth striving prime importance for safety and is he's enjoying the company of his submitted to the White House with for, that safety efforts no longer the slogan aboard SlU-raanned wife in Mobile. A. B. Demetrios ships. KyriakOs piled off the Alcoa Run­ recommendations for action. have to be argued for aboard SIU A Seafarer Is his own greatest ner after a year's run and is cur­ In urging approval of the survey, ships. The problem now is one of safety device. Being aware of rently waiting for any good deck method, not intention. Proxmire said, "In this age of danger and using caution is the job that comes along. While on the science and progress when the most • important accident pre­ beach, he is getting together with To insure against personal in­ United States sends satellites into ventative. jury, every Seafarer must have a his brother who also sails AB in space and launches probes to thorough knowledge of the ship, the Gulf. After a year's absence distant planets, it is unthinkable from the sea, SIU veteran A. E. that a thin sheet of ice should con­ the work, and of proper standards Dclaney is ready to ship again. tinue to stand in the way of year- of safety. Delaney, who has been working round shipping on the Great Lakes For an example, the use of ashore as a shipyard electrician greasy or muddy shoes is danger­ and the St. Lawrence Seaway." A reminder from SIU head­ while getting his business straight­ Senator Proxmire has pointed ous and a breach of safety stand­ quarters cautions all Seafarers ened out, has been sailing out of ards. Wearing greasy shoes when out the economic advantages which leaving their ships to contact the Gulf Area as an electrician for would result from a year-round climbing ladders is simply inviting the hall in ample time ta allow the past twenty years. Steward a fall which could result in serious navigation system on the two the Union to dispatch a replace­ Dawson Ferry is a welcome sight injury. waterways. Seasonal unemploy­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ ment in industries relying on the A vast number of other safety fore paying off may cause a de­ around the hall after getting off his Lakes and Seaway transportation factors are stressed and adhered layed sailing, force the ship to last ship the Alcoa Camnander systems would be wiped out, he to aboard SIU ships. Some of the sail short of the manning re­ where he was gaUey utility for about six months. Dawson says he declares, and shippers would have more important are: quirements and needlessly mako plans to stay on the beach for a the advantage of avoiding the • Proper use of tools and the work tougher for your ablp- while and just take it easy. Then higher costs of rail and highway equitineat, naates. he'll be looking for one of the short carriers during the treeze-up :runs he likes so well. • Wearing eye protection. pm-iod. ^ J •, ^ I Important Role For Safety Committee Year-Round Great Lakes Season Urged Gulf Coast Quitting Ship? Notify Union �t, itei SEAFARERS LOG Pace .ScTenteea Senator Tells LOG Why He Supports 14B Repeal Ycur SIU ly Jowph B. Legu*, MD, Medical Director WASHINGTON—Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (R-Calif.) has been one of the staunchest advocates of 14b repeal in Congress. His strong stand against 14b and for much of the leg­ islation also supported by the American labor movement has made him a prime target of American right-wing organi--* zations. the non-right-to-work states. And tality whereby an individual can so on in other areas of protective receive all the benefits which a Kuchel receives much mail worker legislation." group of employees, organized on Effects Of DDT Under Study DDT and other huectioldea which find their way into the food supply may someday be shown to have a direct effect on human leaminy ability as reported in HEALTH BULLETIN. That possibility waa mentioned this week by two University of Arkansas scientists following studies of quails given DDT-doctored food. Dr. Douglas James and James Turner of the University's Department of Zoology discovered that, contrary from advocates of 14b but con­ a majority basis, have bargained to what has been believed, even slight exposure to a pesticide-contam­ ". . . 'Right-to-work' laws do not tinues to maintain his stand that for with their employer and yet inated diet causes a decline in learning ability. The possibility that promote free collective bargain­ humans may be exposed to the same danger because of the DDT resi­ Section 14b of Taft-Hartley, which ing. They do promote and encour­ avoid paying his fair share of the allows the states to pass so-called dues found In many foods is certainly "germane and worthy of con­ age a "Freddy freeloader" men­ bargaining costs." sideration through research," Dr. James told scientists attending the right-to-work laws, must be re­ pealed. In a recent letter to the American Institute of Biological Sciences meeting this week. LOG, the senator outlined some of The Arkansas researcher explained that these findings came to light his views on this matter. in a special study sponsored by the federal government and the Ar­ "The misnamed "right-to-work" kansas Fish and Game Commission. Adult quail (hobwhites) trained to laws mean one thing: low wages obtain food by pecking at a disk-f only when it was illuminated were of chlorinated hydrocarbon pesti­ and cheap labor. To say that they promote individual freedom is fed diets containing levels of DDT cides in their flesh.) simply to confuse the issue. I fail considered safe for the birds. One Commenting on the Arkansas to see how freedom is promoted pound of DDT in 25 tons of food (20 parts per million)—has been study. Turner also warned that the when an individual cannot join to­ "Scab! Fink! Yellowdog! Rat!" These are a few of the "morq found to lower reproductive poten­ findings have "definite human im­ gether with a majority of his col­ polite" terms with which organized labor has traditionally brand­ tial by reducing egg hatchability plications." The quail's system, leagues on the job to petition his ed its enemies and Identified its traitors. As could be expected, physiologically speaking, is the and chick survival rates, but it employer for a redress of his griev­ such tags quickly spread beyond the limits of the picket lines and was believed to have no effect same as man's, he explained. The ances and to bargain collectively became an Integral part of the colorful spectrum of American on adult birds. However, this level fact that DDT is a cumulative with his employer for an improve­ was toxic enough to prevent the poison, continually building up in ment of wages and working condi­ slang. Nowadays, you don't have to be a union man to know what birds from selecting the right disc the body's fat tissues is also reason tions . . ." a "goon," a "sellout," a "moonlighter," or a "freeloader" is. In order to obtain food. Dr. James for concern. Turner told Health Poor Conditions Bulletin. (The July, 1965, issue of As labor historian Archie Green recently wrote in his book reported. Birds fed a normal diet actually improved in their rate of the BRITISH JOURNAL OF IN­ "Industrial Relations": "Words initially transferred to unions "Only one "right-to-work" state learning these discrimination tests, DUSTRIAL MEDICINE reported has a Fair Employment Practices from particular trades or related social movement, have, in time, he pointed out. "The significant that the body burden of dieldrin Act, while almost 70 percent of the moved on into the general speech." findings of the present study are and DDT may be increasing con­ non-right-to-work states have such tinually based on studies of human that the ingestion of DDT ap­ For example, delving into labor linguistics. Green discovered laws. Only,a quarter of the "rightparently affects the central body fat collected In 1961 and to-work" states have a minimum that the term "rat" first showed up in 1816—in a list circulated nervous system of hobwhites in a 1964.) "We have to get people to standard child labor law while by the Albany Typographical Society to identify those who nad way that produces a decline in see this danger" even though both "acted dishonorably toward their societies." The dishonorablo almost three-fifths of the nonlearning ability, and that this ef­ the (diemioal industry and govern­ unionists were named "rats." right-to-work states have such laws. fect is caused hy sublethal levels ment are exerting tremendous Waterfront Finks pressures to persuade farmers Only one "right-to-work" state has of DDT," he concluded. Similarly, he found the that using pesticides is the only an unemployment insurance maxi­ earliest mention of "fink" in James Turner, graduate assist­ way to increase agricultural yields, mum weekly benefit of at least the colunuis of the Seattle ant to Dr. James, told Health Bul­ he concluded. $48 as compared to almost half of Union Record, dated May 30, letin that wild birds may actually 1918. The Pacific Coast wa­ be getting more DDT than that 'Al'A terfront workers were then given in the feeding experiments. making a concerted drive "I suspect that the amount I'm against employer-run "fink" using now is somewhat lower than they're getting in their normal halls—the so-called "open" hiring halls. The Union Rec­ habitat," he said. All game birds are being dosed with excessive ord stated: "A fink is the re­ amounts of insecticides. Turner mains of what once was a WASHINGTON—The Navy is now operating a big, sea­ said, pointing to the large num­ human being, but who, bers of dead game found in dif­ going drydock built to repair the nation's submarine fleet, through igorance, is a men­ ferent states. (Health Bulletin re­ both nuclear and conventionally powered. The new drydock ace to himself and society." ported recently that Montana According to Green, the hunters were advised by their can be moved anywhere in^ development (rf the term has not yet been satisfactorily traced. more. Called the ARDM-2, the state fish and game department to the world and is capable of repair facility was jumboized from "There is no adequate etymology for the term 'fink'," he says. trim the fat from grouse before handling submarines of up to a smaller drydock which could only cooking as a precautionary meas­ "Perhaps someday the word will be traced from its obscure handle less than half of the final ure against pesticide contamina­ 8,000 tons. past into labor lingo, then out again into the teenage talk of 8,000 ton capacity. tion. Fat samples from birds liv­ the 50's, to appear once more in the presidential campaign of •The drydock, built at a cost of ing in spray areas ranged from six $5.1 million by the Bethlehem the 60's". Big Job The Scab! to 109 parts per million of DDT The jumboizing project began residues. Two years ago California Steei Corporation, was so big that The most hated word in labor's vocabulary is "scab." A scab pheasants were found to have an it was built at three separate yards with the carving up of the smaller Is something that, while calling itself a man, will cro.ss your drydock into eight sections. New average of 741 parts per million operated by the company in Baltipicket line and steal your job. In the llth Century, scab was sections were added between the the name of a skin disease in Europe. By the 14th Century, cuts to give the new facility added it came to identify a mean and scurvy rascal. Scab assumed Seafarer On Pension length and depth. The jumboized its current meaning during the Civil War. Years later, novelist sections were then brought to­ Jack London, wrote the most colorful and enduring definition gether and the 22,000-ton drydock of "scab." A staunch friend of labor, London ranked the scab assembled at Bethlehem's Key somewhere beneath the rattlesnake and the cockroach. Highway yard. Talking Union, a popular labor song of the 30's, had this to The new drydock has an in­ say about scabs: "He doesn't have to scab, he can always get creased draft of more than ninealong—on what he steals out of blind men's cups." feet over the older, smaller fa­ Along with "rat", "fink," and "scab," a host of other words cility. Navy officials emphasize the have ridden into popular usage through the vehicle of the labor advantages of mobility of the new movement. Among them are— blackleg, crimp, faker, freerider, vessel, since it can immediately goon, hooker, moonlighter, popsicleman, porkchopper, salmonleave for a new repair job when belly, scissorbill, seagull, sellout, and yellowdog. it finishes getting a disabled sub­ A "goon" is a strike-breaking thug, employed by the boss to marine back into action. violently smash a picket line. A "freerider" is a worker who won't join the union, but who benefits from organized labor's hard-won gains. Yellowdogs One of the most interesting labor phrases is "yellowdog." Back in the early part of the century, many employers forced their workers to sign "yellowdog" contracts. These contracts stipulated than any worker who joined a union could be fired. Workers who signed such contracts were called "yellowdogs." SIU oldtimer Guy Whitehurst (left) received hit first regular Such terms are not pleasant and have often been used with monthly $150 SIU pension check recently from SIU rep great bitterness. But they have provided standards by which union men and others have been able to effectively determine Charlie Moser at the Norfolk hall. Whitehurst's last trip and evaluate their behavior. was abord the Andrew Jackson (Waterman) where he sailed in the engine, dep^axtmeqt-. • - :t Labor's Rich Language; An American Heritage Navy Builds Giant Seagoing Drydoek '6- ^ �Pac* Eichteen SEArARERS Sevlwbw a, m$ LOG THE H(QH RATH OF U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT CivmFi Labor Forca and Unemptoymont In ItM U.S. and In Savwi Foraign NMlona OemMned nights Conference Cites Need For Jobs WASHINGTON—^Th« gap between Negro education and training on the one hand and the requirements of the labor market on the other is widening, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey warned in the key-^note speech at the White as hi^ as 40 percent took on added In view of the Los House Conference on Equal significance Angeles riots of a few days earlier. * Canada, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Sweden and West Germany. Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Joblessness Laid To Growth Lag in Economy WASHINGTON—Unemployment in the United States continues to outstrip joblessness in other free world industrialized nations simply because the economy hasn't grown fast enough to meet the demand for jobs, AFL-CIO economists declared recently. "Put simply," the improvepercent. In the same period the outstripped that in the other ment in the economy has real GNP jumped 31 percent in nations. fallen short," they say in the Canada and Sweden, nearly 50 August issue of the American Federationist, AFL-CIO monthly magazine. "The number of jobs has increased, but not enough. And tliis is because purchasing power in the hands of the people who would spend—though it has increased — has not increased enough. And this in turn is related to the basic economic poiicies of the nation, which have not meas­ ured up to the needs of the times. "Wage increases have been too small; minimum wages have not risen adequately; increases insocial security benefits have been to meager; the tax cuts of 1954 and 1964 gave too much relief to the corporations and to highincome groups and not enough to tlie low and middle-income groups. other Causes "Moreover, government spend­ ing—on public works, mass trans­ portation, housing, schools, hos­ pitals, roads and parts — all of which help to create jobs, has fallen short of the needs. In addi­ tion, hours of work have not been reduced as they should have been." The Department of Research economists in a Labor's Economic Review feature of the Federation­ ist. assert that "no single measure will solve the problem." "Only an increase in govern­ ment programs to create jobs and to improve social welfare programs, as well as action to increase tiie buying power of workers, can put the U.S. econ­ omy on the road to full employ­ ment," they say. One of the best ways to boost purchasing power, the article con­ tinues, is through wage increases, which "have been kept down" in the U.S. Between 1960 and 1964 wages in this country rose by about 12 percent compared to in­ creases of three to five times that amount in France, Italy, Japan and West Germany, according to the article. Spending Lag Tiie lag in pay hikes has been aggravated by the dearth of gov­ ernment spending on job-creating programs and on other programs aimed at improving income such as "improved old-age benefits, higher minimum wages, medical care and increased unemployment benefits," the study says. The restraints that have resalted, it confinaes, have com­ bined to keep the growth of the real Gross National Product from 1955 to 1963 down to 25 percent in France, "weli over" 56 percent in Itaiy and West Germany, and more than 100 percent in Japan. The article cites studies cover­ ing 1960 and 1963, made by the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics, which after allow­ ing for differences in statistical procedures show that unemploy­ ment in the U.S. has persistently The 1963 survey showed, it goes on, 5.7 percent joblessness in the U.S. compared to 1.1 percent in Japan and one-half of 1 percent in West Germany. The U.S. un­ employment rate according to the survey was "more than three times as great as Sweden's rate, more than twice as great as Italy's and well above the rates in France and Great Britain, the article ob­ serves. Employment Opportunity. Negroes must receive better training and education if their job opportunities are to be ex­ panded, Humphrey asswted, adding that govemment, business and labor must open more Jobs to Ne­ groes and "must go out and affirm­ atively seek those persons who are qualified and begin to train those who are not." Representatives ^ the AFLCIO and mwe than 40 national and international unlona, in­ cluding the SIU, attended the parley, which waa called under the CivU Righte Act of 1964. Humphrey declared that Title VII of the act, outlawing discrimination in employment because of race, color, sex or national origin, must be "fully implemented" so as to improve "the quality of existence for those who remain largely un­ touched" by progresa and pros­ perity. His statement that unemployment in some Negro neighborhoods runs By Sidney Margolius Beware Of Many Small Debts Beware accumnlating many small debts. This can be as risky as owing several large bills or even more so, a survey of over-indebted families by Family Service of St. Paul reveals. This large family-counseling agency operates its own debt-adjustment service. What it found can be helpful to families anywhere who tend to rely heavily on credit buying, and especially to those already pressed by creditors. Tlie agency found that while the total debts of the families who had to have debt-adjustment help were not necessarily very big, they did have a lot of them. The total debts of most of these families ranged from $500 to $2500. But almost two out of three had 10 to 18 creditors apiece. This report confirms the experience of the 100 over-indebted families in Michigan surveyed re­ cently by Dr. Milton Huber. These had an average income before taxes of about $6500, and averaged nine creditors apiece. Their total debts were higher than the St. Paul Group, averaging $3689. Can Force Bankruptcy The danger of many small debts is that one creditor, even if you don't owe him much, can start legal action that will force the other creditors to claim their money even though otherwise they would be willing to wait. The result may be to force a family into bankruptcy. As this writer has reported before, the usual way to work your way out of an overload of debts is to first work out a "crash" budget; then figure out how much income you have left to apportion among your creditors, and then go to them with your plan. It often is useful to have some experienced person or agency help you make the approach, such as a labor union or credit union counselor, a family service agency, retail credit bureau, minister, teacher, banker or even one of your creditors. The St. Paul family agency developed temporary minimum budgets of this kind for the over-indebted families it was helping. These did not allow for emergencies such as appliance repairs, upkeep of property or medical or dental costs other than health insurance. Tight Budgeting The experience was that families were able to Jive on such stringent budgets for about 18 months, reports Lois Hoffman, Director of Casework Serv­ ices. The minimum amounts were developed in 196263, when living costs were about 5 per cent lower than in '65. The budgets were: Family Monthly Size Budget 2 $160 3 291 4 243 5 282 6 330 7 355 These are tight budgets, because these families were heavily pressed by creditors, snd the agency set a preferred target of retiring the debts in that 18-month period of usual toleration of a sharplyreduced living standard. Sometimes the period had to be extended because of unforeseen circum­ stances such as illness, irregular employment or pregnancy of a working wife. Despite the stringencies of such crash budgets, half or more of the over-Indebted families do seem able to stick, at least when they have the guidance of a competent agency. Albert Horner, Manager of the Michigan League Cooperative Budget Serv­ ice, reports that about 60 percent of the families who start a debt repayment program complete it, and some who discontinue, later return. Loan Consolidation Another often-used route to pacifying debtors is consolidation loans. If such a loan ii secured from a low-cost source such as a credit union or bank, it may be an effective method of escaping garnishee, repossession or other potential problems of debtors. But a loan from a small-loan company merely may substitute a higher-cost debt, at rates of 18-36 per cent, for lower-cost debts. If you already owe money to a small-loan com­ pany or "consumer finance" company, you may find that they will not agree to a postponement of pay­ ment on the principal but may to the postponement of the interest due. In that case, a loan company may ask you to sign a new note which will incor­ porate the amount you owe on interest, depending on state law.. But this would be costly to you, and should be avoided if passible, since you now would be paying interest on interest. Community agencies and credit bureaus who help families with debt-repayment plans sometimes are able to negotiate a reduction or waiver in interest or finance charges. But individuals may not have the inffuenee to get such concessions when negotiat­ ing a reduced level of payments. Negroes, he said, are on the verge of "a major economic crisis." "What can we expect," he asked, "when hope is resolutely crushed from the young, when there are no jobs even for the educated and no homes in good neighborhoods even for the hard-working?" At a reception In flie White Honse Rose Garden, President Johnson rebuked the Los An­ geles rioters, emphasfadng the need fer law and order, and at the same time pledged oontined effort to eliminate the "dark ghettos" and the denial of equality in job opportunity for. members of minority groups. "We shall overcome," he said in the words of the popular civil rights song, "and I am enlisted for the duration." More riots like those in Los An­ geles, he warned, might wipe out all advances in civil rights. Problem Complex "If there is one thing I have learned from the civil rights strug­ gle," he added, "it is that the problem of bringing the Negro American into an equal role in our society is more complex, and is more urgent, and Ls more critical than any of us have ever known." Equal employment opportunity, the President said, is "just a key" with which "we can begin to open the gates that now enclose the ghet­ tos to despair." But it will open the gates, he went on "only for tliose who are willing to shoulder the re­ sponsibilities, as well as the rights. The conference included general sessions and seven workshops which tackled different elements of the task of making the job bias ban effective. At a meeting of the panel on apprenticeship and training includ­ ing skills upgrading, AFL-CIO Civ­ il Rights Director Donald Slaman said Negro protests have produced few new members of craft unions. But few Negroes have applied for admission, he aid, and even fewer passed qualifying tests where dis­ crimination did not exist. N. Thompson Powers, execu­ tive dh^tor of the Equal Em­ ployment Opportunity Commis­ sion set up under the 1964 act. said a federal survey showed a smaller percentage of Negro apprentices than Negro crafts­ men fa manafactaring plants. The nation, be told the panel. Is "reaping the bitter harvest of edncationa! deficiencies." The traditional exclusicm of Ne­ groes from better jobs cannot bo overcome by the anti-discrimina­ tion law alone, said Herbert Hill, labor secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He urged a huge federal program of subsidies and scholarships for young Negroes while they undergo training as ap­ prentices. "Recurring themes in these work­ shops," the panel said in its report to the conference, "were concern for the current curriculum in voca­ tional education schools and effec­ tive methods of recruiting minor­ ity group candidates for appren­ ticeship and training programs. �t. IfH SEAFARERS Notify Union On LOQ Mall As Seafarers know, copies of each Issue oi the SEAFARERS LOG are called every two uTeeks to all SIU ships as well as to BUBMreus cluhs, bars and ether overseas spots whoe Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves eaiUng all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their •hips. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship opeeetor, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air« Bulled to the agent In the next port Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarns 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 day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. DEL ABA (OeNa), Ailf. 2—Chair­ was elected to serve as ship's deleman, Jasaph Callins; Saciatary, Clar- I«te. anca V. Dyar. No beefs reported by department delesates. Brother James OVERSEAS EVA (Maritime OverB. Kins was elected to serve as teas), Aug. •—Chairman, Larry P. ship's delctata. Crew request that Coaticello; Secretary, Petar Mirabelia. a new ica makar be put aboard ship. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Lawrence P. Conticello was elected to serve as ship's STEEL EXECUTIVE Qsthmian), Aug. •talegate. 12—Chairman, P. Samyk; Saeratary, R. Hutehins. $1B In ship's fund. Dis­ PANWOOD (Waterman). Aug. »— cussion on rusty water. This to be taken up with patrolman. Otherwise, Chairman, Homer Workmen; Secre­ tary, Miehael IMIIer. Disputed OT in avarything is running smoothly. deck and engino departments. Vote of thanks to tlra steward dapaament TRANSHARTFORD (Hudson Water- for a Job well dene. Crew would like ways), Aug. IS—Chairman, Jsmas the Unien to request the Company Bryant; Saeratary, Jahn Calheun. Dis­ to forward all mail. cussion to saa boarding patrolman about watar coolert nat baing raSEAMAR (Caimar), Aug. •—Chair­ paired and ice machine not making man, Basilio Mafdonado; Secretary, aneugh ica. Disputad OT In aach Eric Natwig. Disputed OT In deck dapartmant Motion that tha nagati- and steward departments. MANHATTAN (Hudson Waterways), June 3—Chairman, Sam McOonatd; Saeratary, L. K. Ceata. No beefs re­ ported department delegates. Vote of thanks to steward department. Vote of thanks to port patrolmen Medford & Higgenbottom at last pay­ off for taking care of repair list. Ship's delegate to apeak to Captain about shore repair gang working in and around crew quarters. ting committee try to gat transporta­ tion money from port to port. Also, abipa oit Indian an# Persian Gulf runs should havs air conditioning units in crew messrooms. Pumpman atated that tha chief engineer has requisitioned four new water coolers. ALICE BROWN (Oloamfichl]. Aug. IS—Chairmen, W. W. Perkins; Secre­ tary, T. H. Spiers. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's delegate reported everything ruiming smoothly, ell beefs settled at last payoff. Brother L Laffargue was elected to serve ee ahip's delegate. Crew gave vote of thenks to steward department. Motion made that ship's delegate contact headquarters to de­ termine whether or not crew Is en­ titled to 10% of ivesent cargo. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), July SS—Chairman, Jack Neltan; Saera­ tary, All Fazii. $7.91 in ahip's fund. Crew requested to keep messrooms HASTINGS (Waterman), June 7 — and heads locked when In foreign Chairman, James McQuaid; Secretary, ports. Vote of thanks to the steward J. E. WaUs. No beefs reported by department and carpenter. department delegates. Discussion on retirement for those that do not re­ DELAWARE (Bulk Transport), Aug. tire on disability, some of the mem­ 1—Chairman, R. W. Corns; Secretary, bers feel that the payments should H. McCollum. Discussion on washing bo larger then the diset>iMty plan machine pump, which needs repairs. calls for. Ship's delegate promised that this will be taken care of. He also stated THETIS (Rye Merino), Aug. • — that there will t>e plenty of OT for Chairman, Bobby Thortoiu Secretary, men who want to work. Looks for­ Oseer Raynor. Crew did not receive ward to a good trip. new washing machines. Repairs need to be made on air conditioner. $15.64 STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Aug. In ship's fund. Disputed OT In deck 15 —Chairman, T. Jonas; Secretary, and engino depertmonts. Motion T. W. Kubecka. Brother W. A. Walsh made to contact headquerters about was elected to serve as ship's dele­ mail not reaching ship, also limited gate. $13 in ship's fund. No beefs supply of cigerettes In slop chest. reported by department delegates. WILD RANGER (Watermen), July 2S PORTMAR (Caimar), Aug. IS—Chair- —Cheirmen, Luke Ciembeli; Secre­ man, Lester Lapham; Secretary, J. tary, Werner Pedersen. Steward de­ Tutwiler. No beefs reported by de­ partment to order more fans. Vote partment delegates. Motion maoe ta of thanks to steward department. $40 increase the ship's personnel; 1 elec­ in ship's fund. No disputed OT re­ trician, 3 daymen, 1 wiper, 1 cook ported. Crew was asked not to place and 1 pantryman. glasses In sink, else to keep feet off chairs In messroom. Ship's delegate FAIRLAND (Sea-Land), Aug. IT — reported that crew was a pleasure to Chairman, William T. Rose; Secretary, work with, all very cooperative. William A. Padgett Brother Bill Padgett was elected to serve as MERIDIAN VICTORY (Waterman), ship's delegate. Beefs to be taken Aug. 15—Chairman, T. E. Yablonsky; up with patrolman concerning lockers Secretary, Harry Thrash. No beefs on this ship. reported by department delegates. General discussion on condition of TRANSGLOBE (Hudson Waterways), ship, as vessel has Just come out of Aug. •—Chairman, C. I. White; Sec­ layup after 12 years. Ship's dele­ retary, F. A. Stephen. $28 in ship's gate suggested to crew that the de­ fund. No beefs reported by depart­ partment delegates try to settle all ment delegates. Brother F. A. Stephen small beefs in their own department. LOG r The new washing machine recently installed aboard the Overseas Eva (Maritime Over­ seas) is causing a bit of a furor. The machins has so many controls and modem gismos on it that crewmembers aren't quits sure what goes where, or what does what. Covered with gadgets and switches, the com--^ plex little ship's laundromat making many needed repairs dur­ voyage. With a recreation room, spins, whirls, rinses, washes, ing the voyage. "Ha was a real •hip'a t.v., and ^he ahip's library changes gears, switches speeds and alters water temperature, all In a matter of min­ utes. Shipboard rumor has it that the machine. can cook, sew and fetch your slip­ pers—if the cor­ rect switch is pulled. "What we are going to do," ConticcHo announces ship's delegate Lawreaee P. Ceatieciid, "is attach an Instruction list to the bulkhead In the laundry room. Nobody in his right mind could figure out how to operate that mechanical night­ mare by himself. Sometimes I think we were better off when everything was done by hand, sea­ farer Contieello aaid. Then the only instruction you ever needed was a loud 'put your back into it." « » ^ Crewmembersa board the Falrland (Sea-Land) announce that they have completed their recent ship­ board elections. When the votes were tallied. Bill Padgitt won a hands down victory and was sworn in as new ship's delegate. "Bill, is a good man," says meeting chair­ man WUliam T. Rose. "Whatever the job entails, he's the man to get it done." it t Safety rules and regulations, which are a byword aboard all SlU-manned ves­ sels, took on spe­ cial weight aboard the Delaware (Bulk Transport). Delaware crewmembers, carry­ ing a cargo of explosives, gave special consider­ ation to safety Coras precautions. The safety-minded Seafarers held many meetings and discussions to clar­ ify and implement safety regula­ tions. "One of the rules we dis­ cussed most often," reports ship's meeting chairman Roy W. Corns, "was the regulation governing smoking on the vessel. "I am pleased to announce," he con­ tinues, that the 'men behaved in true SIU fashion. No one smoked on deck throughout the entire voyage. And all other safety rules were adhered to as well. The whole crew behaved in an exem­ plary SIU manner. We are looking forward to completing a fine run." i ^ t E. D. Winslow, ship's delegate aboard the Steel Seicatlst (Isth­ mian), relays the crew's vote of thanks to the ship's carpenter, for WHO ARE You- TME CAFTAlM n tv F*f» help," lays Winslow. "Anything at their disposal. Seafarers have we needed, all we had to do waa their choice of recreational activask. Hit help and his attitude ttiee." contributed to making this a real XXX Ship's meeting chau-man Roy aooooth-running ship. Guild, sailing board the Sted Re^ X eorder (Isthmian) Crew members sailing aboard reports that the the IbervUIe (Waterman) relay a ship's safety vote of thanks to delegates serv­ award money ing in all departments. "All those won by the crew, who served as delegates did a fine is being tabled SIU job," reports ship's meeting for future dis­ chairman Joseph Aieedo. "It is a cussion. "There real pleasure to make a voyage are so many ways where there is such a spirit of we can spend the cooperation and understanding be­ m o n e y," says tween crewmembers, and between GuHd brother Guild, crewmembers and their repre­ sentatives. This is an cxampls of "that we want to think it over and discuss it further before coming true SIU spirit." to a final decision. But no matter XXX The hot summer sun is really what we finally decide," he as­ bearing down and baking the sures, "you can be sure that the decks aboard money will be spent wisely and the Transhart- well. This is s steady crew and ford (Hudson we'll make good use of the prize W a t e r w ays). money." Everywhere you XXX turn, the crew is Seafarers aboard the Dnval busy installing (Gloria Steamship) report that fans, water- Bob High was elected as ship's coolers, awnings delegate by popular acclamation. and icemakers. "Tliere were so many seconds to "These Indian the motion," says meeting secre­ Bryant Ocean and Per­ tary W. Butterton, "that it seemed sian Gulf runs can get awfully aa if the whole crew wanted to hot," declares ship's delegate go down on record as officially James N. Bryant, wiping the per­ seconding the motion." spiration out of his eyes. "Trying XXX to keep cool is a full time Job in Del Aires (Delta Line) crew­ itself. Sometimes even fans, cold members are anxiously awaiting water, ice, and awnings aren't enough. But." he grins, "leava it the arrival of a to an SIU crew. We'll come up ship's tv set. Al­ ready the Sea­ with something." farers on board XXX are discussing A recent report from the decks what programs of the Del Alba (Delta Steamship will be watched Lines) announces that James B. on which chan­ King was unanimously elected to nels at what the post of ship's delegate. "The hours. Programs Del Alba crew knows a good thing like Mr. Roberts, LM when it sees one," says ship's McHales Navy delegate Joseph Collins. "That's and Gilligan's Island are slated why everybody voted for Jim for prime viewing time. The ship's King." radio officer has already been asked to curtail his use of • ham ••XXX Seafarers aboard the Los An­ radio outfit because It is feared geles (Sea-Land) are all looking that the amateur broadcasta will interfere with video reception. "It forward to using won't be long now," says ship's the recreation meeting chairman Charles Lee. room which will "And we're just In time for the be given to the Fall schedule of new shows." crew. "We'U be glad to get it," XXX reports ship's Ship's delegate I. Bickford of meeting eh air­ the Morning Light (Sea-Land) re­ man E. Bonaports that everything is going ftete. "Wt In­ smoothly on board. "On the pro­ tend to make ceeding voyage we had a clean lonafeata good use of It payoff," he says. "And we expect during our time off. It's always to have the same this time." At a good thing to have diversified Brother Biekford's suggestion, the recreation facilities aboard the ship's meeting was a combination ahip. That way the men dont get meeting and safety discussion. He tired of spending their leisure was awarded a vote of thanks by time the same way during the the crew. �SEAFARERS Paf« Tweatr life. The next best day, was tihs one on which my first pension check arrived. May God bless yon all, To the Editor: Erie Goddard Thanks to our SIU brothers, t it it organized unions and letterwriters everywhere, the Medi­ care Bill is now a matter of his­ tory. Now, if shipping companies— To the Editor: I want to express my deep especialiy tanker-outfits sailing under foreign flags — would thanks for the $4,000 death benefit check I received when my husband died. Most of all, I am grateful for the Union's ^TTipathy. It Is deeply appre­ ciated. I would like everyone to know that my husband Rupert Jackson was very proud to be AH letters to the editor for a member of the SIU. He publication in the SEAFARERS thought it was the best union LOG must be signed by the of its kind any\vhere in the writer. Names will be withheld world. He had a very warm spot in his heart for all his Sea­ upon request. faring brothers. I remember how when he re­ wake up, then we'd really be tired on pension, all his medi­ cal bills were paid by the Un­ getting somewhere. ion. The monUily checks com­ Also, since the marine hospi­ ing in lifted a great burden tals are still with us, I wouid from his mind and gave him like to sdggest that retired Sea­ peace and security. farers and their families should I am so grateful for every­ use the USPHS hospitals when thing. Thank you again. they fall ill. A Seafarer is al­ Sincerely yours, ways more at home there than Ellnora Jackson anywhere else, what with meet­ ^ ^ ing his old buddies and all. Let me also compliment the LOG. We enjoy it every time it comes. There is more in it To the Editor: than in the other newspapers. Now that I have finally found Everybody is hoping for more a safe harbor with my SIU pen­ American flagships before -the year is out. In the naeantime, sion, I find that I miss the song of those turbines ringing in my good shipping to all. Sincerely yours, ears. And I miss all my many Seafarer brothers of the good John Van Dyk old days. Retiring after a lifetime at sea is not easy. But it will make things so much easier if some­ how I could continue to talk and hear about what's happen­ To the Editor: ing in the SIU. I would like to express my If any of the boys would like thanks to the Union and to all to write, call, or see me, 1' am the brothers for my recent pen­ staying at the Coach Mouse, sion. It makes a man feel pret­ Box 2302, Lot 71, Palmetto, ty good to know that he can face Florida. the future without fear of pov­ I sure would appreciate hear­ erty. Many people are fright­ ing from them and listening to ened of growing old with all the some good old SIU talk. bills that can pile up. But with I would also like everyone to my Union pension I'll never be know how great the SIU pen­ afraid of going down to the sion is. All I can say Is, it mailbox in the morning. Join­ takes care of my every need. ing up with the SIU was the Thank you, and smooth sailing, Norman (Peg-Leg) West smartest and luckiest day of my Appreciates Union Action SIU Wife Grateful Pensioner Misses SIU Thanks Union For Pension September S. IPW LOG S/U Navy Veteran Pays Visit To WWa Okinawa Battie Site It is • rare SIU veteran who does not have at least a few World War II experiences stuck away in the back of his memory. Many prefer to forget these incidents, but most can­ not. One of those who cannot forget is Seafarer Faustino I. Ayson who has been shipping SIU as a steward for almost twenty years. On a recent raged all about him, Ayson could out during the war and the new see the deadly Kamakazi—Japa­ construction is 100 per cent differ­ voyage to Okinawa aboard the nese suicide planes—at their work Steel Voyager, ha was suddenly so vividly reminded of the War, that in the harbor. The Kamakazi for a moment it was like re-living pilots, their imaginations filled the original experience. Although with the glory of dying for the em­ almost two decades have passed, he pire and their ancestors, dove their knows now that the war shall al­ death planes directly at the U. S. ships lying at anchor. While Ayson ways remain with him. watched, three Kamakazis screamed "I thought I had forgotten the in for the kill against the destroyer War," Ayson says. "But now 1 New Mexico. Two were downed by know that I shall never forget." the destroyer's deck gunnery Brother Ayson was part of the crews, but the third scored a direct amphibious forces that took part in hit, exploding his plane against the U. S. warship. the Invasion of Okinawa. Man­ Like Vultures ning the LSMa, "Kamakazis are a terrifying he and hie Com­ sight," relates Brother Ayson. "Be­ pany hit the fore they dive, the circle their beach right be­ target vessel again and again—just hind the army. like vultures zeroing in. Then The short trip those dives, with the high-pitched was a nightmare snarl of the engines roaring in your of artillary and ears as the pilot aims his plane automatic w e astraight at the ship . . . That's Ayson pon fire, at the something else that I'll never be Japanese troops made a last ditdi able to forget." stand. Although he still remembers "Shells were bursting all World War II Japan, Brother around," Ayson recalls. "The Ayson Is the first to admit that the beach was strewn with bodies from land of the rising sun has under­ both sides. Everytime you picked gone enormous and favorable up your head, you'd see another changes. man fall." "Take Okinawa itself,' he says. The fighting continued unabated "There were parts of It that I for a. full day. The Japanese re­ didn't even recognize. There are fused to budge, knowing that after so many new buildings and streets. this defeat they were, for all in­ Much of the island was bombed tents and purposes, finished. This Is It "It's a funny thing," Aysons says with a puzzled smile, "but I wasn't really frightened. I suppose, in a way, that I didn't have time to be afraid. Our commander had given us a sort of pep talk before we went in. He told us that there was nothing to be frightened about and that we mustn't panic. I didn't remember a single word of that speech on the beach though. All I kept thinking was, this is it, this is it. That phrase kept repeating Itself In my mind, over and over again." While the fighting on the beach Keeping Up ent from the original city." Most of all, Ayson is pleased with the change in the people. People Changed "I suppose that all people are bad, if you're at War with them," he says. "While you are fighting, the enemy always appears evil and inhuman. But once the war is over, you get a chance to regard them in a different light. "But I feel that the people on Okinawa are really different than they were twenty years ago. They are so much happier now, and more content. Though again, I suppose that's the difference be­ tween being at war or at peace. No person is happy when he is fighting," he declares. According to Ayson, the Oki­ nawa population is extremely friendly to visiting Seafarers, and the port offers a great deal in the way of entertainment. "I like Okinawa," he says. "It's one of my favorite far eastern ports." Brother Ayson sails as a mem­ ber of the steward department, having joined the Union in 1947. He is married and he and his wife Edits live in New York with their three children. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Memories By Ed Fllnn Sometimes, when I lie awake. And I'm feeling pretty low. From the foggy river's edge, I hear the whistles blow. And then I remember how young I was. So many, oh so many years ago. When I was just a little boy. Playing in the sand, I did not know how soon it was. That I would be a man. Or that I who loved the sea so much. Would be consigned to land. The dreams of youth are windy dreams. And the days of youth stretch long. This is what they said to me. But what they said was wrong. And I can't even whistle now. The tune of childhood's song. They've burned the sails that flew so proud. And turned them into steam. And what were mighty oceans once. Are now but schoolboy's streams. And all the wooden ships and iron men. Lie shipwrecked in my dreams. Time is a thief and a robber. Who steals into your life at dawn. And when you wake, it's twilight. And all your friends are gone. And while you blink and shake your head. The minute hand moves on. A boy is a living legend, A man is a tale untold, But the clock ticks iron hours out. Turning our memories cold, And arrogant youth can never dream. That even pain grows old. Keeping up with the latest news and maritime developments as they wait tor the right job to hit Baltimore Board, Seafarers ll-r) Dqrrei Barnett, deck, James Warren, steward, Charlie Bedell, steward, and George Davis, deck, look over a recent issue of the LOG. And that is the harshest twist of all, ' ri The one that makes a jest of pain, ^ \ For I would' laugh at every hurt, ', If I could but live them all again. �Ml S»JMi SEAFAMERS LOG Seafarers Bid U.S. SIU Crew Rescues Cuban Keep PHS Alive Refugees From Open Boat Guided by a flashing mirror that winked faintly in the darkening ocean 42 miles off Seafarers aboard the York believe in taking an active roll Key West, Florida, Seafarers aboard the Monarch of the Seas made their way to a family In the political struggles of the day. When the York crew of four Cuban refugees who were fleeing Cuba in an open boat. learned of an American Medical Association-backed plan to Outbound from New Or­ were lifted off their tiny channels, but discovered that he close the USPHS hospitals,-^ leans to San Juan, the SIU refugees boat and placed safely on board the was not allowed to travel except they immediately sent a joint crewmembers spotted a light freighter. to Communist countries. It was flashing on the sea at about 6:30 resolution to House Majority at this point that he decided to Leader Carl Albert voicing strong opposition to the proposed clos­ ings and urging that members of the House continue to take note of the special needs of the American seaman. Pointing out the special health requirements and hazards of mari­ Doud Heinfling time employment, the York reso­ lution demanded that the USPHS nomy to transfer patients to the hospitals continue to treat Ameri­ Veteran's Administration Hospitals can seamen and citizens as they as the Veteran's Administration have been doing since they were Hospitals do not have enough beds founded by Congressional order to care for all veterans, much less in 1798. additional patients turned out of York delegates Seymour Hein- U.S. Public Health Service Hos­ fiing and A1 Doud emphasized that pitals, and if Seafarers are to play a direct WHEREAS, Merchant Sejmen part in any of the political issues are exposed to unusual health that effect them, they must stand hazards since their work takes up and be counted. them to all parts of the world. As a start, the 39 Seafarers NOW THEREFORE, Be It RE­ aboard the York, have sent the SOLVED: that the hospital and following petition to Carl Albert, medical services given merchant House Majority Leader," Heinfling seamen are specially tailored to and Doud announced. their needs; that we urge you to WHEREAS, the United States support House Resolution 7268, so Public Health Service Hospitals are that USPHS hospital facilities be in danger of being closed and the preserved so that they may con­ Public Health Service Hospitals tinue to provide care for American were founded by Congress in 1798 merchant seamen and others as. to provide medical care for mer-: they have been doing since being chant, seamen due to the special founded by Congress in 1798. requirements and character of Signed: maritime employment, and We, The American seamen WHEREAS, It would be false eco- inward the steamship York. Your Gear.. for ship • • • for shore Whatever you need, in work or dress gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sea Chest store. Sport Coats Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoes Socks Dungarees Frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts T-shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'wesfers Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Cameras luggage SEACHEST p.m. and turned the vessel about to investigate. They came upon a man and wife and two teenage children in the small open boat. The family had been at sea for about 22 hours and all they had in the way of provisions was some water, evaporated milk and some soggy crackers. They had come 65 miles from Cuba's shores. "When I saw that light blinking out in the middle of the ocean, I knew something was wrong,"' said Buddy Adom, the Seafarer who first sighted the fleeing craft. "Although I could not see the boat in the darkness, I realized that the light was a distress signal of some sort." When the Monarch of the Seas hoved-to alongside, the Cuban Seafarers Mourn For Shipmate Seafarers manning the Choctaw Victory responded with traditional SIU brotherhood when their fellow-union member and ship­ mate Samuel Vincius died at sea during a recent voyage. Each member of the crew .do­ nated a full day's pay to a ship­ board collection taken up for Brother Vincius' mother, Mrs. Mary Vincius. Hailing from San Antonio. Texas, Vincius sailed as a elec­ trician in the en­ gine department. Vineias Joining the Un­ ion in 1947. A highly regarded SIU veteran, he was loved and respected by all that sailed with him. Vincius served In the United States Marine Corps for three years during World War II, receiv­ ing his discharge in 1945. Choctaw Victory erewmembers sent a telegram to Mrs. Mary Vincius, extending their heartfelt sympathy and expressing their own deep, personal tense of loss. "On behalf of the entire crew," the telegram read, in part, "we send you our sincere sympathy . . . and a small token from ris here on the ship to show how much Samuel is missed by all . . . May God grant you strength and guidance." The contributing Choctaw Vic­ tory crewmembers were: Bos'n H. Hill, Day Man J. Masters, A.B. A. Novelli, A.B. J. Fisher, A.B. J. Barton, A.B. J. Pettus, A.B. J. Schupstik, A.B. R. Pereira, O.S. H. Williams, O.S. Nuttig, O.S. D. Bethell, Chief Electrician W. Mitchell, Oiler R. Linkowski, 2'nd Electrician W. Fitzpatrick, Oiler R. Ripley, FWT R. Eisman, FWT K. Bane, Wiper F. Wright, Steward J. Darouse, Chief Cook R. Fontana. Baker F. Johnson, 3'd Cook A. Nelson, M.M. W. Morgan, M.M. R. Reyna, P.M. M. Leache, and B.R. W. Smith. "They looked a little tired and worn, but not much the worse for make his escape by sea. their 22 hours at sea," said deck­ He applied for a fishing permit, hand James Vernon McClantoc saying he intended to learn a new who, along with Seafarers Ed Mor- trade and bought the 15-foot open boat with an inboard engine and some fishing equipment. Then he put to sea regularly, pretending to fish. Actually though, he was becoming familiar with the shore­ line and with handling the boat. After finding a spot along the shore where there was a sub­ merged reef along which his family could walk a long distance into the ocean, he put to sea in his normal fashion, met them McClantoc Woolsey there, and set sail for freedom. rls and Hilton Woolsly participated Less than a day later, he was In the rescue operation. "They safely aboard the SlU-manned were sure glad to be aboard," Mc­ Monarch of the Seas. Clantoc added. Eyes Open The Monarch of the Seas made "I guess they were pretty lucky an eight-hour detour to a Coast Guard station near Key West and that we happened along and put the family ashore. Before land­ spotted their signal," said Hilton ing, the man, who identified him­ Woolsey, who sails in the steward self as Cecilio Castellon, 57, de­ department. "Buddy Odom really scribed to the crew the careful had his eyes open, and that was planning which led to his success­ a break for those people. No tell­ ing how long they would have been ful escape. out there, and don't forget that Bad Times they had almost nothing in the A clothing peddler In Cienfuegos way of provisions." Province at the time of the Castro When placed safely ashore, takeover, he said that his supplies Castellon, his wife Joaquina and were gradually diminished until their two children Maria 17 and he could barely eke out a living. Jorge 14 said that they would fc-.i He tried to make arrangements eternally grateful to the SIU to leave the country through legal crewmembers who rescued them. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Ministering Comrades By Roy Lee Hinson From there by the sea to live. Where brave mariners their lines pit?c. Sick in body and in soul. By the coast where sea waves roll. Hearing the shifting of steam ships. Some preparing their fatal trips, "Watching the wounded soldiers come in. Ministered to by their fellowmen. How true it is that they care. For each other in war fare. While they who fight the battles of life. Are in confusion and in strife. See the soldier in great battle. He falls to earth from his saddle. His comrades are ready to stand by. Lest the wounded soldier die. They will risk their very neck. To give strength to a battle wreck. But some soldiers of the cross. Count their wounded comrades dross �Vag* TweBtr-Tw* SEAFARERS iWtoBibtr I, 19H LOG SXX7 uSkiUZUrVCAJEiS sucidl UNIOKT All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Kathleen Pierce, born July 13, Carlos Luna, born July 20, 1965, Diann Lynn Jaegle, born'^ne 8. 1965, to the Donald Jaegles, 1965, to the James P. Pierces, to the Carlos M. Lunas, Kenner, La. Philadelphia, Pa. Toledo, Ohio. $1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mary Lynn Skyles, born July 22, Angela Holston, born June 20, Pamela Henry, born July 20, 1965, to the Raymond H. Henrys, 1965, to the Charles S. Holstons, 1965, to the Herbert Skyles, Brook­ lyn, New York. Louisville, Ky. Houston, Texas. t Dante! Edward Hanback, born July 15, 1965, to the Burt T. Hanbacks, N. Tarrytown, N.Y. i 3i» it Nicholas Peter Hatgimislos, born July 1, 1965, to the Nicholas P. Hatgimisios, Philadelphia, Pa. t 4- t $1 William Finnerty, born May 30, Doris Lopez, born July 13, 1965, 1965, to the Edward Finnertys, to the Orlando H. Lopezs, Levittown, P.R. Cleveland, Ohio. t Scott Kevin Barnes, born June Ed Roy Connolly, Jr., born Sept. 25, 1965, to the Ronald B. Barnes, 9, 1964, to the Ed Roy Connollys, Houston, Texas. Bothell, Washington. 4" 4" 4* Joseph Townsend, born July 21, Daria Jeanne Havard, born June 22, 1965, to the Howard E. Hav- 1965, to the Joseph E. Townsends, Pennsville, N.J. ards, Senimes, Ala. 4i 4i t 4« i tWilliam Joseph Tomic, born Brian James McQueeney, born July 9, 1965, to the Francis Mc- June 13, 1965, to the Richard Tomics Warren, Mich. Quceneys, Lynd Hurst, N.J. 4i it 4> 4> 4> 4> Jack Charles Repsch, Jr., born Leslie Fields, born April 12, 1965, to the Thomas Fields, New July 8, 1965, to the Jack Repschs, Philadelphia, Pa. Orleans, La. Leroy Thomas Magee, born June 29, 1965, to the Wasselle Magees, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Jerry Lynn Cummings, born June 18, 1965, to the Jake Cummings, Clifton, Tenn. 4 4 4 Leslie Rogamos, born July 17, 1965, to the Sammy R. Rogamos, San Francisco, Calif. 4 4 4 Deborah Marie Branlund, born The dealhio of the following Seafarers have been reported June 26, 1965, to the Frank W. to the Seafarers Welfare Flan (any apparent delay in payment Branlunds, Seattle, Wash. of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): John Wesley Hill, 58: Brother Atonane Elchuk, 61: Brother Elcluik succumbed to heart disease Hill died of natural causes on June 27, 1965, at his on May 15, 1965, home in New Or­ at Britanico Hos­ leans, Louisiana. pital, Buenos A member of the Aires, Argentina. A member of the Union since 1965, Union since 1946, he sailed in the he sailed in the engine depart­ steward depart­ ment. He was ment. He was buried in the buried In Buenos Forest Lawn Aires. No bene­ Cemetery, Slidell, ficiary was designated. Louisiana. Surviving is his brother 4 Grant Monroe Hill. 4i 4" 4" Lee Roy H. Hoffman, 44: Brother Hoffman died of heart disease on April 26, 1965, at St. Mary's Infir­ mary, Galveston, Texas. A member of the engine department, he joined the Union in 1947. He is survived by his brother Fred, and by his sister Clara B. Parker. Place of burial 4" 4" t Edwin Allison Alnsworth, 60: was the Galveston Memorial Park Heart disease proved fatal to Cemetery, Hitchcock, Texas. Brother Ains4 4 4 worth on June 21, Earl Millard Hartman Jr., 47: 1965, at his resi­ died of natural dence in Seattle, Brother Hartmancauses on July 5, Washington. A 1965, at the Balti­ member of the more, Maryland Union since 1948, Mercy Hospital. he sailed In the A member of the engine depart­ Union since i960, ment. He was he sailed in the burled in the dfeck department. Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Port He is survived by Orchard, Washington. Surviving his mother Alma is his sister Mae K. Ainsworth. J. Hartman. i. ii. H. Burial was in the Sherwood Ceme­ Richard Benton Jones, 51: tery, Roanoke, Virginia. Brother Jones succumbed to a 4 4 4 heart attack on Clement C. Aculn, 44t Brother May 20, 1065, at the Gllmore Acuin died of natural causes on August 4, 1965, Hotel, Newport, in Singapore. A Oregon. A mem­ member of the ber of the engine Union since 1940, department, he he sailed in the joined the SIU in steward depart­ 1952. Place of ment. He was burial was the buried in Singa­ Greenlawn Me• morial Park Cemetery, Port Arthur, pore. N 0 bene­ Texas. He is survived by his wife ficiary was desig­ nated. Lena. Lubin Roland Lanne, 47: Brother Lanne died of heart disease on May 7, 1965, in New Orleans, Louisi­ ana. A member of the deck de­ partment, he joined the Union in 1957. Place of burial was the St. Vincent de Paul #3 Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana. He is survived by his •wife Marguerite. SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindiey WlUlami Ai Tanner Robert Hatthewi SECREPARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney Fred SUwart BALTIMORE X21S B. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 3-0140 DETROIT 10329 W. Jeflersou Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....075 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent WAInut 8-3307 /ACKSONVILLE. 3608 Pearl St., SE.. Jax WUUam Morrii. Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Nelra. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent Tel. 539-7546 NEW YORK 875 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent ..633-1893 PHILADELPHIA 3604 S. 4th St. John Fay, Acting Agent . DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St. Paul Gonsorchlk. Agent ..nouglas 3-4401 Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR .. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 30 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep Phone 733-8994 SEATTLE 3505 1st Ave. Ted BabkowskL Agent MAln 3-4334 Know Your Rights FINANCIAL RBPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detaUed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. AU Union records are avaUablo at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shaU consist equaUy of union and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPINO RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avaUable In aU Union haUs. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU. return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at aU times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Aopeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avaUable In all SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obUgatlons. such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditlonaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the poUtical purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub- ' lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports.' The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Us ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to bo paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member Is required to make a payment and It given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubUshea every six months In the SEAFARE31S LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. AU members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to famUiarlze themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as aU other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED EEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And like aU other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In aU rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of aUowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which he la entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the baslo rights of Seafarers Is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been vioiatad, or that he has bean denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, ha should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at haadquartars ^y certified mall, return receipt requested. TAMPA 3U Harrison St. Jett GUletta. Agent 330-2788 WILMINGTON. Calif SOS N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne, Agent TBrmlnal 4-2928 Great Lakes SECRBTARY-TREASUREE Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 137 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO. NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 0383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, m. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND ; 1420 West 35th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 313 W. 3nd St. RAndolph 3-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St. MaU Address: P.O. Box 387 ELgin 7-3441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18 Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR AI Tanner BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St. .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 0-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax .ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE X South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1734 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel 529-7548 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St. Tel. DE 6-3838 NORFOLK 115 Third St. 632-1892 TAMPA 312 Harrison St Tel. 229-2788 GREAT lAKES TUG 8 DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. Tillman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller. Agent TR 5-1538 CHICAGO 2300 N. Kimball Trygve Varden. Agent ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 2!5th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 2308 Hubbard St Harold Yon. Agent TA 5-5723 DULUTH 305 W. 5th St. Paul Greco, Agent RA 3-3733 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mall to Brlmley. Mich. Wayne Weston. Agent. .BRimley 14-R 8 TOLEDO 423 Central St. Leslie Willard, Agent 343-6859 Tug Firemen, linemen, Oilers 8 Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA. 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mere. Agent WOodman 4-B538 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns. Agent .TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing. S. Chicago Robert Affleck. Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Heams, Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO Byron Kelly, Agent 14595 Regina. Allen Park. Mich. 386-6264 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 4-4383 LORAIN. 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold RutUsatz. Agent ....MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ....3733 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph MUler, Agent ..SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE 219 Brady St. John Bernard. Agent MElrose 2-8963 TOLEDO 2706 106th St. Owen Cone. Agent RA 6-4833 Rivors Section ST. LOUIS. HO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis. Agent . .CE X-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendheim. Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ... 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 3. NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS B. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimure St. EAstern 7-4060 NORFOLK 115 Third St. 623-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4tli St. DEwey 6-.3318 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1316 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON , 276 State St. Richmond 3-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 3608 Pearl St. SB ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 623-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 3604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA ...313 Harrison St. Phono 239-3788 �i«ifaiiMr t. Itif SEAFARERS 'Tagm Trntntr-Tlutm LOG Scrape Membership Meetings All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: SiU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York Philadelphia Baltimore Sept. 7 Sept. 7 Sept. 8 Mobile Detroit Houston New Orleans Sept. 15 ^ Sept. 10 Sept. 13. Sept. 14 ^ West Coast SlU-AGLiWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. Ail Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Sept. 20 Sept. 22 Sept. 24 u> $ 4GREAT Great Lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meetings on the Great I.akes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in ail ports at 7 PM local time, except at Cetroit, where meetings are held at 2 PM. The next meeting's will be Detroit Sept. 7—2" P.M. Alpena, ButTalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Dtrlcth. Frankfort, Sept. 7—7 P.M. 4- t SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will he: Phila Sept. 7—5 P.M. B-' imore (licrnsed and un­ licensed ... Sept. 8—5 P.M. Houston . Sept. 13—5 P.M. Norfolk Sept. 9—5 P.M. N'Orleans .. Sept. 14—5 P.M. Mobile Sept. 15—5 P.M. RAILWAY MARINE REGION Regular mcmbetship meetings for Railway Ma'ine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City Sept. 13 Philadelphia Sept. 14 Baltimore Sept 15 •Norfolk Sept. 16 LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will ue: Detroit Milwaukee Chicago Buflfalo tSault Ste. Marie Duluth Cleveland Toledo Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). 4- 4* A* United Industrial Workers 4" 4" 4" Ralphel Quisida You are requested to contact your god-daughter Cuniel and Jerry as soon as possible in care of Mrs. Elizabeth Rodriguez, 604 Clinton Street, Brooklyn New York. 4" 4" i Louis Samia You are requested- to contact your sister immedately at 271 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, New York. 4" TFilS iVlUSPSSDMAlLVFlH/iRf AMDp«a»S8/Me.., 4" 4) Howard A. Sampson You are asked to contact Jo as soon as possible at 3232 Francis, Houston, Texas, care of Carolyn Smith. John Misakian Hubert S. Wilson USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS E. Babineaux A. M. Myrex Charles Copeman Robert Nelson Gordon E. Dalman Robert F. Nielsen Rul DeLos Santos E. J. Sillin Elmer DIckerson Wm. C. Schaefer Richard L. Toler Hugh Grove Jimmie 1- Jackson C. D. Umfleet A. K. Keenum G. Villonauera E. J. McMaster James Walker Andrew P. Mazurek Lucy Williamson J. E. Moore E. C. Yeamans USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA W. E. Barber A. N. Kitchings USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK E. Boles, Sr. Albert R. Moore R. Burton J. G. Napoleonis William Coggins A. Niineberg Chester Coumas John Novak R. E. Cuevas Stan O'Brien Jeff Davis K. E. Olsen Dominick Fois Charles W. Palmer Bryan Gibson A. Pedro R. G. Gustafson Teotonio Pereira Orlando Hernandez Louis O. Pickhart Juan R. Landron Joseph Polsney R. J. Lasso Julio Quinonez K. Leetma Jose Rodriguez Edward P. Lee R. Roeder M. Loretto W. G. Schoenborn Michael Marcello Francisco Solis G. P. Marcotte Juan Soto C. Melpignano Walter Sudnick Isidoro Valles Pedro Mena J. A. Mitchell R. E. Waterfield USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS Edward Broussard John Sweeney John Keegan Wm. Willdridge USPHS HOSPITAL • BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Lowell Bailey Nick Mutin Floyd Barnett Andy C. Noah R. W. Collins James Portway Roy Rayfield John W. Coursey Harry Reynolds Maurice Gillespie Earl Smith George Harris Jennings Hockman R. Thornsberry Charles Tyree Eric Johnson George Williams Bernhard Larsen Lawrence McGlone Anthony ZielinskI USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Willie Adcock Thomas Lehay Benjamin Deibler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, . NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny A. Gutierrez Harry MacDonald Edwin Harriman U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manion VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Paul Kolesnick VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NEW YORK R. McCutheon VA HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, PENN. Phillip Jeffers VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA R. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr PUREAIR SANATORIUM BAYFIELD, WISCONSIN Theodore Galazen Jobless Insurance Seafarers and ttieir families are urged to support a fonsumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are prodr- •' under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) Regular membership meetings for UIW members are scheduled each month at 7 PM in various t 4. t ports The next meetings will be: Eastern Alt Lines New York Sept. 7 (Flight Engineers) Baltimore ...... .. Sept. 8 4< 4> 4^ Philadelphia ..• Sept. 7 H. I. Siegel t:Houston ......... .Sept. 13 "HIS" brand men's clothes Mobile Sept. 15 (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) New Orleans Sept. 14 4^ 4" 4" Sears, Roebuck Company • Meetings held at Laoor Tample, Nawport News. Retaii stores & products t Meeting tield at Labor Temple, Sault (Retail Clerks) Ste. Marie, Mich. 4 4 4' t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Stitzel-Welier Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) John K. Naeole, PB-6102 your mother as soon as possible. You are requested to contact Henri J. Robinson your wife as soon as possible, You are requested at contact your sister Mrs. George F. Nich­ 4" 4- - 4" olson immediately at 8515 Green­ Donald A. Crawford, PB-17155 wood Avenue, Thbmas Park, Mary­ You are requested to contact land, Phone: 589-3189. HDR ALL MAlLTbS/U ORromiOS USBZIPCOVB WMBER11232 APffleAECWaS USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA J. Colonna Leon O. Lucas C. W. Dillman C. Hazelton Edw. Fernandas J. S. Mendoza F. H. Foster James Moore J. W. Givens Doyle Sheets Nils Larsson V. W. Sorensen USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON H. A. Anderson B. Jensen T. W. Carter C. D. Swift USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Tahel Ahmed Leslie Pluff George Koehlui George Stevenson John Macko Henry Stryczek A. A. Mohamed USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Robert E. Brush Bullard Jackson John Gurganus Marion Luksa Clarence J. Hobbs William H. Mason USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA John E. Adam» Chas. J. Mitchell Lucien Allarie Cleon Mixon Tobe Beams Willis O. Moncrief Tim Brown Charles L. Monks Gregory J. Bruno Clarence Osborne Ardell Burkett Alfred E. Parek Thomas J. Caylor Bennett E. Parnell Mallory J. Coffey Eugene G. Plahn Allen Collins, Jr. John J. Powers Charles Colston Albert Rebane Clifford Cummings James Redden Claude R. Deane Douglas Robbing Nelson R. Dorado R. M. Rutledge Harry D. Emmett Patrick I. Scanlan J. G. Gautreau H. Leonard Shaw O. J. Kendrick Morris D. Siegel Pleas T. Martin E. R. Smallwood James W. McFarlin Harold Sweet R. A. Medicus T. C. Thompson Joseph Mendoza Frank Vivero Ethel Messonnrer Earl L. Wicker 4 4 4 J. R. Simpiot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4 4 4 Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 4 4 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) 4 4 4 Empire State Bedding Co. "Seaiy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) 4 4 4 Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) 4 4 4 White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers of America (Continued from page 2) about federal standards for the distribution of monies raised by a federal tax." Under existing law — and they have existed from the beginning — "there are over 30 standards a state must meet." Raise Benefits The AFL-CIO wants the maxi­ mum benefit raised, also, to "50 or 60 percent of the average wages paid in a state," with the average payment one-half a jobless work­ er's own previous wage, Meany testified. He suggested that one feature of the Mills bill be drop­ ped — a provision allowing states to raise their maximums in a series of "steps." State legislature would have to "amend their laws to ad­ just" to the Mills bill, "and they may as well do so at once." In the shifting work patterns of the past 30 years, he pointed out, "millions of workers" either never were or are not now under protec­ tion by the system. "We believe it should provide for everyone who works for salary or wages, who wants to work, and who cannot find work. The system needs refurbishing by establishing new <federai qualifica­ tion standards for the states, Meany told the committee. While the ques­ tion of disqualifications would be left to a special advisory committee under the Mills bill, he urged that the penalty for an act of "dis­ qualification" should be limited to six weeks, thus making "the punish­ ment fit the crime." Meany vigorously opposed an alternative bill sponsored by the Interstate Conference of state em­ ployment security commissioner's— also introduced by Mills and by Representative John W. Byrnes (RWis.), ranking GOP member of the Ways & Means Committee. That bill is "defective," he told the committee because it leaves up to each state "whether it wants to do anything." It is based on a "premise" that very long-term un­ employment "is attributable only to recession periods, which, he said was erroneous. "The most outstand­ ing feature of long-term unemploy­ ment is its persistence when the over-all rate of unemployment is dropping. objected to the formula in the Interstate Confereime bill that would "trigger" a "few more weeks of benefits" only if unemployment rate.s in each state reach a specified level. "We are unequivocally op­ posed to the triggered approach because we believe unemployment benefits should provide help to those who need it whether or not an individual's unemployment hap­ pens to coincide with an increase in the total number of unemploy­ ment,' he said. A sick person who needs to go to a hospital should not be barred because the community has not been hit by an epidemic — but that "analogy is parallel to the Interstate Conference bill" on job­ less benefits, he observed. "This is the time — while we are not under the gun of an emer­ gency unemployment problem — to shore up the system," he urged the committee. Strike (Continued from page 3) panel consisting of Assistant Sec­ retary of Labor James Reynolds, Lane Kirkland, assistant to Presi­ dent Meany and Theodore Kheel, labor arbitrator. Approximately 100 ships have been affected on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. The MEBA began its strike on June 16. A week later they were joined by the MMP and the ARA. Talks at settling the strike were then undertaken by Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. Up to that time virtually no collective bargaining had taken place. Although MEBA negotiators had indicated their desire to meet on an around-the-clock basis, the shipowners showed no willingness to, discuss the issues and few meet­ ings were held. Meanwhile, the SIUNA deep sea units—the MFOW, A&G District, SUP and MC&—which previously extended their contract deadlines to August 15, have agreed to con­ tinue their bargaining talks with management so long as there is evidence of good faith on the part •The federation president also of the shipowners. �SEAFARERS LOG f«pt. t 196S J OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO R OR THE PAST twelve yeai-s, annual winners of the SIU scholarship awards have displayed th.e same high standards of academic and moral achievement that marked the first scholarship awards in 1953. Now, as then, the Seafarers scholarship program attracts students who combine intellectual prowess with character, and ability. The SIU scholar­ ship winner has consistently proved his mettle, not only as a student, but as a citizen, a family member and a par­ ticipant in community affairs as well. Tlie SIU scholarship program has been opeiatcd on an annual basis for the past twelve years and is recognized as one of the most liberal, no-stringsattached programs of its kind. Seafarers and their children are eligible to compete. The children of SIU members have been awarded 40 of the 63 scholarships granted to date. SIU men have received 23 of the college scholarships. . An example of how an SIU scholarsiiip paved the way to success is Dr. Alma Jiminez, who was one of the 1953 award winners. She is the daughter of Seafarer Pedro Jiminez. Alma went on to graduate from the University of Puerto Rico and established her own medical practice. Other former winners are now engaged in professions ranging from medicine and engineering to teach­ ing and law. In each case, the scholarsiiip has substantially aided their careers. James Schmidt, son of Seafarer Joseph Schmidt, of Chicago, 111., is one of the five 1955 winners who possesses the many qualities exhibited by all the award holders, past and present. James attended St. Alphonsus Grade School in his home town, Chicago. After graduating from St. Alphonsus, he at­ tended St. Michael Central High School, wliere he participated in many extra­ curricular and community affairs. Main­ taining top grades at St. Michael's, James edited the school newspaper in his junior and senior years. During his senior year, he served as president of the school's student council. Aware of the value of experience, James knows that there is more to learn­ ing than attending classes and reading books. ".4s I have often mentioned to my friends and relatives," he says, "my participation in extra-curricular activi­ ties supplemented my academic educa­ tion, and, as the saying goes, taught me many things which are not found in the textbooks. Such activities," he declares, "also afforded me a sense of responsi­ bility 'which I know will be of value to me in later life." SIU Seholorsiiip winner Peter Bakarieh (center, rear) poses proudly with his family. A firm believer in the "sound mind in a sound body" adagie, James keeps him­ self phjrsically fit by actively partici­ pating in the many sports of which he is fond. During his four years at high school, he played intramural basketball and foot­ ball, and was a star member of the school bowling team. Not limited to school sports, in the summer James enjoys swimming, cycling, and "just plain hiking—especially along the lakefront of Chicago." In the winter, he can never get his fill of ice skating, which is his favorite sport. Recently, he's taken up tennis and golf. scholarship program is Linda Schwarrmann, daughter of Seafarer • A. . j. Schwarrmann, of Leonia, N. J. . Linda balances her academic life with a strong role in church and community activities. Having lived in Leonia, New Jersey since she was five, Linda attended Leonia Grade School, and then attended Leonia High School. In both schools, she main­ tained a record of high academic achieve­ ment. Throughout her high school years, Linda found herself very busy, both in school and out. She engaged in many extra-curricular activities, including the Girl Scouts and various school clubs. 1965 liii^ARSHlP "But," he says, "I think I need quite a bit of practice in both before I call myself a tennis or golf player." James has accompanied his father. Seafarer Joseph Schmidt, on several fishing trips to Canada during his sum­ mer school vacations. "The trips were great," he says. "Being the son of a Seafarer, I suppose I have a special place in my heart for water sports." While visiting Washington D.C. during his junior year in high school, James developed a taste for travel which was re­ inforced by a tour he made of the Air Force Academy in Colorado. "One of my ambitions is to travel to every state in the union and then tour Europe," . ^ . he declares. J. Schmidt ^ This month, James will enroll in the University of Dayton, Ohio. There he will major in history with hopes of entering the teaching pro­ fession when his education is completed. Teaching is more than just a profes­ sion to James, it is a passion. "I feel that teaching will give me an opportunity to be of creative service to my fellow man," he says. "As far as I'm concerned," there are few professions that offer as much personal satisfaction as teaching does." Grateful for the big boost that the $6,000 SIU scholar­ ship is giving to his academic studies and his future, James says: "I will always be in debt to the SIU for the scholar­ ship that has been awarded to me. A. Cemosek Without it, I prob­ ably would not have been able to go away to college." A fine example of the well rounded students who participate in the SIU As president of her church youth group, church and charitable activities held much of Linda's attention. She found that such activity broadened and supplemented her formal elducation. Linda's hobby and favorite sport is baton twirling. She served as drum majorette at Leonia High. So far as Linda is concerned, twirling is more than Just a pastime. It is a way of interacting with others on a team basis. "Some of my fond­ est memories," she says, "are bound, up with my participa­ tion in Leonia's won­ derful baton twirling squad." An American His­ tory major at Leonia High School, Linda will be attending Drew University where she will con­ Schwarrmann tinue her historical studies. With the help of her $6,000 SIU scholarship, she eventually plans to teacH or involve herself in the field of histori­ cal research. "The first time I heard of the Union scholarship was when I was in the sev­ enth grade," she says. "I was afraid to even dream about winning it. I feared it was like reaching for a very distant star. I was both amazed and grateful when the news came that I had won it. This is the most important thing that has ever hap­ pened to me. It has made my further education possible. Education is a vital part of today's world. It holds the key. to the future. I am so grateful for this wonderful opportunity that my gratitude can never be expressed prop­ erly in mere words. All I can say is thank you, from the bottom of my heart." Top scholastic standing, athletic excel­ lence, outstanding citizenship qualities, broad range of interest and experience— these are the characteristics of the SIU scholarship winner, and Anthony Cernosek, son of Seafarer Anton Cernosek, of Galveston, Texas, exemplifies them alL An exceptional athlete as well as an honor student, Anthony early d^played I variety of talents and interests, ranging front mathematics to the playing field and back again. ^ A three-letter man on the sports field, Anthony was at the top of his academic higfi school graduating class, and took citizenship awards along with his scholas­ tic achievement awards in various fields of study. He attended St. Mary's Elementary School up to the seventh grade and then moved on to Kinvin High, from where he was graduated. St. Mary's is staffed with Dominican nuns and Klrwin is staffed with the Christian Brothers. Becoming interested in sports at an early age, Anthony frequently played ball with his brother, who is three years older than he is. With the aid of his brother's training, Anthony received his start in organized athletics at St. Mary's, where he took part in football,'basketball and track over a three year period. He con­ tinued his athletic activities at Kirwin High, lettering for three years in each sport. A quarterback on the football field, a guard on the basketball court, and run­ ning the sprints in track, Anthony was co-captain of the football team and was named to the all-district team for two years running. While he was learning the spirit of teamwork and fair play on the athletic field, Anthony was developing his early appetite for reading and study. "When I wasn't playing ball," he says, "I could usually be found at the nearby library." Aside from sports and studies at Kirwin High, Anthony found time for a wide range of extra-curricular activities. He was vice-president of the Mu Alpha Theta (Math Club), president of the Stu­ dent Council, president of the National Honor Society, a member of the C.C.D., and sports editor of the high school paper. Tops in his graduating class, Anthony was chosen as class Valedictorian after maintaining a 96.9 grade average for four years. He also was awarded the Bell •Telephone Science Award, The Bausch & Lomb Science Award, the American Citizenship Award, and the Texas Chemi­ cal Council Slide Rule Prize. At the high school sports banquet, Anthony received the Father O'Sullivan Trophy, presented to the football player with the highest scholastic average, the Most Valuable Back trophy, and the Jerry Carroll Memorial Trophy, awarded to the athlete who displayed the best playing spirit, attitude and sportsmanship. Anthony displays some of his father's wanderlust. Although most of his travels have been limited to athletic trips in Texas, he did travel to New York during the summer of 1959, a trip which he says ho "enjoyed tremendously." Re(Continued on page 9) Scholarship winner Anthony Cer­ nosek scores for the Kirwin High basketball team. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource September 3, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU COMPANIES GET 12 MORE VICTORIES 1965 SIU SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS COLLEGE-BOUND THE FIRST LABOR DAY 29 CONGRESSMEN SUPPORT SIU STAND ON 50-50 SHIPPING MARITIME UNIONS STAND FIRM ON SOVIET GRAIN SHIPMENT MEANY CALLS FOR OVERHAUL OF JOBLESS INSURANCE HOUSE OKS LABOR-BACKED IMMIGRATION LAW REVISION AFL-CIO REAFFIRMS SUPPORT OF FIRM U.S. VIETNAM POLICY WORLD WAR II BATTLESHIP DESIGNATED AS MEMORIAL SOLO SAILOR IN 13-FOOT BOAT CROSSES ATLANTIC IN 78 DAYS NLRB HEAD RAPS ANTI-UNION BOSSES SIU SUPPORTS MSB CALL FOR SHIP SENATOR TELLS LOG WHY HE SUPPORTS 14B REPEAL HIGH U.S. JOBLESSNESS LAID TO GROWTH LAG IN ECONOMY 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 08/03/1965 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. XXVII, No. 18 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log